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projects, planning for the 2011 project 

approval meetings and other RAC 

business. The meeting is an open public 

forum. Some RAC members may attend 

the meeting by conference call, 

telephone, or electronically. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frank V. Guzman, Forest Supervisor 

and Designated Federal Officer, at 208– 

756–5111. 

Dated: September 10, 2010. 

Frank V. Guzman, 

Forest Supervisor, Salmon-Challis National 

Forest, Public Lands Center, 1206 South 

Challis Street, Salmon, Idaho. 

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DEPARMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Revision of the Shoshone National 

Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to revise the 

Shoshone National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan and prepare 

an environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: As directed by the National 

Forest Management Act (NFMA), the 

USDA Forest Service is preparing the 

Shoshone National Forest’s revised land 

management plan (forest plan) and an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for this revised forest plan. This notice 

briefly describes the nature of the 

decision to be made, the need for 

change and proposed action, and 

information concerning public 

participation. It also provides estimated 

dates for filing the EIS and the name 

and address of the responsible agency 

official and the individual who can 

provide additional information. 

Finally, this notice briefly describes 

the applicable planning rule and how 

plan revision work completed under the 

2008 planning rule will be used or 

modified for completing this plan 

revision. 

The revised land management plan 

will supersede the 1986 forest plan, as 

amended. The amended plan will 

remain in effect until the revision takes 

effect. 

DATES: Comments concerning the need 

for change and the proposed action 

provided in this notice will be most 

useful in the development of the draft 

revised plan and draft EIS if received by 

November 19, 2010. The agency expects 

to release a draft revised forest plan and 

draft EIS for formal comment by May 

2012 and a final revised plan and final 

environmental impact statement by 

April 2013. 

Public meetings to gather additional 

input on potential alternatives to the 

proposed action are scheduled for 

winter/spring 2011. The dates, times, 

and locations of these meetings will be 

announced and sent to members of the 

plan revision mailing list and posted on 

the Shoshone National Forest Web site 

at http://www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Forest Plan Revision, Shoshone 

National Forest, 808 Meadow Lane 

Avenue, Cody, WY 82414. Comments 

may also be sent via e-mail to 

shoshone_forestplan@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olga 

Troxel, acting planning team leader, 808 

Meadow Lane Avenue, Cody, WY 

82414, telephone 307.578.5164. 

Information on this revision is also 

available on the Shoshone National 

Forest Web site at http:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Name and Address of the Responsible 

Official 

The responsible official who will 

approve the Record of Decision is Rick 

Cables, Regional Forester, USDA Forest 

Service, Rocky Mountain Region, 740 

Simms Street, Denver, CO 80401. 

Cooperating Agencies 

Cooperating Agencies include the 

State of Wyoming, Fremont County, Hot 

Springs County, Park County, Cody 

Conservation District, Dubois-Crowheart 

Conservation District, Hot Springs 

Conservation District, Lower Wind 

River Natural Resource District. 

Meeteetse Conservation District, Popo 

Agie Conservation District, and Teton 

Conservation District. Cooperating 

Agencies funded the social and 

economic assessments. They also work 

with Forest Service officials to address 

state and local government interests in 

the planning process and the 

development of plan direction. 

Nature of the Decision To Be Made 

The Forest Service is preparing an EIS 

to revise the 1986 forest plan. The EIS 

process is meant to inform the regional 

forester when deciding which 

alternative best meets the need to 

achieve quality land management under 

the sustainable multiple-use 

management concept to meet the 

diverse needs of people while protecting 

the Shoshone National Forest’s 

resources, as required by the NFMA and 

the Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act. 

The revised forest plan describes the 

strategic intent of managing the 

Shoshone National Forest for 10 to 15 

years. The revised forest plan provides 

management direction in the form of 

goals (desired conditions), objectives, 

suitability determinations, standards, 

guidelines, and a monitoring plan. It 

also makes special area 

recommendations for wilderness, 

research natural areas, and other special 

areas. 

It is also important to identify the 

types of decisions that will not be made 

within the revised forest plan. 

