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Notices Federal Register Vol. 62, No. 82

Tuesday, April 29, 1997

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER shall begin on or after the date of this National Forest of that state or Ranger contains documents other than rules or publication. District. proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean National Forest in Alabama, Alabama Paul Kruglewicz, Regional Appeals committee meetings, agency decisions and Forest Supervisor Decisions rulings, delegations of authority, filing of Coordinator, Southern Region, Planning, petitions and applications and agency 1720 Peachtree Road, NW, Atlanta, Montgomery Advertiser, published statements of organization and functions are Georgia 30367–9102, Phone: 404–347– daily in Montgomery, AL. examples of documents appearing in this 4867. section. District Ranger Decisions SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deciding Bankhead Ranger District: Northwest Officers in the Southern Region will Alabamian, published weekly (Monday give legal notice of decisions subject to DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & Thursday) in Haleyville, AL. appeal under 36 CFR Part 217 and Conecuh Ranger District: The Responsible Officials in the Southern Forest Service Andalusia Star, published daily Region will give notice of decisions (Tuesday through Saturday) in Newspapers To Be Used for subject to appeal under 36 CFR part 215 Publication of Legal Notice of Andalusia, AL. in the following newspapers which are Oakmulgee Ranger District, The Appealable Decisions and Publication listed by Forest Service administrative Tuscaloosa News, published daily in of Notice on Proposed Actions for unit. Responsible Officials in the Tuscaloosa, AL. Southern Region; Alabama, Kentucky, Southern Region will also give notice of Shoal Creek Ranger District: The Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, proposed actions under 36 CFR part 215 Anniston Star, published daily in Louisiana, Mississippi, Virginia, West in the following principal newspapers Anniston, AL. Virginia, Arkansas, Oklahoma, North which are listed by Forest Service Talladega Ranger District: The Daily Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, administrative unit. The timeframe for Home, published daily in Talladega, AL. Puerto Rico comment on a proposed action shall be Tuskegee Ranger District: Tuskegee based on the date of publication of the AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. News, published weekly (Thursday) in notice of the proposed action in the Tuskegee, AL. ACTION: Notice. principal newspaper. The timeframe for Caribbean National Forest, Puerto Rico SUMMARY: Deciding Officers in the appeal shall be based on the date of Southern Region will publish notice of publication of the legal notice of the Forest Supervisor Decisions decisions subject to administrative decision in the principal newspaper for both 36 CFR 215 and 217. El Nuevo Dia, published daily in appeal under 36 CFR parts 215 and 217 Spanish in San Juan, PR. in the legal notice section of the Where more than one newspaper is San Juan Star, published daily in newspapers listed in the Supplementary listed for any unit, the first newspaper English in San Juan, PR. Information section of this notice. As listed is the principal newspaper that provided in 36 CFR 215.5(a) and 36 CFR will be utilized for publishing the legal Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, 217.5(d), the public shall be advised, notices of decisions. Additional Georgia through Federal Register notice, of the newspapers listed for a particular unit Forest Supervisor Decisions principal newspaper to be utilized for are those newspapers the Deciding publishing legal notices of decisions. Officer expects to use for purpose of The Times, published daily in Newspaper publication of notices of providing additional notice. Gainesville, GA. decisions is in addition to direct notice The following newspapers will be District Ranger Decisions used to provide notice. of decisions to those who have Armuchee Ranger District: Walker requested notice in writing and to those Southern Region County Messenger, published bi-weekly known to be interested in or affected by (Wednesday & Friday) in Lafayette, GA. a specific decision. Regional Forester Decisions Toccoa Ranger District: The News In addition, the Responsible Officials Affecting National Forest