Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern Montana Resource Advisory Council Meeting, 36653 [05-12634]
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directly and substantially affected. The
Tribal entities contacted are listed in
Chapter 7 in the Final PEIS.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
cooperated with the BLM in preparation
of the PEIS. In addition, the BLM
consulted with other federal agencies
during preparation of the Draft and
Final PEIS, including the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Air
Force, and agency representatives to the
Federal Energy Resources Network. In
accordance with a memorandum of
agreement between the BLM and the
USFWS, the BLM is consulting with the
USFWS regarding the proposed land use
plan amendments. These consultations
will be conducted in accordance with
the requirements of Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C.
1536) and are expected to result in the
issuance of a programmatic biological
assessment and biological opinion.
In addition, the BLM initiated
activities to coordinate and consult with
the governors of each of the eleven
western states addressed in the PEIS
and with state agencies. Prior to the
issuance of a record of decision and
approval of proposed land use plan
amendments, the governor of each state
will be given the opportunity to identify
any inconsistencies between the
proposed land use plan amendments
and state or local plans and to provide
recommendations in writing during the
60-day consistency review period
required by the BLM land use planning
regulations (43 CFR 1610.3–2).
Copies of the Final Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement on
Wind Energy Development on BLMAdministered Lands in the Western
United States, including the proposed
land use plan amendments (Appendix
C), have been sent to the Environmental
Protection Agency, DOI Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
DOI Library, and the governors office in
each of the eleven western states. Copies
of the Final PEIS are available at the
BLM State Offices in the eleven western
states and the BLM Washington Office,
Public Affairs Office. Interested persons
may also review the Final PEIS and
proposed land use plan amendments on
the Internet at https://windeis.anl.gov.
Instructions for filing a protest
regarding the proposed land use plan
amendments may be found at 43 CFR
1610.5. A protest may only raise those
issues which were submitted for the
record during the NEPA/planning
process. E-mail and faxed protests will
not be accepted as valid protests unless
the protesting party also provides the
original letter by either regular or
overnight mail postmarked by the close
of the protest period. Under these
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conditions, the e-mail or faxed protest
will be considered as an advance copy
and it will receive full consideration. If
you wish to provide such advance
notification, please direct faxed protests
to the attention of the BLM protest
coordinator at 202–452–5112, and emails to Brenda_HudgensWilliams@blm.gov.
Please direct the follow-up letter to
the appropriate address provided below.
The protest must contain:
a. The name, mailing address,
telephone number, and interest of the
person filing the protest.
b. A statement of the specific land use
plan(s) by name and the amendment(s)
being protested.
c. A copy of all documents addressing
the issue(s) that the protesting party
submitted during the NEPA/planning
process or a statement of the date they
were discussed for the record.
d. A concise statement explaining
why the protestor believes the proposed
land use plan amendment(s) is wrong.
All protests must be in writing and
mailed to the following address:
Regular Mail: Bureau of Land
Management, Director (210), Attention:
Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Bureau of Land
Management, Director (210), Attention:
Brenda Williams, 1620 L Street, NW.,
Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or street address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
of your written comment. Such requests
will be honored to the extent allowed by
law. All submissions from organizations
and businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
A decision shall be rendered
promptly on the protest. The decision
will be in writing and will be sent to the
protesting party by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
Dated: May 13, 2005.
Ray Brady,
Group Manager, Lands and Realty.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–020–1020–PK]
Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
will meet as indicated below.
A meeting will be held July 20,
2005, at the Wyoming Game and Fish
Department, 700 Valley View Drive,
Sheridan, Wyoming, beginning at 8 a.m.
The public comment period will begin
at 11:30 a.m.
DATES:
The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues
associated with public land
management in eastern Montana. All
meetings are open to the public. The
public may present written comments to
the Council. Each formal Council
meeting will also have time allocated for
hearing public comments. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited. Individuals who plan to attend
and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation, or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact the BLM as provided below. The
Council will hear updates on the Miles
City Resource Management Plan,
coalbed natural gas, and other issues.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Apple, Resource Advisory Council
Coordinator, Montana State Office, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana,
59101, telephone 406–896–5258 or
Sandra S. Brooks, Field Manager,
Billings Field Office, telephone 406–
896–5013.
Dated: June 20, 2005.
Sandra S. Brooks,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-020-1020-PK]
Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern Montana Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
DATES: A meeting will be held July 20, 2005, at the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department, 700 Valley View Drive, Sheridan, Wyoming, beginning at
8 a.m. The public comment period will begin at 11:30 a.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues associated with public land management
in eastern Montana. All meetings are open to the public. The public may
present written comments to the Council. Each formal Council meeting
will also have time allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to
attend and need special assistance, such as sign language
interpretation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the
BLM as provided below. The Council will hear updates on the Miles City
Resource Management Plan, coalbed natural gas, and other issues.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Apple, Resource Advisory Council
Coordinator, Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana, 59101, telephone 406-896-5258 or Sandra S. Brooks, Field
Manager, Billings Field Office, telephone 406-896-5013.
Dated: June 20, 2005.
Sandra S. Brooks,
Field Manager.
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