[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 53 (Friday, March 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14613-14614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6589]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-00-1010-DA]


Proposed BLM Resource Management Plan Amendment From the 
Designation of Environmentally Preferred Alternative in the Clancy-
Unionville Vegetative Manipulation and Travel Management Final 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The USDI, Bureau of Land Management, and USDA, Forest Service 
have released the Clancy-Unionville Vegetative Manipulation and Travel 
Management Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for 
public examination. The BLM has determined that a Resource Management 
Plan (RMP) Amendment is preferred, as described under the ``Features 
Common to All BLM Action Alternatives'' section of the FEIS located on 
page II-8 of the document.
    Public Participation: Headwaters RMP Amendment: The Travel Planning 
features analyzed in this FEIS and part of the Environmentally 
Preferred Alternative are subject to the provisions of BLM regulations 
under 43 CFR Part 1600. The BLM travel management features, as found in 
the draft EIS for the Clancy-Unionville Vegetation Manipulation and 
Travel Management Project, were available for public review and comment 
for 90 days, beginning November 6, 1998. Written comments were received 
from agencies, individuals, and organizations. All comments were 
considered in the preparation of the FEIS and the proposed RMP 
Amendment.
    The resource management planning process includes the opportunity 
for review of the RMP Amendment and, if desired, to submit a protest to 
the BLM's Director. Any person or organization who participated in the 
planning process and who has an interest that is or may be adversely 
affected by the approval of this RMP Amendment may protest the plan. 
Careful adherence to the following guidelines will help you prepare a 
protest that will assure the

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greatest consideration for your point of view.
    Only those persons or organizations who participated in the 
planning process may protest the plan. A protesting party may raise 
only those issues which were commented on during the planning process.

DATES: The protest period lasts 30 days and begins March 17, 2000, the 
day this Notice of Availability is published in the Federal Register. 
There is no provision for an extension of time. Protests filed late or 
filed with the State Director, Field Manager or the Forest Service 
shall be rejected by the Director. To be considered ``timely'' your 
protest must be postmarked no later than April 17, 2000. Although not a 
requirement, sending your protest by ``certified mail, return receipt 
requested,'' is recommended.

ADDRESSES: Reading copies of the Environment Impact Statement and 
proposed RMP Amendment will be available at the BLM's Butte Field 
Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59702, or the Forest 
Service's Helena Ranger District, 2001 Poplar Street, Helena, Montana 
59601.
    All protests must be filed in writing to: Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, WO-
210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.
    The Overnight Mail address is: Director, Bureau of Land Management, 
Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, 1620 L Street NW, 
Room 1075, Washington, D.C. 20036.
    To expedite consideration, in addition to the original protect 
being sent by mail or overnight mail, a copy of the protest may be sent 
by fax to 202-452-5112 or by electronic mail to [email protected].
    To be considered complete, your protest must contain, at a minimum, 
the following information:
    (1) The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of 
the persons filing the protest;
    (2) A statement of the issue being protested;
    (3) A statement of the portion of the plan being protested. To the 
extent possible, this should be done by referencing specific pages, 
paragraphs, sections, tables, and maps in the proposed RMP Amendment.
    (4) A copy of all documents addressing the issue that were 
submitted during the planning process or a reference to the date the 
issue was discussed for the record.
    (5) A concise statement explaining why the BLM State Director's 
decision is believed to be incorrect (a critical part of the protest).
    Take care to document all relevant facts and to reference or cite 
the planning documents, environmental analysis documents, and available 
planning records (meeting minutes, summaries, correspondence). A 
protest without data will not provide us with the benefit of your 
information and insight, and the Director's review will be based on the 
existing analysis and supporting data.
    At the end of the 30-day protest period, the BLM may issue a Record 
of Decision approving implementation of any portion of the proposed 
plan not under protest. Approval will be withheld on any portion of the 
plan that is under protest, until the protest is resolved.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Small of the BLM Butte Field 
Office at 406-494-5059.

    Dated: February 25, 2000.
Steve Hartmann,
Acting Field Manager.
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