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LEGAL NOTICE 

Notice of Decision 

Gila National Forest 

Travel Management 

Catron,_ Grant, Hidalgo, 

and S1erra Counties 

As the Responsible Official 

Forest Supervisor Kelly Rus~ 

sell, 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 mot?rized dispersed camping corndors and 36 areas. These mot?rized dispersed camping corndors and areas capture the 

majority of the locations where 

motorized dispersed camping 

currently <?ccurs. Motorized big 

game retneval would be limited 

to the same 1 ,316 miles of mot?rized dispersed camping corndor. Cop1es 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 

(re~ular mail, fax, email, handd~llvery, or express delivery) 

w1th 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, Monda~ 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-southwestern-regional-office@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. Th~ 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 Impact 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. 

Pub: The Herald 

Req: Gila National Forest 

June 11,2014 

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