81_FR_23081 81 FR 23006 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, Colorado

81 FR 23006 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 75 (April 19, 2016)

Page Range23006-23007
FR Document2016-09040

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling, Colorado intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed land exchange under section 206 of FLPMA, and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09040]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON02000 L51010000.ER0000 LVRWC16C8700 16X]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, 
Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling, Colorado intends to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed land 
exchange under section 206 of FLPMA, and by this notice is announcing 
the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and 
identify issues.

DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. 
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until May 19, 2016. The 
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at 
least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the BLM 
Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html. In order to be 
included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the 
close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public 
meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities 
for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Blue Valley Land 
Exchange by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html
     Email: [email protected]
     Fax: 970-724-3006
     Mail: 2103 E. Park Avenue, P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO 
80459
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the 
Kremmling Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monte Senor, Assistant Field Manager; 
telephone 970-724-3002; see address above; email [email protected]. 
Contact Annie Sperandio at 970-724-3062 to have your name added to our 
mailing list. 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, seven days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After coordination with the BLM, Galloway, 
Inc., owner of Blue Valley Ranch, submitted a land exchange proposal to 
the BLM whereby approximately 1,489 acres of Federal lands managed by 
the BLM in Grand County, Colorado would be conveyed to Blue Valley 
Ranch in exchange for approximately 1,832 acres of non-Federal lands in 
Summit and Grand counties, Colorado. Of the 1,832 acres, approximately 
300 acres would be acquired within the White River National Forest 
administrative boundary. The Forest Service will participate as a 
cooperating agency on the EIS.
    Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Management and Policy 
Act of 1976, as amended, the proposed land exchange must be determined 
to be in

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the public interest and appraisals of the Federal and non-Federal 
parcels must show that the exchange parcels are equal in value. The EIS 
will provide BLM with the information necessary to make these 
determinations. The BLM has found that the proposed land exchange is 
appropriate for processing and is in conformance with land tenure 
decisions in the Kremmling Resouce Management Plan.
    The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant 
issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, 
including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. 
At present, the BLM has identified the preliminary issues from internal 
scoping and public comments received on the Notice of Exchange Proposal 
released in June 2005. The issues that were raised during the informal 
scoping process and feasibility analysis include changes to public 
fishing access, perceived changes to float boating on the Blue River, 
concerns about changes to public access for hunting, and concerns about 
large land owners realizing a benefit from the exchange. The BLM will 
address these preliminary issues, along with the other issues 
identified during the public scoping process and preparation of the 
EIS. The BLM will identify, analyze and require mitigation, as 
appropriate, to address the reasonably foreseeable impacts to resources 
if this project is approved. Mitigation may include avoidance, 
minimization, rectification, reduction or elimination over time and 
compensatory mitigation. These potential measures may be considered at 
multiple scales, including the landscape-scale.
    The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help 
fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic 
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 
The information about historic and cultural resources within the area 
potentially affected by the proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange will 
assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources.
    The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-
government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other 
policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and 
potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due 
consideration. Federal, State and local agencies, along with tribes and 
other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the 
proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange are invited to participate in the 
scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the 
BLM to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as 
a cooperating agency.
    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: 40 CFR 1501.7