Authorization of project-level activities 

on the Shoshone National Forest is not 

a decision made in the forest plan, but 

occurs through subsequent project 

specific decision making. The 

designation of routes and trails for 

specific uses is not considered during 

plan revision, but will be addressed 

through subsequent planning processes. 

Some issues, although important, are 

beyond the authority or control of the 

Shoshone National Forest or the Forest 

Service and will not be considered. 

Additionally, some decisions and 

determinations, such as management 

direction, Canada lynx conservation, 

and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone 

Wild River corridor, have been 

accomplished through separate forest 

plan amendment processes that 

occurred recently and will not be 

reconsidered in revision. 

Applicable Planning Rule 

Preparation of a revised plan is 

governed by the requirements of the 

NFMA and the associated regulations 

(or rule) at 36 CFR 219. The Shoshone 

plan revision was underway when the 

2008 rule was enjoined on June 30, 

2009, by the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California 

(Citizens for Better Forestry v. United 

States Department of Agriculture, 632F. 

Supp. 2d 968 (N.D. Cal. June 2009)). 

On December 18, 2009, the 

Department reinstated the previous 

planning rule, commonly known as the 

2000 planning rule, in the Federal 

Register (74 FR 242, pages 67059 

through 67075 [Friday, December 18, 

2009]). The transition provisions of the 

reinstated rule allow the Forest Service 

to follow the procedures of a previous 

1982 rule. The Shoshone National 

Forest has elected to use the provisions 

of the 1982 rule, including the 

requirement to prepare an ETS to 

complete the revised plan. 


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Prior Plan Revision Efforts 

In spring 2005, the Shoshone National 

Forest began working on revision of the 

forest plan. Eleven public and 

cooperator meetings were held in May 

and June 2005 to begin collaboration on 

the revision and the need for change 

questions. In September 2005, a notice 

of intent was published in the Federal 

Register, announcing the beginning of 

the revision process under the 2005 

planning rule. In September 2005, the 

forest supervisor published the Need for 

Change document that summarized the 

comments received on need for change. 

Twelve public and cooperator meetings 

were held in September and October 

2005 to discuss the need for change and 

the development of revision topics. The 

forest supervisor identified the revision 

topics to be addressed in plan revision 

in a document published in December 

2005. 

From January 2006 through February 

2007, work began on developing plan 

direction and an associated draft forest 

plan. Numerous documents were 

produced for public review and 

consideration. Fifty-three public and 

cooperator meetings were held to 

discuss the development of plan 

direction. 

In March 2007, further work 

developing a draft plan was halted with 

the injunction of the 2005 planning rule. 

In May 2008, the Forest Supervisor 

published a notice of adjustment to 

continue with plan revision under the 

2008 planning rule. Information 

produced under the 2005 planning rule 

was used to produce a draft plan under 

the 2008 planning rule. 

In May 2008 and April 2009, 10 

public and cooperator meetings were 

held to continue work on developing 

and refining plan direction. Work on 

plan revision halted with the court 

injunction of the 2008 planning rule in 

June 2009. 

Although the 2008 planning rule is no 

longer in effect, information gathered 

prior to the court’s injunction is useful 

for completing the revision of the plan 

using the provisions of the 1982 rule. 

The documents listed here include the 

majority of material developed for plan 

revision as of April 2009. This material 

is posted on the Shoshone National 

Forest Web site at http:// 

www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone. The 

following describes the material that is 

appropriate for continued use in the 

revision process: 

1. Comprehensive Evaluation Report 

(CER) (April 2009)—Much of the 

background material in this report will 

be carried forward in the Analysis of the 

Management Situation or draft EIS. The 

CER documents the evaluation of the 

1986 forest plan and proposed change 

and evaluates current social, economic, 

and ecological conditions and trends 

that contribute to sustainability. The 

CER identifies factors that affect 

conditions and trends, and includes 

information about what is causing 

conditions to change. Much of this 

information will continue to be used in 

the revision process. 

2. An Economic Profile of the 

Shoshone National Forest (draft dated 

May 2008)—This report is not rule 

specific and is appropriate for use in 

revision. The economic information in 

the report will be updated with the 

latest information. 

