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<br />002335 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />acres with no priority. In addition, 20.8 miles of the Colorado River and associated tributaries would be <br />designated as a water priority. <br />#3. Because of the recreation emphasis of the SRMA, the amendment would also address eniarging tl)e <br />existing No Surface Occupancy (NSO) area for oil and gas development within the river corridor, to that of <br />the new SRMA boundary. This would result in 12,237 acres of NSO within the SRMA. There are currently <br />4,870 acres of NSO within the boundary of the existing SRMA boundary. Consequently, this acticn would <br />increase the acreage of NSO by 7,367 acres. The amendment wouid also ensure that any future lands <br />withili the SRMA that are acquired by the Federal government would have an NSO stipulation for oil and <br />gas development. There would be no affect on these lands unless acquired by the Federal government. <br />#4. The amendment would also withdraw the entire 12,237 acres 01 Federal surface estate within the <br />SRMA from settlement, sale, location, or entry under the general land laws, including the mining laws. It <br />would also withdraw 1 ;020 acres of private or state iand with Federal minerals. The amendment would <br />also identify additional private or State owned lands within the SRMA that would be withdrawn from the <br />lands and mining laws if they were ever acquired by the Federal government. By including these private <br />lands at this time, they would automatically be withdrawn if acquired by the Federal Government. There <br />would be no affect on the private lands unless they were acquired by the Federal Government. <br /> <br />The above two alternatives as well as the no action alternative were analyzed in the environmental <br />assessments associated with the amendments of the RMP. <br /> <br />The Bureau's planning regulations (43CFR1610.5-2) provide protest procedures for persons adversely <br />affected by the approval of RMP amendments. Any person who participated in the planning process and <br />has an interest which is or may be adversely affected by the amendment of an AMP may protest such <br />amendments. A protest may only raise those issues which were submitted for the record during the <br />planning process. The protest shall be in writing and shall be filed with the Director. The protest must be <br />filed within 30 days of the date of this notice. Protests shall be filled with: <br />Director, Bureau of Land Management <br />Attention: Ms Brenda Williams, Protest Coordinator (WO-210) <br />WO-210ILS-1075 <br />Department of the Interior <br />Washington DC 20240 <br /> <br />The overnight mail address is: <br />Director, Bureau of Land Management. . <br />Attention: Ms Brenda Williams, Protest Coordinator (WO-210) <br />1620 L Street, N.W., Rm. 1075 <br />Washington, D.C. 20036 <br />[Phone: 202l452-5110J <br /> <br />DATED: March 24, 2000 <br /> <br />~rossn) tjw-rJ <br /> <br />Kremmling Field Manager <br /> <br />2 <br />