[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1211-1217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-426]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AA210-00-4410-01-2410]
Public Land and Resources; Planning, Programming, and Budgeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; Interior.
ACTION: Notification of resource management planning schedule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) requires
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to prepare land use plans to
provide management direction for the public lands. Since 1984, the BLM
has completed 108 Resource Management Plans (RMP); 56 earlier and
smaller Management Framework Plans (MFP) are still in place. These
plans are periodically evaluated, and amended or revised to respond to
new circumstances or proposals. Some of the MFPs are replaced by new
RMPs when the decisions in the MFPs are no longer valid and it is not
feasible to update the decisions through the amendment process.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Planning Regulations at 43 CFR 1610.2(b)
require the BLM to annually publish a planning schedule identifying
plan amendments and new RMPs in progress or planned over the next three
years. Six RMPs are scheduled to be completed in fiscal year 1999: Las
Vegas, NV [signed in October 1998]; Dixie, UT; Challis, ID; Southeast
Oregon; Newcastle, WY; and the Management Plan for the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, UT. The Owyhee, ID is scheduled for fiscal
year 2000.
Two plans will start this year and be completed in fiscal year
2001: the Lakeview (OR) RMP will be done jointly with the Forest
Service Management Plans for the Fremont and Winema National Forests.
The Snake River (WY) RMP is the smallest ever, just 2,000 acres,
covering islands and other isolated lands in Teton County. The 8 new
RMPs currently in progress or planned will replace 12 existing MFPs.
Since no schedule was published last year, we have included fiscal year
1998 actions, including completing the Roswell, Grass Creek and Green
River RMPs.
Fifty-four land use plan amendments are in progress or planned for
fiscal year 1999, excluding the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem
Management Project. This Project which is scheduled for completion in
fiscal year 2000 will be used to amend an additional 43 RMPs and MFPs.
New Mexico BLM will amend all 10 of its RMPs in fiscal year 1999 to
incorporate Statewide Standards and Guides. Eastern States will do
three Planning Analyses in fiscal year 1999. For the first time, the
Planning Schedule includes formal evaluations of RMPs and MFPs; 16 are
scheduled for fiscal year 1999.
The public is invited to comment on the planning schedule. Comments
will be considered in refining priorities for the completion of new
RMPs and land use plan amendments. Public notice and opportunity for
participation are encouraged throughout the planning process, as
required by 43 CFR 1610.2(f). The planning process begins with the
publication of a Notice of Intent to initiate a new RMP or plan
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amendment. Public input is particularly helpful during the scoping
process and during the review of draft planning documents.
DATES: Comments on the schedule will be accepted until February 8,
1999.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land Management,
Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, 1849 C Street NW (LS-1075), Washington,
DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Williams at (202) 452-7793, or
Brenda Williams at (202) 452-5045.
Dated: December 28, 1998.
Henri R. Bisson,
Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning.
Table 1.--Bureau of Land Management Planning Schedule
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New, revision,
State and district or field Plan name and amendment or Major issues FY-98 FY-99 FY-00 FY-01
office type evaluation
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Arizona:
Arizona Strip............ Arizona Strip Mojave Desert Tortoise ................ PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD ................
RMP. Amendment. habitat,
grazing.
Kingman.................. Kingman RMP.... Hualapai Changes in land DRMP/DEIS/ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
Mountain Land tenure PRMP/FEIS
Exchange decisions,
Amendment. combined with
land exchange
proposal.
Kingman RMP.... Cerbat Intermingled ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
Mountains Herd private
Management ownership,
Area Amendment. livestock
grazing, wild
horse herd
area.
Phoenix.................. Phoenix RMP.... EZ Ranch Land Land tenure NOI ................ ................ ................
Exchange decision NOA/DR
Amendment. adjustments.
Phoenix RMP.... Empire-Cienega Livestock NOI DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS ................ ................
Amendment. grazing, ................ ARMP/ROD
recreation,
ACECs,
wildlife
habitat,
cultural,
rights-of-way.
Lower Gila Amendment...... ACECs, ................ PRMP/FEIS ................ ................
South RMP. recreation, ................ ARMP/ROD
land tenure,
desert
tortoise, wild
horse and
burro, big
horn sheep.
Tucson................... Ray Land Ray Land Land tenure ................ DRMP/DEIS
Exchange/Plan Exchange/Plan decision ................ PRMP/FEIS
Amendment. Amendment. adjustements, ................ ARMP/ROD
combined with
land exchange
proposal.
California:
CDD...................... California West Mojave T&E............ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS/ROD ................ ................
Desert Desert
Conservation Amendment.
Area Plan.
Northern & T&E............ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS/ROD ................ ................
Eastern Mojave
Desert
Amendment.
Northern & T&E............ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS/ROD ................ ................
