80_FR_60895 80 FR 60701 - Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams, Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, WA

80 FR 60701 - Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams, Benton, Franklin and Grant Counties, WA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

Page Range60701-60701
FR Document2015-24193

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will hold a 30-day comment period, including two public meetings, to obtain comments on providing public access to the Rattlesnake Mountain Unit, including the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain, within the Hanford Reach National Monument (Monument). In Section 3081 of the Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the Service is directed to ensure public access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain (a.k.a., Laliik) for educational, recreational, historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes, including motor vehicle access, and pedestrian and other nonmotorized access.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24193]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R1-R-2015-N140; 1265-0000-10137-S3]


Hanford Reach National Monument, Adams, Benton, Franklin and 
Grant Counties, WA

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments and public meetings.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), will hold a 
30-day comment period, including two public meetings, to obtain 
comments on providing public access to the Rattlesnake Mountain Unit, 
including the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain, within the Hanford Reach 
National Monument (Monument). In Section 3081 of the Howard P. ``Buck'' 
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the 
Service is directed to ensure public access to the summit of 
Rattlesnake Mountain (a.k.a., Laliik) for educational, recreational, 
historical, scientific, cultural, and other purposes, including motor 
vehicle access, and pedestrian and other nonmotorized access.

DATES: The public may submit comments from October 15 through November 
13, 2015. Two public meetings will be held on October 14, 2015, at 2 
p.m. and 7 p.m., see the location under ADDRESSES.

ADDRESSES: More information on public access can be found on our Web 
site: http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Hanford_Reach/. The two public meetings 
will be held at the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, 1943 Columbia 
Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352. Submit comments on public access to the 
Rattlesnake Mountain Unit, by any of the following methods:
    Email: [email protected]. Include ``Public Access to Rattlesnake 
Mountain'' in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: (509) 546-8303.
    U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rattlesnake Mountain 
Access, 64 Maple Street, Burbank, WA 99323.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Haas, at (509) 546-8333 (phone), 
or [email protected] (email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public comment period is 
to obtain comments and ideas from the public and other interested 
parties on providing public access to the Monument's Rattlesnake 
Mountain Unit in a manner that protects unique and sensitive natural, 
scenic, and cultural resources.
    We are furnishing this notice in compliance with the Service's 
National Wildlife Refuge System planning policy, and the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), and its implementing regulations. This notice serves to advise 
other agencies, Tribal governments, and the public of our meetings; 
initiate the public scoping comment period; and request public comments 
and information on issues, opportunities, and access alternatives we 
should consider.
    We will consider the comments we receive and issue a scoping report 
that discusses the issues and opportunities identified during the 
public comment period, the issues we may or may not further analyze, 
and the next steps in our process to examine what public access 
opportunities may be compatible with the purposes of the Monument.

Public Availability of Comments

    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.

Reasonable Accommodations

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access 
to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for 
sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other 
accommodation needs to Dan Haas, (509) 546-8333 (phone); or 
[email protected] (email); or 800-877-8339 (TTY); by close of business on 
September 30, 2015.

