Appendix A Calumet Project Area Public Involvement and Collaboration 

APPENDIX A 

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 

AND 

COLLABORATION 

Appendix A Calumet Project Area Public Involvement and Collaboration A - 1 

APPENDIX A –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 Calumet Project. Part of this 

effort included public scoping as discussed below. 

Scoping is the process of obtaining public comments about proposed Federal actions to help 

determine the breadth of issues to be addressed by project actions. The Calumet Project was 

entered into the Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA) in September 2011. A scoping letter 

soliciting comments on the proposed action, potential concerns, and opportunities for managing

the Calumet Project Area was mailed to approximately 542 members of the public, American 

Indian Tribes, other public agencies, adjacent property owners, organizations, and Forest Service 

specialists on October 14, 2011. A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on Monday, October 24, 2011. The Notice of Intent and Scoping letter were 

also made available on the Black Hills National Forest website in October 2011. 

A public meeting was held at the Mystic Ranger District Office in Rapid City, SD on Thursday, 

November 03, 2011. At the meeting, key members of the ID Team presented the project proposal to 

the public, questions were answered, concerns and issues were solicited and documented for 

consideration. The public scoping period for this project ended on November 23, 2011. Comments 

were received in writing at the public meeting, via regular mail, email, telephone, and personal 

contact. 

Below is a list of respondents and associated comment number(s) regarding the Calumet Project Area. 

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

Comment Number / Name Comment Number / Name 

001.001-001.002Sebade

002.001Daughenbaugh

003.001RossleyBarnes

004.001MurphyJohn

005.001-005.002Sethney

006.001Jensen

007.001Comer

008.001Thatcher

009.001Nagel

010.001CissellSpencer

011.001Oehlerking

012.001Pavlik

013.001Paulson

014.001Schatz

015.001Halter

016.001Landguth

017.001Black

018.001Pieloch

019.001Public

020.001Ostermann

021.001Vidal

022.001Thurness

023.001Johnson

024.001-024.002King

025.001Owens

026.001Rice

027.001Lindquist

028.001-028.002Guthmiller

029.001Christen

030.001NorthwesternUniversity
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031.001-031.013Buehler

032.001BureauOfLandManagement

033.001JonesV

034.001WoodEckholm

035.001AT&Tmobility

036.001Myers

037.001Bushnell

038.001Cutler

039.001Wilson

040.001Hatlestad

041.001ForestHealthTechnologyEnterpriseTeam

042.001MurphyB

043.001Payton

044.001VanDeHey

045.001StormMtnCenter

046.001Skaare

047.001-047.003Matkins

048.001Bandel

049.001-049.002Hightower

050.001Kluthe

051.001Platnoe

052.001Woodard

053.001MurphyT

054.001Paschke

055.001Quinn

056.001Balding

057.001JonesJ

058.001BlueWingRecreation

059.001Burling

060.001Brondos

061.001Pitts

062.001-062.015EnvironmentalProtectionAgency

063.001Frye

064.001-064.014NeimanTimberCompany

065.001Groethe

066.001-066.003Artley 

 067.001Fuelling

068.001-068.006BlackHillsForestResourceAssoc

069.001ColoradoStateUniversityLibrary

070.001PrairieHillsAudubonSociety

071.001-071.016NorbeckSociety

072.001-072.003McMahan

073.001LeFort

074.001JohnsonE

075.001Coon

076.001-076.009Cannon

 
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Calumet Project Area Draft Environmental Impact Statement Distribution List 

Congressional: 

Senator Tim Johnson 

Senator John Thune 

Congresswoman Kristi Noem 

Native American Tribes: 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Cultural Program Administrator 

Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes Of Oklahoma Cultural and Heritage Program 

Cheyenne/Arapaho Tribes Of Oklahoma Governor 

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Eastern Shoshone Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Eastern Shoshone Tribe Historical Preservation Officer 

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Kiowa Ethnographic Endeavor For Preservation 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Director of Cultural Resource 

Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation Tribal Chairman 

Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara Nation Cultural Preservation Office 

Northern Arapaho Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Northern Arapaho Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe President 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Northern Cheyenne Tribe EPA Director 

Oglala Sioux Tribe President 

Oglala Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe President 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council Office 

Santee Sioux Nation Tribal Chairman 

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairperson 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Environmental Protection Specialist 

Yankton Sioux Tribe Tribal Chairman 

Yankton Sioux Tribe Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 
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Federal, State, County, and Local Agencies: 

Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII EIS Review Coordinator 

USDA National Agricultural Library Head, Acquisitions and Serials Branch 

USDI Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance 

US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Federal Activities, EIS Filing Section 

Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Planning and Review 

USDA APHIS PPD/EAD 

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 

US Army Engr. Northwestern Division 

US Coast Guard, Environmental Management CG-443 

FAA Great Lakes Region 

Federal Highway Administration 

US Dept. of Energy, Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance 

US Bureau of Reclamation – Rapid City Office 

South Dakota Governor’s Office – Governor Dennis Duagaard 

South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks 

South Dakota State Historic Preservation Center 

South Dakota Department of Water and Environmental Resources 

South Dakota Department of Transportation 

South Dakota Division of Forestry 

Pennington County Commissioners 

Pennington County Highway Department 

Rapid City Mayor’s Office – Mayor Sam Kooiker 

Rapid City Chamber of Commerce 

Rapid City City Council 

Rapid City Public Library 

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 held in the Pennington County Department of Equalization. The 

county databases were queried for land/property owners within or near the project area. 

Approximately 509 names were generated. Scoping letters were mailed to these contacts. 

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 Calumet Project File. 

Members of the Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department attended the public meeting and 

participated in discussion with ID Team members. 

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.