[Federal Register: March 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 61)]
[Notices]
[Page 16516-16517]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-068-03-1610-DR-241E]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Imperial
Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP)/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
management policies, the BLM announces the availability of the RAMP
Record of Decision for the Imperial Sand Dunes located mainly in the
Western Colorado Desert Planning Area and partly in the Northern and
Eastern Colorado Desert Planning area. The California State Director
will sign the Record of Decision for the Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP which
becomes effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP/Record Of Decision
are available upon request from the Field Manager, El Centro Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA
92243 or via the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.ca.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynnette Elser, Resource Staff Chief,
El Centro Field Office, El Centro, CA 92243, phone: 760-337-4400, e-
mail: lelser@ca.blm.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP was developed
with broad public participation through a multi-year collaborative
planning process. This RAMP addresses management on approximately
158,072 acres of public land in the planning areas. The Imperial Sand
Dunes RAMP 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 native
plant populations, wildlife habitats, cultural and visual resources,
and recreation.
The approved Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP is essentially the same as
Alternative 2 in the Proposed Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (PRAMP/FEIS), published in May 2003. BLM
received eleven protest(s) to the Proposed RAMP/FEIS. No
inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs were
identified during the Governor's consistency review of the Proposed
RAMP/FEIS. As a result, only minor editorial modifications were made in
preparing the final RAMP/ROD. These modifications corrected errors that
were noted during review of the Proposed RAMP/FEIS and provide further
clarification for some of the decisions. An errata sheet is included
with the RAMP/Record of Decision that identifies the location of the
corrections to the Proposed RAMP/FEIS.
Dated: February 7, 2005.
Larry Caffey,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-6334 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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