[Federal Register: January 16, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 11)]
[Notices]
[Page 2618-2619]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-330-03-1610-00]
Notice of Availability of a Draft Resource Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the King Range National
Conservation Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, and under authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, and the King Range Act of 1970, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the King Range National
Conservation Area (NCA). The planning area, which consists of the King
Range NCA and adjoining BLM public lands, encompasses approximately
62,000 acres in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, California. The Draft
RMP/Draft EIS provides direction and guidance for the management of
public lands and resources within the Planning Area as well as
monitoring and evaluation requirements.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft RMP/Draft EIS will be accepted for
90 days following the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of
the Notice of Availability for this Draft RMP/Draft EIS in the Federal
Register. Future public meetings and any other public involvement
activities will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public
notices, media news releases, the project Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/arcata/
, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Wick, Bureau of Land
Management, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, Arcata Field
Office, 1695 Heindon Rd, Arcata, CA 95521; Fax (707) 825-2301 or email
caweb330@ca.blm.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The King Range Act of 1970 (Pub.L. 91-476)
established the King Range National Conservation Area. The Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Pub.L. 94-579) expanded the area to
its present size of approximately 62,000 acres. The King Range Act
requires development of ``a comprehensive, balanced, and coordinated
plan of land use, development, and management of the Area.'' The act
also states ``that the plan will be reviewed and reevaluated
periodically.'' The original plan was completed in 1974, and the
present planning effort is the first comprehensive update.
Five scoping meetings were held to solicit input for draft plan
formulation. Three of these meetings were held in the communities
surrounding the King Range. The other two meetings were held in Eureka
and San Francisco. Public input during the scoping process identified 7
issue areas for analysis in the RMP/EIS. The Draft RMP/Draft EIS
examines four alternatives that respond to these issues. The issues
include: Recreation and Visitor Use, Education/Interpretation, Resource
Conservation and Management, Fire Management, Transportation/Access,
and Community Involvement. Alternative A is the No Action (current
management) Alternative. Alternatives B, C and D present a range of
management scenarios with varying amounts of natural resource
restoration/use and differing levels of recreation use and facilities.
The Preferred Alternative is a combination of components from
Alternatives B, C and D.
Please note that comments, including names and street addresses of
respondents, are available for public review and/or release under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Individual respondents may request
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confidentiality. Respondents who wish to withhold name and/or street
address from public review or from disclosure under FOIA, must state
this prominently at the beginning of the written comment. Such requests
will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials or organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Copies of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS have been sent to affected
Federal, Tribal, State and local Government agencies, and to interested
publics and are available at the Arcata Field Office. The Draft RMP/
Draft EIS and other associated documents may be viewed and downloaded
in PDF format at the project Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/arcata/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Bob Wick, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator (707) 825-2321 at the Arcata Field Office.
Dated: August 22, 2003.
Dan Averill,
Acting Arcata Field Manager.
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