80 FR 33547 - Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony Express Resource Management Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Eastern Lake Mountains Area
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 113 (June 12, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-14296 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 33547-33548] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-14296] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [15X L1109AF LLUTW01000 L12200000.DO0000 241A] Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony Express Resource Management Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Eastern Lake Mountains Area AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO), Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) for target shooting in the Eastern Lake Mountains area. This notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues to be considered may be submitted in writing until July 13, 2015. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/planning.html. In order to be included in the analysis, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation as appropriate. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the Eastern Lake Mountains Plan Amendment/EA by any of the following methods:Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php Email: blm_ut_sl_comments@blm.gov [[Page 33548]] Fax: 801-977-4397 or Mail: BLM-SLFO, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 84119 Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the SLFO located at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 84119. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Schuller, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, telephone 801-977-4377; address BLM-SLFO, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 84119; email: blm_ut_sl_comments@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Schuller to have your name added to our mailing list. 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: This document provides notice that the BLM SLFO, Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare an RMP amendment with an associated EA for the Eastern Lake Mountains area, announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and planning criteria. The planning area is located in Utah County, Utah, and encompasses approximately 8,124 acres of public land. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have been identified by BLM personnel; Federal, State, and local government agencies; and other stakeholders. The issues identified to date include: target shooting, public health and safety, and protection of cultural resources. Preliminary planning criteria include: The RMP amendment will address BLM-administered lands only. The RMP amendment will make land use planning decisions specific to potential closure or restrictions of target shooting to determine the desired future condition and uses of these public lands. The RMP amendment will utilize a collaborative and multi- jurisdictional approach to determine the desired future condition of public lands. The RMP amendment will comply with NEPA, FLPMA, and other applicable laws, executive orders, regulations and policy. The RMP amendment will recognize valid and existing rights. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Interested parties may submit comments by the close of the 30-day scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the public involvement process under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources. The BLM will consult with Native American tribes on a government- to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed action that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request, or be requested by the BLM, to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as a cooperating agency. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. The minutes and list of attendees for each scoping meeting will be available to the public and open for 30 days after the meeting to any participant who wishes to clarify the views he or she expressed. The BLM will evaluate identified issues to be addressed in the plan, and will place them into one of three categories: 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment; 2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; or 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment. The BLM will explain in the Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EA why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that should be addressed in the plan. The BLM will work collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns. The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan amendment in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines will be involved in the planning process: outdoor recreation, archaeology, rangeland management, wildlife, fire management, realty, and hazardous materials. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2. Lance C. Porter, Acting Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 2015-14296 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P
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Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–XXXX’’ requests comments on the following OMB Control Number: 1004–XXXX.
regardless of the form of your subjects: Title: Visitor Use Survey for St.
comments. 1. Whether the collection of Anthony Sand Dunes.
information is necessary for the proper Abstract: The BLM is proposing to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: functioning of the BLM, including sponsor a visitor use survey for the St.
Shannon Bassista, Upper Snake Field whether the information will have Anthony Sand Dunes in the Upper
Office, at (208) 524–7552. Persons who practical utility; Snake Field Office, Idaho, which
use a telecommunication device for the 2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate includes lands designated as a Special
deaf may call the Federal Information of the burden of collecting the Recreation Management Area (SRMA),
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339, to information, including the validity of lands designated as a Wilderness Study
leave a message for Ms. Bassista. You the methodology and assumptions used; Area, and lands designated as an Area
may also review the information 3. The quality, utility and clarity of of Critical Environmental Concern. This
collection request online at http:// the information to be collected; and collection of information will enable the
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 4. How to minimize the information
BLM to develop a plan for the St.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The collection burden on those who are to
Anthony Sand Dunes on subjects such
respond, including the use of
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. as existing and proposed management
appropriate automated, electronic,
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5 actions, issuance of Special Recreation
mechanical, or other forms of
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency Permits, conflicts between visitors, and
information technology.
may not conduct or sponsor a collection Please send comments as directed travel management issues. The proposed
of information unless it displays a under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please survey will be distributed as a mail-back
currently valid OMB control number. refer to OMB control number 1004– questionnaire and will be available
Until OMB approves a collection of XXXX in your correspondence. Before online through a University of Idaho
information, you are not obligated to including your address, phone number, Web site. The collection of information
respond. In order to obtain and renew email address, or other personal will take place during the summer
an OMB control number, Federal identifying information in your season when visitation rates are highest.
agencies are required to seek public comment, you should be aware that Data will be analyzed and a final report
comment on information collection and your entire comment—including your will be developed for the area.
