[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22391]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-020-02-7122-DS-64GG]


New Mexico; Notice of Intent To Prepare a Plan Amendment to the 
Taos Resource Management Plan With an Associated National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) Documentation

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

ACTION: Notice of intent to amend the Taos Field Office's Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) and preparation of an associated NEPA document.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 CFR 1600, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Taos Field Office is considering an amendment to the Taos Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) to provide for the possible disposal of 
approximately 640 acres, more or less, of public land in Rio Arriba 
County, New Mexico, and to provide improvements associated with access.
    This amendment will be addressed through an Environmental 
Assessment (EA) or an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The level 
of NEPA documentation will be determined following public scoping.
    As a part of the public participation process, the public is 
invited to submit comments on this proposal for consideration in the 
RMP Amendment/NEPA documentation. If you wish to withhold your name or 
street 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. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and 
from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials 
of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection 
in their entirety.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Lora Yonemoto, Taos BLM 
Field Office, 226 Cruz Alta Rd., Taos, NM 87571. If you are not 
currently on our mailing list and wish to receive meeting notices and 
copies of planning documents, please send your name and address to the 
address listed above.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lora Yonemoto at the address above, or 
call 505-758-8851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following described public land in Rio 
Arriba County, New Mexico, will be examined for possible disposal under 
sections 209 and 212 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
1976, 43 U.S.C 1713 and 1719 and the Recreation and Public Purposes Act 
of 1926, as amended by the Recreation and Public Purpose Amendment Act 
of 1988.

T. 23 N., R. 9 E.,
    Sec. 6.

    The land described above contains 640 acres, more or less.
    An amendment to the RMP and associated environmental documentation 
(EA or EIS) will be completed for this action. If the land is found 
suitable for disposal, the United States would offer it to the North 
Central Solid Waste Authority (NCSWA) at $10.00 per acre, and a right-
of-way grant for the associated access. This action would provide the 
member organizations within the NCSWA with a site for solid waste 
disposal. The public is invited to provide scoping comments on the 
issues that should be addressed in the plan amendment and EA or EIS. 
The following resources will be considered in the preparation of the 
plan amendment: lands, wildlife, range, minerals, cultural resources, 
watershed/soils, threatened/endangered species, visual, and hazardous 
materials. Staff specialists representing these resources will make up 
the planning team. Several public meetings are planned. Public meetings 
will be announced in the Rio Grande Sun newspaper and at the Taos BLM 
web page (www.nm.blm.gov/www/tafo/tafo_home.html). At least 15 days 
prior notice will be given before a meeting is held. Written comments 
will be accepted for at least 15 days after the last scoping meeting is 
held. Comments on the scope of the proposed plan amendment and 
environmental document should be sent to Lora Yonemoto at the address 
above no later than 45 days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.Current land use planning information is available at 
the Taos Field Office. Office hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except holidays.

    Dated: May 16, 2002.
Carsten F. Goff,
New Mexico Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 02-22391 Filed 8-30-02; 8:45 am]
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