[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 33943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15940]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Annual List of Newspapers To Be Used by the Alaska Region for 
Publication of Legal Notices of Proposed Actions and Notices of 
Decisions Subject to Administrative Appeal Under 36 CFR Parts 215 and 
217

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists the newspapers that Ranger Districts, 
Forests, and the Regional Office of the Alaska Region will use to 
publish legal notice of all decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 
parts 215 and 217, and to publish notices for public comment on actions 
subject to the notice and comment provisions of 36 CFR part 215. The 
intended effect of this action is to inform interested members of the 
public which newspapers will be used to publish legal notice of actions 
subject to public comment and decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR 
parts 215 and 217, thereby allowing them to receive constructive notice 
of a decision, to provide clear evidence of timely notice, and to 
achieve consistency in administering the appeals process.

DATES: Publication of legal notices in the listed newspapers begins on 
July 1, 2001. This list of newspapers will remain in effect until it is 
superseded by a new list, published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Appeal Coordinator; Forest 
Service, Alaska Region; PO Box 21628; Juneau, Alaska 99802-1628.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Dale, Alaska Region Appeal 
Coordinator, (907) 586-9344.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides the list of newspapers 
that Responsible Officials in the Alaska Region will use to give notice 
of decisions subject to notice, comment, and appeal under 36 CFR part 
215, and that Deciding Officers in the Alaska Region will use to give 
legal notice of decisions subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 217. The 
timeframe for comment on a proposed action shall be based on the date 
of publication of the notice of the proposed action in the principal 
newspaper. The timeframe for appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217 
shall be based on the date of publication of the legal notice of the 
decision in the principal newspaper.
    The newspapers to be used for giving notice of Forest Service 
decisions in the Alaska Region are as follows:

Alaska Regional Office

    Decisions of the Alaska Regional Forester: Juneau Empire, published 
daily except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska; and the 
Anchorage Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Chugach National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor and District Rangers: Anchorage 
Daily News, published daily in Anchorage, Alaska.

Tongass National Forest

    Decisions of the Forest Supervisor: Juneau Empire, published daily 
except Saturday and official holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Craig District Ranger, the Ketchikan/Misty 
District Ranger, and the Thorne Bay District Ranger: Ketchikan Daily 
News, published daily except Sundays and official holidays in 
Ketchikan, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Admiralty Island National Monument Ranger, the 
Juneau District Ranger, the Hoonah District Ranger, and the Yakutat 
District Ranger: Juneau Empire, published daily except Saturday and 
official holidays in Juneau, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Petersburg District Ranger: Petersburg Pilot, 
published weekly in Petersburg, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Sitka District Ranger: Daily Sitka Sentinel, 
published daily except Saturday, Sunday, and official holidays in 
Sitka, Alaska.
    Decisions of the Wrangell District Ranger: Wrangell Sentinel, 
published weekly in Wrangell, Alaska.
    Supplemental notices may be published in any newspaper, but the 
timeframes for making comments or filings appeals will be calculated 
based upon the date that notices are published in the newspapers of 
record listed in this notice.

    Dated: June 7, 2001.
James A. Caplan,
Acting Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 01-15940 Filed 6-25-01; 8:45 am]
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