83 FR 44659 - Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

This action corrects an error related to potential disposal of Federal lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended (FLPMA), within a notice published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and Kanab Field Office published in the Federal Register the availability of Draft Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal lands previously included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries. The BLM is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so that it does not include any Federal lands identified as available for potential disposal under FLPMA.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44659-44660]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19000]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante 
National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon 
Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are 
Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of error and extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects an error related to potential disposal of 
Federal lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as 
amended (FLPMA), within a notice published in the Federal Register on 
August 17, 2018. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and Kanab Field Office published in 
the Federal Register the availability of Draft Resource Management 
Plans (RMPs) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, 
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal lands previously 
included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries. The BLM 
is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so that it does not include any 
Federal lands identified as available for potential disposal under 
FLPMA.

DATES: The BLM is extending the public comment period by 15 days to 
provide for notice of and opportunity to comment on the modified Draft 
RMPs and EIS. Comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the modified Draft RMPs and EIS 
by either of the following methods:
     Website: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.
     Mail: 669 S Hwy. 89A Kanab, UT 84741, Attn: Matt Betenson.
    Copies of the modified Draft RMPs and EIS are available at the 
following locations:

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     Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200 
South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah.
     Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 West Main, 
Escalante, Utah.
     Kanab Field Office, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.
    The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and accompanying errata sheet are 
available on the ePlanning website at: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Betenson, Associate Monument 
Manager, telephone (435) 644-1200; address 669 S Hwy. 89A, Kanab, UT 
84741; email [email protected]. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 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 for the above individual. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed 
Presidential Proclamation 9682 modifying the boundaries of the GSENM as 
established by Proclamation 6920 to exclude from designation and 
reservation approximately 861,974 acres of land. Lands that are 
excluded from the Monument boundaries are now referred to as the Kanab-
Escalante Planning Area and are managed in accordance with the BLM's 
multiple-use mandate.
    The Draft EIS noticed in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018 
(83 FR 41108), includes three alternatives that identify Federal lands 
as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. In accordance with 
direction issued by the Deputy Secretary of the Interior in an August 
17, 2018, Memorandum, the BLM is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so 
that the range of alternatives does not identify any lands as available 
for potential disposal under FLPMA. The BLM has made a limited number 
of corresponding changes to sections included in the Draft RMPs and 
EIS, including the Executive Summary, Chapter 2 (Alternatives), Chapter 
3 (Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences), Appendix A 
(Map 35), Appendix G (Best Management Practices), Appendix H 
(Stipulations and Exceptions, Modifications and Waivers), and Appendix 
K (Lands Identified for Disposal). These modifications do not 
substantially change the alternatives in the Draft RMPs and EIS or the 
analysis of effects on the human environment, but they do remove the 
identification of Federal lands as available for potential disposal 
under FLPMA.
    The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and an accompanying errata sheet 
that includes a summary of all of the changes made will be distributed 
to stakeholders and is available on the BLM's ePlanning website at: 
https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.
    The BLM is soliciting comments on the entire modified Draft RMPs 
and EIS. All comments received by the BLM subsequent to the notice of 
availability for the Draft RMPs and EIS on August 17, 2018, but prior 
to publication of this notice, will be included in the project record 
and considered by the agency in preparation of the Final RMPs and EIS. 
Please note that public comments and information submitted, including 
names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who submit 
comments, will be available for public review and disclosure at the 
addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice during 
regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personally 
identifiable information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you may request that the BLM withhold your personally 
identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that 
we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, and 43 CFR 1610.2.

Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-19000 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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