95-18495. Notice of Intent To Amend Plan

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 144 (Thursday, July 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 38570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18495]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-046-05-0-03-5]


Notice of Intent To Amend Plan

Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

Action: Notice of Intent to Prepare a Proposed Plan Amendment to the 
Virgin River Management Framework Plan (MFP).

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Summary: This notice is to advise the public that the Bureau of Land 
Management proposes to amend the Virgin River MFP to allow for land 
tenure adjustments not previously identified in the MFP.

Dates: The comment period for issues and criteria associated with the 
proposed plan amendment will commence with publication of this notice. 
Comments are due within 30 days from the date of publication of this 
notice.

For Further Information Contact: Jim Crisp, Area Manager, Dixie 
Resource Area, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 84770, 801-674-
4654.

Supplementary Information: The purpose of the Proposed Plan Amendment 
is to add additional land exchange criteria under which lands could be 
disposed of, or acquired through the exchange process, if certain goals 
or objectives are met. Specifically, the land exchange criteria to be 
addressed are as follows: (1) Land tenure adjustments would be 
considered where such adjustments are in the public interest and 
accommodate the needs of local and State people, including needs for 
the economy, and community growth and expansion and are in accordance 
with other land exchange goals and objectives; (2) The land tenure 
adjustment results in a net gain of important and manageable resource 
values on public land such as crucial wildlife habitat, significant 
cultural sites, high quality riparian areas, live water, Threatened & 
Endangered species habitat, or areas key to the maintenance of 
productive ecosystems; (3) The land tenure adjustment ensures the 
accessibility of public lands in areas where access is needed and 
cannot otherwise be obtained; (4) The land tenure adjustment is 
essential to allow effective management of public lands in areas where 
consolidation of ownership is necessary to meet resource management 
objectives; (5) The land tenure adjustment results in acquisition of 
lands which serve a national priority as identified in national policy 
directives. Issues to be addressed in this proposed amendment/
Environmental Assessment (EA) include the impacts of disposal or 
acquisition of lands to the local communities, social and economic 
values and impacts on natural resources. This amendment will also 
examine the impacts to the existing land use plan. The present land use 
plan for the majority of the Dixie Resource Area is the Virgin River 
MFP approved in 1981. This land use plan is being revised and updated 
through preparation of a newer and more comprehensive Dixie Resource 
Management Plan but the completion date is still uncertain at this 
time. The planning amendment now being initiated will amend either the 
Virgin River MFP or the Dixie RAMP, whichever is the current document 
at the time.
Mat Millenbach,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 95-18495 Filed 7-26-95; 8:45 am]
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