[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21071]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-030-1610-00-G5-197]
Intent to Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Andrews,
Malheur, and Jordan Resource Areas, Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Opportunity for Public Comment--Notice of Intent to Prepare a
Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Andrews, Malheur, and Jordan
Resource Areas of the Burns and Vale Districts, Oregon.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with 43 CFR 1601.3-1, notice is hereby given
that the Bureau of Land Management, Burns and Vale Districts, Oregon,
intend to prepare an RMP for the Andrews, Malheur, and Jordan Resource
Areas. The RMP will include 1.7 million acres of public land in the
Andrews Resource Area, 1.9 million acres of public land in the Malheur
Resource Area, and 2.8 million acres of public land in the Jordan
Resource Area. The subject area is located in southeastern Oregon in
portions of Harney, Malheur, and Grant Counties.
The purpose of the RMP is to update land use planning decisions in
the Andrews, Northern Malheur (Malheur), and Southern Malheur (Jordan)
Management Framework Plans (MFPs) to be consistent with current
conditions and trends, as required by the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701).
DATES: Comments are due by November 3, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gary D. Cooper, Team Leader, Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street,
Vale, Oregon 97918 (Telephone 503-473-3144)
Glenn T. Patterson, Burns District Office, HC 74-12533 Hwy 20 West,
Hines, Oregon 97738 (Telephone 503-573-4400)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues proposed to be included in the RMP
include: (1) Vegetation Management; (2) Land Tenure and Access; (3)
Utility Corridors; (4) Fire Management; (5) Special Management Areas;
and, (6)
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Recreation Management. All issues will be considered in relationship to
each other under ecosystem management.
Resource management programs to be represented on the
interdisciplinary team preparing the RMP and Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) include: Wildlife, fisheries, riparian, wild horses,
recreation, wilderness, cultural, watershed, minerals, lands and
realty, range, botanical, threatened and endangered plants and animals,
fire management, socioeconomics, and land use planning. Guidelines
developed by the Interim Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan will
be considered in preparing this RMP.
More detailed information on issues, planning criteria, and
preliminary management alternatives is available at the Burns and Vale
District Offices and has also been mailed to known interested
individuals and parties. Public meetings will be held to discuss
preliminary issues and planning criteria for the RMP and associated
EIS. The comment period on issues will close November 3, 1995. Dates,
times, and location of meetings will be announced through local media
and mailing information to interested parties. Other public
participation activities will include a 90-day review of the draft RMP/
EIS and public meetings to receive comments and answer questions.
Planning documents will be available for inspection at the Burns
and Vale District Offices during normal working hours.
Dated: August 14, 1995.
James E. May,
District Manager, Vale.
Jerome A. Petzold,
Assistant District Manager for Operations, Burns.
[FR Doc. 95-21071 Filed 8-23-95; 8:45 am]
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