[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6655-6656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1726]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-110-6332-AA; HAG01-0074]


Notice of Availability of the Hellgate Recreation Area Management 
Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 27 mile 
section of the Rogue River from the mouth of the Applegate River to 
Grave Creek

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Medford District Office, Grants Pass 
Resource Area.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, a Recreation Area Management Plan and DEIS have 
been completed for a portion of the Medford District. The DEIS 
describes and analyzes future options for managing the 27 mile section 
of the Rogue River (from the mouth of the Applegate River to Grave 
Creek) in southern Josephine County, Oregon.
    The need for action is based on BLM visitor use reports that show 
major increases in water-based visitor use activities, on a recreation 
use study, and on a scoping effort which identified visitor use 
conflicts. The purpose of the action is to ensure recreational use 
levels are in alignment with the purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act of October 2, 1968.
    All of the recommend planning issues share one topic: The growth of 
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types of recreation use on the river, and how much recreation use can 
and should the river support. The identified issues are motorized 
boating, non-motorized float boating, non-mortorized boat angling, user 
fees, camping, trails, day-use areas, public access and visitor 
services.
    The DEIS analyzes five alternatives ranging from fewer watercraft 
and less visitor use to maximum watercraft and visitor use. Open houses 
will be held on January 18, 2001, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the City of 
Grants Pass Council Chambers, 101 NW A. Street in Grants Pass, and on 
January 24, 2001, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Medford District 
Office, 3040 Biddle Road, in Medford.

DATES: Comments will be accepted until February 24, 2001. Informal 
meetings may be scheduled before the comment period closes.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Cori Cooper, Planning Team 
Leader, Grants Pass Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, Medford 
District Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504. Individual 
copies of the DEIS may be obtained by contacting the Planning Team 
Leader.
    Comments, including names and addresses, will be available for 
public review. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If 
you wish to withhold your name and/or address from public review or 
from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state 
this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law.

    Dated: January 9, 2000.
Abbie Jossie,
Field Manager, Grants Pass Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 01-1726 Filed 1-19-01; 8:45 am]
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