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Based upon the review of the test for significance and the environmental analyses conducted, 1 <br /> have determined that the Little Snake North Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project is not a <br /> major federal action and that its implementation will not significantly affect the quality of the <br /> human environment. <br /> Findings Required by Other Laws and Regulations <br /> This decision to address forest health concerns by treating approximately 4,856 acres with <br /> silvicultural and fuels reduction treatments is consistent with the intent of the Forest Plan's long- <br /> term Goals and Objectives listed on pages [1-1 to 1-2]. The project was designed in <br /> conformance with Land and Resource Management Plan Standards and incorporates appropriate <br /> Land and Resource Management Plan Guidelines for Management Areas 5.13 Forest Products, <br /> 5.11 General Forest and Rangelands—Forest Vegetation Emphasis, 4.3 Dispersed Recreation, <br /> and 7.1 Residential/Forest Interface, (Land and Resource Management Plan, pages 2-44 to 2-46, <br /> 2-39 to 2-41, 2-36 to 2-38, and 2-50 to 2-52). <br /> The analysis area involves no roadless areas, and no proposed alternatives would affect roadless <br /> areas or roadless area character. <br /> The proposed treatments would meet the adopted visual quality objectives (guidelines) when <br /> design criteria measures are followed in all of the analysis area except for units located in the <br /> foreground on National Forest Service Road's 500, 550, and 412; County Road 129; and Forest <br /> Trails 1101, 1147, 1149, and 1197. These areas would appear as modification or maximum <br /> modification visual quality objective (VOO) instead of partial retention VOO. The treatments <br /> would allow for quicker regeneration of new lodgepole pine forest stands and move towards the <br /> desired scenic condition of the Little Snake geographic area in shorter time. <br /> Implementation Date <br /> No objection was filed during the 30-day objection period for the Little Snake North Project. By <br /> publishing this Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact in a Legal Notice, <br /> implementation may begin immediately following the publication of the legal notice. <br /> 5 <br />