98-24256. Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan, 1980, To Address Management of Three Grazing Allotments in the Eastern Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, CA

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49133]
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[FR Doc No: 98-24256]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-063-1010-00]


Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area Plan, 
1980, To Address Management of Three Grazing Allotments in the Eastern 
Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Amend the California Desert Conservation 
Area Plan, 1980, to address management of Granite Mountain, Lanfair 
Valley, and Kessler Springs grazing allotments located in the eastern 
Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California.

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SUMMARY: This Notice of Intent (NOI) amends an earlier NOI for 
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement and Interagency Desert 
Management Plan for the Northern and Eastern Mojave Desert (60 FR 
46132, September 5, 1995). The Interagency Plan will continue as 
described in the 1995 NOI. However, a separate plan amendment and 
environmental assessment is initiated for Granite Mountain, Lanfair 
Valley, and Kessler Springs grazing allotments to afford each lessee of 
record the opportunity to cancel domestic livestock use. This voluntary 
action by each lessee will occur simultaneously with similar action on 
other lands of the same grazing unit under National Park Service 
jurisdiction.
    This plan amendment will evaluate economic and other constraints 
posed by reduction in area of use and increased cost of support 
facilities to support livestock grazing on the residual public lands of 
the subject allotments, and will consider permanent retirement of the 
allotments.
    This notice does not reopen scoping. Grazing issues, including 
modification or cancellation of grazing use, were previously raised in 
connection with the Interagency Plan.

DATE COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED: Comments on this notice must be 
received by BLM at the following address on or before October 14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Morgan, Rangeland Management 
Specialist, U.S.D.I., Bureau of Land Management, California Desert 
District Office, 6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside, California 92507-
0714 tel: [phone].

    Dated: September 3, 1998.
Tim Salt,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-24256 Filed 9-11-98; 8:45 am]
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