99-16154. Notice of Availability of Proposed Owyhee Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS); and Proposed Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Designations  

  • [Federal Register Volume 64, Number 122 (Friday, June 25, 1999)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 34266-34267]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 99-16154]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    
    Bureau of Land Management
    
    [ID-015-1610-00]
    
    
    Notice of Availability of Proposed Owyhee Resource Management 
    Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS); and Proposed 
    Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) Designations
    
    SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
    Management and section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy 
    Act, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a proposed 
    Resource Management Plan (RMP) and associated final Environmental 
    Impact Statement (EIS) for the Owyhee Resource Area. The RMP/EIS 
    addresses alternatives for management on 1.3 million acres of BLM 
    administered public lands in southwest Idaho. Consideration of 20 areas 
    for Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) designation is also 
    addressed in the document. This notice, therefore, is also issued 
    pursuant to 43 CFR Part 1610.7-2(b) of the BLM Planning Regulations. 
    The RMP/EIS also addresses suitability of wild, scenic and recreational 
    designations on 223 miles of stream segments determined to be eligible 
    for such designations under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The public 
    has the opportunity to protest the Owyhee Proposed Resource Management 
    Plan, which is Alternative E in the final EIS. The BLM Planning 
    Regulations, 43 CFR 1610.5-2, state that any person who participated in 
    the planning process and has an interest which may be adversely 
    affected may protest. A protest may raise only those issues which were 
    submitted for the record during the planning process. The protest shall 
    be filed within 30 days of the date the Environmental Protection Agency 
    publishes the notice of receipt of the final EIS in the Federal 
    Register.
    
    DATES: The 30-day protest period provided for in the BLM Planning 
    Regulations will begin on July 2, 1999 and end on August 2, 1999. 
    Written protests may be submitted at any time during the protest period 
    and must be filed (postmarked) by August 2, 1999 at the address below.
    
    ADDRESSES: Written protests must be sent to: Director, Bureau of Land 
    Management, Attention: Ms Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, WO-
    210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daryl Albiston, Area Manager; or Fred 
    Minckler, Team Leader at the address above. Telephone (208) 384-3300. 
    Copies of the RMP/EIS are available for inspection at the BLM, Boise 
    Field Office, 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Owyhee Resource Area includes 1,320,032 
    acres of BLM administered public lands in western Owyhee County, Idaho 
    and encompasses 1,779,492 acres including State and private lands. The 
    Owyhee RMP/EIS describes and analyzes five alternatives for managing 
    these public lands. The land use planning effort addresses a broad 
    spectrum of land uses and allocations including wild horse management, 
    land tenure adjustments, off-highway motorized vehicle (OHMV) 
    designations, wild, scenic and recreational river designations, and 
    areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs). Twenty areas ranging 
    in size from 114 acres to 141,796 acres totaling
    
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    293,133 acres are being considered for ACEC designation. Resource use 
    limitations vary among alternatives for each area and pertain to OHMV 
    designations, rights-of-way, livestock management, juniper control, 
    fire management and minerals activities.
    
        Dated: June 14, 1999.
    Howard Hedrick,
    Associate District Manager.
    [FR Doc. 99-16154 Filed 6-24-99; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/25/1999
Department:
Land Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
99-16154
Dates:
The 30-day protest period provided for in the BLM Planning Regulations will begin on July 2, 1999 and end on August 2, 1999. Written protests may be submitted at any time during the protest period
Pages:
34266-34267 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
ID-015-1610-00
PDF File:
99-16154.pdf