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.
USDA Forest Service
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest
Juab, Tooele, Sanpete, and Utah Counties, Utah
Legal Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Action
Spanish Fork District Range Improvement Project
The public is invited to comment on the proposed action and draft environmental assessment (EA) for a proposal to improve range infrastructure to increase efficiency of current livestock management practices on four allotments on the Spanish Fork Ranger District, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest. The proposed action would install two water developments, three corrals, and two fences to improve livestock utilization and distribution and resource conditions on the allotments. The project notice and comment period on the draft EA are being held concurrently.
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/uwcnf/?project=65347.
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
This project, which implements the 2003 Land and Resource Management Plan for the Uinta National Forest, is subject to the objection regulations found at 36 Code of Federal Regulations 218, subparts A and B. The 30-day comment period on the draft EA represents an opportunity for the public to provide specific written comments on the project and therefore have standing to object.
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. 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.
Electronic comments are preferred and may be submitted through the online commenting tool at:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/uwcnf/?project=65347 and clicking “Comment/Object on Project”.
Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, and electronic comments concerning this action will be accepted for
30 calendar days following the publication of this notice in the Provo Daily Herald. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. Persons who wish to comment should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Regulations prohibit extending the length of the comment period. Persons providing comments are responsible for submitting them by the close of the comment period.
Please submit your written comments to:
District Ranger at 44 W 400 N, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Business hours for submitting hand-delivered comments are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. The office business hours for submitting hand-delivered comments are 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
The publication date in the Provo Daily 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.
For further information about the project, including documents and maps, or about the objection process, contact: comments-intermtn-uinta-spanishfork@usda.gov.
Linda Appel
