[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53404-53405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25518]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-080-1310-00]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Plan Amendment
Environmental Assessment to the Book Cliffs Resource Area Resource
Management Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah, Vernal Field Office
has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) and issued a Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Proposed Book Cliffs Resource
Area Plan Amendment for Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction into the
Coyote Basin Area, Utah. The proposed plan amendment would allow for
the reintroduction of the ferret into the Primary Management Zone (PMZ)
of Coyote Basin under the conditions delineated under the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service's rule establishing the area as covered by Section 10j
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Coyote Basin
PMZ, which is located in Uintah County, Utah, consists of 51,563 acres.
Additionally, the guidelines developed by an interdisciplinary team
and described in the Final Proposed Cooperative Plan for the
Reintroduction and Management of Black-footed Ferrets in Coyote Basin,
Uintah County, Utah would be followed.
DATES: The 30 day protest period for the proposed plan amendment will
commence with the publication of this notice. Protests must be received
on or before November 1, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Protests must be addressed to the Director (W-210), Bureau
of Land Management, Attn: Brenda Williams, 1849 C Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20240 within 30 days after the date of publication of
this Notice of Availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Stroh, Wildlife Biologist,
Vernal Field Office, at 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078, (435)
781-4481. Copies of the proposed plan amendment EA are available for
review at the Vernal Field Office or on the internet at http://
www.blm.gov/utah/vernal.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is announced pursuant to Section
202(a) of the Federal Land Policy Management Act (1976) and 43 CFR Part
1610. This proposed amendment is subject to protests by any party who
has participated in the planning process. Protests must be specific and
contain the following information:
--The name, mailing address, phone number, and interest of the person
filing the protest.
--A statement of the issue(s) being protested.
--A statement of the part(s) of the proposed amendment being protested
and citing pages, paragraphs, maps, etc., of the proposed plan
amendment.
--A copy of all documents addressing the issue(s) submitted by the
protestor during the planning process or a reference to the date when
the protester discussed the issue(s) for the record.
--A concise statement as to why the protester believes the BLM State
Director is incorrect.
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Dated: September 24, 1999.
Linda S. Colville,
Acting State Director, Utah.
[FR Doc. 99-25518 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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