[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 40690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16659]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AA210-00-1610-01-2410]


Public Land and Resources; Planning, Programming and Budgeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period for draft land use planning manual 
and handbook.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is developing a new manual 
and handbook for preparing land use plans and is extending by 30 days 
the time period for the public to review the proposed guidance and 
provide comments.

DATES: Send your comments on the draft land use planning manual and 
handbook to reach BLM by August 9, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail your comments to the Bureau of Land Management (WO-
210), Attention: Ted Milesnick, 1849 C Street NW., (LS-1050), 
Washington, DC, 20240-0001 or send them electronically to 
wo210.blm.gov.
    Copies of the draft land use planning manual and handbook may be 
obtained from any of the following sources: the Internet at 
www.blm.gov; the BLM Washington Office (U.S. Department of the 
Interior, BLM, Planning, Assessment and Community Support Group (WO-
210), 1849 C Street, NW., (LS-1050), Washington, DC. 20240-0001); or 
from any BLM State Office or Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted Milesnick at (202) 452-7727, Ann 
Aldrich at (202) 452-7722, or Paul Politzer at (202) 452-0349.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of availability and additional 
supplementary information for the Draft Land Use Planning Manual and 
Handbook were published in the Federal Register on May 30, 2000 (65 FR 
34495), with a comment period expiring July 10, 2000. The BLM has 
received requests from the public to extend the comment period on the 
draft planning guidance. We recognize the value of public input on the 
draft guidance and therefore are extending the comment period for 30 
days. We are limiting the extension to 30 days because of our desire to 
fully consider all comments and finalize the manual and handbook so 
that they can be used to guide the development of numerous planning 
efforts scheduled to begin October 1, 2000, the beginning of Fiscal 
Year 2001.

    Dated: June 27, 2000.
Sherry Barnett,
Acting Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning.
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