81_FR_67567 81 FR 67377 - Notice of Amended Proposed Withdrawal and Notice of Public Meetings; Oregon

81 FR 67377 - Notice of Amended Proposed Withdrawal and Notice of Public Meetings; Oregon

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 190 (September 30, 2016)

Page Range67377-67378
FR Document2016-23797

The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management has approved an amendment to a previously filed application to withdraw public domain and Revested Oregon California Railroad lands (O&C) managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest System (NFS) lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (Forest Service) while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw those lands. Such legislation is currently pending in the 114th Congress as S. 346 and H.R. 682 and identified as the ``Southwestern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015.'' This Notice amends the prior proposal notice of which was published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2015, to increase the proposed withdrawal term from 5 years to 20 years, and to add that the withdrawal is also being proposed at the request of the BLM and the Forest Service, to protect the Southwestern Oregon watershed from possible adverse effects of mineral development. This notice gives the public an opportunity to comment on the amended application and announces the dates, times, and locations of public meetings.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLOR936000.L1440000.ET0000.16XL1109AF; HAG 16-0207]


Notice of Amended Proposed Withdrawal and Notice of Public 
Meetings; Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals 
Management has approved an amendment to a previously filed application 
to withdraw public domain and Revested Oregon California Railroad lands 
(O&C) managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National 
Forest System (NFS) lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (Forest 
Service) while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw 
those lands. Such legislation is currently pending in the 114th 
Congress as S. 346 and H.R. 682 and identified as the ``Southwestern 
Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act of 2015.'' This Notice 
amends the prior proposal notice of which was published in the Federal 
Register on June 29, 2015, to increase the proposed withdrawal term 
from 5 years to 20 years, and to add that the withdrawal is also being 
proposed at the request of the BLM and the Forest Service, to protect 
the Southwestern Oregon watershed from possible adverse effects of 
mineral development. This notice gives the public an opportunity to 
comment on the amended application and announces the dates, times, and 
locations of public meetings.

DATES: Comments must be received by December 29, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Childers, Oregon State Office, 
Bureau of Land Management, at 503-808-6225 or by email 
[email protected], or Candice Polisky, USFS Pacific Northwest Region, 
at 503-808-2479. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 to reach either of the above individuals. The 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.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Oregon State Office (OR936), P.O. Box 2965, Portland, 
Oregon 97208-2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM and Forest Service amended petition/
application requests the Secretary to withdraw, subject to valid 
existing rights, approximately 5,216.18 acres of BLM-managed public 
domain and O&C lands and 95,805.53 acres of Forest Service-managed NFS 
lands from settlement, sale, location, and entry under the public land 
laws; location and entry under the United States mining laws, and 
operation of the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, for a period of 
20 years while Congress considers legislation to permanently withdraw 
those areas and, at the request of the BLM and the Forest Service, to 
protect the Southwestern Oregon watershed from possible adverse effects 
of mineral development. The lands identified by notice in the Federal 
Register on June 29, 2015 (80 FR 37015), are incorporated by reference. 
The areas described aggregate 101,021.71 acres in Josephine and Curry 
Counties.
    The approved petition/application constitutes a withdrawal proposal 
of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
the BLM at the above address and phone number.
    For a period until December 29, 2016, all persons who wish to 
submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the 
amended withdrawal application may present their views in writing to 
the Oregon State Director, BLM, at the above address or by email at 
[email protected]. Information regarding the amended 
withdrawal application will be available for public review at the BLM 
Oregon State Office during regular business hours, 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal 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. Individuals who submit written 
comments may request confidentiality by asking us in your comment to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review; 
however, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Notice is hereby given that public meetings will be held in 
connection with the amended proposed withdrawal. A notice of the times 
and places of the public meetings will be announced at least 30 days in 
advance in the Federal Register and through

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local media, newspapers, and the BLM and the USFS Web sites.
    The amended application does not affect the current segregation, 
which expires June 28, 2017, unless the application is denied or 
canceled or the withdrawal is approved prior to that date.
    The application will be processed in accordance with the 
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.

