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Olympic National Forest, Jefferson County, WA; Dosewallips Road Washout Project

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[Federal Register: May 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 91)]
[Notices]
[Page 26776-26777]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr11my07-22]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service

Olympic National Forest, Jefferson County, WA; Dosewallips Road
Washout Project

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

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SUMMARY: On August 12, 2005, the USDA Forest Service (FS), Olympic
National Forest (ONF), published a Notice of Intent in the Federal
Register (70 FR 47171) to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS) for the Dosewallips Road Washout Project. A revised Notice of
Intent was published on August 26, 2005 in Federal Register (70 FR
50297). The FS and Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) of
the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) further revise this Notice of
Intent as follows. Except for the sections noted, all prior information
remains the same.

DATES: The draft EIS is expected to be released in July 2007, and the
final EIS is expected to be released in May 2008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Action

    The original proposed action to restore and rebuild the washed out
section of Forest Service Road (FSR)

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2610 using a low-water crossing has been dropped from further
consideration. Instead, the ONF and WFLHD proposed to reestablish road
access previously provided by FSR 2610 to ONF and Olympic National Park
(ONP) recreational facilities by rerouting the road above its former
location along the hill-slope above and to the north of the washout.
Approximately 0.8 mile of single-lane road with turnouts would be
constructed using standard construction methods. Furthermore, the ONP
and WFLHD propose to repair the damage to ONP's Dosewallips Road in the
vicinity of Dosewallips River Falls, about 0.85 mile from the ONF/ONP
boundary. This proposed action also includes a proposal to amend the
Forest Plan only for the proposed repair on FSR 2610.

Possible Alternatives

    The potential alternatives have changed since the last Notice of
Intent for this proposed action was published. In addition to the
proposed action, the possible alternatives to restore access along the
damaged section of FSR 2610 are: No action; reroute to restore access
to cars, recreational vehicles, and trailers upslope of the damage with
an emphasis to minimize the footprint of the road and thereby the
resource impacts; and a bridge or causeway to restore access to cars,
recreational vehicles and trailers. As in the case of the Proposed
Action, the reroute alternative that would minimize the road footprint
and impacts also includes proposals to amend the Forest Plan for the
repair needed on FSR 2610. Any proposed amendments to the Forest Plan
will be identified and analyzed in the EIS. Under all the action
alternatives, the ONP proposes to repair the Dosewallips Road near the
Dosewallips Falls.

Lead and Cooperative Agencies

    The ONF (FS) and WFLHD (FHWA) will be co-lead agencies in
preparation and completion of the EIS. The ONP (NPS) will be a
cooperating agency in the completion of the EIS.

Responsible Official

    Mr. Dale Hom, Forest Supervisor, will be th Responsible Official
for the decisions of the FS. Mr. Hom's contact information is Olympic
National Forest, 1835 Black Lake Blvd., SW., Suite A, Olympia, WA
98512. Ms. Clara Conner, Division Engineer, will be the Responsible
Official for the decisions of FHWA. Ms. Conner's contact information is
Western Federal Lands Highway Division, 610 East Fifth St., Vancouver,
WA 98661. Mr. Jonathon B. Jarvis, Regional Director of the NPS Pacific
West Region, will be the Responsible Official for the decisions of the
NPS. However, Mr. William G. Laitner, Park Superintendent, will be the
implementing official for the NPS. Mr. Laitner;s contact information is
Olympic National Park, 600 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA 98362.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Davis, Project Leader, ONF, 1835
Black Lake Blvd., SW., Suite A, Olympia, Washington 98512; phone (360)
956-2375; or e-mail tedavis@fs.fed.us.

    Dated: May 2, 2007.
Dale Hom,
Forest Supervisor, Olympic National Forest.
[FR Doc. 07-2333 Filed 5-10-07; 8:45 am]
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