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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Wrangell Ranger District; Alaska; 

Wrangell Island Project Environmental 

Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Agriculture, Forest Service will prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS) for the Wrangell Island Project 

located on Wrangell Island, part of the 

Wrangell Ranger District of the Tongass 

National Forest. This proposal is a 

multi-year stewardship opportunity 

involving a variety of timber harvest, 

road construction, and forest restoration 

and enhancement activities. The 

proposed project will use the 

contracting opportunities (timber sales 

and stewardship contracts) available to 

the Forest Service to implement the 

decision. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

January 26, 2011. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in September 2011 and the 

final environmental impact statement is 

expected in January 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

SWCA, 317 Forest Park Drive, 

Ketchikan, AK 99901, Attn: Wrangell 

Island Project EIS. Comments may be 

hand-delivered to the Wrangell Ranger 

District, 525 Bennett Drive, Wrangell, 

AK 99929, Attn: Wrangell Island Project 

EIS. Comments may also be sent via 

webform to: http:// 

www.wrangellislandprojecteis.com/ 

comment, or via facsimile to 907–279– 

7944, Attn: Wrangell Island Project EIS. 

In all correspondence, please include 

your name, address, and organization 

name if you are commenting as a 

representative of an organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim 

Piazza, Team Leader, Federal Building, 

Ketchikan, AK 99901, (907) 228–6318 or 

Austin O’Brien, Wrangell Ranger 

District, P.O. Box 51, Wrangell, AK 

99929, (907) 874–2323. Individuals who 

use telecommunication devices for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for the 

Wrangell Island Project is to implement 

the Forest Plan, aligned with the 

Tongass National Forest transition 

strategy and the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Strategic Plan FY 2010–2015. In the 

USDA Strategic Plan, key priorities and 

desired outcomes such as the goals of 

rural prosperity, and preservation and 

maintenance of forests are identified, as 

well as means and strategies to achieve 

them. This project will help to provide 

an economically viable, reliable, longterm supply of timber that will support 

jobs for the communities of Southeast 

Alaska and facilitate the transition to a 

sustainable forest industry based on 

young-growth management. Forest 

restoration and enhancement activities 

on Wrangell Island will be included to 

further accomplish the goals of the 

Strategic Plan. 

Proposed Action 

The Forest Service is proposing a 

multi-year stewardship project 

involving a variety of timber harvest, 

road construction, and forest restoration 

and enhancement activities. The 

proposed action would harvest timber 

from up to 7,489 acres of forested land 

using various sizes of timber sales, 

offered over a period of years, within 

the roaded land base on Wrangell 

Island. Up to 21 miles of National Forest 

System road would be constructed and 

about 12 miles of existing road would be 

reconstructed. Preliminary analysis 

shows that up to an estimated 91 

million board feet of sawtimber and 

utility wood could be made available to 

industry for harvest. Existing log 

transfer facilities will be used as 

needed. 

Harvest would include helicopter, 

ground based, and cable-yarding 

systems and include even-aged and 

uneven-aged harvest prescriptions to 

achieve stand objectives. All proposed 

activities would meet the standards and 

guidelines of the Tongass Forest Plan. 

In conjunction with proposed timber 

harvest, restoration and stewardship 

opportunities could include roads and 

transportation activities (for example, 

repairing ‘‘red pipes’’ or bridges, erosion 

control, vegetation removal, or road 

relocation); recreation activities (for 

example, campground and trails 

improvements, picnic sites, or 

vegetation management); and wildlife 

and fisheries habitat improvement 

projects (for example, beach fringe 

thinning, or placement of large woody 

debris in streams). 

Possible Alternatives 

The proposed action includes an 

estimated harvest of up to 91 million 

board feet from up to 7,489 acres within 

the roaded land base on Wrangell 

Island. Scoping comments will be used 

by the Forest Service to develop a range 

of alternatives in response to significant 

issues. A no-action alternative will be 

analyzed. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the 

decision on this project is the Forest 

Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, 

Federal Building, 648 Mission Street, 

Ketchikan, Alaska, 99901. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will decide 

whether or not to authorize forest 

restoration and enhancement activities, 

timber harvest, and associated road 

construction on Wrangell Island. 

