[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67401-67402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33545]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-010-98-1610]


Arizona Strip District Resource Management Plan: Intent To Amend

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of intent to amend the Arizona Strip Resource Management 
Plan, Arizona.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR part 1600) 
this notice advises the public that the Arizona Strip Field Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, is proposing to amend the Arizona Strip 
Resource Management Plan to establish allowable resource uses on the 
Lee's Ferry Grazing Allotment. In accordance with 43 CFR part 4100.0-8 
``The authorized officer shall manage livestock grazing on public lands 
under the principle of multiple use and sustained yield, and in 
accordance with applicable land use plans. Land use plans shall 
establish allowable resource uses (either singly or in combination), 
related levels of production or use to be maintained, areas of use, * * 
*''. The Bureau of Land Management, in cooperation with the Lee's Ferry 
Grazing permittee, desires to retire the grazing preferences associated 
with the grazing allotment to alleviate conflicts between livestock and 
recreationist using the narrow Paria River Canyon corridor.
    The main issues anticipated in this plan amendment are: (1) 
potential impacts on recreation opportunities; (2), and potential 
impacts on the socio-economics of Coconino County, Arizona.
    This amendment is limited to the area contained within the Lee's 
Ferry Allotment on the Arizona Strip.

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    A land use plan amendment and environmental analysis will be 
prepared for the subject lands by an interdisciplinary team including 
range, wildlife, and recreation specialists.

DATES: Interested parties may submit comments to the Field Manager at 
the address shown below on or before February 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Field Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, Arizona Strip BLM, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah 
84790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Sandberg, Arizona Strip Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 345 E. Riverside Drive, St. George, 
Utah 84790, (435) 688-3200 to obtain additional information regarding 
this plan amendment. The existing land use plans and maps are available 
for review at the Interagency Office in St. George, Utah.
George Cropper,
Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-33545 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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