82 FR 23289 - Public Land Order No. 7862; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7260, Red Rock Canyon State Park; California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

Page Range		23289-23290
FR Document		2017-10357

This PLO extends the duration of the withdrawal created by PLO No. 7260, which would otherwise expire on May 12, 2017, for an additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to continue to protect the remaining 830.07 acres until the lands can be conveyed to the State of California for inclusion in Red Rock Canyon State Park.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Public Land Order No. 7862; Extension of Public Land Order No. 
7260, Red Rock Canyon State Park; California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order (PLO).

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SUMMARY: This PLO extends the duration of the withdrawal created by PLO 
No. 7260, which would otherwise expire on May 12, 2017, for an 
additional 20-year period. This extension is necessary to continue to 
protect the remaining 830.07 acres until the lands can be conveyed to 
the State of California for inclusion in Red Rock Canyon State Park.

DATES: This PLO is effective on May 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deanne Kidd, BLM California State 
Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825; [email protected]; 
916-978-4337. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
reach the above individual. 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: PLO No. 7260 withdrew 8,896 acres of public 
lands from all public land and mineral laws, except conveyances under 
Section 701 of the California Desert Protection Act (CDPA) of 1994, to 
protect the lands until they can be conveyed to the State of California 
for inclusion in Red Rock Canyon State Park. All of the lands except 
the 830.07 acres in this PLO have been conveyed to the State of 
California. The purpose for which the withdrawal was first made 
requires this extension in order to continue to protect the remaining 
lands until they can be conveyed.

Order

    By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior 
by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 
43 U.S.C. 1714, it is ordered as follows:
    1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO No. 7260 (62 FR 26324 
(1997)), which withdrew public lands from settlement, sale, location, 
or entry under the general land laws, including the United States 
mining laws and the mineral leasing

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laws, but not from conveyance under Section 701 of the CDPA (108 Stat. 
4471), is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period as to the 
following described lands:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 29 S., R. 38 E.,
    Sec. 4, lot 1, SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\SE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\SE\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 5, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\SW\1/4\, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\NW\1/4\SE\1/
4\, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, W\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/
4\SW\1/4\;
    Sec. 8, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, and NW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
    Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2;
    Sec. 30, lots 4 and 6, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/
4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\SE\1/
4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and N\1/2\SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.

    The areas described aggregate 830.07 acres in Kern County.

    2. The withdrawal extended by this order will terminate 
automatically upon issuance of patent or expire on May 12, 2037, 
unless, as a result of a review conducted before the expiration date 
pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the 
withdrawal shall be further extended.

