[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 19192] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-9643] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NV-050-1610-00] Public Notification of a 30-Day Period for Submission of Proposed Plan Amendments to the Approved Las Vegas Resource Management Plan AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, DOI. Action: Notice of plan amendment process. The Bureau of Land Management. (BLM) is designating a 30 day period for public submittal of proposed amendments to the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: An integral step in ensuring a Resource Management Plan remains current is by amendment. The following criteria must be met before a plan amendment will be considered: (1) The proposed amendment is based on new data not considered when the plan was developed. (2) The information represents a change in legal or regulatory mandate. (3) The supporting detail is sufficient and the problem is clearly stated to allow consideration of the request. (4) The information represents a formal change in State or local government or agency plans. If the proposed amendment cannot be considered due to legal or regulatory constraints or to improper submission, or if the situation can be resolved without a plan amendment, the amendment process will end at this point. If a determination is made by the Las Vegas BLM Field Office Manager to proceed with the amendment process, the proposed plan amendments will be presented to the Resource Advisory Council for discussion and recommendations. The Council will serve only in an advisory capacity and their recommendations will not be binding on the District Manager. The recommendations of the District Manager and the Resource Advisory Council will be forwarded to the State Director, who will decide to either: (1) Reject the proposed plan amendment, in which case the requestor will be notified of the decision and its rationale. (2) Further consider the proposed plan amendment, in which case the Director will determine the category of the amendment with regard to the level of environmental analysis. DATES: A 30 day period starting September 1, 1999, and ending September 30, 1999, is identified as the designated time period for plan amendment submission to the BLM Las Vegas Field Office Manager. ADDRESSES: All recommendations you may have are to be submitted to: Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Las Vegas District Manager, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89108. Recommendations can also be hand delivered to the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael F. Dwyer, Las Vegas Field Office Manager, or Jeffrey G. Steinmetz, Environmental Protection Specialist, at (702)-647-5000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Plan amendments would fall into either Category 1 of Category 2. Category 1 amendments would not involve a significant change to the goals, objectives, terms, conditions or decisions of the Resource Management Plan, whereas Category 2 amendments would involve a significant change. Dated: April 8, 1999. Michael F. Dwyer, Field Office Manager, Las Vegas. [FR Doc. 99-9643 Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P