98-12162. Notice of availability Northeast Oregon assembled land exchange Final Environmental Impact Statement

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 88 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12162]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[OR-050-1120-00: GP8-0180]


Notice of availability Northeast Oregon assembled land exchange 
Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Prineville District Office, Central Oregon Resource Area.

ACTION: Notice of availability, Northeast Oregon assembled land 
exchange Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(c) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act, the Prineville and Vale Districts have 
prepared a FEIS analyzing the potential environmental impacts of a 
proposed land exchange in Grant, Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler and Union 
counties. The FEIS is expected to be available for review on or about 
May 20, 1998.
    Clearwater Land Exchange has proposed to trade lands within and 
adjacent to both the North and South Forks of the John Day River for 
scattered tracts of public land located in the above mentioned 
counties. Other tracts yet to be identified would be acquired within 
the Vale District in future phases of the exchange.

DATES: This notice announces the beginning of the 30 day comment 
period. The comment period will officially close 30 days from the date 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency publishes its notice of 
availability of the FEIS.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FEIS should be sent to James Hancock, 
Prineville District Manager, BLM, P.O. Box 550, Prineville, OR. 97754.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
To obtain additional information or to get a copy of the FEIS, contact 
Steve Davidson at (541)-523-1349 or Ron Lane at (541)-416-6752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those individuals, organizations, Native 
American tribes, agencies and other governments with a known interest 
in the proposal have been sent a copy of the FEIS.

    Dated: April 28, 1998.
James L. Hancock,
District Manager,
[FR Doc. 98-12162 Filed 5-6-98; 8:45 am]
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