Chugach Forest Plan Revision #40816

This public reading room lists comments and objections for the Chugach National Forest Land Management Plan Revision (2020 Plan). 

Completed comment and objection events:

• Public scoping for the 2019 Plan’s purpose and need:  April 16, 2015 to June 15, 2015: 

  • The Forest received 108 comments.

• Public scoping for the Proposed Revised Plan:  December 18, 2015 to February 19, 2016:

  • The Forest received 1,418 comments.

• Notice of Availability for the draft 2019 Plan and the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS):  August 3, 2018 to November 1, 2018:    

  • The Forest received 4,075 comments. 

• Objections to the 2019 Plan, Final EIS and draft Record of Decision (ROD):  August 30, 2019 to October 29, 2019:    

  • The Forest received 43 eligible objections. 

• Objections resolution meetings:  January 14-15, 2020: 

  • Objectors with standing and approved interested persons met with the Regional Forester to resolve concerns with the Land Mangement Plan. 
  • The objections resolution meetings were also open for public observation. 

• The Regional Forester’s letter, which includes instructions for resolving objections:

  • Received by the Forest Supervisor on January 30, 2019
  • Posted to the web for public viewing on January 30, 2019, https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/ReadingRoom?project=40816   

Next steps in the planning process:.

• The Forest Supervisor signed the Chugach National Forest 2020 Land Management Plan Record of Decision, April 15, 2020.

• A notice of availability for a signed ROD was published in the Federal Register, April 16, 2020.

   

  A legal notice was published in the newspaper of record, the Anchorage Daily News: for the signed ROD, April 17, 2020.

   

• 2020 Plan approval:

• Approval of the 2020 Plan occurs 30 days after publishing a notice of availability in the Federal Register and a legal notice in the Anchorage Daily News, which ever date is later starts the 30 day count.