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-09040 Filed 4-18-16; 8:45 am]
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23006 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2016 / Notices collection concerning: (a) The necessity statutory language would reduce the DATES: This notice initiates the public of this information collection for the burden associated with this information scoping process for the EIS. Comments proper performance of the functions of collection, please specifically identify on issues may be submitted in writing the agency, including whether the this language. until May 19, 2016. The date(s) and information will have practical utility; location(s) of any scoping meetings will III. Data (b) The accuracy of the agency’s be announced at least 15 days in estimate of the burden (hours and cost) OMB Control Number: 1076–0167. advance through local media, of the collection of information, Title: Tribal Energy Resource newspapers and the BLM Web site at: including the validity of the Agreements. http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/ methodology and assumptions used; (c) Brief Description of Collection: kfo.html. In order to be included in the Ways we could enhance the quality, Submission of this information is Draft EIS, all comments must be utility, and clarity of the information to required for Indian Tribes to apply for, received prior to the close of the 30-day be collected; and (d) Ways we could implement, reassume, or rescind a scoping period or 15 days after the last minimize the burden of the collection of TERA that has been entered into in public meeting, whichever is later. We the information on the respondents. accordance with the Energy Policy Act will provide additional opportunities Please note that an agency may not of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection for public participation upon conduct or sponsor, and an individual also requires the Tribe to notify the publication of the Draft EIS. need not respond to, a collection of public of certain actions. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments information unless it has a valid OMB Type of Review: Extension without related to the Blue Valley Land Control Number. change of currently approved collection. Exchange by any of the following It is our policy to make all comments Respondents: Federally recognized methods: available to the public for review at the Indian Tribes. • Web site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/ location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Number of Respondents: 14. Estimated Time per Response: Ranges en/fo/kfo.html Before including your address, phone • Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov number, email address or other personal from 32 hours to 1,080 hours. • Fax: 970–724–3006 identifying information in your Frequency of Response: On occasion. • Mail: 2103 E. Park Avenue, P.O. comment, you should be aware that Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459 your entire comment—including your 10,752 hours. Documents pertinent to this proposal personal identifying information—may Obligation to Respond: A response is may be examined at the Kremmling be made publicly available at any time. required to obtain a benefit. Estimated Total Non-hour Cost Field Office. While you can ask us in your comment Burden: $48,200. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to withhold your personal identifying Monte Senor, Assistant Field Manager; information from public review, we Elizabeth K. Appel, telephone 970–724–3002; see address cannot guarantee that we will be able to Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and do so. above; email kfo_webmail@blm.gov. Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs. Contact Annie Sperandio at 970–724– III. Request for Comments on Burden [FR Doc. 2016–09019 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am] 3062 to have your name added to our Reduction BILLING CODE 4337–15–P mailing list. Persons who use a The Assistant Secretary—Indian telecommunications device for the deaf Affairs also requests your comments on (TDD) may call the Federal Information ways to revise and reduce the burden of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 the governing regulations for TERAs to contact the above individual during Bureau of Land Management normal business hours. The FIRS is under 25 CFR 224. Currently, the total annual hour burden for this information [LLCON02000 L51010000.ER0000 available 24 hours a day, seven days a collection is 10,752 hours with an LVRWC16C8700 16X] week, to leave a message or question estimated time per response from 32 to with the above individual. You will Notice of Intent To Prepare an receive a reply during normal business 1,080 hours. Please submit comments Environmental Impact Statement for hours. on the following topics to the contact the Proposed Blue Valley Land SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After listed in the ADDRESSES section of this Exchange, Grand and Summit coordination with the BLM, Galloway, notice: (1) The aspects of this Counties, Colorado Inc., owner of Blue Valley Ranch, information collection you identify as having the greatest burden, (2) Whether AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, submitted a land exchange proposal to these burdensome aspects are the likely Interior. the BLM whereby approximately 1,489 reason for an underutilization of TERAs; ACTION: Notice. acres of Federal lands managed by the (3) Whether these burdensome aspects BLM in Grand County, Colorado would are required under statute or regulation, SUMMARY: In compliance with the be conveyed to Blue Valley Ranch in and (4) Any opportunities to reduce the National Environmental Policy Act of exchange for approximately 1,832 acres burden of information collection, 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the of non-Federal lands in Summit and including but not limited to Federal Land Policy and Management Grand counties, Colorado. Of the 1,832 opportunities to reduce burdens Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the acres, approximately 300 acres would be associated with the application process Bureau of Land Management (BLM) acquired within the White River mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES by issuing guidance or instructions for Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling, National Forest administrative prospective applicants. Colorado intends to prepare an boundary. The Forest Service will Please also specify any language Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) participate as a cooperating agency on within the regulations that you believe to evaluate a proposed land exchange the EIS. should be adjusted in order to reduce under section 206 of FLPMA, and by Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal the burden associated with this this notice is announcing the beginning Land Management and Policy Act of information collection. 