83_FR_31695 83 FR 31565 - Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Colorado River Valley Field Office, Colorado, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment

83 FR 31565 - Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Colorado River Valley Field Office, Colorado, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 130 (July 6, 2018)

Page Range31565-31566
FR Document2018-14442

In compliance with 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) Colorado River Valley Field Office (CRVFO), Silt, Colorado, intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to develop the Sutey Ranch and Haines Management Plan and by this Notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 130 (Friday, July 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31565-31566]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14442]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCON04000 L71220000.DF0000 LVTFCX700190 17X]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the 
Colorado River Valley Field Office, Colorado, and Prepare an Associated 
Environmental Assessment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with 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) 
Colorado River Valley Field Office (CRVFO), Silt, Colorado, intends to 
prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated 
Environmental Assessment (EA) to develop the Sutey Ranch and Haines 
Management Plan and by this Notice is announcing the beginning of the 
scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.

DATES: This Notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP 
Amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in 
writing until August 6, 2018. The date(s) and location(s) of any 
scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through 
local news media, newspapers and the BLM website at: https://go.usa.gov/xnvM5. 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.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to Sutey Ranch Management Plan by any of the following methods:
     Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnvM5.
     Email: blm_co_si_crvfo_webmail@blm.gov.
     Fax: (970) 876-9090.
     Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Colorado River Valley 
Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the 
Colorado River Valley Field Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Hopkins, Assistant Field 
Manager, telephone (970) 876-9003; address 2300 River Frontage, Silt, 
CO 81652; email blm_co_si_crvfo_webmail@blm.gov. Contact Brian Hopkins 
to have your name added 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. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven 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 
CRVFO, Silt, Colorado, intends to prepare an RMP Amendment with an 
associated EA for the future management of the recently acquired Sutey 
Ranch and Haines parcels. This Notice announces the beginning of the 
scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and planning 
criteria. The planning area encompasses approximately 669 acres of 
public land, including the 557-acre Sutey Ranch located in Garfield 
County, Colorado, and the 112-acre Haines parcel located along Prince 
Creek in Pitkin County, Colorado. 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 
planning process. The following preliminary

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issues for the RMP amendment identified by BLM personnel, Federal, 
State and local agencies, and other stakeholders include: Recreational 
use, big game winter range, grazing, cultural resources and water 
rights. Preliminary planning criteria include: (1) The BLM will 
continue to manage the public lands within the CRVFO in accordance with 
FLPMA, and other applicable laws and regulations including all existing 
public land laws; (2) the BLM will complete the RMP Amendment using an 
interdisciplinary approach to identify alternatives and analyze 
resource impacts, including cumulative impacts to natural and cultural 
resources, and the social and economic environment; and (3) the RMP 
Amendment process will follow the FLPMA planning process and the BLM 
will develop an EA with appropriate environmental analysis of the 
alternatives, consistent with NEPA.
    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. 
Comments must be submitted by the close of the 30-day scoping period or 
within 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later.
    The BLM will use the NEPA public participation requirements to 
assist the agency in satisfying the public involvement requirements 
under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 
U.S.C. 470(f)) pursuant to 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 in the context of both NEPA and Section 106 
of the NHPA.
    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. 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 will evaluate identified issues to be 
addressed in the plan, and will place them into one of three 
categories:
    1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment;
    2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; 
or
    3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment.
    The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft RMP Amendment/
Preliminary EA 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 plan. The BLM 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 will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan 
amendment 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, fuels, outdoor recreation, 
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, 
hydrology, soils, botany and ecology.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2

