81 FR 93707 - Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and the Approved Resource Management Plans for the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas; and Approved Amendment to the St. George Field Office Resource Management Plan in Washington County, Utah
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 245 (December 21, 2016)
| Page Range | 93707-93708 | |
| FR Document | 2016-30755 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 93707-93708] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-30755] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [17X L1109AF LLUTC03000.L16100000.DR0000.LXSS004J0000 24-1A] Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision and the Approved Resource Management Plans for the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas; and Approved Amendment to the St. George Field Office Resource Management Plan in Washington County, Utah AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Records of Decision (RODs) and the Approved Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National Conservation Areas (NCA RMPs); and Approved Amendment to the St. George Field Office RMP (RMP Amendment) located in Washington County, Utah. The Utah State Director signed the RODs on December 21, 2016, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment effective. ADDRESSES: Copies of the RODs and Approved NCA RMPs/RMP Amendment are available upon request from Interagency Public Information Center, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790, or via the Internet at http://bit.ly/2fhtN3P. Copies of the RODs and Approved NCA RMPs/RMP Amendment are available for public inspection at the BLM Utah State Office Public Room, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101, during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Rigtrup, RMP Planner, telephone 435-865-3000; address 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790; email [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Approved NCA RMPs provide comprehensive management plans for the long-term conservation and management of the Beaver Dam Wash NCA (63,480 acres of public land) and the Red Cliffs NCA (44,859 acres of public land). The NCA RMPs prescribe appropriate uses and conservation measures and are consistent with the planning process and other provisions directed by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11, at Title 1, Subtitle O, hereinafter OPLMA). The need to amend the St. George Field Office RMP (approved in 1999) is also derived from OPLMA. Section 1977(b)(1) of OPLMA, directed the BLM to develop a comprehensive travel management plan for public lands in Washington County. The 1999 St. George Field Office RMP needed to be amended to modify certain existing off-highway vehicle (OHV) area designations (open, limited or closed) before this comprehensive travel management plan could be developed. The decisions contained in the Approved NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment do not apply to private and State lands within the boundaries of the NCAs or the St. George Field Office planning area. The Approved NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment were developed from the Proposed NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment that were released, along with the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), on September 2, 2016. The Proposed RMPs and RMP Amendment combined components of the four alternatives that were presented in the Draft NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment, and associated Draft EIS, released for public review on July 17, 2015. The NCA RMPs address the long-term management of public land resources and land uses, while fulfilling the conservation purpose of the NCAs for which the public lands received Congressional designation through OPLMA. There were 41 protests of the Proposed NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment. All valid protests were resolved during the BLM Director's Plan Protest Resolution Process, prior to the signing of the RODs. The Governor's Consistency Review, which also took place after the release of the proposed plans, identified three concerns. The [[Page 93708]] BLM provided the Utah Governor with a detailed response and made editorial modifications in preparing the Approved NCA RMPs and RMP Amendment to address issues raised by the Governor. The NCA RMPs are the culmination of a significant effort by the BLM and interested members of the public, community stakeholders, and other local, state and federal partners to provide long-term management direction for the first NCAs designated by Congress in Utah. Certain decisions in the Approved NCA RMPs are implementation decisions and are appealable to the Interior Board of Land Appeals. These implementation level decisions are noted in the RODs for the Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs NCAs (under livestock grazing and recreation) and are appealable under 43 CFR part 4. Any party adversely affected by the implementation level decisions may appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice of Availability in accordance with the provisions of 43 CFR, part 4, subpart E. The appeal should state the specific numbered decision and the rationale for the appeal. Within 30 days of the posting of this decision (``date of service''), a Notice of Appeal must be filed in writing to: State Director-BLM Utah State Office 440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1345. At the same time, a copy of the Notice of Appeal must also be sent to: Regional Solicitor--U.S. Department of the Interior, 6201 Federal Building, 1235 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1180. Please consult the appropriate regulations (43 CFR, part 4, subpart E) for further appeal requirements. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. Edwin L. Roberson, State Director. [FR Doc. 2016-30755 Filed 12-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours: We available at any time. While you can ask (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
estimate 30 hours for the sighting report us and the OMB in your comment to above individual during normal
form, and 2 hours for the alert withhold your personal identifying business hours. The FRS is available 24
registration form; a total of 32 hours for information from public review, we hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
the two forms. cannot guarantee that it will be done. message or question with the above
Estimated Reporting and individual. You will receive a reply
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Kenneth Rice,
during normal business hours.
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ Center Director, Wetland and Aquatic
Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
burdens associated with this collection Approved NCA RMPs provide
of information. [FR Doc. 2016–30697 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am]
comprehensive management plans for
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
the long-term conservation and
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an management of the Beaver Dam Wash
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NCA (63,480 acres of public land) and
you are not required to respond to a
the Red Cliffs NCA (44,859 acres of
collection of information unless it
Bureau of Land Management public land). The NCA RMPs prescribe
displays a currently valid OMB control
appropriate uses and conservation
number. Until the OMB approves a [17X L1109AF LLUTC03000.
measures and are consistent with the
collection of information, you are not L16100000.DR0000.LXSS004J0000 24–1A]
planning process and other provisions
obliged to respond.