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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 19, 2016 / Notices 23007 the public interest and appraisals of the to participate in the development of the The plat representing the dependent Federal and non-Federal parcels must environmental analysis as a cooperating resurvey of a portion of the west show that the exchange parcels are agency. boundary and a portion of the equal in value. The EIS will provide Before including your address, phone subdivisional lines, the subdivision of BLM with the information necessary to number, email address or other personal section 30, and a metes-and-bounds make these determinations. The BLM identifying information in your survey in section 30, Township 3 North, has found that the proposed land comment, you should be aware that Range 6 East, accepted December 10, exchange is appropriate for processing your entire comment—including your 2015, and officially filed December 11, and is in conformance with land tenure personal identifying information—may 2015, for Group 1141, Arizona. decisions in the Kremmling Resouce be made publicly available at any time. This plat was prepared at the request Management Plan. While you can ask us in your comment of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The purpose of the public scoping to withhold your personal identifying The plat representing the dependent process is to determine relevant issues information from public review, we resurvey of a portion of the south that will influence the scope of the cannot guarantee that we will be able to boundary of the Fort McDowell Indian environmental analysis, including do so. Reservation and a portion of the west alternatives, and guide the process for Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 boundary, Township 3 North, Range 7 developing the EIS. At present, the BLM East, accepted December 10, 2015, and has identified the preliminary issues Ruth Welch, officially filed December 11, 2015, for from internal scoping and public BLM Colorado State Director. Group 1141, Arizona. comments received on the Notice of [FR Doc. 2016–09040 Filed 4–18–16; 8:45 am] This plat was prepared at the request Exchange Proposal released in June BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 2005. The issues that were raised during The plat representing the dependent the informal scoping process and resurvey of Homestead Entry Survey No. feasibility analysis include changes to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 88, and the survey of Small Tracts Act public fishing access, perceived changes Survey AZ. No. 12, Township 13 North, to float boating on the Blue River, Bureau of Land Management Range 10 East, accepted November 17, concerns about changes to public access [16X.LLAZ956000.L14400000.BJ0 2015, and officially filed November 18, for hunting, and concerns about large 000.LXSSA225000.241A] 2015, for Group 1123, Arizona. land owners realizing a benefit from the This plat was prepared at the request exchange. The BLM will address these Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; of the United States Forest Service. preliminary issues, along with the other Arizona The plat representing the dependent issues identified during the public AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, resurvey of a portion of the south scoping process and preparation of the Interior. boundary of Township 14 North, Range EIS. The BLM will identify, analyze and 10 East, and the dependent resurvey of ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of require mitigation, as appropriate, to Homestead Entry Survey No. 178, survey; Arizona. address the reasonably foreseeable Townships 13 and 14 North, Range 10 impacts to resources if this project is SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the East, accepted January 7, 2016, and approved. Mitigation may include described lands were officially filed in officially filed January 8, 2016, for avoidance, minimization, rectification, the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land Group 1123, Arizona. reduction or elimination over time and Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on This plat was prepared at the request compensatory mitigation. These dates indicated. of the United States Forest Service. potential measures may be considered at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plat representing the dependent multiple scales, including the resurvey of a portion of the north landscape-scale. The Gila and Salt River Meridian, boundary and a portion of the The BLM will use and coordinate the Arizona subdivisional lines, and the subdivision NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the The plat representing the dependent of section 5,Township 14 North, Range public involvement process under the resurvey of a portion of the east 10 East, accepted November 17, 2015, National Historic Preservation Act (54 boundary and a portion of the and officially filed November 18, 2015, U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR subdivisional lines, and the subdivision for Group 1123, Arizona. 800.2(d)(3). The information about of section 25, Township 3 North, Range This plat was prepared at the request historic and cultural resources within 5 East, accepted December 10, 2015, and of the United States Forest Service. the area potentially affected by the officially filed December 11, 2015, for The plat representing the dependent proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange Group 1141, Arizona. resurvey of a Hopi-Navajo Partion Line, will assist the BLM in identifying and This plat was prepared at the request Segment ‘‘D’’, the survey of a portion of evaluating impacts to such resources. of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. the south boundary, the survey of the The BLM will consult with Indian The plat representing the dependent east and north boundaries, a portion of tribes on a government-to-government resurvey of a portion of the east the subdivisional lines, and the basis in accordance with Executive boundary, a portion of the south and subdivision of certain sections, Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal west boundaries of the Fort McDowell Township 35 North, Range 15 East, concerns, including impacts on Indian Indian Reservation and a portion of the accepted January 13, 2016, and officially trust assets and potential impacts to subdivisional lines defining the north filed January 14, 2016, for Group 1133, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES cultural resources, will be given due boundary of the Salt River Pima Arizona. consideration. Federal, State and local Maricopa Indian Community, Township This plat was prepared at the request agencies, along with tribes and other 3 North, Range 6 East, accepted of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. stakeholders that may be interested in or December 10, 2015, and officially filed The plat representing the corrective affected by the proposed Blue Valley December 11, 2015, for Group 1141, resurvey of portions of the north Land Exchange are invited to participate Arizona. boundary and a portion of the in the scoping process and, if eligible, This plat was prepared at the request subdivisional lines, and the subdivision may request or be requested by the BLM of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. of sections 1 and 12, Township 21 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Apr 18, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19APN1.SGM 19APN1


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ActionNotice.
DatesThis notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until May 19, 2016. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS.
ContactMonte Senor, Assistant Field Manager;
FR Citation81 FR 23006 
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