[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 61 (Thursday, March 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16516-16517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6334]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ-068-03-1610-DR-241E]


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Imperial 
Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP)/Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

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), the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
management policies, the BLM announces the availability of the RAMP 
Record of Decision for the Imperial Sand Dunes located mainly in the 
Western Colorado Desert Planning Area and partly in the Northern and 
Eastern Colorado Desert Planning area. The California State Director 
will sign the Record of Decision for the Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP which 
becomes effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP/Record Of Decision 
are available upon request from the Field Manager, El Centro Field 
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 
92243 or via the Internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynnette Elser, Resource Staff Chief, 
El Centro Field Office, El Centro, CA 92243, phone: 760-337-4400, e-
mail: [email protected].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP was developed 
with broad public participation through a multi-year collaborative 
planning process. This RAMP addresses management on approximately 
158,072 acres of public land in the planning areas. The Imperial Sand 
Dunes RAMP is designed to achieve or maintain desired future conditions 
developed through the planning process. It includes a series of 
management actions to meet the desired resource conditions for native 
plant populations, wildlife habitats, cultural and visual resources, 
and recreation.
    The approved Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP is essentially the same as 
Alternative 2 in the Proposed Imperial Sand Dunes RAMP and Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (PRAMP/FEIS), published in May 2003. BLM 
received eleven protest(s) to the Proposed RAMP/FEIS. No 
inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs were 
identified during the Governor's consistency review of the Proposed 
RAMP/FEIS. As a result, only minor editorial modifications were made in 
preparing the final RAMP/ROD. These modifications corrected errors that 
were noted during review of the Proposed RAMP/FEIS and provide further 
clarification for some of the decisions. An errata sheet is included 
with the RAMP/Record of Decision that identifies the location of the 
corrections to the Proposed RAMP/FEIS.

    Dated: February 7, 2005.
Larry Caffey,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-6334 Filed 3-30-05; 8:45 am]
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