The Forest Service will accept comments on the project environmental assessment for 30 days following publication of the opportunity to comment legal notice in the Feather River Bulletin which is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The legal notice is anticipated to be published on Wednesday October 25 2017. Commenters should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the commenter’s responsibility to ensure timely receipt of comments (36 CFR 218.25).
This project is subject to comment pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B. This rule provides the public with an opportunity to object to a project before a decision is made. A 45-day pre-decisional administrative review period also known as objection period will be initiated with the publication of a legal notice for objection and distribution of the draft decision notice (anticipated in late winter of 2018). Only those who submit timely project-specific written comments during a public comment period are eligible to file an objection. Individuals or representatives of an entity submitting comments must sign the comments or verify identity upon request.
Comments received in response to this solicitation including names and addresses of those who comment will be part of the public record for this proposed action. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered; however anonymous comments will not provide the Agency with the ability to provide the respondent with subsequent environmental documents.
The Forest Service values public participation. 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 designated comment period will not provide the commenter standing for administrative review.
Christine Handler
