[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53383-53384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25873]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-960-1990-00]


Notice of Availability for the Montana/Dakotas Standards for 
Rangeland Health and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The draft environmental impact statement (EIS) documents the 
effects of adopting regional standards for rangeland health and 
guidelines for

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livestock grazing management on BLM-administered lands east of the 
Continental Divide in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The 
proposed standards and guidelines would be incorporated into nine BLM 
land use plans that cover about 8.3 million acres of BLM-administered 
land. This action is proposed in accordance with revised regulations 
for livestock grazing on BLM-administered lands (43 CFR 4100). The 
proposed standards and guidelines were developed in partnership with 
four Resource Advisory Councils, and with other public input.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Lechefsky, Project Manager, BLM 
Montana State Office, P.O. Box 36800, Billings, Montana 59107-6800, or 
406-255-2919.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three alternatives are considered in detail 
in the draft EIS for standards and guidelines. The no action 
alternative (continuation of current management direction) provides a 
baseline for comparison with other alternatives. The proposed action is 
to incorporate regional standards and guidelines into affected land use 
plans. The third alternative is to implement the fallback standards and 
guidelines defined in BLM's grazing regulations.
    Public informational meetings (open houses) will be held to 
exchange information with the public about the standards and guidelines 
draft EIS. The following information provides the times, dates and 
locations of the open houses, by BLM district, to be held in the 
Montana/Dakotas organization.
    Butte District--All times for open houses held by the Butte 
District will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., December 9, 1996: Helena 
National Forest Supervisor's Office, Conference Room, 2880 Skyway 
Drive, Helena, Montana; December 10, 1996: Bozeman Ranger District, 
Gallatin National Forest, Conference Room, 3710 Fallon Street, Bozeman, 
Montana; December 11, 1996: Ennis Town Hall; Ennis, Montana; December 
12, 1996: Bureau of Land Management, Butte District and Headwaters 
Resource Area Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte Montana; December 16, 
1996: Dillon Resource Area Office, Conference Room, 1005 Selway Drive, 
Dillon, Montana.
    Dakotas District--The Dakotas District will hold one open house on 
December 4, 1996, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the First Western Bank, 
Community Room, 41 5th Avenue, Belle Fourche, South Dakota.
    Miles City District--The Miles City District will hold public 
meetings in the following Montana communities: Billings, Miles City, 
Ridgeway, Jordan, Roundup and Terry. Times, dates and meeting locations 
will be announced through local media.
    Lewistown District--The Lewistown District will hold public 
meetings in the following Montana communities: Lewistown, Great Falls, 
Malta, Glasgow and Havre. Times, dates and meeting locations will be 
announced through local media.

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
[FR Doc. 96-25873 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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