[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57387-57388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23242]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Revision of the Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of approval of the revised Land Management Plan for the
Inyo National Forest.
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SUMMARY: Tammy Randall-Parker, the Forest Supervisor for Inyo National
Forest, Pacific Southwest Region, has signed the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the revised Inyo National Forest Land Management Plan. The
final ROD documents the rationale for approving the revised Land
Management Plan and is consistent with the Reviewing Officer's response
to objections and instructions.
DATES: The revised Land Managmenent Plan for Inyo National Forest will
become effective 30 days after the publication of this notice of
approval in the Federal Register (36 CFR 219.17(a)(1)). To view the
final ROD, final environmental impact statement (FEIS), the revised
Land Management Plan, and other related documents, please visit the
Inyo National Forest website at: www.fs.usda.gov/main/inyo/landmanagement/planning.
A legal notice of approval is also being published in Inyo National
Forest's newspaper of record, the Inyo Register. A copy of this legal
notice will be posted on the website described above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Further information about the revised
Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest can be obtained by
contacting Erin Noesser, Forest National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) coordinator, at (760) 873-2449. Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m.
and 8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Written requests
for information may be sent to [email protected] or Inyo National
Forest, Attn. INF Plan Revision, 351 Pacu Ln., Suite 200, Bishop, CA
93514.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Inyo National Forest covers
approximately two million acres in eastern California. The revised Land
Management Plan, which was developed pursuant to the 2012 Forest
Planning Rule (36 CFR 219), will replace the Land Management Plan
approved in 1988 (including amendments). This new, revised Land
Management Plan establishes a strong commitment to forest visitors and
local
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communities by providing a variety of social and economic benefits
associated with an all-lands approach to conserving high-priority
forest ecosystems. The plan components were developed using best
available scientific information and the consideration of fiscal
capability.
A draft ROD, revised Land Management Plan, and FEIS were released
in August 2018, and were subject to a pre-decisional objection period.
Twenty-two objections were received, and an in-person objection
resolution meeting was held in February 2019, with the Reviewing
Officer and objectors in attendance. The Reviewing Officer's response
to the objection has been signed by the Deputy Regional Forester for
the Pacific Southwest Region. The instructions from the Reviewing
Officer were incorporated into the final ROD. The final ROD to approve
the revised Land Management Plan for Inyo National Forest has now been
signed by the Responsible Official, and is available at the website
described above.
Responsible Official
The responsible official for the revision of the Land Management
Plan for the Inyo National Forest is Tammy Randall-Parker, Forest
Supervisor, Inyo National Forest, 351 Pacu Ln., Suite 200, Bishop, CA
93514.
Dated: October 18, 2019.
Allen Rowley,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2019-23242 Filed 10-24-19; 8:45 am]
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