Andy Tenney,
Acting BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-14442 Filed 7-5-18; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 130 / Friday, July 6, 2018 / Notices 31565 SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the notice of protest, must be filed with the Amendment with an associated EA. following described lands are scheduled Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ Comments on issues may be submitted to be officially filed in the Bureau of Washington within 30 calendar days in writing until August 6, 2018. The Land Management (BLM), Oregon State after the notice of protest is filed. If a date(s) and location(s) of any scoping Office, Portland, Oregon, 30 calendar notice of protest against a plat of survey meetings will be announced at least 15 days from the date of this publication. is received prior to the scheduled date days in advance through local news The surveys, which were executed at of official filing, the official filing of the media, newspapers and the BLM the request of the BLM, are necessary for plat of survey identified in the notice of website at: https://go.usa.gov/xnvM5. In the management of these lands. protest will be stayed pending order to be included in the analysis, all DATES: Protests must be received by the consideration of the protest. A plat of comments must be received prior to the BLM by August 6, 2018. survey will not be officially filed until close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be the next business day following days after the last public meeting, obtained from the Public Room at the dismissal or resolution of all protests of whichever is later. The BLM will Bureau of Land Management, Oregon the plat. provide additional opportunities for State Office, 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Before including your address, phone public participation as appropriate. Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required number, email address, or other ADDRESSES: You may submit comments payment. The plats may be viewed at personal identifying information in a on issues and planning criteria related this location at no cost. notice of protest or statement of reasons, to Sutey Ranch Management Plan by FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: you should be aware that the documents any of the following methods: Marshal Wade, Branch of Geographic you submit—including your personal • Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnvM5. Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, identifying information—may be made • Email: blm_co_si_crvfo_webmail@ 1220 SW 3rd Avenue, Portland, Oregon publicly available in their entirety at blm.gov. 97204. Persons who use a any time. While you can ask us to • Fax: (970) 876–9090. telecommunications device for the deaf withhold your personal identifying • Mail: Bureau of Land Management, (TDD) may call the Federal Relay information from public review, we Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 Service at 1–800–877–8339 to contact cannot guarantee that we will be able to River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652. the above individual during normal do so. Documents pertinent to this proposal business hours. The FRS is available 24 may be examined at the Colorado River Mary J.M. Hartel, hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a Valley Field Office at the above address. Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/ message or question with the above FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Washington. individual. You will receive a reply Brian Hopkins, Assistant Field Manager, [FR Doc. 2018–14510 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] during normal business hours. telephone (970) 876–9003; address 2300 BILLING CODE 4310–33–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The plats River Frontage, Silt, CO 81652; email of survey of the following described blm_co_si_crvfo_webmail@blm.gov. lands are scheduled to be officially filed Contact Brian Hopkins to have your DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR in the Bureau of Land Management, name added to our mailing list. Persons Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon: Bureau of Land Management who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal [LLCON04000 L71220000.DF0000 Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 Willamette Meridian, Oregon LVTFCX700190 17X] to contact the above individual during T. 32 S., R. 1 W., accepted May 18, 2018 T. 34 S., R. 7 W., accepted May 18, 2018 Notice of Intent To Amend the normal business hours. The FRS is T. 26 S., R. 20 E., accepted May 18, 2018 Resource Management Plan for the available 24 hours a day, seven days a T. 7 S., R. 4 E., accepted May 18, 2018 Colorado River Valley Field Office, week, to leave a message or question T. 6 S., R. 1 E., accepted June 18, 2018 with the above individual. You will Colorado, and Prepare an Associated A person or party who wishes to Environmental Assessment receive a reply during normal business protest one or more plats of survey hours. identified above must file a written AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice of protest with the Chief Interior. document provides notice that the Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ ACTION: Notice of Intent. CRVFO, Silt, Colorado, intends to Washington, Bureau of Land prepare an RMP Amendment with an Management. The notice of protest must SUMMARY: In compliance with the associated EA for the future identify the plat(s) of survey that the National Environmental Policy Act of management of the recently acquired person or party wishes to protest. The 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Sutey Ranch and Haines parcels. This notice of protest must be filed before the Federal Land Policy and Management Notice announces the beginning of the scheduled date of official filing for the Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the scoping process, and seeks public input plat(s) of survey being protested. Any Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on issues and planning criteria. The notice of protest filed after the Colorado River Valley Field Office planning area encompasses scheduled date of official filing will be (CRVFO), Silt, Colorado, intends to approximately 669 acres of public land, untimely and will not be considered. A prepare a Resource Management Plan including the 557-acre Sutey Ranch notice of protest is considered filed on (RMP) Amendment with an associated located in Garfield County, Colorado, the date it is received by the Chief Environmental Assessment (EA) to and the 112-acre Haines parcel located daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Cadastral Surveyor for Oregon/ develop the Sutey Ranch and Haines along Prince Creek in Pitkin County, Washington during regular business Management Plan and by this Notice is Colorado. The purpose of the public hours; if received after regular business announcing the beginning of the scoping process is to determine relevant hours, a notice of protest will be scoping process to solicit public issues that will influence the scope of considered filed the next business day. comments and identify issues. the environmental analysis, including A written statement of reasons in DATES: This Notice initiates the public alternatives, and guide the planning support of a protest, if not filed with the scoping process for the RMP process. The following preliminary VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Jul 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1

