[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53383-53384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25873]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-960-1990-00]
Notice of Availability for the Montana/Dakotas Standards for
Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) documents the
effects of adopting regional standards for rangeland health and
guidelines for
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livestock grazing management on BLM-administered lands east of the
Continental Divide in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The
proposed standards and guidelines would be incorporated into nine BLM
land use plans that cover about 8.3 million acres of BLM-administered
land. This action is proposed in accordance with revised regulations
for livestock grazing on BLM-administered lands (43 CFR 4100). The
proposed standards and guidelines were developed in partnership with
four Resource Advisory Councils, and with other public input.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Lechefsky, Project Manager, BLM
Montana State Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, or
406-255-2919.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three alternatives are considered in detail
in the draft EIS for standards and guidelines. The no action
alternative (continuation of current management direction) provides a
baseline for comparison with other alternatives. The proposed action is
to incorporate regional standards and guidelines into affected land use
plans. The third alternative is to implement the fallback standards and
guidelines defined in BLM's grazing regulations.
Public informational meetings (open houses) will be held to
exchange information with the public about the standards and guidelines
draft EIS. The following information provides the times, dates and
locations of the open houses, by BLM district, to be held in the
Montana/Dakotas organization.
Butte District--All times for open houses held by the Butte
District will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., December 9, 1996: Helena
National Forest Supervisor's Office, Conference Room, 2880 Skyway
Drive, Helena, Montana; December 10, 1996: Bozeman Ranger District,
Gallatin National Forest, Conference Room, 3710 Fallon Street, Bozeman,
Montana; December 11, 1996: Ennis Town Hall; Ennis, Montana; December
12, 1996: Bureau of Land Management, Butte District and Headwaters
Resource Area Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte Montana; December 16,
1996: Dillon Resource Area Office, Conference Room, 1005 Selway Drive,
Dillon, Montana.
Dakotas District--The Dakotas District will hold one open house on
December 4, 1996, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the First Western Bank,
Community Room, 41 5th Avenue, Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
Miles City District--The Miles City District will hold public
meetings in the following Montana communities: Billings, Miles City,
Ridgeway, Jordan, Roundup and Terry. Times, dates and meeting locations
will be announced through local media.
Lewistown District--The Lewistown District will hold public
meetings in the following Montana communities: Lewistown, Great Falls,
Malta, Glasgow and Havre. Times, dates and meeting locations will be
announced through local media.
Dated: October 3, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-25873 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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