Comments including anonymous comments will be accepted at any time. However comments posted after the close of a designated comment period may not be able to be given full consideration. Anonymous comments and comments submitted after the close of the final designated comment period will not provide the commenter standing for administrative review.
The Forest Service values public participation. Communications from the public regarding this project including commenter’s names and contact information will become part of the public record.
Comments or in some cases other expressions of interest along with respondent’s contact information submitted during the comment period may be necessary to establish a respondent’s eligibility to participate in an administrative review for this proposed action. Interested members of the public should review the proposal’s information to determine the applicable administrative review process and the eligibility requirements for that process. The date of the legal notice of opportunity to comment on this proposed action is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. For proposals to be documented with an Environmental Assessment the legal notice announcing the comment period appears in the Newspaper of Record. For Draft Environmental Impact Statements the Notice of Availability announcing the comment period appears in the Federal Register.
Objection Process for Draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact
Objections will only be accepted from those individuals or organizations who have previously submitted specific written comments during a designated opportunity for comment (36 CFR 218.5).
Objections must be based on previously submitted specific and timely written comments regarding the proposed project and attributed to the objector unless the issue is based on new information that arose after the opportunities for comment. Objections must include (36 CFR 218.8(d)): 1) objector's name address and telephone; 2) signature or other verification of authorship; 3) identify a single lead objector when applicable; 4) project name Responsible Official name and title and name of National Forest and/or Ranger District where project will be implemented; 5) description of those aspects of the proposed project addressed by the objection including specific issues related to the proposed project; if applicable how the environmental analysis or draft decision violate law regulation or policy; suggested remedies to resolve the objection; supporting reasons for the reviewing officer to consider and 6) statement demonstrating the connection between the objection and prior comments. Incorporate documents by reference only as provided for at 36 CFR 218.8(b).
Objections must be submitted to the objection reviewing officer: Forest Supervisor Jamie Kingsbury Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest 2930 Wetmore Ave. Suite 3A Everett WA 98201. Objections may be submitted online using this comment form emailed to objections-pnw-mtbaker-snoqualmie@fs.fed.us faxed to (425) 783-0214 or mailed or hand delivered to the above address 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Mon-Fri except holidays.
Objections including attachments must be filed within 45 days of publication of this legal notice in the Everett Herald. That publication date is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector's responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer as specified in 36 CFR 218.9. Electronic objections must be submitted in .doc .rtf .txt or .pdf format or as an e-mail message. Emails in other formats or containing viruses cannot be accepted. Emailed objections must include the project name in the subject line. More information on the objection process is in the Draft DN-FONSI.
Objections received including names and addresses of commenters will be part of the Project Record and available for public review.
Phyllis Reed
