80_FR_74043 80 FR 73816 - 2015 Third Call for Nominations for Coeur d'Alene Resource Advisory Committee, Idaho

80 FR 73816 - 2015 Third Call for Nominations for Coeur d'Alene Resource Advisory Committee, Idaho

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 227 (November 25, 2015)

Page Range73816-73817
FR Document2015-30012

The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d'Alene Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), which has member terms expiring this year. The RAC provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within the respective geographic area. The BLM will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73816-73817]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30012]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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2015 Third Call for Nominations for Coeur d'Alene Resource 
Advisory Committee, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public 
nominations for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Coeur d'Alene 
Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), which has member terms expiring this 
year. The RAC provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on land 
use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands 
within the respective geographic area. The BLM will accept public 
nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.

DATES: All nominations must be received no later than December 28, 
2015.

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ADDRESSES: Nominations for the Coeur d'Alene RAC should be sent to 
Coeur d'Alene RAC, Attn. Suzanne Endsley, BLM Coeur d'Alene District 
Office, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83835, (208) 769-5004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Endsley, U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Coeur d'Alene District Public 
Affairs Officer, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815, 208-769-
5004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in 
planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the 
BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to 
establish 10- to 15-member citizen-based advisory councils that are 
consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required 
by FACA, Resource Advisory Council (RAC) membership must be balanced 
and representative of the various interests concerned with the 
management of the public lands. The rules governing RACs are found at 
43 CFR 1784 and include the following three membership categories:
    Category One--Holders of Federal grazing permits and 
representatives of organizations associated with energy and mineral 
development, timber industry, transportation or rights-of-way, 
developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle use, and commercial 
recreation;
    Category Two--Representatives of nationally or regionally 
recognized environmental organizations, archaeological and historic 
organizations, dispersed recreation activities, and wild horse and 
burro organizations; and
    Category Three--Representatives of State, county, or local elected 
office, employees of a state agency responsible for management of 
natural resources, representatives of Indian tribes within or adjacent 
to the area for which the council is organized, representatives of 
academia who are employed in natural sciences, and the public-at-large.
    Those who have already submitted a nomination in response to the 
first or second call for nominations (published in the Federal Register 
on February 3, 2015 and on May 21, 2015, respectively) do not need to 
resubmit. Individuals may nominate themselves or others. Nominees must 
be residents of the State of Idaho. The BLM will evaluate nominees 
based on their education, training, experience, and knowledge of the 
geographical area of the RAC. Nominees should demonstrate a commitment 
to collaborative resource decision-making. Current Presidential 
policies prohibit individuals who are currently federally registered 
lobbyists from being appointed or re-appointed to FACA and non-FACA 
boards, committees, or councils.
    The following must accompany all nominations for the RAC:
--Letters of reference from represented interests or organizations;
--A completed Resource Advisory Council application; and
--Any other information that addresses the nominee's qualifications.
    Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM Idaho State Office will 
issue news releases providing additional information for submitting 
nominations, with specifics about the number and categories of member 
positions available for the RAC. If you have already submitted your RAC 
nomination materials for 2015, you will not need to resubmit.

