80 FR 50868 - Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 162 (August 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-20782 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 162 (Friday, August 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 50868-50869] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20782] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-NER-BOHA-19019; PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000; PPNEBOHAS1] Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Annual Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual meeting of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council (Council). The agenda includes results of the Council survey, planning for the 20th anniversary of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial, and the Boston Light Tricentennial in 2016, and membership of and planning for the next steps for the Council. Superintendent Giles Parker will also give updates about park operations and planning efforts. DATES: September 9, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern). ADDRESSES: WilmerHale, 60 State Street, 26th Floor, Conference Room, Boston, MA 02109. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giles Parker, Superintendent and Designated Federal Official (DFO), Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, 15 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109, telephone (617) 223-8669, or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Those wishing to submit written comments may contact the DFO for the Council, Giles Parker, by mail at National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands, 15 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109 or via email [email protected]. Before [[Page 50869]] including your address, telephone 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 may 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 Council was appointed by the Director of the National Park Service pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g). The purpose of the Council is to advise and make recommendations to the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership with respect to the implementation of a management plan and park operations. Efforts have been made locally to ensure that the interested public is aware of the meeting dates. Dated: August 8, 2015. Shirley Sears, Acting Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-20782 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-EE-P
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2013). Although the IM and the Mineral development would be While you can ask us in your comment
Handbook pertain to oil and gas leasing precluded in many areas with high to withhold your personal identifying
decisions, the BLM determined that the scenic quality, in some high use information from public review, we
MLP concepts are also applicable to recreation areas, specifically designated cannot guarantee that we will be able to
potash leasing decisions. Therefore, the areas, and in other areas with sensitive do so. All submissions from
MLP process provides additional resources. Outside of these areas, organizations or businesses, and from
planning and analysis for areas prior to surface impacts would be minimized by individuals identifying themselves as
new leasing of oil and gas and potash. separating leasing of the two representatives or officials of
The MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft commodities (oil/gas and potash), organizations or businesses, are
EIS analyzes likely mineral locating potash processing facilities in available for public inspection in their
development scenarios and land use areas with the least amount of sensitive entirety.
plan alternatives with varying resources, and limiting the density of Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10
mitigation levels for leasing. mineral development. Potash leasing and 43 CFR 1610.2.
The MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/ would involve a phased approach and
Draft EIS includes a range of Approved: August 17, 2015.
would be prioritized within identified
management alternatives designed to areas. Alternative D provides Jenna Whitlock,
address management challenges and operational flexibility from mineral Acting State Director.
issues raised during scoping concerning leasing and development through some [FR Doc. 2015–20784 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
mineral leasing decisions. The four specific exceptions and closes BLM BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
alternatives are: lands adjacent to Arches and
(1) Alternative A is the No Action Canyonlands National Parks to mineral
alternative and represents the leasing and development. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
continuation of existing mineral leasing The preferred alternative has been
management (oil, gas, and potash). identified as described in 40 CFR National Park Service
Alternative A allows for oil, gas, and 1502.14(e). However, identification of a [NPS–NER–BOHA–19019;
potash leasing and development to preferred alternative does not represent PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000; PPNEBOHAS1]
occur on the same tracts of land where the final agency decision. The MLP/
it is consistent with current leasing Proposed RMP Amendments/Final EIS Boston Harbor Islands National
decisions. will reflect changes or adjustments Recreation Area Advisory Council
(2) Alternative B provides for mineral based on information received during AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
leasing and development outside of public comment, new information, or
areas that are protected for high scenic ACTION: Notice of Annual Meeting.
changes in BLM policies or priorities.
quality (including public lands visible The MLP/Proposed RMP Amendments/ SUMMARY: This notice announces the
from Arches and Canyonlands National Final EIS may include portions of any annual meeting of the Boston Harbor
Parks), high use recreation areas, and analyzed alternatives. For this reason, Islands National Recreation Area
other sensitive resources with the BLM encourages comments on all Advisory Council (Council). The agenda
stipulations that minimize surface alternatives and management actions includes results of the Council survey,
disturbance and associated potential described in the MLP/Draft RMP planning for the 20th anniversary of the
resource impacts. Mineral leasing Amendments/Draft EIS. Boston Harbor Islands National
decisions are divided into two options You may submit comments on the Recreation Area, the National Park
specified as Alternative B1 and MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft EIS Service (NPS) Centennial, and the
Alternative B2. In Alternative B1, in writing to the BLM at any public Boston Light Tricentennial in 2016, and
surface impacts would be minimized by meeting, or you may submit them to the membership of and planning for the
separating new leasing of the two BLM using one of the methods listed in next steps for the Council.
commodities (oil/gas and potash), the ADDRESSES section above. All Superintendent Giles Parker will also
limiting the density of mineral comments must be received by the end give updates about park operations and
development, and locating potash of the comment period. Comments planning efforts.
processing facilities in areas identified submitted must include the DATES: September 9, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8
with the least amount of sensitive commenter’s name and street address.
p.m. (Eastern).
