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Interested citizens are invited to

review a copy of the Final EIS. The

entire document will be available on the

internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov/

elcentro/imperial project. The document

also is available by request to the BLM

El Centro Field Office on CD–ROM. The

CD–ROM is in Adobe Acrobat Reader

format, and contains a free download of

Acrobat Reader so it can be opened

easily.

List of Libraries to Which Copies of the

Final EIS/EIR Have Been Sent

A limited number of paper copies of

the Final EIS are available, and a copy

may be obtained by telephoning or

writing the contact person listed below.

Public reading copies are available at

the following public libraries:

Arizona Western College Library, 9500

South Avenue 8 East, Yuma, AZ

85365

Holtville Library, 101 East Sixth Street,

Holtville, CA 92250

BLM Library SC–322A, Bldg. 50, Denver

Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225

Brawley Public Library, 400 Main

Street, Brawley, CA 92227

Calexico City Library, 850 Encinas

Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231

El Centro Public Library, 539 State

Street, El Centro, CA 92243

Imperial County Library, 1647 West

Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

Imperial County Free Library, 939 West

Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243

Imperial Valley College Library, 380

East Aten Road, Imperial, CA 92251

Imperial Public Library, 200 W. Ninth

Street, Imperial, CA 92251

Meyer Memorial Library, 225 West Main

Street, Calipatria, CA 92233

Palo Verde District Library, 125 W.

Chanslor Way, Blythe, CA 92225

San Diego City Public Library—

Clairemont, 2920 Burgener Boulevard,

San Diego, CA 92110–1027

San Diego City Public Library—Logan

Hills, 811 South 28th Street, San

Diego, CA 92113–2498

San Diego City Pub. Library—Mission

Hills, 925 West Washington Street,

San Diego, CA 92103–1895

San Diego City Public Library—Oak

Park, 2802 54th Street, San Diego, CA

92105–4941

San Diego City Public Library—Paradise

Hills, 5922 Rancho Hills Drive, San

Diego, CA 92139–3137

San Diego County Public Library, 2130

Arnold Way, Alpine, CA 91901–9499

San Diego County Public Library, 652

Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego Springs,

CA 92004–0297

San Diego County Public Library, 1309

Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014–

2693

San Diego County Public Library, 201 E.

Douglas, El Cajon, CA 92020–4519

San Diego County Public Library, 8055

University Avenue, La Mesa, CA

91941–5097

San Diego County Public Library, 1406

Monicito Road, Ramona, CA 92065–

2296

San Diego County Public Library, 700

Eucalyptus Avenue, Vista, CA 92084–

6245

San Diego State University Library, 720

Heber Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231

Sierra Club, San Diego Chapter Office

Library, 3820 Ray Street, San Diego,

CA 92104–3623

Yuma County Library District, 350

South 3rd Avenue, Yuma, AZ 85364.

DATES: Public comments on the Final

EIS/EIR will be accepted at the BLM El

Centro Field Office until close of

business on November 27, 2000. Unless

specifically requested otherwise, names

of commentators will be available to the

public. BLM will be rendering a

decision on the proposed Project no

sooner than mid-December 2000.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Comments on the Final EIS/EIR should

be addressed to Mr. Glen R. Miller, BLM

El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. 4th St.,

El Centro, CA 92243. To obtain copies

of the Final EIS/EIR, contact Mr. Miller

at (760) 337–4473. Fax requests may be

sent to the attention of Mr. Glen Miller

at (760) 337–4490. Requests also may be

placed through email at: gmiller@

ca.blm.gov. Please specify either CD–

ROM or the specific volume(s) desired

(see Supplemental Information below).

Include your name, complete mailing

address (no P.O. Boxes), and phone

number on all requests.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Draft

EIS/EIR was published in November

1997, with a comment period closing on

April 13, 1998. A Recirculated

Supplement to the Draft EIS/EIR

(SDEIS/EIR) was released in March

1999.

The Final EIS/EIR incorporates

changes based on public comments

received on the Draft EIS/EIR. The Final

EIS/EIR contains the BLM Preferred

Alternative, along with responses to

written comments received during the

135-day public comment period for the

Draft EIS/EIR. Both the Solicitor’s

Opinion on regulation of hardrock

mining in the California desert, and a

report of the task force of the Advisory

Council on Historic Preservation are

included as appendices to Volume I.

The Final EIS/EIR has 3 volumes:

• Volume I—Main Text—

(incorporates changes to DEIS/EIR, text

and appendices)

• Volume II—Technical

Appendices—(this is identical to the

DEIS/EIR Volume II)

• Volume III—Public Comments to

the Draft EIS/EIR and Responses to

Comments—Written Comment Letters

from Individuals/Petitions/Form Letters

Dated: October 27, 2000.

Greg Thomsen,

Field Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–910–0777–26–241A]

State of Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Arizona Resource Advisory

Council Meeting notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Arizona Resource

Advisory Council (RAC). The meeting

will be held on December 12, in

Phoenix, Arizona. The RAC meeting

will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will

conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m.

The agenda items to be covered include

the review of the October 4, 2000

meeting minutes; BLM State Director’s

Update on legislation, regulations, and

statewide planning efforts; Election of

RAC Chair and Vice Chair; Draft

National Off-Highway Vehicle Use

Strategy Review and Discussion; Update

on National Landscape Conservation

System in Arizona, Report on 2001

Appropriations, Funding Allocation,

and Arizona BLM Priorities; Update of

State-Federal Land Exchange

Agreement; Update on Las Cienegas

National Conservation Area Legislation

and Other Proposed Special Area

Designations; Update Proposed Field

Office Rangeland Resource Teams;

Reports from BLM Field Office

Managers; Reports by the Standards and

Guidelines, Recreation and Public

Relations, Wild Horse and Burro

Working Groups; Reports from RAC

members; and Discussion of future

meetings. A public comment period will

be provided at 11:30 a.m. on December

12, 2000, for any interested publics who

wish to address the Council.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land

Management, Arizona State Office, 222

North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona

85004–2203, (602) 417–9215.

Denise P. Merdith,

Arizona State Director.

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