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2. The Event Area is located within 

the following legally described 

locations: 

Mount Diablo Meridian 

Unsurveyed T. 33 N., R. 24 E., 

Secs. 1 and 2; the area within the event 

perimeter fence, within 50 yards outside 

the fence, and the aircraft parking area; 

Sec. 3, the area within the event perimeter 

fence, within 50 yards outside the fence, 

and within 50 yards of the event 

entrance road; 

Unsurveyed T. 331⁄2 N., R. 24 E., 

Secs. 25, 26 and 27, areas within the event 

perimeter fence and within 50 yards 

outside the fence; 

Sec. 34, areas within the event perimeter 

fence and within 50 yards outside the 

fence; 

Sec. 35; 

Sec. 36, areas within the event perimeter 

fence and within 50 yards outside the 

fence. 

Unsurveyed T. 34 N., R. 24 E., 

Secs. 34, 35 and 36, areas within the event 

perimeter fence and within 50 yards 

outside the fence. 

2.1. Between August 10, 2007 and 

August 25 and between September 4 

and September 17, 2007 inclusive: 

2.1.1. Camping 

Public camping is prohibited. Black 

Rock City LLC authorized staff, 

contractors, and others authorized to 

assist with construction or clean-up of 

art exhibits and theme camps are 

exempt from the camping closure. 

2.2. Between August 24, 2007 and 

September 3, 2007 inclusive: 

2.2.1. Public Use 

No person shall be present within the 

event area unless that person: possesses 

a valid ticket to attend the event; is an 

employee or authorized volunteer with 

the BLM, a law enforcement agency, 

emergency medical service provider, 

fire protection provider, or another 

public agency working at the event and 

the employee is assigned to the event; 

or is a person working at or attending 

the event on behalf of the event 

organizers, BRC LLC. 

2.2.2. Weapons 

Possession of weapons is prohibited, 

subject to the following exceptions: 

County, state, tribal and federal law 

enforcement personnel, or any person 

authorized by federal law to possess a 

weapon. 

‘‘Weapon’’ means a firearm, 

compressed gas or spring powered 

pistol or rifle, bow and arrow, cross 

bow, blowgun, spear gun, hand 

throwable spear, sling shot, irritant gas 

device, explosive device or any other 

implement designed to discharge 

missiles, and includes any weapon the 

possession of which is prohibited by 

state law. 

2.2.3. Public Camping 

Public camping is prohibited. Burning 

Man event ticket holders who are 

camped in designated areas provided by 

Black Rock City LLC and ticket holders 

who are camped in the authorized 

‘‘pilot camp’’ and BLM authorized event 

management-related camps are exempt 

from the camping closure. Black Rock 

City LLC authorized staff, contractors, 

and other authorized participants are 

exempt from the camping closure. 

Dated: July 23, 2007. 

Gail G. Givens, 

Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–930–6350–DP–047H; HAG–07–0140] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Revision of Resource Management 

Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of 

Land Management Districts 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act, the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act, and the Revested Oregon and 

California Railroad and Reconveyed 

Coos Bay Wagon Road Grant Lands Act 

(O&C Lands Act), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft 

Resource Management Plan/Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(DRMP/DEIS) to revise selected portions 

of the 1995 Resource Management Plans 

(RMPs) for six BLM districts in western 

Oregon. These revisions will address the 

sustained yield timber production 

provisions of the O&C Lands Act as well 

as resource protection provisions of the 

Endangered Species Act and the Clean 

Water Act. The alternatives in the 

DRMP/DEIS also comply with the 2003 

settlement agreement between the 

Secretary of the Interior and the 

American Forest Resource Council 

(AFRC, et al v. Clarke). 

DATES: The 90-day public comment 

period on the DRMP/DEIS will begin the 

date the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes their Notice of 

Availability (NOA) in the Federal 

Register. Comments must be received 

on or before the end of the comment 

period at the address listed below. 

Public meetings to gather comments on 

the DRMP/DEIS will be held in a 

number of locations throughout the 

western Oregon planning area. Public 

meetings and any other public 

involvement activities will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media news 

releases, newsletter mailings, and on the 

Western Oregon Plan Revisions Web site 

at: www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr/ 

index.php. 

