DRAFT EIS (DEIS) 



Following scoping, DNRC prepares a DEIS, 

 incorporating public corrunents relating to 

 issues that could affect the project. Upon 

 publication, the DEIS is circulated to interested 

 parties; notification that it is available is sent to 

 the parties on the mailing list that has been 

 developed for this project. Comments are 

 accepted for 30 days. 



FINAL EIS (FEIS) 



After all public comments are received and 

 evaluated, DNRC will prepare a FEIS or adopt 

 the DEIS as the FEIS, which consists primarily 

 of a revision of the DEIS that incorporates new 

 information based on public and internal 

 coiiunents. 



NOTIFICATION OF 

 DECISION 



Following publication of the FEIS, the Unit 

 Manager of the Stillwater State Forest will 

 review the information contained in the FEIS 

 and project file, including public comment. No 

 sooner than 15 days after publication of the 

 FEIS, the Unit Manager will consider and 

 deterirune the following: 



• Do the alternatives presented in the FEIS 

 meet the project's purpose? 



• Is the proposed mitigation adequate and 

 feasible? 



• Which alternative or combination/modifi- 

 cation of alternatives should be imple- 

 mented? Why? 



These determinations will be published and all 

 interested parties will be notified. 



PROPOSED SCHEDULE 

 OF ACTIVITIES 



After a decision is published, if an action 

 alternative is selected, several actions would 

 be initiated. The actions initiated depend on 

 whether the alternative is chosen in its en- 

 tirety. Contract packages for at least 2 timber 

 sales and proposed road construction could be 

 prepared in 1999 and 2000. The development 

 of new cabinsite leases on Murray Lake, sale 

 of existing cabinsite leases on Beaver Lake, 

 and completion of access agreements for 

 interested adjacent landowners could proceed 

 following the EIS decision. 



The schedule is to present the a timber sale to 

 the State Land Board in the spring of both 

 1999 and 2000. If the Land Board approves 

 the projects, harvesting activities and road 

 construction would occur for approximately 3 

 years after each sale is sold. Postharvest 

 activities, such as site preparation, planting, 

 and hazard reduction, would occur following 

 harvesting activities. 



OTHER 



ENVIRONMENTAL 

 REVIEWS RELATED 

 TO THE PROJECT 



An environmental review was completed for a 

 temporary road use permit in the Beaver Lake 

 area in 1996. This review and all the recent 

 environmental reviews completed on the 

 Stillwater State Forest were considered while 

 analyzing for cumulative effects on this 

 project. 



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