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Appendixes FEIS for the Revised Land and Resource Management Plan Appendixes Final Environmental Impact United States Department of Agriculture Statement for the Revised Forest Service Land and Resource Southern Region Management Plan Cherokee National Forest Management Bulletin R8-MB 114F January 2004 Supervisor’s Office P.O. Box 2010 Cleveland, TN 37320 2800 N. Ocoee Street. Cleveland, TN 37312 Office: (423) 476-9700 Fax: (423) 339-8650 Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger District Nolichucky/UnakaRanger District Rt. 1, Box 348-D 4900 Asheville Highway, SR70 Benton, TN 37307 Greeneville, TN 37743 Office: (423) 338-5201 Office: (423) 638-4109 Fax: (423) 338-6577 Fax: (423) 638-6599 Tellico Ranger District Watauga Ranger District 250 Ranger Station Road P.O. Box 400 (4400 Unicoi Drive) Tellico Plains, TN 37385 Unicoi, TN 37692 Office: (423) 253-2520 Office: (423) 735-1500 Fax: (423) 253-2804 Fax: (423) 735-7306 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................i List of Tables..................................................................................................................................................iii List of Figures ..............................................................................................................................................viii Appendix A: Summary of Public Involvement.............................................................................................. 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................................ 1 Notice of Intent: ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Initial Scoping Efforts: ............................................................................................................................... 1 Issue Development:................................................................................................................................... 2 Alternative Development:.......................................................................................................................... 2 Rolling Alternative:..................................................................................................................................... 2 Release of the Draft Revised Plan & EIS:................................................................................................. 3 Content Analysis: ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Appendix B: Description of the Analysis Process........................................................................................ 5 Introduction – The Analysis Process and Goals....................................................................................... 5 Framework of the Planning Process......................................................................................................... 5 The 10-Step Planning Process.................................................................................................................. 5 Inventory Data and Information Collection (Step 3)................................................................................ 8 Analysis of the Management Situation (Step 4) ....................................................................................11 Analysis of Resource Demand Determination .......................................................................................13 Fire Regime..............................................................................................................................................19 Fire Frequency .........................................................................................................................................19 Fire Effect to Dominant Vegetation ........................................................................................................19 Benchmark Analysis ................................................................................................................................22 Formulation of the Alternatives ..............................................................................................................25 Analytical Tools Used...............................................................................................................................26 Development of Land Allocation Model (SPECTRUM) ...........................................................................27 SPECTRUM Model Design.......................................................................................................................28 Land Stratification ...................................................................................................................................31 Analysis Areas..........................................................................................................................................36 Analysis Area Development – All Alternatives .......................................................................................36 Management Actions ..............................................................................................................................41 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT i TABLE OF CONTENTS CHEROKEE NATIONAL FOREST Timber Suitability Analysis ......................................................................................................................45 Objective Functions.................................................................................................................................50 SPECTRUM Constraints...........................................................................................................................50 Constraints and The Riparian Adjustment .............................................................................................52 Constraints Used in SPECTRUM for All Alternatives ..............................................................................53 Constraints Common To All Alternatives ................................................................................................54 DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES.........................................................................................................54 Alternative A.............................................................................................................................................55 Alternative B.............................................................................................................................................58 Alternative D ............................................................................................................................................61 Alternative E.............................................................................................................................................64 Alternative F.............................................................................................................................................67 Alternative G ............................................................................................................................................69 Alternative I..............................................................................................................................................72 ESTIMATED EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVES (STEP 6) ................................................................................75 Analysis Results.......................................................................................................................................75 ECONOMIC, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IMPACT ANALYSES.................................................................75 Sediment Yield and Cumulative Effects for Water Quality and Associated Beneficial Uses...............82 Roads Analysis.........................................................................................................................................83 Inventorying and Monitoring Institute (IMI) Effects Analysis Process...................................................84 Appendix C: Roadless Area Evaluations................................................................................................. 105 Appendix D: Wild and Scenic Rivers....................................................................................................... 241 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 241 THE PROCESS:
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