[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 42832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20455]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Eight Fathom Timber Sale(s), Tongass National Forest, Chatham
Area, Sitka, Alaska
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing for subsistence testimony.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will hold Public
Hearings in Tenakee Springs, Hoonah, and Gustavus, Alaska, for
subsistence testimony regarding the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Eight Fathom Timber Sale(s).
DATES: Public Hearings will be held at 7 p.m. in the following
communities and locations: in Tenakee Springs, Alaska, on September 12,
1995, in the Community Hall; in Hoonah, Alaska, on September 13, 1995,
in the City Council Chambers; and, in Gustavus, Alaska, on September
14, 1995, in the Gustavus School.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hearings are intended to meet
Subsistence Evaluation requirements outlined in Section 810, Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
The Hearings are designed to receive testimony from individuals,
agencies and organizations on the alternatives proposed in the DEIS for
the Eight Fathom Project Area, and how these alternatives may
potentially affect users of subsistence resources of the Eight Fathom
Project Area. The ANILCA Section 810 subsistence evaluation and
findings are detailed in the DEIS.
Written subsistence testimony is just a acceptable as oral
testimony. Send written testimony to Eight Fathom Planning Team, Forest
Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska, 99835.
The DEIS was released on August 4, 1995 and comments concerning the
DEIS must be received by September 19, 1995. Copies of the DEIS and
further information is available from the Eight Fathom Planning Team,
U.S. Forest Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska, 99835, (907) 747-
6671.
Dated: August 10, 1995.
Gary A. Morrison,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 95-20455 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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