82 FR 47245 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project, Big Horn County, Wyoming
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 195 (October 11, 2017)
| Page Range | 47245-47247 | |
| FR Document | 2017-21965 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 11, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47245-47247] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-21965] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWYR01000 L14400000.ER0000 17X; WYW-165353] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project, Big Horn County, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), through the Worland Field Office, Worland, Wyoming, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Alkali Creek Reservoir Project (Project). The BLM, through this Notice, is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. DATES: Comments may be submitted in writing until November 13, 2017. In order to be included in the analysis, 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. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation, as appropriate. The dates and locations of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through the local news media, newspapers, and the BLM ePlanning Web site at: http://rebrand.ly/AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by any of the following methods:Email: [email protected]. Fax: 307-347-5128. [[Page 47246]] Mail: NEPA Coordinator, BLM Worland Field Office, 101 S 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401. Documents pertinent to this proposal are available for public review at the BLM Worland Field Office and on the BLM ePlanning Web site at: http://rebrand.ly/AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Elliott, Planning & Environmental Coordinator, telephone: 307-347-5100; address: 101 S 23rd Street, Worland, Wyoming 82401; email: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mrs. Elliott 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. You may call either of these numbers to have your name added to the project mailing list. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. The BLM intends to prepare an EIS to support the decision making for the proposed Project and conduct a public scoping period to seek input on the preliminary issues identified regarding this proposal. The proposed Project is located in the Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming. T. 49 N., R. 90 W., Sec. 3, lot 5; Sec. 4, lot 15; tracts 39, 40, 41, 42E, 42F, 76, 91. T. 50 N., R. 89 W., tracts 37, 40, 42, 43. T. 50 N., R. 90 W., sec. 26, NW\1/4\SW\1/4\; Sec. 27, lots 1, 4 thru 8, and NE1/4SW\1/4\; Sec. 33, lot 1, and NE\1/4\SE\1/4\; Sec. 34, NW\1/4\NW\1/4\; Sec. 34, lots 1 thru 9; Sec. 35, lots 5, 6, and SW\1/4\NW\1/4\; tracts 37, 39, 40, 41, 42A thru 42D, 43A thru 43D. The areas described, including both Federal and nonpublic lands, aggregate 640 acres. The proposed action may require an amendment to the Worland Field Office Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved September 2015. By this Notice, the BLM is complying with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c)to notify the public of potential amendments to land use plans. If a land use plan amendment is necessary, the BLM will integrate the land use planning process with the NEPA process for this project. The Wyoming Water Development Office (WWDO) proposes to fund and construct a reservoir near Hyattville, Wyoming. The proposed construction would create a 294-acre reservoir on Alkali Creek. The reservoir would impound approximately 7,994 acre-feet of water under normal conditions and 9,872 acre-feet when under flood conditions. The reservoir would provide late-season irrigation water for portions of the Nowood River Watershed. The irrigation pool would be available either directly or through exchange for irrigation water. The proposed Project construction would disturb approximately 78 acres in the immediate vicinity of the proposed project location, which includes the embankment, spillways, Anita Ditch and Anita Supplemental Ditch improvements, access road, and parking area. Preliminary issues include: Impacts to wetlands and cultural sites (properties), visual resources, Greater sage-grouse habitat, public health and safety, recreation, ground and surface waters, mineral development, and wildlife habitat. The BLM seeks resource information and data for public land values (e.g., air quality, cultural and historic resources, fire/fuels, fisheries, forestry, lands and realty, non-energy minerals and geology, oil and gas, paleontology, rangeland management, recreation, soil, water, and wildlife) in the project area. Preliminary planning criteria for the potential RMP amendment include: The amendment will recognize valid existing rights; planning decisions will cover public land and split-estate lands that the BLM administers; the planning process will be collaborative and multi-jurisdictional in nature; the environmental analysis will consider a reasonable range of alternatives; the BLM will consider current and potential future uses of public lands through the development of reasonably foreseeable future development and activity scenarios based on technical analysis of historical, existing, and projected levels of use; and decisions in the amendment will comply as appropriate with all applicable laws, regulations, policy, and guidance. 