Appendix A Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project Public Involvement and Collaboration 

APPENDIX A 

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 

AND 

COLLABORATION 

Appendix A Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project Public Involvement and Collaboration A - 1 

Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project Public 

Involvement and Collaboration

During project development and analysis period, collaborative efforts were made to involve, 

interact, and cooperate with individuals and groups interested in the MPBR Project. Part of this 

effort included public scoping as discussed below. 

Scoping is the process of obtaining public comments about proposed federal actions to determine 

the breadth of issues to be addressed. Comments on the proposed action, potential concerns, and 

opportunities for managing the MPBR Project Area were solicited from members of the public, 

American Indian Tribes, other public agencies, adjacent property owners, organizations, and 

Forest Service specialists. 

A scoping letter was mailed to approximately 333 potentially interested parties, including adjacent 

landowners, Tribes, and State and local governments, beginning on August 2, 2011. This letter 

included a description of the project area, an overview of the NEPA process, a general explanation 

of the actions proposed and the reasons for the proposal, and an invitation to comment. Three 

public meetings were held to explain the proposal to the public, and to take comment. A total of 

268 members of the public attended these meetings, which were held in Sundance, WY; Hill City, 

SD; and Spearfish, SD. 

The project was entered into the Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) in June 2010. SOPA 

contains a list of Forest Service proposed actions that will soon begin or are undergoing 

environmental analysis and documentation. It provides information so the public can become

aware of and indicate interest on specific proposals (located on-line at www.fs.fed.us/sopa). 

The Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on Monday, 

August 8, 2011. This provided official notification that the public comment period for the 

MPBR Project Area would last for 30-days concluding September 7, 2011. A corrected NOI 

was published in the Federal Register on Thursday, February 23, 2012 to update the Deciding 

Official determinations.

Below is a list of respondents and associated comment number(s) regarding the Mountain Pine Beetle 

Response Project. Comments and agency responses are summarized in the Scoping database held in 

the Project File. 

