[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12894]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-024-1610-00]
Notice of Availability
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Montana, Miles City District,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 and 40 CFR 1505.2, the Record of Decision has
been prepared for the Big Dry Resource Area. The Record of Decision
approves decisions for management of approximately 1.7 million federal
surface acres and 7.6 million federal mineral acres managed by the
Bureau of Land Management. These federal acres are located in all or
portions of Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone,
Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux
counties.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The Record of Decision was signed in April, 1996 by
Montana State Director, Larry Hamilton.
ADDRESSES: Reading copies of the Record of Decision are available at
each public library for the counties listed above. Public reading
copies will also be available at the following Bureau of Land
Management locations:
External Affairs Office, Montana State Office, 222 North 32nd Street,
Billings, MT
Miles City District Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Bloom, RMP/EIS Team Leader, Miles
City District Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT, 406-232-4331.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision approves the
decisions made in the 1995 Proposed Big Dry Resource Management Plan
(RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with one
exception, management of Calypso Trail.
The Proposed Big Dry RMP and Final EIS was issued in February,
1995. Thirteen letters protesting the plan, some with multiple
signatures, were received by the Director. Further planning was needed
before approving the decision for Calypso Trail and a separate Record
of Decision will be made available for that decision. The remaining
protests did not result in any changes to the resource management plan.
Dated: May 10, 1996.
David D. Swogger,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-12894 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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