The USDA Forest Service (USFS) is now accepting comments on the draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal.
Comments on the draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact will be accepted until Monday, October 28, 2024.
It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure timely receipt of any comments submitted. All comments received, including names and addresses of commenters shall be placed in the project file and shall become a matter of public record for this proposed action. The Responsible Official for this decision is the Secretary of the Interior. Neither the request for the withdrawal to the Secretary, nor the decision by the Secretary is subject to the USFS pre-decisional administrative review (objection) process under 36 CFR Part 218 or the administrative appeal process at 43 CFR Part 4 or 36 CFR Part 214.
The USDA Forest Service will host a virtual public meeting at 6:30 p.m. MDT on Monday October 7, 2024. The meeting will include a short presentation about the withdrawal application and draft environmental assessment, information about how to submit comments, and a question-and-answer session. The public meeting will be recorded and posted on the USFS project website.
For additional information about the Pactola Reservoir-Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal Project, please visit the USFS project website at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63876 or contact Elysia Retzlaff, Withdrawal Project Manager, at elysia.retzlaff@usda.gov.
We appreciate your interest and involvement with this project.
Elysia Retzlaff
