[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 159 (Thursday, August 17, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42832-42833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20457]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Northwest Baranof Timber Sale(s), Tongass National Forest,
Chatham Area, Sitka Ranger District, Sitka, Alaska
agency: Forest Service, USDA.
action: Notice of public hearings for subsistence testimony and public
comment.
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summary: The Department of Agriculture, Forest Service will hold Open
Houses and Public Hearings in Sitka, Alaska, for subsistence testimony
and public comment regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Northwest Baranof timber sale(s) in Sitka, Alaska. The
Hearings are intended to meet subsistence evaluation requirements
outlined in Section 810, Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
Act (ANILCA).
dates: A Public Hearing will be held in Sitka, Alaska, on Monday,
September 11, 1995 at the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall. A second
Public Hearing will be held in Sitka, Alaska, on Wednesday, September
27, 1995 in the Maksoutoff Room in the Centennial Building, 330 Harbor
Drive. Both Hearings will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Open Houses will
preceed each Hearing to allow participants an opportunity to review and
discuss the five alternatives for the Northwest Baranof Project Area
presented in the Draft EIS. Both Open Houses will be held from 3 to 7
p.m. at the same location as the Hearings.
At the Hearing, written subsistence testimony is equally as
acceptable as oral testimony. If individuals are unable to attend the
Hearings, written testimony regarding subsistence may be submitted. In
either case, written testimony must be received by 5 p.m. on October 2,
1995. It should be sent to James Thomas, Team Leader, USDA Forest
Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska, 99835.
supplementary information: The Hearings are designed to receive oral or
written testimony from individuals, agencies, and organizations on the
alternatives proposed in the Draft EIS for the Northwest Baranof Timber
Sale, and how these alternatives may potentially affect users of
subsistence resources in the Northwest Baranof Project Area. The ANILCA
Section 810 subsistence evaluation for the Northwest Baranof Draft EIS
produced a finding of a significant possibility of a significant
restriction on the subsistence use of deer in the Project Area for the
community of Sitka. The evaluation and findings are detailed in the
Draft EIS. The Draft EIS was released on August 11, 1995. Comments
concerning the
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Draft EIS must be received by October 2, 1995. Copies of the Draft EIS
and further information are available from the Northwest Baranof
Planning Team, USDA Forest Service, 204 Siginaka Way, Sitka, Alaska,
99835, (907) 747-6671. For further information call (907) 747-6671.
Dated: August 7, 1995.
James S. Franzel,
District Ranger, Sitka Ranger District.
[FR Doc. 95-20457 Filed 8-16-95; 8:45 am]
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