Leslie A. Frewing,
Chief, Branch of Land, Minerals, and Energy Resources, Acting.
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                                                  cannot guarantee that we will be able to                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The BLM
                                                  do so.                                                                                                        and Forest Service amended petition/
                                                                                                          Bureau of Land Management                             application requests the Secretary to
                                                  Authority                                                                                                     withdraw, subject to valid existing
                                                                                                          [LLOR936000.L1440000.ET0000.
                                                    We provide this notice under Section                  16XL1109AF; HAG 16–0207]                              rights, approximately 5,216.18 acres of
                                                  10 of the Act and NEPA regulations (40                                                                        BLM-managed public domain and O&C
                                                                                                          Notice of Amended Proposed                            lands and 95,805.53 acres of Forest
                                                  CFR 1506.6).
                                                                                                          Withdrawal and Notice of Public                       Service-managed NFS lands from
                                                    Dated: September 22, 2016.                            Meetings; Oregon                                      settlement, sale, location, and entry
                                                  Jay B. Herrington,                                                                                            under the public land laws; location and
                                                                                                          AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                  entry under the United States mining
                                                  Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office,            Interior.
                                                  Southeast Region.                                                                                             laws, and operation of the mineral and
                                                                                                          ACTION: Notice.                                       geothermal leasing laws, for a period of
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23646 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          SUMMARY:   The Assistant Secretary of the             20 years while Congress considers
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                                                                                                          Interior for Land and Minerals                        legislation to permanently withdraw
                                                                                                          Management has approved an                            those areas and, at the request of the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              amendment to a previously filed                       BLM and the Forest Service, to protect
                                                                                                          application to withdraw public domain                 the Southwestern Oregon watershed
                                                  Bureau of Land Management                               and Revested Oregon California                        from possible adverse effects of mineral
                                                                                                          Railroad lands (O&C) managed by the                   development. The lands identified by
                                                                                                          Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and                   notice in the Federal Register on June
                                                  [16X L1109AF LLUT980300–                                                                                      29, 2015 (80 FR 37015), are incorporated
                                                  L12200000.XZ0000–24–1A]                                 National Forest System (NFS) lands
                                                                                                          managed by the U.S. Forest Service                    by reference. The areas described
                                                                                                          (Forest Service) while Congress                       aggregate 101,021.71 acres in Josephine
                                                  Postponement of Utah Resource
                                                                                                          considers legislation to permanently                  and Curry Counties.
                                                  Advisory Council Meeting                                                                                         The approved petition/application
                                                                                                          withdraw those lands. Such legislation
                                                                                                          is currently pending in the 114th                     constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the
                                                  AGENCY:     Bureau of Land Management,                                                                        Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR
                                                  Interior.                                               Congress as S. 346 and H.R. 682 and
                                                                                                          identified as the ‘‘Southwestern Oregon               2310.1–3(e)).
                                                  ACTION:Postponement of October 2016                                                                              Records relating to the application
                                                                                                          Watershed and Salmon Protection Act
                                                  Utah Resource Advisory Council                                                                                may be examined by contacting the
                                                                                                          of 2015.’’ This Notice amends the prior
                                                  meeting.                                                                                                      BLM at the above address and phone
                                                                                                          proposal notice of which was published
                                                                                                                                                                number.
                                                                                                          in the Federal Register on June 29,                      For a period until December 29, 2016,
                                                  SUMMARY:  The October 2016 Utah                         2015, to increase the proposed                        all persons who wish to submit
                                                  Resource Advisory Council meeting has                   withdrawal term from 5 years to 20                    comments, suggestions, or objections in
                                                  been postponed.                                         years, and to add that the withdrawal is              connection with the amended
                                                                                                          also being proposed at the request of the             withdrawal application may present
                                                  DATES: The meeting was scheduled for                    BLM and the Forest Service, to protect
                                                  Oct. 17–18, 2016, in Green River, Utah                                                                        their views in writing to the Oregon
                                                                                                          the Southwestern Oregon watershed                     State Director, BLM, at the above
                                                  and will be rescheduled at a later date.                from possible adverse effects of mineral              address or by email at blm_or_wa_
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Lola               development. This notice gives the                    withdrawals@blm.gov. Information
                                                  Bird, Public Affairs Specialist, Bureau of              public an opportunity to comment on                   regarding the amended withdrawal
                                                  Land Management, Utah State Office,                     the amended application and announces                 application will be available for public
                                                  440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt                     the dates, times, and locations of public             review at the BLM Oregon State Office
                                                                                                          meetings.                                             during regular business hours, 8:45 a.m.
                                                  Lake City, Utah 84101; phone (801)
                                                  539–4033; or, lbird@blm.gov.                            DATES: Comments must be received by                   to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                                                                          December 29, 2016.                                    except Federal holidays. Before
                                                     Persons who use a                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      including your address, phone number,
                                                  telecommunications device for the deaf                  Jacob Childers, Oregon State Office,                  email address, or other personal
                                                  (TDD) may call the Federal Information                  Bureau of Land Management, at 503–                    identifying information in your
                                                  Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                  808–6225 or by email jcchilders@                      comment, you should be aware that
                                                  to leave a message or question for the                  blm.gov, or Candice Polisky, USFS                     your entire comment—including your
                                                  above individual. The FIRS is available                 Pacific Northwest Region, at 503–808–                 personal identifying information—may
                                                  24 hours a day, seven days a week.                      2479. Persons who use a                               be made publicly available at any time.
                                                  Replies are provided during normal                      telecommunications device for the deaf                Individuals who submit written
                                                  business hours.                                         (TDD) may call the Federal Information                comments may request confidentiality
                                                     Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.                          Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339                by asking us in your comment to
                                                                                                          to reach either of the above individuals.             withhold your personal identifying
                                                  Jenna Whitlock,                                         The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7               information from public review;
                                                  Acting State Director.                                  days a week, to leave a message or                    however, we cannot guarantee that we
                                                                                                          question with the above individuals.                  will be able to do so.
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                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23640 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                          You will receive a reply during normal                   Notice is hereby given that public
                                                                                                          business hours.                                       meetings will be held in connection
                                                                                                          ADDRESSES: Written comments should                    with the amended proposed
                                                                                                          be sent to the Bureau of Land                         withdrawal. A notice of the times and
                                                                                                          Management, Oregon State Office                       places of the public meetings will be
                                                                                                          (OR936), P.O. Box 2965, Portland,                     announced at least 30 days in advance
                                                                                                          Oregon 97208–2965.                                    in the Federal Register and through


