[Federal Register: November 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number = 224)] [Notices] =20 [Page 61169] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr23no09-82] =20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLES002000.L16100000.DO0000.L.X.SS.015M0000] =20 Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Alabama and=20 Mississippi Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability=20 of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP)=20 for the states of Alabama and Mississippi. The Eastern State Director=20 signed the ROD on January 30, 2009, which constitutes the final=20 decision of the BLM and makes the approved RMP effective immediately. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/approved RMP are available upon request=20 from the Field Manager, Jackson Field Office, Bureau of Land=20 Management, 411 Briarwood Drive Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206=20 or via the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from= =3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://wwwblm.gov/es/st/en/f= o/Jackson_Home_Page.html, e-mail Gary_Taylor@blm.gov, or = telephone Gary Taylor at=20 (601) 977-5400. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Taylor.E-mail: Gary_Taylor@blm.gov. Mail: Jackson Field Office, BLM, Attn: Gary Taylor, 411=20 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404, Jackson, Mississippi 39206. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area is located in the states=20 of Alabama and Mississippi. This planning activity encompasses=20 approximately 1.67 million acres of public lands and resources. The=20 State of Mississippi participated in development of the plan as a=20 cooperating agency. The RMP addresses the following major questions:=20 (1) How will human activities and uses be managed? (2) What facilities,=20 uses, and infrastructure are appropriate to provide resource=20 exploration while managing the protection of the biological,=20 historical, cultural, and visual values of Federal resources in Alabama=20 and Mississippi? (3) How will the RMP be integrated with other Federal=20 and state agency community plans? (4) How will transportation and=20 access be managed? (5) How will the RMP affect economic and social=20 conditions in the area? The Approved RMP was prepared under the authorities of the Federal=20 Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and the National=20 Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Additionally, this plan is=20 consistent with all local plans and policies. The approved RMP is=20 identical to the proposed plan (Alternative 3) presented in the 2008=20 Proposed RMP/Final EIS. All decisions covered by the ROD are either=20 land-use planning decisions that were protestable under BLM's planning=20 regulations (43 CFR 1610), or are implementation decisions that are=20 appealable under 43 CFR part 4, as more fully discussed below. The BLM=20 will develop a plan evaluation methodology to ensure that the RMP is=20 being followed. There was one protest that was denied. The decisions regarding oil and gas leasing and disposal of Federal=20 surface lands are implementation decisions and are appealable under 43=20 CFR part 4. Any party adversely affected by these decisions may appeal=20 within 30 days of publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant=20 to 43 CFR part 4, subpart E. The appeal must be filed with the Jackson Field Manager at the=20 above listed address. Please consult the appropriate regulations (43=20 CFR part 4, subpart E) for further appeal requirements. Juan Palma, Director. [FR Doc. E9-27785 Filed 11-20-09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P