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Edited by: John Stewart

National Forest System Road Management (Transportation Policy)

DATES: Comments must be received in writing by May 17, 2000.

Road Management Notice; Over View of Proposals (PDF Document)
Notice of Proposed Administrative Policy; Request for Comment (PDF Document)
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comment (PDF Format)

SUMMARY: In conjunction with a proposed rule published elsewhere in this part of today's Federal Register, the Forest Service proposes to revise its administrative direction governing forest transportation planning and management. This action is necessary to ensure that the forest transportation system meets current and future land and resource management objectives and provides for attendant public uses of National Forest System lands; provides for safe public access and travel; allows for economical and efficient management; and, to the extent practicable, minimizes and begins to reverse adverse ecological impacts. The intended effects of this action are to ensure that decisions to construct new roads will be made only upon completion of a science-based road analysis; that emphasis will be given to decommissioning unnecessary classified and unclassified roads and to reconstructing and maintaining classified roads rather than constructing new roads, where supported by analyses; and that the availability of road maintenance funding will be considered when assessing new road construction. Public comment is invited and will be considered in adoption and issuance of the final directives.

Send Written Comments to:

USFS CAET, Attention: Roads
P.O. Box 221090
Salt Lake City, UT 84122

Send comments electronically to: roads/wo_caet-slc@fs.fed.us

Use these as "Talking Points" for your own letter or use them as your comments:

Note: These documents are compliments of Terry Rust, Director of Environmental Affairs, Southwestern Four Wheel Drive Association.

Contacts: Related Links:

Heidi Valetkevitch
US Forest Service
Office of Communication
202-205-0914