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Show VOtUME 68 NUMBCT 3. lOfO UINTA HlB'A S I N SERVING ALL OP DUCHESNE COUNTY, PLUS WEST UINTAH COUNTY issues interim management policy .ibtete With a warm fire In the residents background, throughly enjoy the ice skating pond in back of the City County building in Duchesne. Pictured among the fallen bikes and bodies are Jason Brunsvik, HOLIDAY ON ICE Jerry Bratcher, Paul Randolph, Todd Neil sen, Karylene Gerbert, Grieg Herbert, Dixie Mace, Richard Mace and Ryan Har- nson. changing the status of any other land in southern Utah. Conference between the House and Senate versions should provide "a bill ere can send to the President sometime next month, Hatch .said. "We have existing programs to help the Paiutes, but only if they are recognised as a tribe. They asked for help 14 months ago, and I am pleased the Senate has acted to restore rightfiil benefits that have been long denied many Utah Indians. Paiute Tribe restoration approved to restore the Paiute legislation Indians of southern Utah to full tribal status has earned the approval of the U.S. Senate. Sponsor of the bill. Sen. Orrin Hatch, said the bill was passed to the House, where similar legislation by Rep. Dan Marriott is awaiting floor Dog licenses due Jan. 31 in Duchesne action. Both measures would restore the various bands of the Paiute tribe to full sovereign tribe status, with full federal benefits allowed for American Indian tribes. Paiutes . have been ineligible for aid to American Indians for over 20 years as a result of legislation that terminated federal recognition of the tribe. Deprived of health care, education and employment opportunities available to other the . tribe has suffered Indians, economic deprivation, Hatch said. The Shivwits Band helped us settle the reservation issue by allowing us to designate sane lsind they held as trust land for all the bands. The law requires Indians to be on or near a reservation to be considered part of a tribe, Hatch said. "The reservation lands issue was the only point of Dog licenses are due in Ducnesne City Thursday, Jan. 81. . Proof of rabies vaccination must be presented before the license is issued. The license fee is $5 for a male or neutered animal, and $15 for a fertile female dog. Licenses may be obtained at the Duchesne City office. A rabies vaccination clinic will be held Thursday, Jan. 10, at the fire station in Duchesne. The clinic, sponsored by Duchesne City, will be held from 10 a.m. until UBAG seeks executive director The Uintah Basin Association of Governments has set Jan. 14 as the deadline for receiving applications for the position of executive director of the regional governmental agency. George Roth was appointed acting director, effective Nov. 16, by the Duchesne County commissioners,' to fill the vacancy created by the resignation earlier of Clinton Harrison. According to Henry Crellin, UBAG officer, advertisements have en sent to various university placement centers. Two-third- ' 1980. - noon. There will be a fee assessed for the vaccination. Dogs must be six months old to be vaccinated or licensed. settlement meets the requirements of the law but avoids debate-th- is . Alcohol'fael conference A large crowd is expected for the Alcohol Fuel Conference, Jan. 9, at the Salt Lake Tri-Ar- c Travelodge, sponsored fay the ' Utah-Idah- o Farmers Uiuon. The conference will prelude the 27th Annual Convention of the two-stat- e form organisation Jan. 10 and 11 at the same location. "The purpose of this conference is to give area farmers and other Interested persons the opportunity to learn about a dependable and renewable source of fuel1 Utah-Idah- o Farmers Union President Roy Holpian said. "During the 1979 form production year, producers found themselves at the mercy of the international oil eartel and the big oil interests here at home. This year nas even greater potential for fuel shortages during planting and harvest seasons with the present Middle East situation, he sain. The conference will assemble experts to present information on recent technology, equipment needs, legalities and financial assistance available for alcohol fuel production. . Secretary of the Interior Cedi D. Andrus said that the Interim Management Policy for public lands under wilderness review will stress continued existing use or new uses of the lands under review wherever possible. "This policy, and our entire are wilderness review program, intended to evaluate wilderness potential honestly, to continue exisitng uses or allow new uses whenever possible, and to conclude the period of study and uncertainty as rapidly as possible," Andrus said. The policy sets management rules and describes uses for the specific lands which will be Wilderness Study Areas, snd for lands when the inventory to identify study anas is incomplete. s of the public lands in the contiguous western states (117 million sens) already have been found by BLM to lack necessary wilderness characteristics for further study, and are not subject to this policy. At present, the interim policy will apply to approximately 56 million acres, a number which is expected to be reduced still further, when the inventory process is concluded Oct 1, Within Wilderness Study Areas, the Interim Policy