Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (SCNCA), 60103-60105 [05-20617]
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For the period 1936–1967, the RFD
reevaluated the state relationship and
concluded that it did not provide
additional evidence of the exercise of
political influence or authority within
the Schaghticoke. The RFD concluded
that the remaining evidence was
insufficient to meet criterion 83.7(c) for
the period 1936–1967.
The STN FD conclusion that STN
exercised political influence or
authority between 1967 and 1996 was
affirmed. No arguments or new evidence
were submitted regarding this
conclusion.
STN did not meet criterion 83.7(c) for
the period after 1996, in light of the
known continued refusal of most of the
42 individuals to be members of the
STN. STN’s membership list does not
reflect a significant portion of the
political system. STN did not meet
criterion 83.7(c) for the periods 1800–
1875, 1885–1967, and 1997-present.
Therefore, STN did not meet criterion
83.7(c).
STN met criteria 83.7(a), petitioner
was identified as an American Indian
group from 1900 to present; 83.7(d),
petitioner has submitted its governing
documents; 83.7(e), petitioner’s
membership has descent from an
historical tribe; 83.7(f), petitioner does
not have membership with any federally
recognized tribes; and 83.7(g), petitioner
has no Congressional legislation
prohibiting the Federal relationship. No
new arguments, evidence, or analysis
merited revision of the STN FD
evaluations of these criteria. The
conclusions of the STN FD on these
criteria were affirmed.
The Associate Deputy Secretary
denied to acknowledge that STN was an
Indian tribe as it failed to satisfy all of
the seven mandatory criteria for Federal
acknowledgment under the regulations.
The STN petitioner did not submit
evidence sufficient to meet criteria
83.7(b), community, and 83.7(c),
political influence or authority, and,
therefore, does not satisfy the
requirements to be acknowledged as an
Indian tribe.
Upon the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to 25 CFR 83.11(h)(3),
the RFD is final and effective for the
Department.
Dated: October 11, 2005.
James E. Cason,
Associate Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of the Hollister
Draft Resource Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Hollister Field Office (California).
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Hollister Draft Resource Management
Plan and Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
a Draft Resource Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(RMP/EIS) for the Hollister Field Office.
DATES: Written comments on the Draft
RMP/EIS will be accepted for 90 days
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes the Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register.
Future meetings or hearings and any
other public involvement activities will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through public notices, media
news releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
at the public meetings or by any of the
following methods:
• Web Site: https://www.ca.blm.gov/
hollister (subject to change).
• Fax: (831) 630–5000.
• Mail: 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister,
California 95023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sky
Murphy, (831) 630–5039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
planning area covers approximately
278,000 surface acres and
approximately 443,806 acres of
subsurface mineral estate within the
following California counties: Alameda,
Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and
portions of Fresno, Merced, and San
Joaquin counties. The Hollister RMP,
when completed, will provide
management guidance for use and
protection of the resources managed by
the Hollister Field Office. The Hollister
Draft RMP/EIS has been developed
through a collaborative planning
process and considers four alternatives.
The primary issues addressed include:
Recreation; protection of sensitive
natural and cultural resources, livestock
grazing; guidance for energy and
mineral development; land tenure
adjustments; and other planning issues
raised during the scoping process.
The Draft RMP/EIS also includes
consideration of the designation of
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Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs). The preferred alternative
includes the following ACECs: PanocheCoalinga ACEC—29,604 acres (existing);
Panoche-Coalinga ACEC Expansion—
40,514 acres (proposed); Joaquin Rocks
ACEC/RNA—7,327 acres (proposed);
Fort Ord Public Lands ACEC—
approximately 15,200 acres (proposed);
and Santa Cruz Coast Dairies ACEC—
approximately 6,770 acres (proposed).
Two additional ACECs, Joaquin Ridge
ACEC—19,215 acres and PanocheCoalinga ACEC—42,123 acres, were
considered but not included in the
preferred alternative. Use of public
lands within these ACECs would vary,
depending on the resources and/or
values identified (see Chapter 2 of the
Draft RMP/EIS), but would likely
include limitations on motorizedvehicle use and other surface disturbing
activities.
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. CD and paper copies of the
Hollister Draft RMP/EIS are available at
the Hollister Field Office at the above
address; CD copies are available at the
California BLM State Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825.
Robert Beehler,
Hollister Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area (SCNCA)
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Nevada
Department of Wildlife, Nevada State
Historic Preservation Office, Clark
County Department of Comprehensive
Planning, City of Henderson, City of
Boulder City, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe,
COOPERATING AGENCIES:
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Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Fort Mojave
Indian Tribe.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY: The Proposed Resource
Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
FEIS) for the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area is available to the
public for a 30-day protest period. The
proposed plan and associated FEIS were
developed in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976,
and the Clark County Conservation of
Public Land and Natural Resources Act
of 2002 (Clark County Act) (Pub. L. 107–
282).
