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United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Janice Boswell Governor
Governor
PO Box 38
Concho, OK 73022
Dear Janice Boswell,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Lynette Gray
THPO
PO Box 238
Concho, OK 73022
Dear Lynette Gray,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Darrell O'Neal, Sr.
Chairman
PO Box 396
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
Dear Darrell O'Neal, Sr.,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Darline Conrad
THPO
PO Box 396
Fort Washakie, WY 82514
Dear Darline Conrad,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Leroy Spang
President, Tribal Council
PO Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043
Dear Leroy Spang,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Conrad Fisher
THPO
PO Box 128
Lame Deer, MT 59043
Dear Conrad Fisher,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Betsy Chapoose
Cultural Rights and Protection
PO Box 190
Fort Duchesne, UT 84026
Dear Betsy Chapoose,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Jim R. Newton
Chairman
PO Box 737
Ignacio, CO 81137
Dear Jim R. Newton,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Neil Cloud
NAGPRA Coordinator
PO Box 737
Ignacio, CO 81137
Dear Neil Cloud,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Richard Jenks
Chairman
PO Box 190
Fort Duchesne, UT 84026
Dear Richard Jenks,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Curtis Cesspooch
Tribal Council
PO Box 190
Fort Duchesne, UT 84026
Dear Curtis Cesspooch,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Gary Hayes
Chairman
PO Box 248
Towaoc, CO 81334-0248
Dear Gary Hayes,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger
United States
Department of
Agriculture
Forest
Service
Medicine Bow – Routt
National Forests and
Thunder Basin National
Grassland
Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District
925 Weiss Drive
Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-9315
http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/mbr/hpbe.html
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File Code: 2400 Date: August 12, 2013
Terry Knight
THPO
PO Box 468
Towaoc, CO 81334-0248
Dear Terry Knight,
Invitation for Opportunity to Comment on Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management
Project
The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, has prepared
Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) for Coulton Floyd II Timber & Fuels Management Project.
The purpose of this project is to establish regeneration, growth and vigor to beetle killed stands
expediting the establishment of the next forest.
There is a need to:
Manage timber stands to create optimum conditions for timber resiliency, growth, and
regeneration.
Provide a continuing supply of quality timber products to existing and new forest markets
and economies.
Reduce the development of large continuous high hazard fuel conditions.
Protect private property and safety of forest users through timber removal.
This will be accomplished by using commercial and non-commercial timber harvest to capture
marketable forest product values before deterioration which will assist in expediting
regeneration, improve forest health and vigor, reduce hazardous fuel loads and improve public
safety. The timber management practices and silvicultural systems will also be used as a tool to
benefit other forest uses and resources as appropriate.
The project is located on the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Medicine Bow-Routt
National Forest, in Routt County, Colorado. The legal description is T9N R84W Sections 4-9,
16-21, 29-32, T9N R85W Sections 1, 12, 13, 24, 25, 36, T10N R84W Sections 29-31, and T10N
R85W Section 36. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Steamboat, Colorado and may
be accessed by traveling 17.5 miles north from the intersection of County road 129 and Highway
40, turning east onto County road 64, and traveling approximately 4.5 miles.
The NOPA contains more details and maps about the project. The NOPA is available for review
on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=42510. Your comments will help
us complete an environmental assessment. The assessment will be used to determine whether to
prepare an environmental impact statement or a finding of no significant impact.
How to Comment and Timeframe
Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days
following publication of this notice in the Steamboat Pilot. The publication date in the
newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations
prohibit extending the length of the comment period.
Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Project Leader Marc Cahur c/o
Responsible Official Wendy Jo Haskins, District Ranger, USFS, 925 Weiss Drive, Steamboat
Springs, CO 80487, FAX: (970) 870-2284. Electronic comments including attachments can be
submitted to [email protected].
It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to submit them by the close of the
comment period. Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have
eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. For objection eligibility, each individual or
representative from each entity submitting timely and specific written comments must either sign
the comment or verify identity upon request. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible
to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact
information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released
under the Freedom of Information Act.
This letter also is requesting your comments under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, as amended (NHPA). Consultation under the NHPA seeks to consider the
views about an undertaking and its effects on historic properties for the agency official to
consider in decision making (36 CFR 800).
Thank you for your interest and participation in this project. For a hard copy of the NOPA or for
additional information regarding this proposal contact Project Leader Marc Cahur, Timber Sale
Administrator and Silviculturist at (970) 870-2214.
Sincerely,
WENDY JO HASKINS
Acting District Ranger