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Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--North Bank Habitat Management Area (NBHMA)

 [Federal Register: September 26, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 187)]
[Notices]
[Page 57824-57825]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26se00-65]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-104-1430-DE: GPO-0304]


Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--North Bank Habitat
Management Area (NBHMA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

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Roseburg District, has prepared an FEIS that describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of management on the 6,580 acre North Bank
Habitat Management Area. The action alternatives respond to the need
for managing habitats on the NBHMA to maintain or enhance Columbia
white-tailed deer (a Federally listed ``endangered'' species), as well
as rare plants and other sensitive species of wildlife; the need to
restore and maintain water quality; and the need to manage lands in
accordance with existing land use plan decisions. The EIS also
identifies recreational opportunities and habitat restoration
opportunities. The action alternatives propose different levels of a
variety of management actions including: planting, seeding, in-stream
restoration, upland watershed restoration, development of water
sources, development of forage plots, and the maintenance or
enhancement of habitat through burning, fertilization, mowing and
grazing. The FEIS analyzes impacts of implementing three alternatives.
The alternatives include: (A) no action alternative, (B) a passive and
less active approach to management, and (C) an active management
alternative (preferred). The effect of this action would be to meet
criteria in the Recovery Plan required for delisting the Columbian
white-tailed deer.
    As a result of public comment and staff review of the Draft EIS
(DEIS), the FEIS was written to clarify presentation and provide
greater detail of proposed activities. Alternative B was modified to
present an alternative that would take a less intrusive and more
passive approach to management. Additional detail and analysis of
environmental effect was also included in order to address those issues
raised during public review of the draft.
    The NBHMA is approximately five miles east of Wilbur, Oregon on
County Road 200 (North Bank Road).

DATES: A thirty day (30) day public review period for this document
will be provided commencing on September 22, 2000 (the date of
publication of the EPA Notice).

ADDRESSES: Request for copies should be addressed to the Field Manager,
Swiftwater Field Office, Roseburg District, Bureau of Land Management,
777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg, Oregon 97470; Attention NBHMA
Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Klein (Team Lead) 541-440-4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (1) The EIS was written in cooperation with
the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service. (2) The EIS is available on the Roseburg District web
site (www.or.blm.gov/roseburg).

    Dated: September 1, 2000.
Jay K. Carlson,
Field Manager.
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