LEGAL NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT USDA FOREST SERVICE RIO GRANDE NATIONAL FOREST, CONEJOS PEAK RANGER DISTRICT BURNT CREEK LLC. ACCESS PROJECT The USDA Forest Service has prepared an environmental assessment (EA)/finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and draft decision notice (DN) for the Burnt Creek LLC Access project. The proposed action is to be located on the Conejos Peak Ranger District of the Rio Grande National Forest just north of the town of Jasper, Colorado and west of Blowout Pass (FSR 280).The Responsible Official for this decision is Dennis Kuhnel, Rio Grande National Forest Supervisor. The Responsible Official is planning to implement the Proposed Action, which proposes the following activity: authorize a permit of occupancy and use to Burnt Creek Limited Liability Company (LLC) for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a driveway to access a private inholding. The driveway being authorized is approximately 4,400 feet in length and 60 feet in width encompassing approximately six acres. The EA and draft DN/FONSI for the Burnt Creek LLC Project are available upon request at the Conejos Peak Ranger District office, 15571 County Rd. T.5, La Jara, CO 81140. This document is also available at the Rio Grande National Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r02/riogrande/projects/67929. Additional information regarding this proposed action can be obtained from Andrea Jones, Conejos Peak District Ranger, at 719-850-1500 or by e-mail at andrea.jones@usda.gov. The Burnt Creek LLC Access Project is an activity implementing a land management plan. This activity is subject to pre-decisional objection under subparts A and B of 36 CFR Part 218. Objections, including attachments, must be filed with the appropriate reviewing officer within 45 calendar days following publication of this notice in the Valley Courier, the newspaper of record. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Objectors should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer pursuant to 36 CFR 218.9. Objections will only be accepted from those who have previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project during scoping or other designated opportunities for public comment in accordance with 36 CFR 218.5(a). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposed project unless the issue is based on new information arising after the designated comment opportunities. The objection must contain the minimum content requirements specified in 36 CFR 218.8(d) and incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in 36 CFR 218.8(b). Objections that do not adhere to these requirements make review of an objection difficult and are conditions under which the reviewing officer may set aside an objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218.10. All eligible objections are available for public inspection. Electronic objections are preferred and must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer online at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=67929, with “Burnt Creek LLC Access Project Objection” in the subject line. Electronic submissions must be submitted in a format that is readable with optical character recognition software (e.g., Word, PDF, Rich Text) and be searchable. An automated response should confirm your electronic objection has been received. Any person who wishes to fax an objection, contact Scarlett Vallaire, Administrative Review Coordinator via phone at 801-989-6605 or e-mail at scarlett.vallaire@usda.gov. Written objections may be submitted via regular mail to: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region, Attn: Reviewing Officer, C/O Director of Strategic Planning, 1617 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 17, Lakewood, CO, 80401. Objections sent by private carrier or hand delivery must be addressed to: Objection Reviewing Officer, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region, Attn: Reviewing Officer, C/O Director of Strategic Planning, 1617 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 17, Lakewood, CO 80401. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm, excluding Federal holidays, for hand delivery. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Andrea Jones
