Others are at the BLM's popular Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, the Forest Service's equally popular Spring Mountains NRA, and at the Fish and Wildlife Service's Desert National Wildlife Reserve. Properties must present no health, safety or liability concerns that cannot be mitigated, and must be identified for protection or acquisition in an approved federal land management plan. The planning process involves public input and consultation with affected county governments. During the first half of 2001, the senior federal managers will make a final determination on the recommendations. This decision will take into consideration public comments received during the next sixty days.
Public comment is invited on the list of recommendations.
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