[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20081]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Availability of Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) and Proposed Phoenix Resource Management Plan Amendment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management in response to a land exchange 
proposal, has prepared a FONSI and a Proposed Plan Amendment/Final 
Environmental Assessment (Proposed Plan) to amend the Phoenix Resource 
Management Plan in compliance with the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, as amended, and Section 102(2)(c) of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. An analysis of potential 
environmental impacts found that impacts would not be significant 
leading to a FONSI. Because of the FONSI, an environmental impact 
statement is not required to support the Proposed Plan Amendment.

DATES: Protests on the Proposed Plan must be postmarked on or before 
August 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be sent to the Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, WO-
210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Gibson, Phoenix Field Office, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85027, or telephone (602) 580-5500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of the Proposed Action

    Proposed Plan Amendment/Final Environmental Assessment will make 
320 acres of federal surface/mineral estate acres available for 
considering an exchange proposal by E Z Ranch. The selected parcel 
would be reclassified from retention land to disposal by exchange. The 
Environmental Assessment also analyzes the impacts of the proposed 
exchange.

Alternatives Analyzed

    Two alternatives, including the No Action alternative were 
analyzed. The Proposed Action would authorize the Proposed Plan 
Amendment and proposed exchange. Under the No Action alternative, the 
selected federal parcel would not be made available for disposal, and 
no land exchange would be consummated.
    The Proposed Plan has a 30 day protest period as required by Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2). Any 
person who participated in the process and has an interest that may be 
adversely affected by the proposed decision may submit a protest. 
Following the protest resolution and the Governor's consistency review, 
the Proposed Plan will be approved and implemented. A decision record 
which documents BLM's decision will become available.
    Public Reading copies may be reviewed at the following BLM 
locations:

Phoenix Field Office, Public Room, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, 
AZ 85027
Arizona State Office, Public Room, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, 
AZ 85004.

    Dated: July 22, 1998.
Michael A. Taylor,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-20081 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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