80 FR 33546 - Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the John Day Basin Resource Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

Page Range		33546-33546
FR Document		2015-14485

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the John Day Basin planning area located in northern central Oregon. The Oregon/Washington State Director signed the ROD on April 28, 2015, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the John Day
Basin Resource Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the John Day Basin planning area located in northern
central Oregon. The Oregon/Washington State Director signed the ROD on
April 28, 2015, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and
makes the Approved RMP effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request
from the Central Oregon Field Manager, Prineville District Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754,
or via the internet at http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp/jdbdocuments.php. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are
available for public inspection at the Prineville District Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teal Purrington, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator; telephone, 541-416-6700; address, Prineville
District Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3050 NE Third Street,
Prineville, OR 97754; email, tpurring@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interaction with the public regarding this
RMP began in early 2006 and included dozens of public meetings and
workshops. The BLM worked with cooperators from six Federal agencies,
including the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; three state agencies; and eight county governments.
The BLM also consulted, on a government-to-government basis, with three
federally recognized tribes with interests in the planning area. The
RMP provides management direction for 456,600 acres of public land. The
Approved RMP describes the actions that will meet desired resource
conditions for soil, vegetation, water quality, aquatic habitat, and
wildlife habitat; protects cultural resources, visual resources, Wild
and Scenic River values, Wilderness areas, and Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern; and provides opportunities for recreation,
transportation, livestock grazing, rights-of-way, and energy and
mineral development. The preferred alternative published October 2008
in the Draft RMP/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was carried
forward as the Proposed RMP in the Final EIS with minor modifications.
The Proposed RMP/EIS was published in April 2012, and the BLM received
three protest letters. After careful consideration of all points raised
in those protests, the BLM Director concluded that the BLM followed all
applicable laws, regulations, policies, and pertinent resource
considerations in developing the proposed plan. Responses were sent
from the BLM Director to all protesting parties to address their
concerns. The BLM's protest summary report is available on the
Prineville District Web page at: http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp/jdbsupportdocs.
The Governor of Oregon was provided a formal, 60-day review period
to determine if the Proposed RMP/EIS is consistent with existing state
or local plans, programs, or policies. No inconsistencies were
identified. In preparing the Approved RMP, the BLM applied the seasonal
wildlife closures considered in Alternatives 4 and 5 to the 3,970-acre
area identified as an Open Off-highway Vehicle (OHV) designation in the
Rudio Mountain area. As a result, the OHV designation was also changed
to Limited. All other changes were minor editorial modifications.
There are several implementation decisions in the Approved RMP
which are appealable under 43 CFR part 4: (a) Limits on decibels, hours
of operation, and class of OHV at Little Canyon Mountain; (b) interim
management plan for Spring Basin Wilderness; (c) interim management
direction for the portion of the North Fork John Day River determined
to be suitable for designation as a Wild and Scenic River; (d)
management plan for the existing wild and scenic river designations on
the John Day River; (e) seasonal area and route closures; and (f)
decisions identifying routes of travel for motorized vehicles. Any
party adversely affected may appeal within 30 days of publication of
this Notice of Availability. The appeal should state the specific
decision(s) being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Central
Oregon Field Manager at the above listed address. Please consult the
appropriate regulations (43 CFR part 4, subpart E) for further appeal
requirements.

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.

