How does the Service involve stakeholders in wilderness reviews?
A. We prepare an outreach plan indicating how and when we will invite stakeholders, including States, other Federal agencies, tribes, and the public to participate in the wilderness review and refuge planning process (see 602 FW 3.4C(1)(i)). B. We publish a notice of intent (NOI) to prepare a CCP in the Federal Register, which notifies stakeholders that we plan to conduct a wilderness review. C. We seek input on the inventory and identification of WSAs during the preplanning and scoping steps of the CCP. We seek and consider stakeholder comments on the development, analysis, and selection of wilderness alternatives in the draft CCP. We ensure there is adequate time for appropriate review of the final CCP and decision document (see 602 FW 3.4C(6)(d) and 550 FW 3.3A). D. When the findings of the wilderness study result in a determination of suitability and recommendation for wilderness designation, we: (1) Hold one or more public hearings to receive testimony on the wilderness proposal o
