[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 3257]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-909]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-050-05-1220-00]


Availability of an Environmental Assessment Amending the Arcata 
Resource Management Plan for the Samoa Peninsula Management Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Land 
Management has available the draft environmental assessment which 
amends the existing Arcata Resource Area Management Plan addressing the 
Samoa Peninsula Management Area. This area includes both the Samoa 
Dunes parcel, (T.5N.,R.1W., Sec. 31, S\1/2\ & T.4N.,R.1w. Sec.6) and 
the Manila Dunes parcel, (T.6N.,R.1W.,parts of Sec. 26,27,34, and 35). 
This notice is being furnished to inform the public of the documents 
availability and to begin the 30 day public comment period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynda J. Roush, Area Manager, at Bureau of Land Management, Arcata 
Resource Area, 1125 16th Street, Room 219, Arcata, CA 95521. Telephone: 
(707) 822-7648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment was prepared in 
accordance with the requirements set forth in the Code of Federal 
Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-5). Issues and concerns addressed in the 
environmental assessment focus on key land use management changes.
    The changes are to:

Close the Manila Dunes parcel to off-Highway-Vehicle use.
Close the Samoa Dunes parcel nightly, to reduce crime and vandalism;
Prohibit crossbow/bow shooting from both parcels;
Conduct native dune plant habitat restoration and research.

    The environmental assessment is available for public review. 
Availability has also been published in county and state newspapers. 
There will be a 30 day comment period beginning the date in which this 
notice appears in the Federal Register. Public comments should be 
mailed in writing to the above address.
Lynda J. Roush,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-909 Filed 1-12-95; 8:45 am]
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