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1Eyre, F.H. editor 1980 Cover Types of the United 

States and Canada Society of American Foresters, 

Washington D.C. pp 80–141. 

2dbh: diameter at breast height. 

Exceptions: This guideline does not 

apply to: 

i. Designated personal-use firewood 

areas; 

ii. Highway and utility corridors where 

hazard tree removal is necessary for 

public safety; 

iii. Management Prescriptions: 

4.1 (Developed Recreation Sites) 

4.2 (Special Use Permit Recreation 

Sites) 

4.3 (Dispersed Camping 

Management) 

8.1 (Concentrated Developed Areas) 

b. Large diameter snags and/or green 

trees having evidence of cavities, 

nesting activity, or decadence would be 

given priority for retention (Guideline). 

c. Public workforce and contractor 

safety will be considered and provided 

for in selecting the arrangement of 

retained snags and trees (Standard). 

Wildlife—Forestwide Direction for 

Northern Goshawk, Boreal and Great 

Gray Owl Habitat 

1. Delete the forest-wide standards 

and guidelines for northern goshawk 

habitat (entire table on III–21), guideline 

number 2 for boreal owl habitat (III–22) 

and standard number 2 for great gray 

owl habitat (III–22). 

2. Replace the above standards and 

guidelines with the following guideline: 

a. Utilize site-specific data to predict 

whether a proposed project may 

negatively impact Northern goshawks, 

boreal owls, and/or great gray owls, and 

whether habitat occurs within the 

project area. If there is habitat and the 

species may be negatively impacted by 

the project: 

i. Survey for the presence of Northern 

goshawks, boreal owls and/or great gray 

owls at least once prior to project 

implementation. 

ii. Design projects to maintain 

adequate amounts of habitat in known 

territories. 

Big Hole Subsection and Caribou 

Subsection—Guidelines for Old-Growth 

1. Delete the following guideline 

applicable in both subsections: ‘‘Within 

one mile of the Palisades Reservoir and 

the South Fork of the Snake River, 

emphasis will be given to managing oldgrowth Douglas-fir, spruce and 

cottonwood habitats for wildlife 

species’’ (III–61 and 62). 

Monitoring 

The proposed amendment would 

update the 1997 Plan monitoring 

requirements related to the proposed 

above changes (Chapter V). 

Glossary and Definitions 

The proposed amendment would 

update 1997 Plan definitions related to 

the above changes (Glossary). 

Name and Address of the Responsible 

Official 

Brent Larson, Forest Supervisor, 1405 

Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, ID 83445. 

Nature of the Decision To Be Made (See 

FSH 1909.15, section 11.22) 

The decision to be made is to approve 

the proposed amendment to the 1997 

Plan; approve a modification of the 

proposed amendment; or not to amend 

the 1997 Plan at this time. 

Description of the Scoping Process 

This corrected NOI continues the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS. 

Applicable Planning Rule 

On December 18, 2009 the 

Department reinstated the previous 

planning rule, commonly known as the 

2000 planning rule in the Federal 

Register (Federal Register, Volume 74, 

No. 242, Friday, December 18, 2009, 

pages 67059 thru 67075). The transition 

provisions of the reinstated rule (36 CFR 

219.35 and appendices A and B) allow 

use of the provisions of the National 

Forest System land and resource 

management planning rule in effect 

prior to the effective date of the 2000 

Rule (November 9, 2000), commonly 

called the 1982 planning rule, to amend 

or revise plans. The Caribou-Targhee 

National Forest has elected to use the 

provisions of the 1982 planning rule 

including the requirement to prepare an 

EIS, to complete its plan revision. 

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

219.35 (74 FR 67073–67074). 

Dated: October 22, 2010. 

Brent Larson, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27334 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice: Notice of Extension of 

Comment Period. 

SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service 

published a Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register of October 5, 2010, 

requesting comments concerning a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Greens Creek Mine Tailings Expansion. 

The comment period is to be extended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chad VanOrmer, 907–789–6202 or 

Sarah Samuelson, 907–789–6274. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of October 5, 

2010, in FR Doc. 2010–24907, on page 

61415, in the first column, correct the 

DATES caption to read: 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope of 

the analysis must be received by November 

19, 2010. 

Dated: October 22, 2010. 

Forrest Cole, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27361 Filed 10–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Newspapers To Be Used for 

Publication of Legal Notice of 

Appealable Decisions and Publication 

of Notice of Proposed Actions for 

Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, 

Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West 

Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North 

Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, 

Puerto Rico 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the 

Southern Region will publish notice of 

decisions subject to administrative 

appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 219 

in the legal notice section of the 

newspapers listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. As 

provided in 36 CFR part 215.5 and 36 

CFR part 219.14 the public shall be 

advised through Federal Register 

notice, of the newspaper of record to be 

utilized for publishing legal notice of 

decisions. Newspaper publication of 

notice of decisions is in addition to 

direct notice of decisions to those who 

have requested it and to those who have 

participated in project planning. 

Responsible Officials in the Southern 

Region will also publish notice of 

proposed actions under 36 CFR part 

215.5 in the newspapers that are listed 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. As provided in 36 

CFR part 215.5, the public shall be 

advised, through Federal Register 

notice, of the newspaper of record to be 

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