System Observer published weekly in the Southern Region will also publish lands in more than one state of the 13 (Wednesday) in Blue Ridge, GA. notice of proposed actions under 36 states of the Southern Region and the Brasstown Ranger District: North CFR 215 in the newspapers that are Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Georgia News, published weekly listed in the Supplementary Information (Wednesday) in Blairsville, GA. section of this notice. As provided in 36 Atlanta Journal, published daily in Atlanta, GA. Tallulah Ranger District: Clayton CFR 215.5(a), the public shall be Tribune, published weekly (Thursday) advised, through Federal Register Southern Region in Clayton, GA. notice, of the principal newspapers to Regional Forester Decisions Chattooga Ranger District: Northeast be utilized for publishing notices on Georgian, published weekly (Tuesday) proposed actions. Affecting National Forest System in Cornelia, GA. DATES: Use of these newspapers for lands in only one state of the 13 states Chieftain & Toccoa Record, published purposes of publishing legal notices of of the Southern Region and the weekly (Thursday) in Toccoa, GA. decisions subject to appeal under 36 Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or only White County News & Telegraph, CFR parts 215 and 217, and notices of one Ranger District will appear in the published weekly (Thursday) in proposed actions under 36 CFR part 215 principal newspaper elected by the Cleveland, GA. 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Cohutta Ranger District: Chatsworth National Forests in Florida, Florida Deerfield Ranger District: Daily News Times, published weekly (Wednesday) Leader, published daily in Staunton, Forest Supervisor Decisions in Chatsworth, GA. VA. Oconee Ranger District: Monticello The Tallahassee Democrat, published Dry River Ranger District: Daily News News, published weekly (Thursday) in daily in Tallahassee, FL. Record, published daily (except Monticello, GA. District Ranger Decisions Sunday) in Harrisonburg, VA. Blacksburg Ranger District: Roanoke Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee Apalachicola Ranger District: The Times, published daily in Roanoke, VA. Forest Supervisor Decisions Liberty Journal, published weekly Monroe Watchman, published weekly (Wednesday) in Bristol, FL. (Thursday) in Union, WV (only for those Knoxville News Sentinel, published Lake George Ranger District: the Ocala decisions in West VA—notice will be daily in Knoxville, TN (covering Star Banner, published daily in Ocala, published in the Roanoke Times and McMinn, Monroe, and Polk Counties). FL. Monroe Watchman.). Johnson City Press, published daily in Osceola Ranger District: The Lake City Glenwood Ranger District: Roanoke Johnson City, TN (covering Carter, Reporter, published daily (Monday– Times, published daily in Roanoke, VA. Cocke, Greene, Johnson, Sullivan, Saturday) in Lake City, FL. New Castle Ranger District: Roanoke Unicoi and Washington Counties). Seminole Ranger District: The Daily Times, published daily in Roanoke, VA. District Ranger Decisions Commercial, published daily in Monroe Watchman, published weekly Leesburg, FL. (Thursday) in Union, WV (only for those Ocoee Ranger District: Polk County Wakulla Ranger District: The decisions in West VA—notice will be News, published weekly (Wednesday) Tallahassee Democrat, published daily published in the Roanoke Times and in Benton, TN. in Tallahassee, FL. Monroe Watchman.). Hiwassee Ranger District: Daily Post- Francis Marion & Sumter National Mount Rogers National Recreation Athenian, published daily (Monday– Forest, South Carolina Area: Bristol Herald Courier, published Friday) in Athens, TN. daily in Bristol, VA. Tellico Ranger District: Monroe Forest Supervisor Decisions Clinch Ranger District: Kingsport- County Advocate, published weekly The State, published daily in Times News, published daily in (Thursday) in Sweetwater, TN. Columbia, SC. Kingsport, TN. Nolichucky Ranger District: Wythe Ranger District: Southwest Greeneville Sun, published daily District Ranger Decisions Virginia Enterprise, published bi-weekly (Monday–Saturday) in Greeneville, TN. Enoree Ranger District: Newberry (Wednesday and Saturday) in Unaka Ranger District: Johnson City Observer, published tri-weekly Wytheville, VA. Press, published daily in Johnson City, (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) Kistachie National Forest, Louisiana TN. Newberry, SC. Watauga Ranger District: Elizabethton Andrew Pickens Ranger District: Forest Supervisor Decisions Star, published daily (Sunday–Friday) Seneca Journal and Tribune, published Alexandria Daily Town Talk, in Elizabethton, TN. bi-weekly (Wednesday and Friday) in published daily in Alexandria, LA. Seneca, SC. Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky Long Cane Ranger District: The District Ranger Decisions Forest Supervisor Decisions Augusta Chronicle, published daily in Caney Ranger District: Minden Press Augusta, GA. Herald, published daily in Minden, LA. Lexington Herald-Leader, published Wambaw Ranger District: News and Homer Guardian Journal, published daily in Lexington, KY. Courier, published daily in Charleston, weekly (Wednesday) in Homer, LA. District Ranger Decisions SC. Catahoula Ranger District: Alexandria Witherbee Ranger District: News and Daily Town Talk, published daily in Morehead Ranger District: Morehead Courier, published daily in Charleston, Alexandria, LA. News, published bi-weekly (Tuesday SC. Colfax Chronicle, published weekly and Friday) in Morehead, KY. (Wednesday) in Colfax, LA. George Washington and Jefferson Stanton Ranger District: The Clay City Evangeline Ranger District: National Forests, Virginia Times, published weekly (Thursday) in Alexandria Daily Town Talk, published Stanton, KY. Forest Supervisor Decisions daily in Alexandria, LA. Berea Ranger District: Jackson County Roanoke Times, published daily in Kisatchie Ranger District: Sun, published weekly (Thursday) in Roanoke, VA. Natchitoches Times, published weekly McKee, KY. (Tuesday–Friday and on Sunday) in London Ranger District: The Sentinel- District Ranger Decisions Natchitoches, LA. Echo, published tri-weekly (Monday, Lee Ranger District: Shenandoah Vernon Ranger District: Leesville Wednesday, and Friday) in London, KY. Valley Herald, published weekly Leader, published daily in Leesville, Somerset Ranger District: (Wednesday) in Woodstock, VA. LA. Commonwealth-Journal, published Warm Springs Ranger District: The Winn Ranger District: Winn Parish daily (Sunday through Friday) in Recorder, published weekly (Thursday) Enterprise, published weekly Somerset, KY. in Monterey, VA. (Wednesday) in Winnfield, LA. Stearns Ranger District: McCreary Pedlar Ranger District: News-Gazette, National Forests in Mississippi, County Record, published weekly published weekly (Wednesday) in Mississippi (Tuesday) in Whitley City, KY. Lexington, VA. Redbird Ranger District: Manchester James River Ranger District: Virginian Forest Supervisor Decisions Enterprise, published weekly Review, published weekly (except Clarion-Ledger, published daily in (Thursday) in Manchester, KY. Sunday) in Covington, VA. Jackson, MS. 23214 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 82 / Tuesday, April 29, 1997 / Notices

District Ranger Decisions District Ranger Decisions District Ranger Decisions Bienville Ranger District: Clarion- Caddo Ranger District: Arkansas Angelina National Forest: The Lufkin Ledger, published daily in Jackson, MS. Democrat-Gazette, published daily in Daily News, published daily in Lufkin, Chickasawhay Ranger District: Little Rock, AR. TX. Clarion-Ledger, published daily in Cold Springs Ranger District: Davy Crockett National Forest: The Jackson, MS. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, published Lufkin Daily news, published daily in Delta Ranger District: Clarion-Ledger, daily in Little Rock, AR. Lufkin, TX. Fourche Ranger District: Arkansas published daily in Jackson, MS. Sabine National Forest: The Lufkin Democrat-Gazette, published daily in Daily News, published daily in Lufkin, De Soto Ranger District: Clarion Little Rock, AR. TX. Ledger, published daily in Jackson, MS. Jessieville Ranger District: Arkansas Sam Houston National Forest: The Holly Springs Ranger District: Democrat-Gazette, published daily in Courier, published daily in Conroe, TX. Clarion-Ledger, published daily in Little Rock, AR. Caddo & LBJ National Grasslands: Jackson, MS. Mena Ranger District: Arkansas Denton Record-Chronicle, published Homochitto Ranger District: Clarion- Democrat-Gazette, published daily in daily in Denton, TX. Ledger, published daily in Jackson, MS. Little Rock, AR. Dated: April 16, 1997. Tombigbee Ranger District: Clarion- Oden Ranger District: Arkansas Ledger, published daily in Jackson, MS. Democrat-Gazette, published daily in R.F. Carpenter, Ashe-Erambert Project: Clarion- Little