DATES: BLM will accept written protests
on the FEIS if postmarked within 30
calendar days of the date that a Notice
of Availability is published in the
Federal Register by the Environmental
Protection Agency. Instructions for
filing a protest are described in the Dear
Reader letter in the PRMP and are also
included in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The PRMP/FEIS and other
associated documents or background
information may be viewed and
downloaded in PDF format at the
project Web site at https://wwwblm.gov/
nhp/spotlight/state_info/planning.htm.
Copies of the PRMP/FEIS are available
at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 4701
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89130–2301. Reference copies are
available for review during regular
business hours at the following
locations:
BLM Nevada State Office, 1340
Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502.
Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green
Valley Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89012.
Boulder City Library, 701 Adams
Blvd., Boulder City, NV 89005.
North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic
Center Dr., North Las Vegas.
Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle
Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89134.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information visit the Web site
(https://www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/
state_info/planning.htm), E-mail:
sloan_information@bah.com, or contact:
Charles Carroll, BLM Las Vegas Field
Office, Attn: Sloan Canyon NCA, 4701
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89130–2301, Telephone (702) 515–5000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
SCNCA was officially designated in
November, 2002 when the President
signed into law the Clark County Act
[Pub. L. 107–282] to preserve and
protect a portion of southern Nevada’s
Mojave Desert for the benefit and
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enjoyment of present and future
generations. The Clark County Act
requires the BLM to develop a plan for
the appropriate use and management of
the Sloan Canyon NCA and North
McCullough Wilderness within three
years of enactment.
The Draft Resource Management Plan/
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DRMP/DEIS) for the Sloan Canyon
NCA was released for public review on
March 25, 2005. Comments that were
received on the DRMP/DEIS during the
90-day review period from the public,
cooperating agencies, and internal BLM
review were considered in developing
the PRMP.
The PRMP provides a framework for
the future management direction and
appropriate use of the Sloan Canyon
NCA and North McCullough
Wilderness. The Sloan Canyon NCA is
comprised of approximately 48,400
acres of Mojave Desert terrain
immediately south of Henderson, NV.
The North McCullough Wilderness is
entirely contained within the NCA and
consists of approximately 14,800 acres.
The PRMP contains the proposed plan
and summary of the changes made
between the Draft RMP/EIS and PRMP.
The agency preferred alternative,
Alternative C, was developed to allow
moderate development of facilities and
uses while conserving and protecting
the resources of the SCNCA. Some
elements of the draft Alternative C were
modified in consideration of comments
received on the Draft RMP/EIS and
further review by BLM and the
cooperating agencies listed above. The
PRMP/FEIS describes the predictable
impacts of the proposed plan and
contains a summary of written and
verbal comments received during the
public review period, and responses to
the comments received. The PRMP
focuses on the comprehensive
management of resources in the Sloan
Canyon NCA including managing
recreational uses and the protection of
the Sloan Canyon Petroglyph Site.
The resource management planning
process includes an opportunity for
public administrative review of the
proposed land use planning decisions
during a 30-day protest period following
the publication of the PRMP. Any
person who participated in the planning
process for this PRMP, and has an
interest which is or may be adversely
affected, may protest approval of this
PRMP and land use planning decisions
contained within it (see 43 CFR 1610.5–
2) during this 30-day period. Only those
persons or organizations who
participated in the planning process
leading to the PRMP may protest. The
protesting party may raise only those
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issues submitted for the record during
the planning process leading up to the
publication of this PRMP. These issues
may have been raised by the protesting
party or others. New issues may not be
brought into the record at the protest
stage. The 30-day period for filing a plan
protest begins when the EPA publishes
in the Federal Register its Notice of
Availability of the final environmental
impact statement containing the PRMP.
There is no provision for any extension
of time. To be considered ‘‘timely’’ the
protest, along with all attachments,
must be filed and postmarked no later
than the last day of the protest period.
A letter of protest must be filed in
accordance with the planning
regulations, 43 CFR 1610.5–2(a)(1).
Protests must be in writing. E-mail or
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 conditions, BLM
will consider the E-mail or faxed
protests as an advance copy and it will
receive full consideration. If you wish to
provide BLM with 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. If sent by regular
mail, send to: Director (210), Attention:
Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035. For overnight
mailing, send to: Director (210),
Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L
Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington,
DC 20036. In order to be considered
complete, the protest must contain, at
minimum, the following information:
1. The name, mailing address,
telephone number, and interest of the
person filing the protest.
