[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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