[Federal Register: April 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 82)]
[Notices]               
[Page 23096-23097]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[UT-050-1610-00]

 
Notice

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of intent to amend the Henry Mountain Management 
Framework Plan of the Richfield Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, Utah.

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SUMMARY: This notice is intended to inform the public that the Bureau 
of Land Management intends to consider a proposed amendment to the 
Henry Mountain Management Framework Plan. This proposed amendment will 
consider the voluntary, partial relinquishment and retirement of 
grazing privileges associated with the Robbers Roost Grazing Allotment 
#0901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management (in 
coordination with the permittee in the Robbers Roost Allotment and a 
land conservation group) is proposing to relinquish and permanently 
retire 4,077 Animal Unit Months (AUMs) within the allotment for the 
long term benefit of land and wildlife resources. Preliminary issues/
impacts that have been identified to be addressed include the 
following: (1) Economic impacts as a result of the partial elimination 
of grazing; (2) impact to watershed values as a result of partial 
elimination of grazing; (3) impacts to wildlife and associated habitat 
resulting from the re-allocation of AUMs from

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livestock to wildlife and burros; and (4) consistency with the Interim 
Management Policy (IMP) for lands under wilderness review. In order to 
implement the partial relinquishment of grazing privileges it will be 
necessary to construct two separate segments of fence in the Horseshoe 
Canyon (South) Wilderness Study Area (WSA). Public participation is 
being sought at this time to ensure that the proposed amendment and 
associated environmental analysis considers all reasonable issues, 
alternatives, problems, and concerns relative to the proposed action.

DATES: The comment period for this proposed amendment will commence 
with the publication of this notice. Comments must be submitted on or 
before May 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary L. Hall, Assistant Field Manager, 
Henry Mountains Field Station, Richfield Field Office, 150 East 900 
North, Richfield, Utah 84701 telephone number 435-542-3461 or 435-896-
1564.
Mike Pool,
Acting State Director, Utah.
[FR Doc. 99-10668 Filed 4-28-99; 8:45 am]
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