3. Evaluation of Areas for Potential 

Wilderness (August 2008)—This 

information is consistent with 

appropriate provisions of the 1.982 rule 

and will be brought forward into the 

revision. 

4. Potential Research Natural Areas 

(August 2008) and Potential Special 

Interest Areas (August 2008)—This 

information is not rule specific and will 

be carried forward into the revision. 

5. Wild and Scenic River Eligibility 

Evaluation (August 2008)—The 

eligibility determination is consistent 

with the provisions of the 1982 rule and 

will be brought forward into the 

revision. 

6. Report: Study of Preferences and 

Values on the Shoshone National Forest 

(January 2008) and Social Survey 

Comments (January 2008)—This 

information is not rule specific and will 

be carried forward into the revision. 

Additional background reports, 

assessments, datasets, and public 

comment will be used; much of this 

material can be found on the Shoshone’s 

Web site. As necessary or appropriate, 

the material listed above will be 

adjusted further as part of the planning 

process using the provisions of the 1982 

rule. 

Need for Change and Proposed Action 

According to the National Forest 

Management Act, forest plans are to be 

revised on a 10- to 15-year cycle. The 

purpose and need for revising the 

current forest plan are (1) the forest plan 

is over 20 years old, and (2) since the 

forest plan was approved in 1986, there 

have been changes in economic, social, 

and ecological conditions, new policies 

and priorities, and new information 

based on monitoring and scientific 

research. Extensive public and 

employee collaboration, along with 

science-based evaluations, identified the 

need for change in the 1986 forest plan. 

This need for change has been organized 

into six revision topics that are listed 

below. Input on need for change is 

documented in Need for Change 

(September 2005). 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action will be 

developed using the information that 

has been developed and summarized 

over the last five years: Public 

comments, public working groups, 

proposed plans, and other documents. 

Much of this information can be found 

on the Shoshone’s Web site and 

includes Draft Proposed Land 

Management Plan (April 2009), maps of 

draft recreation settings (April 2009), 

range of settings maps (May 2008), 

suggested settings from the public (May 

2008), settings maps (January 2007), 

Need for Change Evaluation (September 

2005), and Revision Topics (December 

2005). The information in these 

documents and maps are the result of 

internal and external discussions with 

agency employees, the public, and 

cooperators, including over 88 meetings. 

The Shoshone planning team proposes 

to review the work that has been 

completed to date to develop a proposed 

action and range of alternatives. 

Revision Topics 

The Forest Service proposes to carry 

forward the revision topics as 

documented in Revision Topics 

(December 2005). These revision topics 

represent questions that need to be 

addressed during plan revision. The 

selection of the topics was based upon 

both the need for change from the 

existing Forest Plan and the strong 

public interest in how the revised plan 

will answer these questions. These 

topics were the ones identified 

repeatedly in the public meetings held 

across the forest and by the Government 

Cooperators Work Group. 

1. Recreation uses and 

opportunities—What type of recreation 

opportunities will be provided on the 

forest, where can they occur, and when 

can they occur? 

2. Special areas and designations— 

How will the Dunoir Special 

Management Unit and High Lakes 

Wilderness Study Area be managed? 

Will new designated wilderness areas be 

recommended? Will any new research 

natural areas or special interest areas be 

designated? 

3. Vegetation management—What 

areas will be suitable for timber harvest? 

How will hazardous fuels be managed? 

How will forest health and the impacts 

from the beetle epidemic be addressed? 

What mix of vegetation types and 

conditions will be maintained on the 

Shoshone? 


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4. Wildlife habitat management— 

What will the management direction be 

for wildlife species, including big game 

species? How will wildlife corridors and 

secure habitat areas be managed? What 

management direction applies to the 

management of streams and lakes for 

native fish and aquatic life? 

5. Minerals—What areas of the 

Shoshone are suitable for mineral, oil, 

and gas development? 

6. Commercial livestock grazing— 

What areas of the Shoshone are suitable 

for livestock grazing? 

Public Involvement 

Extensive public involvement and 

collaboration on revising the 1986 

Shoshone National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan have 

occurred over the last five years. 

