Notice of Availability of the Decision Record for the Delta River Special Recreation Management Area and East Alaska Resource Management Plan Amendment, 39314 [2013-15681]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAKA02000.L12200000.LXSIWSGK0000.
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Notice of Availability of the Decision
Record for the Delta River Special
Recreation Management Area and East
Alaska Resource Management Plan
Amendment
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Decision Record (DR)
for the Delta River Special Recreation
Management Area and East Alaska
Resource Management Plan Amendment
(Approved Plan). The BLM-Alaska State
Director, Bud C. Cribley, signed the DR
on March 29, 2013. The DR constitutes
the final decision of the Department on
the plan and is effective immediately.
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The DR is available on the
BLM-Alaska Web site at www.blm.gov/
ak/planning. Hard copies of the DR are
available upon request from the BLM
Glennallen Field Office, P.O. Box 147,
Glennallen, AK 99588 or by calling 907–
822–3217. The Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Delta River
Special Recreation Management Area
(SRMA) Plan and East Alaska Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment,
which provides the analysis upon
which the decision is based, is also
available at the above Web site address,
the BLM Glennallen Field Office, or by
calling the office at 907–822–3217.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Serena
Sweet, telephone 909–271–4543 or by
email at sweet@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 Delta
River SRMA Plan and East Alaska RMP
Amendment planning process began in
2005 with a Delta River recreation
survey designed to obtain river users’
opinions on issues, management
actions, and preferences within the
Delta River SRMA. In February and
March of 2007, the BLM-Alaska
Glennallen Field Office conducted a
series of Benefits Based Management
focus group meetings with Delta River
stakeholders and Alaska Native tribes
and corporations to discuss primary
uses of the Delta River planning area
and desired future conditions and
management options. A Notice of Intent
was published in the Federal Register
on April 10, 2008 to initiate the formal
planning process. A 60-day formal
scoping period began July 15, 2008 and
ended September 15, 2008. After the
scoping period, the BLM, in
consultation with the cooperating
agencies and tribes, received input from
the public, collected information on the
resources and uses of the area,
developed a range of reasonable future
management alternatives, and analyzed
the impacts of those alternatives. These
analyses were reviewed within the BLM
and among the cooperating agencies,
and were used to develop the
Environmental Assessment for the Delta
River SRMA Plan and East Alaska RMP
Amendment released on March 23,
2010. The comment period for the EA
ended May 6, 2010. Comments received
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were used in the development of the
Proposed Delta River SRMA Plan and
Eastern Alaska RMP Amendment. The
Proposed Delta River SRMA Plan and
Eastern Alaska RMP Amendment was
released August 1, 2011 for a 30-day
protest period and a 60-day Governor’s
Consistency Review (GCR). The protest
period ended August 31, 2011 and the
GCR ended September 30, 2011. The
BLM received two protests, both of
which were denied in part. However, in
response to issues raised in the protests,
the BLM made some minor
modifications to clarify terminology in
the Approved Plan. On September 20,
2011, the Governor of Alaska submitted
a GCR Finding of Inconsistency to the
BLM Alaska State Director for the EA
and Finding of No Siginficant Impact for
the Delta River SRMA Plan and East
Alaska RMP Amendment. On March 28,
2012, the State Director determined the
Governor’s finding was outside the
scope of the GCR process and did not
accept the Governor’s
recommendations. On April 27, 2012,
the Governor appealed the BLM-Alaska
State Director’s decision to the BLM
Director. On January 15, 2013, the BLM
Director issued a letter to the Governor
affirming the BLM-Alaska State
Director’s decision to reject the
Governor’s Inconsistency Finding.
The Approved Plan provides for a mix
of river recreation uses and users, while
managing to protect the environment
and the outstandingly remarkable values
of the Delta River SRMA. It provides a
balanced management approach by
emphasizing the protection of river
resources from human impacts by
utilizing an adaptive management
approach to track the implementation
and effectiveness of management
actions, while still allowing for a wide
range of current and future public uses
and high quality recreational
experiences in the Delta River SRMA.