2. A statement of the part or parts of
the PRMP and the issue or issues being
protested. To the extent possible, this
should be done by reference to specific
pages, paragraphs, sections, tables,
maps, etc., included in the document.
3. A copy of all documents addressing
the issue(s) that the protesting party
submitted during the planning process
or a statement of the date they were
discussed for the record.
4. A concise statement explaining
why the protestor believes the Nevada
BLM State Director’s proposed decision
is believed to be incorrect. This is a
critical part of your protest, therefore
document all relevant facts. As much as
possible, reference or cite the planning
documents, or available planning
records (e.g. meeting minutes or
summaries, correspondence, etc.).
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Upon resolution of any protests, an
Approved Plan and Record of Decision
will be issued. The Approved Plan will
be mailed to all who participated in the
planning process and will be available
to all interested parties through the
above Web site, or by mail upon request.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager, Las Vegas.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–056–05–1610–DR–011H; HAG 05–155]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Upper Deschutes
Resource Management Plan (RMP) and
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Record
of Decision.
grazing, special forest products,
minerals and mineral materials, military
use, recreation, land classifications and
rights-of-way, and travel management.
With one exception, the approved
Upper Deschutes RMP is essentially the
same as Alternative 7 in the Proposed
Upper Deschutes RMP and Final EIS,
published in January 2005. The BLM
received 16 protests on the Proposed
Upper Deschutes RMP and Final EIS. In
response to protests, a decision was
made to allow ‘‘geocaching’’ activities
within Wilderness Study Areas under
specific monitoring and mitigation
measures described in the RMP.
Dated: August 3, 2005.
James G. Kenna,
Associate State Director, Oregon/Washington
BLM.
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statements may be submitted for the
Councils consideration. Depending on
the number of persons wishing to
comment and time available, the time
for individual oral comments may be
limited. Summary minutes for the
Council Meeting will be maintained in
the Royal Gorge Field Office and will be
available for public inspection and
reproduction during regular business
hours within thirty (30) days following
the meeting. Meeting Minutes and
agenda (10 days prior to each meeting)
are also available at: https://
www.blm.gov/rac/co/frrac/co_fr.htm.
Dated: October 7, 2005.
Linda McGlothlen,
Acting Royal Gorge Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act, the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Upper Deschutes RMP
located in Klamath, Deschutes, Crook,
and Jefferson counties in Central
Oregon. The Oregon/Washington State
Director has approved the RMP/ROD,
which becomes effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Upper
Deschutes RMP/ROD are available upon
request from the Prineville District
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
3050 NE Third St., Prineville, Oregon
97754 or via the Internet at https://
www.or.blm.gov/prineville/ or by calling
(541) 416–6700.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teal
Purrington, Project Manager, BLM,
Prineville District Office, 3050 NE.,
Third St., Prineville, Oregon 97754 or at
(541) 416–6700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Upper
Deschutes RMP/ROD was developed
with broad public participation through
a four-year collaborative planning
process. This RMP/ROD addresses
management of approximately 400,000
acres of public land in Central Oregon.
The Upper Deschutes RMP/ROD is
designed to achieve or maintain desired
future conditions developed through the
planning process. It includes a series of
management actions to meet the desired
resource conditions for upland and
riparian vegetation, wildlife habitats,
cultural and visual resources, livestock
60105
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–952–06–1420–BJ]
[CO–200–0777–XZ–241A]
Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada
Notice of Meeting, Front Range
Resource Advisory Council (Colorado)
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
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) Front Range
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
November 2, 2005 from 9:15 a.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holy Cross Abbey
Community Center, 2951 E. Highway
50, Canon City, Colorado 81212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Smith, (719) 269–8500.
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 the Royal Gorge Field
Office and San Luis Valley, Colorado.
Planned agenda topics include: Manager
updates on current land management
issues; a South Park Land Tenure Plan
Amendment update and travel
management planning. All meetings are
open to the public. The public is
encouraged to make oral comments to
the Council at 9:30 a.m. or written
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
to inform the public and interested State
and local government officials of the
filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.
EFFECTIVE DATES: Filing is effective at 10
a.m. on the dates indicated below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David D. Morlan, Chief, Branch of
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Nevada State
Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box
12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 775–861–
6541.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. The plats of Survey of the following
described lands were officially filed at
the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada,
on April 21, 2005:
The plat, in three (3) sheets,
representing the dependent resurvey of
portions of the south and north
boundaries, a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of sections 4, 9, 16, 27 and 33,
Township 11 South, Range 47 East,
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under
Group No. 772, was accepted April 19,
2005.
