Rolnictwo i żywność · 25/05/1995

Inland Native Fish Strategy; Environmental Assessment for Public Review

In the March 14, 1995, Federal Register (Vol. 60, No. 49, pp. 13697-13698), notice was given that the Forest Service, in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management and US Fish and Wildlife Service, is gathering information in order to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposal to protect habitat and populations of native inland fish. This EA will address National Forest System lands on the Bitterroot, Boise, Caribou, Challis, Clearwater, Colville, Deerlodge, Deschutes, Flathead, Fremont, Helena, Humboldt, Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai, Lolo, Malheur, Ochoco, Payette, Sawtooth, Wallowa-Whitman, and Winema National Forests in the Northern, Intermountain, and Pacific Northwest Regions. The public scoping period began March 14 and ended April 26, 1995. As of May 1, approximately 235 letters have been received from the public. Many people commented that they should have an opportunity to review the alternatives and effects analysis that will be documented in the Environmental Assessment. The agency agrees that the public should have this opportunity. The Environmental Assessment will be completed on or about May 31, and will be sent to the public for a 30-day review and com