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The objection period ends March 26, 2014.
Only those who provided substantive formal comments during the public comment period (which ended in March of 2012) are eligible to file an objection. So, if you filed a public comment period during that time, you can still file an objection.
How To File an Objection (reprinted from the Federal Register website):
Mailed, emailed, faxed or hand-delivered objections concerning this
action will be accepted for 60 calendar days following the publication
of this notice in the newspaper of record. The publication date is the
exclusive means for calculating the objection filing period. Those
wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information
provided by any other source. It is the responsibility of the objector
to ensure that the reviewing officer receives the objection in a timely
manner. The regulations prohibit extending the length of the objection
filing period.
Objections must be submitted to the reviewing officer at Thomas
Tidwell, Chief, USDA Forest Service, Attn: EMC--Administrative Reviews,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1104, Washington, DC 20250-1104.
Objections may be mailed electronically to objections-chief@fs.fed.us
or by facsimile to 703.235.0138. The office business hours for those
submitting hand-delivered objections are: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Electronic objections must be
submitted in a commonly used format such as an email message, plain
text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc). In cases where no
identifiable name is attached to an objection, a verification of
identity will be requested confirming objection eligibility. If the
objection is supported by documents, with the exceptions listed in 36
CFR 219.54(b), all documents must be provided with the objection; a
bibliography is not sufficient.
At a minimum an objection must include the following (36 CFR
219.54©):
(1) The objector's name and address along with a telephone number
or email address if available;
(2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a
scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
(3) Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are
listed on an objection. The Forest Service will communicate to all
parties to an objection through the lead objector. Verification of the
identity of the lead objector if requested;
(4) The name of the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision being
objected to, and the name and title of the responsible official;
(5) A statement of the issues and/or the parts of the plan, plan
amendment, or plan revision to which the objection applies;
(6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how
the proposed plan decision may be improved. If applicable, the objector
should identify how the objector believes that the plan, plan amendment
or plan revision is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy; and
(7) A statement that demonstrates the link between prior
substantive formal comments attributed to the objector and the content
of the objection, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose
after the opportunities for formal comment.
All objections are open to public inspection and will be posted to
the Forest Service Web site.
Following the close of the objection filing period, the reviewing office shall issue a written response or
otherwise resolve the objections within 90 days. The reviewing officer may extend this time when it is
determined necessary to provide adequate response to objections or to participate in discussions with the
parties.
The Record of Decision for the revised plan will not be issued until the reviewing officer has responded to
objections and any work necessary to make the decision consistent with the response to objections is
completed. The final Record of Decision is expected to be issued in July of 2014.
More information is available on the Shoshone National Forest website at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone/
Only those who provided substantive formal comments during the public comment period (which ended in March of 2012) are eligible to file an objection. So, if you filed a public comment period during that time, you can still file an objection.
How To File an Objection (reprinted from the Federal Register website):
Mailed, emailed, faxed or hand-delivered objections concerning this
action will be accepted for 60 calendar days following the publication
of this notice in the newspaper of record. The publication date is the
exclusive means for calculating the objection filing period. Those
wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information
provided by any other source. It is the responsibility of the objector
to ensure that the reviewing officer receives the objection in a timely
manner. The regulations prohibit extending the length of the objection
filing period.
Objections must be submitted to the reviewing officer at Thomas
Tidwell, Chief, USDA Forest Service, Attn: EMC--Administrative Reviews,
1400 Independence Ave. SW., Mailstop 1104, Washington, DC 20250-1104.
Objections may be mailed electronically to objections-chief@fs.fed.us
or by facsimile to 703.235.0138. The office business hours for those
submitting hand-delivered objections are: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Electronic objections must be
submitted in a commonly used format such as an email message, plain
text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf), or Word (.doc). In cases where no
identifiable name is attached to an objection, a verification of
identity will be requested confirming objection eligibility. If the
objection is supported by documents, with the exceptions listed in 36
CFR 219.54(b), all documents must be provided with the objection; a
bibliography is not sufficient.
At a minimum an objection must include the following (36 CFR
219.54©):
(1) The objector's name and address along with a telephone number
or email address if available;
(2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a
scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection);
(3) Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are
listed on an objection. The Forest Service will communicate to all
parties to an objection through the lead objector. Verification of the
identity of the lead objector if requested;
(4) The name of the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision being
objected to, and the name and title of the responsible official;
(5) A statement of the issues and/or the parts of the plan, plan
amendment, or plan revision to which the objection applies;
(6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how
the proposed plan decision may be improved. If applicable, the objector
should identify how the objector believes that the plan, plan amendment
or plan revision is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy; and
(7) A statement that demonstrates the link between prior
substantive formal comments attributed to the objector and the content
of the objection, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose
after the opportunities for formal comment.
All objections are open to public inspection and will be posted to
the Forest Service Web site.
Following the close of the objection filing period, the reviewing office shall issue a written response or
otherwise resolve the objections within 90 days. The reviewing officer may extend this time when it is
determined necessary to provide adequate response to objections or to participate in discussions with the
parties.
The Record of Decision for the revised plan will not be issued until the reviewing officer has responded to
objections and any work necessary to make the decision consistent with the response to objections is
completed. The final Record of Decision is expected to be issued in July of 2014.
More information is available on the Shoshone National Forest website at:
http://www.fs.usda.gov/shoshone/