83 FR 2181 - Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument Management Plans for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Utah
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-00520 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 2181-2183] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00520] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [18X LLUTY00000 L16100000.XZ0000] Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument Management Plans for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash J[aacute]a Units and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Utah AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the National Forest Management Act of 1976, as amended (NFMA), and Presidential Proclamation 9558 as modified by Presidential Proclamation 9681, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Canyon Country District Office, Moab, Utah intends to prepare a Monument Management Plan (MMP) for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek Unit, and intends to jointly prepare, with the Manti La- Sal National Forest (USFS), Price, Utah, a MMP for the Shash J[aacute]a Unit. The BLM and USFS, which is a co-manager of the Shash J[aacute]a Unit, will prepare a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to satisfy the NEPA requirements for this planning process. By this Notice, the BLM announces the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public [[Page 2182]] comments and identify issues. These MMPs may replace portions of the existing Monticello Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, as amended, and Manti- La Sal National Forest Plan. DATES: This Notice initiates the public scoping process for separate MMPs for each monument unit with an associated combined EIS. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the BLM website at: https://www.blm.gov/utah. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to March 19, 2018 or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the planning process by any of the following methods:Website: Bears Ears National Monument: https://goo.gl/uLrEae Mail: 365 North Main, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, UT 84535 Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM Canyon Country District or Monticello Field Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance Porter, District Manager, telephone (435) 259-2100; address 365 North Main, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, UT 84535; email [email protected]. Contact Mr. Porter to add your name to our mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. 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: This document provides notice that the BLM Canyon Country District Office, Moab, Utah, intends to prepare an MMP for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek Unit, and jointly prepare an MMP with the Manti La-Sal National Forest, Price, Utah, for the Shash J[aacute]a Unit, as well as an associated EIS. The BLM announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and planning criteria. The planning area is located in San Juan County, Utah and encompasses approximately 169,289 acres of BLM- managed lands and 32,587 acres of National Forest System Lands. On December 4, 2017, President Donald Trump signed Proclamation 9681 modifying the Bears Ears National Monument designated by Proclamation 9558 to exclude from its designation and reservation approximately 1,150,860 acres of land, which lands are not covered by this Notice of Intent and will continue to be managed under the governing Monticello Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan and Manti La-Sal National Forest Plan until they are otherwise revised or amended. The revised BENM boundary includes two units known as the Shash J[aacute]a and Indian Creek Units that are reserved for the care and management of the objects of historic and scientific interest within their boundaries. Proclamation 9558, as modified by Proclamation 9681, requires the BLM and the USFS to jointly develop a MMP. Each agency will continue to manage their lands within the monument pursuant to their respective applicable legal authorities. To ensure that management decisions reflect tribal expertise and traditional and historical knowledge, Proclamation 9558, signed on December 28, 2016, established a Bears Ears Commission to provide guidance and recommendations on the development and implementation of a management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument. Proclamation 9681 modifies Proclamation 9558 and clarifies that the Bears Ears Commission shall be known as the Shash J[aacute]a Commission, and shall apply only to the Shash J[aacute]a Unit. The Commission consists of one elected officer each from the Hopi Nation, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray, and Zuni Tribe, designated by the officers' respective tribes, and the elected officer of the San Juan County Commission representing District 3 acting in that officer's official capacity. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will inform the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for the planning area have been identified by BLM and USFS personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders. These preliminary issues include cultural and historic resources, including protection of Indian sacred sites and traditional cultural properties; paleontological resources; travel management; livestock grazing; wildlife; vegetation and fire management; outdoor recreation; and other resource management. Preliminary planning criteria include: (1) The public planning process for the MMPs will be guided by Proclamation 9558 as modified by Proclamation 9681 in addition to FLPMA, NFMA, and NEPA. (2) The BLM and USFS will use current scientific information, research, technologies, and results of inventory, monitoring, and coordination to determine appropriate management. (3) The BLM and USFS will strive to coordinate management decisions with other adjoining planning jurisdictions, both Federal and non-Federal. (4) Decisions made in the planning process will only apply to BLM- managed lands, National Forest System Lands, and, where appropriate, split-estate lands where the subsurface mineral estate is managed by the BLM. (6) Existing Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) will continue to be managed to prevent impairment and ensure continued suitability for designation as wilderness. Should Congress release all or part of a WSA from wilderness study, resource management will be determined by preparing an amendment to the MMP. (7) The BLM will consider changes to the off-highway vehicle (OHV) area designations approved through the Monticello Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan. (8) As required by the Proclamations, the BLM and USFS will meaningfully engage with the Shash J[aacute]a Commission and will carefully and fully consider integrating the traditional and historical knowledge and special expertise of the Commission for the Shash J[aacute]a Unit. The BLM and USFS will also work with the Commission to identify parameters for continued meaningful engagement that will be set forth in the MMP. 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, and to ensure inclusion in the Draft EIS, you should submit comments prior to the close of the 60-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. 