Availability of a Decision Record for the Land Tenure Amendment to the Safford District Resource Management Plan, Safford District, AZ

Resumen

The Safford District, United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management has prepared a decision record for the land tenure amendment and environmental assessment to the Safford District Resource Management Plan. The amendment proposes the following changes: 1. Modify the land tenure decisions for public lands within the district made in the Safford District Resource Management Plan. Specifically, this amendment will identify additional lands for potential disposal, lands for retention, lands desired for acquisition and delete some lands previously identified for acquisition. 2. Include land tenure decisions for lands in the proposed Cienega Creek Long-Term Management Area. 3. Incorporate decisions in the Phoenix District Resource Management Plan, pertaining to lands transferred to Safford District, into the Safford District Resource Management Plan. The Decision Record complies with regulations developed by the Council on Environmental Quality for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40 CFR part 1500).