NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
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June 7, 2011 |
BUSSEL 484
DRAFT SUPPLEMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT
The Bussel 484 Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) is completed and is ready for public review and comment. The Draft SEIS updates information in the 2008 Final EIS. The project proposes to manage vegetation, provide wood products, work toward full support of beneficial uses in the watershed, and manage access for multiple uses.
The Draft SEIS is available
printed on paper, on CD, and online at
www.fs.usda.gov/goto/ipnf/projects.
If you
would like copies of the Draft SEIS or more
information, please contact Lynette Myhre,
Project Leader, at (208) 245-2531.
Project-specific comments
on the Draft SEIS must be postmarked or received
no later than 45 days from
Only those who submit timely comments will be accepted as appellants following release of the final SEIS and record of decision. For appeal eligibility, each individual or representative from each organization submitting comments must either sign the comments or verify their identity upon request. Comments must be specific to the proposed activities and area analyzed. They should include: 1) name, address, phone number, and organization represented, if any; 2) title of the document on which the comments are being submitted; 3) specific facts and supporting reasons for the Responsible Official to consider; and 4) signature(s).
Written comments may be submitted by facsimile
to (208) 245-6052, by mail, or in person at:
Bussel 484 Draft SEIS
Comments may be submitted orally at the St. Joe
Ranger District office in St. Maries or at an
official agency function for the purpose of
eliciting public comments on this proposal.
If oral comments are provided at the St.
Joe Ranger District office they must be provided
during normal business hours (Monday- Friday,
Comments may be submitted electronically to: comments-northern-idpanhandle-stjoe@fs.fed.us. The subject line must contain the name of this project: Bussel 484 Draft SEIS. Acceptable formats are MS Word or RTF. For electronically mailed comments, the sender should normally receive an automated electronic acknowledgement of the receipt of comments. It is the sender’s responsibility to ensure timely receipt by other means.
Comments received in
response to this solicitation, including names
and addresses of those who comment, will be
considered part of the public record on these
proposed actions and will be available for
public inspection.
Comments submitted anonymously will be
accepted and considered.
Additionally, pursuant to 7
Persons requesting such
confidentiality should be aware that, under the
FOIA, confidentiality may be granted in only
very limited circumstances, such as to protect
trade secrets.
The Forest Service will inform the
requester of the agency's decision regarding the
request for confidentiality, and where the
request is denied, the agency will return the
submission and notify the requester that the
comments may be resubmitted with or without name
and address within 30 days. |