[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 23550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07119]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Newspapers Used for Publication of Legal Notices by the Alaska 
Region

AGENCY: Forest Service, Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that will be used by the 
Ranger Districts, Forests, and Regional Office of the Alaska Region to 
publish legal notices required under Forest Service regulations. The 
intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the 
public which newspapers the Forest Service will use to publish notices 
of proposed actions and notices of decision. This will provide the 
public with constructive notice of Forest Service proposals and 
decisions; provide information on the procedures to comment, object, or 
appeal; and establish the date that the Forest Service will use to 
determine if comments, appeals, or objections were timely.

DATES: This list of newspapers will remain in effect for one year from 
the date of publication when another notice will be published in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Group Leader for Administrative 
Reviews, Litigation, FOIA, Records, and Directives; Forest Service, 
Alaska Region; P.O. Box 21628; Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Dale; Alaska Region Group Leader 
for Administrative Reviews, Litigation, FOIA, Records, and Directives; 
(907) 586-9344 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The administrative procedures at 36 CFR 
parts 218 and 219 require the Forest Service to publish notices in a 
newspaper of general circulation. The content of the notices is 
specified in 36 CFR parts 218 and 219. In general, the notices will 
identify: the decision or project by title or subject matter; the name 
and title of the official making the decision; how to obtain additional 
information; and where and how to file comments or appeals/objections. 
The date the notice is published will be used to establish the official 
date for the beginning of the comment, appeal, or objection period. The 
newspapers to be used are as follows:

Alaska Regional Office

    Decisions of the Alaska Regional Forester: Juneau Empire, published 
daily except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska; and the 
Anchorage Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Chugach National Forest

    Decisions of the Chugach Forest Supervisor and the Glacier and 
Seward District Rangers: Anchorage Daily News, published daily in 
Anchorage, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Cordova District Ranger: Cordova Times, published 
weekly in Cordova, Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

    Decisions of the Tongass Forest Supervisor and the Craig, 
Ketchikan/Misty Fjords, and Thorne Bay District Rangers: Ketchikan 
Daily News, published daily except Sundays and official holidays in 
Ketchikan, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Admiralty Island National Monument, the Juneau 
District Ranger, the Hoonah District Ranger, and the Yakutat District 
Ranger: Juneau Empire, published daily except Saturday and official 
holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Petersburg District Ranger: Petersburg Pilot, 
published weekly in Petersburg, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Sitka District Ranger: Daily Sitka Sentinel, 
published daily except Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays in 
Sitka, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Wrangell District Ranger: Wrangell Sentinel, 
published weekly in Wrangell, Alaska.
    Supplemental notices may be published in any newspaper, but the 
timeframes for filing objections will be calculated based upon the date 
that legal notices are published in the newspapers of record listed in 
this notice.

    Dated: March 29, 2024.
Troy Heithecker,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2024-07119 Filed 4-3-24; 8:45 am]
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