[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13359-13360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6977]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Availability of a Draft Recreation Area Management Plan 
for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area and Associated Draft 
Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan and Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft Recreation Area Management 
Plan (DRAMP) for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA) and 
associated Draft Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area 
(CDCA) Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS).

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SUMMARY: The DRAMP and Draft Amendment to the CDCA Plan provide 
direction and guidance for the management of public lands and resources 
of the ISDRA, including goals and management objectives, management 
prescriptions in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act (FLPMA) of 1976, management direction specific to discrete areas 
within the ISDRA, and monitoring and evaluation requirements. The DEIS 
evaluates the DRAMP and alternatives to the DRAMP, including necessary 
amendments to the CDCA Plan.

DATES: Written comments on the DRAMP, Draft Amendment to the CDCA Plan 
and DEIS will be accepted until

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June 28, 2002. Six (6) public meetings will be held between 7-10 p.m.
    The dates and locations of the public meetings are as follows:

April 9, 2002, El Centro, CA, City Council Chambers, 1275 Main Street, 
El Centro, CA.
April 11, 2002, Long Beach, CA, The Grand, 4101 East Willow Street, 
Long Beach, CA.
April 15, 2002, Phoenix, AZ, Phoenix College, 1202 West Thomas Road, 
Phoenix, AZ.
April 18, 2002, Brawley, CA, Brawley City Council, 225 A Street, 
Brawley, CA.
April 23, 2002, Yuma, AZ, Yuma Civic and Convention Center, 1440 W 
Desert Hills Drive, Yuma, AZ.
April 25, 2002, San Diego, CA, Marriott Mission Valley, 8757 Rio San 
Diego Drive, San Diego, CA.


ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to Greg Thomsen, Field Manager, El 
Centro Field Office, California Desert District, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243. Comments also 
may be sent by e-mail to: [email protected]. Comments on the DRAMP, 
Draft Amendment to the CDCA Plan and DEIS, including names and 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the El 
Centro Field Office during normal working hours (7:45 a.m to 4:15 p.m., 
except holidays), and may be published as part of the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement and Amendment to the CDCA Plan. 
Individuals may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your 
name or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom 
of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by 
law. All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made 
available for public inspection in their entirety. The planning 
documents and direct supporting record for the analysis and DRAMP will 
be available for inspection at the El Centro Field Office during normal 
working hours. Some important historical records may also be posted on 
the BLM Internet site to facilitate public access.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roxie Trost, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243; (760) 337-4420.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ISDRA project area, trending generally 
for 40 miles from the southeast to northwest, comprises approximately 
208,284 acres of public lands bounded approximately to the west by the 
Old Coachella Canal, to the east by the Union Pacific Railroad, to the 
North by Mammoth Wash, and to the south by Interstate 8 and the 
California/Mexico border. The primary activities conducted in the ISDRA 
include recreational camping and use of Off-Highway Vehicles. Issues 
addressed in the DRAMP and DEIS include: recreation resources; 
biological resources (wildlife and botany); cultural resources and 
paleontology; land ownership and management; geology and soils; 
socioeconomics; and public health and safety. The DEIS also addresses 
water; noise; mineral resources; hazardous materials; solid waste; 
visual resources; energy; access; climate; topography; and air quality.

Greg Thomsen,
Field Manager, El Centro Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-6977 Filed 3-21-02; 8:45 am]
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