Eastern
Colorado
Desert
Amendment.
Colorado:
Craig.................... Little Snake Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL ................ ................
RMP.
Amendment...... Travel Mgmt.... ................ ................ ARMP/RO ................
White River RMP Amendment...... Oil Shale, land ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
exchange.
Kremmling RMP.. Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ ................ ................
Montrose................. Uncompahgre RMP Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL EVAL ................
San Juan/San Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
Miguel RMP.
Grand Junction........... Grand Junction Ruby Canyon/ Recreation, ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
RMP. Black Ridge Travel Mgmt..
Amendment.
Unaweep Seep Mineral ................
Amendment. Withdrawal,
ACEC Mgmt..
Evaluation ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
Glenwood Oil & Gas Oil & Gas ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
Springs RMP. Leasing Leasing,
Amendment. Wildlife,
Travel Mgmt.
Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ EVAL ................
Naval Oil Shale Wildlife, ................ ................ ................ ARMP/ROD
Amendment. Travel Mgmt.
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Canon City............... San Luis RMP... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................ ................ ................
Cochetopa Hills Travel Mgmt., ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
Transportation Recreation,
Amendment. Service First.
Eastern States:
Wisconsin RMP.. Amendment...... Disposition of ................ NOI PRMP/EA
lands. DRMP/EA ARMP/DR
Michigan RMP... Amendment...... Minerals ................ NOI PRMP/EA
management. DRMP/EA ARMP/DR
State of Planning Land disposal.. ................ DRMP/EA ................ ................
Louisiana. Analysis. PRMP/EA
ARMP/DR
State of Planning Land disposal ................ DRMP/EA ................ ................
Arkansas. Analysis. and minerals PRMP/EA
management. ARMP/DR
Trumbull Mosquito Creek Oil and gas ................ DRMP/EA ................ ................
County, Ohio. Lake Planning leasing. PRMP/EA
Analysis. ARMP/DR
Idaho*:
Lower Snake River........ Owyhee RMP..... New............ Grazing, ................ PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD ................
wildlife.
Challis.................. Challis RMP.... New............ Realty, ................ PRMP/FEIS ................ ................
grazing, T&E,
wild & scenic
rivers.
............... ............... ................ ARMP/ROD ................ ................
Shoshone................. Bennett Hills/ Amendments..... Land tenure ................ NOI DR ................
Timmerman adjustments. DMFP/RMP
Hills MFP, Sun EA
Valley MFP, PMFP/RMP
Magic MFP, and EA
Monument RMP. AMFP/RMP
Bennett Hills/ Amendments..... Grazing, ................ ................ NOI ................
Timmerman riparian DMFP/RMP
Hills MFP, Sun upland issues, EA
Valley MFP, special PMFP/RMP
Magic MFP, and management EA
Monument RMP. designations. AMFP/RMP
DR
Montana*:
Butte.................... Headwaters RMP. Big Belts Vegetation, NOI DRMP/DEIS
Vegetative ORV, and
Treatment/ wildlife.
Travel Mgmt.
Amendment.
............... ............... ................ PRMP/FEIS
............... ............... ................ ARMP/ROD
Headwaters RMP. Clancy/ Vegetation, DRMP/DEIS DRMP/DEIS
Unionville ORV, and PRMP/FEIS
Vegetative wildlife. ARMP/ROD
Treatment/
Travel Mgmt.
Amendment.
Headwaters RMP. Whitetail/ Vegetation, NOI DRMP/DEIS
Pipestone ORV, and PRMP/FEIS
Vegetative wildlife. ARMP/ROD
Treatment/
Travel Mgmt.
Amendment.
Lewistown, Great Falls, Judith-Valley- Disposal JVP/ Lands.......... NOI DRMP/DEIS/
Malta. Phillips RMP. West HiLine EA/
Amendment. FONSI/
DR
Miles City............... Billings RMP; ACEC Amendment. Wildlife, DRMP/DEIS/ EA/
Powder River vegetation, FONSI/
RMP; South cultural, and DR
Dakota RMP. T&E.
Lewistown, Malta......... Judith-Valley- New Decisions Oil & Gas, DRMP/ PRMP/
Phillips RMP. for Oil & Gas vegetation and Supplemental Supplemental
Leasing. wildlife. DEIS FEIS
ARMP/ROD
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Dillon................... Dillon MFP..... Oil & Gas Oil & Gas...... ................ NOI
Amendment.
Nevada*
Elko..................... Elko RMP....... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................
Winnemucca............... Sonoma-Gerlach Amendment...... Land tenure.... PMFP/ AMFP/
MFP. EA DR
Paradise-Denio
MFP.
Sonoma-Gerlach Amendment...... Recreation, DMFP/ FMFP/
MFP. VRM,. ................ ................