Comments: On October 5, 2016, we Notice of Availability of the Record of directed by the Omnibus Public Land
published a Federal Register notice (81 Decision and the Approved Resource Management Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–
FR 69074) announcing that we would Management Plans for the Beaver Dam 11, at Title 1, Subtitle O, hereinafter
submit this ICR to OMB for approval Wash and Red Cliffs National OPLMA). The need to amend the St.
and soliciting comments. The comment Conservation Areas; and Approved George Field Office RMP (approved in
period closed on December 5, 2016. We Amendment to the St. George Field 1999) is also derived from OPLMA.
received one comment. The commenter Office Resource Management Plan in Section 1977(b)(1) of OPLMA, directed
asked how the Department of the Washington County, Utah the BLM to develop a comprehensive
Interior (DOI) is coordinating with U.S. travel management plan for public lands
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, in Washington County. The 1999 St.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
Interior. George Field Office RMP needed to be
halt importation of invasive species that
ACTION: Notice. amended to modify certain existing off-
are currently represented in our NAS
database. Our response indicated that highway vehicle (OHV) area
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land designations (open, limited or closed)
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Management (BLM) announces the
(USFWS) under the DOI, and the before this comprehensive travel
availability of the Records of Decision management plan could be developed.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection (RODs) and the Approved Resource
Service (APHIS) under the USDA are The decisions contained in the
Management Plans (RMPs) for the Approved NCA RMPs and RMP
both authorized to regulate plant and Beaver Dam Wash and Red Cliffs
animal species imported into and Amendment do not apply to private and
National Conservation Areas (NCA State lands within the boundaries of the
within the U.S. We provided Web site RMPs); and Approved Amendment to
URLs for further reference to the NCAs or the St. George Field Office
the St. George Field Office RMP (RMP planning area.
agencies’ policies and prohibited Amendment) located in Washington
species lists. The Approved NCA RMPs and RMP
County, Utah. The Utah State Director Amendment were developed from the
III. Request for Comments signed the RODs on December 21, 2016, Proposed NCA RMPs and RMP
which constitutes the final decision of Amendment that were released, along
We again invite comments concerning
the BLM and makes the Approved NCA with the Final Environmental Impact
this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed
RMPs and RMP Amendment effective. Statement (EIS), on September 2, 2016.
collection of information is necessary
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RODs and The Proposed RMPs and RMP
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is Approved NCA RMPs/RMP Amendment Amendment combined components of
useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s are available upon request from the four alternatives that were presented
estimate of the burden of the proposed Interagency Public Information Center, in the Draft NCA RMPs and RMP
collection of information; (c) how to 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT Amendment, and associated Draft EIS,
enhance the quality, usefulness, and 84790, or via the Internet at http://bit.ly/ released for public review on July 17,
clarity of the information to be 2fhtN3P. Copies of the RODs and 2015. The NCA RMPs address the long-
collected; and (d) how to minimize the Approved NCA RMPs/RMP Amendment term management of public land
burden on the respondents, including are available for public inspection at the resources and land uses, while fulfilling
the use of automated collection BLM Utah State Office Public Room, the conservation purpose of the NCAs
techniques or other forms of information 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt for which the public lands received
technology. Lake City, UT 84101, during normal Congressional designation through
Please note that comments submitted business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), OPLMA.
in response to this notice are a matter Monday through Friday, except There were 41 protests of the
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
of public record. Before including your holidays. Proposed NCA RMPs and RMP
personal mailing address, phone FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amendment. All valid protests were
number, email address, or other Keith Rigtrup, RMP Planner, telephone resolved during the BLM Director’s Plan
personally identifiable information in 435–865–3000; address 345 East Protest Resolution Process, prior to the
your comment, you should be aware Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790; signing of the RODs. The Governor’s
that your entire comment, including email krigtrup@blm.gov. Persons who Consistency Review, which also took
your personally identifiable use a telecommunications device for the place after the release of the proposed
information, may be made publicly deaf may call the Federal Relay Service plans, identified three concerns. The
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BLM provided the Utah Governor with DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR pricing thresholds, lease requirements,
a detailed response and made editorial and other provisions of Federal
modifications in preparing the Bureau of Reclamation reclamation law. In addition, forms are
Approved NCA RMPs and RMP [RR83550000, 17XR0680A1, submitted by certain farm operators to
Amendment to address issues raised by RX.31580001.0090104] provide information concerning the
the Governor. The NCA RMPs are the services they provide and the nature of
culmination of a significant effort by the Agency Information Collection; their farm operating arrangements. All
BLM and interested members of the Renewal of a Currently Approved landholders whose entire westwide
public, community stakeholders, and Information Collection (OMB Control landholdings total 40 acres or less are
other local, state and federal partners to Number 1006–0005) exempt from the requirement to submit
provide long-term management RRA forms. Landholders who are
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, ‘‘qualified recipients’’ have RRA forms
direction for the first NCAs designated Interior. submittal thresholds of 80 acres or 240
by Congress in Utah. ACTION: Notice and request for acres depending on the district’s RRA
Certain decisions in the Approved comments. forms submittal threshold category
NCA RMPs are implementation where the land is held. Only farm
SUMMARY: We, the Bureau of
decisions and are appealable to the operators who provide multiple services
Reclamation, intend to submit a request
Interior Board of Land Appeals. These to more than 960 acres held in trusts or
for renewal of an existing approved
implementation level decisions are by legal entities are required to submit
information collection to the Office of
noted in the RODs for the Beaver Dam Management and Budget (OMB) titled, forms.
