[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49626-49627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23870]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NM-040-1610-00]


Availability of Draft Texas Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (TX RMP/EIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public hearings.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tulsa District, announces 
the availability of the Draft Texas RMP/EIS for public review and 
comment. This document analyzes land use planning options for BLM 
managed Federal lands and minerals throughout the state of Texas.

DATES: Comments on the Draft RMP/EIS will be accepted if they are 
submitted or post-marked no later than January 06, 1996. Comments can 
be sent to: Paul Tanner, Assistant District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, 221 North Service Road, Moore, Oklahoma 73160, or submitted 
at one of six public hearings. The public hearings conducted to receive 
oral and written 

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comments on the Draft Texas RMP/EIS will be at the following locations:

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            Date                  Time              City/location       
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December 5, 1995............  3:00 p.m....  Amarillo, Ramada Inn East,  
                                             2501 Interstate 40 East.   
December 6, 1995............  3:00 p.m....  Midland, Best Western       
                                             Midland, 3100 W. Wall.     
December 7, 1995............  3:00 p.m....  Arlington, Arlington Hilton 
                                             Hotel, 2401 E. Lamar Blvd. 
December 12, 1995...........  3:00 p.m....  Austin, Austin Hilton       
                                             Towers, 6000 Middle        
                                             Fiskville Road.            
December 13, 1995...........  3:00 p.m....  Houston, Hilton Southwest,  
                                             6780 Southwest Freeway.    
December 14, 1995...........  3:00 p.m....  Corpus Christi, Sheraton    
                                             Corpus Christi Bayfront,   
                                             707 N. Shoreline Dr.       
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    Oral testimony at these hearings will be limited to ten minutes per 
person. A copy of the Draft RMP/EIS will be sent to all individuals, 
Government agencies, and groups who have expressed interest in the 
Texas planning process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Texas Resources Management Plan 
(RMP) and Environment Impact Statement (EIS) identifies and analyzes 
the future options for managing the Federal mineral estate situated 
within Texas administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Tulsa 
District.
    The Texas RMP is being prepared using the BLM planning regulations 
issued under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976.
    When completed, the RMP will provide a comprehensive framework for 
managing the Federal minerals within Texas over the next 20 years.
    The contents of this Draft RMP/EIS focus on resolving one resource 
management issue, the leasing and development of Federal oil and gas 
resources in Texas.
    Three RMP alternatives have been developed to describe the 
different management options available to the BLM for administering 
Federal oil and gas in Texas. These alternatives were specifically 
developed to respond to that issue. Each alternative presents a 
different level of oil and gas leasing stipulation application.
    Alternative A. No Action.
    This alternative represents a continuation of present resource 
allocation levels and management practices. This alternative provides a 
baseline for comparison of other alternatives, and may not adequately 
resolve the issues identified in the RMP/EIS.
    Alternative B. Intensive Surface Protection (Agency Preferred 
Alternative).
    This represents an alternative which would place primary emphasis 
on protecting important environmental values through the use of 
additional leasing stipulations. The goal of this alternative is to 
change present management direction so that identified surface resource 
values are considered in the leasing process in a manner that provides 
additional protection for valuable surface resources.
    Alternative C. No Leasing.
    This represents an alternative which would remove Federal oil and 
gas from availability for leasing and development. It would change 
management direction so that the issue is resolved in a manner that 
places highest priority on the preservation of the oil and gas 
resources and protection of the associated surface resources.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or copies of 
the Draft RMP/EIS contact Brian D. Mills, RMP Team Leader, 221 North 
Service Road, Moore, Oklahoma 73160. Telephone: (405) 794-9624.

    Dated: September 19, 1995.
Jim Sims,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-23870 Filed 9-25-95; 8:45 am]
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