[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 38 (Friday, February 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10105-10106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ES-032-0-1430-EU]


Notice of Availability of the Wisconsin Draft Resource Management 
Plan Amendment/Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee Field Office, Department 
of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), Milwaukee Field Office, has released a Draft Resource Management 
Plan Amendment (RMPA) and Environmental Assessment (EA), to assess the 
future disposition of 12 public domain parcels in the State of 
Wisconsin. The parcels are located in Bayfield, Door, Langlade, Oneida, 
Vilas, and Waupaca Counties. Four of the tracts contain historic 
lighthouses declared excess by the U.S. Coast Guard and the remaining 
parcels are small, isolated tracts located in northern Wisconsin.
    The planning effort has followed the procedures set forth in 43 CFR 
subpart 1600. The EA has been prepared under 40 CFR part 1500, et seq.
    The public is invited to comment on the Draft RMPA/EA by providing 
substantive input relating to the planning issues and accuracy of the 
scientific data used in the plan. Input stating agreement or 
disagreement with a particular alternative is not considered 
substantive under BLM's planning regulations or the National 
Environmental Policy Act.

DATES: The comment period commences with the publication of this 
notice. Comments must be postmarked no later than April 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Field Manager, 
Milwaukee Field Office, P.O. Box 631, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0631. 
Submit electronic comments and other data to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Levine, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator, 414-297-4463.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft RMPA/EA contains three 
alternatives: (1) transfer of the parcels to other Federal, State or 
local agencies, non-profit groups, Native American Tribes or private 
land owners; (2) no action, in which BLM would retain the tracts and 
manage them on a custodial basis; and (3) retention by BLM which would 
actively manage the properties under multiple use and sustained yield 
principles.
    The Draft RMPA identifies disposal criteria that will be consulted 
if Alternative 1 is chosen and when BLM reviews site-specific proposals 
to acquire the properties. The criteria serve two purposes. First, they 
prescribe the management and resource objectives for each property 
based on the planning issues developed during the scoping period. 
Second, the criteria establish the procedures, such as consultations or 
studies, that must be completed prior to transfer of any tract. These 
consultations and studies, coupled with specific development proposals, 
will be used to analyze environmental impacts for the properties.
    BLM may hold public workshops or open houses on the Draft RMPA, if 
public interest warrants holding them.
    Complete records of all phases of the planning process will be 
available at the

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Milwaukee Field Office and are available upon request.

    Dated: February 16, 2000.
James W. Dryden,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-4261 Filed 2-24-00; 8:45 am]
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