A quick status report on the five California forests that are currently going through the OSV (over snow vehicles) designation processes.
Plumas NF: The DEIS (Draft Environmental Impact Statement) was issued on Oct. 25, 2018 and the first 45-day public comment period will end on about Dec. 11. If you do not comment now, you cannot comment once the Final FEIS and Draft ROD are issued.
Once the FEIS and Draft ROD are issued sometime in 2020, comments will be accepted from those that previously commented.
You are encouraged to submit comments now on the DEIS and can do so by clicking here: https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public//CommentInput?Project=47124
Eldorado NF: The Forest issued its FEIS (Final Environmental Impact Statement) and Draft ROD (Draft Record of Decision) on Oct. 31, 2018. There is a 45-day Objection Period, which will end on about Dec. 16, 2018. It is your right to submit comments. Details can be found here: www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=46034
Submit comments to: Randy Moore, Regional Forester, ATTN: ENF OSV Project, 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592 or Fax: (707) 562-9229
Tahoe NF: The Forest issued a DEIS April 13, 2018 which was open for public comments until May 28, 2018. There will be one more public comment period after the Forest issues a FEIS and Draft ROD. The timeline is unknown but likely not until late 2019 into 2020. Once this has been issued, ACSA will post the information.
Stanislaus NF: A DEIS on Aug. 23, 2018 and the first public comment period ended on about Oct. 9, 2018. There will be one more public comment period after the Forest issues a Final EIS and Draft ROD sometime in 2020. If you commented earlier, you will have the right to comment further when the Draft ROD is published. Once this has been issued, ACSA will post the information.
Lassen NF: The FEIS and Draft ROD was issued on March 29, 2018. An Objection Period closed on about May 18, 2018. This is essentially completed, except the Forest must decide how to resolve the many objections which were received (they can either dismiss or change/tweak their draft decision). No further action on this forest at this time.
Reminder: DEIS - Anyone can comment; FEIS - Anyone can comment; Draft ROD - Can only comment if you submitted comments on the DEIS or FEIS.
Objection Period on the ROD - Can only comment if you submitted comments on the DEIS or FEIS.