Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Lake Havasu Field Office Resource Management Plan, 37259 [E7-13241]
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 130 / Monday, July 9, 2007 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–330–07–1610–DR–082A]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Lake Havasu Field
Office 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)
management policies, the BLM
announces the availability of the Record
of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for the Lake
Havasu Field Office located in Arizona
and California. The Arizona State
Director will sign the ROD making the
decisions in the Lake Havasu RMP
effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Printed copies and
electronic copies (on CD-ROM) of the
ROD/Approved RMP are available upon
request from the Bureau of Land
Management, Lake Havasu Field Office,
2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu
City, Arizona 86406. The document is
also available via the internet https://
www.blm.gov/az. To receive a copy of
the document, contact the BLM via email at Lake_Havasu@blm.gov or call
(928) 505–1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina
Trafton, Bureau of Land Management,
Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610
Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86406. Contact via e-mail at
Lake_Havasu@blm.gov or call (928)
505–1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the
BLM’s objectives during the planning
process was to understand the views of
various publics by providing
opportunities for meaningful
participation. Through communication
media such as meetings, newsletters and
news releases, the public was provided
opportunities to identify issues that
needed to be addressed. The public also
provided comments during the 90-day
public comment period on the Draft EIS;
these comments were addressed in the
Final EIS. The BLM coordinated with
the four agencies that requested
Cooperating Agency status (i.e. Arizona
Department of Transportation, Arizona
Game and Fish Department, Bureau of
Reclamation and the Federal Highway
Administration) and U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Arizona State Land
Department, California Department of
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Fish and Game, adjacent BLM field
offices, and other land managing
agencies within the boundaries of the
planning areas. The BLM also initiated
consultation with tribes, who have oral
traditions or cultural concerns relating
to the planning area, or who are
documented as having occupied or used
portions of the planning area during
prehistoric or historic times.
The Approved RMP includes
strategies for protecting and preserving
the biological, cultural, recreational,
geological, educational, scientific, and
scenic values that balance multiple uses
of the BLM-administered lands
throughout the Lake Havasu Field Office
(LHFO) planning area. The planning
area encompasses more than 1.3 million
acres of BLM administered lands.
The Approved RMP designated five
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs): Beale Slough Riparian and
Cultural ACEC (2,395 acres); Bullhead
Bajada Natural and Cultural ACEC
(7,090 acres); Crossman Peak Scenic
ACEC (48,855 acres); Swansea Historic
District ACEC (5,973 acres); and Three
Rivers Riparian ACEC (2,246 acres). The
following types of resource use
limitations apply to these ACECs: (1)
Grazing prescriptions are designed to
achieve the desired plant community
objectives; (2) Recreation facilities are
limited to projects that protect ACEC
values; (3) Camping is limited to
developed or signed sites; and (4)
Motorized travel is permitted only on
designated open and signed routes.
The Preferred Alternative in the Draft
Resource Management Plan/Draft EIS
(published September 20, 2005) was
revised to include comments received
during the 90-day public comment
period. The resultant alternative became
the Proposed Plan in the Proposed
Resource Management Plan/Final EIS
(PRMP/FEIS), published September 22,
2006. The BLM has determined that
Proposed Plan will provide an optimal
balance between authorized resource
use and the protection and long-term
sustainability of sensitive resources
within the planning area.
Neither the Arizona nor the California
Governors’ Offices identified any
inconsistencies between the PRMP/FEIS
and state or local plans, policies, and
programs following the 60-day
Governors’ Consistency Reviews
(initiated August 23, 2006, in
accordance with planning regulations at
43 CFR 1610.3-2(e)).
One protest was received during the
FEIS 30-day protest period. The
Proposed Plan was clarified based on
the one protest received. As a result,
only minor editorial modifications were
made in preparing the Approved RMP.
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These modifications provided further
clarification of some of the decisions.
Additional text was added to clarify the
protection of wilderness characteristics
as well as the impacts from Off-Highway
Vehicles. The changes between the
PRMP and the Approved RMP are
clearly stated in sections entitled
Modifications and Clarifications in the
ROD. The resultant revised Proposed
Plan is now called the ‘‘Approved RMP’’
and is attached to the ROD.
The Approved RMP does not contain
Implementation Decisions. Future
activity-level plans will address the
implementation of the Approved RMP.
These implementation plans will be
accompanied by any required additional
site-specific planning and NEPA
analysis. Approval of an activity plan is
an appealable decision). The appeal
process will be set forth in the future
individual implementation (activity or
project level) plans.
Dated: May 1, 2007.
Michael A. Taylor,
Acting, Arizona State Director.
[FR Doc. E7–13241 Filed 7–6–07; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of
Public Lands in Sublette County,
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to sell a
40-acre parcel of public land in Sublette
County, Wyoming, for the appraised fair
market value to G&E Livestock to
resolve an unintentional unauthorized
use of public lands.
