[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3990-3991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00891]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Pacific Northwest Region; Oregon; Land Management Plan Amendment; 
Forest Management Direction for Large Diameter Trees in Eastern Oregon

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of approval for land management plan amendment.

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SUMMARY: James Hubbard, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
Environment, United States Department of Agriculture, has signed the 
final Decision Notice (DN) for Forest Management Direction for Large 
Diameter Trees in Eastern Oregon. The

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DN amends the land management plans for the Deschutes, Fremont-Winema, 
Malheur, Ochoco, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests in 
Oregon and southeast Washington. The DN documents the rationale for 
approving the amendment.

DATES: The Forest Management Direction for Large Diameter Trees in 
Eastern Oregon is effective immediately (36 CFR 219.17(a)(2)). To view 
the final DN, Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), environmental 
assessment (EA), and other related documents, please visit the Forest 
Service, Region 6 website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r6/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd710229.

ADDRESSES: The legal notice of approval is being published in the Baker 
City Herald, Bend Bulletin, Blue Mountain Eagle, East Oregonian, and 
the Herald and News, which are the newspapers of record for the 
affected national forests. A copy of the legal notices will be posted 
on the web page listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Platt, Team Leader, at 
[email protected] or at 541-416-6500. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 11, 2020 the USDA Forest Service 
Pacific Northwest Region released a proposal for a 30-day public 
comment period to amend land management plans on six national forests 
in eastern Oregon and southeastern Washington. The comment period was 
extended for an additional 30 days. The agency received approximately 
330 unique comments as well as approximately 2,500 form letters. The 
forest supervisors and the interdisciplinary team considered all 
comments and supplemented the analysis by analyzing an additional 
alternative, providing additional details about cumulative effects, 
summarizing disturbance information in one place within the analysis, 
and refining the adaptive management framework.
    The amendment replaces the 21-inch standard with a guideline that 
emphasizes recruitment of a combination of old trees and large trees. 
Analysis of the proposed action resulted in a finding of no significant 
impact on the quality of the human environment.
    Responsible Official: James Hubbard, Under Secretary for Natural 
Resources and Enviroment, USDA. There is no opportunity to object to 
the Under Secretary's decision.
    A decision signed by the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
Environment constitutes the final administrative determination by the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (36 CFR 219.51(b)).

James E. Hubbard,
Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Department of 
Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 2021-00891 Filed 1-14-21; 8:45 am]
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