[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 160 (Friday, August 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42650-42651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20493]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-060-06-5440-00-B026]


Notice of Proposed Decision Amending the California Desert 
Conservation Area Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed decision.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to amend the California 
Desert Conservation Area Plan by revising the northern boundary of the 
Singer Geoglyphs Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) to 
follow the 1988 realignment of State Route 78 and exclude the following 
public lands:

San Bernardino Base & Meridian, Imperial County, California

T.13 S., R.19 E.:
    Section 21: That portion situated north of State Route 78, 
containing 5 acres more or less.

    These lands would be classified as Multiple-Use Class M 
(Moderate Use) under the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) 
Plan.

DATES: A 30-day protest period on the proposed plan amendment begins 
August 16, 1996. Protests on the proposed plan amendment must be 
received no later than close of business, September 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Protests should be sent to: Bureau of Land Management, El 
Centro Resource Area, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Zale, Multi-Resource Staff 
Chief, El Centro Resource Area at (619) 337-4420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 14, 1996, the District Manager, 
California Desert District, approved a Record of Decision for a land 
exchange and a right-of-way for the Mesquite Regional Landfill. The 
Record of Decision noted that a proposed amendment to the California 
Desert Conservation Area to revise the boundary of the Singer Geoglyphs 
ACEC was being considered by the State Director, California. The 
proposed amendment was addressed in both the draft and final 
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the 
Mesquite Regional Landfill. A separate decision-making process for the 
proposed plan amendment is required in conformance with Federal 
Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5).
    April 21, 1996, marked the end of a 60-day Governor's Consistency 
Review period for the proposed amendment to the California Desert 
Conservation Area Plan. The proposed amendment would revise the 
boundary of the Singer Geoglyphs ACEC to exclude approximately five 
acres of public land situated north of State Route 78 in Section 21, 
Township 13 South, Range 19 East, San Bernardino Meridian, Imperial 
County, California, and redesignate the excluded land as Multiple-Use 
Class M. The excluded land does not contain significant cultural 
resources for which the ACEC was designated and is separated from the 
remainder of the ACEC by the current alignment of State Route 78. The 
proposed decision is to approve the plan amendment.
    Any person who participated in the planning process and has an 
interest which is or may be adversely affected by this proposed 
amendment may protest. A protest shall raise only those issues which 
were submitted for the record during the planning process. The protest 
shall be in writing and shall contain:
    1. The name, mailing address, telephone number and interest of the 
person filing the protest;
    2. A statement of the issue or issues being protested;
    3. A statement of the part or parts of the plan amendment being 
protested;
    4. A copy of all documents addressing the issue or issues that were 
submitted during the planning process by the protesting party, or an 
indication of the

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date the issue or issues were discussed for the record; and,
    5. A concise statement explaining why the State Director's proposed 
decision is believed to be wrong.
    Action by the Director on any protest is the final action by the 
Department of the Interior.

    Dated: August 6, 1996.
Thomas F. Zale,
Acting Area Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-20493 Filed 8-15-96; 8:45 am]
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