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Forest Service
Alaska Region
PO Box 21628
Juneau, AK 99802-1628

(907) 586-8806

Projects and Plans

Helicopter Access to Conduct Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) in Wilderness

Record of Decision (Appeal period closes 7/21/08)

Final Environmental Impact Statement

The Final EIS is being sent out without a Record of Decision so the Regional Forester can share the current analysis with the public and determine if there are any additional concerns that need to be considered prior to making a decision. Alternative 1 (no helicopter landings in wilderness areas) is the Preferred Alternative because it minimizes the effects to wilderness character.

It is not necessary to comment on the Final EIS if you have already done so for the Draft EIS. Your comments have already been considered in the analysis. If you have additional comments, they will need to be received within 30 days after the Notice of Availability of the Final EIS has been published in the Federal Register so they can be considered in making a decision. Please send written comments to: USDA Forest Service, Alaska Regional Office, Ecosystem Planning Staff, ATTN: Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Helicopters in Wilderness EIS, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, AK 99802-1628. You may also email comments to: comments-alaska-regional-office@fs.fed.us.

There is no formal comment period like there is upon the release of a Draft EIS. If you provided timely comments on the Draft EIS and all the required contact information, you have standing should you desire to appeal the decision. You will not gain standing to appeal if you did not comment during the 45-day formal comment period on the Draft EIS; however, if you wish to comment on this FEIS, your comments will be considered before the decision is made.

For more information, contact Ken Post at (907) 586-8796. kpost@fs.fed.us

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The Map Section of the DEIS has 40 maps that may take 4-8 minutes, depending on your computer and internet access, to download the entire set of maps. The 45-day public comment period ended on 8/7/06.

Project Information

Background

Total Number of Plots Per Wilderness (Ten-Year Period)

Public Involvement

Tribal Consultation

National Historic Preservation Act, Section 106 Consultation

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS

DEIS Notice of Availability

FEIS Notice of Availability

USDA Forest Service - Alaska Region
Last Modified: Wednesday, 04 June 2008