82 FR 61744 - Amendment of the Land Management Plan for Santa Fe National Forest
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)
Forest Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 249 (December 29, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-28134 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 249 (Friday, December 29, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 61744-61745] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-28134] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Amendment of the Land Management Plan for Santa Fe National Forest AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to object to the Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing on the Santa Fe National Forest prior to approval of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Santa Fe National Forest Geothermal Leasing Project. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Santa Fe National Forest, located in New Mexico, prepared a significant, programmatic forest plan amendment to allow geothermal leasing to accompany its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and a Draft Record of Decision (ROD) for Geothermal Leasing. This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on the Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing may file an objection for a Forest Service review prior to the approval of the Record of Decision for Geothermal Leasing. DATES: The Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing, FEIS, Draft ROD, and other supporting information, will be available for review at http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/landmanagement/projects starting December 29, 2017. A legal notice of the initiation of the 60-day objection period is also being published in the Santa Fe National Forest's newspaper of record, which is the Albuquerque Journal. The date of the publication of the legal notice in the Albuquerque Journal will determine the actual date of initiation of the 60-day objection period. A copy of the legal notice that is published in the Albuquerque Journal will be posted on the website listed above. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing on Santa Fe National Forest, the FEIS, and the Draft ROD can be obtained online at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/landmanagement/projects; or by visiting or mailing a request to the Forest Supervisor's Office at the following location:11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508 (Telephone: 505-438- 5443). Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer: Regional Forester, USDA-Forest Service, ATTN: Objection Reviewing Officer, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (Fax: 505-842-3173). Objections may be submitted electronically at [email protected]. Note that the office hours for submitting a hand-delivered objection are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. Electronic objections must be submitted in a commonly used format such as an email message, plain text (.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft Word[supreg] (.doc or .docx). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Gore, Geologist, Santa Fe National Forest at 575-289-3264, ext. 2149. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing. This notice is to inform the public that a 60-day period is being initiated where individuals or entities with specific concerns on the Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing may file an objection for a Forest Service review prior to the approval of the ROD for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Geothermal Leasing Project. The publication date of the legal notice in the Santa Fe National Forest's newspaper of record, the Albuquerque Journal, will initiate the 60-day objection period and is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection (36 CFR 219.16 and 219.52). An electronic scan of the notice with the publication date will be posted on the Santa Fe National Forest's website at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/landmanagement/projects. The objection process under 36 CFR 219 subpart B, provides an opportunity for members of the public who have participated in the planning process for the Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing on Santa Fe National Forest to have any unresolved concerns reviewed by the Forest Service prior to a final decision by the Responsible Official. Only those who provided substantive formal comments during opportunities for public comment during the planning process are eligible to file an objection. Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define substantive formal comments as: ``Written comments submitted to, or oral comments recorded by, the responsible official or his designee during an opportunity for public participation provided during the planning process, and attributed to the individual or entity providing them. Comments are considered substantive when they are within the scope of the proposal, are specific to the proposal, have a direct relationship to the proposal, and include supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider.'' How To File an Objection The Forest Service will accept mailed, emailed, faxed, and hand- delivered objections concerning the Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing for 60 calendar days following the date of the publication of the legal notice of this objection period in the newspaper of record, the Albuquerque Journal. It is the responsibility of the objector to ensure that the Reviewing Officer receives the objection in a timely manner. The regulations prohibit extending the length of the objection filing period. Objections must be submitted to the Reviewing Officer, who will be the Regional Forester for the Southwestern Region, at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. An objection must include the following (36 CFR 219.54(c)): (1) The objector's name and address along with a telephone number or email address if available--in cases where no identifiable name is attached to an [[Page 61745]] objection, the Forest Service will attempt to verify the identity of the objector to confirm objection eligibility; (2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the objection); (3) Identification of the lead objector, when multiple names are listed on an objection. The Forest Service will communicate to all parties to an objection through the lead objector. Verification of the identity of the lead objector must also be provided if requested; (4) The name of the forest plan amendment being objected to, and the name and title of the Responsible Official; (5) A statement of the issues and/or parts of the forest plan amendment to which the objection applies; (6) A concise statement explaining the objection and suggesting how the proposed plan decision may be improved. If the objector believes that the forest plan amendment is inconsistent with law, regulation, or policy, an explanation should be included; (7) A statement that demonstrates the link between the objector's prior substantive formal comments and the content of the objection, unless the objection concerns an issue that arose after the opportunities for formal comment; and (8) All documents referenced in the objection (a bibliography is not sufficient), except that the following need not be provided: a. All or any part of a Federal law or regulation, b. Forest Service Directive System documents and land management plans or other published Forest Service documents, c. Documents referenced by the Forest Service in the planning documentation related to the proposal subject to objection, and d. Formal comments previously provided to the Forest Service by the objector during the plan amendment comment period. Responsible Official The responsible official for the Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing on the Santa Fe National Forest is James Melonas, Forest Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM, 87508. Dated: December 15, 2017. Glenn P. Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System. [FR Doc. 2017-28134 Filed 12-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411-15-P
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practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the FEIS, Draft ROD, and other supporting Impact Statement for the Geothermal
agency’s estimate of the burden of the information, will be available for review Leasing Project.
proposed collection of information at http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/ The publication date of the legal
including the validity of the santafe/landmanagement/projects notice in the Santa Fe National Forest’s
methodology and assumptions used; (3) starting December 29, 2017. newspaper of record, the Albuquerque
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and A legal notice of the initiation of the Journal, will initiate the 60-day
clarity of the information to be 60-day objection period is also being objection period and is the exclusive
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the published in the Santa Fe National means for calculating the time to file an
burden of the collection of information Forest’s newspaper of record, which is objection (36 CFR 219.16 and 219.52).
on those who are to respond, including the Albuquerque Journal. The date of An electronic scan of the notice with the
the use of appropriate automated, the publication of the legal notice in the publication date will be posted on the
electronic, mechanical, or other Albuquerque Journal will determine the Santa Fe National Forest’s website at:
technological collection techniques or actual date of initiation of the 60-day http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/
other forms of information technology. objection period. A copy of the legal santafe/landmanagement/projects.
Comments may be sent to Anna G. notice that is published in the The objection process under 36 CFR
Stroman, Deputy Director, Office of Albuquerque Journal will be posted on 219 subpart B, provides an opportunity
Compliance, Policy, and Training, the website listed above. for members of the public who have
Office of the Assistant Secretary for ADDRESSES: Copies of the Santa Fe’s participated in the planning process for
Civil Rights. All comments received will Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal the Forest Plan Amendment for
be available for public inspection during Leasing on Santa Fe National Forest, the Geothermal Leasing on Santa Fe
regular business hours at the same FEIS, and the Draft ROD can be obtained National Forest to have any unresolved
address. online at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ concerns reviewed by the Forest Service
All responses to this notice will be projects/santafe/landmanagement/ prior to a final decision by the
summarized and included in the request projects; or by visiting or mailing a Responsible Official. Only those who
for Office of Management and Budget request to the Forest Supervisor’s Office provided substantive formal comments
approval. All comments will become a at the following location: during opportunities for public
matter of public record. • 11 Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM 87508 comment during the planning process
(Telephone: 505–438–5443). are eligible to file an objection.
Winona Lake Scott,
Objections must be submitted to the Regulations at 36 CFR 219.62 define
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil
Reviewing Officer: substantive formal comments as:
Rights, Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights. • Regional Forester, USDA-Forest ‘‘Written comments submitted to, or oral
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Service, ATTN: Objection Reviewing comments recorded by, the responsible
Officer, 333 Broadway Blvd. SE, official or his designee during an opportunity
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Albuquerque, NM 87102 (Fax: 505–842– for public participation provided during the
3173). planning process, and attributed to the
Objections may be submitted individual or entity providing them.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Comments are considered substantive when
electronically at objections-
they are within the scope of the proposal, are
Forest Service southwestern-regional-office@fs.fed.us.
specific to the proposal, have a direct
Note that the office hours for relationship to the proposal, and include
Amendment of the Land Management submitting a hand-delivered objection supporting reasons for the responsible
Plan for Santa Fe National Forest are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday official to consider.’’
through Friday, excluding Federal
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
holidays. Electronic objections must be How To File an Objection
ACTION: Notice of the opportunity to submitted in a commonly used format
object to the Forest Plan Amendment for The Forest Service will accept mailed,
such as an email message, plain text
Geothermal Leasing on the Santa Fe emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered
(.txt), rich text format (.rtf) or Microsoft
National Forest prior to approval of objections concerning the Santa Fe’s
Word® (.doc or .docx).
Final Environmental Impact Statement Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leasing for 60 calendar days following
for the Santa Fe National Forest
Geothermal Leasing Project. Larry Gore, Geologist, Santa Fe National the date of the publication of the legal
Forest at 575–289–3264, ext. 2149. notice of this objection period in the
SUMMARY: The Santa Fe National Forest, Individuals who use telecommunication newspaper of record, the Albuquerque
located in New Mexico, prepared a devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Journal. It is the responsibility of the
significant, programmatic forest plan Federal Information Relay Service objector to ensure that the Reviewing
amendment to allow geothermal leasing (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 Officer receives the objection in a timely
to accompany its Final Environmental a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), manner. The regulations prohibit
Impact Statement (FEIS) and a Draft Monday through Friday. extending the length of the objection
Record of Decision (ROD) for SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Forest filing period.
