[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 167 (Monday, August 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52125-52126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21865]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(AZ030-1610-HN-00; AZA-31069)


Notice of Availability of Cane Springs Land Exchange 
Environmental Assessment/Plan Amendment and; Notice of Realty Action.

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of realty action.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716), as amended and section 
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the 
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land 
Management, Kingman Field Office, Arizona, has prepared an 
Environmental Assessment (EA)/Plan amendment to analyze the effect of a 
proposed land exchange and a proposed plan amendment to the Kingman 
Resource Management Plan. The EA addresses the effects of a proposal to 
exchange approximately 17,500 acres of public land for approximately 
18,000 acres of private land. The proposed land exchange is entirely 
within Mohave County, Arizona. The amendment is needed because the 
Proponent selected public lands that were not identified for disposal 
through exchange in the Kingman Resource Management Plan. It is 
proposed to amend the Kingman Resource Management Plan to change 478.11 
acres located in Lots 1, 2, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SE1/4 of section 31 in 
Township 22 North, Range 18 West from available for disposal through 
Recreation and Public Purpose Uses to available for disposal through 
exchange. There would be 158.25 acres in Lots 3,4, E1/2SW1/4 of section 
31 of Township 22 North, Range 18 West for Recreation and Public 
Purpose Uses.
    The Realty Action is in accordance with sections 1 and 7 of the 
Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315 and 315f, the selected public lands 
described in the EA are hereby classified for disposal by exchange.

DATES: Written protests on the proposed plan amendment must be 
postmarked no later than September 27, 2000.

Plan Protest Procedures:

    The BLM's planning process includes an opportunity for 
administrative review via a plan protest to the BLM Director. This plan 
protest procedure is only applicable to the proposed plan amendment.
    The protest must specifically address the proposal to change 478.11 
acres of land classified as available for disposal through Recreation 
and Public Purpose uses to a classification of available for disposal 
through exchange. Currently, no decision has been made on the overall 
exchange, so the exchange itself cannot be protested. Only the proposal 
to amend the Kingman RMP can be protested. To protest the proposed plan 
amendment, file a letter of protest with: Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator, WO-
210/LS-1075, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240.
    The overnight mail address is: Director, Bureau of Land Management 
Attention: Ms. Brenda Williams, Protests Coordinator (WO-210) 1620 L 
Street NW, Room 1075, Washington, DC 20036.
    To expedite consideration, in addition to the original sent by mail 
or overnight mail, a copy of the protest may be sent by fax to (202) 
452-5112 or e-mail to [email protected].
    WO-210 will immediately acknowledge receipt of the protest and fax/
e-mail a copy to the appropriate BLM State Director and the assigned 
field support staff. Protests filed late or filed with the BLM State 
Director or district, field or area manager shall be rejected by the 
BLM Washington Office (WO-210).
    At minimum, the letter of protest must contain the following 
information.
    1. The name, mailing address, telephone number and interest of the 
person filing the protest.
    2. A statement of which parcel or parcels (by township, range and 
section) are being protested.
    3. A copy of each document addressing the parcels proposed to be 
categorized as disposal lands, such as letters sent during the plan 
amendment

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process that addresses parcels within the proposed plan amendment.
    4. A statement of reasons why the BLM State Director's proposed 
decision to place the lands in the disposal category is believed to be 
incorrect. All relevant facts need to be included in the statement of 
reasons. These facts, reasons and documentation are very important to 
understand the protest rather than merely expressing disagreement with 
the proposed decision.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the document are available at the following 
locations: Bureau of Land Management, Kingman Field Office, 2475 
Beverly Ave., Kingman, Arizona, 86401-3629 and Bureau of Land 
Management, Arizona State Office, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, 
Arizona 85004-2203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL: Don McClure, phone: (520) 692-4400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land exchange includes both public and 
non-public land in Mohave County in northwestern Arizona, encompassing 
approximately 35,500 acres. Issues that have been addressed are 
ranching, biological resources, recreation/access, soil erosion, 
cultural resources, realty, riparian areas, mineral resources, and 
Proposed modifications to the Kingman Resource Management Plan have 
been integrated with the proposed Land Exchange, and the impacts 
presented in a single EA-level analysis.

John R. Christensen,
Field Manager, Kingman Field Office.
[FR Doc. 00-21865 Filed 8-25-00; 8:45 am]
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