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. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 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 evaluate any authorizations and actions proposed in the EIS to determine if they conform to the decisions in the current and proposed land use plans. Any proposed actions that would change the scope of resource uses, terms and conditions, and decisions of these plans may require an amendment of an affected plan. To provide the public with an opportunity to review the proposal and associated information, as well as any proposed plan amendments, the BLM will host meetings before November 13, 2017. The BLM will notify the public of meetings and any other opportunities for the public to be involved in the process for this proposal at least 15 days prior to the event. Meeting dates, locations and times will be announced by a news release to the media, individual emailings, and postings on the project Web site. 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 process for developing the EIS. 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 may 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. [[Page 47247]] Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. Mary Jo Rugwell, BLM Wyoming State Director. [FR Doc. 2017-21965 Filed 10-10-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P
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ADDRESSES: Additional information The historical evidence provided by the comment, you should be aware that
pertaining to this application can be applicant in the form of deeds and your entire comment—including your
reviewed in case file TXNM136311 correctional documents demonstrate personal identifying information—may
located in the BLM Oklahoma Field and support that the two descriptions be made publicly available at any time.
Office, 201 Stephenson Parkway, Room used in the 1936 acquisition deed were While you can ask us in your comment
1200, Norman, OK 73072–2037. Written not identical. This inconsistency to withhold your personal identifying
comments must be sent to the Deputy remains to date and causes a cloud on information from public review, we
State Director, Lands and Resources, the title. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
BLM, New Mexico State Office, P.O. The BLM New Mexico State Office do so.
Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM 87502–0115. Cadastral Survey Program has reviewed
Authority: 43 CFR 1864.2(a).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John and compared the legal land
Ledbetter, Realty Specialist, BLM descriptions of the 1936 and 1944 Melanie Barnes,
Oklahoma Field Office, (405) 579–7172, deeds. According to the Land Surveyor Deputy State Director, Lands and Resources.
jledbetter@blm.gov. Persons who use a Report dated September 26, 2016, the [FR Doc. 2017–21957 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am]
telecommunications device for the deaf land description in the two deeds do not BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay appear to be identical. However, since
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to the subdivision plat is lacking in detail,
contact the above individual during and the two descriptions purport to DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
normal business hours. The Service is describe the same property, the metes
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and bounds description must be either Bureau of Land Management
to leave a message or question with the based on a survey the BLM does not
above individual. You will receive a have access to, or is the wrong [LLWYR01000 L14400000.ER0000 17X;
reply during normal business hours. interpretation of the plat. The WYW–165353]
discrepancy in descriptions manifests
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RKE–2 Notice of Intent To Prepare an
itself as a 0.2813-acre triangular parcel
Real Estate, LLC, submitted an within Lot 16, Block 18, Highland Environmental Impact Statement for
application for a Disclaimer of Interest Farms, and creates a cloud on the title. the Alkali Creek Reservoir Project, Big
pursuant to Section 315 of the FLPMA, The BLM believes that the intent of the Horn County, Wyoming
as amended, and the implementing 1944 disposition deed was to dispose of
regulations in 43 CFR subpart 1864. The the entire surface estate of the lot AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
purpose of this Disclaimer is to remove acquired in 1936, and not to reserve this Interior.
a cloud on the title of the surface estate triangular parcel. Therefore, in order to ACTION: Notice of intent.
