[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 19, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65352-65353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30705]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-910-06-1020-00]


Notice

Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

Action: Notice of intent to prepare standards and guidelines, to modify 
land use plans, and prepare analyses pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act.

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Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Utah intends to prepare 
Standards for Rangeland Health, Guidelines for Grazing Management, 
modifications to existing Land Use Plans, and to prepare appropriate 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents for these actions 
according to BLM's new grazing regulations (43 CFR Part 4100). Public 
comment is sought on suggested standards and guidelines, and on the 
issues and alternatives to be considered.

Dates: Comments will be accepted throughout this process or until 
further notice. Public comment periods specifically for the plan 
modification and NEPA process will be provided later.

For Further Information Contact: Deane Zeller, Team Leader, Bureau of 
Land Management, Utah State Office, 324 So. State Street, Salt Lake 
City, UT 84111-2303; phone (801) 539-4052.

Supplementary Information: Pursuant to BLM's new grazing regulations 
(43 CFR Part 4100), which became effective August 21, 1995, BLM Utah 
intends to develop Standards and Guidelines (43 CFR Part 4180) through 
the BLM planning and NEPA process. It is uncertain at this point what 
level of plan modification or NEPA analysis will be conducted. Planning 
actions may be plan maintenance, plan amendment, or new plan 
preparation. NEPA actions may be an Administrative Determination (that 
an EA/EIS is not needed), Categorical Exclusion (CX), an Environmental 
Assessment (EA), or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). All Land 
Use Plans for public lands in the State of Utah may be affected.
    Public comments and opinions are solicited and encouraged. Public 
meetings will be held--information to be announced later. Guidance will 
be sought from the Utah BLM Resource Advisory Council, user groups, 
local leaders, and the public at large.
    Issues preliminarily identified are: the effect of the proposed 
standards and guidelines on public land grazing operations, public land 
values, and other uses of the public lands.
    Alternatives identified at this time include adoption of the 
Fallback Standards and Guidelines specified in the new grazing 
regulations, adoption of new Standards and Guidelines specific to Utah, 
or continuation of current management under existing land use plans 
(where such plans are in conformance with the Fallback Standards and 
Guidelines) accompanied by incremental implementation of new Standards 
and Guidelines on priority areas.
Roger Zortman,
Acting State Director, Utah.
[FR Doc. 95-30705 Filed 12-18-95; 8:45 am]
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