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Vol. 73, No. 2 

Thursday, January 3, 2008 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Plumas National Forest, CA, Plumas 

National Forest Public Wheeled 

Motorized Travel Management EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Plumas National Forest 

(PNF) will prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement to disclose the 

impacts associated with the following 

proposed actions: 1. The prohibition of 

wheeled motorized vehicle travel by the 

public off designated National Forest 

System (NFS) roads and NFS motorized 

trails and open areas except as allowed 

by permit or other authorization. 2. The 

addition of approximately 375 miles of 

existing unauthorized routes (including 

2 miles in vehicle restricted areas) to the 

current system of NFS motorized trails. 

3. The addition of 36 acres in 1 open 

area where use of wheeled motorized 

vehicles by the public would be allowed 

anywhere within that area. 

DATES: The comment period on the 

proposed action will extend 60 days 

from the date the Notice of Intent is 

published in the Federal Register. 

Completion of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

is expected in September 2008 and the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) is expected in December 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: 

Travel Management Team, c/o Plumas 

National Forest, PO Box 11500 Quincy 

California 95971. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Hochrein, Plumas National Forest, 

PO Box 11500 Quincy California 95971. 

Phone: 530–283–7718. E-mai1: plumas

_ohv_mail_in_database@ 

fs.fed.us 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Over the past few decades, the 

availability and capability of motorized 

vehicles, particularly off-highway 

vehicles (OHVs) and sport utility 

vehicles (SUVs) has increased. 

Nationally, the number of OHV users 

has increased sevenfold in the past 30 

years, from approximately 5 million in 

1972 to 36 million in 2000. California is 

experiencing the highest level of OHV 

use of any state in the nation. There 

were 786,914 ATVs and OHV 

motorcycles registered in 2004, up 

330% since 1980. Annual sales of ATVs 

and OHV motorcycles in California were 

the highest in the U.S. for the last 5 

years. Four-wheel drive vehicle sales in 

California also increased by 1500% to 

3,046,866 from 1989 to 2002. 

Unmanaged OHV use has resulted in 

unplanned roads and trails, erosion, 

watershed and habitat degradation, and 

impacts to cultural resource sites. 

Compaction and erosion are the primary 

effects of OHV use on soils. Riparian 

areas and aquatic dependent species are 

particularly vulnerable to OHV use. 

Unmanaged recreation, including 

impacts from OHVs, is one of ‘‘Four Key 

Threats Facing the Nation’s Forests and 

Grasslands.’’ (USDA Forest Service, 

June 2004). 

On August 11, 2003, the Pacific 

Southwest Region of the Forest Service 

entered into a Memorandum of Intent 

(MOI) with the California Off-Highway 

Motor Vehicle Recreation Commission, 

and the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle 

Recreation Division of the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation. 

That MOI set in motion a region-wide 

effort to ‘‘Designate OHV roads, trails, 

and any specifically defined open areas 

for motorized wheeled vehicles on maps 

of the 19 National Forests in California 

by 2007.’’ On November 9, 2005, the 

Forest Service published final travel 

management regulations in the Federal 

Register (FR Vol. 70, No. 216—Nov. 9, 

2005, pp 68264–68291). This final 

Travel Management Rule requires 

designation of those roads, trails, and 

areas that are open to motor vehicle use 

on National Forests. Designations will 

be made by class of vehicle. The final 

rule prohibits the use of motor vehicles 

off the designated system as well as use 

of motor vehicles on routes and in areas 

that are not designated. 

On some NFS lands, long managed as 

open to cross-country motor vehicle 

travel, repeated use has resulted in 

unplanned, roads and trails. These 

routes were generally developed 

without environmental analysis or 

public involvement, and do not have the 

same status as NFS roads and NFS trails 

included in the forest transportation 

system. Nevertheless, some 

unauthorized routes are well-sited, 

provide excellent opportunities for 

outdoor recreation by motorized and 

non-motorized users, and would 

enhance the National Forest system of 

designated roads, trails and open areas. 

Other unauthorized routes are poorly 

located and cause unacceptable impacts. 

Only NFS roads and NFS trails can be 

designated for wheeled motorized 

vehicle use. In order for an 

unauthorized route to be designated, it 

must be added to the forest 

transportation system. 

