[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63032-63033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-8862]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Coeur d'Alene Resource 
Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement; Idaho

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 (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) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan/
Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) for the Coeur d'Alene 
Field Office, Idaho.

DATES: The BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any 
person who participated in the planning process, and has an interest 
which is or may be adversely affected, may protest BLM's approval of a 
resource management plan. You must file a protest within 30 days of the 
date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their notice of 
availability in the Federal Register. Instructions for filing of 
protests are described in the PRMP/FEIS and in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Pavey, 3815 Schreiber Way Coeur 
d'Alene, Idaho 83815; (208) 769-5059; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area covers approximately 
96,770 acres of public lands within the following Idaho Counties: 
Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, and

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Shoshone. The Coeur d'Alene PRMP, when completed, will provide 
management guidance for use and protection of the resources managed by 
the Coeur d'Alene Field Office. The draft Coeur d'Alene RMP/EIS was 
published for public comment on January 13, 2006. During the 90-day 
public comment period, BLM received 68 comment letters, e-mails, and 
faxes. These submissions included almost 700 individual comments, which 
BLM responded to in the PRMP/FEIS. Public comments resulted in the 
addition of clarifying text and minor changes to the Preferred 
Alternative, but did not significantly change land use decisions in the 
draft. The planning issues addressed in the PRMP/FEIS include: 
recreational travel management, management of forest products and 
protection of other resources, adjustments to Federal land ownership, 
invasive plants, protection of property from wildfire, and protection 
and restoration of watersheds and riparian areas.
    Copies of the Coeur d'Alene PRMP/FEIS have been sent to affected 
Federal, State, and local government agencies and to interested 
parties. Interested persons may review the PRMP/FEIS on the Internet at 
http://www.blm.gov/rmp/id/cda/. You may also obtain a copy on CD-ROM, 
or paper copy at the BLM Coeur d'Alene Field Office at the address 
listed above, or by contacting Scott Pavey at (208) 769-5059.
    Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM 
regarding the PRMP/FEIS may be found at 43 CFR 1610.5-2. 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 and it is 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 PRMP 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 one of the following 
addresses: 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.
    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 protest. 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. 
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 
is the final decision of the Department of the Interior.

    Dated: July 21, 2006.
John V. Martin,
Acting Branch Chief, Resources and Science.
[FR Doc. 06-8862 Filed 10-26-06; 8:45 am]
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