ADDRESSES: To request paper or 

compact disc copies of the document, 

contact: the BLM’s Western Oregon Plan 

Revisions Team, 333 SW. First Avenue, 

P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208; 

fax: (503) 808–6630 (please address fax 

to: ‘‘Western Oregon Plan Revisions 

DEIS’’). The DRMP/DEIS may also be 

accessed on line at: http://www.blm.gov/ 

or/plans/wopr/index.php. Copies of the 

DRMP/DEIS will also be available for 

inspection at public libraries and BLM 

offices in western Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Hoffmeister, Western Oregon Plan 

Revisions Public Outreach Coordinator; 

telephone (503) 808–6629; or e-mail: 

orwopr@or.blm.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

DRMP/DEIS for the Revision of 

Resource Management Plans of the 

Western Oregon BLM Districts has 

developed and analyzed four 

alternatives (including the No Action 

Alternative) for managing 

approximately 2,550,000 acres of 

Federal land, mostly revested Oregon 

and California Railroad and Coos Bay 

Wagon Road Grant lands, within the 

Western Oregon planning area. BLM has 

analyzed revision of six RMPs with this 

single EIS. The RMPs being revised are 

the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, 

and Coos Bay District RMPs and the 

Klamath Falls Resource Area RMP in 

the Lakeview District. 

Public comments received during 

scoping played an important role in 

shaping the alternatives, which are 

described and analyzed in the DRMP/ 

DEIS. 

The No Action Alternative maintains 

the decisions in the existing RMPs. 

Alternative One creates latesuccessional management areas similar 

to the large late-successional reserves in 

the no action alternative, applies new 

criteria for designating the width of 

riparian management areas, and 

provides for intensive forest 

management on other areas. 

Alternative Two designates late 

successional management areas based 

on habitat requirements for the northern 

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applies new criteria for designating the 

width of riparian management areas, 

and provides for intensive timber 

management on other areas. 

Alternative Three manages most of 

the land base for timber production 

under long (240–360 years, depending 

on the area) rotations, or uneven-aged 

management in fire-prone ecosystems, 

in order to provide late-successional 

habitat across the landscape. Six subalternatives, which are variations of the 

three action alternatives, are also 

analyzed. 

The major resource management plan 

issues include: 

• Providing a sustainable supply of 

wood and other forest products as 

mandated by the O&C Lands Act, while 

also meeting other applicable laws. 

• Providing for conservation of 

species listed under the Endangered 

Species Act. 

• Contributing to meeting the goals of 

the Clean Water Act and the Safe 

Drinking Water Act. 

• Reducing the risk of wildfire and 

integrating fire back into the ecosystem. 

The preferred alternative designates 

93 of the 124 existing and potential 

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 

(ACEC) considered in detail. Many of 

the ACECs are also designated Research 

Natural Areas (RNA) or Outstanding 

Natural Areas (ONA). 

In the Salem District, 19 existing 

ACECs are carried forward from the 

Salem District RMP: Crabtree Complex 

RNA/ONA (1,231 acres); Elk Creek (784 

acres); Forest Peak RNA (155 acres); 

Grass Mountain RNA (930 acres); High 

Peak—Moon Creek RNA (1,490 acres); 

Jackson Bend (15 acres); Little Sink (81 

acres); Lost Prairie (61 acres); Marys 

Peak ONA (353 acres); Middle Santiam 

Terrace (182 acres); Nestucca River 

(1,163); Rickreall Ridge (368 acres); 

Saddleback Mountain RNA (300 acres); 

Sandy River Gorge ONA (9,780 acres); 

The Butte RNA (39 acres); Valley of the 

Giants ONA (1,311 acres); Walker Flat 

(11 acres); Yampo (13 acres); and 

Yaquina Head ONA (91 acres). Five 

existing ACECs are not carried forward 

from the Salem District RMP: North 

Santiam (15 acres); Soosap Meadows 

(343 acres); White Rock Fen (55 acres); 

Wilhoit Springs (133 acres); and 

Williams Lake (90 acres). Six potential 

ACECs are designated: Little North Fork 

Wilson River (1,822 acres); Marys Peak 

B (75 acres); Mill Creek Ridge (114 

acres); Molalla Meadows (205 acres); 

Silt Creek (140 acres); and Waterloo (9 

acres). Five potential ACECs are not 

designated: Beaver Creek (44 acres); 

Lower Scappoose Eagle (179 acres); 

McCully Mountain (101 acres); Snow 

Peak (1,667 acres); and Wells Island (73 

acres). 

In the Eugene District, 9 existing 

ACECs are carried forward from the 

Eugene District RMP: Camas Swale RNA 

(308 acres); Cottage Grove Lake RFI (15 

acres); Fox Hollow RNA (159 acres); 

Grassy Mountain (74 acres); Heceta 

Sand Dunes ONA (210 acres); Horse 

Rock Ridge RNA (378 acres); Hult Marsh 

(177 acres); Mohawk RNA (290 acres); 

and Upper Elk Meadows RNA (217 

acres). Three existing ACECs are not 

carried forward from the Eugene District 

RMP: Coburg Hills RFI (855 acres); 

Cougar Mountain Yew Grove (90 acres); 

and Dorena Lake RFI (18 acres). Six 

potential ACECs are designated: Dorena 

Prairie (8 acres); Esmond Lake (86 

acres); Lorane Ponderosa Pine (104 

acres); McGowan Meadow (75 acres); 

Oak Basin Prairies (223 acres); and 

Willamette Valley Prairie/Oak and Pine 

Area (1,486 acres). Two potential ACECs 

are not designated: Low Elevation 

Headwaters of the McKenzie River 

(9,765 acres); and Taylor Creek (155 

acres). 

