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Notice of Decision Gila National Forest Travel 

Management Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, and Sierra Counties

As the Responsible Official, Forest Supervisor Kelly Russell, 

signed a Record of Decision (ROD) on September 26, 2013, 

selecting Alternative G for the Travel Management Rule 

Implementation for the Gila National Forest. Alternative G 

leaves open 3,334 miles of National Forest System roads for 

motor vehicle use, increases all terrain vehicle (ATV) trail 

opportunities from 16 to 179 miles, and maintains one 3-acre 

area for motorcycle and ATV use. There are approximately 

1,316 miles of motorized dispersed camping corridors and 36 

areas. These motorized dispersed camping corridors and 

areas capture the majority of the locations where motorized 

dispersed camping currently occurs. Motorized big game 

retrieval would be limited to the same 1,316 miles of 

motorized dispersed camping corridor. Copies of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and ROD are available at 

all Gila National Forest Offices and on the web at: http:// 

fs.usda.gov/goto/gila/travel. 

Decision Subject to Appeal 

This decision is subject to administrative review (appeal) 

pursuant to 36 CFR Part 215. The appeal must be filed 

(regular mail, fax, email, hand-delivery, or express 

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delivery) with the Appeal Deciding Officer. Written appeals 

must be submitted to: Regional Forester, Appeal Deciding 

Officer; Southwestern Region; 333 Broadway Blvd., SE; 

Albuquerque, NM 87102 or faxed to (505) 842-3173. The 

office business hours for those submitting hand-delivered appeals are: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, 

excluding holidays. Electronic appeals must be submitted in 

a format such as an email message, portable document 

format (pdf), plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), and Word 

(.doc) to appeals-southwest ern- regionaloffice@fs.fed.us.The appeal must have an identifiable name 

attached or verification of identity will be required. A scanned 

signature may serve as verification on electronic appeals. 

Appeals, including attachments, must be filed within 45 days 

from the publication date of this notice in the Silver City Daily 

Press and The Herald, the newspapers of record. The 

publication date in the Silver City Daily Press and The Herald, newspapers of record, is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an appeal. Those wishing to appeal this 

decision should not rely upon dates or timeframe information 

provided by any other source. 

Individuals or organizations who submitted comments during 

the Draft Environmental Im

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pact Statement comment period specified at 36 CFR 215.6 

may appeal this decision. Interest expressed or comments 

provided on this project prior to or after the close of the comment period do not have standing for appeal purposes. The 

notice of appeal must meet the appeal content requirements 

at 36 CFR 215.14. Names and addresses of appellants will 

become part of the public record. 

Implementation 

If no appeals are filed within the 45-day 

time period, implementation of the decision may occur on, 

but not before, 5th business day from the close of the appeal 

filing period. When appeals are filed, implementation may 

occur on, but not before, the 15th business day following the 

date of the last appeal disposition. 

In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 

please be advised that written appeals received, including 

names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses 

will be considered part of the public record and will be available for public inspection. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

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