MEETING IN LEX TONIGHT (Forest Service Workshop)

Post by **Spragwa** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 1:03 pm

This is the last scheduled Forest Service Workshop about the Draft Forest Plan for the Daniel Boone National Forest and the Red River Gorge. It is in Lexington at the Fayette County Cooperative Extension Office in Lexington, 2-4pm and 6-8pm. The office is at 1140 Red Mile Place, Lexington. For directions, call 859-257-5582, or email cesfayet@uky.edu

You can view, or request, a copy of the Draft Plan at www.southernregion.fs.fed.us/boone/plannin/1ReadMe.htm

The 90-day public comment period for the Daniel Boone National Forest's 15-year management plan opened on Friday, May 16. The comment period will close on August 14. The workshops are for the public to learn about the Draft Plan and the public comment period.

Post by **captain static** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 2:57 pm

Make sure to ask questions. Especially about how to comment, how comments will be evaluated, and what types of comments are most likely to have an effect on the Final Plan. Also, please tell us what you learned on the previous Forest Plan post under this topic.

Post by **Spragwa** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 3:04 pm

I just found out about this meeting and am unable to attend...YIKES. I will get information from those present and I will find out how to comment. My understanding is that these proposals are governed by Federal Law and subject to the Administrative Procedures Act. As such, all public comments must be submitted to the Service, which has to address them when it decides to accept or deny them. I will find out whether they will provide special forms or the like.

Post by **Spragwa** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 3:25 pm

Here's the info. that you requested Captain Static.

Commenting on the Draft EIS

The public review of the Draft EIS and Proposed Revised Plan begins when the documents are mailed out and the Notice of Availability is published in the Federal Register. It was published in the Federal Register on Friday, May 16, 2003. The required comment period is 90 days - which ends on Thursday, August 14, 2003. Comments should be postmarked or received by the Forest Service by Thursday, August 14, 2003.

To learn more about making comments, go to the National Environmental Polict Act, 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508.

If you are submitting comments, please mail them to:

Daniel Boone National Forest
Content Analysis Team
PO Box 221150
Salt Lake City, UT 84122.

Or Fax them to (801) 517-1015

Emailed comments must go to the following address:

danielboone@fs.fed.us

Post by **captain static** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 5:03 pm

Even if you miss these workshops I understand that the RRGCC and the USFS, DBNF are planning to hold a special worshop for climber input to be held in July. Stay tuned for details. In the mean time I'll being consulting 40 CFR.

Post by **Steve** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 5:06 pm

Looking for climbers to attend the afternoon meeting!

Come by the afternoon meeting (2-4), need climber input for a story we are working on for tonight. Come out, be vocal, get on tv.