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                                                  local media, newspapers, and the BLM                       Copies of the Draft MMP                            BLM determined that issues such as the
                                                  and the USFS Web sites.                                 Amendment/Draft EIS are available in                  location and amount of livestock grazing
                                                     The amended application does not                     the Shoshone Field Office at the above                and protection of Monument values
                                                  affect the current segregation, which                   address.                                              required additional analysis, which is
                                                  expires June 28, 2017, unless the                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa                 addressed in this Draft MMP
                                                  application is denied or canceled or the                Cresswell, Planning Team Lead,                        Amendment/Draft EIS.
                                                  withdrawal is approved prior to that                    telephone 208–732–7200; BLM                              The Draft MMP Amendment/Draft EIS
                                                  date.                                                   Shoshone Field Office, 400 West F                     analyzes management options for the
                                                     The application will be processed in                 Street Shoshone, ID 83352; email BLM_                 BLM-managed portions of the
                                                  accordance with the regulations set                     ID_CRMO@blm.gov. Persons who use a                    Monument that were not evaluated in
                                                  forth in 43 CFR part 2300.                              telecommunications device for the deaf                the EIS for the 2007 MMP, as amended
                                                                                                          (TDD) may call the Federal Information                by the 2015 Sage-Grouse Approved
                                                  Leslie A. Frewing,                                                                                            Resource Management Plan Amendment
                                                  Chief, Branch of Land, Minerals, and Energy
                                                                                                          Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
                                                                                                          to contact Ms. Cresswell. The FIRS is                 (ARMPA). This Draft MMPA/EIS will
                                                  Resources, Acting.                                                                                            amend the 2007 plan, but will not
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–23797 Filed 9–29–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
                                                                                                          to leave a message or question for Ms.                change decisions from the 2015 Sage-
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                                                                                                          Cresswell. You will receive a reply                   Grouse ARMPA. Its purpose is to
                                                                                                          during normal business hours.                         consider a range of reasonable
                                                                                                                                                                alternatives for managing livestock
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft
                                                                                                                                                                grazing and GRSG on BLM-managed
                                                                                                          MMP Amendment/Draft EIS for the                       lands in the Monument in a manner that
                                                  Bureau of Land Management                               Craters of the Moon National Monument                 maintains the values identified in the
                                                  [14X LLIDT03100.L17110000.DF0000.
                                                                                                          and Preserve (Monument) is now                        Presidential Proclamations that
                                                  241A00; 4500073052]                                     available. The BLM prepared this                      established and expanded it. The range
                                                                                                          document in consultation with                         of alternatives is broad, from those that
                                                  Notice of Availability of the Draft                     cooperating agencies and in accordance                would reduce the area available for
                                                  Craters of the Moon National                            with NEPA, FLPMA, implementing                        grazing to those that would make the
                                                  Monument and Preserve Plan                              regulations, the BLM’s Land Use                       entire planning area unavailable for
                                                  Amendment and Environmental Impact                      Planning Handbook (H–1601–1) and                      grazing.
                                                  Statement, Idaho                                        National Environmental Policy                            The Draft MMP Amendment/Draft EIS
                                                                                                          Handbook (H–1790–1), and other                        analyzes five alternatives that provide a
                                                  AGENCY:   Bureau of Land Management,                    applicable law and policy, including                  range of livestock grazing levels and
                                                  Interior.                                               BLM Instruction Memorandum No.                        availability. Alternative C is the BLM’s
                                                  ACTION: Notice of availability.                         2016–105, Land Use Planning and                       preferred alternative. Alternative A, the
                                                                                                          Environmental Policy Act Compliance                   no action alternative, would continue
                                                  SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       within Greater Sage-Grouse Approved
