81_FR_23744 81 FR 23666 - Resource Management Planning

81 FR 23666 - Resource Management Planning

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 78 (April 22, 2016)

Page Range23666-23667
FR Document2016-09439

On February 25, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to amend existing regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). The proposed rule would enable the BLM to more readily address landscape-scale resource issues, such as wildfire, habitat connectivity, or the demand for renewable and non-renewable energy sources and to respond more effectively to environmental and social changes. The proposed rule would further emphasize the role of science in the planning process and the importance of evaluating the resource, environmental, ecological, social, and economic conditions at the onset of planning. The proposed rule would affirm the important role of other Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and the public during the planning process, and would enhance opportunities for public involvement and transparency during the preparation of resource management plans. Finally, the proposed rule would make revisions to clarify existing text and use plain language to improve the readability of the planning regulations. This notice extends the public comment period for 30 days beyond the initial comment-period deadline.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23666-23667]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09439]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Part 1600

[LLWO210000.16X.L16100000.PN0000]
RIN 1004-AE39


Resource Management Planning

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 25, 2016, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
published in the Federal Register a proposed rule to amend existing 
regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or 
amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act (FLPMA). The proposed rule would enable the BLM to more readily 
address landscape-scale resource issues, such as wildfire, habitat 
connectivity, or the demand for renewable and non-renewable energy 
sources and to respond more effectively to environmental and social 
changes. The proposed rule would further emphasize the role of science 
in the planning process and the importance of evaluating the resource, 
environmental, ecological, social, and economic conditions at the onset 
of planning. The proposed rule would affirm the important role of other 
Federal agencies, State and local governments, Indian tribes, and the 
public during the planning process, and would enhance opportunities for 
public involvement and transparency during the preparation of resource 
management plans. Finally, the proposed rule would make revisions to 
clarify existing text and use plain language to improve the readability 
of the planning regulations. This notice extends the public comment 
period for 30 days beyond the initial comment-period deadline.

DATES: Send your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before 
May 25, 2016. The BLM need not consider, or include in the 
administrative record for the final rule, comments that the BLM 
receives after the close of the comment period or comments delivered to 
an address other than those listed below (see ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Director (630), 
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM, 1849 C St. NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-AE39. Personal or messenger 
delivery: Bureau of Land Management, 20 M Street SE., Room 2134 LM, 
Attention: Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20003. Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 
at this Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Baker, Division Chief, Decision 
Support, Planning and NEPA, at 202-912-7282, for information relating 
to the BLM's national planning program or the substance of this 
proposed rule. For information on procedural matters or the rulemaking 
process, you may contact Charles Yudson at 202-912-7437. 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 
individuals during normal business hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a 
day, 7 days a week to leave a message or question with the above 
individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Comment Procedures

    If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any one of 
several methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Please make your 
comments as specific as possible by confining them to issues directly 
related to the content of the proposed rule, and explain the basis for 
your comments. The comments and recommendations that will be most 
useful and likely to influence agency decisions are:
    1. Those supported by quantitative information or studies; and
    2. Those that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable 
laws and regulations.
    The BLM is not obligated to consider or include in the 
Administrative Record for the rule comments received after the close of 
the comment period (see DATES) or comments delivered to an address 
other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES).
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the address listed under ADDRESSES 
during regular hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.
    Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that 
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your 
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying 
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Background

    The proposed rule was published on February 25, 2016 (81 FR 9674), 
with a 60-day comment period closing on April 25, 2016. Since 
publication, the BLM has received requests to extend the comment period 
on the proposed rule. After considering these requests, the BLM 
determined that it is appropriate to grant the requests to extend the 
comment period, and the BLM is hereby extending the comment period on 
the rule for 30 days. The closing date of the extended comment period 
is May 25, 2016.

