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[Federal Register: December 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 240)]
[Notices]
[Page 76755-76756]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-670-03-1220-DU-064B]
Notice of Proposed Amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan and Effective Date for Off-Road Vehicle Trail
(Route of Travel) Designations in the Western Colorado Desert (WECO)
Portion of Imperial County, CA
ACTION: Notice of amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area
(CDCA) Plan and effective date for off-road vehicle trail (route of
travel) designations in the Western Colorado Desert (WECO) portion of
Imperial County, California.
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DATES: Written protests on the Proposed Plan Amendment will be accepted
if received by January 13, 2003. Instructions for filing protests are
contained below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
SUMMARY: The Proposed Plan Amendment establishes or revises off-road
vehicle designations of areas and trails (routes of travel) in
accordance with part 43 Code of Federal Regulations subpart 8342.
Trails (routes of travel) for inclusion in the State of California's
Discovery Trail System and a segment of the Juan Bautista de Anza
National Historic Trail are identified and authorized. The proposed
designations pertain to public lands addressed by the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan in the Western Colorado Desert (WECO) portion of
Imperial County that lie west of the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Management Area.
ADDRESSES: The proposed amendment and environmental assessment are
available for review on line at http://www.ca.blm.gov/elcentro and at
the following address and telephone number: Bureau of Land Management,
El Centro Field Office, 1661 South 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243,
(760) 337-4400.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arnold Schoeck,
Bureau of Land Management,
1661 South 4th Street,
El Centro, CA 92243;
(760) 337-4441.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bureau of Land Management published in
the Federal Register on March 25, 2002, the Notice of Intent to prepare
an Environmental Assessment and Plan Amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan by making off-road vehicle trail (route of
travel) designations in the Western Colorado Desert portion of Imperial
County. The public scoping period for the project began March 25, 2002
and the Federal Register on May 23, 2002 extended the comment period
until May 31, 2002. On October 18, 2002, in the Federal Register, the
Notice of Availability for the Environmental Assessment and the plan
amendment was published in the Federal Register on October 18, 2002.
The Federal Register Notice started a 30-day public comment period that
ended on November 18, 2002.
Any person who has participated in the plan amendment process and
has an interest that is or may be adversely affected by the proposed
amendment may protest such approval or amendment. A protest may raise
only those issues that were submitted for the record during the
planning process. Protests must be filed in writing with the BLM
Director in accordance with 43 CFR 1610.5-2:
(i) The name, mailing address, telephone number and interest of the
person filing the protest;
(ii) A statement of the issue or issues being protested;
(iii) A statement of the part or parts of the plan or amendment
being protested;
(iv) A copy of all documents addressing the issue or issues that
were submitted during the planning process by the protesting party or
an indication of the date the issue or issues were discussed for the
record; and
(v) A concise statement explaining why the State Director's
decision is believed to be wrong. The decision of the Director on any
protest shall be the final decision for the Department of the Interior.
Mailing address for filing a protest: Regular mail: Director (210),
Attn: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538, Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Director, Bureau
of Land Management, Protest Coordinator (WO-210), 1620 ``L'' Street, NW.,
Rm 1075, Washington, DC 20036.
Greg Thomsen,
Field Manager, El Centro Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-31517 Filed 12-12-02; 8:45 am]
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