[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41177-41178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20072]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-050-96-1610]


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Yuma District Resource Management 
Plan Amendment, Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent, notice of scoping period and notice of 
scoping meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, the Bureau of Land Management, Yuma District, Havasu Resource 
Area, will be preparing an environmental assessment level Plan 
Amendment to the Yuma District Resource Management Plan (RMP) to assess 
the impacts of a proposed electrical transmission line between Kingman, 
Arizona and Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The proposed 230 kV transmission 
line would be constructed parallel and adjacent to an existing 230 kV 
transmission line located in the Crossman Peak Natural Scenic Area. 
This notice is intended to invite the public to participate in 
identification of issues and development of alternatives for the plan 
amendment.

DATES: A public scoping meeting to identify public concerns will be 
held on August 29, 1996. The meeting will start at 5:00 pm and end at 
8:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic 
Center, Rooms 155-156, 100 Park Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona. 
Comments relating to the identification of issues and alternatives must 
be postmarked by September 13, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Bureau of Land Management, Havasu Resource 
Area Office, 3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Montgomery, Realty Specialist, 
Havasu Resource Area. Telephone: (520) 855-8017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project area is located in northwestern 
Arizona. The proposed plan amendment will be part of a site specific 
project which proposes construction of a transmission line between 
Kingman and Lake Havasu City. Management concerns that will be 
addressed include but are not limited to: wildlife management, impacts 
on visual quality, unique vegetation, Native American Religious 
Concerns, and access concerns.

Anticipated Issues 

    The YUMA Resource Management Plan states that no utility rights-of-
way will be authorized in the Crossman Peak Natural Scenic Area. An 
amendment to the plan completed in 1994 states that ``no additional 
utility rights-of-way would be authorized for the Crossman Peak Natural 
Scenic Area, except applications for terminal utility lines to serve 
private land may be accepted and considered to the extent needed to 
provide reasonable access pursuant to Federal Law''. The Natural Scenic 
Area has an existing transmission line which was studied as a utility 
corridor in the Resource Management Plan. The proposed route through 
the Natural Scenic Area parallels the existing transmission line. The 
plan amendment is being prepared so that the proposed action can 
include the route through the Crossman Peak area. An Environmental 
Assessment level analysis is being prepared since no significant 
impacts are anticipated.

Other Relevant Information

    The amendment will be developed by an interdisciplinary team of 
resource specialists. The team will include a project manager, a 
wildlife specialist, a visual resources specialist, a biological 
resources specialist, and a cultural resource specialist. Complete 
records of all phases of the plan amendment process will be available 
for public review at Havasu Resource Area Office, Lake Havasu City, 
Arizona.

    Dated: July 31, 1996.
Lonna M. O'Neal,
Acting State Director, Arizona.
[FR Doc. 96-20072 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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