of a parcel of land situated in Harris remove the cloud on the title to the lot,
County, Texas. the BLM intends to disclaim the land SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
By deed dated October 6, 1936, the Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
described as:
United States Department of Agriculture amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land
obtained multiple tracts of land in Harris, Texas Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
Harris County, Texas. In describing the All of Lot 16, Block 18, Highland amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land
acquired land, the acquisition deed first Farms according to the plat or map Management (BLM), through the
cited the legal description as ‘‘Lots 1 to recorded in Volume 7, Page 60 of the Worland Field Office, Worland,
16 inclusive of Block 18 of Highland Map Records of Harris County, Texas Wyoming, intends to prepare an
Farms,’’ as well as multiple other tracts. (surface estate only). Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Following this initial description of the This proposed RDI does not address for the proposed Alkali Creek Reservoir
lots and blocks, the deed continued by any mineral interest that may still be Project (Project). The BLM, through this
restating the description of the same vested with the United States of Notice, is announcing the beginning of
area as ‘‘more particularly described by America. the scoping process to solicit public
metes and bounds,’’ and went on to cite The public is hereby notified that comments and identify issues.
a lengthy metes and bounds description. comments may be submitted to the DATES: Comments may be submitted in
On January 1, 1944, the United States Deputy State Director, Lands and writing until November 13, 2017. In
disposed of these acquired properties, Resources at the address shown above order to be included in the analysis, all
except and reserving to the United within the comment period identified in comments must be received prior to the
States three-quarters of the oil, gas, coal, the notice. Any adverse comments will close of the 30-day scoping period or 15
and other mineral rights. The resulting be evaluated by the State Director who days after the last public meeting,
quitclaim deed cited the same metes may modify or vacate this action and whichever is later. The BLM will
and bounds description that was used in issue a final determination. provide additional opportunities for
the 1936 acquisition deed, omitting the In the absence of any valid objection, public participation, as appropriate. The
lots and blocks description. Thereafter, this Notice will become the final dates and locations of any scoping
certain subsequent deeds, purporting to determination of the Department of the meetings will be announced at least 15
convey this same property, cited the lots Interior and a RDI may be issued 90 days in advance through the local news
and blocks descriptions included in the days from publication of this Notice. media, newspapers, and the BLM
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
1936 deed. It was apparently unknown Comments, including names and ePlanning Web site at: http://rebrand.ly/
at the time and did not become known street addresses of commenters, will be AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS.
until sometime later that these two available for public review at the BLM
descriptions of the same land from the New Mexico State Office (see address ADDRESSES: You may submit written
1936 deed did not match exactly. Due above), during regular business hours, comments by any of the following
to the 1936 deed legal description Monday through Friday, except Federal methods:
inconsistency, the 1944 deed and other holidays. Before including your address, • Email: BLM_WY_
subsequent deeds were plagued with the phone number, email address, or other AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS@blm.gov.
same inconsistency in the description. personal identifying information in your • Fax: 307–347–5128.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. receive a reply during normal business Oregon Resource Advisory Council
Mary Jo Rugwell,
hours. (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-
BLM Wyoming State Director. DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will
member RAC advises the Secretary of
[FR Doc. 2017–21965 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] hold a public meeting on Monday and
the Interior, through the BLM Nevada
BILLING CODE 4310–22–P Tuesday, October 16 and 17, 2017. The
State Director, on a variety of planning
October 16 meeting will consist of a
and management issues associated with
public land management in Nevada. field trip to view the Beaty Butte Wild
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Horse Training Facility and a local
Meeting agenda topics include updates
on Wildfire, Burning Man, Wild Horses mining claim, departing at 8 a.m. and
Bureau of Land Management
and Burros, Jordan Meadows returning at 5 p.m. The October 17
[LLNV912000 L13400000.PQ0000 Collaborative process, Mining, RAC meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at
LXSS006F0000; MO#] 1 p.m. A public comment period will be
subcommittee reports, and District
manager’s updates. Both the meeting available from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Notice of Public Meeting of the Sierra
and field trip are open to the public. The final agenda will be posted online
Front-Northwestern Great Basin
Resource Advisory Council However, the public is required to at http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/
provide its own transportation for the seorrac.php on or before October 3,
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, field trip. 2017.