31566 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 130 / Friday, July 6, 2018 / Notices issues for the RMP amendment your entire comment—including your DATES: Protests must be received by the identified by BLM personnel, Federal, personal identifying information—may BLM by August 6, 2018. State and local agencies, and other be made publicly available at any time. ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be stakeholders include: Recreational use, While you can ask us in your comment obtained from the Alaska Public big game winter range, grazing, cultural to withhold your personal identifying Information Center at the BLM Alaska resources and water rights. Preliminary information from public review, we State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue, planning criteria include: (1) The BLM cannot guarantee that we will be able to Anchorage, Alaska 99513, upon will continue to manage the public do so. The BLM will evaluate identified required payment. The plats may be lands within the CRVFO in accordance issues to be addressed in the plan, and viewed at this location at no cost. Please with FLPMA, and other applicable laws will place them into one of three use this address when filing written and regulations including all existing categories: protests. public land laws; (2) the BLM will 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment; FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: complete the RMP Amendment using an interdisciplinary approach to identify 2. Issues to be resolved through policy Douglas N. Haywood, Chief, Branch of alternatives and analyze resource or administrative action; or Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land impacts, including cumulative impacts 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan Management, Alaska State Office, 222 W to natural and cultural resources, and amendment. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513; the social and economic environment; The BLM will provide an explanation 1–907–271–5481; dhaywood@blm.gov. and (3) the RMP Amendment process in the Draft RMP Amendment/ Persons who use a telecommunications will follow the FLPMA planning Preliminary EA as to why an issue was device for the deaf may call the Federal process and the BLM will develop an placed in category two or three. The Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 EA with appropriate environmental public is also encouraged to help to contact the above individual during analysis of the alternatives, consistent identify any management questions and normal business hours. The FRS is with NEPA. concerns that should be addressed in available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, You may submit comments on issues the plan. The BLM will work to leave a message or question with the and planning criteria in writing to the collaboratively with interested parties to above individual. You will receive a BLM at any public scoping meeting, or identify the management decisions that reply during normal business hours. you may submit them to the BLM using are best suited to local, regional, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands one of the methods listed in the national needs and concerns. surveyed are: ADDRESSES section above. Comments The BLM will use an interdisciplinary Seward Meridian, Alaska must be submitted by the close of the approach to develop the plan amendment in order to consider the T. 23 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 30-day scoping period or within 15 days T. 23 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 after the last public meeting, whichever variety of resource issues and concerns T. 23 N., R. 39 W., accepted March 19, 2018 is later. identified. Specialists with expertise in T. 23 N., R. 40 W., accepted March 19, 2018 The BLM will use the NEPA public the following disciplines will be T. 24 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 participation requirements to assist the involved in the planning process: T. 24 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 agency in satisfying the public Rangeland management, minerals and T. 24 N., R. 39 W., accepted March 19, 2018 involvement requirements under geology, fuels, outdoor recreation, T. 24 N., R. 40 W., accepted March 19, 2018 Section 106 of the National Historic archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and T. 25 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, T. 25 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. T. 25 N., R. 39 W., accepted March 19, 2018 470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). soils, botany and ecology. T. 26 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 The information about historic and Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR T. 26 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 cultural resources within the area 1610.2 T. 26 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 potentially affected by the proposed T. 26 N., R. 39 W., accepted March 19, 2018 Andy Tenney, T. 27 N., R. 35 W., accepted March 19, 2018 action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such Acting BLM Colorado State Director. T. 27 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 resources in the context of both NEPA [FR Doc. 2018–14442 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] T. 27 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 T. 27 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 and Section 106 of the NHPA. BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P T. 28 N., R. 35 W., accepted March 19, 2018 The BLM will consult with Indian T. 28 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 Tribes on a government-to-government T. 28 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 basis in accordance with Executive DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR T. 28 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal T. 29 N., R. 34 W., accepted March 19, 2018 concerns, including impacts on Indian Bureau of Land Management T. 29 N., R. 35 W., accepted March 19, 2018 trust assets and potential impacts to [LLAK940000.L14100000.BX0000.18X. T. 29 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 cultural resources, will be given due LXSS001L0100] T. 29 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 consideration. Federal, State and local T. 29 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 agencies, along with Tribes and other Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska T. 30 N., R. 34 W., accepted March 19, 2018 T. 30 N., R. 35 W., accepted March 19, 2018 stakeholders that may be interested in or AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, T. 30 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 affected by the proposed action that the Interior. T. 30 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 BLM is evaluating, are invited to ACTION: Notice of official filing. T. 30 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 19, 2018 participate in the scoping process and, T. 31 N., R. 36 W., accepted March 19, 2018 if eligible, may request or be requested SUMMARY: The plats of survey of lands T. 31 N., R. 37 W., accepted March 19, 2018 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES by the BLM to participate in the described in this notice are scheduled to T. 31 N., R. 38 W., accepted March 16, 2018 development of the environmental be officially filed in the Bureau of Land T. 13 S., R. 51 W., accepted March 27, 2018 analysis as a cooperating agency. Before Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, T. 50 S., R. 77 W., accepted January 25, 2018 including your address, phone number, Anchorage, Alaska. The surveys, which A person or party who wishes to email address, or other personal were executed at the request of the protest one or more plats of survey identifying information in your BLM, are necessary for the management identified above must file a written comment, you should be aware that of these lands. notice of protest with the State Director VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:25 Jul 05, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JYN1.SGM 06JYN1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Intent.
DatesThis Notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP Amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until August 6, 2018. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM website at: https:// go.usa.gov/xnvM5. 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.
ContactBrian Hopkins, Assistant Field
FR Citation83 FR 31565 
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