Department of Interior
Bureau of Land Management
- (UT-060-1610-DU)
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) and consider amending the Grand Resource Area Resource Management Plan (RMP); Moab, Utah.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Planning Regulations (43 CFR Part 1600) this notice advises the public that the Utah Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office, is considering a proposal which would require amending an existing planning document. The BLM will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) and consider amending the 1985 Grand Resource Area RMP to achieve consistency in management of several resources for the Canyon Rims Recreation Area (a Special Recreation Management Area encompassing 100,273 acres of public land located within San Juan County, Utah).
43 CFR Part 1600DATES:
The comment period for this proposed plan amendment will ( printed page 42794) commence with publication of this notice. For 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register , the BLM will accept comments on this proposal. There will also be opportunity for public comment during the planning process.
ADDRESSES:
Comments should be sent to the BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the Utah BLM Moab Field Office and will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). They may be published as part of the EA and other related documents. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review and disclosure under the FOIA, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Stevens, at the above address or telephone (435) 259-2100. Existing planning documents and information are also available at the Moab Field Office.