will Management continue to guide management as the studies are completed, and until Congress makes final decisions on. which study areas will become wilderness and which will be allocated to other uses. There is no excaping the fact that Congress constrained new resource development in wilderness review areas, Andrus said. However, we have made every attempt to balance the Interim Management Policy in a number of important respects to avoid any. unnecessary impact on develdp-Tmeactivities, especially for energy Carlton Stowe . . . who has long ' provided STANDARD readers with oil and gas information, is resigning from the Utah Geological and Mineral Survey to take a position with Longhorn Oil and Gas Company in its new headquarters in Salt Lake City- Wilkersons Food Mart burglarized A burglary at Wilkersons Food Mart in Duchesne early lost Thursday morning was termed amateurish and juvenile by the store's owner, Gerald Wilkerson. An undetermined amount of cash was taken from the store, which wu forcibly entered through one of the front aoors. Duchesne City Police Chief .Doug Horrocks said that fingerprints were found and that the investigation is continuing. No merchandise was removed from the store by the burglars. We will complete the total review quickly, well before the 1991 deadline set by Congress. We are placing high resource conflict areas, particularly those with energy resources, at the very top of the agenda, to be resolved in the shortest possible time. The interim management policy continues substantial energy and mineral uses, even in areas under wilderness study. Valid existing rights, continuing uses, and even new ones will be permitted to the maimum extent provided by Congress in the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976. We build into our process a substantial roll for the public, and this will continue to expand. The policy protects lands under review against long-terimpacts that would impair their wilderness suitabil-- . ity. It allows new development if its impacts are temporary and will be declaimed by the time the Secretary BLM makes his recommendation, Director Frank Gregg said. "There are two impotent exceptions, Gregg said. "First, grasing and mineral uses that existed as of Oct. 21, 1976, the date of FLPMA, may continue in the same manner and degree, even if they cause permanent impacts that would impair wilderness Mineral activities may suitability. qualify for this grandfather provision in FLPMA in either the exploration or production phase. These operations may even be expanded or changed from exploration to production if the added impacts are not of a significantly different kind than impacts existing in 1976. "Second, mining claims on which a 524-532- 6. received for consideration in developing the final document, and public workshops were held nationally and in each state to solicit public critique of the draft document. Extensive changes have been made in the policy since it wu issued in a draft: 1. The basic nonimpairment policy better protects wilderness potential because it requires reclamation of temporary impacts by the time the Secretary is scheduled to report his recommendations so that no unreclaimed impacts will pre-em- Con- The draft allowed gress' impacts to remain unreclaimed until Congress acted or, in mineral activities, until five years later. 2. The final policy treats grandfathered mineral uses more liberally, decisions. allowing significantly more exploration and production. 3. It gives more recognition to valid existing rights of mining claimants. 4. It clarifies the policy on suspension of mineral leases during wilderness study. Regulations for mining on lands under wflderneu review, issued in draft form Jan. 1979, with the draft Interim Policy Management Policy, are being revised. Fifteen Duchesne residents attended an opening meeting last Thursday to discuss plans for Roy Park and the spending of Bureau of Recreation matching funds. Among the matters discussed were the baseball diamonds, and proposed new additions such as tennis courts and softball diamonds, and priorities of various park needs. V. STARVATION ICE FISHING Committee 1 Chairman Gailard Mudgett said that the committee plans to meet with the Board of Education of Duchesne County and with the county ' commissioner to seek support for the Improvement project. A meeting is planned for the second week in January, and all interested citizens are invited to participate. White winter snows arriving last week, the road contitions and traffic didn't get along all of the time with several accidents happening all over the county. Both city and county crews have now been out and most county and city roads are cleared of the snow and driving is almost back to normal. ONE OF MANY Consumer affairs display to visit Duchesne County A roving display, depicting various responsibilities and duties of the Utah State Department of Consumer Affairs, will be available for your information at the Duchesne County Courthouse beginning Jan. 2, 1980, at 8 p.m. A fair trade officer from the Utah State Department of Consumer Affairs will be available for one hour, for questions and answers to any consumer problems you may have to which you may have experienced recently. There will also be a