ID Comment Number / Name 

0 SD Dept of Game, Fish & Parks, Percy 

Shannon 

 1 Nicholas, Donavon 

 2 Fort Meade VA Medical Center 

3 The Honorable Craig Tieszen, SD State 

Senate 

4 Ayer, Harry 

ID Comment Number / Name 

5 Spearfish Canyon Society 

6 Crook County Land Use Planning & Zoning 

Comm 

7 Lehnert, John 

8 Dedic, Jeremy 

9 Goodson, Desiree 
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ID Comment Number / Name 

10 Wonderland Cave 

11 Jensen, Karl 

12 Weston County Weed & Pest Control 

13 Weston County Commissioners 

14 Uram, Iza 

15 Ibeling, Dan 

16 Rice, Mary 

17 Hanson, Kristi 

18 Zaremba, Karyn 

19 Englert, Mike 

20 Kellogg, Druse 

21 Lea, Carey 

22 Weston County Commission, Marty Ertman 

23 Watt, Jeffery 

24 Stern, Billy 

25 Hood, Mary 

26 Wilson, Tim 

27 Jones, Tony 

28 Stewart, Dave 

29 Slotnick, Lauryn 

30 Lee, Linda 

31 Marshall, Gwen 

32 Fischer, Joel 

33 Fay, Susan 

34 Laird, Campbell 

35 Riley, Kelly 

36 Philips, Charles 

37 Doyal, John 

38 Schneller, Paul 

39 Wulf, Christina 

40 Scherubel, Rich and Marsha 

41 Redoutey, Karolyn 

42 Mayor of Custer City 

43 Black Hills RC&D 

44 Parana, John W. 

ID Comment Number / Name 

45 Bureau of Land Management, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner 

46 Little, Ryan 

47 Larock, Noel 

48 Westerman-Jones, Carol 

49 Lang, Corina 

50 Winters, Kaleb 

51 Maudlin, Dave 

52 Scherrer, Jim 

53 Fridell, Hank 

54 Mills Family Partnership, LLD 

55 Blessing, Ron and Bev 

56 Bureau of Land Management, Planner/Environmental

Coord 

57 Giese, Mark M. 

58 Evans, Dinda 

59 Bitterman, Ron and Karen 

60 Friends of the Norbeck 

61 Katus, Jean 

62 Burkhart, Beth 

63 Greene, Terri 

64 Stern, Billy 

65 Riley, Kelly 

66 Ash, Paul 

67 Spence, N. 

68 Powell, D.S. 

69 Ammon, J. 

70 Frank, Thomas D. 

71 Bradley, Celia 

72 Carr, Bonnie 

73 Edwards, Norm 

74 Pearson, Bill 

75 Schipke, Paul 

76 Watson, Jayna 

77 Hauge, John 

78 Contonis, Dan 
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ID Comment Number / Name 

79 Global Leadership Interlink 

80 Henry, Sharon 

81 Scholten, Laura 

82 Lindgren, Doug 

83 Bertuccio, Lucille 

84 Brister, Bob 

85 Rapid City Fire Department, Lt. Tim 

Weaver 

86 Black, Bob 

87 NRCS, Rapid City Service Center 

88 Strong, Jerry and Elizabeth 

89 Wyoming Department of Agriculture, 

Director 

90 Brondos, Patrick 

91 WY Game & Fish Department, Deputy 

Director 

92 Wanstedt, Jack and Barb 

93 LaPoint, Peggy 

94 WY State Forestry Division, Asst. State 

Forester 

95 McGruder, Randall 

96 Norbeck Society, Inc. 

97 Sebade, Brian 

98 Crook County Advisory Board 

99 South Dakota Wild Grassland Coalition 

100 Dias, Gregory and Patricia 

101 Neiman Timber Company, Resource 

Manager 

102 Pochop, Jon 

103 McFarling, Bill 

104 Crook County Board of Commissioners, 

J.W. Hadley 

105 Mott, Steve 

106 Mesling, Chena 

107 Weston County Natural Resources District 

108 SD Depts. of Ag. and Game, Fish & Parks, Walt 

Bones 

ID Comment Number / Name 

109 Diers, Cleon E. 

110 Hoff, Doug 

111 Batt, John E. 

112 Garrett, Roger 

113 Romkema, Fred W. 

114 Spearfish Canyon Owners Association 

115 Larson, P. Rene 

116 O'Meara, Molly 

117 Loffer, Bill 

118 Spearfish Forest Products, Forester, Derek 

Larsen 

119 Millard, Tanner 

120 Zimmerman, Mary 

121 Neiman Timber Company, Certified Forester, Bill

Coburn 

122 Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 

123 Norman, Gene 

124 Neiman Timber Company, Forester, Josh Van 

Vlack 

125 Biodiversity Conservation Alliance 

126 Crook County Natural Resource District 

127 Spearfish Forest Products, Certified Forester, Paul 

Pierson 

128 Black Hills Forest Resource Association 

129 Spearfish Area Chamber of Commerce 

130 Brenneisen, Dave 

131 Prairie Hills Audubon Society 

132 Jennings, Eric 

133 The "Save Our Black Hills" Coalition 

134 Running, Raymond & Barbara 

135 Hughes, James 

136 Kellogg, Druse 

137 Kellogg, Larry 

138 Garvey, Lydia 

139 Moline, Suzette 

140 Pennington County Weed & Pest 
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ID Comment Number / Name 

141 Aaker, Dan 

142 Sturgis Area Chamber of Commerce 

143 Hoff, Glen 

144 Johnson, Al 

145 Wyoming State Forestry Division 

146 French, T.J. and Anne T. 

147 Jeffery, Wayne & Joanne 

148 Tyrrell, Michael S. and Sonja 

149 Jennings, Eric 

150 Grossenburg, Patsy 

151 Rapid City Chamber of Commerce 

152 Rapid City Fire Department 

153 Black Hills Land Analysis 

154 Prudential Kahler Realtors, Pattie Parrett 

155 Rossi, Raymond F. 

156 Crago Family Trust 

157 Hayenga, Cal & Mary 

158 US DOI, NPS, Michael T. Reynolds 

159 Colorado State Univ, Libraries, Documents 

Processor 

