Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Haines Amendment to the Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan, 8606 [2020-03010]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision and Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the Haines
Amendment to the Ring of Fire
Resource Management Plan
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) and Approved Haines
Amendment to the Ring of Fire
Resource Management Plan (RMP) for
the BLM-managed public lands in the
Haines area of Alaska. The State
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Director signed the ROD on February 7,
2020, which constitutes the BLM’s final
decision and makes the ROD effective
immediately.
The ROD is available on the
BLM ePlanning website at https://
go.usa.gov/xpuEW. Click on the
Documents and Reports link to find the
electronic version of these materials.
Hard copies of the ROD are available for
public inspection at the following
locations:
• BLM Glennallen Field Office,
Milepost 186.5 Glenn Highway,
Glennallen, Alaska 99588; BLM Alaska
Public Information Center, Federal
Building, 222 West 7th Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513;
• Haines Borough Public Library, 111
3rd Avenue Haines, Alaska 99827;
• Municipality of Skagway Borough,
700 Spring Street, Skagway, Alaska
99840;
• BLM Anchorage District Office,
4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, Alaska
99507; and
• Alaska Resources Library and
Information Services, 3211 Providence
Drive, Suite 111, Anchorage, Alaska
99507.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce Loranger, BLM Anchorage District
Office, telephone: 907–267–1221, email:
bloranger@blm.gov. People who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS 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
Haines planning area is located in
Southeast Alaska, bounded by the
Canadian Border to the north and west,
Glacier Bay National Park to the
southwest, and the Tongass National
Forest to the south and east. This
planning area consists mainly of steep
and remote mountainous terrain, with
bedrock and glaciers that restrict road
and trail access. Of the approximately
920,000 total acres within the planning
area, the BLM manages approximately
317,000 acres. The size of the planning
area has changed since signing of the
Ring of Fire RMP Record of Decision
(ROD) in 2008 due to the conveyance of
several sections of BLM-managed lands
to the State of Alaska.
The purpose of this planning effort
was to identify which designations,
associated management practices, and
implementation actions best fulfill the
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resource and multiple-use needs within
the Haines planning area. It also
evaluated an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern, as required by
the Ring of Fire RMP ROD. In addition,
this planning effort considered the
results of a multi-year, BLM-funded
study of goat and bear habitat in the
Haines area by the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game, completed in 2017. This
amendment revises the applicable
portions of the Ring of Fire RMP and
provides a plan which is consistent with
evolving law, regulations, and policy.
The BLM prepared an EIS in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to
analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action and
the alternatives. The ROD approves the
Agency Preferred Alternative identified
in the Final EIS. The BLM issued the
ROD based on compliance with relevant
laws, regulations, policies, and plans,
including those guiding agency
decisions that may have an impact on
resources and their values, services, and
functions.
On Oct. 7, 2019, the Notice of
Availability (NOA) for the Haines
Amendment to the Ring of Fire RMP
and Final EIS was published in the
Federal Register. The publication of the
NOA initiated a 30-day protest period
for the proposed land-use-planning
decision. NOA publication also initiated
a simultaneous 60-day review by the
Governor of Alaska to identify
inconsistencies with State or local
plans, policies, or programs.
At the close of the protest period three
protests (of which two were found to
have standing) were received. These
protests were resolved by the BLM
Director; individual protest response
letters were sent to all protesting parties.
Protest resolution is contained in the
Director’s Protest Summary Report,
which is available online at https://
www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/protestresolution-reports. The Alaska
Governor’s review found that the RMP
Amendment is consistent with state
plans, policies, and programs.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3120(a); 40 CFR
1506.6(b))
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[20X.LLAKA02000.L16100000.DS0000.LXSS043L0000.241A]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the Haines Amendment to the Ring of
Fire Resource Management Plan
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 Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Haines Amendment to the
Ring of Fire Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the BLM-managed public
lands in the Haines area of Alaska. The State Director signed the ROD
on February 7, 2020, which constitutes the BLM's final decision and
makes the ROD effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: The ROD is available on the BLM ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xpuEW. Click on the Documents and Reports link to find the
electronic version of these materials. Hard copies of the ROD are
available for public inspection at the following locations:
BLM Glennallen Field Office, Milepost 186.5 Glenn Highway,
Glennallen, Alaska 99588; BLM Alaska Public Information Center, Federal
Building, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513;
Haines Borough Public Library, 111 3rd Avenue Haines,
Alaska 99827;
Municipality of Skagway Borough, 700 Spring Street,
Skagway, Alaska 99840;
BLM Anchorage District Office, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage,
Alaska 99507; and
Alaska Resources Library and Information Services, 3211
Providence Drive, Suite 111, Anchorage, Alaska 99507.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Loranger, BLM Anchorage District
Office, telephone: 907-267-1221, email: [email protected]. People who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. The FRS 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 Haines planning area is located in
Southeast Alaska, bounded by the Canadian Border to the north and west,
Glacier Bay National Park to the southwest, and the Tongass National
Forest to the south and east. This planning area consists mainly of
steep and remote mountainous terrain, with bedrock and glaciers that
restrict road and trail access. Of the approximately 920,000 total
acres within the planning area, the BLM manages approximately 317,000
acres. The size of the planning area has changed since signing of the
Ring of Fire RMP Record of Decision (ROD) in 2008 due to the conveyance
of several sections of BLM-managed lands to the State of Alaska.
The purpose of this planning effort was to identify which
designations, associated management practices, and implementation
actions best fulfill the resource and multiple-use needs within the
Haines planning area. It also evaluated an Area of Critical
Environmental Concern, as required by the Ring of Fire RMP ROD. In
addition, this planning effort considered the results of a multi-year,
BLM-funded study of goat and bear habitat in the Haines area by the
Alaska Department of Fish and Game, completed in 2017. This amendment
revises the applicable portions of the Ring of Fire RMP and provides a
plan which is consistent with evolving law, regulations, and policy.
The BLM prepared an EIS in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts associated with the proposed action
and the alternatives. The ROD approves the Agency Preferred Alternative
identified in the Final EIS. The BLM issued the ROD based on compliance
with relevant laws, regulations, policies, and plans, including those
guiding agency decisions that may have an impact on resources and their
values, services, and functions.
On Oct. 7, 2019, the Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Haines
Amendment to the Ring of Fire RMP and Final EIS was published in the
Federal Register. The publication of the NOA initiated a 30-day protest
period for the proposed land-use-planning decision. NOA publication
also initiated a simultaneous 60-day review by the Governor of Alaska
to identify inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or
programs.
At the close of the protest period three protests (of which two
were found to have standing) were received. These protests were
resolved by the BLM Director; individual protest response letters were
sent to all protesting parties. Protest resolution is contained in the
Director's Protest Summary Report, which is available online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports. The Alaska Governor's review found that the RMP
Amendment is consistent with state plans, policies, and programs.
(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3120(a); 40 CFR 1506.6(b))
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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