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From: Lawrence M Lujan [mailto:lmlujan@fs.fed.us]On Behalf Of Santa Fe
Travel Management Planning
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:50 PM
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
The Santa Fe National Forest (Forest) announces the release of its
Proposed Action for Managing Motorized Travel. This proposal, or
“scoping phase,†is the start of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process for this project.
The attached PDF document contains a copy of the Notice of Intent that
will be published in the Federal Register on or shortly after July 11,
2008. Check the Forest Web site for exact date of publication. The
Notice of Intent summarizes the proposed action, which proposes a system
of roads, trails, and areas for motorized vehicle use by vehicle class
and time of year.
Highlights of the proposal are:
Continuing to provide motorized access to the Forest;
Prohibiting cross-country motorized vehicle use off designated roads,
trails, and areas;
Reducing the miles of roads open to motorized travel;
Increasing the miles of trails designated for motorized vehicles;
Designating motorized access to dispersed camping;
Limiting the use of motor vehicles to retrieve downed game to
designated routes only; and
Amending the Santa Fe National Forest Plan to comply with direction
in the Rule.
How to Get Information
The proposed action and maps may be downloaded from the Forest’s Web
site at Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service. The
supervisor’s office or any of the five ranger stations, upon request,
will distribute a limited number of CDs that contain the same
information. The supervisor’s office and the ranger stations will have
maps available for review in their offices. The contact information for
each ranger station is provided in the NOI.
If you have questions about the NEPA process or making comments, please
contact the Travel Management Project Leader, Julie Bain, at (505)
438-7829 or sftravelmgt@fs.fed.us. If you have a technical question,
contact one of the district rangers, or Diane Taliaferro, Forest
Recreation Program Manager, at (505) 438-7823.
Attend a Public Meeting
Participating in public meetings and discussions and reviewing the
proposed action and maps is an important way for you to help us
understand your point of view.
The Forest will hold public scoping meetings to review and discuss the
proposed action, take comments, and understand community issues and
concerns. The public meeting schedule is listed in the enclosed NOI and
will be posted on our website at
Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service. The meetings set aside
time to informally meet with Forest staff, review maps, view a
presentation on the proposed action, and ask questions.
How Public Input is Used
Forest staff will use your comments to help identify significant issues
and develop alternatives to the proposed action. The environmental
effects of the proposed action and the alternatives will be analyzed in
a draft environmental impact statement.
How to Comment
The Forest invites you to comment on its Proposed Action for Managing
Motorized Travel. The Forest recognizes that other configurations of
roads, trails, and areas may better meet the needs of the surrounding
communities’ diverse recreational interests, traditional or cultural
uses, and other needs for access. Therefore, the Forest is soliciting
issues and concerns of people interested in this proposal.
The Forest encourages electronic mail. If sending an e-mail, please
send it to comments-southwestern-santafe@fs.fed.us (attachments as .doc,
.txt, .pdf, or .rtf only) with “Travel Management†in the subject line.
For your convenience, a comment form is available on the Web site at
Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service.
Please mail your written comments on this proposal to Santa Fe Travel
Management Planning, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505. If you would
like confirmation that we have received your letter, please include your
e-mail address with your written comment. The fax number is (505)
438-7834. Comments may be delivered by hand to the Santa Fe National
Forest Supervisor’s Office (1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe) between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To make verbal comments, please arrange by
calling one of the district rangers (refer to NOI for phone numbers) or
Julie Bain.
In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, please be aware that
the written comments received on this proposal, including names and
addresses, will be considered part of the public record and will be
available for public inspection.
Comments will be most helpful when they are focused on specific roads
and trails, and within the scope of the proposed action, and include
supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider.
How You Can Remain Informed
Those who comment will automatically continue to receive information
regarding this project. If you do not wish to comment on the proposed
action, but would like to continue to receive information on travel
management planning, please send your name and mailing address to: Santa
Fe Travel Management Planning, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, or
call (505) 438-7829 or email to sftravelmgt@fs.fed.us. If you do not
request to be kept on the mailing list or if you choose not to comment
on the proposed action, your name will be removed from our list.
We want to keep you informed of how we use your feedback and how we are
progressing with the travel management project. We plan to keep the
Forest web page up-to-date with new information.
