[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 43808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12423]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY-040-06-1610-DT]


Notice of Correction to Notice of Availability of the Record of 
Decision for the Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan and Green 
River Resource Management Plan Amendment, Wyoming

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of correction.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) inadvertently published an 
incorrect version of this notice in the Federal Register on July 20, 
2006 [71 FR 41234]. The BLM is republishing the revised version of this 
notice.
    In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and 
the National Environmental Policy Act, the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for 
the Jack Morrow Hills Coordinated Activity Plan (JMH CAP) and Green 
River Resource Management Plan (GRRMP) Amendment. The ROD documents the 
BLM's decision to approve a land use plan amendment that addresses 
approximately 574,800 acres of public land located in Sweetwater, 
Sublette, and Fremont counties in southwestern Wyoming. The JMH CAP/
GRRMP Amendment contains land use plan decisions that supersede 
previous land use planning decisions made in the GRRMP and completes 
decisions deferred in the GRRMP. The JMH CAP/ROD went into effect on 
the date the Wyoming State Director signed the ROD.

ADDRESSES: The ROD will be available electronically on the following 
Web site: www.wy.blm.gov/jmhcap.
    Copies of the JMH CAP/ROD are available for public inspection at 
the following BLM office locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353 
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
     Bureau of Land Management, Rock Springs Field Office, 280 
Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.
    To request a copy of the ROD, please write or telephone the BLM 
contacts listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Holbert, Field Manager, or 
Renee Dana, JMH CAP Team Leader, Bureau of Land Management, Rock 
Springs Field Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 
82901. Requests for a copy of the ROD may be sent electronically to: 
[email protected] with ``JMH CAP'' in the subject line. Mr. 
Holbert and Ms. Dana may be reached at (307) 352-0256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The JMH CAP/ROD was developed with broad 
public participation through a 4-year collaborative planning process. 
The JMH CAP/ROD provides management direction designed to achieve or 
maintain desired future conditions developed through the planning 
process. To meet the desired resource conditions, the plan includes a 
series of management actions for resources in the area including upland 
and riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats, heritage and visual 
resources, air quality, sensitive species, special management areas, 
livestock grazing, minerals including oil and gas, and recreation.
    In response to the 30-day protest period that ended on August 16, 
2004, a total of 1,011 protests were received by BLM. The BLM reviewed 
and responded to all submittals.
    The JMH CAP and ROD modify existing special management areas and 
establish new management objectives for other areas. The JMH planning 
area includes five Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) 
previously designated under the Green River RMP. Four of the designated 
five ACECs remain unchanged. The fifth, Steamboat Mountain ACEC, has 
been expanded by about 4,000 acres and includes the Indian Gap trail 
and key habitats types such as the rare sagebrush/scurfpea vegetation 
type.
    To protect important scientific values, the West Sand Dunes 
Archaeological District is identified as a new management area. The JMH 
CAP establishes the Steamboat Mountain Management Area where BLM will 
emphasize management of a portion of the public lands with important 
Native American cultural values, important watershed values, unique 
wildlife habitat, and crucial big game habitat.
    The JMH CAP is essentially the same as the Proposed Plan in the JMH 
CAP/FEIS with some reorganization and clarifications as a result of the 
Governor's consistency review, public comments and protests. There are 
no significant changes from the Proposed JMH CAP/FEIS published in 
July, 2004.
    No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs 
were identified during the Governor's consistency review of the JMH 
CAP/FEIS. No significant changes or modifications were necessary as a 
result of comments or protests. As a result, only editorial 
modifications were made in the JMH CAP. These modifications correct and 
clarify errors that were noted during review of the JMH CAP/FEIS and 
provide further clarification for some of the decisions.

     Dated: July 27, 2006.
Donald A. Simpson,
Acting Associate State Director.
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