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regards to this [Proposed] Resource
Management Plan.’’
The decisions identifying designated
routes of travel for motorized vehicles
are implementation decisions and are
appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR part 4.
These decisions are contained in
Chapter 2.16.6 and shown on Map
TRAVEL–2 of the RMP. Any party
adversely affected by the BLM’s
decision(s) to identify, evaluate, define,
delineate, and/or select specific routes
as available for motorized use within
designated areas of travel as set forth in
the Alturas Resource Management Plan
may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of
Availability.
The appeal must be filed with the
Alturas Field Manager at the above
listed address. Please consult 43 CFR
part 4 for further information on the
IBLA appeal process.
Tim Burke,
Alturas Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–350–1610–DR]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Eagle Lake Resource
Management Plan
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the 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 Record of Decision
(ROD)/Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the Eagle Lake Field
Office. The California State Director has
signed the ROD, which constitutes the
final decision of the BLM and makes the
Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP
are available upon request from the
Field Manager, Eagle Lake Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 2950
Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130,
or via the internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/
planning.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further
information contact Jeff Fontana, Public
Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land
Management, 2950 Riverside Dr.,
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Susanville, CA 96130, telephone (530)
257–0456, or e-mail your request to:
necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
The Eagle
Lake Field Office includes
approximately 1,022,767 acres in
northeastern California and northwest
Nevada. The geographic area includes
BLM-administered lands within the
counties of Lassen, Plumas, and Sierra,
California, and Washoe, Nevada. BLM’s
mission is to sustain the health,
diversity, and productivity of the public
lands it manages for the use and
enjoyment of present and future
generations. The Eagle Lake RMP was
developed in coordination with the
Alturas and Surprise Field Office RMPs
to provide a consistent framework for
managing public lands and resource
uses in northeast California and
northwest Nevada.
BLM officially initiated the planning
process for the Draft Eagle Lake
Resource Management Plan (RMP) with
publication of a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register on July 22, 2003
(Volume 68, Number 140). Issues related
to resource management in the Eagle
Lake planning area were assembled
during the scoping process consisting of
public scoping meetings, field tours,
socioeconomic workshops, and
interactions with federal, state, tribal,
and county collaborators.
The RMP describes management
actions to meet desired resource
conditions for vegetation communities,
wildlife habitats, and cultural and
visual resources. It also outlines actions
for recreation, protection of sensitive
natural and cultural resources, livestock
grazing, wild and scenic rivers,
guidance for energy and mineral
development, land tenure adjustments,
and other planning issues raised during
the scoping process.
The Eagle Lake RMP designated seven
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs): Eagle Lake Basin (34,320
acres); Susan River (2,495 acres); Pines
Dunes (2,887 acres); Willow Creek
(2,130 acres); Lower Smoke Creek (894
acres); Buffalo Creek Canyons (36,515
acres); and North Dry Valley (10,156
acres). The following types of resource
use limitations apply to these ACECs:
(1) New rights-of-way avoidance areas;
(2) Visual Resource Management Class
II; (3) Certain restrictions to energy and
mineral development; and (4) Motorized
travel permitted only on designated
open routes.
The BLM’s Draft Eagle Lake RMP/
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) (April 2006) presented five
alternatives to help the BLM and
interested parties understand the
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various ways of addressing issues in the
region. Upon evaluation of the
alternatives and associated impacts
described in the Draft RMP/EIS and
based on public and agency comments
on that document, the BLM prepared
the Eagle Lake Proposed RMP and Final
EIS which was released on June 15,
2007. The Proposed RMP is comprised
of the preferred alternative identified in
the Draft RMP/EIS with small changes
as a result of comments received.
Ten protest letters on the Eagle Lake
proposed RMP were received and
resolved by the BLM Director. The BLM
determined that the Proposed Action, as
described in the Proposed RMP and
Final EIS, best meets the purpose and
need for the project.
The Governor of the State of
California in his letter September 17,
2007 stated, ‘‘Pursuant to 43 CFR 1603–
2, and after consulting with affected
State and Local agencies, the Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research (OPR)
has not found any inconsistencies with
any state or local plans, policies, or
programs with regards to this [Proposed]
Resource Management Plan.’’
The decisions identifying designated
routes of travel for motorized vehicles
are implementation decisions and are
appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR, Part 4.
These decisions are contained in
Chapter 2.16.6 and shown on Map
TRAVEL–2 of the RMP. Any party
adversely affected by the BLM’s
decision(s) to identify, evaluate, define,
delineate, and/or select specific routes
as available for motorized use within
designated areas of travel as set forth in
the Eagle Lake Resource Management
Plan may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of
Availability. The appeal must be filed
with the Eagle Lake Field Manager at
the above listed address. Please consult
43 CFR part 4 for further information on
the IBLA appeal process.
