81_FR_12991 81 FR 12943 - State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting

81 FR 12943 - State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 48 (March 11, 2016)

Page Range12943-12944
FR Document2016-05518

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in Phoenix, Arizona, as indicated below.

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[FR Doc No: 2016-05518]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZ910000.L12100000.XP0000 15X 6100.241A]


State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in Phoenix, Arizona, as 
indicated below.

DATES: The Arizona RAC Business meeting will take place April 28, 2016, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM Arizona State Office 
located at One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Arizona RAC 
Coordinator at the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One 
North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, 602-417-
9500. 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: The 15-member Council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and 
management issues associated with public land management in Arizona. 
Planned agenda items include: A Welcome and Introduction of Council 
Members; BLM State Director's Update on BLM Programs and Issues; 
Threatened and Endangered Species Program Overview; Update on Northstar 
2025 Project; RAC Review of the Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes Special 
Management Area Proposed Business Plan; RAC Committee Reports; RAC 
Questions on BLM District Manager Reports and other items of interest 
to the RAC. Members of the public are welcome to attend the RAC 
Business meeting. A public comment period is scheduled from 1:45 to 
2:15 p.m. and again around 3:00 during the Recreation RAC Session for 
any interested members of the public who wish to address the Council on 
BLM programs and business. Depending on the number of persons wishing 
to speak and time available, the time for individual comments may be 
limited. Written comments may also be submitted during the meeting for 
the RAC's consideration. The final meeting agenda will be available two 
weeks prior to the meeting and posted on the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/res/rac.html. Additionally, directions to the 
meeting site and parking information may be found on the BLM Web site 
at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/res/pub_room/location.html. Individuals 
who need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or 
other reasonable accommodations, should contact the RAC Coordinator 
listed above no later than two weeks before the start of the meeting.
    Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the RAC has 
been designated as the Recreation RAC and has the authority to review 
all BLM and

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Forest Service recreation fee proposals in Arizona. The Recreation RAC 
will review the Paria Canyon Business Plan at this meeting.

Raymond Suazo,
Arizona State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-05518 Filed 3-10-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-32-P

