{"abstract":"As directed by the National Forest Management Act (NFMA), the USDA Forest Service is preparing the Colville, and Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests revised land management plans and will also prepare an EIS for these revised plans. A Notice of Intent to revise the Colville, Okanogan, and Wenatchee forest plans was published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2004. That Notice also stated our intent to later publish a Notice to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. This notice briefly describes the purpose and need, the proposed action, the scoping process for the plan revisions (including any scoping meetings), information concerning public participation, estimated dates for filing the EIS and provides the names and addresses of the responsible agency official and the individuals who can provide additional information. This notice also briefly describes the applicable planning rule. The revised land management plans will replace the land management plans previously approved by the Regional Forester. The Colville National Forest land management plan was signed on December 29, 1989, and has been amended 39 times. The Okanogan National Forest land management plan was signed on December 29, 1989, and has been amended 51 times. The Wenatchee National Forest land management plan was signed on March 2 1990, and has been amended 27 times. Most forest plan amendments are project-specific amendments and apply to that project only. Some amendments incorporated new management direction for specific resource areas, such as invasive weeds. Five amendments were incorporated into all the forest plans by the Regional Forester. The land management plans for the Okanogan National Forest and the Wenatchee National Forest were amended by the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan to incorporate standards and guidelines for management of habitat for late-successional and old-growth associated species within the range of the northern spotted owl and an aquatic conservation strategy to maintain and restore the ecological health of watersheds and aquatic ecosystems. These amendments included direction for managing streams and riparian areas, old growth forests, and treatment of invasive species. These amended plans will remain in effect until the revision takes effect. The Okanogan and Wenatchee National Forests were administratively combined in 2000; they will have a single forest plan.","action":"Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) and revised land management plan using the provisions of the National Forest System land and resource management planning rule in effect prior to November 9, 2000 for the Colville, and Okanogan- Wenatchee National Forests, Pend Oreille, Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan, Chelan, Kittitas, and Yakima Counties in Washington.","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/2011/06/30/2011-15557.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"76 FR 38349","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2011-08-29","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments concerning the scope of this analysis must be received by August 29, 2011. The agency expects to complete the draft proposed plans and a draft environmental impact statement by June 2012 and the final plans and a final environmental impact statement by June 2013.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2011-15557","effective_on":null,"end_page":38352,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2011/06/30/2011-15557.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/06/30/2011-15557/plan-revision-for-colville-and-the-okanogan-wenatchee-national-forests-washington-collectively","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2011-15557?publication_date=2011-06-30","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2011-06-30/2011-15557/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":296,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 12:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2011-06-30/pdf/2011-15557.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2011-06-30","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2011/06/30/2011-15557.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FS_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"FS_FRDOC_0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted FS Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-07-20T10:25:45Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":38349,"subtype":null,"title":"Plan Revision for Colville, and the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forests, Washington (Collectively Called the Northeast Washington Zone Forest Plan Revision)","toc_doc":"Northeast Washington Zone Forest Plan Revision; Colville and OkanoganWenatchee National Forests, WA","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":76}