[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 70051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32459]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-670-1220]
Recreation Management
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.
ACTION: Development of a Recreation Management Plan to guide the
activities in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area through the next
decade. The current plan was written in 1987 and is in need of
revision. The recent listing of Threatened and Endangered Species, use
patterns, and demographics for the Imperial Sand Dunes have changed in
the past 13 years bringing new issues and concerns to be addressed.
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SUMMARY: This notice affects public lands under the administrative
responsibility of the Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office
and is know as the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area. The boundary is
delineated by in the following townships and ranges.
T12S, R16E,
T17S, R19E,
T16S, R21E
The most highly visited portion of the dune system is traversed to
the north by Highway 78 and the south by Interstate 8. The west
boundary follows the abandoned Old Coachella Canal, while the east
boundary follows the Union Pacific Railroad. The exact planning area
location is available at the El Centro BLM office.
Public Scoping meetings have been established to allow comments and
public participation at the following dates and locations:
January 10, 2000 6:30 p.m.-9:00 Yuma, AZ.......... Yuma Civic and
p.m. Convention
Center, 1440 W
Desert Hills
Drive, Yuma, AZ.
January 12, 2000 6:30 p.m.-9:00 Long Beach, CA.... Long Beach Gas Co.
p.m. 2400 East Spring
Street, Long
Beach, CA.
January 14, 2000 6:30 p.m.-9:00 Cahuilla.......... Cahuilla Ranger
p.m. Station, Gecko
Road, Imperial
Sand Dunes.
January 25, 2000 6:30 p.m.-9:00 Phoenix, AZ....... Phoenix Public
p.m. Library, Music
Room--4th Floor,
Phoenix, AZ.
January 27, 2000 6:30 p.m.-9:00 San Diego, CA..... San Diego County
p.m. Admin Center,
1600 Pacific
Highway, San
Diego, CA.
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DATES: The planning process and comment period will be effective
December 15, 1999. Interested parties may submit comments to the Field
Manager, El Centro Field Office, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA
92243 until February 29, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxie Trost, Outdoor Recreation
Planner, at 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243 or telephone
(760) 337-4436.
Dated: December 9, 1999.
Elayne Briggs,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 99-32459 Filed 12-14-99; 8:45 am]
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