[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19778-19779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10468]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-985-0777-66]
Fire Management and Suppression Activites: Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Conduct Planning Reviews and Associated
Public Participation Opportunities.
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SUMMARY: The four Bureau of Land Management (BLM) District Offices in
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Wyoming are reviewing their fire management and suppression activities
on all of the BLM-administered public lands in Wyoming. Public
involvement activities such as open houses, workshops, and field trips,
to be held during the summer and fall of 1997, will provide the public
an opportunity to identify concerns to be addressed in the planning
review.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Meeting dates and other public participation
activities in the four BLM Districts will be announced in other public
notices, the local media, and in letters sent to interested and
potentially affected parties. Persons wishing to participate in this
planning review and wishing to be placed on mailing lists must notify
the appropriate BLM District Office(s) at the addresses and phone
numbers below.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CONSIDERATIONS: Public comments submitted
for this planning review, including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review and disclosure at the
addresses below during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or address
from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information
Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment.
Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Worland District:
Bob Ross, District Planning Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management,
101 South 23rd Street, P.O. Box 119, Worland, Wyoming 82401, 307-347-
5100;
Rawlins District:
Dave McWhirter, District Resource Advisor, Bureau of Land
Management, 1300 North 3rd Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301, 307-328-
4200;
Rock Springs District:
Renee Dana, District Resource Advisor, Bureau of Land Management,
280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82902-1869, 307-352-0256;
Casper District:
Glen Nebeker, District Resource Advisor, Bureau of Land Management,
1701 East E Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601, 307-261-7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning review will identify any need
for additional fire management prescriptions or actions, as
appropriate. Some goals of the planning review are to identify fire
management strategies to achieve desired resource conditions, reduce
the potential for catastrophic wildfires through the management of
fuels, improve communication and coordination to promote fire line
safety, and achieve a better understanding of fire's role in the
natural environment. The planning review will also address public
health and safety, smoke management, public perceptions regarding fire,
and economic considerations. If the final determinations of the
planning review result in changes to existing management direction, or
add new management direction for the BLM-administered public lands
involved, the appropriate BLM land use plans (i.e., Resource Management
Plans--RMPs) will be amended.
Dated: April 17, 1997.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 97-10468 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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