[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 212 (Thursday, October 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 56245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27930]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[MT-923-1610-00]


Montana/Dakotas Standards for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for 
Livestock Grazing Management Draft Environmental Impact Statement; 
Public Meetings Information

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Amendment to notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: A Notice was published in the Federal Register on October 11, 
1996, announcing the availability of a draft environmental impact 
statement (EIS) on regional standards for rangeland health and 
guidelines for livestock grazing management on BLM-administered lands 
east of the Continental Divide in Montana, North Dakota, and South 
Dakota. The comment period for this draft EIS is from October 11, 1996, 
to January 13, 1997. This notice supplements and, in some cases, 
changes the information on public meetings provided in the earlier 
notice.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public meetings will be held in Montana and 
South Dakota, to exchange information with the public about the 
standards and guidelines draft EIS. The following information updates 
the times, dates and locations of those meetings.
    Butte BLM District--Open houses will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
at each of the following locations. The public may come at any time 
during the open house: 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 
16, 1996, Dillon Resource Area Office, Conference room, 1005 Selway 
Drive, Dillon, Montana; December 17, 1996, Butte District and 
Headwaters Resource Area Office, Conference Room, 106 North Parkmont, 
Butte, Montana; December 18, 1996, Ennis Town Hall, Ennis, Montana.
    Miles City BLM District--The Miles City District is holding public 
meetings in the following locations: December 2, 1996, Miles Community 
College, Room 106, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Miles City, Montana; December 3, 
1996, Roundup, location and time to be announced through local media; 
December 4, Montana State University-Billings, Education Building, Room 
102, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Billings, Montana; December 9, 1996, Department 
of Agriculture Building, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Terry, Montana; December 10, 
1996, VFW Hall, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Jordan, Montana; December 11, 1996, 
Ridgeway Community Hall, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., between Hammond and Ekalaka, 
Montana.
    Dakota District--The meeting in the Dakotas District will be an 
open house format; the public can come at any time during the open 
house: December 4, 1996, First Western Bank, Community Room, 41 5th 
Avenue, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Belle Fourche, South 
Dakota.
    Lewistown District--The meetings in the Lewistown District will be 
an open house format; the public may come at any time during the open 
house: November 18, 1996, Valley Resource Area Office, Route Number 1, 
4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Glasgow, Montana; November 19, 1996, Phillips 
Resource Area Office, 501 South Second Street East, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., 
Malta, Montana; November 20, 1996, Havre Resource Area Office, West 
Second Street, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Havre, Montana; November 21, 1996, 
Lewistown District and Judith Resource Area Office, Airport Road, 10 
a.m. to 1 p.m., Lewistown, Montana; November 21, 1996, Great Falls 
Resource Area Office, 812 14th Street North, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Great 
Falls, Montana.

    Dated: October 25, 1996.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
Deputy State Director, Division of Resources.
[FR Doc. 96-27930 Filed 10-30-96; 8:45 am]
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