UPDATE: Comment Period Extended to October 28, 2024
The USDA Forest Service has extended the comment period for the Pactola Reservoir – Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact to October 28, 2024.
The draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact for the Pactola Reservoir – Rapid Creek Watershed Withdrawal Project are available at the USFS project website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/blackhills/?project=63876.
Comments on the draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact will be accepted until October 28, 2024. Electronic comments must be submitted at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=63876. Written comments may be submitted by mail or hand delivered to Shawn Cochran, Forest Supervisor, Black Hills National Forest at 1019 N. 5th Street, Custer, SD 57730. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, excluding federal holidays. Comments sent by email will not be accepted.
It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure timely receipt of any comments submitted. All comments received, including names and addresses of commenters will become part of the project file and will be available for public inspection. The Responsible Official for this decision is the Secretary of the Interior. Neither the request for the withdrawal to the Secretary, nor the decision by the Secretary is subject to the USFS pre-decisional administrative review (objection) process under 36 CFR Part 218 or the administrative appeal process at 43 CFR Part 4 or 36 CFR Part 214. Because the withdrawal is not subject to the previously mentioned regulations, there are no defined requirements or restrictions for the length of the comment period, allowing for this extension.
For additional information about the withdrawal, please visit the project website or contact Elysia Retzlaff, Withdrawal Project Manager at elysia.retzlaff@usda.gov. We appreciate your interest and involvement with this project.
For more information on the Black Hills National Forest, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/blackhills.