[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25885-25886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12934]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-930-06-1020-00]


Scoping Meetings on the Development of Standards for Rangeland 
Health and Guidelines for Grazing Management in New Mexico, Modify Land 
Use Plans, and Prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
Analysis Pursuant to the Planning Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in New Mexico intends to 
develop statewide Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for 
Grazing Management as provided in the BLM's new grazing regulations (43 
CFR Part 4100) and modify all existing Land Use Plans (LUP) in the 
State. Draft Standards and Guidelines were prepared by the New Mexico 
Resource Advisory Council, formed last year, and assigned the task of 
developing Standards and Guidelines for New Mexico. The appropriate 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis will be prepared in 
accordance with the Planning Regulations (43 CFR Part 1600) for the 
adoption of statewide Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for 
Grazing management. This notice invites public input on the development 
of Standards and Guidelines for New Mexico, on issues to be addressed 
and on alternatives to be considered in the NEPA analysis. To assist 
the public in making comments, a scoping packet for this project has 
been prepared. A packet can now be obtained at any Bureau of Land 
Management Office in New Mexico. Scoping packets will also be given out 
at the Scoping Meetings to be held throughout New Mexico.

DATES: Comments will be accepted at the Public Scoping Meetings listed 
below. In addition written comments will be accepted through June 28, 
1996. This will end the comment period that was announced in the Vol. 
61, No 21, Wednesday January 31, 1996, page 3457, Federal Register 
Notice of Intent.

ADDRESSES: Any comments or requests to be placed on the mailing list 
should be sent to Rangeland Health Project (93100), Bureau of Land 
Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM, 87502-0115. If you attend and 
sign in at a Scoping Meeting or send in comments you will be placed on 
the mailing list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
J.W. Whitney at (505) 438-7438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of sixteen public Scoping Meetings 
(open houses) will be held. Location and schedule for the meetings are:
    June 10, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the County Commission Chamber, 300 
Shakespeare, Lordsburg, NM.
    June 12, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Sierra County Civic Center, 400 
West 4th Street, Truth or Consequences, NM.
    June 12, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM Albuquerque District Office, 
435 Montano Road NE, Albuquerque, NM.
    June 13, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Cuba High School Cafetorium, 50 
County Road 13, Cuba, NM.
    June 13, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM Socorro Resource Area Office, 
198 Neel Ave, Socorro, NM.
    June 17, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM New Mexico State Office, 1474 
Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM.
    June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM Taos Resource Area Office, 226 
Cruz Alta Road, Taos, NM.
    June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at Morgan Hall, 109 E. Pine, Deming, NM.
    June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Crownpoint Institute of 
Technology, Multi-Purpose Room, Lower Point Road, Crownpoint, NM.
    June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Alamogordo City Civic Center, 
Rooms A & B, 800 First Street, Alamogordo, NM.
    June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Antonito Chamber of Commerce, 112 
Main Street, Antonito, CO.
    June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM Farmington District Office, 
1235 La Plata Highway, Farmington, NM.
    June 20, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM Las Cruces District Office, 
1800 Marquess Street Las Cruces, NM.
    June 24, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Rural Events Center, Glencoe, NM.
    June 25, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Carlsbad Library Annex, 101 S. 
Halaguena, Carlsbad, NM.
    June 26, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at Pearson Auditorium, New Mexico 
Military Institute, Roswell, NM.

Public Input Requested

    This notice invites public input on the development of Standards 
and Guidelines for New Mexico, on issues to be addressed and on 
alternatives to be considered in the NEPA analysis. Refer to the Vol. 
61, No 21, Wednesday January 31, 1996, page 3457, Federal Register 
Notice of Intent for additional supplementary information including a 
description of possible alternatives and anticipated issues.

    Dated: May 16, 1996.
Gil Lucero,
Associate State Director
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