83 FR 22099 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

Page Range		22099-22100
FR Document		2018-10061

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Blue Valley Land Exchange and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment period.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON02000.L51010000.PN0000.LVRWC16C8700.16X]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit 
Counties, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Blue Valley Land 
Exchange and by this notice is announcing the opening of the comment 
period.

DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive 
written comments on the Blue Valley Land Exchange Draft EIS within 45 
days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes 
its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM is hosting 
two public open house meetings to provide information, answer 
questions, and accept written comments about this proposal in 
Silverthorne June 4, 4-7 p.m., at the Summit County Library, 651 Center 
Circle, and June 6, 4-7 p.m., in Kremmling, at the Grand County 
Fairgrounds Extension Office, 210 11th St.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Blue Valley Land 
Exchange by any of the following methods:
     Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnBJ5.
     Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov.
     Fax: 970-724-3066.
     Mail: Kremmling Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 
P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80549.
    Copies of the Blue Valley Land Exchange Draft EIS are available in 
the Kremmling Field Office at 2103 Park Avenue, Kremmling, CO 80459, 
and online at https://go.usa.gov/xnBJ5.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Annie Sperandio, Blue Valley Land 
Exchange Project Manager; telephone 970-724-3000; address Kremmling 
Field Office (see above); email kfo_webmail@blm.gov. 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. 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 BLM proposes to exchange certain Federal 
lands for properties owned by Galloway, Inc., the owners of the Blue 
Valley Ranch. The land exchange proposal would convey approximately 
1,489 acres of Federal lands managed by the BLM in Grand County, 
Colorado, to Blue Valley Ranch in exchange for approximately 1,830 
acres of non-Federal lands in Summit and Grand Counties, Colorado. 
Pursuant to Section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended, the proposed land exchange must be determined to 
be in the public's interest, and appraisals of the Federal and non-
Federal parcels must show that the exchange parcels are equal in value. 
The Federal and non-Federal lands are located within the BLM's 
Kremmling Field Office and the White River National Forest.
    The Draft EIS describes and analyzes the Proposed Action (BLM's 
preferred alternative), as well as the No Action alternative. The BLM's 
preferred alternative would convey approximately 1,489 acres of Federal 
lands managed by the BLM in Grand County, Colorado, to Blue Valley 
Ranch in exchange for approximately 1,830 acres of non-Federal lands in 
Summit and Grand Counties, Colorado. If the BLM moves forward with the 
exchange, this project would support the goals of Secretarial Orders 
3347, 3356 and 3362 by increasing access for recreation and hunting, 
and increasing big game winter range on public lands.
    Issues identified by the public during scoping included changes to 
public fishing access, perceived changes to float boating on the Blue 
River, concerns about changes to public access for hunting, changes to 
wildlife management and habitat, changes to the availability of Federal 
minerals for development, transfer of historic water rights and issues 
common for all proposed land exchanges such as concerns about large 
landowners realizing a benefit from the exchange. These issues are 
addressed in the analysis of the Draft EIS. The BLM would manage lands 
acquired through the land exchange in accordance with applicable laws 
and regulations, as well as the Kremmling Field Office Resource 
Management Plan, as amended. The White River National Forest would 
manage approximately 300 acres of lands acquired under the White River 
National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The Blue Valley 
Ranch would manage lands acquired in accordance with applicable State, 
county, and local laws and ordinances.
    The BLM sought public participation through a scoping period that 
occurred before the preparation of the Draft EIS, which assisted the 
BLM in identifying issues to be addressed in the Draft EIS for the 
proposed land exchange.
    Please note that public comments and information submitted during 
the Draft EIS comment period, including names, street addresses, and 
email addresses of persons who submit comments, will be available for 
public review and disclosure at the above address during regular 
business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except on 
holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other

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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.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.

