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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.

The date of the legal notice of opportunity to comment on this proposed decision is the exclusive means for calculating the objection period. The legal notice announcing the objection period appears in the Newspaper of Record: "The Bulletin" Bend, OR.

This project is subject to the objection process pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subpart A and B. Objections related to this project or activity part of the decision must meet the requirements at §218.8. The amendment to the Monument Plan is subject to the 36 CFR 219 objection process. Objections related to the plan amendment will comply with regulations outlined in §219.54. Objections will be accepted from those who previously submitted substantive formal comments or specific written comments related to the project or plan amendment during a designated opportunity for public participation (§218.5 and §219.53).

Incorporation of documents by reference is not allowed, except for the following list of items that may be referenced by including the date, page, and section of the cited document, along with a description of its content and applicability to the objection:

• All or part of a federal law or regulation;
• Forest Service directives and land management plans;
• Documents referenced by the Forest Service in the EA;
• Comments previously provided to the Forest Service by the objector during public involvement opportunities for the proposed project where written comments were requested by the Responsible Official;
• All other documents must be included with the objection (§218.8(b) §219.54(b)).

At a minimum as described in §218.8(d) and §219.54(c) an objection must include:

• Objector's name and address with a telephone number, if available;
• Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
• When multiple names are listed, identification of the lead objector. Verification of the identity of the lead objector must be provided upon request, or the reviewing officer will designate a lead objector;
• The name of the project or plan amendment, the name and title of the responsible official, and the name of the national forest on which the proposed project or amendment will be implemented;
• A description of those aspects of the project addressed by the objection, including specific issues related to the project or amendment;
• If applicable, how the objector believes the environmental analysis, draft decision, or plan amendment specifically violates law, regulation, or policy; suggested remedies that would resolve the objection or how to improve the proposed amendment; supporting reasons for the reviewing officer to consider.

Objections can be submitted in writing, either electronically or in hard copy but must be filed with the Reviewing Officer within 45 days from the day after publication of notice of the opportunity to object in The Bulletin, Bend, OR. The publication date is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Those wishing to file an objection to this decision should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. The objection filing period closes at 11:59 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving office on the last day of the filing period (§218.6(a) and §219.56). Mailed objections must be received before the close of the fifth business day after the objection filing period (§218.9(a) and §219.56(c)(1)).