[Federal Register: June 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 118)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(OR-015-1610-00; GP9-0211)

 
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for the Lakeview Resource Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for the Lakeview Resource Area and 
initiation of public scoping.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (FLPMA), a Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact 
Statement (RMP/EIS) will be prepared for approximately 3.2 million 
acres of land managed by the Lakeview Resource Area, Lakeview District 
and located in Lake and Harney Counties in southeastern Oregon. In 
addition, a small, contiguous portion of Modoc and Washoe Counties 
located in northeastern California and northwestern Nevada falling 
within the administrative boundary of the Surprise Field Office in 
Cedarville, California, but managed by the Lakeview Resource Area will 
also be included. Decisions generated during this planning process will 
supersede planning guidance presented in the High Desert, Lost River, 
and Warner Lakes Management Framework Plans, as amended, and the 
Lakeview Grazing Management Final EIS/Record of Decision. Valid 
decisions and guidance in these or other activity plans will be carried 
forward and brought into conformance with the final EIS and approved 
Lakeview RMP.
    Two public meetings are scheduled for the purposes of disseminating 
information and accepting public comments:

July 13, 1999 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    BLM--Lakeview District Office, 1300 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 
97630
July 14, 1999 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    North Lake School, County Road 510, Silver Lake, OR 97638

Written comments regarding the plan will also be accepted. For comments 
to be most helpful, they should relate to specific concerns or 
conflicts that are within the legal responsibilities of BLM and they 
must be able to be resolved in this planning process.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: All written comments should be sent to Dwayne 
Sykes, RMP Team Leader, Bureau of Land Management, HC 10 Box 337, 
Lakeview, OR 97630. The comment period closes July 31, 1999.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This land use plan will focus on the 
principles of multiple use management and sustained yield as prescribed 
by section 202 of the FLPMA. This plan will provide direction for 
management of the public lands within the Lakeview Resource Area for 
15-20 years after the plan is completed. Several management 
alternatives covering a wide range of management actions and resource 
uses will be and analyzed in the plan. These alternatives will be 
developed based on internal staff discussions, public input during this 
scoping process, and meetings with tribal and government agencies. 
Tentative issues have been identified which will be addressed in the 
RMP, including designation and management of special management areas, 
upland ecosystem management and restoration, riparian and wetland area 
management, motorized vehicle use, and social needs related to local 
communities and tribes. These issues may be modified or other issues 
may be developed as a result of public scoping. In addition to issues, 
several management concerns will also be addressed in the RMP.
    The dissemination of information relating to the preparation of the 
RMP/EIS and opportunities for public input will be provided throughout 
the process. Ample public notice of these opportunities will be given 
as they arise.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Dwayne Sykes, (541) 947-6148 (phone), 
(541) 947-6399 (fax), or e-mail d1sykes@or.blm.gov.

    Dated: June 9, 1999.
Scott R. Florence,
Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 99-15603 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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