81 FR 35043 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada, and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

Page Range		35043-35044
FR Document		2016-12938

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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District Office, Ely, Nevada intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Basin and Range National Monument (BARNM) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. The new, stand-alone RMP will tier to and may incorporate by reference portions of the existing Ely District Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (2008), as amended by the Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment signed in 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Basin 
and Range National Monument, Nevada, and an Associated Environmental 
Impact Statement

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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District 
Office, Ely, Nevada intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) 
with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Basin 
and Range National Monument (BARNM) and by this notice is announcing 
the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and 
identify issues. The new, stand-alone RMP will tier to and may 
incorporate by reference portions of the existing Ely District Record 
of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (2008), as amended by 
the Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment 
signed in 2015.

DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP 
with associated EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing 
until July 1, 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/nv/st/en/prog/nlcs_new/Basin_and_Range_National_Monument.htm.
    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. Additional 
opportunities for public participation will be provided for upon 
publication of the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to Basin and Range National Monument Resource Management Plan 
and associated Environmental Impact Statement by any of the following 
methods:

 Email: [email protected]
 Fax: 775-726-8111
 Mail: BLM Basin and Range National Monument, PO Box 237, 
Caliente, NV 89008

Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Basin and 
Range National Monument Office, located at BLM Caliente Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Styles, Monument Manger; 
telephone: 775-726-8100; address: P.O. Box 237, Caliente, NV 89008; 
email: [email protected]. Contact Ms. Styles to add your name 
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, 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: This document provides notice that the BLM 
District Office, Ely, Nevada, intends to prepare an RMP with an 
associated EIS for the Basin and Range National Monument, announces the 
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and 
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Lincoln and Nye 
Counties, Nevada and encompasses approximately 704,000 acres of public 
land.
    As the Proclamation indicates, the President established the 
Monument to ``preserve its cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy 
and maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources, 
ensuring that the prehistoric, historic and scientific values of this 
area remain for the benefit of all Americans.'' The Proclamation 
further states: ``For purposes of the care and management of the 
objects identified above, the Secretary, through BLM, shall, within 3 
years of the date of this proclamation prepare and maintain a 
management plan for the monument and shall provide for maximum public 
involvement in the development of that plan including, but not limited 
to, consultation with State, tribal, and local governments.''
    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 planning process. A number of 
preliminary issues for the planning area have been identified by BLM 
personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders. 
The issues include: Cultural and historic resources; tribal use; 
vegetation resources; wild horse and burros; social and economic 
values; climate change; special areas (Worthington Mountains 
Wilderness, Shooting Gallery Area of Environmental Concern (ACEC), and 
Mt. Irish ACEC); visual resources; lands and realty; outdoor 
recreation; livestock grazing; minerals; paleontological resources; 
research; wildland fire; and military uses. Preliminary planning 
criteria will conform to 43 CFR 1610.4-2.
    You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing 
to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the 
BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. To 
be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of the 30-day 
scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting, 
whichever is later. 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. The BLM will evaluate identified issues to be 
addressed in the plan, and will place them into one of three 
categories:
    1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
    2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; 
or
    3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan.

The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as to 
why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also 
encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that 
should be addressed in the plan. The BLM will work collaboratively with 
interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best 
suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns.
    The BLM will utilize and coordinate NEPA scoping process to help 
fulfil the

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public involvement process under Section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 
800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources 
within the area potentially affected by the proposed action 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 action that the BLM is evaluating, 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.
    The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan 
in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns 
identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines 
will be involved in the planning process: archaeology, paleontology, 
outdoor recreation, wildlife and fisheries, rangeland management, lands 
and realty, hydrology, soils, minerals and geology, sociology and 
economics, wildland fire, and public affairs.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.