    Dated: September 2, 2015.
Richard R. Hannan,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, Portland, OR.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 194 / Wednesday, October 7, 2015 / Notices 60701 Service contacts listed in the FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR sensitive natural, scenic, and cultural FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. resources. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Availability of Comments We are furnishing this notice in [FWS–R1–R–2015–N140; 1265–0000–10137– compliance with the Service’s National All comments and materials we S3] Wildlife Refuge System planning policy, receive, including names and addresses, and the National Environmental Policy will become part of the administrative Hanford Reach National Monument, Act of 1969 as amended (NEPA; 42 record and may be released to the Adams, Benton, Franklin and Grant U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and its Counties, WA public. Before including your address, implementing regulations. This notice phone number, email address, or other AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, serves to advise other agencies, Tribal personal identifying information in your Interior. governments, and the public of our comment, you should be aware that ACTION: Notice of request for comments meetings; initiate the public scoping your entire comment—including your and public meetings. comment period; and request public personal identifying information—may comments and information on issues, be made publicly available at any time. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and opportunities, and access alternatives While you may ask us in your comment Wildlife Service (Service), will hold a we should consider. to withhold your personal identifying 30-day comment period, including two public meetings, to obtain comments on We will consider the comments we information from public review, we receive and issue a scoping report that providing public access to the cannot guarantee that we will be able to discusses the issues and opportunities Rattlesnake Mountain Unit, including do so. identified during the public comment the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain, Next Steps within the Hanford Reach National period, the issues we may or may not Monument (Monument). In Section further analyze, and the next steps in We provide this notice under section 3081 of the Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon our process to examine what public 10(a) of the Act and Service regulations National Defense Authorization Act for access opportunities may be compatible for implementing the National Fiscal Year 2015, the Service is directed with the purposes of the Monument. Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40 to ensure public access to the summit of CFR 1506.6). We will evaluate the Rattlesnake Mountain (a.k.a., Laliik) for Public Availability of Comments permit application, associated educational, recreational, historical, Before including your address, phone documents, and comments we receive to scientific, cultural, and other purposes, number, email address, or other make a final determination regarding including motor vehicle access, and personal identifying information in your whether the application meets the pedestrian and other nonmotorized comment, you should be aware that requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B) of access. your entire comment—including your the Act. We will also evaluate whether DATES: The public may submit personal identifying information—may issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP comments from October 15 through be made publicly available at any time. would comply with section 7 of the Act November 13, 2015. Two public While you can ask us in your comment by conducting an intra-service meetings will be held on October 14, to withhold your personal identifying consultation. We will use the results of 2015, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., see the information from public review, we our intra-Service consultation, in location under ADDRESSES. cannot guarantee that we will be able to combination with the above findings, in ADDRESSES: More information on public do so. our final analysis to determine whether access can be found on our Web site: to issue the ITP. If the requirements and http://www.fws.gov/refuge/Hanford_ Reasonable Accommodations issuance criteria are met under section Reach/. The two public meetings will be held at the Hanford Reach Interpretive The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 10(a), we will issue the ITP to the Center, 1943 Columbia Park Trail, committed to providing access to this applicant to authorize incidental take of Richland, WA 99352. Submit comments meeting for all participants. Please the covered species. We will make a on public access to the Rattlesnake direct all requests for sign language permit decision no sooner than 30 days Mountain Unit, by any of the following interpreting services, closed captioning, after the date of this notice. methods: or other accommodation needs to Dan Authority Email: mcriver@fws.gov. Include Haas, (509) 546–8333 (phone); or ‘‘Public Access to Rattlesnake mcriver@fws.gov (email); or 800–877– We provide this notice under section Mountain’’ in the subject line of the 8339 (TTY); by close of business on 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) message. September 30, 2015. and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). Fax: (509) 546–8303. Dated: September 2, 2015. G. Mendel Stewart, U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Rattlesnake Mountain Access, Richard R. Hannan, Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, Office, Carlsbad, California. 64 Maple Street, Burbank, WA 99323. Portland, OR. [FR Doc. 2015–25521 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Haas, at (509) 546–8333 (phone), or [FR Doc. 2015–24193 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am] asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 4333–15–P mcriver@fws.gov (email). BILLING CODE 4310–55–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public comment period is to obtain comments and ideas from the public and other interested parties on providing public access to the Monument’s Rattlesnake Mountain Unit in a manner that protects unique and VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 06, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\07OCN1.SGM 07OCN1


Document Created: 2015-12-15 08:48:50
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 08:48:50
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of request for comments and public meetings.
DatesThe public may submit comments from October 15 through November 13, 2015. Two public meetings will be held on October 14, 2015, at 2
ContactDan Haas, at (509) 546-8333 (phone), or [email protected] (email).
FR Citation80 FR 60701 
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