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[Federal Register: September 7, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 173)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-110-1610-DR]

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Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Kasha-Katuwe=20
Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act=20
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the Bureau=20
of Land Management (BLM) management policies and Presidential=20
Proclamation 7394 signed on January 17, 2001, the BLM announces the=20
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource=20
Management Plan (RMP) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument=20
located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. The New Mexico State Director=20
will sign the ROD approving the RMP which becomes effective=20
immediately. The RMP provides for recreational use and facility=20
development. The public has been provided opportunities to observe,=20
study and experience the geologic processes that shape natural=20
landscapes, as well as other cultural and biological objects of=20
interest. The BLM has considered American Indian Uses and Traditional=20
Cultural Practices, siting access and transportation to minimize=20
intrusion on American Indian Use.

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Ecological and biological resource protection and enhancement have been=20
provided.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request=20
from the Field Manager, Rio Puerco Field Office, Bureau of Land=20
Management, 435 Montano NE., Albuquerque, NM 87107 or via the internet=20
at (http://frwebga=
te.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlin=
klog&to=3Dhttp://www.nm.blm.gov). Reference copies are available =
for review=20

during regular business hours at BLM's Rio Puerco Field Office at the=20
address above or at BLM's New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road,=20
Santa Fe, NM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information visit the Web=20
site at http://frwebga=
te.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlin=
klog&to=3Dhttp://www.nm.blm.gov or contact: Danny Randall 
danny_randall@blm.gov or 505-761-8953), Manager, Kasha-Katuwe Tent =
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National Monument, BLM Rio Puerco Field Office, 435 Montano NE.,=20
Albuquerque NM 87107.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP ROD was developed with broad public=20
and stakeholder participation through a 3-year collaborative planning=20
process. The RMP ROD addresses management on approximately 15,635=20
acres. BLM currently manages 5,089 of these acres and has identified=20
the other 10,546 acres as being desirable for acquisition, to be=20
managed in conjunction with the Monument. The RMP ROD contains both=20
land use planning decisions and implementation decisions to provide=20
planning structure to facilitate the management of the Monument. Major=20
resources and activities addressed in the RMP ROD include: American=20
Indian Use and Traditional Cultural Practices; recreation; cultural=20
resources; interpretation; facilities; lands and realty; access and=20
transportation; vegetation management; and wildlife management.
    The ROD selected Alternative B as the approved RMP. Except for=20
editorial clarification and format, Alternative B was approved as it=20
appeared when published as Alternative B (The Preferred Alternative) in=20
the Proposed RMP/Final EIS in October 2006, with the NOA published in=20
the Federal Register on November 24, 2006. BLM received one letter=20
during the protest period on the Proposed RMP/FEIS; however, after=20
careful consideration of all points raised in this letter, it was=20
concluded that the letter did not constitute a valid protest. The BLM=20
Director concluded that the responsible planning team and decision-
makers followed all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and=20
pertinent resource considerations in developing the proposed plan. No=20
inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies or programs were=20
identified during the Governor's consistency review of the Proposed=20
RMP/Final EIS.
    RMP implementation decisions are identified in Chapter 4 of the ROD=20
RMP. As listed here: Access and Transportation pg. 2-5; American Indian=20
Uses and Traditional Cultural Practices pg. 2-9; Cultural Resources pg.=20
2-11; Fire Management pg. 22-15; Lands and Realty pg. 2-18; Livestock=20
Grazing pg. 2-21; Noxious Weed Management pg. 2-23; Public Land Health=20
pg. 2-26; Recreational Use pg. 2-30; Riparian Areas pg. 2-33; Social=20
and Economic Conditions pg. 2-35; Soil and Water Resources pg. 2-37;=20
Special Geologic Features pg. 2-38; Special Status Species pg. 2-39;=20
Vegetation and Woodlands Management pg. 2-42; Visual Resources pg. 2-
43. Pursuant to 43 CFR 4.400 et seq., any party adversely affected by=20
these decisions may appeal within 30 days of publication of this notice=20
of availability per 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E. The appeal should state=20
the specific decisions as identified by resource or activity under the=20
subheading `Implementation Decisions' in Chapter 4 of the approved RMP.
    The appeal must be filed with the Rio Puerco Field Manager at the=20
above listed address.

Linda S.C. Rundell,
State Director, New Mexico.
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