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ThEre are several managenent concerns that did not surface as public issues which will be addressed in this envi '~onmental impact statement. Some of these are legal requireIt'Lents of the National Environmental Policy Act regulations and ~orne are Forest SeI vice internal concerns. The management concern~; to be ad- drE~ssed include: - whC:t t would be the effects on wildlife, livestock oJ lerations, ti~IDer resources, threatened or endangerld species of plants and anJmals, visual resources, and cultural r~sources if the Oh-Be- JOjful WSA is, or is not, designated as wilderness? _ what would be the effects on air quality if the Oh-Be-Joyful Wilderness Study Area is, or is not, desjgnated wilderness? The identified issues and concerns will be addressed using the wilcerness suitability criteria discussed in the following seC1 ion. E, WILDERNESS SUITABILITY CRITERIA Standard:; to be met by areas in the National Wilderness Preservation System are established in the 1964 Wilderness Act. Forest Service policy requires that a study area's wilderness capability, availa- bility and need be established prior to a determination of suitability or unsuitability for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System, The suitability criteria, made up of the components of capability, availability and need, are described as follows: 1, CAPABILITY CRITERIA - Indicators of wilderness capability include: a. Natural Integrity and Apparent Naturalness. These characteristics are defined as 1) the extent to which long term ecological processes are intact and 2) the perceived importance of any outside impacts to the visitor. Generally, the works of man should be: lacking or rapidly disappearing due to natural processes; easily removable and/or capable of returning to near-natural conditions without man's help; or readily separable from the rest of the area. b. Outstanding Opportunities for Solitude. Solitude is defined as a conditjon of isolation from the sights, sounds, and presence of others and from the developmlmts or other evidence of man. ThE intrirsic features of the rqadless area that offer users opportunities for solitude include (a) size of the area, (b) presence (and type) of veg.,tation, (c) topo- graphic screening, (d) degree of permane'lt off-site intrusions, (e) adjacent development and (f) distanc~ from perimeter to the area core. 10