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<br />Roadless (continued) <br /> <br />TIle propOR'd aCllon IS to complele an llln'lHol)' of <br />road less areas, l'yaluate these arc:!s to uelcnrunc <br />wildernl'ss pocenlul and allocatl' mosl of the road less <br />areas to \":l.rYlOg managcmt'n1 :1re:! prescnpllons whICh <br />reuin the roadless char;lcter Excl'JHIOnS nughl be <br />made on thc unrruc Peak Ullit where ecosptem <br />health goals may regUlre more aCII\'(' managenwllt <br />with linuted rmd bUildmg. <br /> <br /> <br />Wild and Scenic Rivers <br /> <br />In the current plan, [here IS no <br />1ll.1.n:.lgcmelll art"" speCifically for <br />"'lid and SeelllC Rl\'ers. <br />Deslgnallon of (he Norrh Plane <br />and Encampmellt Ri\"Crs, which <br />both he In wilderness areas, w:ts <br />recollullendl'd to Congress bUlno <br />:\Clion Ius bel'lI t:tkl'n. 111(' n\'ers <br />rel1lJ.1Il undcr till" wilde mess <br />prescnptlon, and theIr umque quallClcs arc <br />safeguarded by the wildl'mess standards and <br />guidelines. <br /> <br />E\":l.lu:l.lioll of n\'(.TS fur lIldUHOII 11\ the N:uional <br />\\;'ild :lllt! Scenic RI\"t'r SysleOl is a rcqulfe!1lellt dunng <br />forest plannmg. Thc ~()rth Platte and till' <br />Enomplll('1l[ RI\'crs, 3S well as otlwr n\'crs on the <br />fOrt'SI, need to be ('yaluatcd 10 lkt('rlllllle chelf <br />eligibility for mduslon in the \'i'ild and Scemc RI\'{'r <br />System <br /> <br />TIle proposed action IS to allocate all cll.':1ble nn'r!'> to <br />wild and sCl"nic fl\'er prescnptlons accordIngly 111l' <br />North Pbtte and Encampment Rlvcrs <juahiicd for <br />mdUS101l1ll the Wild :1nd scemc nn'rs program and <br />would bc prQ(ecled undcr wild ami scenic <br />m.1.ll:lgcment prescrlpllons unul a sUltablluy <br />delcnnimuon IS tmde. <br /> <br />Oil and Gas Leasing In the curren! pl1.n, mosl <br />of Ihe analY!'>ls art"3 IS <br />:I\":l.il.:tble for k';lSUl~. bUI no bnds arc :rurhof17.cd for <br />]e:lslIlg. Current Forest Pun standa.rd~ and I-.'lude!tncs <br />arc followed, and le:l~s would be Issued on a lease by <br />le3se basls_ <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />In 1987, COIlj..,'l'ess passed the fed('ral Omhore Oil <br />:\nd Gas ]..('3.smg Reform :\ct <br />(L:aslIlg Reforol Act). 'nle <br />Lcasl11g Rt'fonn :\Ct requlfes <br />:tnal~'sls that was nOI <br />conducled for the 1985 <br />Foresl Plan. <br /> <br />PR~)(:N'(1 Actor The proposed <br />aCtion I!'> to make mO!'>1 bnd <br />a\":lllable for lea5111g wuh spectlied stlpubllons, <br />SllpuullOns would \"1ry :tccordmg to resource needs <br />and the desired conditions of aswclared management <br />arc:!!'>. <br /> <br /> <br />Other Forest Service Proposals in the News <br />'nlCre are a number of otl1l'r Foresl $erYlCe lI11uati\'es <br />curremly ongomg. 'n1('SC arc discussed below. Each <br />of lhese has lilt' pOlclltlallO :tffcclthc rlTision <br />schedule. <br />. 'nle proposc:d Planning Rule p['()\idcs nl'\\' rules <br />for forcsl pbn ['('\1510n. <br />. '111e proposed Road Policy details the assessment <br />of roads III conlllllctlon \\1Lh ecosystem <br />assessments. <br /> <br />. Strategic Planning 2000 oUllilles our long'lcnn <br />:1pproach 10 forest 5USLall1abwI)". <br /> <br />. 'llle Roadless Policy has two components. Part I <br />1$ an an:rlysls 10 JCIl'nniue long'leon protcction <br />for roadies!'> areas. Part :! IS the Jc\'c!opmelU of a <br />process to :tssess unroaded \-alues and dc\'c1op <br />Cntl'rU for protcctlon of and 111:llugcll1Cnt for <br />I1nroodcd \-:llues. <br /> <br />TI1C~ first Ihree proposals apply LO all ~ational Forest <br />System (:KF~) lands and resources. 111e RoadIes!'> <br />Pol,C)' appht's to all ~FS ro:tdless and unroaded areas, <br /> <br />Want to Know?? <br /> <br />If~'ou ha\"c allY <juesuons regardin~ the re\-lslon <br />process, COtH:tCl Lhe follO\nng folk!'>: <br />. Dl"C IIllles, Forest Planner (30i) i4S,:!4i3 <br />. Pat I larrison, AClIll~ Public Aff:tlrs Officer <br />(307) 745,:!3i8 <br /> <br />I f you fl'cel\'ed tillS nu,IUlg, you arc currently on our <br />nuiImg Itsl, I f you no longer Wish to r('eel\'e this <br />IllfOmUllon or to updaLe your current address, call or <br />wnfe 10 Marh \\ 'crt? at <br />(30i) i4S,:!405 <br />~468 Jackson Streel, Laranue, \\;1' 8~OiO <br /> <br />4 <br />