[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 36 (Thursday, February 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10104-10105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4452]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[CO-017-1610-00]


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period and List of Proposed 
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and list of 
proposed areas of critical environmental concern.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management, White River Resource Area, 
Meeker, Colorado, is extending its public comment period for the Draft 
White River Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement 
(RMP/EIS). The comment period for the draft RMP/EIS will now end on 
March 31, 1995, instead of February 10, 1995. Thirteen new areas of 
critical environmental concern (ACECs) are being considered for 
designation in the draft RMP/EIS under one or more of the alternatives. 
The time period for commenting on the thirteen proposed ACECs will end 
on April 24, 1995.

DATES: Comments on the draft RMP/EIS will be accepted until March 31, 
1995. Comments on the eleven proposed ACECs will be accepted until 
April 24, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Address for written comments: Bureau of Land Management, 
White River Resource Area, P.O. Box 928, Meeker, CO 81641; FAX 303-878-
5757.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Graham, RMP Team Leader, Bureau of Land Management, White River 
Resource Area, Meeker, CO 81641; Telephone 303-878-3601; Fax 303-878-
5717.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following is a description of the thirteen 
ACECs being considered for designation in the draft RMP/EIS under one 
or more alternatives.
    1. South Cathedral Bluffs--Addition (1,010 acres). Contains 
sensitive plants and remnant vegetation associations. No surface 
occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. 
Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager 
under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to 
designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in 
the approved RMP and record of decision (ROD).
    2. Raven Ridge-Addition (1,890 areas). Contains candidates 
threatened and endangered (T/E) plants, sensitive plants, 
paleontological values, fragile soils. No surface occupancy (NSO) 
stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could 
be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain 
conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and 
trails. Roads and trails would be designated in the approved RMP and 
ROD.
    3. Ryan Gulch (1,440 acres). Contains T/E plants. Controlled 
surface use (CSU) stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. 
Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager 
under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to 
designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in 
the approved RMP and ROD.
    4. White River Riparian (950 acres). Contains important 
biologically diverse plant communities. Bald eagle roosts, federally-
listed Colorado River squawfish below Taylor Draw Dam. CSU stipulation 
area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, 
modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. 
Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads 
and trails would be designated in a travel management plan prepared 
following publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication 
of a travel management plan, motorized vehicle travel is limited to 
existing roads and trails.
    5. Coal Oil Rim (3,210 acres). Small aspen clones and other 
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitats. CSU 
stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could 
be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain 
conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and 
trails. Roads and trails would be designated in the approved RMP and 
ROD.
    6. Moosehead Mountain (8,940 acres). Contains important 
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitats, and cultural 
resources. No surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-
disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or 
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle 
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would 
be designated in the approved RMP and ROD.
    7. Oil Spring Mountain (18,260 acres). Contains spruce-fir and 
important biologically diverse plant communities.
    CSU stipulation area for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation 
could be exempted, modified, or waived by the Area Manager under 
certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated 
roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in a travel 
management plan prepared following publication of the approved RMP and 
ROD. Pending publication of a travel management plan, motorized vehicle 
travel is limited to existing roads and trails.
    8. Black's Gulch (800 acres). Contains paleontological values. No 
surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing 
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the 
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited 
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in 
the approved RMP and ROD.
    9. Coal Draw (1,840 acres). Contains paleontological values. No 
surface occupancy (NSO) stipulation area for surface-disturbing 
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the 
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited 
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in 
the approved RMP and record of decision.
    10. East Douglas Creek (47,610 acres). Contains important 
biologically diverse plant communities, riparian habitat, and federal 
candidate Colorado River cutthroat trout habitat. CSU stipulation area 
for surface-disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, 
modified, or waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. 
Motorized vehicle travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads 
and trails would be designated in travel management plan(s) prepared 
after publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a 
travel management plan(s), motorized vehicle travel is limited to 
existing roads and trails.
    11. Duck Creek (3,430 acres) Contains T/E plants and cultural 
resources. Duck Creek wickiup site (3 acres) within Duck Creek ACEC NSO 
for surface-disturbing activities. The remainder of the ACEC proposed 
for CSU stipulation. Stipulations could be exempted, modified, or 
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle 
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Motorized vehicle travel 
limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be 
designated in the approved RMP and ROD.
    12. North Cathedral Bluffs (5,730 acres). Contains sensitive 
plants, scenic values. CSU stipulation area for surface-disturbing 
activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or waived by the 
Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle travel limited 
to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would be designated in 
travel management plan(s) prepared [[Page 10105]] following publication 
of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a travel management 
plan(s), motorized vehicle travel is limited to existing roads and 
trails.
    13. Texas-Missouri-Evacuation Creek (22,510 acres). Contains 
abundant cultural resources. CSU stipulation area for surface-
disturbing activities. Stipulation could be exempted, modified, or 
waived by the Area Manager under certain conditions. Motorized vehicle 
travel limited to designated roads and trails. Roads and trails would 
be designated in a travel management plan prepared following 
publication of the approved RMP and ROD. Pending publication of a 
travel management plan, motorized vehicle travel is limited to existing 
roads and trails.
Scott Wintemute,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-4452 Filed 2-22-95; 8:45 am]
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