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR personal identifying information—may Frequency: Once.
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). be made publicly available at any time. Description of Respondents: Visitors
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the While you can ask us in your comment and recreationists.
BLM published a 60-day notice in the to withhold your personal identifying Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.
Federal Register on January 21, 2015 information from public review, we Estimated Reporting and
(80 FR 2967). The public comment cannot guarantee that we will be able to Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 845
period expired on March 23, 2015. No do so. responses and 211 hours.
public comments were submitted in The following information pertains to The estimated burdens are itemized in
response to that notice. The BLM now this request: the following table:
B. Estimated C. Completion D. Total hours
A. Activity number of time per response (column B ×
responses (minutes) column C)
Sampling Frame 1: On-site visitors: on-site, mail or on-line questionnaires ............ 420 15 105
Sampling Frame 2: mail or online questionnaire to vested interests ........................ 425 15 106
Totals .................................................................................................................. 845 .............................. 211
Jean Sonneman, ACTION: Notice of intent. 13, 2015. The date(s) and location(s) of
Information Collection Clearance Officer, any scoping meetings will be
Bureau of Land Management. SUMMARY: In compliance with the announced at least 15 days in advance
[FR Doc. 2015–14484 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am] National Environmental Policy Act of through local news media, newspapers
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the and the BLM Web site at: http://
Federal Land Policy and Management www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the planning.html. In order to be included
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt in the analysis, all comments must be
Lake Field Office (SLFO), Salt Lake City, received prior to the close of the 30-day
Bureau of Land Management Utah, intends to prepare a Resource scoping period or 15 days after the last
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment public meeting, whichever is later. We
[15X L1109AF LLUTW01000 L12200000. with an associated Environmental will provide additional opportunities
DO0000 241A] Assessment (EA) for target shooting in for public participation as appropriate.
the Eastern Lake Mountains area. This ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
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Express Resource Management Plan on issues and planning criteria related
the scoping process to solicit public to the Eastern Lake Mountains Plan
for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and
comments and identify issues. Amendment/EA by any of the following
Prepare an Associated Environmental
DATES: This notice initiates the public methods:
Assessment for the Eastern Lake
Mountains Area scoping process for the RMP • Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ut/
amendment with an associated EA. enbb/index.php
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Comments on issues to be considered • Email: blm_ut_sl_comments@
Interior. may be submitted in writing until July blm.gov
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• Fax: 801–977–4397 or You may submit comments on issues three. The public is also encouraged to
• Mail: BLM–SLFO, 2370 South and planning criteria in writing to the help identify any management questions
Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley BLM at any public scoping meeting, or and concerns that should be addressed
City, Utah 84119 you may submit them to the BLM using in the plan. The BLM will work
Documents pertinent to this proposal one of the methods listed in the collaboratively with interested parties to
may be examined at the SLFO located ADDRESSES section above. Interested identify the management decisions that
at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, parties may submit comments by the are best suited to local, regional, and
West Valley City, Utah 84119. close of the 30-day scoping period or national needs and concerns.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam within 15 days after the last public The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
Schuller, Planning and Environmental meeting, whichever is later. approach to develop the plan
Coordinator, telephone 801–977–4377; The BLM will utilize and coordinate amendment in order to consider the
address BLM–SLFO, 2370 South Decker the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill variety of resource issues and concerns
Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah the public involvement process under identified. Specialists with expertise in
84119; email: blm_ut_sl_comments@ section 106 of the National Historic the following disciplines will be
blm.gov. Contact Ms. Schuller to have Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as involved in the planning process:
your name added to our mailing list. provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The outdoor recreation, archaeology,
Persons who use a telecommunications information about historic and cultural rangeland management, wildlife, fire
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the resources within the area potentially management, realty, and hazardous
Federal Information Relay Service affected by the proposed action will materials.