    Dated: May 12, 2017.
Ryan K. Zinke,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 2017-10357 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am]
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construction, maintenance, operation, Permit TE24128C DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
repair, decommissioning, and Applicant: Paragon Geophysical
reclamation in Oklahoma. Services, Inc, Wichita, KS. Bureau of Land Management
Permit TE23848C Applicant requests a permit for oil [LLCA930000 L1440000.ET0000 17X; CACA
and gas upstream and midstream 35558]
Applicant: Targa Pipeline Mid- production, including oil and gas well
Continent, LLC, Tulsa, OK. field infrastructure geophysical Public Land Order No. 7862; Extension
Applicant requests a permit for oil exploration (seismic) and construction, of Public Land Order No. 7260, Red
and gas upstream and midstream maintenance, operation, repair, and Rock Canyon State Park; California
production, including oil and gas well decommissioning, as well as oil and gas AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
field infrastructure geophysical gathering, transmission, and Interior.
exploration (seismic) and construction, distribution pipeline infrastructure
construction, maintenance, operation, ACTION: Public Land Order (PLO).
maintenance, operation, repair, and
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas repair, decommissioning, and SUMMARY: This PLO extends the
gathering, transmission, and reclamation in Oklahoma. duration of the withdrawal created by
distribution pipeline infrastructure Permit TE25117C PLO No. 7260, which would otherwise
construction, maintenance, operation, expire on May 12, 2017, for an
repair, decommissioning, and Applicant: Tenaska, Inc, Omaha, NE.
additional 20-year period. This
reclamation in Oklahoma. Applicant requests a permit for oil
extension is necessary to continue to
and gas upstream and midstream
Permit 19776C protect the remaining 830.07 acres until
production, including oil and gas well
the lands can be conveyed to the State
field infrastructure geophysical
Applicant: MV Purchasing, LLC, of California for inclusion in Red Rock
exploration (seismic) and construction,
Wichita, KS. Canyon State Park.
maintenance, operation, repair, and
Applicant requests a permit for oil decommissioning, as well as oil and gas DATES: This PLO is effective on May 12,
and gas upstream and midstream gathering, transmission, and 2017.
production, including oil and gas well distribution pipeline infrastructure FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
field infrastructure geophysical construction, maintenance, operation, Deanne Kidd, BLM California State
exploration (seismic) and construction, repair, decommissioning, and Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento,
maintenance, operation, repair, and reclamation in Oklahoma. California 95825; dykidd@blm.gov; 916–
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas 978–4337. Persons who use a
Public Availability of Comments
gathering, transmission, and telecommunications device for the deaf
distribution pipeline infrastructure Written comments we receive become (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
construction, maintenance, operation, part of the public record associated with Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
repair, decommissioning, and this action. Before including your reach the above individual. The FRS is
reclamation in Oklahoma. address, phone number, email address, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
or other personal identifying to leave a message or question with the
Permit TE22132C information in your comment, you above individual. You will receive a
Applicant: TPL Arkoma, Inc, Tulsa, OK. should be aware that your entire reply during normal business hours.
comment—including your personal SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: PLO No.
Applicant requests a permit for oil identifying information—may be made
and gas upstream and midstream 7260 withdrew 8,896 acres of public
publicly available at any time. While
production, including oil and gas well lands from all public land and mineral
you can request in your comment that
field infrastructure geophysical laws, except conveyances under Section
we withhold your personal identifying
exploration (seismic) and construction, 701 of the California Desert Protection
information from public review, we
maintenance, operation, repair, and Act (CDPA) of 1994, to protect the lands
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas until they can be conveyed to the State
do so. We will not consider anonymous
gathering, transmission, and of California for inclusion in Red Rock
comments. All submissions from
distribution pipeline infrastructure Canyon State Park. All of the lands
organizations or businesses, and from
construction, maintenance, operation, except the 830.07 acres in this PLO have
individuals identifying themselves as
repair, decommissioning, and been conveyed to the State of California.
representatives or officials of
reclamation in Oklahoma. The purpose for which the withdrawal
organizations or businesses, will be
was first made requires this extension in
Permit TE22139C made available for public disclosure in
order to continue to protect the
their entirety.
remaining lands until they can be
Applicant: TPL Arkoma Midstream,
Authority conveyed.
LLC, Tulsa, OK.
We provide this notice under the Act, Order
Applicant requests a permit for oil Section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and gas upstream and midstream and its implementing regulations (50 By virtue of the authority vested in
production, including oil and gas well CFR 17.22) and the National the Secretary of the Interior by Section
field infrastructure geophysical Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 204 of the Federal Land Policy and
exploration (seismic) and construction, Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
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4321 et seq.) and its implementing
maintenance, operation, repair, and regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 1714, it is ordered as follows:
decommissioning, as well as oil and gas 1. Subject to valid existing rights, PLO
gathering, transmission, and Joy E. Nicholopolous, No. 7260 (62 FR 26324 (1997)), which
distribution pipeline infrastructure Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, withdrew public lands from settlement,
construction, maintenance, operation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. sale, location, or entry under the general
repair, decommissioning, and [FR Doc. 2017–10417 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] land laws, including the United States
reclamation in Oklahoma. BILLING CODE 4333–15–P mining laws and the mineral leasing

