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Travel Management DEIS Released for Central Oregon Forest
October 15th, 2009
The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland, located in central and northeastern Oregon, have released their Travel Management Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for public review. The Forest Service (FS) will be accepting comments on the DEIS during a 45-day comment period. Copies of the DElS are available upon request at FS offices, or may be viewed in PDF format on the Forest's website at http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/travel-mgmt/index.shtml. To give the public a better understanding of the project and its alternatives, the Forest Service will hold several public meetings. These meetings will be "open house" settings where guests are encouraged to ask questions and give feedback on the project. Listed below are the dates for this round of open houses. Public Open House Locations (All events are scheduled from 3:00 - 7:00pm) Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Thursday, October 22, 2009 Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Thursday, October 29, 2009 Tuesday, November 3, 2009 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, oral, and electronic comments concerning this action will be accepted until November 23, 2009. Send written comments to: Hand-delivered or oral comments may be submitted to John P. Allen, Forest Supervisor, Deschutes National Forest, 1001 SW Emkay Drive, Bend, OR 97702; or Jeff P.Walter, Forest Supervisor, Ochoco National Forest, 3160 NE Third St., Prineville, OR 97754 via telephone (541383-5300) or in person during regular office business hours from 7:45 A.M. to 4:30 P.M, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Email comments to: Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc). If no identifiable name is attached to a comment, a verification of identity will be required for appeal eligibility. In cases using an electronic message, a scanned signature is one way to provide verification. Emails submitted to email addresses other than the one listed above, in other formats than those listed, or containing viruses will be rejected. Fax Comments To COMMENT DEADLINE IS NOVEMBER 23, 2009 For additional information concerning the specific activities authorized with the decision, you may contact Mollie Chaudet or Peggy Fisher at (541) 383- 5300. JUST REMEMBER, PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IS CRUCIAL TO KEEP RECREATION AREAS OPEN; PLEASE GET INVOLVED! Thanks in advance for your support, The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national (non-profit) trail-saving group that represents over 600,000 recreationists nationwide The Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) season is beginning. Federal employees, please mark BlueRibbon Coalition and Check #11402 on your CFC pledge form to support our efforts to protect your access. Join us at 1-800-258-3742 http://www.sharetrails.org |