In accordance with the MOI, the PNF 

completed an inventory of unauthorized 

routes on NFS lands and identified 

approximately 1,073 miles of 

unauthorized routes. The PNF then used 

an interdisciplinary process to conduct 

travel analysis that included working 

with interested members of the public to 

determine whether any of the 

unauthorized routes should be proposed 

for addition to the PNF transportation 

system. Roads, trails and open areas that 

are currently part of the PNF 

transportation system and are open to 

wheeled motorized vehicle travel will 

remain designated for such use. This 

proposal focuses on the prohibition of 

wheeled motorized vehicle travel off 

designated routes and the addition of 

unauthorized routes and open areas to 

the PNF transportation system. The 

proposed action is being carried forward 

in accordance with the Travel 

Management Rule (36 CFR Part 212). 

In accordance with the rule, following 

a decision on this proposal, the Plumas 

National Forest will publish a Motor 

Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) identifying 

all PNF roads, trails and open areas that 

are designated for motor vehicle use. 

The MVUM shall specify the classes of 

vehicles for which use is designated. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The following needs have been 

identified for this proposal: 

1. There is a need for reglation of 

unmanaged wheeled motorized vehicle 

travel by the public. Currently, wheeled 

motorized vehicle travel by the public is 

not prohibited off designated routes. In 


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their enjoyment of the National Forest, 

motorized vehicle users have created 

numerous unauthorized routes. The 

number of such routes continues to 

grow each year with many routes having 

environmental impacts and safety 

concerns that have not been addressed. 

The Travel Management Rule, 36 CFR 

Part 212, provides policy for ending this 

trend of unauthorized route 

proliferation and managing the Forest 

transportation system in a sustainable 

manner through designation of 

motorized NFS roads, trails and open 

areas, and the prohibition of crosscountry travel. 

2. There is a need for limited changes 

and additions to the PNF transportation 

system to: 

2.1. Provide a diversity of wheeled 

motorized recreation opportunities (4X4 

vehicles, motorcycles, ATVs, passenger 

vehicles, etc.) 

2.2. Provide wheeled motorized 

access for recreational opportunities. 

It is Forest Service policy to provide 

a diversity of road and trail 

opportunities for experiencing a variety 

of environments and modes of travel 

consistent with the National Forest 

recreation role and land capability (FSM 

2353.03(2)). 

In meeting these needs the proposed 

action will also achieve the following 

purposes: 

A. Avoid impacts to cultural 

resources. 

B. Provide for public safety. 

C. Provide for a diversity of 

recreational opportunities. 

D. Assure adequate access to public 

and private lands. 

E. Provide for adequate maintenance 

and administration of road, trail and 

area designations based on availability 

of resources and funding to do so. 

F. Minimize damage to soil, 

vegetation and other forest resources. 

G. Avoid harassment of wildlife and 

significant disruption of wildlife 

habitat. 

H. Minimize conflicts between 

wheeled motor vehicles and other 

existing or proposed recreational uses of 

NFS lands. 

I. Minimize conflicts among different 

classes of wheeled motor vehicle uses of 

NFS lands or neighboring federal lands. 

J. Assure compatibility of wheeled 

motor vehicle use with existing 

conditions in populated areas, taking 

into account sound, emissions, etc. 

K. Insure valid existing rights of use 

and access (rights-of-way). 

Proposed Action 

1. Prohibition of wheeled motorized 

vehicle travel off the designated NFS 

roads, NFS trails and open areas by the 

public except as allowed by permit or 

other authorization. 

2. Additions to the National Forest 

Transportation System—The PNF 

currently manages and maintains 

approximately 4,150 miles of NFS roads 

and 102 miles of NFS motorized trails. 

Based on the stated purpose and need 

for action, and as a result of the recent 

travel analysis process, the PNF 

proposes to add approximately 375 

miles of existing unauthorized routes. 

These additions would bring the total 

NFS motorized trails to 477 miles. The 

additional NFS motorized trails are 

listed below along with the permitted 

vehicle class. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

4M01 ..... 1.55 Motorcycle Only. 

4M02 ..... 0.76 Motorcycle Only. 

5M01 ..... 2.16 Motorcycle Only. 

5M02 ..... 2.41 Motorcycle Only. 

5M03 ..... 0.25 Motorcycle Only. 

5M04 ..... 2.02 Motorcycle Only. 

5M05 ..... 0.79 Motorcycle Only. 

5M06 ..... 0.47 Motorcycle Only. 

5M07 ..... 0.29 Motorcycle Only. 

