[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9095]


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[Federal Register: April 15, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-030-04-4410-01: G4-107; 0-00151]

 

Proposed Amendment to the Northern Malheur Management Framework 
Plan

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: A proposed land use plan amendment to the Northern Malheur 
Management Framework Plan (MFP) has been completed. The proposed 
amendment concerns issues within the Leslie Gulch Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern (ACEC). The issues are related to inholding 
acquisition, livestock grazing, road closure, plant and mineral 
collection, wild and domestic horses, camping, and rock climbing as 
they pertain to management of the relevant and important values of the 
ACEC.
    The 11,653 acre Leslie Gulch ACEC is located 50 miles south of 
Ontario, Oregon and adjoins the east side of the Owyhee Reservoir

DATES: The proposed MFP amendment is available for a thirty (30) day 
protest period. Protests must be submitted on or before May 16, 1994. 
There is no provision for any extension of time. To be considered 
``timely'', protests must be postmarked no later than the last day of 
the protest period.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ralph Heft, Malheur Resource Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 
Vale District, 100 Oregon street, Vale, OR 97918, (Telephone 503 473-
3144).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 30, 1994, the Vale District 
began a forty five (45) day public comment period on the Environmental 
Assessment for the Leslie Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern 
(ACEC) Draft Amendment of the Northern Malheur Management Framework 
Plan and Draft ACEC Management Plan. The comment period was advertised 
with publication of a Notice of Availability in both the Federal 
Register and a local newspaper. In answer to a request from the public, 
the comment period was extended fifteen (15) days. The public comment 
period and the extension ended on March 3, 1994, with the receipt of 
written comments from eighty six (86) individuals, fifteen (15) 
organizations and five (5) government agencies.
    Under the proposed decision, the BLM will: (1) Acquire the 40 acre 
private parcel in the ACEC from a willing seller, (2) close most of the 
ACEC to livestock grazing, (3) remove the ACEC from the Three Fingers 
wild horse Herd Management Area, (4) close the ACEC to recreational 
domestic livestock, (5) close 0.8 mile of the Dago Gulch road for 
general vehicle traffic, (6) close the ACEC to vegetation and mineral 
gathering, (7) close the ACEC to the installation of rock climbing 
bolts, (8) restrict the ACEC to day use only, (9) correct the acreage 
calculated for the ACEC.
    In addition to publishing this Notice of Availability in the 
Federal Register, the Vale District has: (1) Mailed copies of the 
proposed decision to all parties on the MFP amendment mailing list, (2) 
provided the Office of the Governor of the State of Oregon with a copy 
of the environmental analysis and proposed decision, and (3) published 
a similar notice of availability in a local newspaper.
Ralph Heft,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-9095 Filed 4-14-94; 8:45 am]
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