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[Federal Register: February 13, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 29)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

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Revision of Land Management Plan for the Uwharrie National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of commencement of the 90-day comment period for the=20
Uwharrie National Forest proposed Land Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is proposing a revision to the Land=20
Management Plan (hereafter referred to as the Proposed Plan) for the=20
Uwharrie National Forest (UNF). This notice provides:
    1. Information on how to view and/or obtain copies of the Proposed=20
Plan and the Comprehensive Evaluation Report.
    2. Information on how the public can comment on the Proposed Plan,=20
when those comments are due and, how comments can be submitted;
    3. Who to contact for more information.

DATES: Commencement of the 90-day comment period on the Proposed Plan=20
formally begins on February 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: Uwharrie Plan Revision, National=20
Forests in North Carolina, 160-A Zillicoa Street, Asheville, NC 28801.=20
Electronic mail should include ``Uwharrie Proposed Plan'' in the=20
subject line and be sent to: 
comments-southern-north-carolina@fs.fed.us. More information on the =
UNF and Proposed Plan=20

revision process is available at: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3Dleavin=
gFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/uwharrie=
_plan/
.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruth Berner, National Forests in North=20
Carolina, Planning Team Leader, (828) 257-4862.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Uwharrie National Forest is managed as=20
part of the National Forests in North Carolina. The original Land=20
Management Plan (LMP) for the UNF was completed in 1986. A Notice of=20
Initiation to revise the UNF's LMP was published in the Federal=20
Register on November 18, 2005. Numerous public meetings and=20
collaborative efforts have occurred to develop a Proposed Plan for the=20
UNF. The results of these efforts will now be available for a formal=20
90-day public comment period.

Documents Available for Review

    The following documents are available for review. They are=20
available either online at: ``http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.h=
tml&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.cs.unca.edu/nfsnc/uwharrie_=
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plan/,'' or hardcopies are available by sending a request to=20
``comments-south=
ern-north-carolina@fs.fed.us'' or by contacting the=20
address shown above.
    1. Uwharrie National Forest Proposed Land Management Plan.
    2. Comprehensive Evaluation Report, which includes the following=20
separate documents:
     Terrestrial Ecosystem Sustainability,
     Aquatic Ecosystem Sustainability,
     Social Economic Sustainability and Social/Economic=20
Overview.
    3. Timber Resource Analysis.

Comment Requested

    The Forest Service is seeking comments from individuals,=20
organizations, and Federal, State, and local governments and agencies=20
on the Uwharrie National Forest Proposed Land Management Plan. Comments=20
on the Proposed Plan should be submitted within 90-days beginning=20
February 15, 2007.

Responsible Official

    The Forest Supervisor, National Forests in North Carolina, is the=20
Responsible Official (36 CFR 219.2(b)(1)).

(Authority: 36 CFR 219.9(b)(2)(i), 70 FR 1023, January 5, 2005)

Marisue Hillard,
Forest Supervisor, National Forests in North Carolina.
[FR Doc. 07-618 Filed 2-12-07; 8:45 am]

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