Dayne Barron,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–07–1610]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Surprise Resource
Management Plan
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 85 / Thursday, May 1, 2008 / Notices
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy
Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD)/Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the Surprise Field Office.
The California State Director has signed
the ROD, which constitutes the final
decision of the BLM and makes the
Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP
are available upon request from the
Field Manager, Surprise Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 602
Cressler Street Cedarville, California
96104, or via the internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/
planning.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Jeff Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land
Management, 2950 Riverside Dr.,
Susanville, CA 96130, telephone (530)
257–0456, or e-mail your request to:
necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Surprise Field Office includes
approximately 1,220,644 acres in
northeastern California and northwest
Nevada. The geographic area includes
BLM-administered lands within the
counties of Modoc and Lassen,
California, and Humboldt and Washoe,
Nevada. The Surprise RMP was
developed in coordination with the
Alturas and Eagle Lake Field Office
RMPs to provide a consistent framework
for managing public lands and resource
uses in northeast California and
northwest Nevada.
BLM officially initiated the planning
process for the Draft Surprise Resource
Management Plan (RMP) with
publication of a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register on July 22, 2003
(Volume 68, Number 140). Issues related
to resource management in the Surprise
planning area were established during
the scoping process consisting of public
scoping meetings, field tours,
socioeconomic workshops, and
interactions with Federal, state, tribal,
and county collaborators.
The RMP describes management
actions to meet desired resource
conditions for vegetation communities,
wildlife habitats, and cultural and
visual resources. It also outlines actions
for recreation, protection of sensitive
natural and cultural resources, livestock
grazing, guidance for energy and
mineral development, land tenure
adjustments, and other planning issues
raised during the scoping process. The
Surprise RMP designated three Areas of
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Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs): Massacre Rim ACEC (44,870
acres); Bitner ACEC (1,921 acres); and
Rahilly-Gravelly ACEC/RNA (957 acres).
The following types of resource use
limitations apply to these ACECs: (1)
New rights-of-way exclusion or
avoidance; (2) Visual Resource
Management Class II; (3) Certain
restrictions to energy and mineral
development; and (4) Motorized travel
permitted only on designated open
routes. The BLM’s Draft Surprise RMP/
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) (April 2006) presented five
alternatives to help the BLM and
interested parties understand the
various ways of addressing issues in the
region. Upon evaluation of the
alternatives and associated impacts
described in the Draft RMP/EIS and
based on public and agency comments
on that document, the BLM prepared
the Surprise Proposed RMP and Final
EIS which was released on June 15,
2007. The Proposed RMP is comprised
of the preferred alternative identified in
the Draft RMP/EIS with small changes
as a result of comments received. Six
protest letters on the Surprise proposed
RMP were received and resolved by the
BLM Director. The BLM determined that
the Proposed Action, as described in the
Proposed RMP and Final EIS, best meets
the purpose and need for the project.
The Governor of the State of California
in his letter September 17, 2007 stated,
‘‘Pursuant to 43 CFR 1603–2, and after
consulting with affected State and Local
agencies, the Governor’s Office of
Planning and Research (OPR) has not
found any inconsistencies with any
state or local plans, policies, or
programs with regards to this [Proposed]
Resource Management Plan.’’
The decisions identifying designated
routes of travel for motorized vehicles
are implementation decisions and are
appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR Part 4.
These decisions are contained in
Chapter 2.14.4 and shown on Map
TRAVEL–1 of the RMP. Any party
adversely affected by the BLM’s
decision(s) to identify, evaluate, define,
delineate, and/or select specific routes
as available for motorized use within
designated areas of travel as set forth in
the Surprise Resource Management Plan
may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of
Availability. The appeal must be filed
with the Surprise Field Manager at the
above listed address. Please consult 43
CFR Part 4 for further information on
the IBLA appeal process.
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Dated: December 10, 2007.
Shane Deforest,
Surprise Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–08–1220–PN]
Notice of Closure of BLM Public Lands
Within the Clear Creek Management
Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure to all forms of
entry and public use of approximately
31,000 acres of public lands within the
Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA),
referred to as the Serpentine Area of
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and
portions of adjacent BLM-administered
lands, located in southern San Benito
County and western Fresno County,
California.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), subpart
8364.1, an Order has been issued by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Hollister Field Office, closing to all
forms of entry and public use certain
BLM-administered public lands. This
closure is necessary to protect public
land users from human health risks
associated with exposure to airborne
asbestos in the CCMA based upon a
final report issued by the Environmental
Protection Agency that concludes that
public use activities could expose an
individual to excess lifetime cancer
risks. The order will remain in effect
while the BLM completes a Resource
Management Plan for the CCMA to
determine if and how visitor use can
occur without associated excess health
risks. This closure affects approximately
31,000 acres of public lands located
within the Bureau of Land
Management’s Clear Creek Management
Area (CCMA).
