99-25139. Amendment of Land and Resource Management Plans in the Southwestern Region

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 1999)]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Amendment of Land and Resource Management Plans in the 
Southwestern Region

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: The Southwestern Region of the Forest Service is preparing an 
environmental impact statement on a proposal to amend National Forest 
land and resource management plans to incorporate standards and 
guidelines for management of habitat for American peregrine falcon, 
Little Colorado River spinedace, loach minnow, spikedace, Apache trout, 
Chihuahua chub, Gila trout, Gila top minnow, razorback sucker, 
southwest willow flycatcher, cactus ferruginous pygmy owl, Sonora tiger 
salamander, New Mexico ridgenose rattlesnake, and Pima pineapple 
cactus. The amendment would add new standards and guidelines that are 
intended to strengthen and clarify existing direction for the 
protection of these species. The amendment would apply to all 
subsequent project-level resource management decisions that involve 
site-specific environmental analysis and appropriate public 
involvement. The Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement was published in the Federal Register on Monday, June 1, 1998 
(63 FR 29692-29695). The Notice announced that a draft environmental 
impact statement would be available for review in August 1998, and a 
final environmental impact statement would be available for review in 
December 1998. The draft environmental impact statement is now expected 
to be available in December 1999 and a final environmental impact 
statement should be available by March 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Director of Ecosystem Analysis and 
Planning, 517 Gold Ave. SW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, (505) 842-
3251.

    Dated: September 21, 1999.
James T. Gladen,
Acting Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. 99-25139 Filed 9-27-99; 8:45 am]
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