DATES: Comments regarding the
proposed sale must be received by the
BLM at the address below not later than
August 23, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send all written comments
concerning this proposed sale to the
Field Manager, BLM-Rock Springs Field
Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock
Springs, Wyoming 82901. Comments
received in electronic form, such as email or facsimile, will not be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Hamilton, Realty Specialist, at
the above address or at 307–352–0334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the provisions of 43
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-330-07-1610-DR-082A]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Lake Havasu
Field Office 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) management policies, the BLM announces
the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for the Lake Havasu Field Office located in
Arizona and California. The Arizona State Director will sign the ROD
making the decisions in the Lake Havasu RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Printed copies and electronic copies (on CD-ROM) of the ROD/
Approved RMP are available upon request from the Bureau of Land
Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake
Havasu City, Arizona 86406. The document is also available via the
internet https://www.blm.gov/az. To receive a copy of the document,
contact the BLM via e-mail at Lake--Havasu@blm.gov or call (928) 505-
1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Trafton, Bureau of Land
Management, Lake Havasu Field Office, 2610 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake
Havasu City, Arizona 86406. Contact via e-mail at Lake--Havasu@blm.gov
or call (928) 505-1200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the BLM's objectives during the
planning process was to understand the views of various publics by
providing opportunities for meaningful participation. Through
communication media such as meetings, newsletters and news releases,
the public was provided opportunities to identify issues that needed to
be addressed. The public also provided comments during the 90-day
public comment period on the Draft EIS; these comments were addressed
in the Final EIS. The BLM coordinated with the four agencies that
requested Cooperating Agency status (i.e. Arizona Department of
Transportation, Arizona Game and Fish Department, Bureau of Reclamation
and the Federal Highway Administration) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Arizona State Land Department, California Department of Fish
and Game, adjacent BLM field offices, and other land managing agencies
within the boundaries of the planning areas. The BLM also initiated
consultation with tribes, who have oral traditions or cultural concerns
relating to the planning area, or who are documented as having occupied
or used portions of the planning area during prehistoric or historic
times.
The Approved RMP includes strategies for protecting and preserving
the biological, cultural, recreational, geological, educational,
scientific, and scenic values that balance multiple uses of the BLM-
administered lands throughout the Lake Havasu Field Office (LHFO)
planning area. The planning area encompasses more than 1.3 million
acres of BLM administered lands.
The Approved RMP designated five Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern (ACECs): Beale Slough Riparian and Cultural ACEC (2,395 acres);
Bullhead Bajada Natural and Cultural ACEC (7,090 acres); Crossman Peak
Scenic ACEC (48,855 acres); Swansea Historic District ACEC (5,973
acres); and Three Rivers Riparian ACEC (2,246 acres). The following
types of resource use limitations apply to these ACECs: (1) Grazing
prescriptions are designed to achieve the desired plant community
objectives; (2) Recreation facilities are limited to projects that
protect ACEC values; (3) Camping is limited to developed or signed
sites; and (4) Motorized travel is permitted only on designated open
and signed routes.
The Preferred Alternative in the Draft Resource Management Plan/
Draft EIS (published September 20, 2005) was revised to include
comments received during the 90-day public comment period. The
resultant alternative became the Proposed Plan in the Proposed Resource
Management Plan/Final EIS (PRMP/FEIS), published September 22, 2006.
The BLM has determined that Proposed Plan will provide an optimal
balance between authorized resource use and the protection and long-
term sustainability of sensitive resources within the planning area.
Neither the Arizona nor the California Governors' Offices
identified any inconsistencies between the PRMP/FEIS and state or local
plans, policies, and programs following the 60-day Governors'
Consistency Reviews (initiated August 23, 2006, in accordance with
planning regulations at 43 CFR 1610.3-2(e)).
One protest was received during the FEIS 30-day protest period. The
Proposed Plan was clarified based on the one protest received. As a
result, only minor editorial modifications were made in preparing the
Approved RMP. These modifications provided further clarification of
some of the decisions. Additional text was added to clarify the
protection of wilderness characteristics as well as the impacts from
Off-Highway Vehicles. The changes between the PRMP and the Approved RMP
are clearly stated in sections entitled Modifications and
Clarifications in the ROD. The resultant revised Proposed Plan is now
called the ``Approved RMP'' and is attached to the ROD.
The Approved RMP does not contain Implementation Decisions. Future
activity-level plans will address the implementation of the Approved
RMP. These implementation plans will be accompanied by any required
additional site-specific planning and NEPA analysis. Approval of an
activity plan is an appealable decision). The appeal process will be
set forth in the future individual implementation (activity or project
level) plans.
Dated: May 1, 2007.
Michael A. Taylor,
Acting, Arizona State Director.
[FR Doc. E7-13241 Filed 7-6-07; 8:45 am]
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