We look forward to hearing from you or seeing you at a meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/Daniel J. Jiron
DANIEL J. JIRON
Forest Supervisor
From: Lawrence M Lujan [mailto:lmlujan@fs.fed.us]On Behalf Of Santa Fe
Travel Management Planning
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:50 PM
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
The Santa Fe National Forest (Forest) announces the release of its
Proposed Action for Managing Motorized Travel. This proposal, or
“scoping phase,†is the start of the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) process for this project.
The attached PDF document contains a copy of the Notice of Intent that
will be published in the Federal Register on or shortly after July 11,
2008. Check the Forest Web site for exact date of publication. The
Notice of Intent summarizes the proposed action, which proposes a system
of roads, trails, and areas for motorized vehicle use by vehicle class
and time of year.
Highlights of the proposal are:
Continuing to provide motorized access to the Forest;
Prohibiting cross-country motorized vehicle use off designated roads,
trails, and areas;
Reducing the miles of roads open to motorized travel;
Increasing the miles of trails designated for motorized vehicles;
Designating motorized access to dispersed camping;
Limiting the use of motor vehicles to retrieve downed game to
designated routes only; and
Amending the Santa Fe National Forest Plan to comply with direction
in the Rule.
How to Get Information
The proposed action and maps may be downloaded from the Forest’s Web
site at Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service. The
supervisor’s office or any of the five ranger stations, upon request,
will distribute a limited number of CDs that contain the same
information. The supervisor’s office and the ranger stations will have
maps available for review in their offices. The contact information for
each ranger station is provided in the NOI.
If you have questions about the NEPA process or making comments, please
contact the Travel Management Project Leader, Julie Bain, at (505)
438-7829 or sftravelmgt@fs.fed.us. If you have a technical question,
contact one of the district rangers, or Diane Taliaferro, Forest
Recreation Program Manager, at (505) 438-7823.
Attend a Public Meeting
Participating in public meetings and discussions and reviewing the
proposed action and maps is an important way for you to help us
understand your point of view.
The Forest will hold public scoping meetings to review and discuss the
proposed action, take comments, and understand community issues and
concerns. The public meeting schedule is listed in the enclosed NOI and
will be posted on our website at
Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service. The meetings set aside
time to informally meet with Forest staff, review maps, view a
presentation on the proposed action, and ask questions.
How Public Input is Used
Forest staff will use your comments to help identify significant issues
and develop alternatives to the proposed action. The environmental
effects of the proposed action and the alternatives will be analyzed in
a draft environmental impact statement.
How to Comment
The Forest invites you to comment on its Proposed Action for Managing
Motorized Travel. The Forest recognizes that other configurations of
roads, trails, and areas may better meet the needs of the surrounding
communities’ diverse recreational interests, traditional or cultural
uses, and other needs for access. Therefore, the Forest is soliciting
issues and concerns of people interested in this proposal.
The Forest encourages electronic mail. If sending an e-mail, please
send it to comments-southwestern-santafe@fs.fed.us (attachments as .doc,
.txt, .pdf, or .rtf only) with “Travel Management†in the subject line.
For your convenience, a comment form is available on the Web site at
Travel Management Planning, Santa Fe National Forest - USDA Forest Service.
Please mail your written comments on this proposal to Santa Fe Travel
Management Planning, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505. If you would
like confirmation that we have received your letter, please include your
e-mail address with your written comment. The fax number is (505)
438-7834. Comments may be delivered by hand to the Santa Fe National
Forest Supervisor’s Office (1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe) between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To make verbal comments, please arrange by
calling one of the district rangers (refer to NOI for phone numbers) or
Julie Bain.
In compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, please be aware that
the written comments received on this proposal, including names and
addresses, will be considered part of the public record and will be
available for public inspection.
Comments will be most helpful when they are focused on specific roads
and trails, and within the scope of the proposed action, and include
supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider.
How You Can Remain Informed
Those who comment will automatically continue to receive information
regarding this project. If you do not wish to comment on the proposed
action, but would like to continue to receive information on travel
management planning, please send your name and mailing address to: Santa
Fe Travel Management Planning, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505, or
call (505) 438-7829 or email to sftravelmgt@fs.fed.us. If you do not
request to be kept on the mailing list or if you choose not to comment
on the proposed action, your name will be removed from our list.
We want to keep you informed of how we use your feedback and how we are
progressing with the travel management project. We plan to keep the
Forest web page up-to-date with new information.
We look forward to hearing from you or seeing you at a meeting.
Sincerely,
/s/Daniel J. Jiron
DANIEL J. JIRON
Forest Supervisor