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the assist the BLM in identifying and Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
above individual during normal evaluating impacts to such resources. 1610.2.
business hours. The FIRS is available 24 The BLM will consult with Native
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a American tribes on a government-to- Lance C. Porter,
message or question with the above government basis in accordance with Acting Associate State Director.
individual. You will receive a reply Executive Order 13175 and other [FR Doc. 2015–14296 Filed 6–11–15; 8:45 am]
during normal business hours. policies. Tribal concerns, including BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This impacts on Indian trust assets and
document provides notice that the BLM potential impacts to cultural resources,
SLFO, Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to will be given due consideration. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
prepare an RMP amendment with an Federal, State, and local agencies,
associated EA for the Eastern Lake along with tribes and other stakeholders Bureau of Land Management
Mountains area, announces the that may be interested in or affected by [LLNM006200 L99110000.EK0000 XXX
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seeks public input on issues and evaluating, are invited to participate in
planning criteria. The planning area is the scoping process and, if eligible, may Notice of Proposed Action: Crude
located in Utah County, Utah, and request, or be requested by the BLM, to Helium Sale and Auction for Fiscal
encompasses approximately 8,124 acres participate in the development of the Year 2016 Delivery
of public land. The purpose of the environmental analysis as a cooperating AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
public scoping process is to determine agency. Interior.
relevant issues that will influence the Before including your address, phone
ACTION: Notice.
scope of the environmental analysis, number, email address, or other
including alternatives, and guide the personal identifying information in your SUMMARY: The purpose of this action is
planning process. Preliminary issues for comment, you should be aware that to inform the public that the Department
the plan amendment area have been your entire comment—including your of the Interior, Bureau of Land
identified by BLM personnel; Federal, personal identifying information—may Management (BLM), will conduct a
State, and local government agencies; be made publicly available at any time. Phase B sale and auction of crude
and other stakeholders. The issues While you can ask us in your comment helium for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016
identified to date include: target to withhold your personal identifying delivery. For purposes of the Phase B
shooting, public health and safety, and information from public review, we sale, the BLM is seeking comments
protection of cultural resources. cannot guarantee that we will be able to regarding the methods BLM should use
Preliminary planning criteria include: do so. to arrive at the sale price of the helium;
• The RMP amendment will address The minutes and list of attendees for the auction format BLM should follow
BLM-administered lands only. each scoping meeting will be available in selling helium; who will be allowed
• The RMP amendment will make to the public and open for 30 days after to purchase helium; and the process
land use planning decisions specific to the meeting to any participant who BLM should follow for allocating
potential closure or restrictions of target wishes to clarify the views he or she helium.
shooting to determine the desired future expressed. The BLM will evaluate
condition and uses of these public DATES: Comments regarding the helium
identified issues to be addressed in the
lands. plan, and will place them into one of sale and auction must be received by the
• The RMP amendment will utilize a three categories: BLM on or before July 13, 2015.
collaborative and multi-jurisdictional 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan ADDRESSES: You may submit your
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approach to determine the desired amendment; comments in one of two ways. You may
future condition of public lands. 2. Issues to be resolved through policy mail comments to Bureau of Land
• The RMP amendment will comply or administrative action; or Management, Amarillo Field Office, 801
with NEPA, FLPMA, and other 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan S. Fillmore, Suite 500, Amarillo, TX
applicable laws, executive orders, amendment. 79101, Attention: Helium Sale and
regulations and policy. The BLM will explain in the Draft Auction; or email them to blm_nm_
• The RMP amendment will RMP Amendment/Draft EA why an amfo_spo@blm.gov with ‘‘Helium Sale
recognize valid and existing rights. issue was placed in category two or and Auction’’ in the subject line.
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| Dates | This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues to be considered may be submitted in writing until July 13, 2015. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/planning.html. In order to be included in the analysis, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation as appropriate. | |
| Contact | Pam Schuller, Planning and | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 33547 |
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