[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20081]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) and Proposed Phoenix Resource Management Plan Amendment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management in response to a land exchange
proposal, has prepared a FONSI and a Proposed Plan Amendment/Final
Environmental Assessment (Proposed Plan) to amend the Phoenix Resource
Management Plan in compliance with the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, as amended, and Section 102(2)(c) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. An analysis of potential
environmental impacts found that impacts would not be significant
leading to a FONSI. Because of the FONSI, an environmental impact
statement is not required to support the Proposed Plan Amendment.
DATES: Protests on the Proposed Plan must be postmarked on or before
August 26, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Protests must be sent to the Director, Bureau of Land
Management, Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, WO-
210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Gibson, Phoenix Field Office, 2015 West Deer Valley Road,
Phoenix, Arizona 85027, or telephone (602) 580-5500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the Proposed Action
Proposed Plan Amendment/Final Environmental Assessment will make
320 acres of federal surface/mineral estate acres available for
considering an exchange proposal by E Z Ranch. The selected parcel
would be reclassified from retention land to disposal by exchange. The
Environmental Assessment also analyzes the impacts of the proposed
exchange.
Alternatives Analyzed
Two alternatives, including the No Action alternative were
analyzed. The Proposed Action would authorize the Proposed Plan
Amendment and proposed exchange. Under the No Action alternative, the
selected federal parcel would not be made available for disposal, and
no land exchange would be consummated.
The Proposed Plan has a 30 day protest period as required by Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2). Any
person who participated in the process and has an interest that may be
adversely affected by the proposed decision may submit a protest.
Following the protest resolution and the Governor's consistency review,
the Proposed Plan will be approved and implemented. A decision record
which documents BLM's decision will become available.
Public Reading copies may be reviewed at the following BLM
locations:
Phoenix Field Office, Public Room, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix,
AZ 85027
Arizona State Office, Public Room, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix,
AZ 85004.
Dated: July 22, 1998.
Michael A. Taylor,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-20081 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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