'Notices to Proceed' to be Issued
The US Forest Service plans to issue "notices to proceed" for 54 drilling packages submitted before an unofficial three-month moratorium on new drilling was imposed on the Allegheny National Forest.
Forest Supervisor Leanne Marten made the announcement during a meeting last night in Warren. She said a signed settlement in a lawsuit has given back to her the responsibility of issuing notices to drillers. Early this year, the responsibility was shifted from Marten to the Forest Service regional office in Milwaukee.
She says the notices should be given within the next 10 days, although some operators still need to pay timber fees at their sites and get other permits before they can drill.
The Forest Service is holding another public meeting at 7 o'clock tonight at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
Forest Supervisor Leanne Marten made the announcement during a meeting last night in Warren. She said a signed settlement in a lawsuit has given back to her the responsibility of issuing notices to drillers. Early this year, the responsibility was shifted from Marten to the Forest Service regional office in Milwaukee.
She says the notices should be given within the next 10 days, although some operators still need to pay timber fees at their sites and get other permits before they can drill.
The Forest Service is holding another public meeting at 7 o'clock tonight at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.
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