Jerome E. Perez,
State Director, Oregon/Washington.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR recognized tribes with interests in the motorized vehicles. Any party adversely
planning area. The RMP provides affected may appeal within 30 days of
Bureau of Land Management management direction for 456,600 acres publication of this Notice of
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desired resource conditions for soil, appeal must be filed with the Central
Notice of Availability of Record of vegetation, water quality, aquatic Oregon Field Manager at the above
Decision for the John Day Basin habitat, and wildlife habitat; protects listed address. Please consult the
Resource Management Plan Final cultural resources, visual resources, appropriate regulations (43 CFR part 4,
Environmental Impact Statement Wild and Scenic River values, subpart E) for further appeal
Wilderness areas, and Areas of Critical requirements.
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Environmental Concern; and provides
Interior. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
opportunities for recreation,
ACTION: Notice of availability. transportation, livestock grazing, rights- Jerome E. Perez,
of-way, and energy and mineral State Director, Oregon/Washington.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land development. The preferred alternative [FR Doc. 2015–14485 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am]
Management (BLM) announces the published October 2008 in the Draft BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
availability of the Record of Decision RMP/Environmental Impact Statement
(ROD) for the Approved Resource (EIS) was carried forward as the
Management Plan (RMP) for the John Proposed RMP in the Final EIS with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Day Basin planning area located in minor modifications. The Proposed
northern central Oregon. The Oregon/ RMP/EIS was published in April 2012, Bureau of Land Management
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constitutes the final decision of the BLM points raised in those protests, the BLM
and makes the Approved RMP effective Director concluded that the BLM Proposed Information Collection, OMB
immediately. followed all applicable laws, Control Number 1004–XXXX
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ regulations, policies, and pertinent
Approved RMP are available upon resource considerations in developing AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
request from the Central Oregon Field the proposed plan. Responses were sent Interior.
Manager, Prineville District Office, from the BLM Director to all protesting ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for
Bureau of Land Management, 3050 NE parties to address their concerns. The comments.
Third Street, Prineville, OR 97754, or BLM’s protest summary report is
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
via the internet at http://www.blm.gov/ available on the Prineville District Web
Management (BLM) has submitted an
or/districts/prineville/plans/ page at: http://www.blm.gov/or/
information collection request to the
johndayrmp/jdbdocuments.php. Copies districts/prineville/plans/johndayrmp/
Office of Management and Budget
of the ROD/Approved RMP are available jdbsupportdocs.
The Governor of Oregon was provided (OMB) to approve the information
for public inspection at the Prineville collection (IC) described below. In
District Office. a formal, 60-day review period to
determine if the Proposed RMP/EIS is compliance with the Paperwork
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teal Reduction Act of 1995, we invite the
consistent with existing state or local
Purrington, Planning and general public and other Federal
plans, programs, or policies. No
Environmental Coordinator; telephone, agencies to submit comments on this IC
inconsistencies were identified. In
541–416–6700; address, Prineville to OMB.
preparing the Approved RMP, the BLM
District Office, Bureau of Land DATES: The OMB is required to respond
applied the seasonal wildlife closures
Management, 3050 NE Third Street, to this information collection request
considered in Alternatives 4 and 5 to
Prineville, OR 97754; email, tpurring@ within 60 days but may respond after 30
the 3,970-acre area identified as an
blm.gov. Persons who use a days. For maximum consideration,
Open Off-highway Vehicle (OHV)
telecommunications device for the deaf designation in the Rudio Mountain area. written comments should be received
(TDD) may call the Federal Information As a result, the OHV designation was on or before July 13, 2015.
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 also changed to Limited. All other ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
to contact the above individual during changes were minor editorial directly to the Desk Officer for the
normal business hours. The FIRS is modifications. Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, There are several implementation XXXX), Office of Management and
to leave a message or question with the decisions in the Approved RMP which Budget, Office of Information and
above individual. You will receive a are appealable under 43 CFR part 4: (a) Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
reply during normal business hours. Limits on decibels, hours of operation, or by electronic mail at OIRA_
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and class of OHV at Little Canyon submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
Interaction with the public regarding Mountain; (b) interim management plan provide a copy of your comments to the
this RMP began in early 2006 and for Spring Basin Wilderness; (c) interim BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
included dozens of public meetings and management direction for the portion of electronic mail.
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workshops. The BLM worked with the North Fork John Day River Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
cooperators from six Federal agencies, determined to be suitable for Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
including the National Marine Fisheries designation as a Wild and Scenic River; Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (d) management plan for the existing Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Service; three state agencies; and eight wild and scenic river designations on Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
county governments. The BLM also the John Day River; (e) seasonal area and 0050.
consulted, on a government-to- route closures; and (f) decisions Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
government basis, with three federally identifying routes of travel for blm.gov.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Contact		Teal Purrington, Planning and
FR Citation		80 FR 33546

80 FR 33546 - Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the John Day Basin Resource Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management