The Approved Plan also provides
management direction that will
minimize social conflicts, with a strong
emphasis on public education and
interpretive outreach.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAKA02000.L12200000.LXSIWSGK0000.AL0000]
Notice of Availability of the Decision Record for the Delta River
Special Recreation Management Area and East Alaska Resource Management
Plan Amendment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Decision Record (DR) for the Delta River Special Recreation
Management Area and East Alaska Resource Management Plan Amendment
(Approved Plan). The BLM-Alaska State Director, Bud C. Cribley, signed
the DR on March 29, 2013. The DR constitutes the final decision of the
Department on the plan and is effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: The DR is available on the BLM-Alaska Web site at
www.blm.gov/ak/planning. Hard copies of the DR are available upon
request from the BLM Glennallen Field Office, P.O. Box 147, Glennallen,
AK 99588 or by calling 907-822-3217. The Environmental Assessment (EA)
for the Delta River Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) Plan and
East Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment, which provides
the analysis upon which the decision is based, is also available at the
above Web site address, the BLM Glennallen Field Office, or by calling
the office at 907-822-3217.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Serena
Sweet, telephone 909-271-4543 or by email at sweet@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 Delta River SRMA Plan and East Alaska
RMP Amendment planning process began in 2005 with a Delta River
recreation survey designed to obtain river users' opinions on issues,
management actions, and preferences within the Delta River SRMA. In
February and March of 2007, the BLM-Alaska Glennallen Field Office
conducted a series of Benefits Based Management focus group meetings
with Delta River stakeholders and Alaska Native tribes and corporations
to discuss primary uses of the Delta River planning area and desired
future conditions and management options. A Notice of Intent was
published in the Federal Register on April 10, 2008 to initiate the
formal planning process. A 60-day formal scoping period began July 15,
2008 and ended September 15, 2008. After the scoping period, the BLM,
in consultation with the cooperating agencies and tribes, received
input from the public, collected information on the resources and uses
of the area, developed a range of reasonable future management
alternatives, and analyzed the impacts of those alternatives. These
analyses were reviewed within the BLM and among the cooperating
agencies, and were used to develop the Environmental Assessment for the
Delta River SRMA Plan and East Alaska RMP Amendment released on March
23, 2010. The comment period for the EA ended May 6, 2010. Comments
received were used in the development of the Proposed Delta River SRMA
Plan and Eastern Alaska RMP Amendment. The Proposed Delta River SRMA
Plan and Eastern Alaska RMP Amendment was released August 1, 2011 for a
30-day protest period and a 60-day Governor's Consistency Review (GCR).
The protest period ended August 31, 2011 and the GCR ended September
30, 2011. The BLM received two protests, both of which were denied in
part. However, in response to issues raised in the protests, the BLM
made some minor modifications to clarify terminology in the Approved
Plan. On September 20, 2011, the Governor of Alaska submitted a GCR
Finding of Inconsistency to the BLM Alaska State Director for the EA
and Finding of No Siginficant Impact for the Delta River SRMA Plan and
East Alaska RMP Amendment. On March 28, 2012, the State Director
determined the Governor's finding was outside the scope of the GCR
process and did not accept the Governor's recommendations. On April 27,
2012, the Governor appealed the BLM-Alaska State Director's decision to
the BLM Director. On January 15, 2013, the BLM Director issued a letter
to the Governor affirming the BLM-Alaska State Director's decision to
reject the Governor's Inconsistency Finding.
The Approved Plan provides for a mix of river recreation uses and
users, while managing to protect the environment and the outstandingly
remarkable values of the Delta River SRMA. It provides a balanced
management approach by emphasizing the protection of river resources
from human impacts by utilizing an adaptive management approach to
track the implementation and effectiveness of management actions, while
still allowing for a wide range of current and future public uses and
high quality recreational experiences in the Delta River SRMA. The
Approved Plan also provides management direction that will minimize
social conflicts, with a strong emphasis on public education and
interpretive outreach.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
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