[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8591]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[CA-067-5440-00]


Intent To Amend the California Desert Conservation Area; El 
Centro Resource Area, CDD, CA

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
proposes to change the boundaries of the West Mesa Area of 
Environmental Concern and the East Mesa Area of Environmental Concern. 
The area includes public lands in the San Bernardino Meridian.
    East Mesa ACEC is proposed to be expanded north to Highway 78; 
along old Coachella Canal, and, west one mile to the East Mesa 
Geothermal Fields; and then along the eastern edge of the geothermal 
field.
    West Mesa ACEC is proposed to be expanded south to include Target 
102 of the U.S. Navy, and east (outside the Superstition Open Area) to 
the edge of private lands; then north to the San Sebastian ACEC and 
west to the San Felipe Route Corridor; this would expand the western 
boundary of the ACEC an average of three miles.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Field Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 760-337-4400. 
(Atten: Nancy Nicolai).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: East Mesa ACEC was designated in 1980 by the 
CDCA Plan. West Mesa ACEC was designated in 1987 by the 1987 CDCA Plan 
Amendment.
    In 1997 the Flat-tailed Horned Lizard Rangewide Strategy (Strategy) 
and Conservation Agreement was signed by BLM. The purpose of the 
Strategy is to conserve viable populations of flat-tailed horned 
lizard. The strategy outlines Management Areas building on protection 
supported by existing ACECs. The West Mesa and East Mesa Management 
Areas are larger than existing ACECs. The proposed amendment to the 
CDCA Plan will expand the ACEC boundaries to match the Management Area 
boundaries.
    The proposed amendment to the CDCA Plan is being analyzed as part 
of the proposed action in an environment assessment. It is anticipated 
that the Draft EA will be printed and made available to the public for 
comment in April 1998.

    Dated: March 23, 1998.
Terry A. Reed,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 98-8591 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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