95-22260. Proposed Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) for the Arcata Planning Area

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22260]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-050-05-1610-00]


Proposed Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 
(ACEC) for the Arcata Planning Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to designate seven (7) 
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) as part of the Proposed 
Amendment to the Arcata Resource Management Plan. The ACECs include: 
Lack's Creek watershed ACEC, 2978 acres; South Fork Eel River Watershed 
ACEC, 10,784 acres; Lacks Creek RNA/ACEC, 1520 acres; Red Mountain RNA/
ACEC, 6895 acres; Elder Creek RNA/ACEC, 3,775 acres; Gilham Butte RNA/
ACEC, 2,550 acres; and the Iaqua Butte RNA/ACEC, 1080 acres.

    Resource use limitations associated with the above ACEC proposals 
would be the same as described for Late-Successional Reserve (LSR) 
management contained in the Northwest Forest Plan Record of Decision 
(1994).

    In order to be a potential ACEC, an area must satisfy the criteria 
of relevance and importance, consistent with the regulations, 43 CFR 
1610.7-2.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynda J. Roush, Area Manager, at 
Bureau of Land Management, Arcata Resource Area, 1695 Heindon Road, 
Arcata, CA 95521-4573. Telephone: [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed ACECs are discussed in the 
Arcata Planning Area Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and 
Environmental Assessment, March 1995. There will be a 60-day comment 
period on the proposed ACEC's beginning with the publication of this 
notice. Public comments must be in writing and mailed to the above 
address. Following this 60-day comment period, action will be taken by 
the California State Director to approve or disapprove the proposed 
ACECs. Approval of the proposed Arcata RMP Amendment by the California 
State Director will constitute formal designation of these ACECs.

Daniel E. Averill,

Acting Arcata Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 95-22260 Filed 9-7-95; 8:45 am]

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