[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9511]
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[Federal Register: April 20, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[PB3430DOI]
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Management for Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth
Forest Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl;
National Forests in Washington, Oregon, and California
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA; and Bureau of Land Management, USDI.
ACTION: Notice; record of decision.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) give
notice that on April 13, 1994, Secretary of Interior and the Deputy
Secretary of Agriculture, signed the Record of Decision for the Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Management for the
Northern Spotted Owl on Lands administered by the Forest Service and
the Bureau of Land Management within the Range of the northern spotted
owl in the States of Washington, Oregon, and California. The decision
adopts Alternative 9 of the Final Supplementary Environmental Impact
Statement, as modified by the Record of Decision and amplified by
Attachment A to the Record of Decision. Alternative 9 consists of
extensive standards and guidelines, including land allocations, that
comprise a comprehensive ecosystem management strategy.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendments for Forest Service and BLM planning
documents within the range of the northern spotted owl will be
effective on May 20, 1994. Because this decision amends Forest Service
Regional Guides and Forest Plans, no implementing decisions will be
made before May 20, 1994, as stipulated in 16 U.S.C. 1604(j). Until May
20, 1994, there will be no Forest Service or BLM Records of Decision,
Decision Notices, or Decision Memos signed for timber sales, salvage
sales, road construction, or other development activities that
implement this decision.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision; Attachment A to the Record
of Decision which contains the standards and guidelines; and the Final
Environmental Impact Statement are available from the Office of
Forestry and Economic Development, P.O. Box 3623, Portland, Oregon
97208; or the Deputy Chief, National Forest System (2000), Forest
Service USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauri Hennessey, Office of Forestry and Economic Development, (503)
326-7688, or Susan Yonts-Shepard, Staff Assistant for National Forest
System Operations, (202) 205-1519.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final Environmental Impact Statement on
Management of Habitat for Late-Successional and Old-Growth Forest
Related Species Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl was filed
with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on February 22, 1994.
Notice of its availability was published in the Federal Register by EPA
on February 25, 1994 (59 FR 38). The Record of Decision presents a
comparison of the alternatives considered in the Final Environmental
Impact Statement and describes the rationale for the alternative
selected. This decision is not appealable under Forest Service or
Bureau of Land Management administrative appeal procedures.
Copies of the Record of Decision are being mailed to persons who
received a copy of the complete Final Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement.
Dated: April 15, 1994.
For the Department of Agriculture.
Mark A. Reimers,
Deputy Chief, Forest Service.
Dated: April 15, 1994.
For the Department of Interior.
Denise Meridith,
Deputy Director, BLM.
[FR Doc. 94-9511 Filed 4-19-94; 8:45 am]
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