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comments will not have standing to 

appeal the subsequent decision under 

36 CFR Parts 215 or 217. Additionally, 

pursuant to 7 CFR 1.27(d), any person 

may request the agency to withhold a 

submission from the public record by 

showing how the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) permits such 

confidentiality. Requesters should be 

aware that, under FOIA, confidentiality 

may be granted in only very limited 

circumstances, such as to protect trade 

secrets. The Forest Service will inform 

the requester of the agency’s decision 

regarding the request for confidentiality, 

and where the request is denied, the 

agency will return the submission and 

notify the requester that the comments 

may be resubmitted with or without 

name and address within 7 days. 

Permits: Permits required for 

implementation include the following: 

1. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

—Approval of discharge of dredged or 

fill material into the waters of the 

United States under Section 404 of 

the Clean Water Act; 

—Approval of the construction of 

structures or work in navigable waters 

of the United States under Section 10 

of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. 

2. Environmental Protection Agency 

—General National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System Permit for Log 

Transfer Facilities in Alaska; 

—Review Spill Prevention Control and 

Countermeasure Plan. 

3. State of Alaska, Department of 

Natural Resources 

—Tideland Permit and Lease or 

Easement; 

—Certification of Compliance with 

Alaska Water Quality Standards (401 

Certification) Chapter 20. 

4. Office of Project Management & 

Permitting (DNR) 

—Coastal Zone Consistency 

Determination concurrence. 

5. State of Alaska, Department of 

Environmental Conservation 

—Solid Waste Disposal Permit. 

Responsible Official: Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor, Tongass National 

Forest, Federal Building, Ketchikan, 

Alaska 99901. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made: The 

Forest Supervisor is the Responsible 

Official for this action and will decide 

whether or not to harvest timber from 

the Tonka Timber Sale Project project 

area, and if so, the amount, location and 

method how this timber will be 

harvested. The decision will be based 

on the information that is disclosed in 

the environmental impact statement. 

The responsible official will consider 

comments, responses, the disclosure of 

environmental consequences, and 

applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies in making the decision and will 

state that rationale in the Record of 

Decision. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: February 17, 2009. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–3878 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, 

Wisconsin; Honey Creek-Padus 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to document the 

analysis and disclose the environmental 

impacts of proposed land management 

activities and corresponding alternatives 

within the Honey Creek-Padus Project. 

The purpose of the Honey Creek-Padus 

Project is to implement land 

management activities that are 

consistent with direction in the 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest 

2004 Revised Land and Resource 

Management Plan and respond to the 

specific needs identified in the project 

area. 

Honey Creek-Padus Project is located 

on National Forest System lands, 

administered by the Lakewood-Laona 

Ranger District, north of Wabeno, WI. 

The legal description of the project is 

Township 35 North, Range 14 and 15 

East. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by 

March 13, 2009. The draft 

environmental impact statement is 

expected in September 2009 and the 

final environmental impact statement is 

expected February 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments 

concerning this project to Marilee 

Houtler, Attn: Honey Creek-Padus, 

Lakewood-Laona Ranger District, 15085 

State Road 32, Lakewood, WI 54138. 

Comments may also be sent via e-mail 

to comments-eastern-chequamegonnicolet-lakewood@fs.fed.us, or via 

facsimile to 715–276–3594. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

be part of the public record for this 

proposed action. Comments submitted 

anonymously will be accepted and 

considered; however, anonymous 

comments will not provide the 

respondent with standing to appeal the 

subsequent decision. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marilee Houtler, NEPA Coordinator (see 

address above), phone 715–276–6333. 

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: The 

information presented in this notice is 

included to help the reviewer determine 

if they are interested in or potentially 

affected by the proposed land 

management activities. The information 

presented in this notice is summarized. 

Those who wish to provide comments, 

or are otherwise interested in or affected 

by the project, are encouraged to obtain 

additional information from the contact 

listed above. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for action by 

the agency is to address notable gaps 

between the existing vegetation and 

access conditions in the Honey CreekPadus landscape and the desired 

conditions to be provided under the 

Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest 

2004 Land and Resource Management 

Plan. Of primary importance are needs 

for change in: (1) Uneven-aged northern 

hardwood age structure and density; (2) 

composition of aspen and hardwoods; 

and (3) species age class distribution. 

These are the dominant habitats in the 

Honey Creek-Padus Project area. 

Preliminary analysis of the project area 

indicates that there are certain 

conditions that warrant action to 

accomplish the direction and desired 

conditions identified in the forest plan. 

Proposed Action 

Based on the opportunities and needs 

outlined in the Purpose and Need 

section, the Forest Service proposes the 

following actions in the Honey CreekPadus Project area: 6,703 acres of timber 

harvest to manage species age diversity, 

species composition, improve growing 

conditions, stand tending and 

reforestation, and access management. 

Implementation is planned for 2010. 