5M08 ..... 0.45 Motorcycle Only. 

5M08A ... 0.12 Motorcycle Only. 

5M09 ..... 0.65 Motorcycle Only. 

5M10 ..... 0.28 Motorcycle Only. 

5M11 ..... 0.65 Motorcycle Only. 

5M12 ..... 1.92 Motorcycle Only. 

5M13 ..... 1.11 Motorcycle Only. 

5M14 ..... 0.55 Motorcycle Only. 

5M15 ..... 1.05 Motorcycle Only. 

5M16 ..... 0.84 50′′ or less in width. 

5M17 ..... 0.90 Motorcycle Only. 

5M18 ..... 1.00 Motorcycle Only. 

5M19 ..... 0.60 Motorcycle Only. 

5M20 ..... 0.80 Motorcycle Only. 

5M21 ..... 1.32 Motorcycle Only. 

5M22 ..... 1.60 Motorcycle Only. 

5M23 ..... 1.69 Motorcycle Only. 

5M24 ..... 1.17 Motorcycle Only. 

5M25 ..... 0.76 Motorcycle Only. 

5M25A ... 0.34 Motorcycle Only. 

5M26 ..... 0.49 Motorcycle Only. 

5M27 ..... 1.22 Motorcycle Only. 

5M28 ..... 1.19 Motorcycle Only. 

5M29 ..... 2.34 All. 

5M30 ..... 1.42 Motorcycle Only. 

6M02 ..... 0.87 Motorcycle Only. 

6M03 ..... 1.15 Motorcycle Only. 

6M03A ... 0.08 Motorcycle Only. 

6M04 ..... 1.39 Motorcycle Only. 

6M05 ..... 0.41 Motorcycle Only. 

6M06 ..... 0.88 All. 

6M08 ..... 1.74 Motorcycle Only. 

6M09 ..... 0.48 Motorcycle Only. 

6M10 ..... 3.62 Motorcycle Only. 

6M11 ..... 0.98 Motorcycle Only. 

6M12 ..... 0.85 All. 

6M13 ..... 1.41 Motorcycle Only. 

6M14 ..... 2.62 Motorcycle Only. 

6M14A ... 0.17 Motorcycle Only. 

6M15 ..... 0.49 Motorcycle Only. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

6M16 ..... 2.26 Motorcycle Only. 

6M16A ... 0.29 Motorcycle Only. 

6M16B ... 0.11 Motorcycle Only. 

6M17 ..... 1.00 Motorcycle Only. 

6M17A ... 0.12 Motorcycle Only. 

6M19 ..... 2.90 Motorcycle Only. 

6M20 ..... 1.72 Motorcycle Only. 

6M21 ..... 0.77 All. 

6M22 ..... 2.98 Motorcycle Only. 

6M22A ... 0.64 Motorcycle Only. 

6M23 ..... 1.11 Motorcycle Only. 

6M23A ... 0.19 Motorcycle Only. 

6M24 ..... 0.23 Motorcycle Only. 

6M25 ..... 0.20 All. 

6M26 ..... 1.36 Motorcycle Only. 

6M27 ..... 0.83 Motorcycle Only. 

6M28 ..... 0.09 Motorcycle Only. 

6M29 ..... 3.91 Motorcycle Only. 

6M29A ... 0.20 Motorcycle Only. 

6M29B ... 0.47 Motorcycle Only. 

6M29C ... 0.76 Motorcycle Only. 

6M30 ..... 0.50 Motorcycle Only. 

6M30A ... 0.06 Motorcycle Only. 

6M31 ..... 0.32 Motorcycle Only. 

6M32 ..... 0.36 Motorcycle Only. 

6M33 ..... 0.65 Motorcycle Only. 

6M34 ..... 0.52 All. 

6M34A ... 0.37 Motorcycle Only. 

6M35 ..... 0.47 Motorcycle Only. 

6M36 ..... 0.86 Motorcycle Only. 

6M37 ..... 1.42 All. 

6M38 ..... 0.38 All. 

6M39 ..... 0.66 All. 

6M44 ..... 0.95 Motorcycle Only. 

7M01 ..... 0.59 All. 

7M02 ..... 1.12 Motorcycle Only. 

7M03 ..... 0.36 Motorcycle Only. 

7M04 ..... 0.31 Motorcycle Only. 

7M05 ..... 0.54 Motorcycle Only. 