Interior. Individuals who plan to attend and
ACTION: Notice of Meeting. need further information about the ADDRESSES: The Southeast Oregon RAC
meeting or need special assistance such will meet at the BLM Lakeview
SUMMARY: In accordance with the as sign language interpretation or other Interagency Center, 1301 S. G St.,
Federal Land Policy and Management reasonable accommodations, may Lakeview, OR 97630, for both the
Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and the Federal contact Lisa Ross at the phone number Monday, October 16, field trip and the
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of or email address above. A Public RAC business meeting.
1972, the U.S. Department of the comment period will be available on
Interior, Bureau of Land Management’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
October 12 from 8:10–8:30 a.m. and
(BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer,
4:30–5:00 p.m. during the meeting.
Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) Before including your address, phone 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, Oregon
will meet as indicated below. number, email address, or other 97630; 541–947–6237; lbogardus@
DATES: The RAC will hold a public personal identifying information in your blm.gov. Persons who use a
meeting on Thursday, October 12 and a comment, you should be aware that telecommunications device for the deaf
field trip on Friday, October 13, to the your entire comment, including your (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Porter Springs Recreation Area within personal identifying information, may Service (FRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to
the BLM Winnemucca District. The be made publicly available at any time. contact the above individual during
meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end While you can ask the BLM in your normal business hours. The FRS is
at 5:00 p.m. However, the meeting could comment to withhold your personal- available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
end earlier if discussions and identifying information from public to leave a message or question with the
presentations conclude before 4:30 p.m. review, we cannot guarantee that we above individual. You will receive a
On October 13, the field trip will begin will be able to do so. reply during normal business hours.
at 7:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the BLM Winnemucca District Office, Chris Rose, member Southeast Oregon RAC was
5100 East Winnemucca Blvd., Acting Deputy Chief, Office of chartered and appointed by the
Winnemucca, NV and the field trip will Communications. Secretary of the Interior. The members
depart from the BLM Winnemucca [FR Doc. 2017–21964 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] represent commodity, conservation, and
District Office. Comments may be BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P general interests. They provide advice to
submitted by email to lross@blm.gov BLM and Forest Service resource
with the words ‘‘SFNWGB RAC Oct. managers regarding management plans
2017 Comment’’ in the subject line. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR and proposed resource actions on public
Written comments should be sent to the land in southeast Oregon. All meetings
following address and be received no Bureau of Land Management are open to the public in their entirety.
later than October 11, 2017 in order to [LLORV00000.L10200000. Information to be distributed to the the
be discussed at meeting; SFNWGB RAC DF0000.LXSSH1050000. 17X.HAG 17–0148] Southeast Oregon RAC is requested
Oct. 2017 Comment, Attention: Lisa prior to the start of each meeting.
Ross, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson Notice of Public Meetings for the
Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory Before including your address, phone
City, Nevada 89703. number, email address, or other
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Council
personal identifying information in your
Ross by telephone at (775) 885–6107, or AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, comment, please be aware that your
asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES
by email at lross@blm.gov. Persons who Interior. entire comment—including your
use a telecommunications device for the ACTION: Notice of public meeting. personal identifying information—may
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
be made publicly available at any time.
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
While you can ask us in your comment
contact the above individual during Federal Land Policy and Management
normal business hours. The FRS is Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory to withhold your personal identifying
available 24 hours a day, seven days a Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. information from public review, we
week, to leave a message or question Department of the Interior, Bureau of cannot guarantee that we will be able to
with the above individual. You will Land Management’s (BLM) Southeast do so.
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| Dates | Comments may be submitted in writing until November 13, 2017. In order to be included in the analysis, 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. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation, as appropriate. The dates and locations of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through the local news media, newspapers, and the BLM ePlanning Web site at: http://rebrand.ly/AlkaliCreekReservoirEIS. | |
| Contact | Holly Elliott, Planning & | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 47245 |
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