John F. Ruhs,
State Director, Nevada.
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public involvement process under organizations, and has determined that Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Section 106 of the National Historic there is a cultural affiliation between the Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. human remains and associated funerary Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). objects and present-day Indian tribes or Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
The information about historic and Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
cultural resources within the area descendants or representatives of any of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
potentially affected by the proposed Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
action will assist the BLM in identifying organization not identified in this notice Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
and evaluating impacts to such that wish to request transfer of control Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
resources. of these human remains and associated Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
The BLM will consult with Indian funerary objects should submit a written New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
tribes on a government-to-government request to Canyon de Chelly National Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the
basis in accordance with Executive Monument. If no additional requestors San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal come forward, transfer of control of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
concerns, including impacts on Indian human remains and associated funerary Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
trust assets and potential impacts to objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
cultural resources, will be given due tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
consideration. Federal, State, and local stated in this notice may proceed. Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
agencies, along with tribes and other DATES: Lineal descendants or Mexico & Utah); White Mountain
stakeholders that may be interested in or representatives of any Indian tribe or Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
affected by the proposed action that the Native Hawaiian organization not Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
BLM is evaluating, are invited to identified in this notice that wish to Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
participate in the scoping process and, request transfer of control of these Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of
if eligible, may request or be requested human remains and associated funerary the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
by the BLM to participate in the objects should submit a written request (hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
development of the environmental with information in support of the Tribes’’).
analysis as a cooperating agency. request to Canyon de Chelly National The following tribes were invited to
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary Monument at the address in this notice consult but did not participate in the
approach to develop the plan in order by July 1, 2016. face-to-face consultation meeting: Kewa
to consider the variety of resource issues Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed
ADDRESSES: Lyn Carranza,
and concerns identified. Specialists as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay
Superintendent, Canyon de Chelly
with expertise in the following Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
National Monument, P.O. Box 588, listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo
disciplines will be involved in the Chinle, AZ 86503, telephone (928) 674–
planning process: archaeology, of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
5500 ext. 224, email lyn_carranza@ Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris,
paleontology, outdoor recreation, nps.gov.
wildlife and fisheries, rangeland New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
management, lands and realty,
hydrology, soils, minerals and geology, here given in accordance with the Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico (hereafter
sociology and economics, wildland fire, Native American Graves Protection and referred to as ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
and public affairs. Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory History and Description of the Remains
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. of human remains and associated Canyon de Chelly National
John F. Ruhs, funerary objects under the control of the Monument was established in 1931 on
U.S. Department of the Interior, lands that were then, and continue to
State Director, Nevada.
National Park Service, Canyon de Chelly be, held in trust by the United States for
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National Monument, Chinle, AZ. The the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
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human remains and associated funerary Mexico & Utah. Removal of human
objects were removed from sites in remains and associated funerary objects
Apache County, AZ. from lands within the monument
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
This notice is published as part of the boundary after October 31, 1979, was
National Park Service National Park Service’s administrative done with the prior consent of the
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–21131; U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in Utah, as required by the Archaeological
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Resources Protection Act.
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, Canyon de Chelly At an unknown date, human remains
Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
National Monument. representing, at minimum, one
Department of the Interior, National
individual were removed from Big Cave
Park Service, Canyon de Chelly Consultation in Apache County, AZ, by David
National Monument, Chinle, AZ A detailed assessment of the human DeHarport working on behalf of the
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. remains was made by Canyon de Chelly Museum of Northern Arizona. No
ACTION: Notice. National Monument professional staff in known individuals were identified. No
consultation with representatives of the associated funerary objects are present.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort Between 1924 and 1970, human
Interior, National Park Service, Canyon McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona; remains representing, at minimum,
de Chelly National Monument has Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; three individuals were removed from
completed an inventory of human Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache Big Cave in Apache County, AZ, by
remains and associated funerary objects, Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of unknown persons. No known
in consultation with the appropriate Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian individuals were identified. No
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache associated funerary objects are present.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP with associated EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until July 1, 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/nv/st/en/prog/ nlcs_new/Basin_and_Range_National_Monument.htm.
Contact		Alicia Styles, Monument Manger;
FR Citation		81 FR 35043

81 FR 35043 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada, and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management