7M06 ..... 0.40 Motorcycle Only. 

7M07 ..... 0.39 Motorcycle Only. 

7M08 ..... 0.86 Motorcycle Only. 

7M09 ..... 0.26 Motorcycle Only. 

7M10 ..... 0.54 Motorcycle Only. 

7M11 ..... 0.48 50′′ or less in width. 

7M12 ..... 0.94 50′′ or less in width. 

7M14 ..... 0.25 All. 

7M15 ..... 1.20 All. 

7M16 ..... 0.94 All. 

7M17 ..... 1.73 All. 

7M18 ..... 0.66 All. 

7M22 ..... 0.53 50′′ or less in width. 

8M01 ..... 0.50 Motorcycle Only. 

8M02 ..... 0.78 All. 

8M03 ..... 1.46 All. 

8M04 ..... 0.69 50′′ or less in width. 

8M10 ..... 0.67 50′′ or less in width. 

8M11 ..... 0.84 All. 

8M11 ..... 0.00 

8M11A ... 0.12 All. 

8M13 ..... 0.96 50′′ or less in width. 

8M14 ..... 0.27 50′′ or less in width. 

8M15 ..... 0.32 50′′ or less in width. 

8M16 ..... 0.77 50′′ or less in width. 

8M17 ..... 1.28 50′′ or less in width. 

8M18 ..... 0.41 50′′ or less in width. 

8M19 ..... 1.27 50′′ or less in width. 

8M21 ..... 0.72 All. 

8M22 ..... 0.48 All. 


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NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

8M23 ..... 0.49 All. 

8M24 ..... 2.71 50′′ or less in width. 

8M25 ..... 1.03 All. 

8M26 ..... 1.01 All. 

8M27 ..... 2.26 All. 

8M27A ... 0.33 All. 

8M28 ..... 1.08 50′′ or less in width. 

8M28A ... 0.10 50′′ or less in width. 

8M29 ..... 0.66 50′′ or less in width. 

8M30 ..... 0.49 50′′ or less in width. 

8M31 ..... 1.11 50′′ or less in width. 

8M32 ..... 0.64 All. 

8M33 ..... 0.96 All. 

8M34 ..... 0.06 All. 

8M35 ..... 1.57 All. 

8M36 ..... 0.96 All. 

8M37 ..... 0.82 All. 

8M37A ... 0.08 All. 

8M37B ... 0.15 All. 

8M38 ..... 0.54 All. 

8M39 ..... 0.71 All. 

8M39A ... 0.32 All. 

8M40 ..... 0.34 All. 

8M41 ..... 0.33 All. 

8M42 ..... 0.98 50′′ or less in width. 

8M43 ..... 0.36 All. 

8M44 ..... 0.30 All. 

8M45 ..... 0.46 All. 

8M46 ..... 0.61 All. 

8M47 ..... 1.46 All. 

8M47A ... 0.35 All. 

8M48 ..... 0.49 All. 

8M49 ..... 0.32 All. 

8M50 ..... 0.83 All. 

8M51 ..... 0.84 All. 

8M52 ..... 1.39 All. 

8M53 ..... 0.66 All. 

8M54 ..... 0.82 All. 

9M01 ..... 0.91 50′′ or less in width. 

9M02 ..... 0.39 Motorcycle Only. 

9M03 ..... 0.56 50′′ or less in width. 

9M04 ..... 0.18 Motorcycle Only. 

9M05 ..... 1.40 50′′ or less in width. 

9M06 ..... 0.39 50′′ or less in width. 

9M07 ..... 0.08 Motorcycle Only. 

9M08 ..... 2.11 50′′ or less in width. 

9M08A ... 0.13 50′′ or less in width. 

9M09 ..... 0.84 50′′ or less in width. 

9M10 ..... 1.65 50′′ or less in width. 

9M11 ..... 0.65 Motorcycle Only. 

9M12 ..... 0.38 Motorcycle Only. 

9M13 ..... 0.48 All. 

9M14 ..... 1.50 All. 

9M14A ... 0.58 All. 

9M15 ..... 0.81 Motorcycle Only. 

9M16 ..... 1.22 50′′ or less in width. 

9M16A ... 0.57 50′′ or less in width. 

9M17 ..... 1.38 All. 

9M18 ..... 0.05 All. 

9M19 ..... 0.67 All. 

9M20 ..... 1.39 All. 

9M21 ..... 1.63 All. 

