[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 46 (Thursday, March 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9194-9195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5352]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-034-1220-00]


Notice of Intent To Comment on Area of Critical Environmental 
Concern in Meade County; South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The South Dakota Resource Area is finalizing a revision of the 
Recreation Management Plan for the Fort Meade Recreation Area near 
Sturgis, South Dakota. The revision, which was initiated in 1992, 
updates the present plan which was approved in 1981 and incorporated 
into the South Dakota Resource Management Plan (RMP) in 1985. During 
the revision process, the Fort Meade Recreation Area was internally 
nominated for designation as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern 
(ACEC). In response, the South Dakota Resource Area evaluated the area 
as a potential ACEC and found it met the relevance and importance 
criteria for its historic and cultural resource values. As a result, 
another alternative will be analyzed which considers ACEC designation 
and the management prescriptions that would accompany such a 
designation.
    In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.7-2, written comments will be 
accepted for 60 days, beginning with the date of this Federal Register 
notice. Written comments received during the comment period will be 
considered in the plan amendment and environmental analysis.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the proposal should be directed to Tom 
Steger, Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, South Dakota Resource 
Area Office, 310 Roundup Street, Belle Fourche, South Dakota 57717.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Bucher, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, South Dakota Resource Area Office, Belle Fourche, South Dakota 
57717, 605-892-2526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fort Meade Recreation Area, consisting 
of 6700 acres, would be designated as an ACEC. This area would be 
managed to protect its unique cultural and historical values. Resource 
use limitations for this area would be: Closure to off-road vehicle 
travel, restrictions on land use authorizations, restrictions on 
recreational facility development, commercial and noncommercial removal 
of forest products allowed with restrictions, prescribed fire allowed, 
livestock grazing allowed, closed to entry for minerals.


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    Dated: February 28, 1996.
Tom Steger,
Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-5352 Filed 3-6-96; 8:45 am]
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