Sec. 5. Public review and environmental analysis
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The Secretary concerned shall publish in the Federal Register notice of a proposed authorized wildfire prevention project. Not later than 30 days after the date of publication of the notice under paragraph (1), any person may submit to the Secretary specific written comments that relate to the proposed authorized wildfire prevention project. Not later than 60 days after the date on which the notice is published under paragraph (1), after taking into account any comments received under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall— designate the final authorized wildfire prevention project; and publish in the Federal Register notice of the final authorized wildfire prevention project.
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the notice is published under subparagraph (A)(ii), any person who submitted comments regarding the proposed authorized wildfire prevention project under paragraph
(2)may submit to the Secretary specific written comments that relate to the final designated authorized wildfire prevention project. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Secretary concerned shall comply with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws in planning and conducting an authorized wildfire prevention project. The informal consultation requirements in section 402.05 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), shall apply to an authorized wildfire prevention project. If an authorized wildfire prevention project includes timber harvesting or grazing, the Secretary concerned shall prepare an environmental assessment not later than 30 days after the date on which the notice is published under subsection (a)(1) for the proposed agency action under section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)). The authorized wildfire prevention project shall be considered to be compliant with all requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) if the Secretary concerned fails to meet the deadline specified in paragraph (1). In the case of a livestock grazing project, an environmental assessment conducted under paragraph
(1)shall be considered to be sufficient for a minimum of 10 years. In the case of a timber harvest project, an environmental assessment conducted under paragraph
(1)shall be considered to be sufficient for a minimum of 20 years. Nothing in this section requires the Secretary concerned to study, develop, or describe any alternative to the proposed agency action in the environmental assessment conducted under paragraph (1). Compliance with this section shall be considered to satisfy the requirements of— the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ); section 14 of the National Forest Management Act of 1976 ( 16 U.S.C. 472a ); the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ); and the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 ( 16 U.S.C. 528 et seq. ).
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U.S. Code
- Congressional declaration of purpose§ 4321
- Cooperation of agencies; reports; availability of information; recommendations; international and national coordination of efforts§ 4332
- Timber sales on National Forest System lands§ 472a
- Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy§ 1531
- Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose§ 528
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