9M22 ..... 0.76 All. 

9M23 ..... 0.69 All. 

9M24 ..... 0.85 All. 

9M25 ..... 1.72 50′′ or less in width. 

9M25A ... 0.14 50′′ or less in width. 

9M26 ..... 0.90 50′′ or less in width. 

9M27 ..... 0.24 50′′ or less in width. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

9M32 ..... 0.60 All. 

9M32A ... 0.37 All. 

9M33 ..... 2.66 Motorcycle Only. 

9M34 ..... 0.55 Motorcycle Only. 

9M35 ..... 0.69 Motorcycle Only. 

9M36 ..... 1.33 All. 

9M37 ..... 1.68 All. 

9M37A ... 0.43 All. 

9M37B ... 0.25 All. 

9M38 ..... 1.61 50′′ or less in width. 

9M39 ..... 1.13 All. 

9M39A ... 0.69 All. 

9M40 ..... 1.01 50′′ or less in width. 

9M41 ..... 0.67 Motorcycle Only. 

9M41A ... 0.19 Motorcycle Only. 

9M42 ..... 0.84 All. 

9M42A ... 0.17 All. 

9M42B ... 0.52 All. 

9M43 ..... 0.26 All. 

9M44 ..... 0.49 All. 

9M45 ..... 0.61 Motorcycle Only. 

9M46 ..... 0.95 All. 

9M46A ... 0.49 All. 

9M47 ..... 1.40 All. 

9M47A ... 0.47 All. 

9M48 ..... 1.26 All. 

9M49 ..... 1.46 All. 

9M50 ..... 0.30 All. 

9M50A ... 0.17 All. 

9M51 ..... 1.27 All. 

9M52 ..... 0.63 All. 

9M53 ..... 0.59 All. 

9M53A ... 0.46 All. 

9M54 ..... 0.45 All. 

9M55 ..... 0.53 All. 

9M56 ..... 0.73 All. 

9M56A ... 0.38 All. 

9M57 ..... 0.82 All. 

9M57A ... 0.17 All. 

9M58 ..... 0.34 All. 

9M58A ... 0.63 All. 

9M59 ..... 0.66 All. 

9M59A ... 0.47 All. 

9M59B ... 0.56 All. 

9M59C ... 0.24 All. 

9M59D ... 0.18 All. 

9M59E ... 0.43 All. 

9M60 ..... 0.42 All. 

9M62 ..... 0.51 All. 

10M01 ... 0.45 Motorcycle Only. 

10M02 ... 1.25 50′′ or less in width. 

10M03 ... 0.97 50′′ or less in width. 

10M04 ... 1.70 50′′ or less in width. 

10M04A 0.27 50′′ or less in width. 

10M06 ... 3.31 50′′ or less in width. 

10M07 ... 2.24 50′′ or less in width. 

10M09 ... 0.84 All. 

10M11 ... 1.36 All. 

10M12 ... 0.95 All. 

10M13 ... 0.20 All. 

10M14 ... 0.12 All. 

10M15 ... 0.54 All. 

10M16 ... 1.09 All. 

10M19 ... 1.26 All. 

10M20 ... 1.31 All. 

10M20A 0.48 All. 

10M20B 0.13 All. 

10M21 ... 1.24 All. 

10M21A 0.28 All. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

10M21B 0.91 All. 

10M21C 0.13 All. 

10M22 ... 0.50 All. 

10M23 ... 2.06 All. 

10M24 ... 1.28 All. 

10M25 ... 1.78 All. 

10M26 ... 1.92 Motorcycle Only. 

10M27 ... 0.51 All. 

10M28 ... 1.38 All. 

10M28A 1.01 All. 

10M29 ... 1.56 All. 

10M30 ... 0.83 All. 

10M30A 0.24 All. 

10M30B 0.27 All. 

10M30C 0.09 All. 

10M30D 0.18 All. 

10M31 ... 0.24 All. 

10M32 ... 1.26 50′′ or less in width. 

10M33 ... 0.70 All. 

10M34 ... 1.51 All. 

10M35 ... 0.68 All. 

10M36 ... 1.15 All. 

10M36A 0.17 All. 

10M38 ... 2.47 50′′ or less in width. 

10M39 ... 0.17 All. 

10M40 ... 1.35 50′′ or less in width. 

10M42 ... 1.44 All. 

10M43 ... 1.15 All. 

10M44 ... 0.45 All. 

