[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25888]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12894]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-024-1610-00]


Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Montana, Miles City District, 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 and 40 CFR 1505.2, the Record of Decision has 
been prepared for the Big Dry Resource Area. The Record of Decision 
approves decisions for management of approximately 1.7 million federal 
surface acres and 7.6 million federal mineral acres managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management. These federal acres are located in all or 
portions of Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, 
Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Valley and Wibaux 
counties.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The Record of Decision was signed in April, 1996 by 
Montana State Director, Larry Hamilton.

ADDRESSES: Reading copies of the Record of Decision are available at 
each public library for the counties listed above. Public reading 
copies will also be available at the following Bureau of Land 
Management locations:

External Affairs Office, Montana State Office, 222 North 32nd Street, 
Billings, MT
Miles City District Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Bloom, RMP/EIS Team Leader, Miles 
City District Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT, 406-232-4331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision approves the 
decisions made in the 1995 Proposed Big Dry Resource Management Plan 
(RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with one 
exception, management of Calypso Trail.
    The Proposed Big Dry RMP and Final EIS was issued in February, 
1995. Thirteen letters protesting the plan, some with multiple 
signatures, were received by the Director. Further planning was needed 
before approving the decision for Calypso Trail and a separate Record 
of Decision will be made available for that decision. The remaining 
protests did not result in any changes to the resource management plan.

    Dated: May 10, 1996.
David D. Swogger,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-12894 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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