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2005. This adjustment will have the 

following effects: 

1. The new rule redefines forest plans 

to be more strategic and flexible to 

better facilitate adaptive management 

and public collaboration. 

2. The new rule focuses more on the 

goals of ecological, social, and economic 

sustainability and less on prescriptive 

means of producing goods and services. 

3. The Responsible Official who will 

approve the final plan will now be the 

Forest Supervisor instead of the 

Regional Forester. 

4. The Colville National Forest and 

the Okanogan and Wenatchee National 

Forests will establish an environmental 

management system (per ISO 

14001:2004(E)) prior to completion of 

the revised forest plan. 

5. Upon completion of final 

rulemaking, the planning and decisionmaking process may be categorically 

excluded from analysis and 

documentation in an environmental 

impact statement and record of decision 

(see draft rule at Federal Register Vol. 

70, No. 3, January 5, 2005, p. 1062). 

6. The emphasis on public 

involvement will shift from public 

comment on a range of alternative plans, 

to a collaborative process intended to 

yield a single, broadly supported plan. 

7. Administrative review has changed 

from a post-decision appeals process to 

a pre-decision objection process. 

DATES: Transition to the 2005 Planning 

Rule is effective immediately upon 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Hartzell, Plan Revision Team 

Leader, Colville, Okanogan and 

Wenatchee National Forests, (509) 826–

3275 or e-mail: mhartzell@fs.fed.us; or 

view our Web site at http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r6/colville/cow, or mail: 

Forest Plans Revision Team, 1240 

Second Avenue South, Okanogan, WA 

98840. 

Responsible Officials: James L. 

Boynton, Forest Supervisor, Okanogan 

and Wenatchee National Forests, 215 

Melody Lane, Wenatchee, WA 98801 

and Rick Brazell, Colville National 

Forest, 765 South Main, Colville, WA 

99114. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Responsible Officials (Forest 

Supervisors) of the Colville National 

Forest and the Okanogan and 

Wenatchee National Forests have 

elected to transition the previously 

initiated Land and Resource 

Management Plan (Plan) Revisions so 

that they fall under the requirements of 

the 2005 Planning Rule. The Plan 

Revision will be conducted in 

accordance with all Forest Service 

directive applicable to the 2005 

Planning Rule. 

All three proclaimed units (Colville, 

Okanogan and Wenatchee) have their 

own current Plan. As part of the 

Revision Process, the Responsible 

Officials will revise all three Plans. 

Revised Forest Plans are expected to be 

approved in September 2006. 

The public will be invited to 

collaborate during the development of 

each revised Plan. Options for the 

public include any of the following 

methods: (1) Reviewing and 

commenting on the materials posted on 

our Web site, (2) attending open house 

meetings, (3) requesting planning team 

presentations to specific groups, (4) 

newsletters, (5) participating in 

collaborative dialogue in working 

groups, or (6) providing input during 

formal comment periods. Public 

participation and collaborative work on 

this planning process has occurred since 

January 2003. This and other planning 

process details are available for review 

on the Web site. 

Dated: November 3, 2005. 

James L. Boynton, 

Forest Supervisor, Okanogan and Wenatchee 

National Forests. 

Dated: October 27, 2005. 

Rick Brazell, 

Forest Supervisor, Colville National Forest. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Tri-County Advisory 

Committee Meetings 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Public Law 92–463) and under the 

Secure Rural Schools and Community 

Self-Determination Act of 2000 (Public 

Law 106–393) the BeaverheadDeerlodge National Forest’s Tri-County 

Resource Advisory Committee will meet 

on Thursday, December 1, 2005, and on 

Thursday, January 12, 2006, from 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m. in Deer Lodge, Montana, 

for business meetings. The meetings are 

open to the public. 

DATES: Thursday, December 1, 2005 and 

Thursday, January 12, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the USDA Service Center, 1002 

Hollenback Road, Deer Lodge, Montana. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Ramsey, Designated Forest 

Official (DFO), Forest Supervisor, 

Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 

at (406) 683–3973. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

topics for these meetings include a 

review of projects proposed for funding 

as authorized under Title II of Pub. L. 

106–393, and public comment. If the 

meeting location is changed, notice will 

be posted in local newspapers, 

including The Montana Standard. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Bruce Ramsey, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Resource Advisory 

Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Lassen Resource Advisory 

Committee, Susanville, California, 

USDA Forest Service. 

ACTION: Notice of meetings. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in 

the Federal Advisory Committees Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463) and under the Secure 

Rural Schools and Community SelfDetermination Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–

393) the Lassen National Forest’s Lassen 

County Resource Advisory Committee 

will meet Wednesday, November 16th 

and Thursday, November 17th in 

Susanville, California for a business 

meeting. The meetings are open to the 

public. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meetings on November 16th 

and 17th will begin at 8 a.m., at the 

Lassen National Forest Headquarters 

Office, Caribou Conference Room, 2550 

Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130. 

These meetings will be dedicated to 

hearing presentations from project 

proponents on Wednesday and voting 

on Thursday for funding through the 

‘‘Secure Rural Schools and Self 

Determination Act of 2000,’’ commonly 

known as Payments to States. Time will 

also be set aside for public comments at 

the beginning of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Andrews, District Ranger, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (530) 

257–4188; or Public Affairs Officer, 

Heidi Perry, at (530) 252–6604. 

Laurie Tippin, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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