Enclosed for your review and comment is the draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the wilderness designation of wilderness study areas
(WSAS) located in the Phoenix Resource Area and in the Cerbat-Black Planning
Area of the Kingman Resource Area. One WSA lies north and west of Kingman,
Arizona in Mohave County. The other five WSAs lie between the Prescott
National Forest and the United States-Mexico border in Maricopa, Yavapai,
Pinal, and Pima Counties.

The Phoenix Wilderness EIS is based on information from Bureau of Land
Management planning documents, inventory records, and other sources, including
federal, state, and local agencies, private organizations, and interested
individuals. The purpose of the statement is to disclose in advance the
probable environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and its alternatives,
and to assure that these factors are considered along with economic and other
considerations in the decisionmaking process.

We would appreciate receiving your comments on the draft statement.
comment period will run for 30 days after the final public hearing.

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notice of receipt will be published in the Federal Register in December 1984.
Public hearings will be held in Tucson, Kingman, and Phoenix, Arizona on the
following dates.

Comments received after the official period will be considered in the later decisionmaking process, even though they may be too late to be included in the final environmental impact statement.

Please send your comments to:

District Manager, Bureau of Land Management,
Phoenix District Office, 2015 W. Deer Valley Rd.
Phoenix, Arizona 85027

Sincerely,

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Marlyn V. Jones
District Manager

This environmental impact statement analyzes the environmental consequences of proposed wilderness designation in northwestern and south-central Arizona. The Proposed Action recommends 2,065 acres (one unit) be incorporated into the National Wilderness Preservation System. Alternatives in addition to the Proposed Action include All Wilderness-54,713 acres (six units), Enhanced Wilderness—-31,966 acres (three units), No Wilderness—no units recommended for designation, and No Action-8,465 acres (two units). This draft EIS includes a description of the affected environment and an analysis of the environmental impacts of the Proposed Action and alternatives.

For further information contact Bill Carter, EIS Team Leader, Phoenix District Office, Bureau of Land Management, 2015 West Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85027 or call (602) 863-4464 or FTS 764-0501.

Comments on the Draft EIS are due: