{"abstract":"As directed by the National Forest Management Act, the USDA Forest Service is preparing the George Washington National Forest (GWNF) revised land and resource management plan (Forest Plan) and an environmental impact statement (EIS) for this revised plan. This notice briefly describes the purpose and need for change, some proposed actions in response to the need for change, preliminary issues, and preliminary alternatives for the plan revision based on what has been identified from internal and external discussions since the revision of the Forest Plan began in 2007. It also provides information concerning public participation, estimated dates for filing the EIS, the names and addresses of the responsible agency official, and the individuals who can provide additional information. Finally, this notice briefly describes the applicable planning rule and how work done on the plan revision under the 2008 planning rule will be used or modified for completing this plan revision. The revised Forest Plan will supersede the land and resource management plan previously approved by the Regional Forester on January 21, 1993 and as amended nine times from 1993 to 2002. Those amendments include: The availability of oil and gas leasing in Laurel Fork Special Management Area; the designation of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; the Biological Opinion for the Indiana bat; and the helicopter application of liming for the St. Mary's River within the St. Mary's Wilderness. The amended Plan will remain in effect until the revision takes effect.","action":"Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and revised land management plan using the provisions of the 1982 National Forest System land and resource management planning regulations for the George Washington National Forest.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2010/03/10/2010-4931.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"75 FR 11107","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2010-05-07","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments concerning the scope of this analysis as presented here and on the Internet Web site http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj will be most useful in the development of the draft Forest Plan and draft Environmental Impact Statement if received by May 7, 2010. Public meetings to discuss the need for change, issues for analysis, a range of alternatives and further plan development are planned in March and April 2010 at several locations. The dates, times and locations of these meetings will be posted at the Web site: http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/gwj. The agency expects to release a draft revised Forest Plan and draft EIS for formal comment by December 2010 and a final revised Forest Plan and final EIS by September 2011.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2010-4931","effective_on":null,"end_page":11111,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2010/03/10/2010-4931.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/03/10/2010-4931/revision-of-land-management-plan-for-the-george-washington-national-forest-virginia-and-west","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2010-4931?publication_date=2010-03-10","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2010-03-10/2010-4931/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":169,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2010-03-10/pdf/2010-4931.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2010-03-10","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2010/03/10/2010-4931.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":11107,"subtype":null,"title":"Revision of Land Management Plan for the George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia","toc_doc":"George Washington National Forest, Virginia and West Virginia","toc_subject":"Revision of Land Management Plan:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":75}