resources. Potash leasing would involve Whenever possible, please include
ADDRESSES: WilmerHale, 60 State Street,
a phased approach and would be reference to either the page or section in
prioritized within identified areas. the MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft 26th Floor, Conference Room, Boston,
Alternative B2 provides for only oil and EIS to which the comment applies. MA 02109.
gas leasing; no new potash leasing Please note that public comments and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
would occur. Alternative B2 would also information submitted including names, Giles Parker, Superintendent and
minimize surface impacts by limiting street addresses, and email addresses of Designated Federal Official (DFO),
the density of oil and gas development. persons who submit comments will be Boston Harbor Islands National
(3) Alternative C provides for only oil available for public review and Recreation Area, 15 State Street, Suite
and gas leasing; no potash leasing disclosure at the above address during 1100, Boston, MA 02109, telephone
would occur. This alternative affords regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), (617) 223–8669, or email giles_parker@
the greatest protection to areas with Monday through Friday, except nps.gov.
high scenic quality, recreational uses, holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
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special designations, BLM lands Before including your address, phone meeting is open to the public. Those
adjacent to Arches and Canyonlands number, email address, or other wishing to submit written comments
National Parks, and other sensitive personal identifying information in your may contact the DFO for the Council,
resources. comment, you should be aware that Giles Parker, by mail at National Park
(4) Alternative D is the BLM’s your entire comment—including your Service, Boston Harbor Islands, 15 State
preferred alternative and provides for personal identifying information—may Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109 or
both oil leasing and potash leasing. be made publicly available at any time. via email giles_parker@nps.gov. Before
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including your address, telephone 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO with the iNaturalist project. In this
number, email address, or other 80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@ notice, we solicited public comment for
personal identifying information in your nps.gov (email). Please reference 60 days ending June 8, 2015. We did not
comment, you should be aware that Information Collection 1024–iNAT in receive any comments as a result of the
your entire comment—including your the subject line. Federal Register Notice.
personal identifying information—may FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: We again invite comments concerning
be made publicly available at any time. Simon Kingston, National Park Service, this information collection on:
While you may ask us in your comment Inventory and Monitoring Division, • Whether or not the collection of
to withhold your personal identifying 1201 Oakridge Dr., Suite 100, Fort information is necessary, including
information from public review, we Collins, CO 80525; simon_kingston@ whether or not the information will
cannot guarantee that we will be able to nps.gov; or 970–225–3551. You may have practical utility;
do so. review the ICR online at http:// • The accuracy of our estimate of the
The Council was appointed by the www.reginfo.gov. Follow the burden for this collection of
Director of the National Park Service instructions to review Department of the information;
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g). The Interior collections under review by • Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
purpose of the Council is to advise and OMB. and clarity of the information to be
make recommendations to the Boston collected; and
Harbor Islands Partnership with respect SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • Ways to minimize the burden of the
to the implementation of a management I. Abstract collection of information on
plan and park operations. Efforts have respondents.
The National Park Service (NPS) is Comments that you submit in
been made locally to ensure that the
requesting approval for a new collection response to this notice are a matter of
interested public is aware of the meeting
of information in which scientists and public record. Before including your
dates.
members of the public will use address, phone number, email address,
Dated: August 8, 2015. iNaturalist to record natural history or other personal identifying
Shirley Sears, observations during NPS Bioblitz and information in your comment, you
Acting Chief, Office of Policy. other citizen science sponsored events. should be aware that your entire
[FR Doc. 2015–20782 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am] The NPS is requesting to use comment, including your personal
BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P iNaturalist—a web-based tool program identifying information, may be made
that will allow park visitors to record publicly available at any time. While
the natural history of wildlife, plant and you can ask us or OMB in your
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR other species observed inside NPS Park comment to withhold your personal
units and managed lands. These identifying information from public
National Park Service recorded observations will be used to review, we cannot guarantee that it will
[NPS–NRSS–EQD–SSB–19096; supply NPSpecies biodiversity database be done.
PPWONRADI1, PPMRSNR1Y.AM0000 (155)] with additional information not
Dated: August 17, 2015.
currently known about species in the
Information Collection Request Sent to parks. The participation of citizen Madonna L. Baucum,
the Office of Management and Budget scientists via iNaturalist provides Information Collection Clearance Officer,
(OMB) for Approval; Use of iNaturalist immediate on-site input that is often not National Park Service.
by the National Park Service To Record available with the current level of NPS [FR Doc. 2015–20677 Filed 8–20–15; 8:45 am]
Natural History Observations staffing. BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P
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review and approval. We summarize the
Description of Respondents: General Barium Chloride From China;
ICR below and describe the nature of the
public and non-federal scientists. Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year
collection and the estimated burden and
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cost. We may not conduct or sponsor Frequency of Collection: One-time,
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to a collection of information unless it Estimated Annual Number of Trade Commission.
displays a currently valid OMB Control Responses: 61,250. ACTION: Notice.
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| Action | Notice of Annual Meeting. | |
| Dates | September 9, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern). | |
| Contact | Giles Parker, Superintendent and Designated Federal Official (DFO), Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, 15 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109, telephone (617) 223-8669, or email [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 50868 |
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