[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 47 (Friday, March 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14152-14153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05136]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[(LLCA930000.L13400000.DS0000.212X) MO#4500151907]


Notice of Termination of Draft Desert Plan Amendment and Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of termination.

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SUMMARY: By this notice, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 
announcing the termination of the land use planning process described 
in the Draft Land Use Plan Amendment (LUPA) and Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for an amendment to the California Desert 
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan and the Bakersfield and Bishop Resource 
Management Plans (RMPs).

DATES: The land use planning process described in the Draft LUPA/Draft 
EIS is discontinued as of the date of publication of this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremiah Karuzas, Renewable Energy

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Program Manager, telephone: 916-978-4644, email: [email protected]; 
address Bureau of Land Management, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 
95825. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
Mr. Karuzas during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours 
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive 
a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations (40 
CFR parts 1500-1508 and 43 CFR part 46), as well as 43 CFR 1610.7-2(b), 
the BLM published a Notice of Availability of a Draft LUPA/Draft EIS, 
as well as a concurrent public comment period on proposed management 
changes, and proposed boundary modifications or elimination of existing 
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), pursuant to 43 CFR 
1610.7-2(b), on January 14, 2021 (86 FR 3181). The BLM is now 
discontinuing this planning and NEPA process in accordance with bureau 
policy, including its consideration of changes to ACECs, in order to 
evaluate consistency with Departmental and Executive priorities related 
to conservation and promotion of renewable energy development. While 
the BLM does not intend to issue a Proposed Plan/Final EIS or a Record 
of Decision for this planning process, it will continue to work with 
cooperating agencies and stakeholders in the implementation of the 
existing land use plans, which may result in future planning efforts. 
The BLM will inform the public of any future planning efforts related 
to the three land use plans.

(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.7-2)

Karen E. Mouritsen,
BLM California State Director.

[FR Doc. 2021-05136 Filed 3-11-21; 8:45 am]
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