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2016 / Notices 12943 Acres Acres Proposed ACEC (Proposed Relevant and important values (No Action) LUPA) Trona Pinnacles National Natural Landmark ............... 4,000 4,000 Unique geologic features, wildlife resources. Turtle Mountains ........................................................... 50,400 50,400 Wildlife resources. Upper Johnson Valley Yucca Rings ............................. 300 300 Unusual plant assemblage. Upper McCoy ................................................................ 0 37,300 Wildlife resources, cultural values, unusual plant as- semblage. Warm Sulfur Springs .................................................... 300 300 Desert marsh habitat, unique geologic and hydrologic features, cultural values. West Mesa .................................................................... 20,300 82,600 Wildlife resources, cultural values. West Paradise .............................................................. 200 200 Vegetative resources. Western Rand Mountains ............................................. 31,100 30,300 Wildlife resources. Whipple Mountains ....................................................... 2,800 2,800 Geologic features, cultural values. White Mountain City ..................................................... 800 800 Cultural values. White Mountains Wilderness Study Area ..................... 0 8,800 Wildlife resources. Whitewater Canyon ...................................................... 14,000 14,000 Riparian resources, wildlife resources, scenic re- sources, cultural values. Yuha Basin ................................................................... 68,300 77,300 Cultural values, vegetative and wildlife resources. Copies of the DRECP Proposed LUPA/ DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR variety of planning and management Final EIS are available for public issues associated with public land inspection at the following locations: Bureau of Land Management management in Arizona. Planned • BLM California State Office, 2800 [LLAZ910000.L12100000.XP0000 15X agenda items include: A Welcome and Cottage Way, Suite W–1623, 6100.241A] Introduction of Council Members; BLM Sacramento, CA; State Director’s Update on BLM State of Arizona Resource Advisory Programs and Issues; Threatened and • BLM California Desert District Council Meeting Endangered Species Program Overview; Office, 22835 Calle San Juan De Los Update on Northstar 2025 Project; RAC Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553; AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Review of the Paria Canyon/Coyote • BLM Barstow Field Office, 2601 Interior. Buttes Special Management Area Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311; ACTION: Notice of public meetings. Proposed Business Plan; RAC • BLM El Centro Field Office, 1661 S. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Committee Reports; RAC Questions on 4th Street, El Centro, CA 92243; Federal Land Policy and Management BLM District Manager Reports and other items of interest to the RAC. Members • BLM Needles Field Office, 1303 S. Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. of the public are welcome to attend the Highway 95, Needles, CA 92363; Department of the Interior, Bureau of RAC Business meeting. A public • BLM Palm Springs South Coast comment period is scheduled from 1:45 Field Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive, Land Management (BLM), Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will to 2:15 p.m. and again around 3:00 Palm Springs, CA 92262; during the Recreation RAC Session for meet in Phoenix, Arizona, as indicated • BLM Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 S. below. any interested members of the public Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555; who wish to address the Council on DATES: The Arizona RAC Business • BLM Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 BLM programs and business. Depending meeting will take place April 28, 2016, Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, CA 93308; on the number of persons wishing to from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and speak and time available, the time for ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at individual comments may be limited. • BLM Bishop Field Office, 351 Pacu the BLM Arizona State Office located at Written comments may also be Lane, Suite 100, Bishop, CA 93514. One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, submitted during the meeting for the Before including your phone number, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. RAC’s consideration. The final meeting email address, or other personal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: agenda will be available two weeks identifying information in your Dorothea Boothe, Arizona RAC prior to the meeting and posted on the comment, you should be aware that Coordinator at the Bureau of Land BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/ your entire comment letter—including Management, Arizona State Office, One az/st/en/res/rac.html. Additionally, your personal identifying information— North Central Avenue, Suite 800, directions to the meeting site and may be made publicly available at any Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, 602– parking information may be found on time. While you can ask us in your 417–9500. Persons who use a the BLM Web site at: http:// comment to withhold your personal telecommunications device for the deaf www.blm.gov/az/st/en/res/pub_room/ identifying information from public (TDD) may call the Federal Information location.html. Individuals who need review, we cannot guarantee that we Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 special assistance, such as sign language to contact the above individual during interpretation or other reasonable asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES will be able to do so. normal business hours. The FIRS is accommodations, should contact the Authority: 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5, 43 CFR 1610.7–2(b) available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, RAC Coordinator listed above no later to leave a message or question with the than two weeks before the start of the Thomas Pogacnik, above individual. You will receive a meeting. Deputy State Director, Bureau of Land reply during normal business hours. Under the Federal Lands Recreation Management. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- Enhancement Act, the RAC has been [FR Doc. 2016–05562 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am] member Council advises the Secretary designated as the Recreation RAC and BILLING CODE 4310–40–P of the Interior, through the BLM, on a has the authority to review all BLM and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Mar 10, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1

