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the comment period, we received 79
responses, both oral and written. All
comments we received were evaluated.
A summary of those comments, and our
responses to them, is included as
appendix G in the final CCP.
Selected Alternative
After considering the comments we
received on our draft CCP/EA, we have
made one modification to alternative B
for Featherstone NWR. We have decided
to allow non-motorized boaters to land
at one designated site on the refuge’s
shoreline to facilitate wildlife
observation and nature photography.
The designated landing site is a portion
of tidal beach on Farm Creek (refer to
the final CCP, chapter 4, map 4.3 for
details) and corresponds with the
proposed location of the southernmost
observation deck and fishing platform
that we presented in the draft CCP/EA
(refer to the draft CCP/EA, chapter 3,
map 3.3 for details). Visitors accessing
the refuge at this location by nonmotorized boats would be allowed to
walk approximately 0.4 miles along an
existing footpath (indicated on map 4.3
in the final CCP). Boaters would be
confined to this section of footpath until
the rest of the refuge is officially open
to public use, as was detailed in the
draft CCP/EA. Other minor changes to
alternative B for both refuges are
described in the FONSI (appendix H in
the final CCP) and in our response to
public comments (appendix G in the
final CCP).
We have selected alternative B to
implement for both Mason Neck and
Featherstone NWRs, with the changes
identified above, for several reasons.
Alternative B for both refuges comprises
a mix of actions that, in our professional
judgment, work best towards achieving
each refuges’ purposes, visions, and
goals, NWRS policies, and the goals of
other State and regional conservation
plans. We also believe that alternative B
most effectively addresses the key issues
raised during the planning process. The
basis of our decision is detailed in the
FONSI, which is included as appendix
H in the final CCP.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD06000, L16100000.DP0000]
Notice of Availability of South Coast
Draft Resource Management Plan
Revision and Draft Environmental
Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Resource Management Plan (RMP) and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the South Coast Planning Area
(California), and by this notice is
announcing the opening of the comment
period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS
within 90 days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability of
the Draft RMP/EIS in the Federal
Register. The BLM will announce future
meetings or hearings and any other
public involvement activities at least 15
days in advance through public notices,
media news releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments related to the South Coast
Draft RMP/EIS by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/
palmsprings.
• E-mail: Greg_Hill@blm.gov.
• Fax: (760) 833–7199.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office,
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs,
California 92262.
Copies of the South Coast Draft RMP/
EIS are available for review at the Palm
Springs-South Coast Field Office and
via the Internet at: https://www.blm.gov/
ca/palmsprings. Electronic (on CD–
ROM) or paper copies may also be
obtained by contacting Greg Hill at the
address and phone number below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg
Hill; Bureau of Land Management, Palm
Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201
Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs,
California 92262; (760) 833–7140;
Greg_Hill@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
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normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
The South
Coast Draft RMP provides guidance for
the management of approximately
300,000 acres of BLM-administered
public lands in portions of five highly
urbanized southern California counties:
San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino,
Orange, and Los Angeles. These public
lands include over 130,000 acres of
BLM-administered surface lands and
167,000 acres of Federal mineral
ownership where the surface is
privately owned. The Draft RMP/EIS is
a revision to the existing South Coast
RMP (1994). Since 1994, there have
been significant changes in the patterns
of urban growth; increased demands on
the resources of the public lands;
changing policies and emphasis on the
management of public lands and local
land use planning; and new data that
have led to the listing of additional
threatened or endangered species. The
Notice of Intent to prepare a land use
plan revision and associated EIS was
published in the Federal Register on
August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44173). The BLM
held public workshops and scoping
meetings in Campo, San Diego,
Temecula, and Santa Clarita in
December 2007, and invited agencies to
participate as cooperating agencies in
the planning effort. The Draft RMP/EIS
analyzes four alternatives, including a
No Action alternative, Alternative A,
and an agency Preferred Alternative,
Alternative D, designed to address
management challenges and issues
raised during scoping, including, but
not limited to Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC),
sensitive species and other wildlife
habitat, lands with wilderness
characteristics, livestock grazing,
recreation, off highway vehicle use,
minerals management, and land use
authorizations.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 1610.7–2(b), this
notice announces a concurrent public
comment period on proposed ACECs.