Janice M. Schneider,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-09439 Filed 4-21-16; 8:45 am]
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23666 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2016 / Proposed Rules Dated: April 19, 2016. http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ The proposed rule would enable the Leslie Kux, commenting-epa-dockets. BLM to more readily address landscape- Associate Commissioner for Policy. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zuri scale resource issues, such as wildfire, [FR Doc. 2016–09366 Filed 4–21–16; 8:45 am] Farngalo or D. Brad Akers, Air habitat connectivity, or the demand for BILLING CODE 4164–01–P Regulatory Management Section, Air renewable and non-renewable energy Planning and Implementation Branch, sources and to respond more effectively Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management to environmental and social changes. Division, U.S. Environmental Protection The proposed rule would further ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street emphasize the role of science in the AGENCY SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. Mr. planning process and the importance of Farngalo can be reached at (404) 562– evaluating the resource, environmental, 40 CFR Part 52 ecological, social, and economic 9152 and via electronic mail at farngalo.zuri@epa.gov. Mr. Akers can be conditions at the onset of planning. The [EPA–R04–OAR–2015–0618; FRL–9945–21– proposed rule would affirm the Region 4] reached at (404) 562–9089 and via electronic mail at akers.brad@epa.gov. important role of other Federal agencies, Air Plan Approval: Tennessee: Knox State and local governments, Indian SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the County VOC Limits Revision for tribes, and the public during the Rules and Regulations section of this planning process, and would enhance Permits issue of the Federal Register, EPA is opportunities for public involvement approving the State’s implementation and transparency during the preparation AGENCY: Environmental Protection plan revision as a direct final rule of resource management plans. Finally, Agency. without prior proposal because the the proposed rule would make revisions ACTION: Proposed rule. Agency views this as a noncontroversial to clarify existing text and use plain SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection submittal and anticipates no adverse language to improve the readability of Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a comments. A detailed rationale for the the planning regulations. This notice portion of a State Implementation Plan approval is set forth in the direct final extends the public comment period for (SIP) revision submitted by the State of rule. If no adverse comments are 30 days beyond the initial comment- Tennessee, submitted on March 14, received in response to this rule, no period deadline. 2014, through the Tennessee further activity is contemplated. If EPA DATES: Send your comments on this Department of Environmental receives adverse comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all proposed rule to the BLM on or before Conservation on behalf of the Knox May 25, 2016. The BLM need not County Department of Air Quality public comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule consider, or include in the Management (Knox County) to address administrative record for the final rule, changes to a Knox County regulation based on this proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment period comments that the BLM receives after regarding permits. EPA is proposing to the close of the comment period or approve this SIP revision because the on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this comments delivered to an address other State has demonstrated that it is than those listed below (see ADDRESSES). consistent with the Clean Air Act. document should do so at this time. ADDRESSES: Mail: U.S. Department of DATES: Written comments must be Dated: April 6, 2016. the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of received on or before May 23, 2016. Heather McTeer Toney, Land Management, Mail Stop 2134 LM, ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Regional Administrator, Region 4. 1849 C St. NW., Washington, DC 20240, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R04– [FR Doc. 2016–09160 Filed 4–21–16; 8:45 am] Attention: 1004–AE39. Personal or OAR–2015–0618 at http:// BILLING CODE 6560–50–P messenger delivery: Bureau of Land www.regulations.gov. Follow the online Management, 20 M Street SE., Room instructions for submitting comments. 2134 LM, Attention: Regulatory Affairs, Once submitted, comments cannot be DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Washington, DC 20003. Federal edited or removed from Regulations.gov. eRulemaking Portal: http:// EPA may publish any comment received Bureau of Land Management www.regulations.gov. Follow the to its public docket. Do not submit instructions at this Web site. electronically any information you 43 CFR Part 1600 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: consider to be Confidential Business [LLWO210000.16X.L16100000.PN0000] Leah Baker, Division Chief, Decision Information (CBI) or other information Support, Planning and NEPA, at 202– whose disclosure is restricted by statute. RIN 1004–AE39 912–7282, for information relating to the Multimedia submissions (audio, video, BLM’s national planning program or the Resource Management Planning etc.) must be accompanied by a written substance of this proposed rule. For comment. The written comment is AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, information on procedural matters or considered the official comment and Interior. the rulemaking process, you may should include discussion of all points ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of contact Charles Yudson at 202–912– you wish to make. EPA will generally public comment period. 7437. Persons who use a not consider comments or comment telecommunications device for the deaf mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS contents located outside of the primary SUMMARY: On February 25, 2016, the (TDD) may call the Federal Information submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 other file sharing system). For published in the Federal Register a to contact the above individuals during additional submission methods, the full proposed rule to amend existing normal business hours. FIRS is available EPA public comment policy, regulations that establish the procedures 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to leave information about CBI or multimedia used to prepare, revise, or amend land a message or question with the above submissions, and general guidance on use plans pursuant to the Federal Land individuals. You will receive a reply making effective comments, please visit Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). during normal business hours. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Apr 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22APP1.SGM 22APP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 78 / Friday, April 22, 2016 / Proposed Rules 23667 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND part of the NASA Office of Procurement SPACE ADMINISTRATION internal reviews and the NASA Office of Public Comment Procedures the Inspector General (OIG) audit If you wish to comment, you may 48 CFR Parts 1816 and 1852 entitled ‘‘NASA’s Use of Award Fee submit your comments by any one of RIN 2700–AE31 Contracts,’’ Report Number IG–14–003, several methods listed in the ADDRESSES NASA is implementing revisions to NFS section above. Please make your NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation 1816.4 and 1852.216–77 to clarify comments as specific as possible by Supplement: Clarification of Award Fee NASA’s award fee evaluation and confining them to issues directly related Evaluations and Payments (NFS Case payment processes. to the content of the proposed rule, and 2016–N008) II. Discussion explain the basis for your comments. The comments and recommendations AGENCY: National Aeronautics and NASA is proposing the following that will be most useful and likely to Space Administration. revisions to clarify NASA’s award fee influence agency decisions are: ACTION: Proposed rule. process: • Add new definitions section at NFS 1. Those supported by quantitative SUMMARY: NASA is proposing to amend 1816.001. Definitions for Earned Award information or studies; and the NASA Federal Acquisition Fee and Unearned Award Fee are being 2. Those that include citations to, and Regulation Supplement (NFS) to clarify added to provide clarity and analyses of, the applicable laws and NASA’s award fee process by consistency in how these terms are regulations. incorporating terms used in award fee utilized in NASA’s award fee evaluation The BLM is not obligated to consider contracting; guidance relative to final process. or include in the Administrative Record award fee evaluations; release of source • Revise NFS 1816.405–273(b) to for the rule comments received after the selection information; and the provide further management review for close of the comment period (see DATES) calculation of the provisional award fee final award fee determinations that meet or comments delivered to an address payment percentage in NASA end-item certain criteria as outlined in this rule’s other than those listed above (see award fee contracts. revised NFS text. ADDRESSES). DATES: Comments on the proposed rule • Revise NFS 1816.405–273(c) to should be submitted in writing to the provide clarification regarding the Comments, including names and release of source selection information street addresses of respondents, will be address shown below on or before June 21, 2016, to be considered in the that is included in the Contractor available for public review at the Performance Assessment Reporting address listed under ADDRESSES during formation of a final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments System (CPARS). regular hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), • Revise NFS 1816.405–276(b) and Monday through Friday, except identified by NFS Case 2016–N008, 1852.216–77(c)(3) to clarify how holidays. using any of the following methods: provisional award fee payments are Before including your address, Æ Regulations.gov: http:// calculated in NASA end-item award fee telephone number, email address, or www.regulations.gov. Submit comments contracts. The current NFS text other personal identifying information via the Federal eRulemaking portal by describes this calculation as ‘‘limited to in your comment, be advised that your entering ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N008’’ under a percentage not to exceed 80 percent of entire comment—including your the heading ‘‘Enter keyword or ID’’ and the prior interim period’s evaluation personal identifying information—may selecting ‘‘Search.’’ Select the link score’’ and yet does not address how the be made publicly available at any time. ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ that corresponds first award fee evaluation period should While you can ask in your comment to with ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N008.’’ Follow be handled. To address this issue, NFS withhold from public review your the instructions provided at the ‘‘Submit is being revised to read: ‘‘limited to a personal identifying information, we a Comment’’ screen. Please include your percentage not to exceed 80 percent of cannot guarantee that we will be able to name, company name (if any), and the prior interim period’s evaluation do so. ‘‘NFS Case 2016–N008’’ on your score, except for the first evaluation attached document. Background period, which is limited to 80 percent Æ Email: william.roets-1@nasa.gov. of the available award fee for that Include NFS Case 2016–N008 in the The proposed rule was published on evaluation period.’’ subject line of the message. • In addition, since the FAR removed February 25, 2016 (81 FR 9674), with a Æ Fax: (202) 358–3082. 60-day comment period closing on April clause 52.216–13 in Federal Acquisition Æ Mail: NASA Headquarters (HQ), 25, 2016. Since publication, the BLM Circular (FAC) 2005–17, NASA is Office of Procurement, Contract and has received requests to extend the removing references to this clause Grant Policy Division, Attn: Mr. William comment period on the proposed rule. contained in NFS 1816.307, 1816.307– Roets, Suite 5M18, 300 E Street SW., After considering these requests, the 70, and 1852.216–89. Washington, DC 20546–0001. BLM determined that it is appropriate to III. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. grant the requests to extend the comment period, and the BLM is hereby William Roets, NASA HQ, Office of Executive Orders (E.O.s) 12866 and extending the comment period on the Procurement, Contract and Grant Policy 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs Division, Suite 5M18, 300 E Street SW., and benefits of available regulatory mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS rule for 30 days. The closing date of the extended comment period is May 25, Washington, DC 20456–0001. alternatives and, if regulation is 2016. Telephone 202–358–4483; facsimile necessary, to select regulatory 202–358–3082. approaches that maximize net benefits Janice M. Schneider, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (including potential economic, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals environmental, public health and safety Management. I. Background effects, distributive impacts, and [FR Doc. 2016–09439 Filed 4–21–16; 8:45 am] NASA is proposing to revise the NFS equity). E.O. 13563 emphasizes the BILLING CODE 4310–84–P to clarify NASA’s award fee process. As importance of quantifying both costs VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:53 Apr 21, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22APP1.SGM 22APP1


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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
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; extension of public comment period.
DatesSend your comments on this proposed rule to the BLM on or before May 25, 2016. The BLM need not consider, or include in the administrative record for the final rule, comments that the BLM receives after the close of the comment period or comments delivered to
ContactLeah Baker, Division Chief, Decision Support, Planning and NEPA, at 202-912-7282, for information relating to the BLM's national planning program or the substance of this proposed rule. For information on procedural matters or the rulemaking process, you may contact Charles Yudson at 202-912-7437. 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 individuals during normal business hours. FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to leave a message or question with the above individuals. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
FR Citation81 FR 23666 
RIN Number1004-AE39
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