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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plan and=20
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Clear Creek Management=20
Area, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of=20
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau=20
of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan=20
and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the Clear Creek=20
Management Area (CCMA), and by this notice, announces the opening of=20
the public comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive=20
written comments on the Draft RMP/EIS within 90 days following the date=20
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of=20
Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM will announce future=20
meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities at=20
least 15 days in advance through public notices, media news releases,=20
and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments at the public meetings or by any of=20
the following methods:
Mail Address: BLM Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton=20
Court, Hollister, California 95023.
E-mail: cahormp@ca.blm.gov.
Fax: (831) 630-5055.
The CCMA Draft RMP/EIS is available on-line at: http=
://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&=
;log=3Dlinklog&to=3Dhttp://www.ca.blm.gov/hollister. Compact =
discs (CDs) of the CCMA Draft RMP/EIS are available=20
at the Hollister Field Office at the above address; CD copies are also=20
available at the BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way,=20
Sacramento, California 95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sky Murphy, BLM Hollister Field=20
Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California 95023, (831) 630-5039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area covers approximately=20
75,000 surface acres and approximately 3,500 acres of subsurface=20
mineral estate in San Benito and Fresno counties, California. The CCMA=20
RMP, when completed, will provide management guidance for use and=20
protection of the resources managed by the Hollister Field Office. The=20
CCMA Draft RMP/EIS has been developed through a collaborative planning=20
process among local, State, and Federal agencies and considers seven=20
alternatives. The primary issues addressed include public health and=20
safety, recreation, protection of sensitive natural and cultural=20
resources, livestock grazing, guidance for energy and mineral=20
development, land tenure adjustments, and other planning issues raised=20
during the scoping process.
The Draft RMP/EIS also designates an Area of Critical Environmental=20
Concern (ACEC). The preferred alternative would carry forward the=20
designation of the existing 30,200-acre Clear Creek Serpentine ACEC to=20
protect public health and safety and other resource values identified=20
in the Draft RMP/EIS. Restrictions on the use of public lands within=20
the Serpentine ACEC to minimize human health risks from exposure to=20
asbestos and reduce airborne emissions of asbestos from BLM management=20
activities vary among the range of alternatives, but are likely to=20
include limitations on motorized vehicle use and many other surface=20
disturbing activities.
Please note that public comments and information submitted=20
including names, street addresses, and e-mail addresses of respondents=20
will be available for public review and disclosure at the above address=20
during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through=20
Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number,=20
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your=20
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your=20
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any=20
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal=20
identifying information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dianna Brink,
Acting Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. E9-28867 Filed 12-3-09; 8:45 am]
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