The Draft RMP/Draft EIS proposes
changes to ACEC designations and
elimination of ACECs within
wilderness. The Preferred Alternative,
Alternative D, includes 9 ACECs
comprising of a total of 26,627 acres, or
20 percent of the planning area’s surface
acres. This is in contrast with
Alternative A, the No Action Alternative
of 7 ACECs with 14,539 acres, or 11
percent of surface acres. The proposed
ACECs and resource use limitations
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which would occur if formally
designated are listed below:
Alternatives and Acres
Proposed ACEC
Limitations
A
B
C
D
Cedar Canyon .....................................
Johnson Canyon .................................
708
1,800
0
0
708
1,800
0
1,800
Kuchamaa ...........................................
Million Dollar Spring ............................
Potrero ................................................
803
6,265
2,966
0
0
0
803
6,265
0
0
0
0
Santa Ana River Wash .......................
Santa Margarita River .........................
Upper Santa Clara River ....................
750
1,247
0
750
4,474
1,620
750
1,247
0
750
4,474
1,620
Western Riverside County ..................
Oak Mountain .....................................
Gavilan ................................................
Badlands .............................................
Beauty Mountain .................................
Otay/Kuchamaa ..................................
0
0
0
0
0
0
24,995
0
0
0
27,376
8,291
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
894
3,822
1,051
3,925
8,291
Total acres ..........................................
14,539
67,506
11,573
26,627
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A Record of Decision for the proposed
RMP will be prepared following
publication of the Proposed RMP/Final
EIS in accordance with the planning
regulations at 43 CFR 1610.5–1 and the
NEPA, 40 CFR 1505.2.
Please note that public comments and
information submitted including names,
street addresses, and e-mail addresses of
respondents will be available for public
review and disclosure at the above
address during regular business hours (8
a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday,
except holidays.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
John R. Kalish,
Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field
Office.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10; 43
CFR 1610.2.
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ACECs are:
Closed to OHV use or limited to designated roads and
trails under all alternatives.
Avoidance areas for land use authorizations under Alternatives A, C, and D. ACECs are exclusion areas
under Alternative B.
Closed to fluid mineral and geothermal leasing and
sale of mineral materials under Alternatives A, C,
and D. The Western Riverside County ACEC would
be considered for sale of mineral materials on a
case-by-case basis with site specific analysis required to protect ACEC values of relevance and importance.
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Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Ironwood Forest National Monument
Resource Management Plan/Final EIS
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan
(RMP)/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Ironwood Forest
National Monument and by this notice
is announcing its availability.
DATES: BLM planning regulations state
that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the
regulations may protest the BLM’s
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The protest
must be filed within 30 days of the date
that the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes this notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Ironwood
Forest National Monument Proposed
RMP/Final EIS have been sent to
affected Federal, State, and local
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government agencies; the Ak Chin
Indian Community, Gila River Indian
Community, Tohono O’odham Nation,
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
Community, and San Carlos Apache
Indian Community; and to other
stakeholders. Copies of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS are available for public
inspection at the BLM Tucson Field
Office, 12661 East Broadway Boulevard,
Tucson, Arizona. Interested persons
may also review the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS on the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/planning/
ironwood.html. All protests must be in
writing and mailed to the following
addresses:
Regular Mail:
BLM Director (210), Attention: Brenda
Hudgens-Williams, P.O. Box 71383,
Washington, DC 20024–1383
Overnight Mail:
BLM Director (210), Attention: Brenda
Hudgens-Williams, 20 M. Street,
SE., Room 2134LM, Washington,
DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Olais, Ironwood Forest National
Monument Manager, Tucson Field
Office, 12661 East Broadway, Tucson,
Arizona 85748–7208; or by telephone at
520–258–7235; or by e-mail at
lolais@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of South Coast Draft Resource Management
Plan Revision and Draft Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the South Coast Planning Area (California), and by
this notice is announcing the opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS within 90 days following the date
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of
Availability of the Draft RMP/EIS in the Federal Register. The BLM will
announce future meetings or hearings and any other public involvement
activities at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media
news releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments related to the South Coast
Draft RMP/EIS by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings.
