[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 48 (Friday, March 11, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5761]
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[Federal Register: March 11, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Establishment of 3 New Research Natural Areas
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of decision.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Chief of the Forest Service
has issued Decision Notices/Designation Orders to establish 3 new
Research Natural Areas within the National Forest System. Establishment
of these areas is subject to administrative appeal pursuant to the
rules at 36 CFR part 217.
DATES: The establishment of the areas is effective April 25, 1994.
Also, pursuant to 36 CFR 217.8(b), the period for appealing this
decision begins March 12, 1994. Any notice of appeal must be received
in writing by April 25, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the establishment records and of the Decision
Notices/Designations Orders for the 3 areas are available upon written
request to Chief (4060), Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,
Washington, DC 20090-6090. Copies are available for inspection in the
office of the Director of Forest Management Research, First Floor,
Northwest Wing, Auditor's Building, 201 Fourteenth Street SW.,
Washington, DC. To facilitate entry into the building, visitors are
encouraged to call in advance (202-205-1552).
Anyone who wishes to appeal must submit a notice of appeal to The
Honorable Mike Espy, Secretary of Agriculture, Fourteenth and
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jacob L. Whitmore, Forest Management Research Staff, (202) 205-1149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Research Natural Areas are part of a
national network of ecological areas on National Forest System lands
designated and permanently recorded for research, education, and/or
maintenance of biological diversity. These areas are managed for
nonmanipulative research, observation, and study, and they may assist
in implementing provisions of special statutes, such as recovery of
species under the Endangered Species Act and the monitoring provisions
of the National Forest Management Act. The establishment of the 3 new
areas will bring the total number of Research Natural Areas on National
Forest System lands to 292.
Based on Environmental Assessments of the effects of establishment
of these areas, it has been determined that these actions would have no
significant impact on the quality of the human environment and that the
preparation of Environmental Impact Statements is not necessary.
The new areas to be established are as follows:
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Name of RNA State County National forest Acres
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Cape............. VT Addison and Green Mountain.. 290
Rutland.
Buckhorn Mountain AZ Gila............ Tonto........... 2810
Haufer Wash...... AZ Gila............ Tonto........... 680
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The Decision Notices/Designation Orders amend the relevant forest
plans. Notice of the establishment of a new Research Natural Area and
notice of forest plan amendment are accomplished simultaneously by
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The effective date of establishment is delayed to permit giving
public notice of the decision and to permit the opportunity for appeal
as provided in 36 CFR part 217. Pursuant to 36 CFR 217.7(a), review of
the Chief's decision by the Secretary is wholly discretionary.
Dated: March 4, 1994.
Mark A. Reimers,
Acting Chief.
[FR Doc. 94-5761 Filed 3-10-94; 8:45 am]
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