[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38218-38219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18233]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO-840-1610-DQ]


Notice of Availability of Canyons of the Ancients National 
Monument Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental 
Impact Statement, Colorado

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 the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau 
of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management 
Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) for the Canyons 
of the Ancients National Monument.

DATES: The BLM planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any 
person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may 
protest the BLM's Proposed RMP. A person who meets the conditions and 
files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that 
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its notice in the Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument 
PRMP/FEIS have been sent to affected Federal, Tribal, state, and local 
government agencies and to interested parties. Copies of the PRMP/FEIS 
are available for public review at:

     Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 
81323
     Dolores Public Lands Center, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, 
CO 81323
     San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, 
CO 81301
     Dolores Public Library, 420 Railroad Ave., Dolores, CO 
81323
     Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park, Cortez, CO 81321
     Mancos Public Library, 111 N. Main, Mancos, CO 81328
     Dolores County Extension Office, 409 N. Main, Dove Creek, 
CO 81324
     Durango Public Library, 1188 E. 2nd Ave., Durango, CO 
81301

    Interested persons may also review the PRMP/FEIS on the Internet at 
http://www.blm.gov/rmp/canm/. All protests must be in writing and 
mailed to 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Musclow, Monument Planner, 
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, 
CO 81323; Phone: (970) 882-5632.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area is located in southwest 
Colorado in Dolores and Montezuma Counties. The plan provides a 
framework to guide subsequent management decisions on approximately 
166,000 acres managed by the BLM. Within the Monument boundary, there 
are approximately 400 acres of National Park Service lands (Hovenweep 
National Monument) and 17,560 acres of private inholdings. The Canyons 
of the Ancients National Monument is currently being managed under the 
BLM 1985 San Juan/San Miguel RMP and the Interim Guidance provided 
after the National Monument was established. The PRMP/FEIS will provide 
the management direction for the areas within the National Monument 
under BLM management.
    Comments on the Draft RMP/EIS received from the public and the 
internal BLM review were considered and incorporated as appropriate 
into the proposed plan. Public comments resulted in the addition of 
clarifying text, but did not significantly change the proposed land use 
plan decisions.
    Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM 
regarding the Proposed PRMP/FEIS may be found in the Dear Reader Letter 
of the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument PRMP/FEIS and at 43 
CFR 1610.5-2. 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 of the protest and it will 
receive full consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with such 
advance notification, please fax protests to the attention of the BLM 
protest coordinator at 202-452-5112, and e-mails to Brenda [email protected].
    All protests, including the follow-up letter (if e-mailing or 
faxing) must be in writing and mailed to the appropriate address, as 
set forth in the ADDRESSES section above.
    Before including your phone number, e-mail address, or other 
personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware 
that your entire protest--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While

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you can ask us in your protest to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

Sally Wisely,
Colorado State Director.
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