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SOURCE: Forest Service News Release, February 15, 2013
Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
Southern California National Forests Land Management Plan
Dear Interested Agencies, State and
Local Governments, Tribes, and Public:
On behalf of the Angeles, Cleveland, Los
Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests, I am pleased to announce the
release of our “Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS),
Southern California National Forests Land Management Plan (LMP) Amendment” for
review and comment. The proposed amendment would revise land use zone
allocations for select Inventoried Roadless Areas within the four forests and
amend LMP monitoring protocols. The Draft SEIS considers alternatives
for the land use zone allocations and monitoring, as well as the No Action
alternative. The Notice of Intent for this SEIS was published in the Federal
Register on April 27, 2012 (Vol. 77, No. 82, page 25128).
The Draft SEIS is available for review and
comment on the project website at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php?project=35130
The purpose of this comment period is to
provide an opportunity for the public to provide early and meaningful
participation on a proposal before a decision is made. Additionally, those who
provide substantive comments during this comment period will be eligible to file
an objection to the proposed amendment pursuant to the 36 CFR part 219 subpart B
regulations at the time the Final Environmental Impact Statement is released.
How to Comment and Timeframe
The Environmental Protection Agency published
a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft SEIS in the Federal Register on
Friday, February 15, 2013. The opportunity to provide comments and
thereby establish eligibility to object under 36 CFR Part 219 Subpart B ends 90
days following that date. The publication date of the NOA in the Federal
Register is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period for a
proposed action documented in a Draft SEIS. Those wishing to comment should not
rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source.
The comment period will close on May 16, 2013.
Comments may be filed through the project
website at:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php?project=35130
[please copy and paste if link does
not function], or sent via
e-mail to:
socal_nf_lmp_amendment@fs.fed.us.
Send written comments to the
It is the responsibility of persons providing
comments to submit them by the close of the comment period. Only those who
submit timely and substantive comments will have eligibility to object to the
proposed decision under 36 CFR Part 219 Subpart B. Persons providing comment
should also note that if they wish to file an objection during the
pre-decisional review process, their objections will have to be based on their
previously submitted substantive comments unless their objection concerns an
issue that arose after this comment opportunity.
Comments received in response to this notice,
including names and addresses of those who comment, will be part of the public
record for this proposal. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and
considered; however, anonymous comments will not provide the Forest Service the
ability to provide the respondent with subsequent environmental documents.
Public Meetings
The Forest Service will be hosting multiple
open house meetings during the comment period. The content and format of each
meeting will be the same. Meetings will begin with an open house where Forest
Service staff will be available to answer questions about the Draft SEIS. A
brief presentation will begin 30 minutes after the meeting opens, followed by an
opportunity to ask questions. Maps of the alternatives will be available for
viewing. The meeting times and locations are:
March 26, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM,
March 26, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Alpine
Community Center, 1830 Alpine Blvd, Alpine, CA 91901 (Hosted by the
March 27, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Palomar
Ranger District Office,
March 28, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Santa
Clara Mojave Rivers Ranger District Office,
March 28, 2013, 5:00 PM to 7:30 PM,
April 9, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Mt. Pinos
Ranger District office,
April 10, 2013, 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Southern
California Edison,
For Further Information
Contact Bob Hawkins, Project Manager at
socal_nf_lmp_amendment@fs.fed.us, or visit the project website at
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php?project=35130.
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