United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2018-02-08 article Notices D09002ee1c7f5367d D09002ee1c7f53b18 United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Forest Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Manti-La Sal National Forest (Forest), located in central and southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado, is initiating the first phase of the Forest Planning process pursuant to the 2012 National Forest System Land Management Planning rule (36 CFR part 219). This process will result in a revised forest land management plan (Forest Plan) which provides strategic direction for management of resources on the Manti-La Sal National Forest for the next fifteen years. The first phase of the planning process involves assessing ecological, social and economic conditions and trends in the planning area and documenting the findings in an Assessment report. The Assessment phase is just beginning on the Manti-La Sal National Forest and interested parties are invited to contribute to the development of the Assessment. The Forest will be hosting public meetings to explain the revision process and invite the public to share information relevant to the Assessment. At the public meetings the Forest will seek sources of existing information and local knowledge of current conditions and trends in the natural resources, social values, and goods and services produced by lands within the Manti-La Sal National Forest. 81 FR 49925 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-29/2016-17949 2016-17949 fr29jy16-35 3411-15-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-29/2016-17949 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-29/html/2016-17949.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-29/pdf/2016-17949.pdf 2 p. 49925 49926 81 FR 49925 Assessment Report of Ecological, Social and Economic Conditions, Trends and Sustainability for the Manti-La Sal National Forest; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue NOTICE 2016-17949 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 3411-15-P 2016-17949 Notice of initiating the Assessment phase of the Forest Plan revision for the Manti-La Sal National Forest.

The Manti-La Sal National Forest (Forest), located in central and southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado, is initiating the first phase of the Forest Planning process pursuant to the 2012 National Forest System Land Management Planning rule (36 CFR part 219). This process will result in a revised forest land management plan (Forest Plan) which provides strategic direction for management of resources on the Manti-La Sal National Forest for the next fifteen years. The first phase of the planning process involves assessing ecological, social and economic conditions and trends in the planning area and documenting the findings in an Assessment report. The Assessment phase is just beginning on the Manti-La Sal National Forest and interested parties are invited to contribute to the development of the Assessment. The Forest will be hosting public meetings to explain the revision process and invite the public to share information relevant to the Assessment. At the public meetings the Forest will seek sources of existing information and local knowledge of current conditions and trends in the natural resources, social values, and goods and services produced by lands within the Manti-La Sal National Forest.

Public meetings to discuss development of the Assessment will be held in September 2016. Dates and locations will be posted on the Forest Web site (http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mantilasal/ landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd509713) and mailed to individuals and organizations on the mailing list. A draft of the Assessment report is anticipated to be posted at the Web site cited above in early 2017. Following completion of the Assessment, the Forest will initiate procedures pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to prepare and evaluate a revised Forest Plan. Blake Bassett, Forest Plan Revision Assessment Reports: Ecological, Social and Economic Conditions, Trends and Sustainability for the Manti-La Sal National Forest , mlnfplanrevision@fs.fed.us http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/mantilasal/landmanagement/planning/?cid=fseprd509713 Vol. 81, no. 146 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-07-29 continuing daily deposited born digital 438 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-29 P0b002ee1985bcb6c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr29jy16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-07-29 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-29/pdf/FR-2016-07-29.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-07-29/xml/FR-2016-07-29.xml fdlp 49855 50281 DGPO 2018-02-08 2024-06-01 FR-2016-07-29 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-07-29 81 146