Federal Register: December 15, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 242)
DOCID: FR Doc 00-31952
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Environmental statements; notice of intent:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Southwestern Region, Arizona, New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma; Proposed Projects in the Invasive Plant Analysis Area, Carson National Forest, Portions of Rio Arriba, Mora, Taos, and Colfax Counties; Santa Fe National Forest, Portions of Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Sandoval, San Miquel, and Mora Counties, New Mexico
DATES: It is estimated that the draft environmental Impact statement (DEIS) will be completed and distributed by the end of March 2001. A 45 day comment period will follow issuance of the DEIS. The final environmental impact statement is estimated to be released in June 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Carson National Forest, and Santa Fe National Forest will prepare a joint environmental impact statement (EIS) to analyze information relevant to reduce and control existing populations of invasive plants within the boundaries of the two national forests. Proposed projects can be accomplished using one, or a combination of methods including mechanical, herbicidal, biological, and cultural treatments.
SUMMARY:
Carson and Santa Fe National Forests, NM,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Location: The analysis area is the two national forests, Carson, and Santa Fe, lying predominantly in the Sange de Cristo, the Jemez, and the Tusas mountains all in central to north central New Mexico.
Purpose: The purpose of treating the invasive plant infestations
within the boundaries of the Carson, and Santa Fe National Forests is
to reduce the likelihood of ecological change from native plant species
to introduced plant species, noxious, or detrimental to native plant communities, wildlife species, and domestic livestock.
Decisions To Be Made
The Decisions To Be Made Are
Comments received in response to this NOI, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public
record and will be available for public inspection. Comments submitted
anonymously will be accepted and considered; however, those who submit
anonymous comments will not have standing to appeal the subsequent
decisions under 36 CFR parts 215 or 217. Additionally, pursuant to 7
CFR 1.23(d), any person may request the agency to withhold a submission
from the public record by showing how the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) permits such confidentiality. Persons requesting such
confidentiality should be aware that, under the FOIA; confidentiality
may be granted in only very limited circumstances such as to protect
trade secrets. The Forest Service will inform the requester of the
agency's decision regarding the request for confidentiality, and where
the request is denied, the agency will return the submission and notify
the requester that the comment may be resubmitted with or without name and address within 10 days.
Dated: December 8, 2000.
Steve Okamoto,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Carson National Forest.
Dolores Maese,
Acting Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Resource Staff Officer (Project Leader), Charles Jankiewicz, Santa Fe National Forest, 5054387820, or Daniel Rael, Carson National Forest, 5057586200.