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Responsible Official 

The responsible official for this 

project is Jeff Seefeldt, Lakewood-Laona 

District Ranger, Chequamegon-Nicolet 

National Forest. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Decision making will be limited to 

specific activities relating to the 

proposed actions. The primary decision 

to be made will be whether or not to 

implement the proposed action, another 

action alternative, or parts of 

alternatives that respond to the project’s 

purpose and need. This decision would 

be documented in a record of decision. 

Preliminary Issues 

Comments from American Indian 

tribes, the public, and other agencies 

will be considered in identifying 

preliminary issues. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. The 45 day 

comment period will start after the 

publication in the Federal Register of 

the Notice of Availability for the Honey 

Creek-Padus Project Draft EIS. 

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 EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. The submission of timely 

and specific comments can affect a 

reviewer’s ability to participate in 

subsequent administrative appeal or 

judicial review. 

Dated: February 19, 2009. 

Jeanne M. Higgins, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. E9–3992 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Mendocino Resource Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mendocino County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

March 13, 2009 (RAC) in Willits, 

California. Agenda items to be covered 

include: (1) Approval of minutes, (2) 

Handout discussion, (3) Public 

Comment, (4) Financial Report, (5) 

Subcommittees, (6) Matters before the 

group/discussion—items of interest, (7) 

Discussion/approval of projects, (8) 

Membership, (9) Next agenda and 

meeting date. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 13, 2009, from 9 a.m until 12 

noon. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Mendocino County Museum, 

located at 400 E. Commercial St., 

Willits, California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberta Hurt, Committee Coordinator, 

USDA, Mendocino National Forest, 

Covelo, Ranger District, 78150 Covelo 

Road, Covelo, CA 95428. (707) 983– 

6658; E-mail rhurt@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. Persons 

who wish to bring matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff by March 10, 2009. Public 

comment will have the opportunity to 

address the committee at the meeting. 

Dated: February 12, 2009. 

Lee Johnson, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. E9–3659 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plan Revision for Uwharrie National 

Forest, NC 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of adjustment for 

resuming the land management plan 

revision process and Notice of 

commencement of the 90-day comment 

period for the Uwharrie National Forest 

Proposed Land Management Plan 

(hereafter referred to as the Proposed 

Plan). 

SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service is 

resuming preparation of the Uwharrie 

National Forest (UNF) revised land 

management plan as directed by the 

National Forest Management Act 

(NFMA). Preparation of the revised plan 

was halted when the 2005 Forest 

Service planning rule was enjoined. A 

new planning rule (36 CFR Part 219) 

was implemented on April 21, 2008 

allowing the planning process to be 

resumed. This notice resumes the plan 

revision process under the new 

planning rule. 

Under the 2005 Rule the planning 

process had proceeded to the point of 

generating a Proposed Plan for public 

comment. A 90-day comment period for 

the Proposed Plan was initiated on 

February 15, 2007 but was not 

completed due to enjoinment of the 

2005 Planning Rule on March 30, 2007. 

This notice serves to initiate a new 90- 

day public comment period on the 

Proposed Plan. 

This notice provides: 

1. Information on how to view and/or 

obtain copies of the Proposed Plan and 

the Comprehensive Evaluation Report. 

2. Information on how the public can 

comment on the Proposed Plan, when 

those comments are due and, how 

comments can be submitted. 

3. Who to contact for more 

information. 

DATES: This notice is effective on 

February 25, 2009. Comments on the 

Proposed Plan must be received within 

90 days after publication of this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

to: Uwharrie Plan Revision, National 

Forests in North Carolina, 160–A 

Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC 28801. 

Electronic mail should include 

‘‘Proposed Uwharrie Plan Revision’’ in 

the subject line and be sent to: 

comments-southern-northcarolina@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruth Bemer, Interdisciplinary Team 

Leader, National Forests in North 

Carolina, 160A Zillicoa Street, 

Asheville, NC 28801, 828–257–4862. 

More information on the UNF and 

Proposed Plan revision process is 

available at: http://www.cs.unca.edu/ 

nfsnc/uwharrie_plan/. 

Documents Available for Review 

The following documents are 

available for review. They are available 

either online at: http:// 

www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/uwharrie_plan/ 

or hardcopies are available by sending 

a request to comments-southern-northcarolina@fsfed.us or by contacting the 

address shown above. 

1. Uwharrie National Forest Proposed 

Land Management Plan. 

2. Comprehensive Evaluation Report, 

which includes the following separate 

documents: 

• Terrestrial Ecosystem Sustainability 

• Aquatic Ecosystem Sustainability 

• Social Economic Sustainability and 

Social/Economic Overview 

3. Timber Resource Analysis. 

Comment Requested 

The Forest Service is seeking 

comments from individuals, 

organizations, and federal, state, and 

local governments and agencies on the 

Uwharric National Forest Proposed 

Land Management Plan. Comments on 

the Proposed Plan should be submitted 

within 90-days beginning February 25, 


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