Gregory P. Shoop,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
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their own burden estimates and provide Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Federal parcels must show that the
notice to the public accordingly. for the Blue Valley Land Exchange and exchange parcels are equal in value. The
Title of Collection: Natural and by this notice is announcing the Federal and non-Federal lands are
Cultural Resources Agencies Customer opening of the comment period. located within the BLM’s Kremmling
Relationship Management. DATES: To ensure comments will be Field Office and the White River
OMB Control Number: 1093–0006. considered, the BLM must receive National Forest.
Form Number: None. written comments on the Blue Valley The Draft EIS describes and analyzes
Type of Review: Revision of a Land Exchange Draft EIS within 45 days the Proposed Action (BLM’s preferred
currently approved collection. following the date the Environmental alternative), as well as the No Action
Respondents/Affected Public: Protection Agency publishes its Notice alternative. The BLM’s preferred
Potential and selected volunteers; youth of Availability in the Federal Register. alternative would convey approximately
program participants, veterans, The BLM is hosting two public open 1,489 acres of Federal lands managed by
prospective job applicants, cooperating house meetings to provide information, the BLM in Grand County, Colorado, to
associations, and partner organizations. answer questions, and accept written Blue Valley Ranch in exchange for
Total Estimated Number of Annual comments about this proposal in approximately 1,830 acres of non-
Respondents: 36,333. Silverthorne June 4, 4–7 p.m., at the Federal lands in Summit and Grand
Total Estimated Number of Annual Counties, Colorado. If the BLM moves
Summit County Library, 651 Center
Responses: 867,696. forward with the exchange, this project
Circle, and June 6, 4–7 p.m., in
Estimated Completion Time per would support the goals of Secretarial
Kremmling, at the Grand County
Response: Total annual reporting per Orders 3347, 3356 and 3362 by
Fairgrounds Extension Office, 210
response: 5–60 minutes depending on increasing access for recreation and
11th St.
the function being performed. hunting, and increasing big game winter
Total Estimated Number of Annual ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
range on public lands.
Burden Hours: 80,411. related to the Blue Valley Land Issues identified by the public during
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Exchange by any of the following scoping included changes to public
Obtain or Retain a Benefit. methods: fishing access, perceived changes to
Frequency of Collection: Typically • Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnBJ5. float boating on the Blue River, concerns
once per year but could be as frequently • Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov.
about changes to public access for
as 26 times per year for time and • Fax: 970–724–3066.
• Mail: Kremmling Field Office, hunting, changes to wildlife
expense reporting. management and habitat, changes to the
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box
68, Kremmling, CO 80549. availability of Federal minerals for
Burden Cost: There are no non-hour cost development, transfer of historic water
Copies of the Blue Valley Land
burdens associated with this rights and issues common for all
Exchange Draft EIS are available in the
information collection. proposed land exchanges such as
An agency may not conduct or Kremmling Field Office at 2103 Park
Avenue, Kremmling, CO 80459, and concerns about large landowners
sponsor and a person is not required to realizing a benefit from the exchange.
respond to a collection of information online at https://go.usa.gov/xnBJ5.
These issues are addressed in the
unless it displays a currently valid OMB FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
analysis of the Draft EIS. The BLM
control number. Annie Sperandio, Blue Valley Land would manage lands acquired through
The authority for this action is the Exchange Project Manager; telephone the land exchange in accordance with
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 970–724–3000; address Kremmling applicable laws and regulations, as well
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Field Office (see above); email kfo_ as the Kremmling Field Office Resource
webmail@blm.gov. Persons who use a Management Plan, as amended. The
Jeffrey Parrillo, telecommunications device for the deaf White River National Forest would
Departmental Information Collection (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Clearance Officer. manage approximately 300 acres of
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to lands acquired under the White River
[FR Doc. 2018–10026 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am] contact the above individual during National Forest Land and Resource
BILLING CODE 4310–P normal business hours. The FRS is Management Plan. The Blue Valley
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Ranch would manage lands acquired in
to leave a message or question with the accordance with applicable State,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR above individual. You will receive a county, and local laws and ordinances.
reply during normal business hours. The BLM sought public participation
Bureau of Land Management
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM through a scoping period that occurred
[LLCON02000.L51010000.PN0000.LVRWC proposes to exchange certain Federal before the preparation of the Draft EIS,
16C8700.16X] lands for properties owned by Galloway, which assisted the BLM in identifying
Inc., the owners of the Blue Valley issues to be addressed in the Draft EIS
Notice of Availability of the Draft Ranch. The land exchange proposal
Environmental Impact Statement for for the proposed land exchange.
would convey approximately 1,489 Please note that public comments and
the Proposed Blue Valley Land acres of Federal lands managed by the information submitted during the Draft
Exchange, Grand and Summit BLM in Grand County, Colorado, to EIS comment period, including names,
Counties, Colorado Blue Valley Ranch in exchange for street addresses, and email addresses of
approximately 1,830 acres of non-
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AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, persons who submit comments, will be
Interior. Federal lands in Summit and Grand available for public review and
ACTION: Notice of availability. Counties, Colorado. Pursuant to Section disclosure at the above address during
206 of the Federal Land Policy and regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.),
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Management Act of 1976, as amended, Monday through Friday, except on
National Environmental Policy Act of the proposed land exchange must be holidays.
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land determined to be in the public’s interest, Before including your address, phone
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft and appraisals of the Federal and non- number, email address, or other

