OBJECTION FILING PERIOD
Archie Creek Roadside Danger Tree Mitigation Project #62589
Umpqua National Forest, North Umpqua and Diamond Lake Ranger Districts
As the Responsible Official, District Ranger David Andersen prepared a draft Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (DN/FONSI) for the Archie Creek Danger Tree Mitigation Project Environmental Assessment (EA). The draft DN would authorize implementation of the Archie Creek Roadside Danger Tree Mitigation Project proposed action.
Information regarding this project is available for your review on the project website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=62589. The Forest is proposing to fell standing danger trees within or immediately adjacent to the Archie Creek Fire perimeter that are within striking distance of National Forest System roads open to the general public on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM). The trees would be either felled and left on site or felled and removed. The project would occur along approximately 64 miles of identified Maintenance Level 2 (ML2) roads.
The treatment area would cover approximately 4,300 acres. Treatment of activity fuels may also be completed in all areas where danger tree felling occurs. The branches and tops of felled trees could be cut within the general treatment area or in commercial treatment units after being yarded to landings. Activity generated slash would be lopped and scattered where possible, but may be machine or hand piled and burned when slash would result in a higher fuel loading than desired. Road maintenance, repair and reconstruction would occur on roads within the project perimeter. Rock pit operations would be implemented in order to source material for road maintenance and reconstruction.
This proposed decision is subject to objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218, Subparts A and B. Objections will only be accepted from those who submitted project-specific written comments during scoping or another designated comment period. Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted comments regarding the proposed project unless based on new information arising after the designated comment period(s).
Written objections must be submitted within 45 days following the publication of this legal notice in The News-Review, the newspaper of record. The date of this legal notice is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframes provided by any other source. It is the objector's responsibility to ensure evidence of timely receipt (36 CFR 218.9).
Objections must be submitted to the reviewing officer: Alice Carlton, Forest Supervisor, USDA Forest Service; Attn: Archie Creek Danger Tree Project; 2900 NW Stewart Pkwy, Roseburg, OR 97471. Phone (541) 957-3200.
Objections may be submitted via email, mail, FAX (541) 957-3495 or delivered during business hours (M-TH 8:00am to 4:30pm). Electronic objections, in common (.doc, .pdf, .rtf, .txt) formats, may be submitted to objections-pnw-umpqua@usda.gov with the subject: Archie Creek Danger Tree Project. Objections may also be submitted through the project website online at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//CommentInput?Project=62589, or by selecting the "Comment/Object on Project" link in the "Get Connected" group at the righthand side of the project webpage. In cases where no identifiable name is attached to an electronic message, a verification of identity will be required. A scanned signature is one way to provide verification.
Objections must include (36 CFR 218.8(d)): 1) name, address and telephone; 2) signature or other verification of authorship; 3) identification of a single lead objector when applicable; 4) project name, Responsible Official name and title, and name of affected National Forest(s) and/or Ranger District(s); 5) reasons for, and suggested remedies to resolve, your objections; and, 6) description of the connection between your objections and your prior comments (36 CFR 218.8(d)). Incorporate documents by reference only as provided for at 36 CFR 218.8(b).
For additional information, contact Kaitlin Tidwell at kaitlin.tidwell@usda.gov or by phone at 541-496-4194.
Thank you for your interest in this project.
Kaitlin Tidwell