    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1

Jeffery L. Foss,
Acting BLM Idaho State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-30012 Filed 11-24-15; 8:45 am]
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73816 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 227 / Wednesday, November 25, 2015 / Notices Hydroelectric plan amendment/EA by ROW area have been identified by BLM 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan any of the following methods: personnel; Federal, State, and local amendment; • Email: blm_ca_eagle_mountain_ agencies; and other stakeholders. 2. Issues to be resolved through policy pumped_storage_project@blm.gov Preliminary planning criteria include: or administrative action; or • Fax: (951) 697–5299. (a) The plan will be completed in 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan • Mail: Bureau of Land Management, compliance with FLPMA, NEPA, and all amendment. California Desert District, 22835 Calle other relevant Federal laws, Executive The BLM will provide an explanation San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, orders, and management policies of the in the Draft RMP amendment/EA as to CA 92553. BLM; (b) Existing planning decisions why an issue was placed in category Documents pertinent to this proposal will remain unchanged unless two or three. The public is also may be examined at the California specifically proposed to be changed; (c) encouraged to help identify any Desert District, 22835 Calle San Juan de The plan amendment will recognize management questions and concerns Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553. valid existing rights; and (d) Native that should be addressed in the plan, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg American tribal consultations will be and/or pertain to the proposed ROWs. Miller, Deputy District Manager— conducted in accordance with policy The BLM will work collaboratively with Resources, telephone (951) 697–5200; and tribal concerns will be given due interested parties to identify the address, Bureau of Land Management, consideration. The planning process management decisions that are best California Desert District, 22835 Calle will include the consideration of any suited to local, regional, and national San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, impacts on Indian trust assets. needs and concerns. CA 92553; email, gmiller@blm.gov. You may submit comments on issues The BLM will use an interdisciplinary Contact Mr. Miller to have your name and planning criteria in writing to the approach to develop the plan added to our mailing list. Persons who BLM using one of the methods listed in amendment, and make a decision use a telecommunications device for the the ADDRESSES section above. For these regarding the ROW grant, in order to deaf (TDD) may call the Federal comments to be most helpful, you consider the variety of resource issues Information Relay Service (FIRS) at should submit them by the close of the and concerns identified. Specialists (800) 877–8339 to contact the above 30-day scoping period. The BLM will with expertise in the following individual during normal business utilize and coordinate the NEPA disciplines will be involved in the hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a scoping process to help fulfill the public planning process: Archaeology, wildlife, day, 7 days a week, to leave a message involvement process under the National lands and realty, hydrology, sociology or question with the above individual. Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. and economics. You will receive a reply during normal 306108) as provided in 36 CFR Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR business hours. 800.2(d)(3). The information about 1610.2. historic and cultural resources within SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This the area potentially affected by the Thomas Pogacnik, document provides notice that the BLM proposed action will assist the BLM in Deputy State Director. California Desert District Office intends identifying and evaluating impacts to [FR Doc. 2015–29982 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am] to prepare a plan amendment/EA for the such resources. BILLING CODE 4310–40–P California Desert Conservation Area The BLM will consult with Indian Plan, announces the beginning of the tribes on a government-to-government scoping process, and seeks public input basis in accordance with Executive DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR on issues related to the plan amendment Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal and proposed right-of-way, as well as concerns, including impacts on Indian Bureau of Land Management the planning criteria. The planning area trust assets and potential impacts to is located in Riverside County, [LLIDC00000.15XL1125AF.LF1000000.HT cultural resources, will be given due 0000.241A0; 4500082681] California, and encompasses consideration. Federal, State, and local approximately 676 acres of public land. agencies, along with tribes and other 2015 Third Call for Nominations for Eagle Crest Energy Company has stakeholders that may be interested in or Coeur d’Alene Resource Advisory applied to the BLM for a right-of-way affected by the proposed actions that the Committee, Idaho (ROW) grant to construct, operate, BLM is evaluating, are invited to maintain and decommission a 500 participate in the scoping process and, AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, kilovolt (kV) generation interconnect if eligible, may request or be requested Interior. (gen-tie) line and a water pipeline. The by the BLM to participate in the ACTION: Notice. gen-tie line would transmit electricity development of the EA as a cooperating generated by Eagle Crest’s pumped agency. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is storage facility to the Southern Before including your address, phone to reopen the request for public California Edison’s Red Bluff sub-station number, email address, or other nominations for the Bureau of Land located on BLM lands in Riverside personal identifying information in your Management (BLM) Coeur d’Alene County, California. The water line comment, you should be aware that Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), would draw water from an area below your entire comment—including your which has member terms expiring this private land, traverse BLM land, and fill personal identifying information—may year. The RAC provides advice and the reservoirs at the pumped storage be made publicly available at any time. recommendations to the BLM on land facility. The purpose of the public While you can ask us in your comment use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES scoping process is to determine relevant to withhold your personal identifying issues that will influence the scope of information from public review, we the respective geographic area. The BLM the EA, including alternatives for both cannot guarantee that we will be able to will accept public nominations for 30 the planning effort and the ROW grant, do so. The BLM will evaluate identified days after the publication of this notice. and guide the planning process. The issues to be addressed in the plan, and DATES: All nominations must be preliminary issues of visual resources will place them into one of three received no later than December 28, and hydrology for the plan amendment/ categories: 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Nov 24, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 227 / Wednesday, November 25, 2015 / Notices 73817 ADDRESSES: Nominations for the Coeur the geographical area of the RAC. analysis in the EA on potentially d’Alene RAC should be sent to Coeur Nominees should demonstrate a significant issues and eliminate from d’Alene RAC, Attn. Suzanne Endsley, commitment to collaborative resource detailed consideration those issues that BLM Coeur d’Alene District Office, 3815 decision-making. Current Presidential are insignificant, irrelevant, or that have Schreiber Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho policies prohibit individuals who are not changed from previous analyses. 