Wasatch Powderbird Guides Permit Renewal

Dear Interested Party,

The Salt Lake Ranger District (SLRD) is providing an opportunity to comment on a request from Wasatch Powderbird Guides (WPG) to reissue a special use authorization for outfitted and guided heli-skiing on National Forest System (NFS) lands. If approved, this authorization would be very similar to WPG's previous authorizations, but would include a term of 10 years and limited administrative changes to some of the mitigation requirements contained in previous authorizations. This notice invites comments from the public and other agencies on environmental issues and concerns that could affect the scope of our environmental review of this proposed action that will be conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)...

Scoping Process
With this scoping document, the Forest Service is soliciting public input on the proposal to help identify any specific environmental issues and concerns that should be considered in our environmental review under NEPA. If approved in the manner indicated above, a project file documenting the environmental analysis and Decision Memo would be prepared and the new permit issued. Consistent with Forest Service regulations, this decision would not be subject to administrative appeal (36 CFR 215.12(f)).

Comments on this proposal must be received by December 19, 2008. Written comments are being accepted by Acting District Ranger Melissa Hearst, on behalf of the Responsible Official, Forest Supervisor Brian Ferebee. Electronic comments must be submitted in a format such as an email message, rich text format (.rtf) or Word (.doc) to comments-intermtn-wasatch-cache-saltlake@fs.fed.us, or submit comments to:

Salt Lake Ranger District
Wasatch-Cache National Forest
6944 South 3000 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121
(Fax number 801-733-2684)