[Federal Register: July 23, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 44057-44058]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-050-04-1610-DR-241E]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the NTTR
Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies and Public Law 106-
65, the BLM announces the availability of the RMP/ROD for the Nevada
Test and Training Range (NTTR) Resource Management Plan (RMP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), located in the Las Vegas Field
Office area of administration. The Nevada State Director will sign the
RMP/ROD, which becomes effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the NTTR RMP/ROD are available upon request from
the Field Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management,
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89130 or via the
Internet at http://www.nv.blm.gov/vegas, provided Internet access is
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey G. Steinmetz at 4701 North
Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, 702-515-5097,
jsteinme@nv.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NTTR RMP/ROD was developed with broad
public participation through a 3 year collaborative planning process.
BLM completed six scoping meetings and four public comment meetings
prior to
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releasing the Proposed RMP/FEIS. In addition, BLM extensively
coordinated with the Military to ensure all safety and mission
operation concerns were resolved. After this coordination was completed
the Military and BLM supported the Proposed RMP/FEIS, as written. This
RMP/ROD addresses management on approximately 1.5 million acres of
withdrawn public land in the planning area. The NTTR RMP/ROD is
designed to achieve or maintain desired future conditions developed
through the planning process. It includes a series of management
actions to meet the desired resource conditions for upland and riparian
vegetation, wildlife habitats, cultural and visual resources, wild
horse management, livestock grazing, limited hunting recreation and
military mission and safety objectives.
The approved NTTR RMP is essentially the same as Alternative B in
the Proposed NTTR RMP/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS),
published in May 2003. The primary difference being, the Military and
BLM agreed to an Appropriate Management Level (AML) of 300-500 for wild
horses. The Military felt comfortable that this lower number of horses
would significantly reduce mission and safety concerns and still allow
management of wild horses on the NTTR. BLM received 1 protest to the
PRMP/FEIS. No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or
programs were identified during the Governor's consistency review of
the PRMP/FEIS. As a result, only minor editorial modifications were
made in preparing the RMP/ROD. These modifications corrected errors
that were noted during review of the PRMP/FEIS and provide further
clarification for some of the decisions. An errata sheet is included
with the RMP/ROD that identifies the location of the corrections in the
PRMP/FEIS.
Dated: March 29, 2004.
Mark T. Morse,
Field Manager Las Vegas.
[FR Doc. 04-16854 Filed 7-22-04; 8:45 am]