10M45 ... 0.67 All. 

10M46 ... 0.71 All. 

10M47 ... 1.50 All. 

11M02 ... 1.72 All. 

11M03 ... 0.52 All. 

11M04 ... 0.76 All. 

11M05 ... 0.96 All. 

11M06 ... 0.42 All. 

11M07 ... 0.16 All. 

11M08 ... 1.16 Motorcycle Only. 

11M08A 0.27 Motorcycle Only. 

11M08B 0.09 Motorcycle Only. 

11M09 ... 1.07 All. 

11M10 ... 1.97 Motorcycle Only. 

11M11 ... 1.03 Motorcycle Only. 

11M13 ... 1.03 Motorcycle Only. 

11M13A 0.35 Motorcycle Only. 

11M13B 0.53 Motorcycle Only. 

11M13C 0.06 Motorcycle Only. 

11M13D 0.08 Motorcycle Only. 

11M14 ... 0.42 Motorcycle Only. 

11M15 ... 0.38 Motorcycle Only. 

11M15A 0.25 Motorcycle Only. 

11M16 ... 0.65 Motorcycle Only. 

11M17 ... 0.96 Motorcycle Only. 

11M18 ... 0.23 Motorcycle Only. 

11M18A 0.54 Motorcycle Only. 

11M19 ... 0.66 All. 

11M20 ... 1.37 All. 

11M21 ... 1.76 All. 

11M21A 0.10 All. 

11M21B 0.06 All. 

11M22 ... 0.40 50′′ or less in width. 

11M23 ... 0.67 50′′ or less in width. 

11M24 ... 0.39 All. 

11M25 ... 0.43 All. 

11M30 ... 0.58 All. 

11M34 ... 0.73 All. 

11M35 ... 0.71 All. 

11M36 ... 1.36 All. 


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NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

11M37 ... 2.15 All. 

11M38 ... 0.53 All. 

11M39 ... 0.55 All. 

11M40 ... 0.64 All. 

11M41 ... 1.29 All. 

11M41A 0.35 All. 

11M42 ... 0.16 All. 

12M02 ... 1.23 All. 

12M03 ... 0.76 All. 

12M04 ... 0.41 All. 

12M06 ... 0.85 All. 

12M07 ... 0.44 All. 

12M08 ... 0.72 All. 

12M09 ... 3.08 All. 

12M09A 0.84 All. 

12M10 ... 1.77 All. 

12M11 ... 1.77 All. 

12M12 ... 0.67 All. 

12M13 ... 0.40 All. 

12M14 ... 0.58 All. 

12M15 ... 0.23 All. 

12M16 ... 1.21 All. 

12M17 ... 0.16 All. 

12M18 ... 0.14 All. 

12M19 ... 0.68 All. 

12M20 ... 0.11 All. 

12M21 ... 0.23 All. 

12M21A 0.05 All. 

12M22 ... 0.15 All. 

12M23 ... 0.91 All. 

12M24 ... 0.28 All. 

12M25 ... 1.44 50′′ or less in width. 

12M26 ... 1.55 50′′ or less in width. 

12M27 ... 0.91 50′′ or less in width. 

12M30 ... 0.04 All. 

13M01 ... 1.07 All. 

13M03 ... 0.45 All. 

13M04 ... 0.49 All. 

13M04A 0.16 All. 

13M04B 0.11 All. 

13M05 ... 0.58 All. 

13M06 ... 1.41 All. 

13M07 ... 1.24 All. 

13M08 ... 1.39 All. 

13M09 ... 0.50 All. 

13M09A 0.06 All. 

13M10 ... 12.04 All. 

13M10A 0.04 All. 

13M10B 0.13 All. 

13M11 ... 1.97 50′′ or less in width. 

13M11A 1.56 50′′ or less in width. 

13M12 ... 1.50 All. 

13M12A 0.25 All. 

13M13 ... 1.07 All. 

13M14 ... 1.33 All. 

13M15 ... 0.81 All. 

13M16 ... 0.54 All. 

13M17 ... 1.02 All. 

13M18 ... 0.65 All. 

13M19 ... 1.19 All. 

13M20 ... 0.22 All. 

13M21 ... 1.15 All. 

13M21A 0.22 All. 

13M21B 0.16 All. 

13M22 ... 1.12 All. 

13M23 ... 0.60 All. 

13M24 ... 0.64 All. 

