[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-32314]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-015-1610-DR; GP-03-0153]


Notice of Availability of the Lakeview Resource Management Plan/
Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability for the Lakeview Resource Management 
Plan (RMP)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of 
Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) has issued a ROD for the Lakeview Proposed RMP/
Final EIS. The ROD documents the approval of the BLM's land use plan 
for approximately 3.2 million acres of public land managed by the 
Lakeview Resource Area, Lakeview District, located in Lake and Harney 
Counties in southeastern Oregon. This decision supercedes the High 
Desert, Warner Lakes, and Lost River Management Framework Plans.

DATES: A total of 15 protests and 3 comment letters were submitted 
during the 30-day protest period, which closed March 3, 2003. All of 
the letters were reviewed and responses provided by the BLM. The land 
use planning decisions contained in the approved RMP became effective 
on the date the BLM State Director signed the ROD. In addition, a 
number of project level implementation decisions are made in the ROD. 
These decisions are appealable in accordance with 43 CFR part 4. The 
appeal period will start on the date the notice of availability is 
published. These project level decisions will be implemented over time, 
as described in the ROD, as funding and staff are available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information about the plan and hard 
copies of the approved Lakeview RMP/ROD may be obtained by contacting 
Paul Whitman, BLM, Lakeview District, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, 
Oregon 97630. Telephone (541-947-6110), Fax (541-947-6399), e-mail 
([email protected]). Copies have been mailed to all on the mailing 
list. The document and supporting data are also available 
electronically in portable document format on CD-ROM and via the 
internet at http://www.or.blm.gov/Lakeview/Planning/planning.htm.

    Dated: June 16, 2003.
Thomas E. Rasmussen,
Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area.
[FR Doc. 03-32314 Filed 12-31-03; 2:18 pm]
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