Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Ukiah Resource Management Plan, 77790 [E6-22170]
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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 248 / Wednesday, December 27, 2006 / Notices
Dated: December 5, 2006.
Alan Rabinoff,
Deputy State Director, Minerals and Lands.
[FR Doc. 06–9880 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–340–07–1610]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Ukiah Resource
Management Plan
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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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)
policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the ROD and approved
Ukiah Resource Management Plan for
lands and resources administered by its
Ukiah Field Office. The California State
Director has signed the ROD, making the
RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP
are available upon request from the
Environmental Coordinator, Ukiah Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
2550 N. State Street, Ukiah, California
or via the Internet at https://
www.ca.blm.gov/ukiah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonna Hildenbrand, (707) 468–4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ukiah
RMP provides direction for managing
the approximate 270,000 acres of BLMmanaged surface acres and 214,000
additional subsurface acres (mineral
estate) in northern California. The
geographic area includes all BLMmanaged public lands within the
counties of Marin, Solano, Sonoma,
Mendocino (south of the City of Willits),
Lake, Napa, Yolo, Colusa, and Glenn.
Planning for the Ukiah RMP officially
began with a Federal Register notice on
June 21, 2004 initiating scoping. BLM
sought Tribal, public, and governmental
participation in the development of this
RMP and will continue to pursue
partnerships in the management of the
public lands. The approved RMP is
essentially the same as the Proposed
RMP in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) published in June
2006. The decisions designating routes
of travel for motorized vehicles are an
implementation decisions and are
appealable under 43 CFR part 4. These
decisions are contained in Appendix A
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of the RMP. Any party adversely
affected by the proposed route
designations may appeal within 30 days
of publication of this Notice of
Availability. The appeal should state the
specific route(s), as identified in
Appendix A of the RMP, on which the
decision is being appealed. The appeal
must be filed with the Ukiah Field
Manager at the above listed address. The
BLM received no protests to the
Proposed RMP/FEIS.
No inconsistencies with State or local
plans, policies or programs were
identified during the Governor’s
consistency review of the proposed
RMP/FEIS.
Dated: October 20, 2006.
Rich Burns,
Ukiah Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E6–22170 Filed 12–26–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Burr Trail Modifications, Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a
Record of Decision on the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the
Burr Trail Modifications, Capitol Reef
National Park.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as
amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the
National Park Service announces the
availability of the Record of Decision for
the Burr Trail Modifications, Capitol
Reef National Park, Utah. On October
23, 2006 the Director, Intermountain
Region approved the Record of Decision
for the project. As soon as practicable,
the National Park Service will begin to
implement the Preferred Alternative
contained in the FEIS issued on July 14,
2006.
The following course of action will
occur under the preferred alternative. In
areas with high bentonite clay content,
a gravel surface course will be
constructed to increase safety.
Geotextile fabric may be used between
the aggregate and subbase to prevent
gravel loss into the subgrade.
Without altering the overhanging
rock, a narrow section of the road at
mile point 0.65 will be widened by 6
feet to 10 feet. This will be
accomplished by moving the northern
roadside ditch toward the overhanging
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rock. A rock embankment will be added
to the southern side of the road (the
north bank of Sandy Creek) to provide
structural stability for a portion of the
road as well as slope protection.
The road bank in the vicinity of mile
points 0.75 and 0.85 will be stabilized
using slope protection to reduce erosion
and maintain the natural contours of the
existing stream channel. Up to 530
linear feet of slope protection will be
placed along the base and 6 feet or more
up the sides of the road embankment.
The base width of the protection will
remain aligned with the slope to
minimize placement of rock within the
existing stream channel.
Two paved fords, impassable
whenever water flows across the
roadway, will be constructed at mile
points 0.10 and 0.20. Two vented paved
fords will be constructed at mile points
0.50 and 0.60. These crossings will be
passable during 2-year storm events;
floodwaters will be conveyed through
two 24-inch-diameter corrugated metal
pipe culverts. The paved fords (vented
and unvented) will be relatively
consistent with the existing topography,
and their length will be sufficient to
contain overtopping 10-year storm event
floodwaters within the paved area. Each
of the fords will include slope
protection to protect the upstream and
downstream banks and inlet and outlet
protection to reduce and minimize
erosion and scour.
Paved fords, similar to those that will
be constructed at mile points 0.10 and
0.20, will be constructed at each of the
two minor drainage channels. The
upstream channel (i.e., inlet) will be
recontoured to direct surface flow over
the paved ford, and inlet and outlet
protection will be installed to minimize
erosion and scour. Slope protection will
be added to portions of the downstream
road embankment to minimize erosion.
A vented paved ford will be
constructed to facilitate crossing Halls
Creek. This ford will include four 36inch-diameter corrugated metal pipe
culverts. The roadway at the crossing
will be shifted a short distance
downstream (i.e., to the south) from the
Halls Creek/Burr Canyon drainage
confluence so that the culverts in the
paved ford can accommodate flows from
the two drainages. Inlet and outlet
protection will be added to minimize
scouring and erosion. Slope protection
will also be placed on the stream banks
both upstream and downstream of the
crossing if necessary to reduce the
potential for erosion of the stream
banks.
An existing culvert near the base of
the switchbacks in Burr Canyon will be
replaced by three 36-inch-diameter
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-340-07-1610]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Ukiah
Resource Management Plan
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) policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the ROD and approved Ukiah Resource Management Plan for
lands and resources administered by its Ukiah Field Office. The
California State Director has signed the ROD, making the RMP effective
immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP are available upon request from
the Environmental Coordinator, Ukiah Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 2550 N. State Street, Ukiah, California or via the Internet
at https://www.ca.blm.gov/ukiah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Hildenbrand, (707) 468-4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ukiah RMP provides direction for
managing the approximate 270,000 acres of BLM-managed surface acres and
214,000 additional subsurface acres (mineral estate) in northern
California. The geographic area includes all BLM-managed public lands
within the counties of Marin, Solano, Sonoma, Mendocino (south of the
City of Willits), Lake, Napa, Yolo, Colusa, and Glenn. Planning for the
Ukiah RMP officially began with a Federal Register notice on June 21,
2004 initiating scoping. BLM sought Tribal, public, and governmental
participation in the development of this RMP and will continue to
pursue partnerships in the management of the public lands. The approved
RMP is essentially the same as the Proposed RMP in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) published in June 2006. The
decisions designating routes of travel for motorized vehicles are an
implementation decisions and are appealable under 43 CFR part 4. These
decisions are contained in Appendix A of the RMP. Any party adversely
affected by the proposed route designations may appeal within 30 days
of publication of this Notice of Availability. The appeal should state
the specific route(s), as identified in Appendix A of the RMP, on which
the decision is being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Ukiah
Field Manager at the above listed address. The BLM received no protests
to the Proposed RMP/FEIS.
No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies or programs
were identified during the Governor's consistency review of the
proposed RMP/FEIS.
Dated: October 20, 2006.
Rich Burns,
Ukiah Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E6-22170 Filed 12-26-06; 8:45 am]
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