                                                  National Environmental Policy Act of                                                                          the management established in the 2007
                                                                                                          Resource Management Plans and Plan                    MMP as amended by the 2015 Sage-
                                                  1969, as amended (NEPA), and the                        Amendments Decision Area.
                                                  Federal Land Policy and Management                                                                            Grouse ARMPA. Under the No Action
                                                                                                             The original Monument was created                  Alternative, 273,900 acres would be
                                                  Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the                    in 1924 by President Calvin Coolidge
                                                  Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has                                                                           available for livestock grazing, with
                                                                                                          and was expanded in 2000 by President                 38,187 animal unit months (AUMs).
                                                  prepared a Draft Monument                               Bill Clinton. The Monument is part of                    Alternative B would reduce AUMs
                                                  Management Plan (MMP) Amendment                         the BLM’s National Conservation Lands                 available for livestock grazing by 75
                                                  and Draft Environmental Impact                          and one of two BLM national                           percent (making 9,432 AUMs available)
                                                  Statement (EIS) for the Craters of the                  monuments jointly managed with the                    and close five areas to grazing: Little
                                                  Moon National Monument and Preserve                     National Park Service. The MMP covers                 Park kipuka, the North Pasture of
                                                  (Monument) and by this notice is                        the approximately 275,100 BLM-                        Laidlaw Park Allotment, Larkspur Park
                                                  announcing the opening of the public                    managed acres of the 753,200-acre                     kipuka, the North Pasture of Bowl Crater
                                                  comment period.                                         Monument.                                             Allotment, and Park Field kipuka. This
                                                  DATES: To ensure that comments will be                     In 2011, the U.S. District Court for the           alternative would adjust two allotment
                                                  considered, the BLM must receive                        District of Idaho found that the 2007                 boundaries to make 21,000 acres
                                                  written comments on the Draft MMP                       MMP/EIS did not adequately consider                   unavailable for livestock grazing and for
                                                  Amendment/Draft EIS by December 29,                     current science and agency policies                   the protection of GRSG and other
                                                  2016. The BLM will announce future                      designed to protect Greater Sage-Grouse               Monument values. A total of 254,100
                                                  meetings or hearings and any other                      (GRSG) habitat, particularly with regard              acres would be available for livestock
                                                  public participation activities at least 15             to managing livestock grazing in the                  grazing.
                                                  days in advance through public notices,                 Monument. The court also found that                      Alternative C, the agency-preferred
                                                  media releases, and/or mailings.                        BLM violated NEPA by failing to                       alternative, would make 273,600 acres
                                                  ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                      analyze a sufficient range of livestock               available for livestock grazing and
                                                  related to the Draft MMP Amendment/                     grazing alternatives. In September 2015,              adjust two allotment boundaries, which
                                                  Draft EIS by any of the following                       the BLM issued a decision amending                    would set the maximum number of
                                                  methods:                                                BLM land use plans in Idaho and                       AUMs at 37,792. Where appropriate,
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                                                    • Web site: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/                 Southwestern Montana to address GRSG                  livestock grazing would be used as a
                                                  en/prog/nepa_register/Craters-plan-                     conservation, including the 2007 Craters              tool to improve and/or protect wildlife
                                                  amdt_2013.html.                                         of the Moon MMP. The 2015 decision                    habitat. Guidelines for livestock grazing
                                                    • email: BLM_ID_CRMO@blm.gov.                         and supporting analysis addressed                     management would be set based on
                                                    • fax: 208–732–7317.                                  several of the deficiencies identified by             vegetation and wildlife habitat
                                                    • mail: BLM Shoshone FO, 400 West                     the Court with regard to GRSG                         conditions and needs, consistent with
                                                  F Street, Shoshone, ID 83352.                           conservation in the Monument, but the                 the 2015 Sage-Grouse ARMPA.


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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be received by December 29, 2016.
ContactJacob Childers, Oregon State Office, Bureau of Land Management, at 503-808-6225 or by email [email protected], or Candice Polisky, USFS Pacific Northwest Region, at 503-808-2479. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 800-877-8339 to reach either of the above individuals. The 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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