[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2618-2619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-330-03-1610-00]


Notice of Availability of a Draft Resource Management Plan and 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the King Range National 
Conservation Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, and under authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, and the King Range Act of 1970, the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the King Range National 
Conservation Area (NCA). The planning area, which consists of the King 
Range NCA and adjoining BLM public lands, encompasses approximately 
62,000 acres in Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, California. The Draft 
RMP/Draft EIS provides direction and guidance for the management of 
public lands and resources within the Planning Area as well as 
monitoring and evaluation requirements.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft RMP/Draft EIS will be accepted for 
90 days following the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of 
the Notice of Availability for this Draft RMP/Draft EIS in the Federal 
Register. Future public meetings and any other public involvement 
activities will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public 
notices, media news releases, the project Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/arcata/, and/or mailings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Bob Wick, Bureau of Land 
Management, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, Arcata Field 
Office, 1695 Heindon Rd, Arcata, CA 95521; Fax (707) 825-2301 or email 
([email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The King Range Act of 1970 (Pub.L. 91-476) 
established the King Range National Conservation Area. The Federal Land 
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Pub.L. 94-579) expanded the area to 
its present size of approximately 62,000 acres. The King Range Act 
requires development of ``a comprehensive, balanced, and coordinated 
plan of land use, development, and management of the Area.'' The act 
also states ``that the plan will be reviewed and reevaluated 
periodically.'' The original plan was completed in 1974, and the 
present planning effort is the first comprehensive update.
    Five scoping meetings were held to solicit input for draft plan 
formulation. Three of these meetings were held in the communities 
surrounding the King Range. The other two meetings were held in Eureka 
and San Francisco. Public input during the scoping process identified 7 
issue areas for analysis in the RMP/EIS. The Draft RMP/Draft EIS 
examines four alternatives that respond to these issues. The issues 
include: Recreation and Visitor Use, Education/Interpretation, Resource 
Conservation and Management, Fire Management, Transportation/Access, 
and Community Involvement. Alternative A is the No Action (current 
management) Alternative. Alternatives B, C and D present a range of 
management scenarios with varying amounts of natural resource 
restoration/use and differing levels of recreation use and facilities. 
The Preferred Alternative is a combination of components from 
Alternatives B, C and D.
    Please note that comments, including names and street addresses of 
respondents, are available for public review and/or release under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Individual respondents may request

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confidentiality. Respondents who wish to withhold name and/or street 
address from public review or from disclosure under FOIA, must state 
this prominently at the beginning of the written comment. Such requests 
will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials or organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    Copies of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS have been sent to affected 
Federal, Tribal, State and local Government agencies, and to interested 
publics and are available at the Arcata Field Office. The Draft RMP/
Draft EIS and other associated documents may be viewed and downloaded 
in PDF format at the project Web site at http://www.ca.blm.gov/arcata/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to our mailing list, contact Bob Wick, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator (707) 825-2321 at the Arcata Field Office.

    Dated: August 22, 2003.
Dan Averill,
Acting Arcata Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-2 Filed 1-15-04; 8:45 am]
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