83835, (208) 769–5004. currently federally registered lobbyists BOEM will also use the scoping process FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from being appointed or re-appointed to to seek public comment and input Suzanne Endsley, U.S. Department of FACA and non-FACA boards, under the National Historic Preservation the Interior, Bureau of Land committees, or councils. Act (NHPA). Additional information on Management, Coeur d’Alene District The following must accompany all the proposed action may be found at Public Affairs Officer, 3815 Schreiber nominations for the RAC: http://www.boem.gov/South-Carolina/. Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815, 208– —Letters of reference from represented DATES: Comments should be submitted 769–5004. interests or organizations; no later than January 25, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The —A completed Resource Advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Federal Land Policy and Management Council application; and Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of —Any other information that addresses Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 the nominee’s qualifications. Interior to involve the public in Woodland Road, VAM–OREP, Sterling, Simultaneous with this notice, the planning and issues related to Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1722, or BLM Idaho State Office will issue news management of lands administered by michelle.morin@boem.gov. releases providing additional the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information for submitting nominations, U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to with specifics about the number and 1. Proposed Action establish 10- to 15-member citizen- categories of member positions available based advisory councils that are The proposed action that will be the for the RAC. If you have already consistent with the Federal Advisory subject of the EA is the issuance of wind submitted your RAC nomination Committee Act (FACA). As required by energy leases within all or some of the materials for 2015, you will not need to FACA, Resource Advisory Council Call Areas offshore South Carolina and resubmit. (RAC) membership must be balanced the approval of site assessment activities and representative of the various Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1 (including the installation and operation interests concerned with the Jeffery L. Foss, of a meteorological tower and/or buoys) management of the public lands. The Acting BLM Idaho State Director. on those leases. BOEM will also rules governing RACs are found at 43 consider the environmental impacts [FR Doc. 2015–30012 Filed 11–24–15; 8:45 am] CFR 1784 and include the following associated with the site characterization BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P three membership categories: activities (including geophysical, Category One—Holders of Federal geotechnical, archaeological, and grazing permits and representatives of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR biological surveys) that it anticipates organizations associated with energy lessees might eventually undertake to and mineral development, timber Bureau of Ocean Energy Management fulfill the information requirements for industry, transportation or rights-of- Site Assessment Plans and Construction way, developed outdoor recreation, off- [Docket No. BOEM–2015–0125] and Operations Plans found at 30 CFR highway vehicle use, and commercial 585.610 and 585.626 respectively. Environmental Assessment for recreation; Commercial Wind Leasing and Site 2. Description of the Call Areas Category Two—Representatives of Assessment Activities on the Atlantic nationally or regionally recognized A detailed description of the Call Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) environmental organizations, Areas can be found in the Commercial Offshore South Carolina; MMAA104000 archaeological and historic Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer organizations, dispersed recreation AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Continental Shelf Offshore South activities, and wild horse and burro Management (BOEM), Interior. Carolina—Call for Information and organizations; and ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Nominations that is being published Category Three—Representatives of Environmental Assessment. concurrently with this notice. A map of State, county, or local elected office, the Call Areas can be found at: http:// employees of a state agency responsible SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing its www.boem.gov/South-Carolina/. BOEM for management of natural resources, intent to prepare an Environmental identified the four Call Areas in representatives of Indian tribes within Assessment (EA) for potential consultation with other Federal agencies or adjacent to the area for which the commercial wind leasing and site and the BOEM South Carolina council is organized, representatives of assessment activities on the Atlantic Intergovernmental Renewable Energy academia who are employed in natural OCS offshore South Carolina. The EA Task Force. sciences, and the public-at-large. will address environmental and Those who have already submitted a socioeconomic effects related to the 3. National Historic Preservation Act nomination in response to the first or proposed action, issuance of BOEM will use the NEPA process to second call for nominations (published commercial wind energy leases, and inform the Section 106 consultation in the Federal Register on February 3, approval of site assessment activities on process of the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 300101 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2015 and on May 21, 2015, respectively) those leases. This notice serves to et seq.), as provided for in 36 CFR do not need to resubmit. Individuals announce the beginning of the formal 800.2(d)(3). BOEM is seeking public may nominate themselves or others. scoping process. The scope of the EA is comment and input regarding the Nominees must be residents of the State the range of issues, alternatives, identification of historic properties or of Idaho. The BLM will evaluate impacts, and mitigation measures to be potential impacts to historic properties nominees based on their education, considered. Scoping will help identify from the proposed action, as defined by training, experience, and knowledge of reasonable alternatives and focus the the NHPA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:15 Nov 24, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25NON1.SGM 25NON1


Document Created: 2018-03-01 11:15:31
Document Modified: 2018-03-01 11:15:31
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAll nominations must be received no later than December 28, 2015.
ContactSuzanne Endsley, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Coeur d'Alene District Public Affairs Officer, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, ID 83815, 208-769- 5004.
FR Citation80 FR 73816 
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