[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10104-10105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4452]
[[Page 10104]]
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-017-1610-00]
Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period and List of Proposed
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and list of
proposed areas of critical environmental concern.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, White River Resource Area,
Meeker, Colorado, is extending its public comment period for the Draft
White River Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
(RMP/EIS). The comment period for the draft RMP/EIS will now end on
March 31, 1995, instead of February 10, 1995. Thirteen new areas of
critical environmental concern (ACECs) are being considered for
designation in the draft RMP/EIS under one or more of the alternatives.
The time period for commenting on the thirteen proposed ACECs will end
on April 24, 1995.
DATES: Comments on the draft RMP/EIS will be accepted until March 31,
1995. Comments on the eleven proposed ACECs will be accepted until
April 24, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Address for written comments: Bureau of Land Management,
White River Resource Area, P.O. Box 928, Meeker, CO 81641; FAX 303-878-
5757.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Graham, RMP Team Leader, Bureau of Land Management, White River
Resource Area, Meeker, CO 81641; Telephone 303-878-3601; Fax 303-878-
5717.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a description of the thirteen
ACECs being considered for designation in the draft RMP/EIS under one
or more alternatives.
1. South Cathedral Bluffs--Addition (1,010 acres). Contains
sensitive plants and remnant vegetation associations. No surface
occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities.
Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager
under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to
designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in
the approved RMP and record of decision (ROD).
2. Raven Ridge-Addition (1,890 areas). Contains candidates
threatened and endangered (T/E) plants, sensitive plants,
paleontological values, fragile soils. No surface occupancy (NSO)
stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could
be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain
conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and
trails. Roads and trails would be designated in the approved RMP and
ROD.
3. Ryan Gulch (1,440 acres). Contains T/E plants. Controlled
surface use (CSU) stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities.
Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager
under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to
designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in
the approved RMP and ROD.
4. White River Riparian (950 acres). Contains important
biologically diverse plant communities. Bald eagle roosts, federally-
listed Colorado River squawfish below Taylor Draw Dam. CSU stipulation
area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted,
modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions.
Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads
and trails would be designated in a travel management plan prepared
following publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication
of a travel management plan, motorized vehicle travel is limited to
existing roads and trails.
5. Coal Oil Rim (3,210 acres). Small aspen clones and other
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitats. CSU
stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could
be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain
conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and
trails. Roads and trails would be designated in the approved RMP and
ROD.
6. Moosehead Mountain (8,940 acres). Contains important
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitats, and cultural
resources. No surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-
disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would
be designated in the approved RMP and ROD.
7. Oil Spring Mountain (18,260 acres). Contains spruce-fir and
important biologically diverse plant communities.
CSU stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation
could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under
certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated
roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in a travel
management plan prepared following publication of the approved RMP and
ROD. Pending publication of a travel management plan, motorized vehicle
travel is limited to existing roads and trails.
8. Black's Gulch (800 acres). Contains paleontological values. No
surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in
the approved RMP and ROD.
9. Coal Draw (1,840 acres). Contains paleontological values. No
surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in
the approved RMP and record of decision.
10. East Douglas Creek (47,610 acres). Contains important
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitat, and federal
candidate Colorado River cutthroat trout habitat. CSU stipulation area
for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted,
modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions.
Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads
and trails would be designated in travel management plan(s) prepared
after publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a
travel management plan(s), motorized vehicle travel is limited to
existing roads and trails.
11. Duck Creek (3,430 acres) Contains T/E plants and cultural
resources. Duck Creek wickiup site (3 acres) within Duck Creek ACEC NSO
for surface-disturbing activities. The remainder of the ACEC proposed
for CSU stipulation. Stipulations could be exempted, modified, or
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Motorized vehicle travel
limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be
designated in the approved RMP and ROD.
12. North Cathedral Bluffs (5,730 acres). Contains sensitive
plants, scenic values. CSU stipulation area for surface-disturbing
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in
travel management plan(s) prepared [[Page 10105]] following publication
of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a travel management
plan(s), motorized vehicle travel is limited to existing roads and
trails.
13. Texas-Missouri-Evacuation Creek (22,510 acres). Contains
abundant cultural resources. CSU stipulation area for surface-
disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would
be designated in a travel management plan prepared following
publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a
travel management plan, motorized vehicle travel is limited to existing
roads and trails.
Scott Wintemute,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-4452 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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