[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 9 (Friday, January 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 2272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-343]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID-110-1430-EU; IDI-34411, IDI-34544, IDI-34545, IDI-35031, IDI-35035]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Cascade Resource 
Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) the Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan 
(RMP) amendment to address offering the sale of public lands within 
Ada, Canyon, Payette, and Valley Counties, Idaho not currently 
identified for disposal.

DATES: The public scoping period for the proposal will commence with 
publication of this notice. Comments regarding this proposal must be 
submitted in writing to the address below within 30 days after the date 
of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Rosemary Thomas, Four Rivers 
Field Manager, Boise District, Bureau of Land Management, 3948 
Development Road, Boise, ID 83705.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to our mailing list, contact Effie Schultsmeier, Four 
Rivers Realty Specialist, at the Boise District Office, 208-384-3357. 
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Boise 
District Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed RMP amendment and land sales 
involve approximately 2,056 acres of public land north of Star in Ada 
County, around Pickles Butte and north of Lake Lowell in Canyon County, 
east of Payette in Payette County, and within the city limits of 
Cascade in Valley County. The purpose of a portion of the sales in 
Canyon and Payette Counties is to provide land for purchase by the 
respective counties for important public objectives including expansion 
of the landfill at Pickles Butte, further development at Clay Peak 
Motorcycle Park, and various other recreation and public use 
opportunities. The other lands will be evaluated for sale as the tracts 
are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands, 
some of which will serve to expand communities or provide economic 
development opportunities. As part of the RMP amendment, an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) will be prepared to analyze designation 
of the public land for disposal and sale of the land. Approximately 
3,175 acres of additional lands which are currently identified for 
disposal in the Cascade RMP will also be evaluated for disposal via 
sale. Comments will be accepted throughout the RMP amendment and EA 
process. Prior to a sale offer, a Notice of Realty Action will be 
prepared and published in accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1-2. The plan 
amendment will fulfill the needs and obligations set forth by the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act (FLPMA), and BLM management policies. Comments, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review at the Boise District Office during regular business 
hours 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays, and 
may be published as part of the EA. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address 
from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written 
comment.
    Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All 
submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

Rosemary Thomas,
Four Rivers Field Manager.
 [FR Doc. E6-343 Filed 1-12-06; 8:45 am]
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