Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and Development in Sierra and Otero Counties, 3550 [05-1316]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–030–04–1610–DR]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision (ROD) and Resource
Management Plan Amendment (RMPA)
for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and
Development in Sierra and Otero
Counties
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
management policies, the BLM
announces the availability of the ROD/
RMPA for Federal fluid minerals leasing
and development in Sierra and Otero
Counties, New Mexico. The New
Mexico State Director has signed the
ROD/RMPA, which amends the White
Sands RMP.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the fluid minerals
ROD/RMPA are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Las Cruces
Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 1800 Marquess St., Las
Cruces, NM 88005 or via the Internet at
https://www.nm.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Phillips, RMPA Team Leader/Land Use
Planner, 1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces,
NM 88005. Telephone number is (505)
525–4377, email address is
Tom_Phillips@nm.blm.gov.
The fluid
minerals RMPA was developed with
broad public participation through a 6year public planning process. This
RMPA addresses management of the
Federal fluid mineral resources on
approximately 2.1 million acres of
public lands in the planning area. The
fluid minerals RMPA is designed to
identify which lands under BLM
jurisdiction in Sierra and Otero
Counties will be made available for
potential fluid mineral leasing, and
what measures are needed to manage
those lands and protect other resource
values.
The approved fluid minerals RMPA is
relatively unchanged from the proposed
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plan in the Proposed Resource
Management Plan Amendment/Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(PRMPA/FEIS), dated December 2003.
In response to the PRMPA/FEIS, the
Governor of New Mexico submitted a
Consistency Review that recommended
adopting an alternative plan he had
developed. This alternative was similar
to an alternative that was analyzed by
the BLM in the draft and final
environmental impact statements;
therefore, the BLM determined it did
not require an additional public
comment period. The Governor’s
Consistency Review helped lead to the
May 2004 PRMPA/FEIS Supplement
that included the proposed closure of
35,790 acres to leasing. This closure was
a change from the proposed plan in the
PRMPA/FEIS where those acres were to
be withheld from leasing for five years
and re-evaluated. The BLM New Mexico
State Director declined to accept the
other recommendations made by the
Governor, but replied with a written
response addressing issues raised in the
Consistency Review. Public comments
on the supplement were taken for 30
days, and those comments have been
considered and addressed in the ROD/
RMPA.
The Governor appealed the State
Director’s decision not to fully adopt his
alternative plan to the BLM Director.
The BLM Director has issued a final
response affirming the State Director’s
decision. All formal protests to the
PRMPA/FEIS have also been resolved.
Minor modifications have been made
to the proposed plan as set forth in the
PRMPA/FEIS and Supplement. The
modifications corrected errors noted in
the review of the PRMPA/FEIS and
provide further clarification regarding
some of the decisions.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Notice of BLM Director’s Response to
an Appeal From the Governor of New
Mexico Regarding the Resource
Management Plan Amendment for
Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and
Development in Sierra and Otero
Counties
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-030-04-1610-DR]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource
Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and
Development in Sierra and Otero Counties
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the BLM announces
the availability of the ROD/RMPA for Federal fluid minerals leasing and
development in Sierra and Otero Counties, New Mexico. The New Mexico
State Director has signed the ROD/RMPA, which amends the White Sands
RMP.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the fluid minerals ROD/RMPA are available upon
request from the Field Manager, Las Cruces Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces, NM 88005 or via the Internet
at https://www.nm.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Phillips, RMPA Team Leader/Land
Use Planner, 1800 Marquess St., Las Cruces, NM 88005. Telephone number
is (505) 525-4377, email address is Tom--Phillips@nm.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fluid minerals RMPA was developed with
broad public participation through a 6-year public planning process.
This RMPA addresses management of the Federal fluid mineral resources
on approximately 2.1 million acres of public lands in the planning
area. The fluid minerals RMPA is designed to identify which lands under
BLM jurisdiction in Sierra and Otero Counties will be made available
for potential fluid mineral leasing, and what measures are needed to
manage those lands and protect other resource values.
The approved fluid minerals RMPA is relatively unchanged from the
proposed plan in the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment/Final
Environmental Impact Statement (PRMPA/FEIS), dated December 2003. In
response to the PRMPA/FEIS, the Governor of New Mexico submitted a
Consistency Review that recommended adopting an alternative plan he had
developed. This alternative was similar to an alternative that was
analyzed by the BLM in the draft and final environmental impact
statements; therefore, the BLM determined it did not require an
additional public comment period. The Governor's Consistency Review
helped lead to the May 2004 PRMPA/FEIS Supplement that included the
proposed closure of 35,790 acres to leasing. This closure was a change
from the proposed plan in the PRMPA/FEIS where those acres were to be
withheld from leasing for five years and re-evaluated. The BLM New
Mexico State Director declined to accept the other recommendations made
by the Governor, but replied with a written response addressing issues
raised in the Consistency Review. Public comments on the supplement
were taken for 30 days, and those comments have been considered and
addressed in the ROD/RMPA.
The Governor appealed the State Director's decision not to fully
adopt his alternative plan to the BLM Director. The BLM Director has
issued a final response affirming the State Director's decision. All
formal protests to the PRMPA/FEIS have also been resolved.
Minor modifications have been made to the proposed plan as set
forth in the PRMPA/FEIS and Supplement. The modifications corrected
errors noted in the review of the PRMPA/FEIS and provide further
clarification regarding some of the decisions.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-1316 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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