[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 79 (Thursday, April 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 20021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10618]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO-076-97-1610-00]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Grand Junction Resource Area,
Resource Management Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to amend the Grand Junction Resource Area
Resource Management Plan, 1987 (RMP), to address changes proposed in
the Gunnison River Bluffs Public Use Plan, 1995, and to designate a
road as open for motor vehicle use in a currently closed area in the
Town of Palisade watershed.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the
National Environmental Policy Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Grand Junction Resource Area, is proposing to amend the Grand Junction
Resource Area RMP, by adopting those portions of the Gunnison River
Bluffs Public Use Plan and the Grand Mesa Slopes Management Plan
pertaining to public lands. These plans were developed through
collaborative processes that meet the requirements of 43 CFR 1610.5-7.
DATES: An Environmental Assessment and draft Finding Of No Significant
Impact has been prepared on the proposed amendment and is available for
public comment from May 1 to June 2, 1997.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Grand Junction Resource Area RMP,
approved in 1987, is being proposed for amendment to incorporate
current management plans in the Gunnison River Bluffs and Grand Mesa
Slopes areas. Public comments received on the Environmental Assessment
will be considered by the BLM State Director in reaching a decision on
this proposed amendment. Public notice of the proposed decision will be
issued following the comment period. Only those who have participated
in this amendment process will have standing to protest the proposed
decision.
The Gunnison River Bluffs Public Use Plan was developed with Mesa
County, Colorado to address management of about eight square miles of
county, private, and BLM administered public lands in the vicinity of
the Gunnison River and the Mesa County Landfill. BLM administered
public lands in this area had been identified for potential disposal
and are now being identified for retention or exchange to meet Gunnison
River Bluffs planning objectives. The BLM administered public lands are
also being designated as closed to motor vehicle use as part of the
Gunnison River Bluffs Public Use Plan.
The Grand Mesa Slopes Management Plan, an 80 square mile ``Open
Space,'' has also been developed with Mesa County and numerous other
local governmental entities and landowners. Mesa County, the Town of
Palisade, and BLM have modified the Grand Mesa Slopes Management Plan
in the Palisade watershed to allow for motor vehicle travel on the
``Power Line Road'' to improve access into the Chalk Mountain area, in
an area that had formerly been designated closed to motor vehicle use.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For comments or additional information
contact Carlos Sauvage, Realty Specialist, BLM Grand Junction Resource
Area, 2815 H. Road, Grand Junction, Colorado, 81506, or phone (970)
244-3022.
Dated: April 11, 1997.
Mark Morse,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-10618 Filed 4-23-97; 8:45 am]
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