[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41177-41178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20072]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AZ-050-96-1610]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Yuma District Resource Management
Plan Amendment, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent, notice of scoping period and notice of
scoping meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, the Bureau of Land Management, Yuma District, Havasu Resource
Area, will be preparing an environmental assessment level Plan
Amendment to the Yuma District Resource Management Plan (RMP) to assess
the impacts of a proposed electrical transmission line between Kingman,
Arizona and Lake Havasu City, Arizona. The proposed 230 kV transmission
line would be constructed parallel and adjacent to an existing 230 kV
transmission line located in the Crossman Peak Natural Scenic Area.
This notice is intended to invite the public to participate in
identification of issues and development of alternatives for the plan
amendment.
DATES: A public scoping meeting to identify public concerns will be
held on August 29, 1996. The meeting will start at 5:00 pm and end at
8:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the Lake Havasu City Aquatic
Center, Rooms 155-156, 100 Park Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Comments relating to the identification of issues and alternatives must
be postmarked by September 13, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Bureau of Land Management, Havasu Resource
Area Office, 3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86406.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Montgomery, Realty Specialist,
Havasu Resource Area. Telephone: (520) 855-8017.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The project area is located in northwestern
Arizona. The proposed plan amendment will be part of a site specific
project which proposes construction of a transmission line between
Kingman and Lake Havasu City. Management concerns that will be
addressed include but are not limited to: wildlife management, impacts
on visual quality, unique vegetation, Native American Religious
Concerns, and access concerns.
Anticipated Issues
The YUMA Resource Management Plan states that no utility rights-of-
way will be authorized in the Crossman Peak Natural Scenic Area. An
amendment to the plan completed in 1994 states that ``no additional
utility rights-of-way would be authorized for the Crossman Peak Natural
Scenic Area, except applications for terminal utility lines to serve
private land may be accepted and considered to the extent needed to
provide reasonable access pursuant to Federal Law''. The Natural Scenic
Area has an existing transmission line which was studied as a utility
corridor in the Resource Management Plan. The proposed route through
the Natural Scenic Area parallels the existing transmission line. The
plan amendment is being prepared so that the proposed action can
include the route through the Crossman Peak area. An Environmental
Assessment level analysis is being prepared since no significant
impacts are anticipated.
Other Relevant Information
The amendment will be developed by an interdisciplinary team of
resource specialists. The team will include a project manager, a
wildlife specialist, a visual resources specialist, a biological
resources specialist, and a cultural resource specialist. Complete
records of all phases of the plan amendment process will be available
for public review at Havasu Resource Area Office, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona.
Dated: July 31, 1996.
Lonna M. O'Neal,
Acting State Director, Arizona.
[FR Doc. 96-20072 Filed 8-6-96; 8:45 am]
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