DATES: The Order was issued and
became effective on May 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Cooper, Hollister Field Manager, BLM,
Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton
Court, Hollister, California, 95023.
Telephone: 831–630–5010 Fax: 831–
630–5055, during regular business
hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CCMA is a
remote area with hundreds of miles of
roads and trails that were created to
support historic timber harvesting and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-190-07-1610]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Surprise
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 Management Act (FLPMA), and the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), policies, the BLM announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP)
for the Surprise Field Office. The California State Director has signed
the ROD, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the
Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP are available upon request from
the Field Manager, Surprise Field Office, Bureau of Land Management,
602 Cressler Street Cedarville, California 96104, or via the internet
at https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/planning.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Jeff
Fontana, Public Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land Management, 2950
Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA 96130, telephone (530) 257-0456, or e-
mail your request to: necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Surprise Field Office includes
approximately 1,220,644 acres in northeastern California and northwest
Nevada. The geographic area includes BLM-administered lands within the
counties of Modoc and Lassen, California, and Humboldt and Washoe,
Nevada. The Surprise RMP was developed in coordination with the Alturas
and Eagle Lake Field Office RMPs to provide a consistent framework for
managing public lands and resource uses in northeast California and
northwest Nevada.
BLM officially initiated the planning process for the Draft
Surprise Resource Management Plan (RMP) with publication of a Notice of
Intent in the Federal Register on July 22, 2003 (Volume 68, Number
140). Issues related to resource management in the Surprise planning
area were established during the scoping process consisting of public
scoping meetings, field tours, socioeconomic workshops, and
interactions with Federal, state, tribal, and county collaborators.
The RMP describes management actions to meet desired resource
conditions for vegetation communities, wildlife habitats, and cultural
and visual resources. It also outlines actions for recreation,
protection of sensitive natural and cultural resources, livestock
grazing, guidance for energy and mineral development, land tenure
adjustments, and other planning issues raised during the scoping
process. The Surprise RMP designated three Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACECs): Massacre Rim ACEC (44,870 acres); Bitner
ACEC (1,921 acres); and Rahilly-Gravelly ACEC/RNA (957 acres). The
following types of resource use limitations apply to these ACECs: (1)
New rights-of-way exclusion or avoidance; (2) Visual Resource
Management Class II; (3) Certain restrictions to energy and mineral
development; and (4) Motorized travel permitted only on designated open
routes. The BLM's Draft Surprise RMP/Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) (April 2006) presented five alternatives to help the
BLM and interested parties understand the various ways of addressing
issues in the region. Upon evaluation of the alternatives and
associated impacts described in the Draft RMP/EIS and based on public
and agency comments on that document, the BLM prepared the Surprise
Proposed RMP and Final EIS which was released on June 15, 2007. The
Proposed RMP is comprised of the preferred alternative identified in
the Draft RMP/EIS with small changes as a result of comments received.
Six protest letters on the Surprise proposed RMP were received and
resolved by the BLM Director. The BLM determined that the Proposed
Action, as described in the Proposed RMP and Final EIS, best meets the
purpose and need for the project. The Governor of the State of
California in his letter September 17, 2007 stated, ``Pursuant to 43
CFR 1603-2, and after consulting with affected State and Local
agencies, the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) has not
found any inconsistencies with any state or local plans, policies, or
programs with regards to this [Proposed] Resource Management Plan.''
The decisions identifying designated routes of travel for motorized
vehicles are implementation decisions and are appealable to the
Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR Part 4. These
decisions are contained in Chapter 2.14.4 and shown on Map TRAVEL-1 of
the RMP. Any party adversely affected by the BLM's decision(s) to
identify, evaluate, define, delineate, and/or select specific routes as
available for motorized use within designated areas of travel as set
forth in the Surprise Resource Management Plan may appeal within 30
days of publication of this Notice of Availability. The appeal must be
filed with the Surprise Field Manager at the above listed address.
Please consult 43 CFR Part 4 for further information on the IBLA appeal
process.
Dated: December 10, 2007.
Shane Deforest,
Surprise Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-9513 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]
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