[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49016-49017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20018]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLIDI02000-L16100000-DR0000-LXSS050D0000]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Pocatello
Field Office Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
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)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP)
for the Pocatello Field Office located in southeastern Idaho. The Idaho
State Director signed the ROD on July 10, 2012, which constitutes the
final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective
immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Pocatello Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204 or at the
following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/pocatello/planning/pocatello_resource.html. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available
for public inspection at the Pocatello Field Office at the above
address and the Idaho State Office at 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho
83709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Pacioretty, Field Manager,
Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello Field Office; telephone 208-478-
6340; address 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204; email: [email protected]. 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 approved RMP was developed with public
participation through a collaborative planning process in accordance
with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended,
and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The
Approved RMP addresses management of resources and resource uses on
approximately 618,300 acres of public land in the Pocatello Field
Office
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located in southeastern Idaho. The Approved RMP is designed to achieve
or maintain desired resource conditions developed through the planning
process including management actions for forest, upland, and riparian
vegetation; wildlife habitat; lands with wilderness charatceristics;
cultural and visual resources; and recreation.
The preferred alternative as described in the Draft RMP/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was carried forward with some
modifications into the Proposed RMP/Final EIS published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 2010 [75 FR 25288].
The BLM received two protest letters on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS.
The BLM Director denied all protest issues as reported in the
Director's Protest Resolution Report which can be reviewed at the
following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/protest_resolution/protestreports.html.
No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs
were identified during the Governor's consistency review of the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The Approved RMP is essentially the same as
Alternative B described in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS with only minor
editorial modifications made in preparing the ROD/Approved RMP. The
Approved RMP can be accessed at the following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/pocatello/planning/pocatello_resource.html.
The ROD/Approved RMP includes an implementation level decision
designating travel routes for motorized public use in the following
areas: The Soda Hills Management Area, Formation Cave Research Natural
Area (RNA), Robbers Roost RNA, and Oneida Narrows. This decision is
described in the Comprehensive Trails and Travel Management section of
the Approved RMP (Action TM-1.2.11). Any party adversely affected by
this implementation level decision may file an appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR, part 4,
subpart E. The appeal should state the specific route(s), as identified
in Figures 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Approved RMP that are being
appealed.
The appeal must be filed with the Pocatello Field Manager by mail
at the above-listed address. Please consult the appropriate regulations
and the ROD/Approved RMP for further appeal information and
requirements regarding motorized vehicle route designations.
Authority: 40 CFR 1505.2 and 43 CFR 1610.5-1.
Steven A. Ellis,
Idaho State Director.
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