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 can 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. The BLM and USFS will evaluate [[Page 2183]] identified issues to be addressed in the plans, and will place them into one of three categories: 1. Issues to be resolved in the plans; 2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; or 3. Issues beyond the scope of these plans. The BLM and USFS will provide an explanation in the Draft MMPs/ Draft EIS as to why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that should be addressed in the plans. The BLM and USFS will work collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns. The BLM and USFS 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 and USFS in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources. The BLM and USFS 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 full consideration consistent with these authorities and policies. 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 and USFS are evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM and USFS to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as a cooperating agency. The BLM and USFS will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plans in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines will be involved in the planning process: Rangeland management, minerals and geology, forestry, outdoor recreation, archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. Edwin L. Roberson, State Director. [FR Doc. 2018-00520 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P
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Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the personal identifying information—may Respondents/Affected Public: Cave
general public and other Federal be made publicly available at any time. nominations may be submitted pursuant
agencies with an opportunity to While you can ask us in your comment to 16 U.S.C. 4303 and 43 CFR 37.11 by
comment on new, proposed, revised, to withhold your personal identifying governmental agencies and the public,
and continuing collections of information from public review, we including those who utilize caves for
information. This helps us assess the cannot guarantee that we will be able to scientific, education, and recreational
impact of our information collection do so. purposes. Requests for confidential
requirements and minimize the public’s Abstract: Agencies within the information may be submitted pursuant
reporting burden. It also helps the Department of the Interior use the to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 37.12 by
public understand our information information in a cave nomination to Federal and state governmental agencies
collection requirements and provide the determine if the nominated cave will be and their cooperators, bona fide
requested data in the desired format. listed as significant in accordance with educational and research institutions,
We are soliciting comments on the the Federal Cave Resources Protection and individuals or organizations
proposed ICR that is described below. Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through assisting a land management agency
We are especially interested in public 4310 and the Department’s regulations with cave management activities.
comment addressing the following at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is Total Estimated Number of Annual
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to thus necessary for full compliance with Respondents: 16.
the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will agencies’ responsibilities to identify and
Total Estimated Number of Annual
this information be processed and used protect significant caves and their
Responses: 16.
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate resources.
Agencies within the Department of Estimated Completion Time per
of burden accurate; (4) how might the Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10
the Interior use the information in
BLM enhance the quality, utility, and hours, depending on activity.
requests for confidential cave
clarity of the information to be Total Estimated Number of Annual
information to determine whether to
collected; and (5) how might the BLM Burden Hours: 124.
grant access to confidential cave data.
minimize the burden of this collection
Agencies need this information in order Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
on the respondents, including through
to comply with their statutory obtain or retain a benefit.
the use of information technology.
responsibilities to communicate, Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Comments that you submit in cooperate, and exchange information,
response to this notice are a matter of Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
within the limits prescribed by the Burden Cost: None.
public record. We will include or FCRPA.
summarize each comment in our request Title of Collection: Cave Management: An agency may not conduct or
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Cave Nominations and Requests for sponsor and a person is not required to
including your address, phone number, Confidential Information. respond to a collection of information
email address, or other personal OMB Control Number: 1004–0165. unless it displays a currently valid OMB
identifying information in your Form Numbers: None. control number.
comment, you should be aware that Type of Review: Extension of a The estimated annual burdens are
your entire comment—including your currently approved collection. itemized in the following table:
Total Hours
Number of Hours per
Type of response (Column B ×
responses response Column C)
A. B. C. D.
Cave Nomination ......................................................................................................................... 12 10 120
Request for Confidential Cave Information ................................................................................. 4 1 4
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 16 124
The authority for this action is the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Forest Management Act of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 1976, as amended (NFMA), and
U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Bureau of Land Management Presidential Proclamation 9558 as
modified by Presidential Proclamation
Jean Sonneman, [18X LLUTY00000 L16100000.XZ0000] 9681, the Bureau of Land Management
Information Collection Clearance Officer, (BLM) Canyon Country District Office,
Bureau of Land Management. Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument
Moab, Utah intends to prepare a
[FR Doc. 2018–00607 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
Management Plans for the Bears Ears
Monument Management Plan (MMP) for
National Monument Indian Creek and
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P the Bears Ears National Monument
Shash Jáa Units and Associated
Indian Creek Unit, and intends to jointly
Environmental Impact Statement, Utah
prepare, with the Manti La-Sal National
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Forest (USFS), Price, Utah, a MMP for
Interior. the Shash Jáa Unit. The BLM and USFS,
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ACTION: Notice of intent. which is a co-manager of the Shash Jáa
Unit, will prepare a single
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
National Environmental Policy Act of to satisfy the NEPA requirements for
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal this planning process. By this Notice,
Land Policy and Management Act of the BLM announces the beginning of the
1976, as amended (FLPMA), the scoping process to solicit public
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identified issues to be addressed in the Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. BLM enhance the quality, utility, and
plans, and will place them into one of Edwin L. Roberson, clarity of the information to be
three categories: collected; and (5) how might the BLM
State Director.
