The public reading room includes comments from several public comment periods for the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility Improvements Project. Most recently, the Tongass National Forest released a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (SDEIS) for the on January 6, 2023. The SDEIS analyzes several new alternatives that were developed based on public comments on a draft environmental impact statement in the spring of 2022.
The Forest Service expects a Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Final EIS and Draft Record of Decision to publish in the Federal Register in mid-May, 2023. The NOA will initiate a 45-day opportunity to object. More details on who can object and how to file and objection will be available at that time.
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.
Monique Nelson
