94-15549. Burro Management Plan, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Burro Management Plan, Lake Mead National Recreation Area; Notice 
of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Summary: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-90 as amended), the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, has prepared a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS) assessing the potential impacts of the proposed Burro 
Management Plan for Lake Mead National Recreation Area (NRA), Mohave 
County, Arizona, and Clark County, Nevada. Once approved, the plan will 
guide the management of burros within the NRA over the next several 
years.
    The proposed action, designated in the DEIS as Alternative B: 
Resource Based Management, would establish burro-free areas within 
designated areas of the NRA and accommodate a certain amount of burro 
use in other areas. Burro use would not be permitted to expand to new 
areas and the animals would be removed from areas where they pose a 
resource threat or public safety hazard.
    Four alternatives are evaluated in the DEIS, including No Action/
Status Quo, No Management of Burros, Managing a Population of Burros 
for Perpetuity, and Total Removal of All Burros.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments on the draft burro 
management plan and DEIS should be directed to the Superintendent, Lake 
Mead NRA, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005. Comments will be 
accepted until August 31, 1994.
    Inquiries on the draft burro management plan and DEIS and requests 
for copies of the draft plan should be directed to Lake Mead NRA at the 
address given above, or by telephone at [phone]. Copies of the 
plan will be available for public inspection at the NRA and at area 
libraries.

    Dated: June 9, 1994.
Patricia L. Neubacher
Acting Regional Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 94-15549 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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