[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 164 (Thursday, August 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44042-44043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21071]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[OR-030-1610-00-G5-197]


Intent to Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the Andrews, 
Malheur, and Jordan Resource Areas, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Opportunity for Public Comment--Notice of Intent to Prepare a 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Andrews, Malheur, and Jordan 
Resource Areas of the Burns and Vale Districts, Oregon.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 43 CFR 1601.3-1, notice is hereby given 
that the Bureau of Land Management, Burns and Vale Districts, Oregon, 
intend to prepare an RMP for the Andrews, Malheur, and Jordan Resource 
Areas. The RMP will include 1.7 million acres of public land in the 
Andrews Resource Area, 1.9 million acres of public land in the Malheur 
Resource Area, and 2.8 million acres of public land in the Jordan 
Resource Area. The subject area is located in southeastern Oregon in 
portions of Harney, Malheur, and Grant Counties.
    The purpose of the RMP is to update land use planning decisions in 
the Andrews, Northern Malheur (Malheur), and Southern Malheur (Jordan) 
Management Framework Plans (MFPs) to be consistent with current 
conditions and trends, as required by the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (FLPMA) of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701).

DATES: Comments are due by November 3, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary D. Cooper, Team Leader, Vale District Office, 100 Oregon Street, 
Vale, Oregon 97918 (Telephone 503-473-3144)
Glenn T. Patterson, Burns District Office, HC 74-12533 Hwy 20 West, 
Hines, Oregon 97738 (Telephone 503-573-4400)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Issues proposed to be included in the RMP 
include: (1) Vegetation Management; (2) Land Tenure and Access; (3) 
Utility Corridors; (4) Fire Management; (5) Special Management Areas; 
and, (6) 

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Recreation Management. All issues will be considered in relationship to 
each other under ecosystem management.
    Resource management programs to be represented on the 
interdisciplinary team preparing the RMP and Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) include: Wildlife, fisheries, riparian, wild horses, 
recreation, wilderness, cultural, watershed, minerals, lands and 
realty, range, botanical, threatened and endangered plants and animals, 
fire management, socioeconomics, and land use planning. Guidelines 
developed by the Interim Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan will 
be considered in preparing this RMP.
    More detailed information on issues, planning criteria, and 
preliminary management alternatives is available at the Burns and Vale 
District Offices and has also been mailed to known interested 
individuals and parties. Public meetings will be held to discuss 
preliminary issues and planning criteria for the RMP and associated 
EIS. The comment period on issues will close November 3, 1995. Dates, 
times, and location of meetings will be announced through local media 
and mailing information to interested parties. Other public 
participation activities will include a 90-day review of the draft RMP/
EIS and public meetings to receive comments and answer questions.
    Planning documents will be available for inspection at the Burns 
and Vale District Offices during normal working hours.

    Dated: August 14, 1995.
James E. May,
District Manager, Vale.

Jerome A. Petzold,
Assistant District Manager for Operations, Burns.
[FR Doc. 95-21071 Filed 8-23-95; 8:45 am]
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