[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20240]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-910-06-1020-00]
Notice
Agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
Action: Notice of Availability of Draft Standards for Rangeland Health
and Guidelines for Grazing Management on BLM Lands in Utah and related
Land Use Planning/NEPA Compliance Document.
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Summary: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is soliciting public
review and comment of the recently completed Draft Standards for
Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management document as well
as an accompanying Land Use Planning/NEPA Compliance Document. The
``Standards and Guidelines'' document explains how the BLM in Utah
intends to comply with the requirements of BLM's grazing regulations of
August, 1995 (43 CFR part 4100). The Land Use Planning/NEPA Compliance
Document explains how BLM in Utah will meet the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Federal Land Use Planning
and Management Act (FLPMA).
Dates: Comments will be accepted during the 60 day period commencing
with publication of this Notice. Public meetings will be conducted in
September, times and places to be announced through the media and
direct mailings.
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; Fax (801) 539-4070; or
[email protected] on the Internet.
Supplementary Information: The Utah BLM Resource Advisory Council and
BLM in Utah has developed Draft Standards and Guidelines (S&G's)
pursuant to the regulations approved by the Secretary in August, 1995.
After the 60-day public comment period, Final S&G's will be developed
which, when approved by the Secretary, will be State Director's Policy
and will be used by all BLM offices in Utah as guidance for land use
planning, developing rangeland improvement projects, issuing grazing
permits and leases, and general grazing administration. Because the
Draft S&G's are nearly identical to the ``minimum'' and ``fallbacks''
analyzed in the EIS for Rangeland Reform '94, no detailed NEPA analysis
is performed at this time. Scoping by BLM could not identify issues or
impacts different than those addressed in the nationwide EIS. NEPA
analysis will be performed on implementation actions, such as land use
plan amendments, preparation of new land use plans, permit issuance,
rangeland improvements, etc. and prior to any decisions taken under
these Standards and Guidelines.
Refer to the Land Use Plan/NEPA Compliance Record for additional
information concerning planning and NEPA requirements.
G. William Lamb,
Utah State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-20240 Filed 8-7-96; 8:45 am]
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