80 FR 76033 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan for the Nez Perce Reservation in North Central Idaho
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 234 (December 7, 2015)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 234 (December 7, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 234 (Monday, December 7, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 76033-76034] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-30805] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan for the Nez Perce Reservation in North Central Idaho AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) as lead agency intends to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) and conduct public scoping meetings to evaluate potential environmental impacts of the proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) for the Nez Perce Reservation located in north central Idaho. The PEIS will be prepared in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). DATES: The dates and locations of public scoping meetings will be published in the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Ta'c Tito'oqan, Clearwater Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis County Herald, The Clearwater Progress, and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional information will also be posted on the Tribe's Web site at www.nezperce.org. Written comments to this notice must be received by February 5, 2016. ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit written comments to this Notice. Written comments may be submitted by mail, email, hand carry, or fax to: Ms. Anna Schmidt, Wildlife Biologist, BIA Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169, Phone: (503) 231- 6808, Fax: (503) 231-6774, Email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anna Schmidt at (503) 231-6808 or [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is the preparation of an IRMP for the Nez Perce Reservation and BIA approval of long-term natural and cultural resource planning goals and objectives for the Nez Perce Reservation. The Tribe may use the Programmatic EIS (PEIS) for tiered, project-specific environmental assessments to cover specific actions as the IRMP is implemented. The Tribe has managed its natural and cultural resources under the goals and objectives of various department-specific plans under the direction of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee. The PEIS will consider a proposed strategy in the IRMP to provide a framework for all Nez Perce Tribal agencies to manage natural and cultural resources within the Nez Perce Reservation. It is anticipated that the PEIS will assess four management strategy alternatives and a No Action Alternative. Under the Maximum Resource Development Alternative, the Tribe's resource management strategy would be to maximally promote human land uses, growth, and the use of natural and cultural resources to generate revenue for the Tribe. Under the Development Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe's resource management strategy would be to emphasize human land use, growth, and the use of natural and cultural resources to generate revenue for the Tribe, while ensuring a moderate level of natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and enhancement. Under the Conservation Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe's resource management strategy would be to emphasize natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and enhancement, while ensuring a moderate level of human land use, growth, and the use of natural and cultural resources to generate revenue for the Tribe. Under the Maximum Conservation Alternative, the Tribe's resource management strategy would be to maximally promote natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and enhancement. Under the No Action Alternative, the existing resource management strategies will be assessed. Additional strategies or alternatives or variations of those proposed above may be developed as a result of public scoping. Significant issues to be covered during the scoping process may include, but will not be limited to, air quality, geology and soils, surface and groundwater resources, wildlife habitat, threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, socioeconomic conditions, land use, aesthetics, and Indian trust resources. Directions for Submitting Public Comments: Please include your name, return address, and the caption `` `Programmatic EIS, Nez Perce Reservation IRMP' '' on the first page of any written comments you submit. You may also submit comments at the public scoping meetings. The public scoping meetings will be held to seek comments from all parties concerning the use of natural and cultural resources on the Nez Perce Reservation, concerns regarding impacts to those resources, and preferred management strategies. The meetings will be held at various Nez Perce Reservation communities, and notices will be published in the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Ta'c Tito'oqan, Clearwater Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis County Herald, the Clearwater Progress, and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional information will also be posted at the Tribe's Web site at www.nezperce.org. Public Comment Availability: Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BIA address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, except holidays. 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. Authority: This notice is published in accordance with sections 1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.5.C. 4321 et seq.), and is in the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary-- Indian Affairs, by part 209 of the Departmental Manual. [[Page 76034]] Dated: November 30, 2015. Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015-30805 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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The information collected is used to Written comments to this notice must be No Action Alternative, the existing
determine whether a tribe is eligible for received by February 5, 2016. resource management strategies will be
the Sovereignty in Indian Education ADDRESSES: The public is invited to assessed. Additional strategies or
Grant and to determine whether the submit written comments to this Notice. alternatives or variations of those
tribe is using the funding for the stated Written comments may be submitted by proposed above may be developed as a
purpose of promoting tribal sovereignty mail, email, hand carry, or fax to: Ms. result of public scoping. Significant
in BIE-funded schools. The information Anna Schmidt, Wildlife Biologist, BIA issues to be covered during the scoping
is supplied by the respondents to obtain Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE. 11th process may include, but will not be
and/or retain a benefit. The public Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4169, limited to, air quality, geology and soils,
reporting burden is estimated to be Phone: (503) 231–6808, Fax: (503) 231– surface and groundwater resources,
between 1 and 40 hours per response. 6774, Email: anna.schmidt@bia.gov. wildlife habitat, threatened and
This includes the time needed to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. endangered species, cultural resources,
understand the requirements; gather the Anna Schmidt at (503) 231–6808 or socioeconomic conditions, land use,
information; complete the proposal, anna.schmidt@bia.gov. aesthetics, and Indian trust resources.
