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Price Support Division, STOP 0512, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Press, Palmdale, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, November 4, 1993, 36 CFR parts 215 Washington, D.C. 20250–0512; and 217 were published requiring Mountaineer Progress, Wrightwood, telephone (202) 720–7320; e-mail publication of legal notice of decisions California [email protected]. Copies of subject to appeal. Sections 215.5 and Cleveland National Forest the information collection may be 217.5 require notice published in the obtained from Raellen Erickson at the Federal Register advising the public of Cleveland Forest Supervisor decisions: above address. the principal newspapers to be utilized San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, OMB is required to make a decision for publishing legal notices. This California concerning the collection of information newspaper publication of notices of Descanso District Ranger decisions: contained in these proposed regulations decisions is in addition to direct notice San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, between 30 and 60 days after to those who have requested notice in California publication of this document in the writing and to those known to be Palomar District Ranger decisions: Federal Register. Therefore, a comment interested and affected by a specific San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, to OMB is best assured of having its full decision. California effect if OMB receives it within 30 days The legal notice is to identify the Newspaper providing additional notice of publication. decision by title and subject matter; the of Palomar decisions: All responses to this notice will be date of the decision; the name and title Riverside Press-Enterprise, Riverside, summarized and included in the request of the official making the decision; and California for OMB approval. All comments will how to obtain copies of the decision. In Trabuco District Ranger decisions: also become a matter of public record. addition, the notice is to state the date Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Signed at Washington, DC, on January 8, the appeal period begins is the day California 1998. following publication of the notice. Newspaper providing additional notice Keith Kelly, In addition to the principal of Trabuco decisions: Administrator, Farm Service Agency. newspaper listed for each unit, some Riverside Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California [FR Doc. 98–1185 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am] Forest Supervisors and District Rangers have listed newspapers providing BILLING CODE 3410±05±P Eldorado National Forest additional notice of their decisions. The timeframe for appeal shall be based on Eldorado Forest Supervisor decisions: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE the date of publication of the notice in Mountain Democrat, Placerville, the first (principal) newspaper listed for California Forest Service each unit. Amador District Ranger decisions: The newspapers to be used are as Mountain Democrat, Placerville, Newspapers Used for Publication of follows: California Legal Notice Appealable Decisions for Georgetown District Ranger decisions: Pacific Southwest Region, California Pacific Southwest Regional Office Mountain Democrat, Placerville, Pacific Southwest Regional Forester California AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. decisions: Pacific District Ranger decisions: ACTION: Notice. Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Mountain Democrat, Placerville, SUMMARY: This notice lists the California California Placerville District Ranger decisions: newspapers that will be used by all Angeles National Forest ranger districts, forests, and the Mountain Democrat, Placerville, Regional Office of the Pacific Southwest Angeles Forest Supervisor decisions: California Times, Los Angeles, Region to publish legal notice of all Inyo National Forest decisions subject to appeal under 36 California Inyo Forest Supervisor decisions: CFR parts 215 and 217. The intended Los Angeles River District Ranger Inyo Register, Bishop, California effect of this action is to inform decisions: Daily News, Los Angeles, California Mammoth District Ranger decisions: interested members of the public which Newspaper providing additional notice Inyo Register, Bishop, California newspapers will be used to publish of Los Angeles River District Mono Lake District Ranger decisions: legal notices of decisions, thereby decisions: Inyo Register, Bishop, California allowing them to receive constructive Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, Mount Whitney District Ranger notice of a decision, to provide clear California decisions: evidence of timely notice, and to Foothill Leader, Glendale, California Inyo Register, Bishop, California achieve consistency in administering San Gabriel River District Ranger White Mountain District Ranger the appeals process. decisions: decisions: DATES: Publication of legal notices in Inland Valley Bulletin, Los Angeles, Inyo Register, Bishop, California the listed newspapers will begin with California Klamath National Forest decisions subject to appeal that are Newspaper providing additional notice made on or after January 1, 1998. The of San Gabriel River District Klamath Forest Supervisor decisions: list of newspapers will remain in effect decisions: Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, until January 1999 when another notice San Gabriel Valley Tribune, eastern California will be published in the Federal San Gabriel Valley, California Happy Camp District Ranger decisions: Register. Santa Clara & Mojave Rivers District Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Ranger decisions: California Danner, Regional Appeals Coordinator, Daily News, Los Angeles, California Goosenest District Ranger decisions: Pacific Southwest Region, 630 Sansome Newspaper providing additional notice Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, Street, San Francisco, CA 94111, phone: of Santa Clara & Mojave Rivers California (415) 705–2553. District decisions: Oak Knoll District Ranger decisions: Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 1998 / Notices 2945

