94-21565. West HiLine Resource Management Plan Amendment; Chouteau and Hill Counties, MT

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-060-03-4410-02]

 

West HiLine Resource Management Plan Amendment; Chouteau and Hill 
Counties, MT

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the West HiLine Resource Management 
Plan will be amended by the Havre Resource Area, Havre, Montana.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will amend the West HiLine 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) with respect to management of public 
lands in the Lonesome Lake area that are currently withdrawn to the 
Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Some 15,543 acres of public lands 
in the Lonesome Lake area are withdrawn to Reclamation. The Lonesome 
Lake area is located in northcentral Montana in Chouteau and Hill 
Counties about 70 miles south of the Canadian border and about 6 miles 
northwest of the town of Big Sandy. Most of the area is in Chouteau 
County, with about 160 acres in Hill County.
    Presently, if this withdrawal is terminated or administration of 
the public lands returns to BLM, the lands would be managed under the 
guidance in the West HiLine RMP. Changes in resource management of 
these lands is not in conformance with the record of decision for the 
West HiLine RMP (1988). This requires that the land use plan be amended 
to address future management of public lands in the Lonesome Lake area. 
An environmental assessment will be prepared to address alternative 
management plans for use of public lands at Lonesome Lake.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Comments and recommendations on this notice to 
amend the West HiLine RMP should be received on or before 30 days from 
the date of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Havre Resource Area, 1704 2nd 
Street West, Havre, MT 59501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Barnum, Area Manager, Havre 
Resource Area, 1704 2nd Street West, Havre, MT 59501, [phone].

    Dated: August 17, 1994.
David L. Mari,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-21565 Filed 8-31-94; 8:45 am]
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