[Federal Register: May 23, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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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-050-1610-DQ]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Nevada Test and Training
Range Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Proposed Nevada Test and Training Range Resource
Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) is
available to the public for a 30-day protest period. The Proposed Plan
and associated FEIS were developed in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976.
DATES: Written protests on the FEIS will be accepted if postmarked
within 30 calendar days from the date that a Notice of Availability is
published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection
Agency. Instructions for filing protests are contained in the Final
Environmental Impact Statement document cover sheet just inside the
front cover, and are included below under Supplemental Information.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Proposed RMP/FEIS may be obtained from the Las
Vegas Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-
2301. Public reading copies are available for review at the public
libraries of Clark, Lincoln and Nye Counties, all government document
repository libraries and at the following BLM locations: Office of
External Affairs, Main Interior Building, Room 6214, 1849 C Street,
NW., Washington, DC; Public Room, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
Blvd., Reno, NV; and the Las Vegas Field Office at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Steinmetz, RMP Team Leader, at
BLM's Las Vegas Field Office listed above or telephone (702) 515-5097.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency
published the Notice of Availability of the Nevada Test and Training
Range Resource Management Plan and Draft EIS in the Federal Register on
September 21, 2001. The public comment period on the DEIS ended
December 20, 2001. The agency preferred alternative, Alternative B, is
the selected alternative for the Proposed Plan and FEIS. The preferred
alternative represents a coordinated effort between Nellis, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) and input from the public on a proposal that
would limit conflicts on the military mission by dispersing animals
evenly throughout a core area within the herd management area. In
addition, the proposed plan provides for the needs of wildlife in the
area and rangeland health improvement. The document contains a summary
of the decisions and resulting impacts, an overview of the planning
process and planning issues, the Proposed Plan, comment letters and
responses and verbal comments received during public review of the
Draft Plan, and responses to the substantive issues raised during the
review.
The Proposed Plan may be protested by any person who participated
in the planning process, and who has an interest which is or may be,
adversely affected by the approval of the Proposed Plan. A protest may
raise only those issues which were submitted for the record during the
planning process (see 43 CFR 1610.5-2). The protest shall contain the
following information:
[sbull] The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest
of the person filing the protest.
[sbull] A statement of the issue or issues being protested.
[sbull] A statement of the part or parts of the document being
protested.
[sbull] A copy of all documents addressing the issue or issues
previously submitted during the planning process by the protesting
party, or an indication of the date the issue or issues were discussed
for the record.
[sbull] A concise statement explaining precisely why the Bureau of
Land Management, Nevada State Director's decision is wrong.
To be considered ``timely'' the protest must be postmarked no later
than the last day of the 30-day protest period. Also, although not a
requirement, it is recommended that the protest be sent by certified
mail, return receipt requested. E-mail protests will not be accepted.
Faxed protests will be considered as potential valid protests provided
(1) that the signed faxed letter is received by the Washington Office
protest coordinator by the closing date of the protest period and (2)
that the protesting party also provides the original letter by either
regular or overnight mail postmarked by the close of the protest
period. Please direct faxed protests to ``BLM Protest Coordinator'' at
202-452-5112. Please direct the follow-up letter to the appropriate
address provided below.
Upon resolution of any protests, an Approved Plan and Record of
Decision will be issued. The approved Plan/Record of Decision will be
mailed to all individuals who participated in this planning process and
all other interested public upon their request. Mailing address for
filing a protest:
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Regular mail Overnight mail
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Director (210), Attn: Brenda Williams, U.S. Department of the
P.O. Box 66538, Washington, DC 20035. Interior, Director, Bureau of
Land Management, Protest
Coordinator (WO-210), 1620
``L'' Street, NW., Rm 1075,
Washington, DC 20036.
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Dated: March 4, 2003.
Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 03-12913 Filed 5-22-03; 8:45 am]