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, Chico Tree Improvement Center , Porterville, California Director decisions: California Salmon River District Ranger decisions: Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, Hot Springs District Ranger decisions: Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, California Porterville Recorder, Porterville, California California Modoc National Forest Scott River District Ranger decisions: Hume Lake District Ranger decisions: Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, Modoc Forest Supervisor decisions: Porterville Recorder, Porterville, California Modoc County Record, Alturas, California Ukonom District Ranger decisions: Modoc County, California Tule River Ranger District decisions: Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, Big Valley District Ranger decisions: Porterville Recorder, Porterville, California Modoc County Record, Alturas, California Modoc County, California Lake Tahoe Basin Devil’s Garden District Ranger Shasta-Trinity National Forest Lake Tahoe Basin Forest Supervisor decisions: Shasta-Trinity National Forest decisions: Modoc County Record, Alturas, decisions: Tahoe Daily Tribune, So. Lake Tahoe, Modoc County, California Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta El Dorado County, California Doublehead District Ranger decisions: County, California Modoc County Record, Alturas, Big Bar District Ranger decisions: Lassen National Forest Modoc County, California Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Lassen Forest Supervisor decisions: Newspaper providing additional notice County, California Lassen County Times, Susanville, of Doublehead decisions: Hayfork District Ranger decisions: Lassen County, California Herald News, Klamath Falls, Oregon Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Almanor District Ranger decisions: Warner Mountain District Ranger County, California Chester Progressive, Plumas County, decisions: McCloud District Ranger decisions: California Modoc County Record, Alturas, Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Eagle Lake District Ranger decisions: Modoc County, California County, California Lassen County Times, Susanville, District Ranger decisions: Plumas National Forest Lassen County, California Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta District Ranger decisions: Plumas Forest Supervisor decisions: County, California Intermountain News, Burney, Shasta Feather River Bulletin, Quincy, District Ranger decisions: County, California California Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Newspaper providing additional notice Beckwourth District Ranger decisions: County, California of Hat Creek decisions: Portola Reporter, Portola, California Weaverville District Ranger decisions: Mountain Echo, Fall River Mills, Feather River District Ranger decisions: Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Shasta County, California Oroville Mercury Register, Oroville, County, California California Los Padres National Forest Yolla Bolla District Ranger decisions: Mt. Hough District Ranger decisions: Record Searchlight, Redding, Shasta Los Padres Forest Supervisor decisions: Feather River Bulletin, Quincy, County, California Santa Barbara News Press, Santa California Barbara, California Sierra National Forest San Bernardino National Forest Ojai District Ranger decisions: Sierra Forest Supervisor decisions: Star Free Press, Ventura, California San Bernardino Forest Supervisor Fresno Bee, Fresno, California Monterey District Ranger decisions: decisions: Kings River District Ranger decisions: Monterey Herald, Monterey, San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino, Fresno Bee, Fresno, California California California Pineridge District Ranger decisions: Mount Pinos District Ranger decisions: Arrowhead District Ranger decisions: Fresno Bee, Fresno, California The Bakersfield Californian, Kern, Mountain News, Blue Jay, California Mariposa District Ranger decisions: California Big Bear District Ranger decisions: Fresno Bee, Fresno, California Santa Barbara District Ranger decisions: Big Bear Life and Grizzly, Big Bear, Minarets District Ranger decisions: Santa Barbara News Press, Santa California Fresno Bee, Fresno, California Barbara, California Cajon District Ranger decisions: Santa Lucia District Ranger decisions: San Bernardino Sun, San Bernardino, Six Rivers National Forest Telegram Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California Six Rivers Forest Supervisor decisions: California San Gorgonio District Ranger decisions: Times Standard, Eureka, California Yucaipa News Mirror, Yucaipa, Gasquet District Ranger decisions: Mendocino National Forest California Del Norte Triplicate, Crescent City, Mendocino Forest Supervisor decisions: San Jacinto District Ranger decisions: California Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, Idyllwild Town Crier, Idyllwild, Lower Trinity District Ranger decisions: California California The Kourier, Willow Creek, California Corning District Ranger decisions: Mad River District Ranger decisions: Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, Sequoia National Forest Times Standard, Eureka, California California Sequoia Forest Supervisor decisions: Orleans District Ranger decisions: Covelo District Ranger decisions: Porterville Recorder, Porterville, The Kourier, Willow Creek, California Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California California Stonyford District Ranger decisions: Cannell Meadow District Ranger Stanislaus National Forest Chico Enterprise-Record, Chico, decisions: Stanislaus Forest Supervisor decisions: California Porterville Recorder, Porterville, , Sonora, Upper Lake District Ranger decisions: California California Ukiah Daily Journal, Ukiah, California Greenhorn District Ranger decisions: Calaveras District Ranger decisions: 2946 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 12 / Tuesday, January 20, 1998 / Notices

