[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 241 (Friday, December 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 65592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-31678]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-930-07-1020-00]
Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact
and Supporting Environmental Assessment Involving the Proposed
Statement Plan Amendment of Land Use Plans in Arizona for
Implementation of Arizona Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines
for Grazing Administration
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, an environmental assessment (EA) on the proposed
Statewide Plan Amendment for Implementation of Arizona Standards and
Guidelines has been prepared. The Proposed Action would amend Arizona
BLM land use plans (Resource Management Plans, Management Framework
Plans and amendments) containing decisions which conflict with the
Proposed Arizona Standards and Guidelines.
The EA was written to assess the impacts associated with changing
land use plan decisions. The revised decisions will bring the affected
plans and Arizona Standards and Guidelines into conformance. Based on
the analysis of potential environmental impacts completed to this
point, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is anticipated.
DATES: Comments on the preliminary FONSI, supporting EA involving the
proposed Statewide Plan Amendment for Implementation of Arizona
Standards and Guidelines, and the Proposed Arizona Standards and
Guidelines will be taken for the next 30 days and must be postmarked by
January 13, 1997.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this action are to be sent to Ken Mahoney,
Standards and Guidelines Team Leader, Bureau of Land Management,
Arizona State Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Mahoney, Team Leader, Arizona
State Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004,
Telephone: (602) 417-9238.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three alternatives are considered in the EA.
The no action alternative (continuation of current management) provides
a baseline for comparison with other alternatives. The Proposed Action
is to change land use plan decisions which conflict with the Proposed
Arizona Standards and Guidelines. This action affects the Safford and
Yuma Resource Management Plans. Alternative A analyzes the effects of
decision changes as a result of adopting the Fallback Standards and
Guidelines contained in 43 CFR 4100. Alternative A affects the Arizona
Strip, Safford, and Yuma Resource Management Plans.
Proposed Arizona Standards and Guidelines were developed in
partnership with the Arizona Resource Advisory Council and with other
public input.
Other Relevant Information
Once the comments are evaluated and appropriate modifications made,
the Proposed Plan Amendment, FONSI, and supporting EA will be sent out
for a 30-day protest period as required by BLM planning regulations (43
1610.5-2). A future Notice of Availability will be published initiating
that protest period.
Copies of the Arizona Strip District, Safford District, and Yuma
District Resource Management Plans and the land use plan conformance
document can be reviewed in the Public Rooms of the BLM Offices listed:
Arizona State Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Arizona Strip Field Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah
84790
Kingman Field Office, 2475 Beverly Avenue, Kingman, Arizona 86401
Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86406
Phoenix Field Office, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona
85027
Safford Field Office, 711 14th Avenue, Safford, Arizona 85546
Tucson Field Office, 12661 East Broadway, Tucson, Arizona 85748
Yuma Field Office, 2555 Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365-2240
Public Input Requested
Comments on the alternatives and the adequacy of the impact
analyses. Comments are most useful when they address one or more of the
following:
--Errors in the analysis;
--New information that would have a bearing on the analysis;
--Misinformation that could affect the outcome of the analysis;
--Requests for clarification;
--A substantive new alternative whose mix of allocations differs from
any of the existing alternatives.
Michael A. Ferguson,
Deputy State Director, Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 96-31678 Filed 12-12-96; 8:45 am]
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