seminar Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. The seminar will be of one hour duration, giving consumers two opportunities to talk with a representative from the Utah State Division of Consumer Affairs regarding consumer problems. There will also be general information available, in the form of a pamphlet, and complaint forms, in the event a consumer wishes to register a complaint at this time. All individuals who desire to learn more about their rights as consumers are urged to take advantage of this informative program. Tax shelter seminar scheduled Jan. 9, 10 proceed in Duchesne . the Utah BLM State Office, The draft Interim Management Policy wu published in January. More than a thousand public comments were nt Park plans 7 long-lastin- Wicks said that public workshops be held by BLM in Utah during January to help explain the new policy to public land users. People with questions about the policy should contact Kent Biddulph at will resources. Victor Ray, Director of Field Services for National Farmers Union will make a presentation titled, Alcohol Fuels: A Declaration of Independence for Farmers. Ray and Cindy Demenico from the national office will set up an operating model distillation unit. Carl Larsen, Washington, D.C., will discuss financing ana loan programs available from the Federal Government. Representatives of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and and the Utah Liquor Firearms, Commission will discuss licensing and other regulations. The Alcohol Fuel Conference is open to all interested persons. A registration foe of $10 will include the cost of the luncheon and the educational material which will be available. Advance registration for the full day conference is encouraged. For further information, contact the Utah-Idah- o Farmers Union State Office, 564 East 8rd South, Salt Lake City, 84102, or telephone (801) 8688063. Smiley and Lance Denver found the to one way spend holidays, on the ice. There is now 10 inches of ice on the reservoir and at times the fishing has been reported great. The weather has been ideal for the sport and if you can stand the creaking of the ice the whole time you are out on it, you might go up there and try ice fishing on for size. valid discovery was made before FLPMA may be fully developed, even if this would impair wilderness suitability. The new policy allows activities that cuase little or no surface disturbance, such as hunting, fishing, livestock grasing, and use of motor vehicles on existing routes. It requires reclamation of temporary impacts for such activities as new oil and gas and mineral exploration and construction of temporary access routes. It prohibits activities that would cause g or permanent impacts such as timber harvest, surface coal mining, and construction of power plants or permanent roads. The policy allows some energy exploration and development. Seismic survey methods are generally allowed. Deep drilling is permitted were impacts can be reclaimed before the area is scheduled for a recommendation. Also, deep drilling may be done in grandfathered uses. Grandfathered uses outside the boundary of a wilderness study area may be extended geographically into the area. Gary Wicks, BLM Utah state director, said it is important to note that the policy does not change air quality designation of areas. The BLM will continue to manage areas under wilderness review as Clsss H areas. The Department of the Interior will not recommend Class I designation in connection with future wilderness recommendations resulting from the BLM wilderness reviews. Air quality reclassification is the prerogative of the state, said Wicks. Bert Shapp & Kidder, ...Saltof Lake CiCo., will ty, an investment firm, Peabody be a featured speaker at the Jax Shelter Seminar scheduled for Januarv 9 and 0. 1 A Tax Shelter Seminar is scheduled for Roosevelt and Vernal on Jan. 9 and 10, respectively. Sponsored by the Utah State University. Rural Development under the direction of Courtney H. Brewer, in cooperation with Roosevelt and Vernal accounting firms, the seminar is designed to assist the individual in determining whether a tax shelter may be of benefit at the present time, and whether such a shelter might fit into plans for the future. The Roosevelt seminar will be held at the Cow Palace, beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9. Areas to be discussed Include oil and (McNeil Duncan development gency); equipment leasing (Casper-son- , tax Seeley & Associates); oriented investment (Bert Shaap, Kidder, Peabody A Co., Salt Lake City); real estate development, commercial (McNeil Duncan Agency); and research and development projects (Casperson, Seeley A Associ- ates). At 2:20 p.m., in provision for participate all agencies will a panel discussion with questions from seminar participants. The schedule for the Vernal seminar, to be held at Aspen Cove beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 10, is essentially the same as the Roosevelt schedule. foe of $10 The includes the cost of the noon meal, refreshments and printing. Registration at file door will be $12. Individuals interested in participating in the seminar may register by contacting USU Cooperative Extension, Box 668, Roosevelt, 84066, 6 or 7898760 telephone 722-229- |
