Mail or a non-electronic delivery method such information should not be submitted through or e-mail. Information that is considered to be CBI or otherwise protected should be clearly identified as such and should be submitted only through U.S. Mail or other another non-electronic delivery method will also be included in the public docket without change and will be available to the public, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by statute. Comments submitted to the EPA through U.S. Please address comments with the subject “Comments on Draft Permit for WMATCO.”Īll comments that are received via email or through will be included in the public docket without change and will be available to the public, including any personal information provided, within a few days of receipt. These comments must raise any reasonably ascertainable issue with supporting arguments by the close of the public comment period (including any public hearing). Comments may be submitted via the following methods:Īny person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public hearing during the public comment period. Six Shooter Canyon Rd., Globe, Arizona 85501.All written comments or requests for a public hearing must be received or postmarked by April 30, 2020. We’ve made the commitment to work with them to achieve the desired outcomes on the ground without delay.”įor additional information, contact Fire Management Officer Barry Johnson of the Globe Ranger District at (928) 402-6200, or contact the Globe Ranger Station located at 7680 S. “These bi-weekly meetings with San Carlos have strengthened our relationship with the tribe’s fire and natural resource managers. “The Globe Ranger District has already begun bi-weekly meetings between our core Forest Service team and San Carlos Tribal natural resource managers to coordinate the immediate implementation of treatments as well as the development of future projects,” said Globe District Ranger Adam Bromley. The benefits from these treatments include improved plant and wildlife habitat, increased biodiversity, wildlife corridors, clean water, flood control, the protection of culturally significant native foods and plants, improved timber stands and recreational opportunities, as well as reducing the threat of invasive species on the landscape. Phase one of the project began in early March when Reserve Treaty Rights Lands (RTRL) crews, provided by the San Carlos Apache Tribe, began hand and mechanical thinning to treat national forest lands near the chrysotile mountain area and Timber Camp Recreation Area. Under this cross-boundary forest restoration effort, the Highway Tanks TFPA will treat national forest lands along the eastern boundary of the Globe Ranger District adjacent to the San Carlos Apache Tribal Reservation land.
Department of Agriculture and USDA Forest Service pledged $32 million for cross-boundary projects on the Apache Sitgreaves, Coronado and Tonto National Forests adjacent to the San Carlos Apache Reservation lands as part of the USDA Forest Service 10-year strategy to address the wildfire crisis.
The Highway Tanks TFPA project is part of the overarching cross-boundary San Carlos Apache Tribal Forest Protection Act project aimed at treating national forest system lands adjacent to tribal reservation lands here in Arizona. to limit smoke impacts to Highway US Route 60. The Tonto National Forest and San Carlos Apache Tribe will begin a 1,174-acre cross-boundary prescribed fire operation at the Timber Camp Recreation Area and Group Campgrounds beginning Saturday, April 15-29, 2023, for the Highway Tanks Tribal Forest Protection Act (TFPA) fuel reduction project.įor the safety of the firefighters and the public, officials urge motorists to use extreme caution when driving on Highway US Route 60 as fire specialists anticipate possible smoke impacts from mile marker 270 to mile marker 285.
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