Geothermal Leasing. This notice is to Service, Southwestern Region, Santa Fe Objections must be submitted to the
inform the public that a 60-day period National Forest, prepared a Forest Plan Reviewing Officer, who will be the
is being initiated where individuals or Amendment for Geothermal Leasing. Regional Forester for the Southwestern
entities with specific concerns on the This notice is to inform the public that Region, at the address shown in the
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Santa Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for a 60-day period is being initiated where ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Geothermal Leasing may file an individuals or entities with specific An objection must include the
objection for a Forest Service review concerns on the Santa Fe’s Forest Plan following (36 CFR 219.54(c)):
prior to the approval of the Record of Amendment for Geothermal Leasing (1) The objector’s name and address
Decision for Geothermal Leasing. may file an objection for a Forest along with a telephone number or email
DATES: The Santa Fe’s Forest Plan Service review prior to the approval of address if available—in cases where no
Amendment for Geothermal Leasing, the ROD for the Final Environmental identifiable name is attached to an
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objection, the Forest Service will DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Order Renewing Order Temporarily
attempt to verify the identity of the Denying Export Privileges
objector to confirm objection eligibility; Bureau of Industry and Security Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the
(2) Signature or other verification of Export Administration Regulations, 15
authorship upon request (a scanned Order Renewing Order Temporarily
CFR parts 730–774 (2016) (‘‘EAR’’ or
signature for electronic mail may be Denying Export Privileges
‘‘the Regulations’’),1 I hereby grant the
filed with the objection); request of the Office of Export
(3) Identification of the lead objector, Mahan Airways, Mahan Tower, No. 21,
Azadegan St., M.A. Jenah Exp. Way, Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the
when multiple names are listed on an
Tehran, Iran; temporary denial order issued in this
objection. The Forest Service will
Pejman Mahmood Kosarayanifard, a/k/a matter on June 27, 2017, as recently
communicate to all parties to an
Kosarian Fard, P.O. Box 52404, Dubai, modified on November 16, 2017. I find
objection through the lead objector.
United Arab Emirates; that renewal of this order, as recently
Verification of the identity of the lead
Mahmoud Amini, G#22 Dubai Airport Free modified, is necessary in the public
objector must also be provided if
Zone, P.O. Box 393754, Dubai, United Arab interest to prevent an imminent
requested;
(4) The name of the forest plan Emirates; violation of the EAR. I also find it
amendment being objected to, and the and necessary in connection with this
name and title of the Responsible P.O. Box 52404, Dubai, United Arab renewal to add ‘‘Al Naser Wings
Official; Emirates; and Airline’’ as an alias being used by
(5) A statement of the issues and/or Mohamed Abdulla Alqaz Building, Al respondent Al Naser Airlines.
Maktoum Street, Al Rigga, Dubai, United
parts of the forest plan amendment to I. Procedural History
Arab Emirates;
which the objection applies; On March 17, 2008, Darryl W.
(6) A concise statement explaining the Kerman Aviation, a/k/a GIE Kerman
Aviation, 42 Avenue Montaigne 75008, Jackson, the then-Assistant Secretary of
objection and suggesting how the
Paris, France; Commerce for Export Enforcement
proposed plan decision may be
Sirjanco Trading LLC, P.O. Box 8709, Dubai, (‘‘Assistant Secretary’’), signed an order
improved. If the objector believes that
United Arab Emirates; denying Mahan Airways’ export
the forest plan amendment is
Mahan Air General Trading LLC, 19th Floor privileges for a period of 180 days on
inconsistent with law, regulation, or
Al Moosa Tower One, Sheik Zayed Road, the ground that issuance of the order
policy, an explanation should be
Dubai 40594, United Arab Emirates; was necessary in the public interest to
included;
(7) A statement that demonstrates the Mehdi Bahrami, Mahan Airways—Istanbul prevent an imminent violation of the
link between the objector’s prior Office, Cumhuriye Cad. Sibil Apt No: 101 Regulations. The order also named as
substantive formal comments and the D:6, 34374 Emadad, Sisli Istanbul, Turkey; denied persons Blue Airways, of
content of the objection, unless the Al Naser Airlines, a/k/a al-Naser Airlines, a/ Yerevan, Armenia (‘‘Blue Airways of
objection concerns an issue that arose k/a Al Naser Wings Airline, a/k/a Alnaser Armenia’’), as well as the ‘‘Balli Group
Airlines and Air Freight Ltd., Home 46, Al- Respondents,’’ namely, Balli Group
after the opportunities for formal
Karrada, Babil Region, District 929, St 21 PLC, Balli Aviation, Balli Holdings,
comment; and
(8) All documents referenced in the Beside Al Jadirya Private Hospital, Vahid Alaghband, Hassan Alaghband,
objection (a bibliography is not Baghdad, Iraq; and Blue Sky One Ltd., Blue Sky Two Ltd.,
sufficient), except that the following Al Amirat Street, Section 309, St. 3/H.20 Al Blue Sky Three Ltd., Blue Sky Four Ltd.,
need not be provided:
Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq; and Blue Sky Five Ltd., and Blue Sky Six
P.O. Box 28360, Dubai, United Arab Ltd., all of the United Kingdom. The
a. All or any part of a Federal law or
Emirates; and order was issued ex parte pursuant to
regulation, P.O. Box 911399, Amman 11191, Jordan;
b. Forest Service Directive System Section 766.24(a) of the Regulations,
Ali Abdullah Alhay, a/k/a Ali Alhay, a/k/a and went into effect on March 21, 2008,
documents and land management plans
Ali Abdullah Ahmed Alhay, Home 46, Al- the date it was published in the Federal
or other published Forest Service
Karrada, Babil Region, District 929, St 21, Register.
