94-14627. Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River Management Plan Environmental Assessment, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa County, OR

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River Management Plan Environmental 
Assessment, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa County, OR

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On June 7, 1994, Wallowa-Whitman Forest Supervisor, R.M. 
Richmond, signed a Decision Notice which adopted into the Forest Plan 
the Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River Management Plan which required 
an amendment to the Wallowa-Whitman Forest Plan.
    This management plan outlines use levels, development levels, 
resource protection measures, and outlines a general management 
direction for the river corridor. This amendment is necessary to 
implement the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act which required the Forest 
Service to develop a management plan for Joseph Creek. Interim 
direction was identified in the Forest Plan as Management Area 7 (Wild 
and Scenic Rivers). The environmental assessment documents the analysis 
of alternatives to managing the Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River in 
accordance with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.
    This decision is subject to appeal pursuant to Forest Service 
regulations 36 CFR part 217. Appeals must be filed within 45 days from 
the date of publication in the Baker City Herald. Notices of Appeals 
must meet the requirement of 36 CFR 217.9.
    The environmental assessment for the Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic 
River Management Plan is available for the public review at the 
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Supervisor's Office in Baker City, 
Oregon.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Implementation of this decision shall not occur within 
30 days following publication of the legal notice of the decision in 
the Baker City Herald.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information, contact Steve Davis, Wallowa-Whitman National 
Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City, Oregon 97814 or phone [phone].

    Dated: June 7, 1994.
R.M. Richmond,
Forest Supervisor
[FR Doc. 94-14627 Filed 6-15-94; 8:45 am]
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