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 [Federal Register: December 27, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 248)]
[Notices]
[Page 66920]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr27de01-104]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-650-1430-01; CACA-40856]
 
Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability for an Environmental Assessment (EA) and 
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) considering a Recreational and 
Public Purposes Act (R&PP) lease for a horse ranch near Trona, 
California.

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SUMMARY: An EA and FONSI are available for public review for a proposed 
horse ranch R&PP lease near the community of Trona, California. 
Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared an EA 
analyzing impacts of a proposed horse ranch in San Bernardino County, 
CA. The ranch is proposed to be located on public land, managed by the 
Bureau of Land Management, Ridgecrest Field Office. Based on the 
environmental analysis, BLM has made a Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI). The EA and FONSI are available for public review and comment 
for 30 days from publication of this notice. A copy of the document can 
be obtained from the BLM office at 300 S. Richmond Rd, Ridgecrest, CA 
93555 or by contacting Peter G. Graves at (760) 384-5429. After 
consideration of all the public comments, the BLM Field Manager 
(Authorized Officer) will render a decision selecting the alternative 
that best meets BLM's Multiple-Use mission.

ADDRESS: Comments should be addressed to Hector A. Villalobos, Field 
Manager, BLM Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 S. Richmond Rd., Ridgecrest, 
CA 93555. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you 
wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from 
disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests 
will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from 
organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Graves, Resource Management 
Specialist, Ridgecrest Field Office, BLM, 300 South Richmond Road, 
Ridgecrest, CA 93555, (760) 384-5429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 29, 1999, Rocking ``R'' Ranch 
submitted a Recreation and Public Purpose Lease application to the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Ridgecrest Field Office, in order to 
construct, develop, operate and maintain a horse ranch on public land 
near the community of Trona, California. The proposed horse ranch would 
shelter abused and abandoned horses.

    Dated: December 7, 2001.
Linn Gum,
Acting Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 01-31763 Filed 12-26-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-40-P

 
 

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