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Vol. 75, No. 13 

Thursday, January 21, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Tahoe National Forest, California, 

Tahoe National Forest Motorized 

Travel Management Supplemental 

Draft EIS 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

supplemental draft environmental 

impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Tahoe National Forest 

(TNF) will prepare a supplemental draft 

environmental impact statement to 

disclose the impacts associated with the 

following proposed actions: 

1. Prohibition of Cross Country 

Travel: The prohibition of wheeled 

motor vehicle travel off designated 

National Forest Transportation System 

(NFTS) roads, NFTS motorized trails, 

and areas by the public except as 

allowed by permit or other 

authorization. 

2. Additions to the NFTS: The 

addition of unauthorized routes as roads 

and trails to the NFTS by vehicle class 

and season of use. 

3. Establishment of Motorized ‘‘Open 

Areas’’: The establishment of motorized 

‘‘Open Areas’’ by vehicle class and 

season of use. 

4. Changes to the NFTS: Changes to 

the NFTS including Vehicle Class, 

Season of Use and/Reopening 

Maintenance Level 1 roads. 

5. Amendments to the Forest Plan: 

The amendment of The Tahoe National 

Forest Land and Resource Management 

Plan to remove the November 1 to May 

1 seasonal closure in the Sugar Pine area 

(Management Area 84 Humbug Sailor) 

on key winter deer range to improve 

motorized recreation opportunities. 

DATES: Scoping is not required for 

supplemental draft environmental 

statements (40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4)). There 

was extensive public involvement in the 

development of the proposed action as 

published in the Federal Register April 

11, 2007 and the Forest Service is not 

inviting additional comments at this 

time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Arrasmith, Tahoe National Forest, 

631 Coyote Street, Nevada City, 

California 95959. Phone: (530) 478– 

6220. E-mail: darrasmith@fs.fed.us. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 11, 2007, the Forest Service 

published the ‘‘Proposed Action and 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement’’ 

(Federal Register Vol. 72/No. 69). The 

public comment period began on April 

11, 2007, and ended May 14, 2007. Over 

3,500 comments were received. 

On October 3, 2008 the Forest Service 

published the ‘‘Notice of Availability’’ 

for the Tahoe National Forest Motorized 

Travel Management Draft EIS (Federal 

Register Vol. 73/No. 193). A two-month 

comment period was initially 

announced, and was expanded for an 

additional month based on public and 

elected official requests for a total of 

three months. The comment period 

ended December 26, 2008, but 

comments were accepted through 

December 29 due to a Presidential 

Proclamation to close the office on 

Friday, December 26. Over 7,000 letters, 

emails, map packets and other 

supporting materials were received. 

In response to public comments 

received on the Draft Travel 

Management EIS (DEIS) the TNF 

undertook a comprehensive review of 

its existing NFTS. This review was done 

to respond to concerns expressed by the 

public during the comment period on 

the DEIS. Based on this review, the 

following corrections were made to the 

NFTS motorized recreation 

opportunities. 

SUMMARY OF NFTS MILEAGE BEFORE AND AFTER CORRECTIONS

Class of vehicle DEIS mileage SDEIS 

mileage Change 

Roads open to highway legal vehicles only ................................................................................ 629.3 616.7 ¥12.6 

Roads Open to all vehicles ......................................................................................................... 1,845.2 1,450.9 ¥394.3 

Trails open to high clearance trail vehicles only ......................................................................... 161.5 133.8 ¥27.7 

Trails open to ATV’s and motorcycles only ................................................................................. 16.8 25.5 +8.7 

Trails open to motorcycles only ................................................................................................... 147.6 168.8 +21.2 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 2,800.4 2,395.7 ¥404.7 

The Forest Supervisor reviewed this 

information and, based on the 

interdisciplinary team’s 

recommendation, determined the 

preparation of a supplemental DEIS was 

warranted so that the public has an 

opportunity to review the proposed 

action and alternatives in light of the 

corrections that have been made since 

the DEIS was circulated. These 

corrections will be incorporated into all 

of the alternatives in the Supplemental 

DEIS. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for this project 

was previously described in the Notice 

of Intent published in the Federal 

Register Vol. 72/No. 69/Wednesday 

April 11, 2007. See the Notice of Intent 

for further details. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action was previously 

identified in the Notice of Intent 

published in the Federal Register Vol. 

72/No. 69/Wednesday April 11, 2007. 

See the Notice of Intent for further 

details. 


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Responsible Official 

Tom Quinn, Forest Supervisor, Tahoe 

National Forest, 631 Coyote Street, 

Nevada City, California 95959. 

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 Tahoe 

National Forest Transportation System 

and prohibit cross country wheeled 

motorized vehicle travel by the public 

off the designated system. 

Early Notice of Importance of Public 

Participation in Subsequent 

Environmental Review 

The Supplemental Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(SDEIS) is expected to be filed with the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

and to be available for public review 

during February 2010. EPA will publish 

a notice of availability of the SDEIS in 

the Federal Register. The comment 

period on the SDEIS will extend 45 days 

from the date the EPA notice appears in 

the Federal Register. At that time, 

copies of the SDEIS 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 Tahoe 

National Forest participate at that time. 

The Final EIS is scheduled to be 

completed in June 2010. In the Final 

EIS, the Forest Service is required to 

respond to substantive comments 

received during the comment period 

that pertain to the environmental 

consequences discussed in the SDEIS 

and applicable laws, regulations, and 

policies considered in making the 

decision. Substantive comments are 

defined as ‘‘comments within the scope 

of the proposed action, specific to the 

proposed action, and have a direct 

relationship to the proposed action, and 

include supporting reasons for the 

responsible official to consider’’ (36 CFR 

215.2). Submission of substantive 

comments is a prerequisite for eligibility 

to appeal under the 36 CFR part 215 

regulations. 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 an SDEIS 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 SDEIS 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 substantive 

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 SDEIS should be as 

specific as possible. It is also helpful if 

comments refer to specific pages or 

chapters of the SDEIS. Comments may 

also address the adequacy of the SDEIS 

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: January 13, 2010. 

Tom Quinn, 

Forest Supervisor. 

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