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~^ '^f^ The Hoonah Indian Assodadon believes that the Ketchikan Putp Co oontiact must be 

 canoded. The Ketcfaikan Pulp Co is a coavict«d felon (or inteotiooaUy dumping toxic 

 thidge into Ward Cove. The Timber Land Management documetf oonfinns that Toogist 

 timber has been harvested at an unsustainable rate. 'The harvest schedule, fi>r all 

 alternativea. indicates that there is a deficit of timber in cxistiBg stands. The KPC CoDttaa 



^ Area in souhern Southeast has only about half CDO^tindber for the coatnot Therest 

 wiD oome from central and northern Sotdfaeast. Under standards incorporated in 

 Aheinative 3, KPC's Contract Area can odiy supply 96 mndf of the 192 mmbf contract 

 volume. The remaining 1 06 mmbf must come from the StiJdaeBid Chatham areas. These 

 areas under Ahemativt 3. have 145 mmbfa year available, so the majority of that would 

 gotoKPC. Itee is not eooi^ timber under most ahenotives to flB the needs of both 

 the KPC coBDact and the new oo muntuwut to Small Bumeas Admimstratiott saka. The 

 Trefened Alternative^ is aa ahsred veraian of Abemativ« 3 which was proihjoed by 

 re^dt^ protectioos for streams, beach fringes and wildHfie habitat. We believe the 

 proposed ABowable Sale Quantity of 337 mmbf a year win phoe in^Mvtais fiiUng and 

 hunting areas at risk and key arvas will be logged to meet this target We fed the timber 

 industry must center mcve around high vshie-added small business secoadaiy wood 

 processing, wfaidi would create more jobs while cutting less timber. KPC must not be 

 rewarded for blatant misuse of the Tongass National Forest. If KPC wishes to ronain 

 viable they must convert to a hitter value-added, oon-polhitfaog fadSty dot provides more 

 jobs with kss timber. Al the present operation, KPC costs the American taiqwycr 

 faandreds of millions of dollars in subsides to clear-cut the Tongass old-growth trees. 