Wash and Red Cliffs NCAs (under Individual Landholder’s and Farm II. Changes to the RRA Forms and
livestock grazing and recreation) and are Operator’s Certification and Reporting Their Instructions
appealable under 43 CFR part 4. Any Forms for Acreage Limitation, 43 CFR
party adversely affected by the No changes have been made to the
part 426 and 43 CFR part 428, OMB
implementation level decisions may currently approved RRA forms and the
Control Number 1006–0005.
appeal within 30 days of publication of corresponding instructions to generate
DATES: Submit written comments on the proposed RRA forms that will be
this Notice of Availability in accordance this information collection request on or
with the provisions of 43 CFR, part 4, effective in the 2018 water year.
before February 21, 2017.
subpart E. The appeal should state the ADDRESSES: Send written comments or III. Data
specific numbered decision and the requests for copies of the proposed OMB Control Number: 1006–0005.
rationale for the appeal. Within 30 days forms to Stephanie McPhee, Bureau of Title: Individual Landholder’s and
of the posting of this decision (‘‘date of Reclamation, Office of Policy and Farm Operator’s Certification and
service’’), a Notice of Appeal must be Administration, 84–55000, P.O. Box Reporting Forms for Acreage Limitation,
filed in writing to: State Director-BLM 25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or via 43 CFR part 426 and 43 CFR part 428.
Utah State Office 440 West 200 South, email to smcphee@usbr.gov. Form Number: Form 7–2180, Form 7–
Suite 500 Salt Lake City, Utah 84101– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 2180EZ, Form 7–2181, Form 7–2184,
1345. At the same time, a copy of the Stephanie McPhee at (303) 445–2897. Form 7–2190, Form 7–2190EZ, Form 7–
Notice of Appeal must also be sent to: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2191, Form 7–2194, Form 7–21TRUST,
Regional Solicitor—U.S. Department of Form 7–21PE, Form 7–21PE–IND, Form
the Interior, 6201 Federal Building, I. Abstract 7–21FARMOP, Form 7–21VERIFY,
1235 South State Street, Salt Lake City, This information collection is Form 7–21FC, Form 7–21XS, Form 7–
Utah 84138–1180. required under the Reclamation Reform 21XSINAQ, Form 7–21CONT–I, Form
Please consult the appropriate Act of 1982 (RRA), Acreage Limitation 7–21CONT–L, Form 7–21CONT–O, and
regulations (43 CFR, part 4, subpart E) Rules and Regulations, 43 CFR part 426, Form 7–21INFO.
and Information Requirements for Frequency: Annually.
for further appeal requirements.
Certain Farm Operations In Excess of Respondents: Landholders and farm
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. 960 Acres and the Eligibility of Certain operators of certain lands in our
Edwin L. Roberson, Formerly Excess Land, 43 CFR part 428. projects, whose landholdings exceed
This information collection requires specified RRA forms submittal
State Director.
certain landholders (direct or indirect thresholds.
[FR Doc. 2016–30755 Filed 12–20–16; 8:45 am] Estimated Annual Total Number of
landowners or lessees) and farm
BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P operators to complete forms Respondents: 13,960.
demonstrating their compliance with Estimated Number of Responses per
the acreage limitation provisions of Respondent: 1.02.
Federal reclamation law. The forms in Estimated Total Number of Annual
this information collection are Responses: 14,239.
submitted to districts that use the Estimated Total Annual Burden on
information to establish each Respondents: 10,432 hours.
landholder’s status with respect to Estimated Completion Time per
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
landownership limitations, full-cost Respondent: See table below.
Burden Annual
Annual
estimate Number of burden on
Form No. number of
per form respondents respondents
responses
(in minutes) (in hours)
Form 7–2180 ................................................................................................... 60 3,595 3,667 3,667
Form 7–2180EZ ............................................................................................... 45 373 380 285
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