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USDA/FS | RIN: 0596-AC62 | Publication ID: Spring 2008 |
Title: Special Areas; State-Specific Inventoried Roadless Area Management: Idaho | |
Abstract: On October 5, 2006, the Governor of Idaho submitted a petition under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(e)) and Agriculture Department regulation (7 CFR 1.28) to promulgate regulations, in cooperation with the State, for management of 9.3 million acres of inventoried roadless areas within the State. After review and recommendation by the Roadless Area Conservation National Advisory Committee, the Secretary accepted the Governors petition and initiated a proposed rulemaking for the roadless areas in Idaho. The proposed rulemaking would manage Idahos inventoried roadless areas under four main themes listed from most restrictive to least: Wildland Recreation (1.4 million acres), Primitive (1.7 million acres), Backcountry (5.5 million acres), and General Forest (0.5 million acres). The proposed rulemaking also will establish three important tribal and historical sites as Special Areas (0.2 million acres). Road construction and reconstruction plus timber harvesting would be prohibited in certain inventoried roadless areas on the Boise, Caribou-Targhee, Clearwater, Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai (portions), Nez Perce, Payette, Salmon-Challis, Sawtooth, and Wallowa-Whitman (portions) National Forests in Idaho. Exceptions to the prohibitions would be allowed for certain health, safety, valid existing rights, resource protection, and ecological management needs. Web site: http://roadless.fs.fed.us | |
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 294 | |
Legal Authority: 5 USC 553(e) 7 CFR 1.28 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: State, Tribal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Information URL: roadless.fs.fed.us | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Related RINs: Related to 0596-AC58, Related to 0596-AC59, Related to 0596-AC60 | |
Agency Contact: Michael McGee Regulatory Analyst Department of Agriculture Forest Service MS 1134, ATTN: ORMS, D&R Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0003 Phone:202 205-2601 Fax:202 260-6539 Email: mmcgee01@fs.fed.us |