Discussions with the public regarding 

needed changes to the 1986 forest plan 

began with a series of public meetings 

in 2005. This input, along with sciencebased evaluations, were used to 

determine a need for change and a 

proposed plan. Correspondence, news 

releases, comment periods, and other 

tools were used to gather feedback from 

the public, Shoshone National Forest 

employees, tribal governments, federal 

and state agencies, and local 

governments. 

We desire to continue collaborative 

efforts with members of the public who 

are interested in management of the 

Shoshone, as well as federal and state 

agencies, local governments, and private 

organizations. If you feel we missed any 

substantive issues or concerns from 

those listed above as revision topics or 

as identified in the Need for Change 

document, or additional, different 

comments from those previously 

provided on the draft proposed plan, 

please contact us. 

If you do wish to comment, it is 

important that you provide comments at 

such times and in such a way (clearly 

articulate your concerns) that they are 

useful to the Agency’s preparation of the 

revised plan and the EIS. Therefore, 

comments on the proposed action and 

need for change will be most valuable 

if received by November 19, 2010. The 

submission of timely and specific 

comments can affect a reviewer’s ability 

to participate in subsequent 

administrative or judicial review. At 

this time, we anticipate using the 2000 

planning rule pre-decisional objection 

process (36 CFR 219.32) for 

administrative review. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including the names 

and addresses of those who comment, 

will be part of the public record. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

be accepted and considered. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1600–1614; 36 CFR 

219.35 [74 FR 67073–67074]. 

Dated: September 16, 2010. 

David M. Pieper, 

Acting Forest Supervisor, Shoshone National 

Forest. 

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UNITED STATES ARCTIC RESEARCH 

COMMISSION 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 94th meeting in Fairbanks, AK, on 

October 6–8, 2010. The business 

session, open to the public, will 

convene October 6 at 9 a.m. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

agenda. 

(2) Approval of the minutes from the 

93rd meeting. 

(3) Commissioners and staff reports. 

(4) Discussion and presentations 

concerning Arctic research activities. 

The focus of the meeting will be 

reports and updates on programs and 

research projects affecting the Arctic. 

If you plan to attend this meeting, 

please notify us via the contact 

information below. Any person 

planning to attend who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission of thoe 

needs in advance of the meeting. 

Contact person for further 

information: John Farrell, Executive 

Director, U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission, 703–525–0111 or TDD 

703–306–0090. 

John Farrell, 

Executive Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XZ18 

Endangered Species; Permit No. 1578– 

01; and Permit No. 1595–04 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of modification 

requests. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given the 

following applicants have applied in 

due form for modifications to permits 

(Permit Nos. 1578 and 1595–03) to take 

shortnose sturgeon for purposes of 

scientific research:Maine Department of 

Marine Resources (MDMR) (Gail S. 

Wippelhauser, Principal Investigator), 

21 State House Station, Augusta, ME, 

04333 (Permit No. 1578); and Michael 

M. Hastings, University of Maine, 5717 

Corbett Hall, Orono, ME 04469, (Permit 

No. 1595–03). 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

October 25, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The applications and 

related documents are available for 

review by selecting ‘‘Records Open for 

Public Comment’’ from the Features box 

on the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/, and then 

selecting Permit Nos. 1578–01 or 1595– 

04 from the list of available 

applications. The documents are 

available for review upon written 

request or by appointment in the 

following offices: 

• Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, 

1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 713–2289; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

• Northeast Region, NMFS, Protected 

Resources Division, 55 Great Republic 

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; phone 

(978)281–9328; fax (978)281–9394. 

Written comments or requests for a 

public hearing on these applications 

should be mailed to the Chief, Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

F/PR1, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Those 

individuals requesting a hearing should 

set forth the specific reasons why a 

hearing on this particular request would 

be appropriate. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

facsimile at (301) 713–0376, provided 

the facsimile is confirmed by hard copy 

submitted by mail and postmarked no 

later than the closing date of the 

comment period. 

Comments may also be submitted by 

e-mail. The mailbox address for 

providing e-mail comments is 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Include 

in the subject line of the e-mail 

comment the following document 

identifiers: Permit No. 1578–01 or 

Permit No.1595–04. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Malcolm Mohead or Colette Cairns, 

(301) 713–2289. 


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