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Nebraska National Forest, Nebraska & South Dakota Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Management on the Nebraska National Forest and Associated Units

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 [Federal Register: February 28, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 8962]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr28fe07-21]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Nebraska National Forest, Nebraska & South Dakota Black-Tailed
Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) Management on the Nebraska National
Forest and Associated Units

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact
statement.

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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service published a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register of September 29, 2006, in FR Volume 71, No. 189, on
pages 57460-57461, concerning request for comments on a Supplement to
the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 2002 Nebraska National
Forest Revised Land and Resource Management Plan for black-tailed
prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) management on the Nebraska National
Forest and associated units. Instead of supplementing the Final
Enviromental Impact Statement for the 2002 Nebraska National Forest
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan, the Agency will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for black-tailed prairie dog
(Cynomys ludovicianus) management on the Nebraska National Forest and
associated units. This EIS will tier to and not supplement the Final
EIS for the 2002 Revised Nebraska National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan.
    The proposed action is to amend current management direction in the
Nebraska National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan to meet
various multiple use objectives by: (1) Specifing the desired range of
acres of prairie dog colonies that would be provided on the Nebraska
National Forest and associated units; and (2) to be able to use
toxicants if the acreage exceeds the desired range and for multiple use
objectives. The proposed action would amend Chapter 1, Section H,
Standard #1 in the Nebraska National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, which allows for limited use of rodenticdes in the
interior of the Forest. The proposed action would also authorize the
site-specific control of prairie dogs forest-wide, including the use of
rodenticides, when management thresholds are exceeded for geographic
areas. Future prairie dog control would occur based on management
thresholds without further NEPA analysis.

Public Comments

    Public comment was received in response to the September 29, 2006
Notice of Intent. The comments have been analyzed and distilled into a
comprehensive set of analysis issues. Since the proposed action and
purpose and need for the project have not changed, those who have
already commented do not need to resubmit their comments. However,
comments will continue to be accepted, but will be most useful if
received by March 16, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike McNeill, Team Leader (605) 745-4107.

    Dated: February 20, 2007.
Donald J. Bright,
Forest Supervisor, Nebraska National Forest.
[FR Doc. E7-3469 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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