Land Management Bureau August 5, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92-463 and 94-579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour of BLM- administered public lands on Friday, September 23, 2005, from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and meet in formal session on Saturday, September 24 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Baker Community Center, located at 56725 Park Avenue in Baker. The Council and interested members of the public will depart for a field tour at 7:30 a.m. from the Desert Studies Center at Zzyzx. The public is welcome to participate in the tour, but should plan on providing their own transportation, drinks, and lunch. Tour stops and presentations and meeting agenda topics will be announced later.

By Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and 43 CFR 1610.2(c) for amending resource management plans (RMPs), and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321), as amended, and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing a Supplement to the Statewide Document (SEIS/ Amendment) and will amend the Powder River and Billings RMPs. The SEIS/ Amendment will evaluate the effects of phased coal bed natural gas (CBNG) development and production in the Billings and Powder River RMP areas. The tentative completion date of the Record of Decision for the SEIS/Amendment is December 2006.