Forest Service Appeal Responses for R8 - Southern Region All Units
An Environmental Appeal is a formal request to an agency higher authority for review of an environmental planning (NEPA) decision. The public's rights to file an appeal are defined in specific appeal regulations. Usually, all administrative processes must be exhausted before a person can bring a court action (litigation) against with a NEPA decision. This usually includes the filing of a formal appeal.
Questions and comments regarding appeals listed below should be directed to the Appeal Deciding Officer, whose information is included in the appeal response letter (included as a hyperlink).
215 Appeals: These appeal NEPA decisions related to specific projects.
217 Appeals: These appeal NEPA decisions related to the development and amendment of Regional Guides and Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs). 251 Appeals: These appeal NEPA decisions associated with the occupancy and use of National Forest System land under permit, including special-use permits, municipal watersheds, mining locations, mineral rights, water rights, grazing and livestock permits, as well as others.
This appeal response list contains the best available information at the time of publication. It is not an exhaustive list, as some responses may have been issued before the next nightly report is published.
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This list of responses contains the best available information at the
time of publication. It is not an exhaustive list, in that responses
dated before October 1st, 2006 are available on the specific region's
website.
This list was last updated 01-18-2009.
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