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necessary, outside expertise may be Office. This planning activity withhold your name or street address used. encompasses approximately 204,000 from public review or from disclosure Background Information: On June 9, acres of public land. The plan will under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000, the President signed Proclamation fulfill the needs and obligations set forth you must state this prominently at the 7317, creating the Canyons of the by the National Environmental Policy beginning of your written comment. Ancients National Monument. The Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy Such requests will be honored to the monument encompasses approximately and Management Act (FLPMA), the extent allowed by law. All submissions 164,000 acres of public lands in monument proclamation, and BLM from organizations and businesses, and Montezuma and Dolores Counties, management policies. The Carrizo Plain from individuals identifying themselves Colorado, borders the State of Utah and National Monument RMP will be as representatives or officials of the Navajo Reservation to the west, and created by combining the existing organizations or businesses, will be the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation is Carrizo Plain Natural Area Management available for public inspection in their located to the south. The National Park Plan with pertinent decisions within the entirety. Service, Hovenweep National Caliente RMP, and amending those FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further Monument, manages 400 acres inside decisions as needed to bring them into information and/or to have your name the boundaries of Canyons of the conformance with the monument added to our mailing list, contact Chris Ancients National Monument. Mesa proclamation. Those decisions within Ryan, Telephone 661 391–6107. the Caliente RMP that pertain only to Verde National Park is 12 miles east of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Canyons of the Ancients National Carrizo will then be removed from the Carrizo Plain National Monument is Monument. Caliente RMP by amendment. Both the currently managed under the recently Caliente RMP and the Carrizo Plain The San Juan/San Miguel RMP completed Carrizo Plain Natural Area Natural Area Management Plan were completed in 1985 encompassed the Management Plan and the Caliente prepared by the BLM in collaboration monument (Anasazi ACEC at that time) RMP. Together, these existing plans with a broad cross-section of interested and has been amended four times. Two provide a comprehensive management parties. The BLM will again work of these amendments affected program which is believed to be collaboratively with interested parties to management within the area now appropriate for the new monument. review the management decisions that designated as Canyons of the Ancients While BLM will review this existing are best suited to local, regional, and National Monument: an amendment for management program in light of current national needs and concerns. The Oil and Gas Leasing and Development issues associated with the new environmental review process includes (1991) and an amendment to implement monument, a full scale planning effort an evaluation of the pertinent RMP the Standards for Public Land Health is not considered necessary. However, decisions in the context of the needs and Guidelines for Livestock Grazing BLM will evaluate any public comments and interests of the public and Management (1997). as to the adequacy of the existing protection of the objects of historic and Information from the existing plan management program prior to making a scientific interest specified in the and amendments may be incorporated final determination on the scope of the proclamation. into this plan. monument plan and related NEPA DATES: LouAnn Jacobson, This notice initiates the planning document. (1) The new Carrizo RMP process. General scoping will last a Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will be comprised of those goals, Manager. minimum of 60 days. The Draft Carrizo decisions, and allocations within the RMP and Draft Caliente RMP [FR Doc. 02–9588 Filed 4–23–02; 8:45 am] Caliente RMP that pertain to the Carrizo Amendment/EA are expected to be Plain National Monument, combined BILLING CODE 4310–32–P completed in December 2002. A Notice with the primary goals and decisions of Availability will be published in the identified within the Carrizo Plain DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Federal Register, beginning a 60 day Natural Area Management Plan. Activity public comment period. Public meetings plan direction from the Carrizo Plain Bureau of Land Management will be held during the 60 day comment Natural Area Management Plan will be period. A decision on the Carrizo Plain carried forward and appended to the [CA 169–02–1610–DO] National Monument RMP and Caliente Carrizo Plain National Monument RMP. RMP Plan Amendment is expected by Carrizo Plain National Monument Modification of existing land use May 2003. planning decisions is not anticipated AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; ADDRESSES: Written comments should except where necessary to conform to Bakersfield Field Office. be sent to Carrizo Plain National the monument proclamation. (2) The ACTION: Notice of Intent to (1) prepare a Monument RMP, Bureau of Land Caliente RMP will be amended by Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Management, Bakersfield Field Office, removing those decisions and the Carrizo Plain National Monument, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, allocations that pertain only to public designated January 17, 2001, and (2) California 93308; Fax 661 391–6040. lands within the Carrizo Plain National amend the Caliente RMP, approved on Documents pertinent to this proposal Monument, and clarifying that the May 5, 1997. This action will require a may be examined at the Bakersfield remaining direction excludes the single Environmental Assessment (EA). Field Office located in Bakersfield, monument from that point forward. The planning area is located in San Luis California. Comments, including names This will eliminate any overlap and Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Kern and street addresses of respondents, will potential conflict between the two land Counties, in California. be available for public review at the use plans. Bakersfield Field Office during regular Public Participation: Public meetings SUMMARY: This document provides business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., will be held during the EA public notice that the Bureau of Land Monday through Friday, except comment period. In order to ensure Management (BLM) intends to prepare holidays, and may be published as part local community participation and an RMP and RMP amendment with an of the EA. Individual respondents may input, public meeting locations will be associated EA for the Bakersfield Field request confidentiality. If you wish to rotated among the towns of San Luis

