Notice of Availability of Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Red Hill Area; Colorado

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Pursuant to section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations in CFR 1610.2 and 1610.5-5., the BLM has amended the Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Glenwood Springs Field Office (GSFO) approved in January of 1984. The amendment changed the management prescription for the Red Hill area, approximately 3,093 acres, north of the town of Carbondale, Colorado in Garfield County. The Red Hill area includes all BLM managed public lands bounded on the west and south by State Highway 82, on the north by the County Road 113, and on the east by County Roads 112 and 105. These public lands are located in Township 7 South, Range 88 West, Sections 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 28; Sixth P.M. The Decision Record (DR) administratively recognized Red Hill area as a Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) where recreation is a principle management focus. The DR closed the area to unauthorized motorized vehicles and designated routes open for mountain bike riding. To protect wintering big game, the DR placed seasonal (December 1-March 31) restrictions on mo