documents, Beside Al Jadirya Private Hospital,
c. Documents referenced by the Forest This temporary denial order (‘‘TDO’’)
Baghdad, Iraq; and was renewed in accordance with
Service in the planning documentation Anak Street, Qatif, Saudi Arabia 61177;
related to the proposal subject to Section 766.24(d) of the Regulations.2
Bahar Safwa General Trading, PO Box
objection, and 113212 Citadel Tower, Floor-5, Office 1 The Regulations, currently codified at 15 CFR
d. Formal comments previously #504, Business Bay, Dubai, United Arab parts 730–774 (2017), originally issued pursuant to
provided to the Forest Service by the Emirates; and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (‘‘EAA’’ or
objector during the plan amendment PO Box 8709, Citadel Tower, Business Bay, ‘‘the Act’’). Since August 21, 2001, the Act has been
comment period. Dubai, United Arab Emirates; in lapse and the President, through Executive Order
13222 of August 17, 2001 (3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783
Responsible Official Sky Blue Bird Group, a/k/a Sky Blue Bird (2002)), which has been extended by successive
Aviation, a/k/a Sky Blue Bird Ltd, a/k/a Presidential Notices, the most recent being that of
The responsible official for the Santa Sky Blue Bird FZC, P.O. Box 16111, Ras Al August 15, 2017 (82 FR 39,005 (Aug. 16, 2017)) has
Fe’s Forest Plan Amendment for Khaimah Trade Zone, United Arab continued the Regulations in effect under the
Geothermal Leasing on the Santa Fe Emirates; International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50
U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)).
National Forest is James Melonas, Forest Issam Shammout, a/k/a Muhammad Isam 2 Section 766.24(d) provides that BIS may seek
Supervisor, Santa Fe National Forest, 11 Muhammad Anwar Nur Shammout, a/k/a renewal of a temporary denial order for additional
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Forest Lane, Santa Fe, NM, 87508. Issam Anwar, Philips Building, 4th Floor, 180-day renewal periods, if it believes that renewal
Dated: December 15, 2017. Al Fardous Street, Damascus, Syria; and is necessary in the public interest to prevent an
Al Kolaa, Beirut, Lebanon 151515; and imminent violation. Renewal requests are to be
Glenn P. Casamassa, made in writing no later than 20 days before the
17–18 Margaret Street, 4th Floor, London,
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest scheduled expiration date of a temporary denial
W1W 8RP, United Kingdom; and order. Renewal requests may include discussion of
System. Cumhuriyet Mah. Kavakli San St. Fulya, Cad. any additional or changed circumstances, and may
[FR Doc. 2017–28134 Filed 12–28–17; 8:45 am] Hazar Sok. No.14/A Silivri, Istanbul, seek appropriate modifications to the order,
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| Action | Notice of the opportunity to object to the Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing on the Santa Fe National Forest prior to approval of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Santa Fe National Forest Geothermal Leasing Project. | |
| Dates | The Santa Fe's Forest Plan Amendment for Geothermal Leasing, FEIS, Draft ROD, and other supporting information, will be available for review at http://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/santafe/landmanagement/ projects starting December 29, 2017. | |
| Contact | Larry Gore, Geologist, Santa Fe National Forest at 575-289-3264, ext. 2149. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. (Eastern time), Monday through Friday. | |
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