[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 242 (Wednesday, December 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 66125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32915]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[UT-069-1220-00-25.7]


Notice of Intent

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare proposed plan amendment for the San 
Juan Resource Management Plan (RMP).

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management San Juan Field Office is 
proposing to amend the San Juan RMP in order to change certain specific 
management decisions regarding recreation and other programs.

DATES: Comments on these proposed amendments should be submitted no 
later than 30 days after publication of this notice or January 16, 1998 
to the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Comments and/or questions regarding this proposed amendment 
must be submitted to San Juan Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
435 North Main Street, P. O. Box 7, Monticello, UT 84535.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin Fehlau, Outdoor Recreation 
Planner, Project Lead, San Juan Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 435 North Main Street, P. O. Box 7, Monticello, UT 84535. 
Telephone (801) 587-1500.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Juan RMP was approved in March of 
1991. Since that period there has been a significant increase in 
recreational use that has lead to degradation of sensitive resources 
including riparian areas, cultural sites, visual resources etc., in the 
Indian Creek Area and other areas of the Canyon Basins Special 
Recreation Management Area. Preliminary issues that have been 
identified for proposed plan amendment include camping restrictions and 
modifications to existing OHV designations in order to reduce resource 
degradation, firewood closures to reduce degradation in riparian areas, 
and the addition of specific management prescriptions in the Bridger 
Jack Mesa Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), Lavender Mesa 
ACEC, and Shay Canyon ACEC to reduce resource degradation from 
uncontrolled recreation use.
    No new planning criteria have been developed specifically for this 
proposed plan amendment. An interdisciplinary team will be used to 
analyze this proposed amendment in addition to other alternatives that 
may be considered.

    Dated: December 10, 1997.
Linda Colville,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 97-32915 Filed 12-16-97; 8:45 am]
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