Additional comments received during the 30-day comment period that have not already been addressed above

Appendix 1 – (continued) Comments received during the 30-day comment period (Ending July 24, 2002) 17. Concern: The Survey and Manage Plan of 2001 deleted Hydrotheria venosa a species found in the Orchard area. Dropping the modifications made for Hydrotheria venosa will drop the level of environmental protection below the minimum required threshold as ruled by Judge Dwyer when the Northwest Forest Plan (NFP) was first implemented. Response: The presence of Hydrotheria venosa was noted in the original EA. It is found in a stream in the riparian reserve. No modification to the proposed action had to be made at that time since it was adequately protected inside the riparian reserve. When the species was delisted, no changes were made to the nearby units, therefore the species is getting the same level of protection now even though it is no longer listed as a species requiring the management of known sites. 18a. Concern: How can planning costs go down when additional work such as surveys has been done since then? Response: The first EA contained an estimate of administrative costs based on regional averages. Administrative costs are projected for the entire life of a project and include costs for tasks that have not yet occurred such as tree marking and sale administration. Regional average costs are periodically updated. The administrative cost for the no-action alternative shown in the first EA was adjusted downward for the second ...