28608 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 20, 2018 / Notices 

www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/land

management/projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandra Imler-Jacquez, Environmental 

Coordinator, Santa Fe National Forest at 

505–438–5443. Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. 

(Eastern time), Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe 

National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan 

Amendment for Invasive Plant Control. 

The current Forest Plan forest-wide 

standards for watershed management 

prohibit herbicide use within municipal 

watersheds, in areas of human 

habitation, on soils with low 

regeneration potential or less than 

moderate cation exchange capacity 

(1987 Forest Plan). The amendment 

allows herbicides to be used where 

necessary in those situations. The 

current Santa Fe National Forest Plan 

also prohibits herbicide use if an 

environmental analysis shows that it is 

not ‘‘environmentally, economically or 

socially acceptable,’’ which is an 

ambiguous and non-quantifiable 

standard, subject to variable 

interpretations. The amendment will 

slightly modify that standard while 

continuing to focus on using the 

analysis of environmental, economic 

and social impacts to determine the 

appropriateness of herbicide 

application. 

A draft ROD and final SEIS were 

released in December 2017, which was 

subject to a pre-decisional objection 

period. Four objections were received, 

with one being set aside from review in 

accordance with 36 CFR 218.10(7) and 

the Reviewing Officer’s responses to the 

objection issues were signed by the 

Acting Deputy Regional Forester (as 

Reviewing Officer for the Regional 

Forester) in March 2018. A final ROD to 

approve the Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control for the Santa Fe 

National Forest has now been signed 

and is available at the website described 

above. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the Santa 

Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control on Santa Fe 

National Forest is James Melonas, Forest 

Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 

Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13257 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Santa Fe National Forest; New Mexico; 

Amendment of the Land Management 

Plan for Santa Fe National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA 

ACTION: Notice of Forest Plan 

Amendment approval. 

SUMMARY: James Melonas, the Forest 

Supervisor for the Santa Fe National 

Forest, Southwest Region, signed the 

final Record of Decision (ROD) for the 

amendment to the Santa Fe National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan (Forest Plan Amendment). The 

final ROD documents the rationale for 

approving the Forest Plan Amendment 

and is consistent with the Reviewing 

Officer’s response to objections and 

instructions. 

DATES: The date of the Santa Fe’s Forest 

Plan Amendment for Geothermal 

Leasing is July 20, 2018. The Santa Fe’s 

Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal 

Leasing, Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS), final ROD, and other 

supporting information, will be 

available for review at http://

www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/land

management/projects. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Gore, Geologist, Santa Fe National 

Forest at 575–289–3264, ext. 2149. 

Individuals who use telecommunication 

devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 

a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), 

Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest 

Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe 

National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan 

Amendment for Geothermal Leasing. 

The purpose of the amendment is to 

implement discretionary and 

nondiscretionary leasing closures for 

geothermal resources. Pursuant to 

federal law, the Forest Service may 

reasonably regulate the use of the 

surface estate to minimize impacts on 

Forest Service surface resources. This 

amendment meets the purpose and need 

for the Proposed Action, while 

conforming to the requirements of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109– 

580). This is to facilitate timely 

processing of geothermal lease 

applications and Forest Service policies 

intended to minimize impacts on 

surface resources. 

A draft ROD and final EIS were 

released in December 2017, which were 

subject to a pre-decisional objection 

period. Two objections were received, 

with one being set aside from review in 

accordance with 36 CFR 218.10(7) and 

the Reviewing Officer’s responses to the 

objection issues were signed by the 

Acting Deputy Regional Forester (as 

Reviewing Officer for the Regional 

Forester) in March 2018. The final ROD 

to approve the Forest Plan Amendment 

for Geotheral Leasing for the Santa Fe 

National Forest has now been signed, 

and is available at the website described 

above. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible official for the Santa 

Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for 

Invasive Plant Control on Santa Fe 

National Forest is James Melonas, Forest 

Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 

Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508. 

Dated: May 9, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13259 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Idaho (Boise, Caribou-Targhee, 

Salmon-Challis, and Sawtooth National 

Forests and Curlew National 

Grassland); Nevada (HumboldtToiyabe National Forest); Utah (Ashley, 

Dixie, Fishlake, Manti-La Sal, and 

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National 

Forests); Wyoming (Bridger-Teton 

National Forest); and Wyoming/ 

Colorado (Medicine Bow-Routt 

National Forest and Thunder Basin 

National Grassland) Amendments to 

Land Management Plans for Greater 

Sage-Grouse Conservation 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Intent 

To Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement; Notice of Updated 

Information Concerning the Forest 

Service Greater Sage-Grouse Land and 

Resource Management Plan 

Amendments 

SUMMARY: This supplemental notice 

solicits public comments on a greater 

sage-grouse land management proposed 

action that could warrant land 

management plan amendments. Land 

management plans for National Forests 


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