[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 65360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20593]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Upper Lake Ranger District; California; Pine Mountain Late-
Successional Reserve Habitat Protection and Enhancement Project; 
Withdrawal of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Mendocino National Forest is withdrawing its draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Pine Mountain Late-
Successional Reserve Habitat Protection and Enhancement Project on the 
Upper Lake Ranger District. The Mendocino National Forest's decision to 
withdraw the DEIS is due to major changes to the landscape after the 
2018 Ranch Fire. Multiple challenges delayed the publication of this 
notification including the government furlough in 2019, Covid pandemic 
starting in 2020, the 2020 1-million-acre August Complex wildfire and a 
shift in forest priorities to recover the acres burned in the August 
Complex.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions concerning this notice 
should be directed to Upper Lake District Ranger Frank Aebly at 
[email protected] or 707-275-1401. Individuals who use 
telecommunication devices for the deaf or hard-of-hearing (TDD) may 
call the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every 
day of the year, including holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mendocino National Forest is withdrawing 
its DEIS for the Pine Mountain Late-Successional Reserve Habitat 
Protection and Enhancement Project. The original Notice of Intent was 
published in the Federal Register on May 20, 2014 (79 FR 28883), and 
the Notice of Availability was published in the Federal Register on May 
5, 2017 (82 FR 21228).

    Dated: September 15, 2023.
Troy Heithecker,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2023-20593 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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