26236 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 88 / Friday, May 5, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Powers, Dillon Field Manager,

406–683–2337, or Jean Nelson-Dean at

the above address and telephone

number.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Dave Williams,

Acting Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

Notice of Pryor Mountain Area OffHighway Vehicle (OHV) Designation

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management published a document in

the Federal Register of April 20, 2000,

concerning designations for Off

Highway Vehicle use on public lands.

The document contained an incorrect

road name and number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Jaynes, 406–896–5013.

Correction

In the Federal Register of April 20,

2000 (Volume 65, Number 77) on page

21209, correct the sentence in

‘‘Summary’’ from ‘‘Bear Canyon Ridge

Road [1031] from East Horsehaven

[1030] T.9S., R.26E., Section 2,

meandering north to the Custer National

Forest in Section 2’’ to read ‘‘Bear

Canyon Ridge Road [1031] from West

Horsehaven [1021] T.9S., R.26E.,

meandering north to the Custer National

Forest in Section 2’’.

Dated: May 1, 2000.

Sandra S. Brooks,

Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–170–00N1220–DA]

Notice of Intent To Amend the San

Juan/San Miguel Resource

Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Amend the

San Juan/San Miguel Resource

Management Plan, and prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA).

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

initiation of a Resource Management

Plan (RMP) Amendment for the

Grandview Ridge Coordinated Resource

Management Plan, affecting

approximately 1,600 acres of BLM

administered public land. The proposed

action has been reviewed for

conformance with the San Juan Field

Office Resource Management Plan (43

CFR 1610.5, BLM 1617.3). The proposed

action would amend certain portions of

the plan as follows: (1) Motorized use

would be limited to access for oil/gas

development and maintenance, use and

maintenance of existing ROWs, wildlife

habitat improvement projects, and

administrative use, (2) Recreation

emphasis would be added to the

existing Wildlife and Mineral emphasis,

and (3) the Mineral emphasis for sand

and gravel development would be

reduced from 400 to 160 acres.

ADDRESSES: To obtain copies of the

Proposed Plan Amendment/EA and

Finding of No Significant Impact and for

further information, contact Calvin N.

Joyner, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) San Juan Public Lands Center,

Durango, Colorado 81301; Telephone

(970) 247–4874.

DATES: This notice initiates a 30 day

public comment period on the proposed

plan amendment and finding of no

significant impact.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM

conducted an open house on November

5, 1998, and written comments were

received until January 30, 1999, to

identify issues to be evaluated and to

determine if new issues and

circumstances warranted amending the

RMP. The Grandview Ridge

Coordinated Resource Management

Area includes the following public

lands totaling approximately 1,600

acres: In New Mexico Principal

Meridian: T.34N., R.9W., Section 3 SE1⁄4

NW1⁄4: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 &

13.; Section 4: Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

& 12; Section 9: 1, 2 4 & 5; Section 10:

NW1⁄4 NW1⁄4. T.34N., R.9W., Section 34.

T.35N., R.9w., Section 26: SE1⁄4 NE1⁄4,

SE1⁄4 SW1⁄4, W1⁄4 SE1⁄4; Section 34: Lots

6, 9, 13, 14 & 15; Section 35: W1⁄2 NW1⁄4.

In accordance with Section 202 of

FLPMA, the San Juan RMP will be

reviewed and potentially amended. The

first step in this process involved

soliciting public input to identify issues

to be evaluated in the process. Issue

identification is integral to the EA and

amendment process, and was utilized to

focus on relevant environmental

concerns, identify controversy over

resource management activities and

identify alternative management for the

area. The issues addressed by this Plan

Amendment/EA include safety, resource

protection, cultural resources, wildlife

habitat, mineral development, and

recreational opportunities. Following

completion of issue identification, the

BLM identified alternatives to be

analyzed and planning criteria to guide

the plan amendment process.

Additional public input was solicited at

a later date to complete these steps in

the process. Planning criteria are the

standards, rules, and other factors used

in formulating judgements about data

collection, analysis, and decision

making. These criteria establish

parameters and help focus the

amendment process. The proposed

planning criteria include:

1. All proposed actions and

alternatives considered must comply

with current laws and Federal

Regulations.

2. The resource allocations of

proposed actions will be made in

accordance with the principles of

‘‘multiple use’’ as defined in the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976 (FLPMA), Sec. 103(c).

3. The Proposed Plan Amendment

will consider the relatively scarcity of

the values involved and the availability

of alternative means and sites for

realization of those values.

4. This planning process provided for

public involvement including early

notice and frequent opportunity for

citizens and interested groups and

others to participate in and comment on

the preparation of plans and related

guidance.

5. To the extent possible under

Federal law, and within the framework

of proper long-term management of the

public lands, BLM will strive to ensure

that its management prescriptions and

planning actions take into consideration

related programs, plans, or policies of

other resource agencies. This will

include the formal consistency review

by the Governor of Colorado.

6. BLM provided local, State and

Federal agencies a copy of the Draft EA

with a written request to comment.

Agencies may identify in writing any

inconsistencies with formally approved

land use plans or related jurisdictions.

7. Planning decisions will apply only

to BLM administered public lands.

8. All valid existing rights will

continue to be recognized.

Dated: April 24, 2000.

Calvin N. Joyner,

Field Manager, San Juan Field Office.

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