[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 34789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16944]


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Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 3, 1996 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Huckleberry Land Exchange With Weyerhaeuser Company, Mt. Baker-
Snoqualmie National Forest, Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Lewis, 
Kittitas and Cowlitz Counties, WA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: This is a revision to the notice which appeared in the Federal 
Register on July 14, 1995 (60 FR 36257), for the Huckleberry Land 
Exchange with Weyerhaeuser Company. The revision is needed to identify 
a change to the proposed action and responsible official. The proposed 
action has been modified to include exchange of about 6,770 acres of 
Federally owned subsurface mineral estate to Weyerhaeuser Company. 
Weyerhaeuser Company or another private entity currently owns the 
surface lands. Approximately 5,210 acres of the severed minerals are 
administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in King and Cowlitz 
Counties, Washington. About 1,560 acres are administered by the Gifford 
Pinchot and the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests in Lewis County, 
Washington.
    This revised notice serves BLM requirements for land exchanges 
under Title 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 2200 that lands 
or interest in lands are being considered for exchange. This notice and 
the environmental analysis for this exchange will constitute a planning 
analysis for BLM lands under 43 CFR 1610.8(b)(2).
    The lead agency is the Forest Service. Wendy M. Herrett, Director 
of Recreation, Lands, and Mineral Resources, Pacific Northwest Region, 
is the responsible official for the Forest Service. Elaine Zielinski, 
State Director Oregon and Washington BLM, is the responsible official 
for the BLM. The Forest Service will prepare a Record of Decision for 
lands under its jurisdiction and the BLM will prepare a Record of 
Decision for lands or interest in lands under its jurisdiction upon 
completion of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) and 
selection of the preferred alternative by the responsible official.
    The draft EIS is expected to be filed in July 1996. The comment 
period on the draft EIS will be 45 days from the date the Environmental 
Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability in the Federal 
Register. The final EIS is scheduled to be completed in September 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Schrenk, NEPA Coordiantor, North 
Bend Ranger District, 42404 S.E. North Bend Way, North Bend, Washington 
98045, telephone (206) 888-1421.

    Dated: June 25, 1996.
 Wendy M. Herrett,
Director, Recreation, Lands, and Mineral Resources.
[FR Doc. 96-16944 Filed 7-2-96; 8:45 am]
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