Rock, AR. Deputy Regional Forester for Operations. Ledger, published daily in Jackson, MS. Poteau Ranger District: Arkansas [FR Doc. 97–10970 Filed 4–28–97; 8:45 am] Democrat-Gazette, published daily in BILLING CODE 3410±11±M National Forests in North Carolina, Little Rock, AR. North Carolina Winona Ranger District: Arkansas DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Supervisor Decisions Democrat-Gazette, published daily in Little Rock, AR. The Asheville Citizen-Times, Womble Ranger District: Arkansas Forest Service published daily in Asheville, NC. Democrat-Gazette, published daily in Payen, English, and Pass Creek Range District Ranger Decisions Little Rock, AR. Allotments, Tahoe National Forest, Choctaw Ranger District: Tulsa World, Nevada and Sierra Counties, CA Appalachian Ranger District: The published daily in Tulsa, OK. Asheville Citizen-Times, published Kiamichi Ranger District: Tulsa AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. daily in Asheville, NC. World, published daily in Tulsa, OK. ACTION: Notice; intent to prepare an Cheoah Ranger District: Graham Star, Tiak Ranger District: Tulsa World, environmental impact statement. published weekly (Thursday) in published daily in Tulsa, OK. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Robbinsville, NC. Ozark-St. Francis National Forest: Agriculture, Forest Service, Tahoe Croatan Ranger District: The Sun Arkansas Journal, published weekly (Sunday National Forest will prepare an through Friday) in New Bern, NC. Forest Supervisory Decisions environmental impact statement (EIS) to Grandfather Ranger District: The Courier, published daily (Sunday evaluate three grazing allotments. The McDowell News, published daily in through Friday) in Russellville, AR. analysis will lay the groundwork for Marion, NC. amending the Allotment Management Highlands Ranger District: The District Ranger Decisions Plans (AMPs) by determining what Highlander, published weekly (May-Oct Sylamore Ranger District: Stone levels of livestock will be allowed on Tues & Fri; Oct-April Tues only) in County Leader, published weekly the land, the allowable amount of Highlands, NC. (Tuesday) in Mountain View, AR. vegetation that can be grazed, the timing The Crossroads Chronicle published Buffalo Ranger District: Newton of grazing, and the methods to control weekly (may-Oct Tues & Fri; Oct-April County Times, published weekly the distribution of livestock on the Tues only) in Cashiers, NC The Sylvia (Thursday) in Jasper, AR. allotments. The allotments are located Herald, published weekly on Thursday Bayou Ranger District: The Courier, on the Sierraville Ranger District, in Sylva, NC. published daily (Sunday through Sierraville, California, in portions of Pisgah Ranger District: The Asheville Friday) in Russellville, AR. T19N, R12E–R17E, MDB&M. Citizen-Times, published daily in Pleasant Hill Ranger District: Johnson The primary objectives of the Asheville, NC. County Graphic, published weekly proposals are to: (1) Manage grazing to (Wednesday) in Clarksville, AR. ensure that affected vegetation, Tusquitee Ranger District: Cherokee Boston Mountain Ranger District: including the woody and shrub Scout, published weekly (Wednesday) Southwest Times Record, published components are maintaining in Murphy, NC. daily in Fort Smith, AR. sustainable, diverse, and healthy plant Uwharrie Ranger District: Magazine Ranger District: Southwest communities; (2) where areas are Montgomery Herald, published weekly Times Record, published daily in Fort degraded, manage grazing to restore (Wednesday) in Troy, NC. Smith, AR. trend towards, and subsequently Wayah Ranger District: The Franklin St. Francis Ranger District: The Daily maintaining, the ecological health of Press, published bi-weekly (Wednesday World, published daily (Sunday through these areas such that they attain desired and Friday) in Franklin, NC. Friday) in Helena, AR. conditions within then years; (3) Ouachita National Forest, Arkansas, National Forests and Grasslands in manage grazing to provide for and Oklahoma Texas, Texas maintain necessary habitats for diverse populations of plant and animal species, Forest Supervisory Decisions Forest Supervisor Decisions including those that are sensitive, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, The Lufkin Daily News, published threatened, or endangered; (4) manage published daily in Little Rock, AR. daily in Lufkin, TX. grazing so that precipitation is able to