[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 190 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53404-53405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25518]


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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[UT-080-1310-00]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Plan Amendment 
Environmental Assessment to the Book Cliffs Resource Area Resource 
Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Utah, Vernal Field Office 
has completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) and issued a Finding of 
No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Proposed Book Cliffs Resource 
Area Plan Amendment for Black-Footed Ferret Reintroduction into the 
Coyote Basin Area, Utah. The proposed plan amendment would allow for 
the reintroduction of the ferret into the Primary Management Zone (PMZ) 
of Coyote Basin under the conditions delineated under the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service's rule establishing the area as covered by Section 10j 
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. The Coyote Basin 
PMZ, which is located in Uintah County, Utah, consists of 51,563 acres.
    Additionally, the guidelines developed by an interdisciplinary team 
and described in the Final Proposed Cooperative Plan for the 
Reintroduction and Management of Black-footed Ferrets in Coyote Basin, 
Uintah County, Utah would be followed.

DATES: The 30 day protest period for the proposed plan amendment will 
commence with the publication of this notice. Protests must be received 
on or before November 1, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be addressed to the Director (W-210), Bureau 
of Land Management, Attn: Brenda Williams, 1849 C Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20240 within 30 days after the date of publication of 
this Notice of Availability.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Stroh, Wildlife Biologist, 
Vernal Field Office, at 170 South 500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078, (435) 
781-4481. Copies of the proposed plan amendment EA are available for 
review at the Vernal Field Office or on the internet at http://
www.blm.gov/utah/vernal.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action is announced pursuant to Section 
202(a) of the Federal Land Policy Management Act (1976) and 43 CFR Part 
1610. This proposed amendment is subject to protests by any party who 
has participated in the planning process. Protests must be specific and 
contain the following information:

--The name, mailing address, phone number, and interest of the person 
filing the protest.
--A statement of the issue(s) being protested.
--A statement of the part(s) of the proposed amendment being protested 
and citing pages, paragraphs, maps, etc., of the proposed plan 
amendment.
--A copy of all documents addressing the issue(s) submitted by the 
protestor during the planning process or a reference to the date when 
the protester discussed the issue(s) for the record.
--A concise statement as to why the protester believes the BLM State 
Director is incorrect.


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    Dated: September 24, 1999.
Linda S. Colville,
Acting State Director, Utah.
[FR Doc. 99-25518 Filed 9-30-99; 8:45 am]
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