quarterly budget reports, and the annual SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Directions for Submitting Public
report; and submit to the Department. proposed action is the preparation of an Comments: Please include your name,
Comments regarding the burden or other IRMP for the Nez Perce Reservation and return address, and the caption
aspects of the information collection BIA approval of long-term natural and ‘‘ ‘Programmatic EIS, Nez Perce
may be directed to the Information cultural resource planning goals and Reservation IRMP’ ’’ on the first page of
Collection Clearance Officer—Indian objectives for the Nez Perce Reservation. any written comments you submit. You
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW., MS–3642, The Tribe may use the Programmatic may also submit comments at the public
Washington, DC 20240. EIS (PEIS) for tiered, project-specific scoping meetings. The public scoping
Dated: November 20, 2015. environmental assessments to cover meetings will be held to seek comments
Kevin K. Washburn, specific actions as the IRMP is from all parties concerning the use of
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. implemented. The Tribe has managed natural and cultural resources on the
[FR Doc. 2015–30806 Filed 12–4–15; 8:45 am] its natural and cultural resources under Nez Perce Reservation, concerns
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the goals and objectives of various regarding impacts to those resources,
department-specific plans under the and preferred management strategies.
direction of the Nez Perce Tribal The meetings will be held at various
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Executive Committee. The PEIS will Nez Perce Reservation communities,
consider a proposed strategy in the and notices will be published in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs IRMP to provide a framework for all Nez Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman
Perce Tribal agencies to manage natural Daily News, Ta’c Tito’oqan, Clearwater
[167A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G] and cultural resources within the Nez Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis
Perce Reservation. County Herald, the Clearwater Progress,
Notice of Intent To Prepare a It is anticipated that the PEIS will and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional
Programmatic Environmental Impact assess four management strategy information will also be posted at the
Statement for the Proposed Integrated alternatives and a No Action Tribe’s Web site at www.nezperce.org.
Resource Management Plan for the Alternative. Under the Maximum Public Comment Availability:
Nez Perce Reservation in North Central Resource Development Alternative, the Comments, including names and
Idaho Tribe’s resource management strategy addresses of respondents, will be
would be to maximally promote human available for public review at the BIA
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, land uses, growth, and the use of natural
Interior. address shown in the ADDRESSES section
and cultural resources to generate of this notice, during regular business
ACTION: Notice of intent. revenue for the Tribe. Under the hours, Monday through Friday, except
Development Emphasis Alternative, the holidays. Before including your address,
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public Tribe’s resource management strategy
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) phone number, email address, or other
would be to emphasize human land use, personal identifying information in your
as lead agency intends to prepare a growth, and the use of natural and
programmatic environmental impact comment, you should be aware that
cultural resources to generate revenue your entire comment—including your
statement (PEIS) and conduct public for the Tribe, while ensuring a moderate
scoping meetings to evaluate potential personal identifying information—may
level of natural and cultural resource be made publicly available at any time.
