[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 111 (Friday, June 10, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33919-33920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11494]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-939-04-1610-00]


Notice of Availability of the California Coastal National 
Monument Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, and under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a 
Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the California Coastal National Monument (CCNM) 
that is now available for public review.

DATES: BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any person 
who participated in the planning process, and has an interest that may 
be adversely affected, may protest. The protest must be filed within 30 
days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the 
notice of availability for the CCNM Proposed RMP/Final EIS in the 
Federal Register. Instructions for filing of protests are described in 
the front cover of the CCNM Proposed RMP/Final EIS and are included in 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rick Hanks, California Coastal 
National Monument, 299 Foam Street, Monterey, California, 93940; phone: 
(831) 372-6115; or e-mail at: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed RMP would provide direction

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for managing the approximate 1000 acres of offshore rocks, small 
islands, exposed reefs, and pinnacles that comprise the California 
Coastal National Monument (the Monument). The Monument was established 
by Presidential Proclamation on January 11, 2000, under the authority 
of the Antiquities Act of 1906, and directed the Secretary of the 
Interior to manage the Monument through the BLM. The Monument lies 
within the jurisdiction of 15 California counties and five BLM field 
offices, and at least 25 percent of the coastal portion of the mainland 
adjacent to the Monument is contained within the California State Parks 
System. Planning for the Monument officially began with a Federal 
Register notice on April 24, 2002 initiating scoping. The California 
Department of Fish and Game, the California Department of Parks and 
Recreation, the United States Air Force, and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian 
Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe, are 
cooperating agencies in the development of this RMP. BLM has sought 
public and governmental participation in the development of this RMP 
and will continue to pursue partnerships in the management of the 
Monument. Because of the unique nature of the Monument, many 
governmental entities have jurisdiction over resources immediately 
adjacent to it and are integrally important to meeting the goals and 
objectives for the Monument, as established in the RMP.
    Copies of the California Coastal National Monument Proposed RMP and 
Final EIS have been sent to affected Federal, State, and Local 
Government agencies and to interested parties. Copies of the Proposed 
RMP/Final EIS are available for public inspection at:
     California Coastal National Monument Office, 299 Foam 
Street, Monterey, California.
     California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 
California.
     Arcata Field Office, 1695 Heindon Road, Arcata, 
California.
     Ukiah Field Office, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, 
California.
     Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, 
California.
     Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, 
California.
     Palm Springs Field Office, 690 West Garnet Avenue, North 
Palm Springs, California.
     California Desert District Office, 22835 Calle de San Juan 
de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley.
    Interested persons may also review the Proposed RMP/Final EIS on 
the internet at http://www.ca.blm.gov/pa/coastal_monument. Comments on 
the Draft RMP/Draft EIS received from the public are addressed in the 
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. Public comments resulted in the addition of 
clarifying text, but did not significantly change the proposed land use 
decisions. Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the 
BLM regarding the Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found at 43 CFR 1610.5. 
A protest may only raise those issues which were submitted for the 
record during the planning process. E-mail and faxed protests will not 
be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides 
the original letter by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by 
the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will 
consider the e-mail or faxed protest as an advance copy and it will 
receive full consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with such 
advance notification, please direct faxed protests to the attention of 
the BLM protest coordinator at (202) 452-5112, and e-mails to [email protected]. Please direct the follow-up letter to the 
appropriate address provided below. The protest must contain:
    a. The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of the 
person filing the protest.
    b. A statement of the part or parts of the plan and the issue or 
issues being protested.
    c. A copy of all documents addressing the issue(s) that the 
protesting party submitted during the planning process or a statement 
of the date they were discussed for the record.
    d. A concise statement explaining why the protestor believes the 
State Director's decision is wrong.
    All protests must be in writing and mailed to the following 
address:

Regular Mail: Director (210), Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 
66538, Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Director (210) Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L 
Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036.

    The Director will promptly render a decision on the protest. The 
decision will be in writing and will be sent to the protesting party by 
certified mail, return receipt requested. The decision of the Director 
shall be the final decision of the Department of the Interior.

    Dated: April 1, 2005.
J. Anthony Danna,
Deputy State Director, Natural Resources.
[FR Doc. 05-11494 Filed 6-9-05; 8:45 am]
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