[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 28410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13753]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-050-1610-08]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Las Vegas Resource 
Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement

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

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Proposed Las Vegas Resource Management Plan and Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) is available to the public 
for a 30 day protest period.
    The Proposed Plan and FEIS has been developed in accordance with 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976. This plan is a variation of 
Alternative E which was presented in the Supplement to the Draft 
Stateline Resource Management Plan released in May 1994 and as modified 
by public comment. This document contains a summary of the decisions 
and resulting impacts, an overview of the planning process and planning 
issues, the Proposed Plan, a summary of written and verbal comments 
received during public review of the Draft Plan and Supplement, and 
responses to the substantive issues raised during the review.
    The Proposed Plan may be protested by any person who participated 
in the planning process, and who has an interest which is or may be, 
adversely affected by the approval of the Proposed Plan. A protest may 
raise only those issues which were submitted for the record during the 
planning process (see 43 Code of Federal Regulations 1610.5-2).
    All protests must be written and must be postmarked on or before 
July 14, 1998 and shall contain the following information:
     The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest 
of the person filing the protest.
     A statement of the issue or issues being protested.
     A statement of the part or parts of the document being 
protested.
     A copy of all documents addressing the issue or issues 
previously submitted during the planning process by the protesting 
party, or an indication of the date the issue or issues were discussed 
for the record.
     A concise statement explaining precisely why the Bureau of 
Land Management, Nevada State Director's decision is wrong.
    Upon resolution of any protests, an Approved Plan and Record of 
Decision will be issued. The approved Plan/Record of Decision will be 
mailed to all individuals who participated in this planning process and 
all other interested publics upon their request.

DATES: All written protests must be postmarked no later than June 19, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be filed with:
    Director, Bureau of Land Management, Attn. Ms. Brenda Williams, 
Protests Coordinator, WO-210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, 
Washington, D.C. 20240.
    Copies of the Proposed RMP/FEIS may be obtained from the Las Vegas 
Field Office, 4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108.
    Public reading copies are available for review at the public 
libraries of Clark and Nye Counties, all government document repository 
libraries and at the following BLM locations:

Office of External Affairs, Main Interior Building, Room 5000, 1849 C 
Street, NW, Washington, DC;
Public Room, Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV; and 
the Las Vegas Field Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Steinmetz, RMP Team Leader, at 
BLM's Las Vegas Field Office listed above or telephone (702) 647-5097.

    Dated: May 15, 1998.
Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 98-13753 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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