[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR241.22]

[Page 191-192]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 241_FISH AND WILDLIFE--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B_Conservation of Fish, Wildlife, and Their Habitat, Chugach 
                         National Forest, Alaska
 
Sec. 241.22  Consistency determinations.

    (a) Subject to valid existing rights, a multiple-use activity may be 
permitted or authorized within the areas of the Chugach National Forest 
subject to this subpart only after a determination by the responsible 
Forest Officer that such activity is consistent with the conservation of 
fish, wildlife, and their habitat. A use or activity may be determined 
to be consistent if it will not materially interfere with or detract 
from the conservation of fish, wildlife and their habitat.
    (b) Where an evaluation is made pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321) for a 
proposed multiple-use activity, and the responsible Forest Officer 
prepares an environmental impact statement (EIS) or environmental 
assessment (EA) or categorically excludes an activity from documentation 
in an EA or EIS, the consistency determination required by this section 
for the use or activity shall be included as a part of the decision 
document.
    (c) Guidelines that are consistent with this section may be 
developed for specific multiple-use activities as a

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part of the planning and implementation process required by the National 
Forest Management Act and the implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 
219, National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning.
    (d) Subject to valid existing rights, the responsible Forest Officer 
may incorporate into any permit or other authorization issued pursuant 
to 36 CFR part 251 or other regulations of this chapter any reasonably 
practicable measures that are determined to be necessary to maintain 
consistency with the conservation of fish, wildlife, and their habitat 
as provided by this subpart.
    (e) Subject to valid existing rights, the responsible Forest Officer 
may terminate, suspend, restrict, or require modification of any 
activity if it is determined that such measures are required to conserve 
wildlife, fish, or their habitat within the areas of the Chugach 
National Forest subject to this subpart. Prior to taking action to 
terminate, suspend, restrict, or require modification of an activity 
under this section, the responsible Forest Officer shall give affected 
parties reasonable prior notice and an opportunity to comment, unless it 
is determined that doing so would likely result in irreparable harm to 
conservation of fish, wildlife, and their habitat.
    (f) Decisions made pursuant to this section are subject to appeal 
only as provided in 36 CFR parts 217 and 251, subpart C.
    (g) Nothing in this section affects subsistence activities carried 
out in accordance with Sec. 241.23 of this subpart or other applicable 
law.