Paradise-Denio ............... DEIS FEIS
MFP. OHV, cultural..
Sonoma-Gerlach Amendment...... Land disposal.. AMFP/ ................
MFP. DR
Paradise-Denio
MFP.
Sonoma-Gerlach Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................
MFP.
Paradise-Denio Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL
MFP.
Carson City.............. Lahontan RMP... Amendment...... Prescribed ARMP/ ................
Walker RMP..... fire,. DR
wildland fire..
management.....
Walker RMP..... Amendment...... OHV, recreation NOI DRMP/ ................
EA
PRMP/
EA
ARMP/
DR
Lahontan RMP... Amendment...... Open space,.... NOI DRMP/ PRMP/EA
urban interface EA ARMP/DR
Lahontan RMP... Amendment...... Acquired lands. ................ DRMP/ ................
EA
PRMP/
EA
ARMP/
DR
Carson City.............. Walker RMP..... Amendment...... Military ................ NOI PRMP/
withdrawal DRMP/ EA
review and EA ARMP/
termination. DR
Lahontan RMP... Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
Ely...................... Caliente MFP... Amendment...... Land exchange, NOI DRMP/ PRMP/
conservation DEIS FEIS
easements.
Caliente MFP... Amendment...... Desert Tortoise DRMP/ FRMP/ ................ ................
Recovery Plan.. DEIS FEIS
................
ARMP/
ROD
Egan RMP....... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................ ................
Caliente MFP... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL
Las Vegas................ Las Vegas RMP.. New............ Desert PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD
Tortoise, land
disposal,
mineral
withdrawals,
OHV Use,
utility
corridors,
ACECs.
Battle Mountain.......... Tonopah RMP.... Amendment...... ACECs.......... NOI DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD
Shoshone-Eureka Amendment...... Prescribed and NOI DRMP/EA
RMP. wildland fire PRMP/EA
management. ARMP/DR
Shoshone-Eureka Evaluation..... ............... EVAL
RMP.
New Mexico:
Taos..................... Taos RMP....... Rio Grande Recreation..... PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD
Corridor
Amendment.
Albuquerque.............. Rio Puerco RMP. El Malpais NCA Management. ................ DRMP/DEIS ................
Amendment.
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............... ............... ................ PRMP/FEIS
ARMP/ROD
Las Cruces............... Caballo Amendment...... Oil and Gas ................ NOI PRMP/FEIS ................
(formerly leasing and DRMP/DEIS ARMP/ROD
White Sands) development.
RMP.
Statewide................ All 8 RMPs as Statewide Vegetation, ................ DRMP/DEIS ................ ................
necessary in Standards for water quality, PRMP/FEIS
New Mexico. Public Land livestock ARMP/ROD
Health and grazing, fish
Guidelines for and wildlife.
Livestock
Grazing
Management
Amendment.
Taos..................... Taos RMP....... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................ ................ ................
Farmington............... Farmington RMP. Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................ ................ ................
Carlsbad................. Carlsbad RMP... Evaluation..... ............... EVAL ................ ................ ................
Socorro.................. Socorro RMP.... Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL ................ ................
Las Cruces............... Mimbres RMP.... Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL ................ ................
Tulsa.................... Kansas, Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL ................ ................
Oklahoma,
Texas RMP.
Albuquerque.............. Rio Puerco RMP. Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
Las Cruces............... Caballo Evalution...... ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
(formerly
White Sands)
RMP.
Oregon*:
Vale/Burns............... Southeastern New............ Eecosystem DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS ................ ................
Oregon RMP. mgmt., wild ARMP/ROD
and scenic
rivers, ACEC,
NCA,
prescribed
fire, special
status fish,
wildlife and
plants.
Lakeview................. Lakeview RMP... New............ Ecosystem ................ NOI PRMP/FEIS ARMP/ROD
mgmt., ACEC, DRMP/DEIS
migratory big
game range,
prescribed
fire, special
status fish,
wildlife and
plants.
Prineville............... Brothers/LaPine Criterion/Ten Ecosystem NOI DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
RMP. Mile Amendment. mgmt., ACEC, ARMP/ROD
WSA,
prescribed
fire, special
status fire,
wildlife and
plants, Tribal
values, etc..
Brothers/LaPine Central Oregon, Ecosystem ................ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
RMP. Urban mgmt., land ARMP/ROD
Interface, tenure and R/
Amendment. W, ACEC,
prescribed
fire.
Salem.................... Salem RMP...... Evaluation..... Ecosystem ................ EVAL
Eugene Eugene RMP mgmt., special
Roseburg Roseburg RMP status fish,
Medford Medford RMP wildlife and
Coos Bay Coos Bay RMP plants,
Lakeview Klamath Falls harvest
RMP levels,
Upper Klamath location, etc..
