[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6945]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[WYW-142433]


Bighorn Basin Resource Area, WY; Discovery of Dinosaur Tracks

ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct a planning review and request for 
public participation concerning the discovery of dinosaur tracks in Big 
Horn County, Wyoming, Bighorn Basin resource area.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites the public to 
identify management needs and issues associated with the recent 
discovery of dinosaur tracks on BLM-administered public lands in Big 
Horn County, Wyoming.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Bies, Bighorn Basin Resource Area 
Archaeologist or Chuck Wilkie, Bighorn Basin Resource Area Manager; 
Bureau of Land Management, P. O. Box 119, Worland, Wyoming 82401-0119; 
(307) 347-5100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A review of existing land-use planning 
decisions is being conducted to evaluate how to best manage public 
lands, resources, educational opportunities, and other values 
associated with the recent discovery of dinosaur tracks on BLM-
administered public lands in the Bighorn Basin Resource Area near 
Shell, Wyoming. The tracks were not addressed in the Washakie Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) which was completed in 1988, and a review of 
BLM's planning decisions for the discovery area is needed to evaluate 
the adequacy of existing management prescriptions for the protection of 
the tracks and related values. The planning review will also consider 
management options for public education, interpretation, scientific 
research, and recreation in the area. Any needed changes in existing 
management or any new management actions to be prescribed for the area 
will be identified and, if necessary, the Washakie RMP will be amended.
    The planning review will include opportunities for public 
participation. These opportunities will be announced through Federal 
Register notices, media releases, or mailings. The public will be 
invited to one or more meetings to discuss problems, conflicts, 
concerns, and planning issues in the review area along with potential 
management options. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
environmental analysis process will be used for evaluating these 
options and for developing a management prescription for the discovery 
area.
    If the planning review results in the need to amend the Washakie 
RMP, other notices, mailings, or media releases will announce a 30-day 
public comment/protest period on the proposed amendment.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents will 
be available for public review at the Worland District Office, 101 
South 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming, during regular business hours 
(7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Monday through Friday, except holidays. 
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to 
withhold your name or address from public review or from disclosure 
under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently 
at the beginning of your comments. Such requests will be honored to the 
extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be 
made available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: March 10, 1998.
Alan R. Pierson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 98-6945 Filed 3-16-98; 8:45 am]
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