80 FR 29021 - Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the West Eugene Wetlands in Oregon and Approved Resource Management Plan

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 97 (May 20, 2015)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the West Eugene Wetlands planning area located in western Oregon. The Oregon/Washington State Director signed the ROD on April 17, 2015, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29021-29022]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12187]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the West 
Eugene Wetlands in Oregon and Approved Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management 
Plan (RMP) for the West Eugene Wetlands planning area located in 
western Oregon. The Oregon/Washington State Director signed the ROD on 
April 17, 2015, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and 
makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request 
from the Eugene District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 3106 
Pierce Parkway, Suite E, Springfield, OR 97477, or via the internet at: 
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/eugene/plans/eugenermp.php. Copies of 
the ROD/Approved RMP are available for public inspection at the above-
listed address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Panchita Paulete, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator, telephone 541-683-6976; address 3106 Pierce 
Parkway, Suite E; Springfield, OR 97477; email [email protected]. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interaction with the public regarding this 
RMP began in 2011. The BLM worked with three cooperating agencies: the 
US Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Eugene Parks and Open Space 
Division, and The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde. The RMP 
establishes direction for approximately 1,340 acres of BLM-administered 
lands in and near the city of Eugene in Lane County, Oregon; the 
planning area did not previously have an RMP. The planning area is made 
up of acquired lands and survey hiatuses. The Approved RMP describes 
the actions that will meet desired resource conditions for threatened 
and endangered species and habitat management, while providing other 
benefits. The Preferred Alternative, described in the October 2011 
Draft RMP/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), was modified to 
increase acreage within the Prairie Restoration Area land use 
allocation for threatened and endangered species management, to provide 
increased opportunities for recreation, and to provide for coordinated 
management in traditional use plant collection and was carried forward 
as the Proposed RMP in the Final EIS (November 2014). No protests were 
received on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS.
    The Governor of Oregon was provided a formal, 60-day review period 
to determine if the Proposed RMP/Final EIS was consistent with existing 
state or local plans, programs, and policies. No inconsistencies were 
identified.
    There are two implementation decisions in the Approved RMP which 
are appealable under 43 CFR part 4: (a) designation of travel 
management networks, including identifying the specific roads and 
trails that are available for public use and the limitations on use of 
roads and trails and (b) continued application of the

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Final Supplementary Rules for Public Land within the West Eugene 
Wetlands, Eugene District, Oregon, published in the Federal Register on 
July 28, 2005, and adoption of the application of these rules 
throughout the planning area on BLM-managed lands. Any party adversely 
affected may appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice of 
Availability. The appeal should state the specific decision(s) being 
appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Eugene District Manager at 
the above-listed address.
    Please consult the appropriate regulations (43 CFR, part 4, subpart 
E) for further appeal requirements.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2.

Kathryn Stangl,
Eugene District Manager.
[FR Doc. 2015-12187 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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