13M25 ... 0.70 All. 

13M26 ... 0.59 All. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS

FROM UNCLASSIFIED ROUTES FOR

YEARLONG USE—Continued 

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

13M27 ... 0.93 All. 

13M28 ... 0.45 All. 

13M29 ... 2.24 All. 

13M30 ... 0.43 Motorcycle Only. 

13M31 ... 2.33 All. 

14M01 ... 1.76 All. 

14M01A 0.22 All. 

14M01B 0.17 All. 

14M01C 0.24 All. 

14M02 ... 1.24 All. 

14M04 ... 0.70 All. 

14M05 ... 0.72 All. 

14M06 ... 0.37 All. 

14M07 ... 0.49 All. 

14M08 ... 0.48 All. 

14M09 ... 1.41 All. 

14M10 ... 0.57 All. 

14M11 ... 2.28 All. 

14M12 ... 1.52 All. 

15M01 ... 1.46 50′′ or less in width. 

15M01A 0.16 50′′ or less in width. 

15M02 ... 1.46 All. 

15M02A 0.09 All. 

15M02B 0.72 All. 

15M02C 0.36 All. 

15M03 ... 0.29 All. 

15M04 ... 0.32 All. 

15M05 ... 2.18 All. 

16M01 ... 1.78 All. 

16M03 ... 0.77 All. 

16M03A 0.12 All. 

16M03B 0.27 All. 

16M04 ... 2.08 All. 

16M04A 0.54 All. 

17M01 ... 0.28 50′′ or less in width. 

17M02 ... 0.66 All. 

17M03 ... 0.51 All. 

17M04 ... 0.88 All. 

17M05 ... 3.87 All. 

17M06 ... 0.72 All. 

17M06A 0.69 All. 

NFS MOTORIZED TRAIL ADDITIONS IN

VEHICLE RESTRICTED AREAS FOR

YEARLONG USE

Route ID Length 

(miles) Permitted vehicle class 

7M13 ..... 0.70 All. 

8M20 ..... 0.19 All. 

12M29 ... 0.96 All. 

3. Motorized Open Area Addition—

The Plumas National Forest currently 

has 1 area designated open to wheeled 

motorized vehicle use. The Plumas 

National Forest proposes to designate 1 

additional open area (36 acres). 

MOTORIZED OPEN AREA ADDITIONS

FOR YEARLONG USE

Area 

name Acreage Permitted vehicle class 

8PA2 ... 36 50′′ or less in width. 

The proposed action includes a Forest 

Plan Amendment to add 3 existing 

routes to the NFS motorized trails 

system in vehicle restricted areas. 

Maps and tables describing in detail 

both the PNF transportation system and 

the proposed action can found at: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/plumas/proj 

ects_and_plans/ ohv 

_route_designation/. In addition, maps 

will be available for viewing at: 

Supervisor’s Office, PO Box 11500, 

Quincy, California 95971. Beckwourth 

Ranger District, PO Box 7, Blairsden, 

California 96103. Mount Hough Ranger 

District, 39696 Highway 70, Quincy, 

California 95971. Feather River Ranger 

District, 875 Mitchell Avenue, Oroville, 

California 95965–4699. 

Responsible Official 

Alice B. Carlton, Forest Supervisor, 

PO Box 11500, Quincy, California 

95971. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The responsible official will decide 

whether to adopt and implement the 

proposed action, an alternative to the 

proposed action, or take no action to 

make changes to the existing Plumas 

National Forest Transportation System 

and prohibit cross country wheeled 

motorized vehicle travel by the public 

off the designated system. Once the 

decision is made, the Plumas National 

Forest will publish a Motor Vehicle Use 

Map (MVUM) identifying the roads, 

trails and open areas that are designated 

for motor vehicle use by vehicle class. 

Scoping Process 

Public participation will be especially 

important at several points during the 

analysis. The Forest Service will be 

seeking information, comments, and 

assistance from the federal, state, and 

local agencies and other individuals or 

organizations who may be interested in 

or affected by the proposed action. 

The comment period on the proposed 

action will extend 60 days from the date 

the Notice of Intent is published in the 

Federal Register. 

The draft environmental impact 

statement is expected to be filed with 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) and to be available for public 

review by September, 2008. EPA will 

publish a notice of availability of the 

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comment period on the draft EIS will 

extend 45 days from the date the EPA 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

At that time, copies of the draft EIS will 

be distributed to interested and affected 

agencies, organizations, and members of 

the public for their review and 

comment. It is very important that those 

interested in the management of the 

Plumas National Forest participate at 

that time. 

