[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 171 (Friday, September 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 53941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19606]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Black Rock 
Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area 
(NCA) and Associated Wilderness and Other Contiguous Lands in Nevada, 
Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 
Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) policies, and the Black Rock Desert-High Rock 
Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area Act of 2000 (Public 
Law 106-554), the BLM announces the availability of the RMP/ROD for the 
Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National 
Conservation Area Planning Area, located in northwestern Nevada. The 
Nevada and California State Directors will sign the RMP/ROD, which 
becomes effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant 
Trails National Conservation Area (NCA) and Associated Wilderness and 
Other Contiguous Lands in Nevada RMP/ROD are available upon request 
from the Field Manager, Winnemucca Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 5100 E Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, Nevada 89445-2921, or 
via the Internet at http://www.blackrockhighrock.org. Copies of the 
RMP/ROD are also available for public inspection at the following 
repositories: University of Nevada-Reno Getchell Library, Reno, NV; 
Humboldt County Library, Winnemucca, NV; BLM-Nevada Carson City Field 
Office, Carson City, NV; BLM-Nevada State Office, Reno, NV; Public 
Library, Gerlach, NV; Public Library, Reno, NV; Pershing County Public 
Library, Lovelock, NV; Lyon County Library, Dayton, NV; Lyon County 
Library, Fernley, NV; BLM-California Surprise Field Office, Cedarville, 
CA; Modoc County Library, Cedarville, CA; Modoc County Library, Alturas 
CA; BLM-California State Office, Sacramento, CA; and BLM-California 
Eagle Lake Field Office, Susanville, CA. Persons who are not able to 
inspect the RMP/ROD either on-line or at one of the locations provided 
may request one of a limited number of printed copies or compact discs 
(CDs) by contacting the NCA Planning Staff at the Winnemucca Field 
Office by e-mail at [email protected], by telephone at (775) 623-1500, 
or by fax at (775) 623-1503. Requests should be directed to the NCA 
Planning Staff, clearly state that it is a request for a printed copy 
or CD of the Black Rock-High Rock RMP/ROD, and include the name, 
mailing address and phone number of the requesting party.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David C. Cooper, NCA Manager, BLM 
Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445-
2921, (775) 623-1500, [email protected] (``Attn: NCA Manager'' in 
subject line of message).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP/ROD was developed with broad public 
participation through a 3-year collaborative planning process. This 
RMP/ROD addresses management on approximately 1.2 million acres of 
public land in the planning area. The RMP/ROD is designed to achieve or 
maintain objectives that were identified in the legislation that 
created the NCA and wilderness areas or developed through the planning 
process. The RMP/ROD includes a series of management actions to meet 
the desired resource conditions for upland and riparian vegetation, 
wildlife habitats, cultural and visual resources, livestock grazing and 
recreation.
    The approved RMP is essentially the same as Alternative D in the 
Proposed RMP/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS), 
published in September 2003. BLM received eight protests to the PRMP/
FEIS. No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies or 
programs were identified during the Governor's consistency review of 
the PRMP/FEIS. As a result, only minor editorial modifications were 
made in preparing the RMP/ROD. These modifications corrected technical 
errors that were noted during review of the PRMP/FEIS and provided 
further clarification for some of the decisions.

    Dated: May 10, 2004.
Terry A. Reed,
Field Manager, Winnemucca Field Office, Bureau of Land Management.
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