environmental impacts of the proposed conservation, protection, and
Integrated Resource Management Plan While you can ask us in your comment
enhancement. Under the Conservation to withhold your personal identifying
(IRMP) for the Nez Perce Reservation Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe’s
located in north central Idaho. The PEIS information from public review, we
resource management strategy would be cannot guarantee that we will be able to
will be prepared in accordance with the to emphasize natural and cultural
requirements of the National do so.
resource conservation, protection, and
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). enhancement, while ensuring a Authority: This notice is published in
DATES: The dates and locations of public moderate level of human land use, accordance with sections 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
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scoping meetings will be published in growth, and the use of natural and
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman cultural resources to generate revenue
1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of
Daily News, Ta’c Tito’oqan, Clearwater for the Tribe. Under the Maximum the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46),
Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis Conservation Alternative, the Tribe’s implementing the procedural requirements of
County Herald, The Clearwater Progress, resource management strategy would be NEPA, as amended (42 U.5.C. 4321 et seq.),
and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional to maximally promote natural and and is in the exercise of authority delegated
information will also be posted on the cultural resource conservation, to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, by
Tribe’s Web site at www.nezperce.org. protection, and enhancement. Under the part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
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update the categories of individuals (1) Current and former employees of for fiscal operations for payroll, time
covered by the system, categories of the USIBWC and attendance, leave, insurance, tax,
records in the system, routine uses of (2) Current and former emergency retirement, debt, budget, and cost
records maintained in the system, workers (‘‘casuals’’) of the USIBWC accounting programs; to prepare related
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safeguards, retention and disposition of (3) Volunteers within the USIBWC including the Department of the
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commenting on these proposed Emergency worker name, emergency for human capital management
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comments in writing to the Legal phone numbers, emergency worker Disclosure outside the Department of
Department, Senior Agency Officer for Social Security Number and the Interior may be made:
Privacy, Matthew Myers, U.S. IBWC, organizational code; contractor name, (1) To the Department of the Treasury
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79902, or by email to Matthew.Myers@ contractor organization; employee checks and electronic funds transfers to
ibwc.gov. name, employee address, employee Federal, State, and local government
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Mora, Chief, Information Management contact information (including name, organizations, and individuals.
Division, Administration Department, address and phone number), employee (2) To the Internal Revenue Service
4171 N. Mesa, C–100, El Paso, TX 79902 Social Security Number and and to State, local, tribal, and territorial
or by email at Z.Mora@ibwc.gov. organizational code; employee common governments for tax purposes.
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of the Secretary of the Department of the of service, individual’s pay and leave Management or its contractors in
Interior is proposing to amend the records; source documents for posting connection with programs administered
system notice for DOI–85, ‘‘Payroll, time and leave attendance; allowances, by that office, including, but not limited
Attendance, Retirement, and Leave and cost distribution records; to, the Federal Long Term Care (LTC)
Records’’ to update the categories of deductions for Medicare, Old Age, Insurance Program, the Federal Dental
individuals covered by the system, Survivors, and Disability Insurance and Vision Insurance Program
categories of records in the system, (OASDI, also known as Social Security), (FEDVIP), the Flexible Spending
routine uses of records maintained in bonds, Federal Employees Group Life Accounts for Federal Employees
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records’ safeguards, retention and allotments, quarters, retirement, Human Resources Information Program
disposition of records, and record charities, health benefits, Flexible (EHRI).
source categories to reflect changes that Spending Account, Long Term Care, (4) To another Federal agency to
have occurred since the notice was last Thrift Savings Fund contributions, which an employee or DOI emergency
published. These amendments will be awards, shift schedules, and pay worker has transferred or in which a
effective as proposed at the end of the differentials, tax lien data, commercial DOI volunteer transfers in a volunteer
comment period unless comments are garnishments, child support and/or capacity.
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| Dates | The dates and locations of public scoping meetings will be published in the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Ta'c Tito'oqan, Clearwater Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis County Herald, The Clearwater Progress, and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional information will also be posted on the Tribe's Web site at www.nezperce.org. Written comments to this notice must be received by February 5, 2016. | |
| Contact | Ms. Anna Schmidt at (503) 231-6808 or [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 76033 |
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