[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 35675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[NV-040-1610-00]


Correction on the Dates of the Protest Period for the Proposed 
Caliente Management Framework Plan Amendment and Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Management of Desert Tortoise Habitat

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

ACTION: Notice of the changes in the protest period.

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SUMMARY: The protest period for the Proposed Plan Amendment and Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Caliente Management Framework 
Plan will be extended to July 30, 1999. The Proposed Plan Amendment 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 Amendment. 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 now be postmarked on or 
before July 30, 1999 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 Directors's decision is wrong.

    Upon resolution of any protests, an Approved Plan Amendment and 
Record of Decision will be issued. The Approved Plan Amendment/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 July 30, 
1999.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be filed with: Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Attn. Ms. Brenda Williams, Protest Coordinator, WO-210/LS-
1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.
    Copies of the Proposed Plan Amendment/FEIS may be obtained from the 
Ely Field Office, HC33 Box 33500, Ely, NV 89301 and the Caliente Field 
Station, U.S. Highway 93, P.O. Box 237, Caliente NV, 89008.
    Public reading copies are available for review at the public 
libraries of Clark, White Pine and Lincoln 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;
The Caliente Field Station and the Ely Field Office at the above 
addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene L. Drais, Project Manager at 
(775) 289-1880 at the Ely Field Office.

    Dated: June 22, 1999.
James M. Perkins,
Acting Ely Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-16780 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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