[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9695-9696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4126]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-010-1100-00]


Notice of Availability of the Wells Resource Management Plan 
Proposed Elk Amendment and Environment Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Wells Resource Management Plan Proposed Elk Amendment and 
Environmental Assessment is available to the public for a 30-day review 
and protest period. The proposed amendment analyzes the impacts of 
several alternatives for managing elk in the BLM's Wells Resource Area, 
Elko County, Nevada.

DATES: A 30-day protest period begins on February 23, 1995. Any 
protests on the proposed plan amendment must be postmarked no later 
than March 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be filed with the Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Resource Planning Team (WO-480), P.O. Box 65775, 
Washington, D.C. 20035.
    Copies of the proposed amendment may be obtained by writing to: 
Wells Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 831, Elko, 
Nevada, 89803. Copies may also be picked up in person at the Elko 
District Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Baker, Wells Resource Area 
Manager, at the above Elko, Nevada address or telephone (702) 753-0200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Through a review of elk habitat management 
in the Wells Resource Area, it was determined that elk numbers and 
habitat use areas are expanding from those identified in the Wells 
Resource Management Plan Record of Decision, approved July 16, 1985. 
Elk are recognized as highly adaptable creatures and during recent 
years have pioneered from the Pilot Mountain Management Area, northwest 
Utah, and southern Idaho to adjacent previously unoccupied habitats in 
the Wells Resource Area.
    The purpose of this amendment is to establish elk habitat 
management areas, identify habitat requirements and specific management 
objectives and practices, establish target elk population management 
levels, develop factors for [[Page 9696]] attainment and future 
adjustments in elk population management levels, and identify 
constraints on other resources within the Wells Resource Area.
    The proposed amendment may be protested by any person who 
participated in the planning process, and who has an interest which is 
or may be adversely affected by approval of the proposed plan 
amendment. A protest may raise only those issues which were submitted 
for the record during the planning process. Protests must be filed with 
the BLM National Director at the above address. All protests must be 
written and must be postmarked on or before March 24, 1995 and shall 
contain the following information:
    (1) The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of 
the person filing the protest.
    (2) A statement of the issue or issues being protested.
    (3) A statement of the part or parts of the document being 
protested.
    (4) A copy of all documents addressing the issue or issues 
previously submitted during the planning process by the protesting 
party, or an indication of the date the issue or issues were discussed 
for the records.
    (5) A short, concise statement explaining precisely why the BLM 
Nevada State Director's decision is wrong.
    Upon resolution of any protests, an Approved Plan Amendment and 
Decision Record will be issued. The Approved Plan Amendment and 
Decision Record will be mailed to all individuals who participated in 
the planning process and all other interested public upon their 
request.

    Dated: February 13, 1995.
Jean Rivers-Council,
Associate State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 95-4126 Filed 2-17-95; 8:45 am]
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