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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–040–06–1610–DT]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Jack Morrow Hills
Coordinated Activity Plan and Green
River Resource Management Plan
Amendment, Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of availability.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the National Environmental
Policy Act, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Jack Morrow Hills
Coordinated Activity Plan (CAP) and
Green River Resource Management Plan
(RMP) Amendment. The ROD
documents the BLM’s decision to
approve a land use plan amendment
that addresses approximately 585,000
acres of public land located in
Sweetwater, Sublette, and Fremont
counties in southwestern Wyoming. The
JMH CAP/Green River RMP
Amendment contains land-use plan
decisions that supersede previous landuse planning decisions made in the
Green River RMP and completes
decisions deferred in the Green River
RMP. The CAP/ROD went into effect on
the date the Wyoming State Director
signed the ROD. Publication of this
NOA today announces and commences
the 30-day appeal period for a project
implementation included in the ROD.
ADDRESSES: The ROD will be available
electronically on the following Web site:
https://www.wy.blm.gov/jmhcap.
Copies of the Jack Morrow Hills CAP/
ROD are available for public inspection
at the following BLM office locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office
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• 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82003.
• Bureau of Land Management, Rock
Springs Field Office,
• 280 Highway 191 North, Rock
Springs, Wyoming 82901.
To request a copy of the ROD, please
write or telephone the BLM contacts
listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael R. Holbert, Field Manager, or
Renee Dana, Jack Morrow Hills CAP
Team Leader, Bureau of Land
Management, Rock Springs Field Office,
280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs,
Wyoming 82901. Requests for a copy of
the ROD may be sent electronically to:
rock_springs_wymail@blm.gov with
‘‘JMH CAP’’ in the subject line. Mr.
Holbert and Ms. Dana may be reached
at (307) 352–0256.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Jack
Morrow Hills CAP/ROD was developed
with broad public participation through
a 4-year collaborative planning process.
The Jack Morrow Hills CAP/ROD is
designed to achieve or maintain desired
future conditions developed through the
planning process. To meet the desired
resource conditions, it includes a series
of management actions for resources in
the area including upland and riparian
vegetation, wildlife habitats, heritage
and visual resources, air quality,
sensitive species, special management
areas, livestock grazing, minerals
including oil and gas, and recreation.
In response to the 30 day protest
period that ended on August 16, 2004,
a total of 1,011 protests were received
by BLM. The BLM reviewed and
responded to all submittals. The ROD
includes a decision regarding the
implementation of the project that may
be appealed in accordance with 43 CFR
part 4. The 30-day appeal period will
start on the date this Notice of
Availability is published in the Federal
Register.
The JMH CAP and ROD modify
existing special management areas and
establish new ones. The JMH planning
area includes five Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACECs)
previously designated under the Green
River RMP. Four of the designated five
ACECs remain unchanged. The fifth,
Steamboat Mountain ACEC, has been
expanded by about 4,000 acres and
includes the Indian Gap historic trail
and key habitats types such as the rare
sagebrush/scurfpea vegetation type.
To protect important scientific values,
the West Sand Dunes Archaeological
District has been established as a new
management area. So that the BLM may
mange a portion of the public lands
with important Native American
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cultural values, important watershed
values, unique wildlife habitat, and
feature crucial and overlapping big
game habitat the Steamboat Mountain
Management Area has been established.
The Jack Morrow Hills CAP is
essentially the same as the Proposed
Plan in the Jack Morrow Hills CAP/FEIS
published in July 14, 2004 (69 FR
42201). No inconsistencies with State or
local plans, policies, or programs were
identified during the Governor’s
consistency review of the CAP/FEIS. As
a result, only editorial modifications
were made in the JMH CAP. These
modifications correct and clarify errors
that were noted during review of the
CAP/FEIS and provide further
clarification for some of the decisions.
Dated: March 28, 2006.
Walter E. George,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-040-06-1610-DT]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Jack
Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan and Green River Resource
Management Plan Amendment, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the National Environmental Policy Act, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan (CAP) and
Green River Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment. The ROD documents
the BLM's decision to approve a land use plan amendment that addresses
approximately 585,000 acres of public land located in Sweetwater,
Sublette, and Fremont counties in southwestern Wyoming. The JMH CAP/
Green River RMP Amendment contains land-use plan decisions that
supersede previous land-use planning decisions made in the Green River
RMP and completes decisions deferred in the Green River RMP. The CAP/
ROD went into effect on the date the Wyoming State Director signed the
ROD. Publication of this NOA today announces and commences the 30-day
appeal period for a project implementation included in the ROD.
ADDRESSES: The ROD will be available electronically on the following
Web site: https://www.wy.blm.gov/jmhcap.
Copies of the Jack Morrow Hills CAP/ROD are available for public
inspection at the following BLM office locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office
5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office,
280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.
To request a copy of the ROD, please write or telephone the BLM
contacts listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Holbert, Field Manager, or
Renee Dana, Jack Morrow Hills CAP Team Leader, Bureau of Land
Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock
Springs, Wyoming 82901. Requests for a copy of the ROD may be sent
electronically to: rock_springs_wymail@blm.gov with ``JMH CAP'' in
the subject line. Mr. Holbert and Ms. Dana may be reached at (307) 352-
0256.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Jack Morrow Hills CAP/ROD was developed
with broad public participation through a 4-year collaborative planning
process. The Jack Morrow Hills CAP/ROD is designed to achieve or
maintain desired future conditions developed through the planning
process. To meet the desired resource conditions, it includes a series
of management actions for resources in the area including upland and
riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats, heritage and visual resources,
air quality, sensitive species, special management areas, livestock
grazing, minerals including oil and gas, and recreation.
In response to the 30 day protest period that ended on August 16,
2004, a total of 1,011 protests were received by BLM. The BLM reviewed
and responded to all submittals. The ROD includes a decision regarding
the implementation of the project that may be appealed in accordance
with 43 CFR part 4. The 30-day appeal period will start on the date
this Notice of Availability is published in the Federal Register.
The JMH CAP and ROD modify existing special management areas and
establish new ones. The JMH planning area includes five Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) previously designated under the
Green River RMP. Four of the designated five ACECs remain unchanged.
The fifth, Steamboat Mountain ACEC, has been expanded by about 4,000
acres and includes the Indian Gap historic trail and key habitats types
such as the rare sagebrush/scurfpea vegetation type.
To protect important scientific values, the West Sand Dunes
Archaeological District has been established as a new management area.
So that the BLM may mange a portion of the public lands with important
Native American cultural values, important watershed values, unique
wildlife habitat, and feature crucial and overlapping big game habitat
the Steamboat Mountain Management Area has been established.
The Jack Morrow Hills CAP is essentially the same as the Proposed
Plan in the Jack Morrow Hills CAP/FEIS published in July 14, 2004 (69
FR 42201). No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or
programs were identified during the Governor's consistency review of
the CAP/FEIS. As a result, only editorial modifications were made in
the JMH CAP. These modifications correct and clarify errors that were
noted during review of the CAP/FEIS and provide further clarification
for some of the decisions.
Dated: March 28, 2006.
Walter E. George,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E6-11590 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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