[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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