[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 19192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9643]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-050-1610-00]


Public Notification of a 30-Day Period for Submission of Proposed 
Plan Amendments to the Approved Las Vegas Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

Action: Notice of plan amendment process. The Bureau of Land 
Management. (BLM) is designating a 30 day period for public submittal 
of proposed amendments to the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: An integral step in ensuring a Resource Management Plan 
remains current is by amendment. The following criteria must be met 
before a plan amendment will be considered: (1) The proposed amendment 
is based on new data not considered when the plan was developed. (2) 
The information represents a change in legal or regulatory mandate. (3) 
The supporting detail is sufficient and the problem is clearly stated 
to allow consideration of the request. (4) The information represents a 
formal change in State or local government or agency plans.
    If the proposed amendment cannot be considered due to legal or 
regulatory constraints or to improper submission, or if the situation 
can be resolved without a plan amendment, the amendment process will 
end at this point.
    If a determination is made by the Las Vegas BLM Field Office 
Manager to proceed with the amendment process, the proposed plan 
amendments will be presented to the Resource Advisory Council for 
discussion and recommendations. The Council will serve only in an 
advisory capacity and their recommendations will not be binding on the 
District Manager.
    The recommendations of the District Manager and the Resource 
Advisory Council will be forwarded to the State Director, who will 
decide to either: (1) Reject the proposed plan amendment, in which case 
the requestor will be notified of the decision and its rationale. (2) 
Further consider the proposed plan amendment, in which case the 
Director will determine the category of the amendment with regard to 
the level of environmental analysis.

DATES: A 30 day period starting September 1, 1999, and ending September 
30, 1999, is identified as the designated time period for plan 
amendment submission to the BLM Las Vegas Field Office Manager.

ADDRESSES: All recommendations you may have are to be submitted to: 
Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Las Vegas District Manager, 4765 
Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89108. Recommendations can also be hand 
delivered to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael F. Dwyer, Las Vegas Field 
Office Manager, or Jeffrey G. Steinmetz, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, at (702)-647-5000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Plan amendments would fall into either 
Category 1 of Category 2. Category 1 amendments would not involve a 
significant change to the goals, objectives, terms, conditions or 
decisions of the Resource Management Plan, whereas Category 2 
amendments would involve a significant change.

    Dated: April 8, 1999.
Michael F. Dwyer,
Field Office Manager, Las Vegas.
[FR Doc. 99-9643 Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am]
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