[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38295-38296]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16746]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the San Pedro
Riparian National Conservation Area Resource Management Plan Final
Environmental Impact Statement, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
(SPRNCA) located in Cochise County in southeastern Arizona. The Arizona
State Director signed the ROD on July 30, 2019, which constitutes the
final decision of the BLM and makes the approved RMP effective
immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/approved RMP are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Tucson Field Office, Bureau of Land Management,
3201 East Universal Way, Tucson, AZ 85756 or on the BLM ePlanning
project website at https://go.usa.gov/xQKFU. Copies of the ROD/approved
RMP are available for public inspection at the Arizona State Office and
the Tucson Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Feldhausen, Gila District
Manager, telephone 520-258-7279; address 3201 East Universal Way,
Tucson, AZ 85756; email [email protected]. Persons who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SPRNCA RMP provides management for
55,990 acres of public land administered by the BLM Tucson Field
Office. The approved RMP describes the goals, objectives, and
management actions for the SPRNCA's resources and uses identified in
the enabling legislation, including aquatic; wildlife; archaeological;
paleontological; scientific; cultural; educational; and recreational
resources and values. The approved RMP focuses on active resource
management, provides a mix of recreational opportunities, allows for
livestock grazing on existing allotments in the SPRNCA, increases acres
available for hunting with firearms, and provides for additional
opportunities for habitat restoration, water recharge projects, and
species reintroductions. The SPRNCA RMP was developed with stakeholder
dialogue throughout the planning process. The BLM regularly
communicated with, and solicited input from the public, organizations,
other agencies, state and local government, and the tribes through
public meetings, newsletters, and electronic communications. The
Proposed RMP/Final EIS was published on April 26, 2019 (84 FR 17888).
During the 30-day protest period, the BLM Director received 28 protest
letters. All protests were resolved prior to the issuance of the ROD.
No comments regarding potential inconsistencies with State and local
plans, programs, and policies were received from the Governor's Office
during the Governor's Consistency Review process. The approved RMP
carries forward all decisions from the
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Proposed Plan. The ROD summarizes clarifications and modifications
included in the RMP. Minor changes were made in the RMP for clarity and
to reduce redundancy. Minor inconsistencies, including the numbering of
goals, objectives, allowable uses and management actions, were also
rectified. There are not any appealable decisions included in the ROD.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6)
Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2019-16746 Filed 8-5-19; 8:45 am]
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