Preliminary Issues 

Preliminary potential issues which 

may be analyzed in the EIS include the 

potential effects of the project on the 

timber supply, supporting the timber 

industry through the transition from 

old-growth harvest to young-growth 

management, road management, 

economic and rural stability, 

subsistence, and inventoried roadless 

areas. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency: 

• Review Spill Prevention Control 

and Countermeasure Plan. State of 

Alaska, Department of Environmental 

Conservation: 

• Certification of Compliance with 

Alaska Water Quality Standards (401 

Certification); 

• Storm water discharge permit/ 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System review under 

Section 402 of the Clean Water Act 

(402); 

• Solid Waste Disposal Permit. State 

of Alaska, Department of Natural 

Resources (DNR): 

• Authorization for occupancy and 

use of tidelands and submerged lands. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. A scoping document 

has been posted on the Tongass 

National Forest public Web site at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/ 

projects/projects.shtml. and a scoping 

letter will be mailed out in late 

December. Individuals who want to be 

on the project mailing list should 

contact the Wrangell Ranger District at 

the address above. The scoping package 

will be available at future public open 


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house meetings planned to be held in 

Wrangell, Alaska and Petersburg, Alaska 

in January 2011. These meetings will be 

announced in local newspapers and on 

local radio stations. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the 

environmental impact statement. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered, however. 

Dated: December 16, 2010. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

West Virginia Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The West Virginia Resource 

Advisory Committee will meet in 

Elkins, West Virginia. The committee is 

meeting as authorized under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act (Pub. L 110–343) and 

in compliance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The purpose 

is for the committee to consider new 

project proposals. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

December 8, 2010, and will begin at 10 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Monongahela National Forest 

Supervisor’s Office, 200 Sycamore 

Street, Elkins, WV 26241. Written 

comments should be sent to Kate 

Goodrich-Arling at the same address. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 304–637–0582. 

All comments, including names and 

addresses when provided, are placed in 

the record and are available for public 

inspection and copying. The public may 

inspect comments received at 

Monongahela National Forest, 200 

Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Goodrich-Arling, RAC coordinator, 

USDA, Monongahela National Forest, 

200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV 26241; 

(304) 636–1800; E-mail 

kgoodricharling@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. The 

following business will be conducted: 

(1) Review and approval or amendment 

of notes from previous meeting (2) 

Consider new project proposals; and (3) 

Public Comment. Persons who wish to 

bring related matters to the attention of 

the Committee may file written 

statements with the Committee staff 

before or after the meeting. 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Clyde N. Thompson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Lincoln County Resource 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Public Law 

106–393) the Kootenai National Forest’s 

Lincoln County Resource Advisory 

Committee will meet on Wednesday, 

January 5, 2011 at 6 p.m. at the Forest 

Supervisor’s Office in Libby, Montana 

for a business meeting. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: January 5, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Forest Supervisor’s Office, 

31374 US Hwy 2, Libby, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janette Turk, Committee Coordinator, 

Kootenai National Forest at (406) 283– 

7764, or e-mail jturk@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

will include planning for future RAC 

priorities. If the meeting date or location 

is changed, notice will be posted in the 

local newspapers, including the Daily 

Interlake based in Kalispell, Montana. 

Dated: December 16, 2010. 

Paul Bradford, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: NOAA Teacher-At-Sea Alumni 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0600. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 30. 

Needs and Uses: Consistent with the 

support for research and education 

under the National Marine Sanctuaries 

Act (16 U.S.C. 32 § 1440) and other 

coastal and marine protection 

legislation, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

provides educators an opportunity to 

gain first-hand experience with field 

research activities through the Teacher 

at Sea Program. Through this program, 

educators spend up to three weeks at 

sea on a NOAA research vessel, 

participating in an on-going research 

project with NOAA scientists. In order 

to better serve the participants, the 

Teacher-at-Sea Program will survey the 

teacher participants on their experience 

before, during, and after they return 

from sea. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Semi-annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

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