[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57824-57825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24601]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-104-1430-DE: GPO-0304]


Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--North Bank Habitat 
Management Area (NBHMA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

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Roseburg District, has prepared an FEIS that describes and analyzes the 
environmental impacts of management on the 6,580 acre North Bank 
Habitat Management Area. The action alternatives respond to the need 
for managing habitats on the NBHMA to maintain or enhance Columbia 
white-tailed deer (a Federally listed ``endangered'' species), as well 
as rare plants and other sensitive species of wildlife; the need to 
restore and maintain water quality; and the need to manage lands in 
accordance with existing land use plan decisions. The EIS also 
identifies recreational opportunities and habitat restoration 
opportunities. The action alternatives propose different levels of a 
variety of management actions including: planting, seeding, in-stream 
restoration, upland watershed restoration, development of water 
sources, development of forage plots, and the maintenance or 
enhancement of habitat through burning, fertilization, mowing and 
grazing. The FEIS analyzes impacts of implementing three alternatives. 
The alternatives include: (A) no action alternative, (B) a passive and 
less active approach to management, and (C) an active management 
alternative (preferred). The effect of this action would be to meet 
criteria in the Recovery Plan required for delisting the Columbian 
white-tailed deer.
    As a result of public comment and staff review of the Draft EIS 
(DEIS), the FEIS was written to clarify presentation and provide 
greater detail of proposed activities. Alternative B was modified to 
present an alternative that would take a less intrusive and more 
passive approach to management. Additional detail and analysis of 
environmental effect was also included in order to address those issues 
raised during public review of the draft.
    The NBHMA is approximately five miles east of Wilbur, Oregon on 
County Road 200 (North Bank Road).

DATES: A thirty day (30) day public review period for this document 
will be provided commencing on September 22, 2000 (the date of 
publication of the EPA Notice).

ADDRESSES: Request for copies should be addressed to the Field Manager, 
Swiftwater Field Office, Roseburg District, Bureau of Land Management, 
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470; Attention NBHMA 
Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Klein (Team Lead) 541-440-4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The EIS was written in cooperation with 
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service. (2) The EIS is available on the Roseburg District web 
site (www.or.blm.gov/roseburg).

    Dated: September 1, 2000.
Jay K. Carlson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-24601 Filed 9-22-00; 10:45 am]
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