The final EIS is scheduled to be 

completed in December, 2008. In the 

final EIS, the Forest Service is required 

to respond to comments received during 

the comment period that pertain to the 

environmental consequences discussed 

in the draft EIS and applicable laws, 

regulations, and policies considered in 

making the decision. Submission of 

comments is a prerequisite for eligibility 

to appeal under the 36 CFR part 215 

regulations. 

Comment Requested 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process which guides the 

development of the environmental 

impact statement. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review: A draft 

environmental impact statement will be 

prepared for comment. The comment 

period on the draft environmental 

impact statement will be 45 days from 

the date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register. 

The Forest Service believes, at this 

early stage, it is important to give 

reviewers notice of several court rulings 

related to public participation in the 

environmental review process. First, 

reviewers of draft environmental impact 

statements must structure their 

participation in the environmental 

review of the proposal so that it is 

meaningful and alerts an agency to the 

reviewer’s position and contentions. 

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. 

NRDC, 435 U.S. 519,553 (1978). Also, 

environmental objections that could be 

raised at the draft environmental impact 

statement stage but that are not raised 

until after completion of the final 

environmental impact statement may be 

waived or dismissed by the courts. City 

of Angoon v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 

1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin 

Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 

1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of 

these court rulings, it is very important 

that those interested in this proposed 

action participate by the close of the 45 

day comment period so that comments 

and objections are made available to the 

Forest Service at a time when it can 

meaningfully consider them and 

respond to them in the final 

environmental impact statement. 

To assist the Forest Service in 

identifying and considering issues and 

concerns on the proposed action, 

comments on the draft environmental 

impact statement should be as specific 

as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the draft environmental 

impact statement. Comments may also 

address the adequacy of the draft 

environmental impact statement or the 

merits of the alternatives formulated 

and discussed in the statement. 

Reviewers may wish to refer to the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations for implementing the 

procedural provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 

1503.3 in addressing these points. 

Comments received, including the 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record on this proposal and will 

be available for public inspection. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; 

Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 

21) 

Dated: December 18, 2007. 

Alice B. Carlton, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Meeting; Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title 

VIII, Pub. L. 108–447) 

AGENCY: Pacific Southwest Region, 

Forest Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Southwest 

Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee (Recreation RAC) will hold a 

meeting in Monrovia, California. The 

purpose of this meeting is to conduct a 

field trip to view fee sites on the 

Angeles National Forest and to make 

recommendations for fee proposals on 

lands managed by the Forest Service 

and Bureau of Land Management in 

California. 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

14, 2008 from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. and 

January 15, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

various sites on the Angeles National 

Forest on the first day and in the Salon 

A, Courtyard Marriott, 700 W. 

Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016 

on the second day. Send written 

comments to Marlene Finley, 

Designated Federal Official for the 

Pacific Southwest Region Recreation 

RAC, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 

94592, 707–562–8856 or 

mfinley@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Finley, Designated Federal 

Official, Pacific Southwest Region 

Recreation RAC, 1323 Club Drive, 

Vallejo, CA 94592. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting is open to the public. 

Committee discussion is limited to 

Forest Service and Bureau of Land 

Management staff and Committee 

members. However, persons who wish 

to bring recreation fee matters to the 

attention of the Committee may file 

written statements with the Committee 

staff before or after the meeting. A 

public input session will be provided 

during the meeting and individuals who 

wish to address the Recreation RAC will 

have an opportunity at 10 a.m. on 

January 15. Comments will be limited to 

3 minutes per person. The Recreation 

RAC is authorized by the Federal Land 

Recreation Enhancement Act, which 

was signed into law by President Bush 

in December 2004. 

Dated: December 27, 2007. 

Lynn Boone, 

Acting for Designated Federal Official, 

Recreation RAC, Pacific Southwest Region. 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting and briefing. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, January 11; 9:30 

a.m. Meeting. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda. 

II. Approval of Minutes of December 3 

Meeting. 

III. Announcements. 

IV. Staff Director’s Report. 

V. Management and Operations: 

• Ethics Regulations. 

VI. Program Planning: 

• FY 2009 Multi-state Report. 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues: 

• District of Columbia SAC. 

• Kansas SAC. 

• Missouri SAC. 


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