12944 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2016 / Notices Forest Service recreation fee proposals National Parks and Recreation Act of consultation, as appropriate, which is in Arizona. The Recreation RAC will 1978. The UPARR Act authorized the essential in the development of goals, review the Paria Canyon Business Plan Secretary of the Interior to establish a objectives and the setting of project at this meeting. grant program to help economically priorities. The Action Plan identifies: distressed urban areas improve The goals for the system; strategies to Raymond Suazo, recreation opportunities for their address national and local concerns, Arizona State Director. residents. recommendations; program priorities [FR Doc. 2016–05518 Filed 3–10–16; 8:45 am] We administer the UPARR program in and implementation schedule; and an BILLING CODE 4310–32–P accordance with regulations at 36 CFR evaluation of and update to the Action 72 and the UPARR Grant Manual. These Program. (1) explain the policies to be followed In accordance with 36 CFR 72.30, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR for awarding grants; (2) list the applicants must have an approved RAP requirements and criteria to be met for on file with the appropriate NPS National Park Service each type of grant and discretionary Regional Office prior to applying for [NPS–WASO–PVE–UPARR–20492; eligibility; (3) discuss fundable uses and Rehabilitation or Innovation grants. PPWOSLAD00, PUA00UA08.GA0000 (166)] limitations; (4) explain how proposals Rehabilitation and Innovation proposals will be selected and funding; and (5) must be based on priorities identified in Proposed Information Collection; describe the application process and the applicant jurisdiction’s RAP. Urban Park and Recreation Recovery administrative procedures for awarding (2) Recovery Action Program Grant Program Grants grants. The three types of grants Applications: In accordance with 36 AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. available under the program are: CFR 72.52, ranking and selection for • Rehabilitation—renovate or funding of Recovery Action Program ACTION: Notice; request for comments. grants will be initiated on the basis of redesign existing close-to-home SUMMARY: We (National Park Service, recreation facilities. a full application, preparation of which NPS) will ask the Office of Management • Innovation—specific activities that will be assisted through meetings with and Budget (OMB) to approve the either increase recreation programs or NPS regional staff. The following information collection (IC) described improve the efficiency of the local documents are required to be submitted below. As required by the Paperwork government to operating existing with the Recovery Action Program Grant Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our programs. Application: OMB Standard Forms such continuing efforts to reduce paperwork • Planning—development of a as the SF–424, the RAP Grant and respondent burden, we invite the Recovery Action Program plan. Agreement (Form # 10–911), narrative general public and other Federal The following are the information statements with a description and scope agencies to take this opportunity to collection requirements for the UPARR of the planning product(s) to be comment on this IC. This IC is Program: developed, a project budget, and a work (1) Recovery Action Program: In schedule. scheduled to expire on October 31, accordance with 36 CFR 72.10–13, any (3) Preapplication for Rehabilitation 2016. We may not conduct or sponsor eligible jurisdiction or discretionary and Innovation Grants: In accordance and a person is not required to respond applicant desiring to apply for a grant with 36 CFR 72.53, a preapplication to a collection of information unless it must develop and submit for NPS procedure is used to reduce the amount displays a currently valid OMB control approval, a local Recovery Action of time and documentation needed for number. Program (RAP). The RAP documents the a full application, and to foster the DATES: To ensure that we are able to recreation needs of the community and competitive aspects of the UPARR consider your comments on this IC, we is linked to the objectives, needs, plans, Program. The preapplication must must receive them by May 10, 2016. and institutional arrangements of the include those items as set forth in the ADDRESSES: Please send your comments community. The RAP consists of two Preapplication Handbook, to include: A on the ICR to Madonna L. Baucum, sections, which are the Assessment and letter of transmittal, SF–424, proposal Information Collection Clearance the Action Plan. description statement, a narrative Officer, National Park Service, 12201 The Assessment describes the existing describing how the project meets the Sunrise Valley Drive, Room 2C114— park and recreation system; issues and selection criteria, maps, photographs Mail Stop 242, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); problems; goals and objectives. The (for construction projects), cost or madonna_baucum@nps.gov (email). Assessment summarizes the entire estimates, and pass through Please include ‘‘1024–0048—UPARR’’ system including: Operation and certifications (if applicable). The in the subject line of your comments. maintenance; employment and training; application must describe the problem FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To programs and services; rehabilitation of addressed by the proposal, including request additional information about existing facilities; and the need for new existing conditions, the reason for the this IC, contact Elisabeth Fondriest, facilities. The six parts of the problem or why the condition exists, Recreation Grants Chief, State and Local Assessment include: Context; physical and what the UPARR assistance would Assistance Programs Division at 202– issues; rehabilitation issues; service do to alleviate the problem or condition. 354–6916; or 1849 C Street NW. (2225), issues; management issues; and Discretionary applicants must also Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or conclusions, implications, and issues. submit a narrative statement, signed by elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov (email). The Action Plan is a clear statement the chief executive of the applicant asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Please include ‘‘1024–0048’’ in the of the community’s specific objectives, jurisdiction, explaining and quantifying subject line. priorities and implementation strategies the degree of physical and economic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in relation to the intent of the UPARR distress in the community must be Program and the local government’s included in each preapplication. I. Abstract overall recreation system goals. Citizen (4) Full Application—Rehabilitation The Urban Park and Recreation involvement in the development of the and Innovation Grants: In accordance Recovery (UPARR) Act (16 U.S.C. 2501 Action Plan is required and may include with 36 CFR 72.54, once a et seq.) was passed as Title X of the surveys, hearings, meetings, and/or Rehabilitation or Innovation proposal VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:56 Mar 10, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11MRN1.SGM 11MRN1


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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 public meetings.
DatesThe Arizona RAC Business meeting will take place April 28, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ContactDorothea Boothe, Arizona RAC Coordinator at the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, 602-417- 9500. 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.
FR Citation81 FR 12943 
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