Elko, NV: What effect would it have on the welfare of the citizens included in the area and specifically, how would they benefit?
145. St. Maries, ID: You said that we will not find forest-specific harvest levels or grazing allotments in the draft plan. How then can you address community stability in regard to the flow of goods and services if not on a forest (local) level? 146. Butte, MT: It appears that non-use and preservation take precedence over sustainable-use of renewable resources in ecosystem management. Local economies will be greatly affected. Are local communities an important consideration in this process? 147. Spokane, WA: Relative to the discussion on page 2-185 in the Eastside DEIS, local versus national use, will this plan and Preferred Alternative respect and provide for human and social requirements of local dependent communities which have historically used public land commodities — timber and forage — for their livelihood? Can you specify where I can find this in the DEIS? 148. John Day, OR: In the presentation, I heard no reference to local economies and the effects on those economies. In
