82 FR 1756 - [LLOR930000.L63500000.DQ0000.LXSS081H0000.16XL1116AF; HAG 16- 0122] HEADNotice of Availability of the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon Record of Decision/Resource Management Plan and the Southwestern Oregon Record of Decision/Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 4 (January 6, 2017)

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon Record of Decision (ROD)/Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP, and by this notice is announcing their availability. The Deputy Director of Operations for the Bureau of Land Management signed the RODs.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1756-1757]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-00064]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


[LLOR930000.L63500000.DQ0000.LXSS081H0000.16XL1116AF; HAG 16-
0122]

Notice of Availability of the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon 
Record of Decision/Resource Management Plan and the Southwestern Oregon 
Record of Decision/Resource Management Plan for Western Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has signed the 
Northwestern and Coastal Oregon Record of Decision (ROD)/Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) and Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP, and by this 
notice is announcing their availability. The Deputy Director of 
Operations for the Bureau of Land Management signed the RODs.

DATES: The BLM signed the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP and 
Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP on August 5, 2016. These RODs/RMPs were 
effective immediately upon signing.

ADDRESSES: Copies or notification of the electronic availability of the 
Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP and the Southwestern Oregon 
ROD/RMP have been sent to affected Federal, State, tribal, and local 
government agencies and to other stakeholders including interested 
parties that previously requested a copy. Copies of the RODs/RMPs are 
available for public inspection at the Coos Bay, Eugene, Medford, 
Roseburg, and Salem District Offices and the Lakeview District's 
Klamath Falls Field Office. Interested persons may also access the 
RODs/RMPs on the Internet at: http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/rmpswesternoregon/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Mark Brown, Western Oregon RMPs 
Project Manager, telephone (503) 808-6233; address 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 
(P.O. Box 2965, zip code 97208), Portland, OR, 97204; or email 
[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 
The Service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP 
and Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP were developed through a collaborative 
planning process to design management for western Oregon BLM lands that 
would: produce a sustained yield of timber products, contribute to the 
conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered species, provide 
for clean water, restore fire-adapted ecosystems, provide for 
recreation opportunities, and coordinate management of lands 
surrounding the Coquille Forest with the Coquille Tribe.
    The RMPs include land use allocations that reserve lands for the 
protection of resource values (Congressionally Reserved, District-
Designated Reserve, Late-Successional Reserve, Riparian Reserve) and 
include land use allocations that prioritize timber harvest and 
multiple use management (Harvest Land Base, Eastside Management Area). 
The Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP revises the following BLM 
RMPs completed in 1995: Coos Bay, Eugene, Roseburg, and Salem. The 
Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP revises the following BLM RMPs completed in 
1995: Klamath Falls, Medford, and Roseburg. These six RMPs incorporated 
the land use allocations and standards and guidelines from the 
Northwest Forest Plan.
    The decision areas for the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP 
and Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP encompass approximately 2.5 million 
acres of BLM-administered lands and 69,000 acres of split-estate lands 
in western Oregon.
    A Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Proposed RMP/Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the RMPs for Western Oregon 
was published in the Federal Register on April 15, 2016, which 
initiated a 30-day protest period (81 FR 22263). The BLM initiated the 
60-day Governor's Consistency Review period on March 31, 2016. The BLM 
received 46 timely and valid protest submissions on the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS. All protests have been resolved and/or dismissed. For a full 
description of the issues raised during the protest period and how they 
were addressed, please refer to the Director's Protest Resolution 
Report for the Proposed RMP/Final EIS, which is available at the 
following Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/protest_resolution/protestreports.html.
    The BLM Oregon Acting State Director received a Governor's 
Consistency Review letter from the State of Oregon Governor on June 14, 
2016. This letter included requests for minor clarifications, which the 
BLM accepted. The Acting State Director issued a response to the 
Governor on June 23, 2016.
    The Proposed RMP was selected in the RODs as the Approved RMP, with 
some minor modifications and clarifications based on protests received 
on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS, review from the Oregon State Governor's 
Office, and Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation with the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. No 
substantive changes to the Proposed RMP resulted from protests, the 
Governor's review, or ESA consultation.
    Copies of the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon ROD/RMP are available 
upon request and are available for public inspection at:

 BLM Coos Bay District Office; 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, 
OR 97459
 BLM Eugene Office; 3106 Pierce Parkway, Springfield, OR 97477
 BLM Roseburg District Office; 777 NW Garden Valley Boulevard, 
Roseburg, OR 97471
 BLM Salem Office; 1717 Fabry Road SE., Salem, OR 97306
 BLM Salem District--Tillamook Field Office; 4610 Third Street, 
Tillamook, OR 97141

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 BLM Oregon/Washington State Office; 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 
Portland, OR 97204
 http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/rmpswesternoregon/.

    Copies of the Southwestern Oregon ROD/RMP are available upon 
request and are available for public inspection at:

 BLM Lakeview District--Klamath Falls Field Office; 2795 
Anderson Avenue, Building #25, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
 BLM Medford District Office; 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR 
97504
 BLM Medford District--Grants Pass Field Office; 2164 NE 
Spalding Avenue, Grants Pass, OR 97526
 BLM Roseburg District Office; 777 NW Garden Valley Boulevard, 
Roseburg, OR 97471
 BLM Oregon/Washington State Office; 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, 
Portland, OR 97204
 http://www.blm.gov/or/plans/rmpswesternoregon/

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

Jenna Whitlock,
Acting BLM Deputy Director.
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