The Forest Service values public participation. Communications from the public regarding this project, including commenters' names and contact information, will become part of the public record. 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. 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.
Legal Notice:
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Summit County, Utah
Whitney Area Stock Ponds Project
The public is invited to comment on the proposed action and draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposal to improve water distribution to increase efficiency of current livestock management practices on the Gold Hill and Meadow Creek allotments in the Whitney Area of the Evanston Mountain-View Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The proposed action is to construct 17-ponds to improve livestock utilization and distribution on the allotments. The project notice and comment period on the draft EA are being held concurrently. The legal location is: T1N, R9E, Sections 4,12,15,15 and 23 in Summit County, UT.
The project documents for review and a link to provide online comments are available at the project website under:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64118
The comment period provides an opportunity for the public to provide meaningful participation on a proposed action prior to a decision being made by the Responsible Official. This action is subject to the predecisional administrative review process outlined in Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 218, Subparts A and B. A final decision will not be made until after the requirements of 36 CFR 218.12, Timing of Project Decision, have been met.
How to Comment
Each individual or representative from each organization submitting comments must either sign the comments or otherwise verify identity in order to attain appeal authority. Comments received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record for this project. Comments should be as specific as possible and have direct relationships to the proposal. Anyone providing comments or otherwise expressing interest in the proposed action by the close of the comment period specified in 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B.
The 30-day request for comment period begins with publication of this legal notice in the Uinta County Herald, the newspaper of record. Written, facsimile, hand- delivered, and electronic comments must be received or postmarked by the end of the 30-day period. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period, with the day after publication serving as day one.
Electronic comments are preferred and may be submitted through the online commenting tool at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=64118 and clicking “Comment/Object on Project”.
Persons who wish to comment should not rely on dates or information provided by any other source.
Submit comments to Justin Robinson, District Ranger, at 1565 South Hwy 150 Suite A Evanston, Wyoming 82930. Business hours for submitting hand-delivered comments are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
In cases where no identifiable name is attached to a comment, a verification of identity will be required for objection eligibility. If using an electronic message, a scanned signature is one way to provide verification.
Please include the following information with your comments: (1) name, address, and contact telephone number or email; (2) the name of the project on which you are commenting; and (3) specific written comments related to the project.
The publication date in the Uinta County Herald, newspaper of record, is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection to this project. Those wishing to comment of the proposal should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source.
Aimee Cameron
