Notice of Intent for Plan Amendment; Grand Resource Area Resource Management Plan, Grand County, UT

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[UT-068-04-4210-05-241A]

Notice of Intent for Plan Amendment; Grand Resource Area Resource

Management Plan, Grand County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI)--Proposal to Amend the Grand Resource

Area Resource Management Plan, Grand County, Utah.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to amend the

Grand Resource Management Plan (RMP). Seven (7) parcels of public land

would be managed for disposal by Public Land Sale under the authority

of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of October

21, 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 2750; 43 U.S.C. 1713), Land Exchange under

the authority of Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management

Act of October 21, 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 2756; 43 U.S.C. 1716), or

Recreation and Public Purposes Patent under the authority of Section 3

of the Act of June 14, 1926, as amended by the Recreation and Public

Purposes Act of January 25, 1988 (102 Stat. 3815; 43 U.S.C. 869-2).

DATES: The comment period for this proposed plan amendment will

commence with the date of publication of this notice. Comments must be

submitted on or before August 22, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Palmer, Grand Resource Area

Manager, 885 South Sand Flats Road, Moab, Utah 84532, telephone (801)

259-8193. Existing planning documents and information are available at

the above address or at the Moab District Office, 82 East Dogwood

Drive, Moab, Utah 84532, telephone (801) 259-6111. Comments on the

proposed plan amendment should be sent to Brad Palmer, Grand Resource

Area Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 885 South Sand Flats Road,

Moab, Utah 84532, telephone (801) 259-8193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed amendment identifies certain

lands as suitable for disposal by Public Land Sale, Land Exchange, or

patent under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. Lands have been

identified that are needed for community expansion, sanitary landfill,

or tailings disposal; for disposal of lands under short-term

authorizations; and to resolve long-standing trespass. The lands being

studied are described as follows:

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

Parcel 1. Fish Ford

T. 21 S., R. 24 E., (30.00 acres)

Section 27, E\1/2\W\1/2\SE\1/4\;

Section 34, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\NE\1/4\;

Section 35, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\.

Parcel 2. Klondike Area

T. 23 S., R. 19 E., (2560.00 acres)

Section 14, All;

Section 15, All;

Section 22, All;

Section 23, All.

Parcel 3. Dewey

T. 23 S., R. 24 E., (29.00 acres)

Section 8, lands south of State Route 128 in the N\1/2\SW\1/4\.

Parcel 4. Stateline (Dolores River)

T. 23 S., R. 26 E., (5.00 acres)

Section 32, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\.

Parcel 5. Professor Valley Ranch

T. 24 S., R. 23 E., (13.07 acres)

Section 21, within SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ (3.25 acres);

Section 27, within NE\1/4\NW\1/4\NW\1/4\ (2.39 acres), NE\1/

4\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ (7.43 acres).

Parcel 6. North Moab

T. 25 S., R. 21 E., (5.625 acres)

Section 26, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\ (0.625 acres),

NW\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\ (2.50 acres), SE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/

4\SE\1/4\ (2.50 acres).

Parcel 7. Castleton

T. 25 S., R. 23 E., (5.00 acres)

Section 25, N\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\NE\1/4\.

The existing plan does not identify these lands for disposal.

However, expressions of interest have been received from Grand County

and members of the public that appear to have merit and the disposal of

which may be in the public interest. Therefore, they will be considered

through the plan amendment process.

General issues to be addressed in the amendment include impacts of

the proposed disposals to livestock forage, wildlife habitat, cultural

resources, visual resources, and public safety. Site-specific

environmental assessments will be prepared at such time that a specific

disposal is being considered.

Dated: June 30, 1994.

G. William Lamb,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 94-17834 Filed 7-21-94; 8:45 am]

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