[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 87 (Thursday, May 6, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 24416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11341]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-99-940-1610-00]
Extension of Scoping Period for the Statewide Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) and Multiple Plan Amendments To Consider
Establishment of New Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) on Selected Public
Lands in Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
NOTICE: Notice of extension of scoping period for the statewide
environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and multiple plan amendments to
consider establishment of new wilderness study areas (WSAs) on selected
public lands in Utah.
SUMMARY: On March 18, 1999 (64 FR 13439), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) published notice in the Federal Register of a proposed multiple
plan amendment process for up to 136 wilderness inventory areas on
approximately 2.6 million acres of Federal land throughout Utah.
Several public inquiries have been received requesting extension of the
public scoping period for this proposal.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas F. Slater, Resource Manager
(Phone: 801-539-4063 or E-mail: tslater@ut.blm.gov) or Holly Roberts,
Planning Coordinator (Phone 801-539-4272 or E-mail
h1robert@ut.blm.gov), BLM, Utah State Office (Attention: Wilderness
Project), PO Box 45155, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145.
DATES: The formal scoping period for the subject amendments is now
extended to June 21, 1999. Submission of written information by regular
mail or by electronic mail via Internet access at: HTTP://
WWW.UT.BLM.GOV/WILDERNESS will now be accepted until June 21, 1999.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issue identification is considered integral
to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and planning processes.
Given the extent of this statewide proposal, and at public request, the
BLM authorizes an extention of the public scoping period. Comments on
the preliminary issues, alternatives and planning criteria will now be
accepted until June 21, 1999.
Scoping comments should still specifically address areas in the
inventory that the BLM determined have wilderness characteristics,
including:
(a) Any additional information concerning wilderness
characteristics in the wilderness inventory units,
(b) Information regarding the manageability of potential WSAs. Such
information may address things such as valid existing rights which
could be exercised (developed) within the next ten to fifteen years and
thereby preclude effective management under the IMP,
(c) Specific information on other resource uses within each
wildness inventory unit which should be considered. Such uses could
involve grazing practices, rights of way, corridor development and use,
recreation development or mechanical uses, off highway vehicle use,
development for mineral extraction, or oil and gas exploration and
production, etc.
Dated: April 29, 1999.
Linda S. Colville,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 99-11341 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]
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