new Plan of operations review process, new public review |
new Plan of operations review process, new public review |
Feb 4 2013, 11:35 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 28-July 10 From: Colorado Member No.: 7,319 |
I recently received an email from the D.R who approves..or doesn't my P.O.O. I have had a public review last year and now apparently there is a new public review process??!! Anyone else heard of this?? If Ive already had a public review do I need to do this yet again?
Here's the email in full QUOTE Kevin – just a reminder that if you are planning to continue operating, your current plan expires June 2013 so we just need to have you submit another plan (if nothing has changed then you can use the same one and just change dates and sign). Then I will do the decision document and be sure the new plan is approved. One thing that has changed because of a lawsuit in another region last year is that all projects now (Forest-wide nationally) that require a decision document must go thru a more formal public scoping period – meaning that after we get your new plan I will post a 30 day comment period in the Coloradoan. Anyone who comments (i.e has a valid resource concern and that would be determined by Kevin) then has the right to appeal the project decision and we’d have to allow a 45 day appeal period. If we get no comments or just positive comments (that’s been the norm) we can just issue the decision w/out that extra 45 days. Let me know if you have any questions. -------------------- realnice :music:
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Feb 7 2013, 08:53 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 28-July 10 From: Colorado Member No.: 7,319 |
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QUOTE I will get you information. The formal comment and appeal period has changed since last year to now include the issuance of decision memos which is the level of environmental analysis (lowest due to no significant impacts) we did for your operation (which previous to last year was not appealable). Last year your project was listed in the Forest’s “schedule of proposed actions” (a website) which the public can view/comment on, however, the decision was not appealable. I received no comments. Now, because we must issue a new decision memo to approve your plan for after June 1, we have to go out for public scoping by publishing the 30-day comment period because the decision is now appealable. No comments then no appeal period. And it doesn’t mean your operation couldn’t move forward if appealed – we’d just need to go thru the process and it would add time to the decision. That’s why I recommended you get the plan in early.
-------------------- realnice :music:
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