[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4543]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-350-1020-DH]


Notice of Intent to Amend Redding Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Amend a Redding Resource Management Plan 
and Initiation of Public Scoping.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (Public 
Law 94-579), and the National Environmental Policy Act (Public Law 91-
190), the Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office, will 
consider a proposal to amend the existing boundary of the Horseshoe 
Ranch Wildlife Area as delineated in the Redding Resource Management 
Plan.

DATES: Written scoping comments will be accepted until Friday, March 
31, 2000. Written comments on the issues that should be addressed in 
this proposed Resource Management Plan amendment should be sent to the 
Bureau of Land Management, Redding Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, 
Redding, CA 96002, Attention: Ilene Emry.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Redding Field Office has received a 
proposal from the County of Siskiyou to review the existing boundary of 
the Horseshoe Ranch Area of the Klamath Management Area, Redding 
Resource Management Plan, dated July 27, 1993. The Horseshoe Ranch Area 
is located along the California-Oregon border, east of Interstate 5. 
The current western boundary of the Horseshoe Ranch Area is Interstate 
5. The County has proposed moving the boundary back to the 1983 
Horseshoe Ranch Management Plan boundary. This was a joint plan between 
the BLM and California Department of State Fish and Game. The BLM and 
the California Department of Fish and Game have a successful 
cooperative management relationship at Horseshoe Ranch which protects 
the natural values while minimizing taxpayer costs.
    This relationship is mirrored by the BLM and Oregon Department of 
Fish and Wildlife on the north side of the state boundary. In the 
existing Redding Resource Management Plan, expansion of public land 
administration westward to Interstate 5 was to complement public 
management (Pacific Crest Trail, Soda Mountain Wilderness Study Area, 
existing public land ownership, etc.) in Oregon, enhance public 
accessibility, and provide more effective long term protection of the 
interstate deer herd.
    The environmental analysis for the Redding Resource Management Plan 
Amendment will look at alternatives for the current Horseshoe Ranch 
Area Boundary, which will include no action, reduction, and expansion 
alternatives. These alternatives will be developed based on internal 
staff discussions, and public and agency input provided during this 
scoping process.
    The Bureau of Land Management's scoping process will include: (1) 
identification of issues to be addressed; (2) identification of viable 
alternatives; and (3) notification of interested groups, individuals, 
Native American groups, and agencies to determine level of 
participation and obtain additional information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Schultz or Ilene Emry at 
(530) 224-2100, (530) 224-2172 (fax), or e-mail [email protected].

Charles M. Schultz,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-4543 Filed 2-29-00; 8:45 am]
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