[Federal Register: October 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 195)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-020-1220-00]

 
Sonoma-Gerlach and Paradise Denio Management Framework Plan 
Amendment and Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Winnemucca Field Office of 
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement on the management of the West Arm of the Black Rock 
Desert, located in Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada. This 
document is available for public review for a 105-day period.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement must be postmarked by January 15, 1999.
    Public meetings to receive oral and written comments have been 
scheduled for the dates and places listed below. All meetings will 
begin at 7:00 p.m.

November 2, 1998
    Red Lion Inn, 1401 Arden Way, Sacramento, California
November 3, 1998
    Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada
November 4, 1998
    Lovelock Community Center, 820 6th Street, Lovelock, Nevada
November 5, 1998
    Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, 
Nevada
November 9, 1998
    Cedarville Field Office, 602 Cressler Street, Cedarville, 
California
November 10, 1998
    Gerlach Community Center, 410 Cottonwood, Gerlach, Nevada

    A copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be obtained 
from: Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca Field Office, ATTN: Gerald 
Moritz, Project Manager, 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, 
Nevada 89445.
    The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for 
inspection at the following additional locations: Bureau of Land 
Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada: 
Humboldt County Library, Winnemucca, Nevada: Pershing County Public 
Library, Lovelock, Nevada: Washoe County Public Library, Reno, Nevada: 
Washoe County Branch Library, Gerlach, Nevada: Susanville Library 
District, Susanville, California: University of Nevada Library in Reno, 
Nevada: and the Sacramento City College Library, Sacramento. In 
addition, the entire document is available on the World Wide Web at the 
following addresses: www.nv.blm.gov/Winnemucca/BlackrockEIS.htm

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald Moritz, Project Manager at the above Winnemucca Field Office 
Address or telephone (702) 623-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) sets forth the management prescription the Bureau of Land 
Management is proposing for the management of the Black Rock Desert. 
The proposed planning area encompasses portions of the West Arm of the 
Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada and comprises approximately 
452,086 acres of public lands administered by the Winnemucca Field 
Office within Humboldt, Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada.
    Besides the Proposed Action and No Action Alternatives, the EIS 
also analyzes a Maximum Resource Protection Alternative and a Maximum 
Resource Use Alternative.

    Dated: September 29, 1998.
Michael R. Holbert,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-27010 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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