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Obispo, California Valley, and direction for public lands now within has a different emphasis, primarily Bakersfield, California. Participation is the Carrizo Plain National Monument. defined in terms of the amount of management intervention necessary to encouraged and will help determine the Elaine Marquis-Brong, future management of the Carrizo Plain meet the primary goal of protecting, Director, National Landscape Conservation maintaining, restoring or enhancing National Monument and the Bakersfield System, Bureau of Land Management. relevant and important ecological, Field Office public lands. All public [FR Doc. 02–9593 Filed 4–24–02; 8:45 am] meetings will be announced through the biological, geological, and BILLING CODE 4310–32–P local news media, newsletters, and the archaeological objects. Alternative B BLM web site (www.ca.blm.gov) at least promotes natural ecosystem processes in the management of plant 15 days prior to the event. Any notes DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR generated and the list of attendees for communities. Alternative C incorporates each meeting will be available to the Bureau of Land Management active management for protection and maintenance of the conifer communities public and open for 30 days to any [OR113–6310–AA; HAG02–0018] while limiting some ground disturbing participant who wishes to clarify the management tools that may be used in views they expressed. In addition to Cascade-Siskiyou National Resource maintaining and restoring the other public meetings, formal opportunities Management; Notice of Availability of plant communities. Alternative D for public participation will be provided Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument promotes aggressive management for through comment upon publication of Draft Resource Management Plan and protection, maintenance and restoration the draft Carrizo RMP, and Caliente Draft Environmental Impact Statement of Monument resources through the use RMP Plan Amendment/EA. In addition, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, of all management tools available. The written comments will be accepted Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, alternatives defer proposing land use throughout the entire planning process. Medford District. allocations or management directions that are precluded by the need for the Background Information: On January ACTION: Notice of availability of livestock grazing study required by the 17, 2001, the President signed a Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Proclamation. The action alternatives proclamation creating the Carrizo Plain Draft Resource Management Plan and were prepared in accordance with National Monument. The monument Environmental Impact Statement applicable planning procedures and are encompasses approximately 204,000 (DRMP/DEIS). acres of public lands primarily in San designed to protect, maintain, restore or Luis Obispo County, with smaller SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 202 of the enhance Monument objects, resources portions within Kern and Santa Barbara Federal Land Policy and Management of and ecological processes. Counties, all in California. Located 1976 and section 102(2)(c) of the DATES: The public has the opportunity midway between the cities of National Environmental Policy Act of to review and comment on the CSNM Bakersfield and San Luis Obispo, the 1969 and 40 CFR 1506.6(2), the Bureau DRMP/DEIS. It is anticipated that this monument links Bittercreek National of Land Management (BLM) has document will be available for review Wildlife Refuge to the southeast with prepared a Draft Resource Management around May 2002. Per BLM Planning Plan (DRMP) and associated Draft Regulations, 43 CFR 1610.2(e), ninety privately conserved lands and the Los Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (90) days shall be provided for review Padres National Forest to the northwest. for the Cascade-Siskiyou National of the draft plan and draft The Caliente RMP was completed in Monument located in Jackson County, environmental impact statement. The 1997 and encompassed all BLM Oregon. The DRMP will provide a range 90-day period shall formally begin when managed public lands within San Luis of alternatives, including identification the Environmental Protection Agency Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kings, of a preferred alternative, for publishes a notice of the filing of the Tulare, and western Kern counties. management direction for the Cascade- draft environmental impact statement in Public involvement in preparation of Siskiyou National Monument. The the Federal Register. During this time the Caliente RMP was solicited through DRMP addressed management on period, written comments on the announcements in the Federal Register, approximately 52,947 acres of public contents of the DRMP/DEIS will be the mailing of a notice to 1,300 people land. Final decisions through this solicited, particularly comments that and organizations, six scoping meetings, planning process will supercede address one or more of the following: (1) the mailing of a draft plan to 1,000 planning guidance presented in the New information that would affect the interested publics, and 6 public open Medford District Resource Management analysis; (2) possible improvements in houses. The Carrizo Plain Natural Area Plan. The Plan will provide direction for the analysis; and (3) suggestions for Management Plan was completed management of these public lands for a improving or clarifying the proposed between 1996 and 1999. This plan was period of approximately 10 years. The management direction. Specific jointly prepared and signed by The DRMP/DEIS considers all issues raised comments are most useful. BLM will Nature Conservancy, California during plan scoping that are within the respond to comments addressing the Department of Fish and Game, and decision space allowed by the adequacy of the DRMP/DEIS in the BLM, following public involvement that Presidential Proclamation 7318 which Proposed Resource Management Plan/ included a mailing to 1,000 people and designated the Monument and other Final Environmental Impact Statement. organizations, 7 public meetings, and an non-discretionary programs and Comments on the DEIS, including additional mailing to a list of 200 people policies. Issues addressed in the DRMP/ names and addresses of respondents, and organizations before the final plan DEIS include vegetation management, will be available for public review at the access, prescribed fire, recreation, Medford District Office during regular was compiled. Neither plan has been visitor use, and facilities/rights-of-way. business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. amended previously, and both continue The DRMP/DEIS describes four Monday through Friday, except to provide clear and broadly supported alternatives for management of the holidays). Individuals may request CSNM, including a ‘‘No Action’’ confidentiality. If you wish to withhold Alternative A. Each ‘‘action’’ alternative your name or address from public

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