Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 222 / Thursday, November 18, 2004 / Notices 67603

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–200–1770–MA] 

Notice of Closure of Public Lands to 

Motorized Vehicle Travel on Public 

Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of closure.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

effective immediately certain public 

lands in southwestern Huerfano County, 

Colorado are closed to all types of 

motorized travel. The purpose of this 

closure is to prevent the development of 

unauthorized user-created trails, 

damage to soils and vegetation, adverse 

impacts to water quality, and wildlife 

harassment. Approximately 4,600 acres 

of public lands are affected by this 

closure. It should be noted that there is 

no existing legal motorized public 

access to these public lands. These 

lands will remain closed until travel 

management planning is completed. 

This closure is made under the 

authority of 43 CFR 8364.1.

DATES: Effective immediately and 

remaining in effect unless revised, 

revoked or amended.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land 

Management, Royal Gorge Field Office, 

3170 East Main Street, Can ̃ on City, 

Colorado 81212; telephone 719–269–

8500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact, Roy L. 

Masinton, Field Manager, or Leah 

Quesenberry, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, at the above address and phone 

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public lands affected by this closure are 

identified as follows:

Huerfano County, Colorado, Sixth Principal 

Meridian 

Southern portion of the Wet Mountain 

Valley, located approximately 12 miles 

southwest of Gardner, Colorado, east of 

County Road 580.

T. 27 S., R. 71 W. 

Section 18: Lots 3 and 4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4

Section 19: All 

Section 20: SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2

Section 21: S1⁄2SW1⁄4

Section 27: W1⁄2SW1⁄4

Section 28: N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2

Section 29: All 

Section 30: All 

Section 32: NE1⁄4

Section 33: N1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2

Section 34: SW1⁄4

T. 27 S., R. 72 W. 

Section 13: SE1⁄4SE1⁄4

Section 23: E1⁄2SE1⁄4 except those lands 

lying west of Huerfano County Road 580

Section 24: E1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2

Section 25: N1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4NW1⁄4, S1⁄2

Section 26: NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4

This closure order does not apply to 

emergency, law enforcement, and 

Federal or other government vehicles 

while being used for official or other 

emergency purposes, or to any other 

vehicle use that is expressly authorized 

or otherwise officially approved by 

BLM. BLM will coordinate with the 

Colorado Division of Wildlife, United 

States Forest Service, and Huerfano 

County to implement this closure. 

Violation of this order is punishable by 

imprisonment for up to 12 months and/

or a fine as defined in 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Notice of this closure order and a 

detailed map will be posted at the Royal 

Gorge Field Office.

Roy L. Masinton, 

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 04–25616 Filed 11–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–060–1610–DO] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource 

Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) 

and Associated Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a 

Special Status Species RMPA and EIS 

for the Carlsbad and Roswell Field 

Offices, New Mexico. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice that the BLM intends to prepare 

a RMPA with an associated EIS for the 

Carlsbad and Roswell Field Offices. 

This RMPA will amend two RMPs: 

Carlsbad 1988 (as amended) and 

Roswell 1997. The purpose of the 

amendment is to respond to changing 

resource conditions and respond to new 

issues in the context of habitat 

management for special status species 

on public lands in the planning area 

administered by the Field Offices.

DATES: This Notice initiates the publicscoping process. Comments on the 

scope of the plan, including issues or 

concerns that should be considered, 

should be submitted in writing to the 

address listed below within 45 days 

after the publication of this Notice. 

However, collaboration with the public 

will continue throughout the planning 

process. Dates and locations for public 

meetings will be announced through 

local news media, newsletters, and the 

BLM Web site (http://www.nm.blm.gov), 

at least 15 days prior to the event.

ADDRESSES: Please mail written 

comments to the BLM, Roswell Field 

Office, Attention: RMPA, 2909 West 

Second Street, Roswell, New Mexico 

88201, or fax to (505) 627–0276. All 

public comments, including names and 

mailing addresses of respondents, will 

be available for public review at the 

Roswell Field Office during regular 

business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays, and may be published as part 

of the EIS. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name or street address 

from public review or from disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

please state this prominently at the 

beginning of your written 

correspondence. The BLM will honor 

such requests to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

and businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. The current RMPs and all other 

documents relevant to this planning 

process are available for public review 

at the Roswell Field Office (see address 

above).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to have your 

name added to the Special Status 

Species RMPA Mailing List, contact 

Howard Parman, Planning Team Leader, 

at the Roswell Field Office (see address 

above), telephone number (505) 627–

0272.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

planning area for the RMPA, which 

includes 847,491 acres of BLMadministered public lands, is located 

entirely in southeast New Mexico in 

Chaves, Eddy, Lea, and Roosevelt 

Counties. A map of the planning area is 

available on the web site (see address 

above). The planning area includes all 

surface and subsurface (mineral estate) 

lands managed by BLM within the 

planning area. 

The BLM-administered public lands 

within the planning area are currently 

managed under interim management 

guidelines issued on August 5, 2004. 

Interim management is in accordance 

with the decisions in the 1988 Carlsbad 

RMP, as amended, and the 1997 Roswell 

RMP. BLM will continue to manage 

these lands in accordance with the