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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC06000.L11500000.DR0000.14X]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Bakersfield Field
Office Resource Management Plan
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Approved Resource
Management Plan (RMP) for the
Bakersfield Field Office located in
Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa
Barbara, Tulare, Ventura, eastern
Fresno, and western Kern counties in
south-central California. The California
State Director signed the ROD on
December 22, 2014, which constitutes
the BLM’s final decision and makes the
Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/
Approved RMP are available upon
request from the Field Manager,
Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive,
Bakersfield, CA 93308 or via the
internet at www.blm.gov/ca/bakersfield.
Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are
available for public inspection at the
Bakersfield Field Office and California
State Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue
Porter, Planning & Environmental
Coordinator, Bakersfield Field Office,
telephone: 661–391–6022; address:
Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus
Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308; email:
blm_ca_bakersfield_rmp@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
Bakersfield Approved RMP addresses
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public land and resources managed by
the Bakersfield Field Office in an 8
county, 17-million acre region of central
California and provides management
direction for approximately 400,000
acres of BLM-administered public land
and 1.2 million acres of Federal mineral
estate under Federal, State, and private
surface ownership.
The Bakersfield Approved RMP—
• Establishes the goals, objectives,
and management actions to meet
desired resource conditions;
• Identifies comprehensive
management direction for all resources
and uses, including application of onsite, off-site (including compensation),
and regional mitigation strategies, as
applicable, and landscape-level
conservation and management actions
to achieve resource objectives;
• Identifies lands that are open or
available for certain uses along with
associated surface restrictions;
• Identifies lands closed to certain
uses; and
• Makes broad-scale decisions to
guide future site-specific project
implementation for renewable energy,
fluid minerals, livestock grazing, and
recreation management in the
Bakersfield Field Office.
The selected alternative for the
Approved RMP is the agency proposed
plan (Alternative B) in the Proposed
RMP/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS), with the minor
modifications described below.
After publication of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS on August 31, 2012, the
BLM received 21 protest letters. The
BLM modified the proposed plan based
on protest resolution as reflected in the
Approved RMP. These changes include,
but are not limited to, designation of the
Salinas River as an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and
adoption of the special management
attention for this area as outlined in
Alternative C of the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS. The BLM also corrected
acreages for the Bitter Creek and Chico
Martinez ACECs, which had been
modified in the Proposed RMP/Final
EIS based on public comments to
exclude lands for which the BLM has no
authority to apply management
prescriptions.
The California Governor’s Office did
not identify any inconsistencies
between the Proposed RMP/Final EIS
and State or local plans, policies, and
programs during the 60-day Governor’s
consistency review.
The ROD/Approved RMP route
designation decisions are
implementation decisions and are
appealable under 43 CFR part 4. Any
party adversely affected by an
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implementation decision may appeal
within 30 days of publication of this
Notice of Availability pursuant to 43
CFR, part 4, subpart E. The appeal
should identify the specific route(s) on
which the decision is being appealed.
The appeal must be filed with the
Bakersfield Field Manager at the above
listed address. Please consult the
appropriate regulations (43 CFR, part 4,
subpart E) for further appeal
requirements.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Gabriel Garcia,
Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC06000.L11500000.DR0000.14X]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the
Bakersfield Field Office Resource Management Plan Final Environmental
Impact Statement, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the Bakersfield Field Office located in Kings, Madera,
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare, Ventura, eastern Fresno, and
western Kern counties in south-central California. The California State
Director signed the ROD on December 22, 2014, which constitutes the
BLM's final decision and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308 or via the
internet at www.blm.gov/ca/bakersfield. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP
are available for public inspection at the Bakersfield Field Office and
California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Porter, Planning & Environmental
Coordinator, Bakersfield Field Office, telephone: 661-391-6022;
address: Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA
93308; email: blm_ca_bakersfield_rmp@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 Bakersfield Approved RMP addresses
public land and resources managed by the Bakersfield Field Office in an
8 county, 17-million acre region of central California and provides
management direction for approximately 400,000 acres of BLM-
administered public land and 1.2 million acres of Federal mineral
estate under Federal, State, and private surface ownership.
The Bakersfield Approved RMP--
Establishes the goals, objectives, and management actions
to meet desired resource conditions;
Identifies comprehensive management direction for all
resources and uses, including application of on-site, off-site
(including compensation), and regional mitigation strategies, as
applicable, and landscape-level conservation and management actions to
achieve resource objectives;
Identifies lands that are open or available for certain
uses along with associated surface restrictions;
Identifies lands closed to certain uses; and
Makes broad-scale decisions to guide future site-specific
project implementation for renewable energy, fluid minerals, livestock
grazing, and recreation management in the Bakersfield Field Office.
The selected alternative for the Approved RMP is the agency
proposed plan (Alternative B) in the Proposed RMP/Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), with the minor modifications described below.
After publication of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS on August 31, 2012,
the BLM received 21 protest letters. The BLM modified the proposed plan
based on protest resolution as reflected in the Approved RMP. These
changes include, but are not limited to, designation of the Salinas
River as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and adoption
of the special management attention for this area as outlined in
Alternative C of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The BLM also corrected
acreages for the Bitter Creek and Chico Martinez ACECs, which had been
modified in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS based on public comments to
exclude lands for which the BLM has no authority to apply management
prescriptions.
The California Governor's Office did not identify any
inconsistencies between the Proposed RMP/Final EIS and State or local
plans, policies, and programs during the 60-day Governor's consistency
review.
The ROD/Approved RMP route designation decisions are implementation
decisions and are appealable under 43 CFR part 4. Any party adversely
affected by an implementation decision may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR, part 4,
subpart E. The appeal should identify the specific route(s) on which
the decision is being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the
Bakersfield Field Manager at the above listed address. Please consult
the appropriate regulations (43 CFR, part 4, subpart E) for further
appeal requirements.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Gabriel Garcia,
Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office.
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