1. Issues to be resolved in the plans; minimize the burden of this collection
[FR Doc. 2018–00520 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
on the respondents, including through
2. Issues to be resolved through policy BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
the use of information technology.
or administrative action; or Comments that you submit in
3. Issues beyond the scope of these DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR response to this notice are a matter of
plans. public record. We will include or
The BLM and USFS will provide an Bureau of Land Management summarize each comment in our request
explanation in the Draft MMPs/Draft EIS to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
[LLWO35000.L14400000.PN0000.18X; OMB including your address, phone number,
as to why an issue was placed in Control Number 1004–0153]
category two or three. The public is also email address, or other personal
encouraged to help identify any Agency Information Collection identifying information in your
Activities; Conveyance of Federally comment, you should be aware that
management questions and concerns
Owned Mineral Interests your entire comment—including your
that should be addressed in the plans.
personal identifying information—may
The BLM and USFS will work AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, be made publicly available at any time.
collaboratively with interested parties to Interior. While you can ask us in your comment
identify the management decisions that ACTION: Notice of information collection; to withhold your personal identifying
are best suited to local, regional, and request for comment. information from public review, we
national needs and concerns. cannot guarantee that we will be able to
SUMMARY: In accordance with the do so.
The BLM and USFS will utilize and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
coordinate the NEPA scoping process to Abstract: Section 209(b) of the Federal
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
help fulfill the public involvement Land Policy and Management Act (43
are proposing to renew an information
process under the National Historic U.S.C. 1719) authorizes the Secretary of
collection.
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as the Interior to convey Federally-owned
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The mineral interests to non-Federal owners
submit comments on or before March of the surface estate. The respondents in
information about historic and cultural 19, 2018.
resources within the area potentially this information collection are non-
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on Federal owners of surface estates who
affected by the proposed action will this information collection request (ICR)
assist the BLM and USFS in identifying apply for underlying Federally-owned
by mail to the U.S. Department of the mineral interests. This information
and evaluating impacts to such Interior, Bureau of Land Management, collection enables the BLM to determine
resources. 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, if the applicants are eligible to receive
The BLM and USFS will consult with Washington DC 20240, Attention: Jean title to the Federally-owned mineral
Indian tribes on a government-to- Sonneman; by email to jesonnem@ interests beneath their lands.
government basis in accordance with blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control Regulations at 43 CFR part 2720
Executive Order 13175 and other Number 1004–0153 in the subject line of establish guidelines and procedures for
policies. Tribal concerns, including your comments. the processing of these applications.
impacts on Indian trust assets and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Title of Collection: Conveyance of
potential impacts to cultural resources, request additional information about Federally-Owned Mineral Interests.
will be given full consideration this ICR, contact Robert Jolley by email OMB Control Number: 1004–0153.
consistent with these authorities and at rbjolley@blm.gov, or by telephone at Form Numbers: None.
policies. Federal, State, and local (202) 912–7350.
Type of Review: Extension of a
agencies, along with tribes and other SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In currently approved collection.
stakeholders that may be interested in or accordance with the Paperwork Respondents/Affected Public: Owners
affected by the proposed action that the Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the of surface estates (i.e., individuals,
BLM and USFS are evaluating, are general public and other Federal businesses, or state, local, or tribal
invited to participate in the scoping agencies with an opportunity to governments) that want to obtain
process and, if eligible, may request or comment on new, proposed, revised, underlying Federally-owned mineral
be requested by the BLM and USFS to and continuing collections of estates.
participate in the development of the information. This helps us assess the
Total Estimated Number of Annual
environmental analysis as a cooperating impact of our information collection
Respondents: 11 businesses, 10
agency. requirements and minimize the public’s
individuals, and 3 State/Local/Tribal
reporting burden. It also helps the
The BLM and USFS will use an Governments.
public understand our information
interdisciplinary approach to develop collection requirements and provide the Total Estimated Number of Annual
the plans in order to consider the requested data in the desired format. Responses: 24.
variety of resource issues and concerns We are soliciting comments on the Estimated Completion Time per
identified. Specialists with expertise in proposed ICR that is described below. Response: 10 hours per response.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
the following disciplines will be We are especially interested in public Total Estimated Number of Annual
involved in the planning process: comment addressing the following Burden Hours: 240 hours.
Rangeland management, minerals and issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
geology, forestry, outdoor recreation, the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will obtain or retain a benefit.
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and this information be processed and used Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
soils, sociology, and economics. of burden accurate; (4) how might the Burden Cost: $1,200 dollars.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of intent. | |
| Dates | This Notice initiates the public scoping process for separate MMPs for each monument unit with an associated combined EIS. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the BLM website at: https://www.blm.gov/utah. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to March 19, 2018 or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. | |
| Contact | Lance Porter, District Manager, | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 2181 |
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