[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28593-28594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14009]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CO-050-1610-00]
Notice of Availability; Royal Gorge Resource Area Approved
Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Canon City District provides announces the availability of
the approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Royal Gorge Resource Area. This RMP/ROD supersedes the
existing management framework plans and other related documents for
managing BLM-administered public lands located in southeastern
Colorado. The approved RMP contains decisions for managing 653,000
acres of Federal surface estate and 2,566,000 acres of Federal
subsurface mineral estate within Baca, Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer,
El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa, Lake, Las Animas, Otero, Park,
Prowers, Pueblo and Teller Counties.
DATES: The effective date of the RMP/ROD was May 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RMP/ROD are available upon request by writing
to the Bureau of Land Management, Royal Gorge Resource Area, 3170 East
Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212 or by calling (719) 269-8500.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi Deike, Area Manager or Pete
Zwaneveld, Land-Use Planner at the above address and phone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Royal Gorge RMP/ROD is essentially the
same as the Royal Gorge Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP). No changes to the proposed
decisions have been made. Some clarifying language, however, has been
included as a result of four protests that were received on the PRMP.
Approval of the plan resulted in the designation of nine Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The following lists the ACECs,
the acreage designated, and the area's significant resources: (1)
Arkansas Canyonlands--23,921 acres--botanical, cultural, recreational,
visual and wildlife resources; (2) Beaver Creek--12,081 acres--
recreational, visual and wildlife resources; (3) Browns Canyon--11,697
acres--cultural, recreational, visual and wildlife resources; (4)
Cucharas Canyon--1,866 acres--cultural, riparian and visual resources;
(5) Droney Gulch--705 acres--sensitive plants; (6) Garden Park--2,728
acres--cultural, paleontological, riparian and wildlife resources and
sensitive plants; (7) Grape Creek--15,978 acres--riparian,
recreational, visual and wildlife resources; (8) Mosquito Pass--4,036
acres--visual resources and sensitive plants; and (9) Phantom Canyon--
6,096 acres--cultural, recreational, riparian, visual and wildlife
resources.
Special management will be provided to minimize surface disturbing
activities (e.g., motorized vehicle limitations, mineral development
restrictions, etc.) that would adversely affect the significant values
within these nine areas. Integrated Activity Plans will be prepared to
detail these protective measures.
Kenneth L. Smith,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-14009 Filed 6-4-96; 8:45 am]
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