ID Comment Number / Name 

160 Rapid City Morning Optimist Club 

161 Nicolai, Mark 

162 Sandau, Alianne 

163 Heying, William & Barbara 

164 Seeley, Leonard 

165 Shepperson, Jerry 

166 Bruce, Tom 

167 Henry, P. 

168 Henegar, Darcie 

169 WY Game & Fish Dept, Habitat Protection 

Coord. 

170 Rapid City Fire Department 

171 SD Depts. of Ag and Game, Fish & Parks, Jeff 

Vonk 

172 SD Depts. of Ag and Game, Fish & Parks, Shelly 

Deisch 

173 SD Depts. of Ag and Game, Fish & Parks, Debra 

Ascher 

174 Spearfish Canyon Society 

175 Artley, Dick 

176 John Muir Project 

Mountain Pine Beetle Response Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Distribution List 

Congressional: 

Senator Tim Johnson 

Senator John Thune 

Congresswoman Kristi Noem 

Native American Tribes: 

Tribal Chairman Yankton Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Crow Creek Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Northern Cheyenne Tribe 

President Rosebud Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe 

Cultural Preservation Office Three Affiliated Tribes 

Tribal Chairman Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Mandan Hidatsa & Arikara Tribes 

Tribal Chairman Eastern Shoshone Tribe 
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Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Oglala Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Northern Arapaho Business Council 

Tribal Chairman Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 

Cultural Resource Office Lower Brule Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 

 Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Standing Rock Sioux Tribe 

 Grey Eagle Society 

President Northern Cheyenne Tribe 

President Oglala Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Chairman Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes Of Oklahoma 

Tribal Chairman Santee Sioux Nation 

 Kiowa Ethnographic Endeavor For Preservation 

Tribal Chairwoman Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe 

Cultural & Heritage Program Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes Of Oklahoma 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council Office 

Tribal Planner/Director Northern Cheyenne Tribe 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Rosebud Sioux Tribe 

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Northern Arapaho Tribe

Federal, State, Local and County Agencies: 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII EIS Review Coordinator 

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks 

Bureau of Land Management – South Dakota Field Office 

South Dakota State Historic Preservation Center 

South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources 

South Dakota Department of Transportation 

Governor Office – Governor Mike Rounds 

Pennington County Commissioners 

Rapid City Public Library 

South Dakota Division of Forestry 

Pennington County Highway Department 

Planning and Review Advisory Council on Historic Preservation 

USDA APHIS PPD/EAD 

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 

USDA National Agricultural Library Head, Acquisitions and Serials Branch 

NOAA Office of Policy and Strategic Planning 

US Army Engr. Northwestern Division 

USDI Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance 

FAA Great Lakes Region 

Federal Highway Administration 

US Dept. of Energy, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance 
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General Public and Groups not listed above: 

A mailing list of property/land owners was generated for the project area by obtaining names and 

addresses from property tax roles in the seven counties. The databases were queried for 

land/property owners within or near the project area. 

Also, other groups or individuals who are known to have or may have interest in management of the 

National Forest (and specifically this project area) were included on a mailing list and contacted 

with a scoping letter. The mailing list is held in the MPBR Project File. 

Some key interest groups consulted with and/or involved in the planning process were the South 

Dakota Department of Agriculture - Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry and Division 

of Wildlife Fire Suppression, Conservation Leaders, Chamber of Commerce for Rapid City and 

County Supervisors for Pennington and Lawrence Counties, Rapid City Optimist Club and the

National Forest Advisory Board. A concerted effort was made to engage in consultation regarding 

the project with Tribal contacts known to have interest in management of the National Forest. 

Tribal authorities have been invited to participate in the development of a programmatic agreement 

for this project.