E-mail: Greg_Hill@blm.gov.
Fax: (760) 833-7199.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast
Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, California 92262.
Copies of the South Coast Draft RMP/EIS are available for review at
the Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office and via the Internet at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/palmsprings. Electronic (on CD-ROM) or paper
copies may also be obtained by contacting Greg Hill at the address and
phone number below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg Hill; Bureau of Land Management,
Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm
Springs, California 92262; (760) 833-7140; Greg_Hill@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact
the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The South Coast Draft RMP provides guidance
for the management of approximately 300,000 acres of BLM-administered
public lands in portions of five highly urbanized southern California
counties: San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, and Los
Angeles. These public lands include over 130,000 acres of BLM-
administered surface lands and 167,000 acres of Federal mineral
ownership where the surface is privately owned. The Draft RMP/EIS is a
revision to the existing South Coast RMP (1994). Since 1994, there have
been significant changes in the patterns of urban growth; increased
demands on the resources of the public lands; changing policies and
emphasis on the management of public lands and local land use planning;
and new data that have led to the listing of additional threatened or
endangered species. The Notice of Intent to prepare a land use plan
revision and associated EIS was published in the Federal Register on
August 7, 2007 (72 FR 44173). The BLM held public workshops and scoping
meetings in Campo, San Diego, Temecula, and Santa Clarita in December
2007, and invited agencies to participate as cooperating agencies in
the planning effort. The Draft RMP/EIS analyzes four alternatives,
including a No Action alternative, Alternative A, and an agency
Preferred Alternative, Alternative D, designed to address management
challenges and issues raised during scoping, including, but not limited
to Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), sensitive species
and other wildlife habitat, lands with wilderness characteristics,
livestock grazing, recreation, off highway vehicle use, minerals
management, and land use authorizations.
Pursuant to 43 CFR 1610.7-2(b), this notice announces a concurrent
public comment period on proposed ACECs. The Draft RMP/Draft EIS
proposes changes to ACEC designations and elimination of ACECs within
wilderness. The Preferred Alternative, Alternative D, includes 9 ACECs
comprising of a total of 26,627 acres, or 20 percent of the planning
area's surface acres. This is in contrast with Alternative A, the No
Action Alternative of 7 ACECs with 14,539 acres, or 11 percent of
surface acres. The proposed ACECs and resource use limitations
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which would occur if formally designated are listed below:
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Alternatives and Acres
Proposed ACEC -------------------------------------------- Limitations
A B C D
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Cedar Canyon.................... 708 0 708 0 ACECs are:
Johnson Canyon.................. 1,800 0 1,800 1,800 Closed to OHV use or limited to
designated roads and trails under
all alternatives.
Kuchamaa........................ 803 0 803 0
Million Dollar Spring........... 6,265 0 6,265 0
Potrero......................... 2,966 0 0 0 Avoidance areas for land use
authorizations under Alternatives
A, C, and D. ACECs are exclusion
areas under Alternative B.
Santa Ana River Wash............ 750 750 750 750
Santa Margarita River........... 1,247 4,474 1,247 4,474
Upper Santa Clara River......... 0 1,620 0 1,620 Closed to fluid mineral and
geothermal leasing and sale of
mineral materials under
Alternatives A, C, and D. The
Western Riverside County ACEC
would be considered for sale of
mineral materials on a case-by-
case basis with site specific
analysis required to protect ACEC
values of relevance and
importance.
Western Riverside County........ 0 24,995 0 0
Oak Mountain.................... 0 0 0 894
Gavilan......................... 0 0 0 3,822
Badlands........................ 0 0 0 1,051
Beauty Mountain................. 0 27,376 0 3,925
Otay/Kuchamaa................... 0 8,291 0 8,291
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Total acres..................... 14,539 67,506 11,573 26,627
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A Record of Decision for the proposed RMP will be prepared
following publication of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS in accordance with
the planning regulations at 43 CFR 1610.5-1 and the NEPA, 40 CFR
1505.2.
Please note that public comments and information submitted
including names, street addresses, and e-mail addresses of respondents
will be available for public review and disclosure at the above address
during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
John R. Kalish,
Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10; 43 CFR 1610.2.
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