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personal identifying information in your at (202) 208–2783. You may also view Respondents/Affected Public: Small
comment, you should be aware that the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/ operators, laboratories, and State
your entire comment—including your public/do/PRAMain. regulatory authorities.
personal identifying information—may SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Total Estimated Number of Annual
be made publicly available at any time. accordance with the Paperwork Respondents: 4 (1 by a small operator,
While you can ask us in your comment Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 2 by a State regulatory authority, 1 by
to withhold your personal identifying general public and other Federal a laboratory).
information from public review, we agencies with an opportunity to Total Estimated Number of Annual
cannot guarantee that we will be able to comment on new, proposed, revised, Responses: 4.
do so. and continuing collections of Estimated Completion Time per
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. information. This helps us assess the Response: 18 hours for a small operator,
impact of our information collection 4 hours for State review, 70 hours for
Gregory P. Shoop, State solicitation and award to a
requirements and minimize the public’s
Acting BLM Colorado State Director. reporting burden. It also helps the laboratory, 1 hour for laboratory to re-
[FR Doc. 2018–10061 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am] public understand our information qualify.
BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P collection requirements and provides Total Estimated Number of Annual
the requested data in the desired format. Burden Hours: 93 hours.
A Federal Register notice with a 60- Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR day public comment period soliciting Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
comments on this collection of Frequency of Collection: Once.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
information was published on February
and Enforcement Burden Cost: $0.
8, 2018 (83 FR 5644). No comments
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were received.
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We are again soliciting comments on
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the proposed ICR that is described
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below. We are especially interested in
control number.
Agency Information Collection public comment addressing the
The authority for this action is the
Activities: Submission to the Office of following issues: (1) Is the collection
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
Management and Budget for Review necessary to the proper functions of
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
and Approval; Permanent Regulatory OSMRE; (2) is the estimate of burden
Program—Small Operator Assistance accurate; (3) how might OSMRE John A. Trelease,
Program enhance the quality, utility, and clarity Acting Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
of the information to be collected; and [FR Doc. 2018–10057 Filed 5–10–18; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining (4) how might OSMRE minimize the BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. burden of this collection on the
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request for comment. of information technology. INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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are proposing to renew an information the Public Interest
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collection for the Permanent Regulatory should be aware that your entire AGENCY: U.S. International Trade
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submit comments on or before June 11, you can ask us in your comment to SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
2018. withhold your personal identifying the U.S. International Trade
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Department of the Interior by email at Regulatory Program—Small Operator soliciting comments on any public
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subject line of your comments. and the capability and expertise of public version of the complaint can be
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request additional information about Form Number: FS–6. Electronic Document Information
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive written comments on the Blue Valley Land Exchange Draft EIS within 45 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM is hosting two public open house meetings to provide information, answer questions, and accept written comments about this proposal in Silverthorne June 4, 4-7 p.m., at the Summit County Library, 651 Center Circle, and June 6, 4-7 p.m., in Kremmling, at the Grand County Fairgrounds Extension Office, 210 11th St.
Contact		Annie Sperandio, Blue Valley Land
FR Citation		83 FR 22099

83 FR 22099 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 92 (May 11, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management