In the Roseburg District, 8 existing 

ACECs are carried forward from the 

Roseburg District RMP: Bear Gulch RNA 

(351 acres); Beatty Creek RNA (864 

acres); Bushnell-Irwin Rocks RNA 

(1,085 acres); Myrtle Island RNA (19 

acres); North Bank (6,162 acres); North 

Myrtle Creek RNA (453 acres); Red Pond 

RNA (141 acres); and Tater Hill RNA 

(303 acres). Two existing ACECs are not 

carried forward from the Roseburg RMP: 

North Umpqua River (1,791 acres); and 

Umpqua River Wildlife Area (855 acres). 

One potential ACEC is designated: 

Callahan Meadows (34 acres). Two 

potential ACECs are not designated: 

China Ditch (60 acres); and Stouts Creek 

(64 acres). 

In the Coos Bay District, 9 existing 

ACECs are carried forward from the 

Coos Bay RMP: Cherry Creek RNA (592 

acres); China Wall (302 acres); Hunter 

Creek Bog (721 acres); New River (876 

acres); North Fork Chetco (603 acres); 

North Fork Coquille River (311 acres); 

North Fork Hunter Creek (1,757 acres); 

North Spit (682 acres); and Tioga Creek 

(42 acres). Two existing ACECs are not 

carried forward from the Coos Bay RMP: 

Upper Rock Creek (472 acres); and 

Wassen Creek (3,394 acres). Three 

potential ACECs are designated: Rocky 

Peak (1,827 acres); Roman Nose (205 

acres); and Steel Creek (1,381 acres). 

Two potential ACECs are not 

designated: Brownson Ridge (399 acres); 

and Euphoria Ridge (241 acres). In the 

Medford District, 18 existing ACECs are 

carried forward from the Medford RMP: 

Bobby Creek RNA (1,915 acres); Brewer 

Spruce RNA (1,707 acres); Crooks Creek 

(147 acres); Eight Dollar Mountain 

(1,249 acres); French Flat (651 acres); 

Grayback Glades RNA (1,022 acres); 

Holton Creek RNA (421 acres); King 

Mountain Rock Garden (68 acres); Lost 

Lake RNA (387 acres); North Fork Silver 

Creek RNA (499 acres); Oregon Gulch 

RNA (1,051 acres); Pipe Fork RNA (516 

acres); Poverty Flat (29 acres); Rough 

and Ready (1,189 acres); Round Top 

Butte RNA (605 acres); Scotch Creek 

RNA (1,799 acres); Table Rocks ONA 

(1,244 acres); and Woodcock Bog RNA 

(265 acres). Six existing ACECs are not 

carried forward from the Medford RMP: 

Baker Cypress (11 acres); Hole-In-TheRock (63 acres); Hoxie Creek (255 acres); 

Moon Prairie (92 acres); Sterling Mine 

Ditch (143 acres); and Tin Cup (83 

acres). Five potential ACECs are 

designated: Cobleigh Road (261 acres); 

Dakubetede Wildland (1,796 acres); East 

Fork Whiskey Creek (3,188 acres); 

Pickett Creek (32 acres); and WaldoTakilma (1,760 acres). Two potential 

ACECs are not designated: Long Gulch 

(1,020 acres); and Reeves Creek (117 

acres). 

In the Klamath Falls Resource Area of 

the Lakeview District, 5 existing ACECs 

are carried forward from the Klamath 

Falls RMP: Miller Creek (939 acres); Old 

Baldy RNA (355 acres); Upper Klamath 

River (5,092 acres); Wood River Wetland 

(3,225 acres); and Yainax Butte (707 

acres). Four potential ACECs are 

designated: Bumpheads (112 acres); 

Four Mile Wetland (1,173 acres); Tunnel 

Creek (72 acres); and Upper Klamath 

River Addition (910 acres). 

Detailed information on resource use 

limitations for each ACEC is contained 

in Chapter 2 and Appendix M of the 

DRMP/DEIS. 

Comments and information submitted 

on the DRMP/DEIS, including names, email addresses, and street addresses of 

respondents, will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the above 

address. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Edward W. Shepard, 

State Director, OR/WA, USDI Bureau of Land 

Management. 

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