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Nature of Suit Code: 893
Nature of Suit: Environmental Matters
Cause of Action: 42:4321 Review of Agency Action-Environment

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RONALD J. TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

CYNTHIA S. HUBER

Assistant Section Chief

U.S. Department of Justice

Environment and Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 663

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 514-5273

cynthia.huber@usdoj.gov

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DAVID SHELLEDY

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2766

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CENTER FOR SIERRA NEVADA CONSERVATION, ) CIV-S-02-0325 LKK/JFM

ET AL., )

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) 

 Plaintiffs, ) STIPULATION TO 

) EXTEND COMPLIANCE

 v. ) DATE; 

) ORDER

JOHN BERRY, Eldorado National Forest Supervisor, )

ET AL., ) 

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) 

Federal Defendants; and ) Hon. Lawrence K. Karlton

) 

FRIENDS OF THE RUBICON, et al., ) 

)

Intervenor Defendants and Cross Claimants. )

________________________________________________)

Pursuant to this Court’s August 16, 2005 Order, the Forest Service is required to

issue a Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision on a new Eldorado

National Forest OHV Plan by December 31, 2007. Federal Defendants represent that

consistent with the Court’s Order, the Forest rescinded the 1990 Eldorado National Forest

OHV Plan and has undertaken a National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) process for

a new OHV Plan. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (“DEIS”) to evaluate a new

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OHV Plan was released on July 20, 2007. 72 Fed. Reg 39808. The public comment period

for the DEIS is currently scheduled to close on September 4, 2007. Under the current

schedule, Federal Defendants will meet the Court’s December 31, 2007 compliance deadline.

The Forest Service has had numerous requests to extend the comment period,

including requests from members of certain Defendant Intervenors. In response to these

requests, the Forest Service has considered extending the comment period for the DEIS for

an additional forty-five (45) days to Friday, October 19, 2007. Federal Defendants represent

that if the comment period is extended as stated above, then they will not be able to

complete the NEPA process and issue a Record of Decision by December 31, 2007.

The Plaintiffs and Federal Defendants agree that extending the comment period for

forty-five (45) days will facilitate additional public participation in the NEPA process,

provided, however, that no party or signatory hereto waives any claims challenging the

substance of or procedures creating the final OHV Plan or any defenses to such claims.

Accordingly, the undersigned parties do hereby stipulate, and with the concurrence and

support of Plaintiffs, Federal Defendants do hereby request leave of the Court to extend the

compliance date from December 31, 2007 to and including April 2, 2008.

Federal Defendants and Plaintiffs consulted with counsel for Defendant Intervenors

in connection with this stipulation. Defendant Intervenors have declined to join this

stipulation. Counsel for Defendant Intervenors have authorized Federal Defendants and

Plaintiffs to represent that Defendant Intervenors take no position either in support of or

opposition to the requested extension.

DATED this 23rd day of August, 2007. Respectfully Submitted,

RONALD TENPAS

Acting Assistant Attorney General

_/s/ Cynthia S. Huber 

CYNTHIA S. HUBER

Assistant Section Chief

U.S. Department of Justice

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Environment and Natural Resources Division

P.O. Box 663

Washington, D.C. 20044

Telephone: (202) 514-5273

MCGREGOR W. SCOTT

United States Attorney

DAVID SHELLEDY

Assistant U.S. Attorney

501 I Street, Suite 10-100

Sacramento, CA 95814

Telephone: (916) 554-2766

Attorneys for Federal Defendants

/s/ Keith G. Wagner (as authorized on 8/23/07)

J. WILLIAM YEATES

KEITH G. WAGNER

3400 Cottage Way

Suite K

Sacramento, CA 95827

Telephone: (916) 609-5000

RONNI M. FLANNERY

27075 Nine Mile Road

Huson, MT 59846

Telephone: (406) 626-5636

Attorneys for Plaintiffs

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2007. 

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