The Union Democrat, Sonora, planning area is bounded by the North restoration activities to meet Key California Fork of the Middle Fork of the Watershed objectives. Groveland District Ranger decisions: Willamette River on the south, Hiyu The proposal includes harvesting The Union Democrat, Sonora, Ridge (the watershed boundary between timber by thinning in nine separate California the North Fork and the McKenzie River) timber sales over the next five years, Mi-Wok District Ranger decisions: on the east, Sinker Mountain and and regeneration harvest methods in The Union Democrat, Sonora, Sardine Butte on the northwest and four separate timber sales over the next California north (the watershed boundary between four years. Both thinning and Summit District Ranger decisions: the North Fork and Fall Creek) and regeneration timber sale proposals The Union Democrat, Sonora, Alpine Ridge on the west. The area is would involve road construction, California approximately 40 air miles east of the reconstruction, and decommissioning. This analysis will evaluate a range of Tahoe National Forest City of Eugene and 16 air miles northeast of the City of Oakridge. The alternatives addressing the Forest Tahoe Forest Supervisor decisions: Forest Service proposal will be in Service proposals to harvest The Union, Grass Valley-Nevada City, compliance with the 1990 Willamette approximately 70.0 million board feet; California National Forest Land and Resource approximately 43.4 million board feet Downieville District Ranger decisions: Management Plan as amended by the would be generated from thinning some Mountain Messenger, Downieville, 1994 Northwest Forest Plan, which 3900 acres of young stands created by California provides the overall guidance for past clearout harvest, and Foresthill District Ranger decisions: management of this area. These approximately 26.4 million board feet Auburn Journal, Auburn, California proposals are tentatively planned for would be generated by regeneration Nevada City District Ranger decisions: implementation in fiscal years 1999– harvest on approximately 550 acres. All The Union, Grass Valley-Nevada City, 2003. the above proposed harvest would California The Willamette National Forest require a total of 8 miles of temporary Sierraville District Ranger decisions: invites written comments and road construction and 21 miles of road Mountain Messenger, Downieville, suggestions on the scope of the analysis reconstruction. California in addition to those comments already The Christy Basin planning area Newspapers providing additional notice received as a result of local public comprises about 34,000 acres, all of of Sierraville decisions: participation activities. The agency will which is federal land. Of the 34,000 Sierra Booster, Loyalton, California also give notice of the full acres about 18,500 acres (54%) have Portola Recorder, Portola, California environmental analysis and decision- been previously harvested and Truckee District Ranger decisions: making process so that interested and regenerated. Of the remaining acres, Sierra Sun, Truckee, Nevada County, affected people are made aware as to approximately 5300 (15%) acres is in a California how they may participate and mature stand condition, ranging in ages Newspaper providing additional notice contribute to the final decision. from 90 to 170 years, and 10,000 acres of Truckee decisions: is in an old-growth stand condition, DATES: Comments concerning the scope stand ages exceeding 200 years. The Tahoe World, Tahoe City, Placer and implementation of the analysis planning area contains about 600 acres County, California should be received in writing by (1.7%) of non-forested vegetation types Dated: January 9, 1998. February 28, 1998. and rock outcrops. Management areas G. Lynn Sprague, ADDRESSES: Send written comments and that provide for programmed timber Regional Forester. suggestions concerning the management harvest are Scenic (11c) and General [FR Doc. 98–1280 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am] of this area to Rick Scott, District Forest (14a). Other land allocations in BILLING CODE 3410±11±M Ranger, Rigdon Ranger District, this planning area are Late-Successional Willamette National Forest, P.O. Box Reserves, Riparian Reserves, Wild and 1410, Oakridge, Oregon 97463. Scenic River Corridor, and Dispersed DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Recreation—Semi-primitive Direct questions about the proposed Forest Service Nonmotorized Use. action and the scope of analysis to The project area includes a small Kristy Miller, Planning Resource Christy Basin Timber Sales, Willamette portion (about 700 acres) of the Management Assistant or Tim Bailey, National Forest, Lane County, Oregon Chucksney Mountain inventoried Project Coordinator, Oakridge Ranger roadless area, which was considered but AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. District, phone 541–782–2283. not selected for wilderness designation. ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Most of this inventoried roadless area is environmental impact statement. Christy Basin Planning area is entirely included within the above Dispersed within the North Fork of the Middle Recreation—Semi-Primitive SUMMARY: The USDA, Forest Service, Fork of the Willamette River watershed, Nonmotorized Recreation Management will prepare an environmental impact which is designed as a Tier 2 Key Area. statement (EIS) on a Proposal Action to watershed by the Northwest Forest Plan Issues identified for this analysis are harvest and regenerate timber, thin (ROD, C–7). Tier 2 Key watersheds water and stream quality, habitat young stands created by past contain important sources of high fragmentation, economic benefit, old- regeneration harvest. The proposal also quality water. A Watershed Analysis growth habitat reduction, big game calls for the construction, was completed for the North Fork of the habitat quality, biodiversity effects, road reconstruction, and decommissioning of Middle Fork of the Willamette River in management, and soil compaction. roads, restoration of degraded stream September, 1995. Initial scoping for this analysis began channels, and improvement of big game The purpose of this project is to in 1990 but the project was put on hold forage within the Christy Creek drainage harvest timber in a manner that due to a Federal Court injunction. of the North Fork of the Middle Fork of implements the management objectives, Scoping was initiated again in March of the Willamette River watershed. The and to implement various resource 1996. Alternatives were developed and