Clean State Ecosystem Management Project, Nez Perce National Forest, Idaho County, Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Clean State Ecosystem Management Project, Nez Perce National

Forest, Idaho County, Idaho

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent.

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Authorization: 40 CFR 1508.22.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service published a notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the Clean State Ecosystem Management

Project in March 6, 1997 in the Federal Register (Vol. 62, No. 44, Page

10253-10254). Forest Service Policy mandates that a revised notice of

intent (NOI) be filed when there is a major change is the information

shown in the notice of intent. For the Clean State Ecosystem Management

Project, there are two major changes:

1. A delay of more than 6 months in filing either a draft for final

EIS

The draft impact statement is anticipated to be done by

May of 1999 with the final EIS to be published in July 1999. This will

be a 12 month delay of the draft and final EIS from the original notice

of intent.

2. A change in the proposed action or the decision to be made.

The following actions have been removed from the Clean

State Ecosystem Management Project proposed action:

Modify existing fish structure in Slate Creek;

Develop and enhance dispersed recreation sites; and

Provide interpretive sites for the public.

Dates: Written comments and suggestions should be received by Federal

Register to receive timely consideration in the preparation of the

draft EIS.

Addresses: Send written comments and suggestions, request for maps, or

request to be placed on the mailing list to Jack Carlson, District

Ranger, Salmon River Ranger District, Nez Perce National Forest, HC 01,

Box 70, Whitebird, Idaho, 83554 or by e-mail at: cseis/

[email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike McGee or Marsha Hollander, Salmon

River Ranger District, HC 01, Box 70, Whitebird, Idaho 83554. Phone

(208) 839-2211 or by e-mail at: cseis/[email protected]

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Dated: November 18, 1998.

Elayne M. Murphy,

Acting Forest Supervisor, Nez Perce National Forest.

[FR Doc. 98-31871 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]

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