Basin/
Wood River
Ranch RMP
Utah*:
Dixie.................... Dixie RMP...... New............ Wild and scenic PRMP/FEIS ARMP
rivers, desert ROD
tortoise,
lands, OHV,
recreation.
San Juan................. San Juan RMP... Amendment...... Mineral NOI ................ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
leasing, ARMP/ROD
recreation,
wildlife,
scenic values.
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Book Cliffs.............. Book Cliffs RMP Amendment...... Book Cliffs ................ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS ................
Wildlife ARMP/ROD
Initiative,
mineral
development,
recreation.
Diamond Mountain......... Diamond Amendment...... Wildlife, land ................ PRMP/EA PRMP/DR
Mountain RMP. tenure
adjustment.
Grand.................... Grand RMP...... Amendment Wildlife, NOI ................ DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
(combined with mineral ARMP/ROD
San Juan RMP). leasing.
Kanab/Escalante.......... Grand Staircase New............ Objects of DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
Escalante scientific ARMP/ROD
National interest,
Monument water, valid
Management existing
Plan (will rights.
replace
several MFPs).
Wyoming*:
Kemmerer................. Kemmerer, Amendment to Mineral ................ NOI Continue Continue amend-
Pinedale Pinedale, provide development. PRMP/EA amendment ment process if/
Rock Springs Green River, management ARMP/DR process if/as as needed
Cody Cody, Grass direction for needed
Worland Creek, lands returned
Rawlins Washakie, to BLM from
Casper Great Divide Bureau of
and Platte Reclamation
River RMPs. withdrawals.
Pinedale................. Snake River RMP New--Omitted Land tenure, ................ NOI DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS,
lands never minerals, ARMP/ROD
covered by a recreation,
land use plan. grazing.
Rock Springs............. Green River RMP Amendment for Mineral NOI DRMP/DEIS ARMP/ROD
oil and gas development, PRMP/FEIS
and potential wildlife,
mineral recreation
location conflicts.
withdrawal
decisions.
Kemmerer................. Kemmerer RMP... Evaluation..... ............... ................ ................ ................ EVAL
Worland.................. Grass Creek RMP New............ Special Mgt. ARMP/ROD ................ ................ ................
Area
designations,
Vegetation
management,
access.
Worland.................. Washakie RMP... Potential Mineral NOI DRMP/EA
amendment in development, PRMP/EA
conjunction paleontologica ARMP/DR
with Red Gulch l, cultural
Dinosaur Track values,
Site Plan. recreation,
public
education,
scientific
research
conflicts.
Newcastle................ Newcastle RMP.. New............ Access, land DRMP/DEIS PRMP/FEIS
tenure, ARMP/ROD
paleontologica
l values,
visual
resource
management.
Buffalo.................. Buffalo RMP.... Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL
Rawlins.................. Great Divide Shirley ORV NOI
RMP. Mountain designation, DRMP/EA
Travel wildlife, PRMP/EA
Management watershed, ARMP/DR
Plan Amendment. recreation.
Rawlins.................. Great Divide Amendment for Coal NOI
RMP. coal planning development, DRMP/EA
decisions for wildlife, PRMP/EA
Carbon Basin water quality/ ARMP/DR
Area. quantity.
Rawlins.................. Great Divide Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL
RMP.
Pinedale................. Pinedale RMP... Evaluation..... ............... ................ EVAL
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*Idaho....................... 24 Land Use Plan Ecosystem DRMP/DMFP/DEIS Supplemental PRMP/FEIS
Plans. Amendments, mgmt., forest DRMP/DEIS ARMP/ROD
associated and rangeland
with, Interior health, water
Columbia, quality, fish
Basin and wildlife.
Ecosystem,
Management
Project.
Montana...................... 1 Land Use Plan
Nevada....................... 3 Land Use
Plans.
Oregon....................... 13 Land Use
Plans.
Wyoming...................... 2 Land Use
Plans.
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Key to planning schedule abbreviations:
ACEC--Area of Critical Environmental Concern
AMFP--Approved Management Framework Plan
ARMP--Approved Resource Management Plan
DEIS--Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DR--Decision Record
DRMP--Draft Resource Management Plan
EA--Environmental Assessment
EIS--Environmental Impact Statement
EVAL--Evaluation
FEIS--Final Environmental Impact Statement
FONSI--Findings of No Significant Impact
MFP--Management Framework Plan
NCA--National Conservation Area
NOI--Notice of Intent
OHV--Off-Highway Vehicle
ORV--Off-Road Vehicle
PMFP--Proposed Management Framework Plan
PRMP--Proposed Resource Management Plan
RMP--Resource Management Plan
ROD--Record of Decision
R/W--Right-of-Way
T&E--Threatened and Endangered
VRM Visual Resource Management
WSA--Wilderness Study Area
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