[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26375]
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[Federal Register: October 25, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[ES-020-05-1610-00]
Proposed Florida Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental
Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eastern States, Jackson
District, announces the availability of the Proposed Florida Resource
Management Plan (PRMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).
This document, prepared in accordance with section 202 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and section 202(c) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, analyzes alternatives for
managing BLM-administered public lands throughout the State of Florida.
Reading copies will be available at the following public libraries:
Lykes Memorial Library, 238 Howell Avenue, Brooksville, FL
Staffordene Foggia Library, 6335 Blackbird Avenue, Brooksville, FL
State Library of Florida, Documents Section, R.A. Gray Building, 500 S.
Bronough Street, Tallahassee, FL
Walton--De Funiak Library, 100 Circle Drive, De Funiak Springs, FL
West Florida Regional Library, 200 West Gregory Street, Pensacola, FL
Palm Beach County Public Library, Reference Section, 3650 Summit Blvd.,
West Palm Beach, FL
Copies will be available from the Jackson District, 411 Briarwood
Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, MS 39206, phone (601) 977-5400. Public
reading copies will be available for review at the following BLM
locations:
Office of External Affairs, Main Interior Building, 18th and C Streets,
NW., Washington DC 20240
Office of External Affairs, Eastern States, 7450 Boston Blvd.,
Springfield, VA 22153
DATE: A protest period on the PRMP will end 30 days following
notification of availability of the PRMP/FEIS by the Environmental
Protection Agency in the Federal Register.
ADDRESS: Protests should be sent to: Director (760), Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Duane Winters, RMP Team Leader, Jackson District, (601) 977-5400.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRMP/FEIS presents and analyzes
alternatives for managing BLM-administered public lands throughout the
State of Florida. These lands include approximately 395,000 acres of
split-estate federal mineral ownership (where federal ownership is
limited to mineral interests and the surface estate is owned by either
the State of Florida or private interests) and several hundred acres of
public land, comprised of small tracts, located in seven counties
throughout the State.
Under the PRMP, federally-owned minerals underlying state-owned
lands would be available to the State of Florida in exchange for lands
identified for acquisition by the U.S. Department of the Interior and/
or the U.S. Forest Service.
A portion (approximately 60 acres) of the Jupiter Inlet tract,
located in Palm Beach County, is proposed to be designated an Area of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The ACEC would be managed to
maintain a viable scrub vegetation community and improve habitat
conditions for Florida scrub jay, gopher tortoise, and other endemic
scrub species, and to interpret natural and cultural resources to
provide recreation opportunities. Motorized vehicle use would be
limited to designated routes. The ACEC would be withdrawn from entry
under the 1872 mining law, closed to mineral material sales and mineral
lease, and would be an avoidance area for rights-of-way. The ACEC would
be available for cooperative management with other government agencies
and/or private organizations, or for conveyance under the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act, provided that the proposed use would follow
the stated management objectives and land-use allocations.
The Cape San Blas tract, located in Gulf County, is also proposed
for ACEC designation. The tract would be managed to protect the coastal
dune habitat. The tract would be closed to motorized vehicle use, would
be classified as an avoidance area for rights-of-way, would be
withdrawn from entry under the 1872 mining law, and closed to mineral
material sales and lease of solid minerals. Oil and gas leasing would
be subject to a no surface occupancy stipulation. The tract would be
available for cooperative management with other government agencies
and/or private organizations, or for conveyance under the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act, provided that the proposed use would follow
the stated management objectives and land-use allocations.
A tract of public land adjacent to the Peace River was evaluated to
determine if it was eligible to be studied for possible inclusion in
the National Wild and Scenic River System. It was determined that it
was ineligible for further study because it would be unmanageable due
to the lack of other public lands adjacent to the river. The 37-acre
tract of BLM-administered land adjacent to the river comprises only one
percent of the land area within a corridor of one-quarter mile on
either side of the River for the nine-mile segment evaluated. The
remaining acres in the corridor are predominantly under private
ownership and are used for agricultural and ranchland purposes.
Dated: October 19, 1994.
Robert V. Abbey,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-26375 Filed 10-24-94; 8:45 am]
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