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laws, but not from conveyance under which would construct a new activities. Additionally, the lack of
Section 701 of the CDPA (108 Stat. replacement pier south of the existing adequate armoring in the area increases
4471), is hereby extended for an location and make minor road the need for regular and expensive
additional 20-year period as to the improvements. It also proposes repairs to the eroding access road.
following described lands: mitigation measures to minimize the Improvement of the pier and access road
adverse impacts from construction or is necessary to meet current and future
Mount Diablo Meridian
operation of the alternatives where such visitor demands.
T. 29 S., R. 38 E., impacts may occur. • Scorpion Pier and the access
Sec. 4, lot 1, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, roadway should be operated in a
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and DATES: The NPS will execute a Record
of Decision no sooner than 30 days after manner that protects sensitive
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 5, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, the date of publication of the Notice of resources. The access road is extremely
SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, Availability published in the Federal susceptible to harsh weather conditions,
NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and Register by the Environmental and is often washed out by Scorpion
SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; Protection Agency. Creek when it floods. Maintenance of
Sec. 7, lots 3 and 4, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and ADDRESSES: The Final EIS is available the existing pier access road currently
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; requires repairing and re-grading several
for public inspection online at http://
Sec. 8, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and times per year due to wave and storm
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; parkplanning.nps.gov.chis, in local
public libraries, and in the office of the erosion. As a result of these ground-
Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2; disturbing activities, sensitive
Sec. 30, lots 4 and 6, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, Superintendent, Channel Islands
National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Dr., archaeological resources may be
E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, Ventura, CA 93001 (805) 658–5702. threatened. Ongoing re-construction can
W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and also impact the environment through air
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4. emissions, erosion, and possible
Russell Galipeau, Superintendent,
The areas described aggregate 830.07 acres pollutants to waterways and sensitive
Channel Islands National Park, 1901
in Kern County. habitats.
Spinnaker Dr., Ventura, CA 93001;
• Scorpion Pier should provide
2. The withdrawal extended by this russell_galipeau@nps.gov; (805) 658–
access to Santa Cruz Island in
order will terminate automatically upon 5702.
consideration of predicted sea level rise.
issuance of patent or expire on May 12, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Santa The predicted rise in sea level due to
2037, unless, as a result of a review Cruz Island is one of five remote islands global warming must also be considered
conducted before the expiration date spanning 2,228 square miles of land and in the new design for the pier. Current
pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal sea comprising Channel Islands predictions range from 0.33 foot to 1.1
Land Policy and Management Act of National Park. Given necessity for boat foot by the year 2050, and 0.74 foot to
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary access to the island, need for the Project 3.2 feet by 2100. Anticipated sea level
determines that the withdrawal shall be is driven by the following factors: rise has implications for the new pier
further extended. • Scorpion Pier should provide safe design, as well as for the dynamics of
Dated: May 12, 2017. access to Santa Cruz Island. The existing Scorpion Creek during large storm
Ryan K. Zinke, pier is deteriorating and does not meet events.
NPS requirements for administrative use Accordingly, key project objectives
Secretary of the Interior.
or safe visitor access. The access road to include: (1) Improve the visitor
[FR Doc. 2017–10357 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
the current location also requires experience; (2) Improve the pier while
BILLING CODE 4310–40–P
frequent rebuilding. The current height protecting marine and terrestrial
of the pier cannot sufficiently environments; (3) Improve access for
accommodate high and low tides; as NPS and concessioner boats; (4)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
such, vessel operators have difficulty Improve passenger, cargo, and
National Park Service docking without compromising risk to operations circulation; (5) Protect
individuals, vessels, and the pier itself. archaeological resources; (6) Preserve
[NPS–PWR–PWRO–21619; The embarkation process requires the historic landscape qualities and
PX.XPWRATP16.00.1] passengers to climb—one person at a visual character of Scorpion Ranch; and
time, often while carrying a backpack— (7) Improve efficiency and
Final Environmental Impact Statement
a single unsteady ladder that is not sustainability.
for Scorpion Pier Replacement,
compliant with standards for accessible The Draft EIS was made available for
Channel Islands National Park, Ventura
design. public review and comment from
and Santa Barbara Counties, California
• Scorpion Pier should provide October 9, 2015, through December 18,
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. efficient access to Santa Cruz Island that 2015. The full text and graphics were
ACTION: Notice of availability. accommodates visitor demand. The also posted on the NPS Planning,
existing pier and access road Environment and Public Comment Web
SUMMARY: The National Park Service significantly weaken the efficiency of site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/chis).
(NPS) announces the availability of the NPS operations. The one-person ladder During the review period, the NPS
Final Environmental Impact Statement needed for embarkation, for example, received only six separate pieces of
(EIS) for Replacement of the Scorpion lengthens the entire boarding process correspondence—the majority of
Pier on Santa Cruz Island, Channel and increases visitor exposure to comments were in regards to the general
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

Islands National Park. The Final EIS adverse weather conditions. The narrow planning process and project design, as
identifies and analyzes the potential width of the pier also causes delays well as concerns about protecting
consequences of three alternatives: The because it cannot simultaneously aquatic biological resources and air
No Action Alternative; Alternative 1, accommodate visitors and large cargo quality. There were no objections to the
which would replace the existing pier in (i.e., maintenance vehicles); as such, proposed actions. After considering all
the current location and make extensive passenger embarkation must occur comments received, the NPS prepared
road improvements; and Alternative 2, separately from many maintenance the Final EIS. There are no substantive

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Section		Notices
Action		Public Land Order (PLO).
Dates		This PLO is effective on May 12, 2017.
Contact		Deanne Kidd, BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825; [email protected]; 916-978-4337. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to reach the above individual. 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.
FR Citation		82 FR 23289

82 FR 23289 - Public Land Order No. 7862; Extension of Public Land Order No. 7260, Red Rock Canyon State Park; California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management