How to Object and Timeframe
The opportunity to object ends 45 days following the date of publication of the legal notice in the Polk County News. The publication date of the legal notice in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. However, when the time period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the time is extended to the end of the next Federal working day. Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source.
Objections will be accepted only from those who have previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project during scoping or other designated opportunity for public comment. Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposed project unless based on new information arising after designated comment opportunities §218.8(c).
The objection must contain the minimum content requirements specified in §218.8(d) and incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in §218.8(b). It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer. All objections are available for public inspection during and after the objection process.
Written objections, including attachments, must be filed with: Stephanie Medlin, Cherokee National Forest, 2800 Ocoee Street, Cleveland, TN, 37312, or by phone at (423) 790-2817. Electronic objections must be submitted in a format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), portable document format (.pdf), or Word (.doc, .docx) to: sm.fs.r8chersoobj@usda.gov.
Please state “RDFC Kirkland Gap” in the subject line when providing electronic objections, or on the envelope when replying by mail.
Stephanie Medlin
