81 FR 149 pgs. 51179-51180 - Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; Montana; Supplemental EIS for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan To Comply With District of Montana Court Order
Type: NOTICEVolume: 81Number: 149Pages: 51179 - 51180
Pages: 51179, 51180FR document: [FR Doc. 2016-18366 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
Agency: Agriculture Department
Sub Agency: Forest Service
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; Montana; Supplemental EIS for the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan To Comply With District of Montana Court Order
AGENCY:
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.
SUMMARY:
[top] The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to the 2009 Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) environmental analysis in response to a June 14, 2016 Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. The Court directed the Forest Service to issue a supplemental EIS for the 2009 Revised Forest Plan that evaluates the potential environmental consequences of the 2002 and the 2008 MOUs. The MOUs were entered into by and between Grazing Permittees, the
DATES:
Under 40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4), there is no formal scoping period for this proposed action. The Draft SEIS is expected to be published in October, 2016, which will then begin, in accordance with 36 CFR 219.16(a)(2), a 90-day public comment period on the Draft SEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jan Bowey, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, 420 Barrett Street, Dillon, MT 59725 (406) 683-3900.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
Dated: July 27, 2016.
Melany Glossa,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2016-18366 Filed 8-2-16; 8:45 am]
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