The plat, in two (2) sheets,
representing the dependent resurvey of
a portion of the subdivisional lines and
Mineral Survey No. 2934, and the
subdivision of sections 5 and 17,
Township 12 South, Range 47 East,
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area (SCNCA)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
COOPERATING AGENCIES: Nevada Department of Wildlife, Nevada State
Historic Preservation Office, Clark County Department of Comprehensive
Planning, City of Henderson, City of Boulder City, Las Vegas Paiute
Tribe,
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Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: The Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental
Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation
Area is available to the public for a 30-day protest period. The
proposed plan and associated FEIS were developed in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and the Clark County
Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002 (Clark
County Act) (Pub. L. 107-282).
DATES: BLM will accept written protests on the FEIS if postmarked
within 30 calendar days of the date that a Notice of Availability is
published in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection
Agency. Instructions for filing a protest are described in the Dear
Reader letter in the PRMP and are also included in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The PRMP/FEIS and other associated documents or background
information may be viewed and downloaded in PDF format at the project
Web site at https://wwwblm.gov/nhp/spotlight/state_info/planning.htm.
Copies of the PRMP/FEIS are available at the BLM Las Vegas Field
Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-2301.
Reference copies are available for review during regular business hours
at the following locations:
BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502.
Paseo Verde Library, 280 S. Green Valley Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89012.
Boulder City Library, 701 Adams Blvd., Boulder City, NV 89005.
North Las Vegas Library, 2300 Civic Center Dr., North Las Vegas.
Summerlin Library, 1771 Inner Circle Dr., Las Vegas, NV 89134.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information visit the Web
site (https://www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/state_info/planning.htm), E-
mail: sloan_information@bah.com, or contact: Charles Carroll, BLM Las
Vegas Field Office, Attn: Sloan Canyon NCA, 4701 North Torrey Pines
Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130-2301, Telephone (702) 515-5000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SCNCA was officially designated in
November, 2002 when the President signed into law the Clark County Act
[Pub. L. 107-282] to preserve and protect a portion of southern
Nevada's Mojave Desert for the benefit and enjoyment of present and
future generations. The Clark County Act requires the BLM to develop a
plan for the appropriate use and management of the Sloan Canyon NCA and
North McCullough Wilderness within three years of enactment.
The Draft Resource Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DRMP/DEIS) for the Sloan Canyon NCA was released for public
review on March 25, 2005. Comments that were received on the DRMP/DEIS
during the 90-day review period from the public, cooperating agencies,
and internal BLM review were considered in developing the PRMP.
The PRMP provides a framework for the future management direction
and appropriate use of the Sloan Canyon NCA and North McCullough
Wilderness. The Sloan Canyon NCA is comprised of approximately 48,400
acres of Mojave Desert terrain immediately south of Henderson, NV. The
North McCullough Wilderness is entirely contained within the NCA and
consists of approximately 14,800 acres.
The PRMP contains the proposed plan and summary of the changes made
between the Draft RMP/EIS and PRMP. The agency preferred alternative,
Alternative C, was developed to allow moderate development of
facilities and uses while conserving and protecting the resources of
the SCNCA. Some elements of the draft Alternative C were modified in
consideration of comments received on the Draft RMP/EIS and further
review by BLM and the cooperating agencies listed above. The PRMP/FEIS
describes the predictable impacts of the proposed plan and contains a
summary of written and verbal comments received during the public
review period, and responses to the comments received. The PRMP focuses
on the comprehensive management of resources in the Sloan Canyon NCA
including managing recreational uses and the protection of the Sloan
Canyon Petroglyph Site.
The resource management planning process includes an opportunity
for public administrative review of the proposed land use planning
decisions during a 30-day protest period following the publication of
the PRMP. Any person who participated in the planning process for this
PRMP, and has an interest which is or may be adversely affected, may
protest approval of this PRMP and land use planning decisions contained
within it (see 43 CFR 1610.5-2) during this 30-day period. Only those
persons or organizations who participated in the planning process
leading to the PRMP may protest. The protesting party may raise only
those issues submitted for the record during the planning process
leading up to the publication of this PRMP. These issues may have been
raised by the protesting party or others. New issues may not be brought
into the record at the protest stage. The 30-day period for filing a
plan protest begins when the EPA publishes in the Federal Register its
Notice of Availability of the final environmental impact statement
containing the PRMP. There is no provision for any extension of time.
To be considered ``timely'' the protest, along with all attachments,
must be filed and postmarked no later than the last day of the protest
period. A letter of protest must be filed in accordance with the
planning regulations, 43 CFR 1610.5-2(a)(1). Protests must be in
writing. E-mail or 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 conditions, BLM will consider the E-mail or
faxed protests as an advance copy and it will receive full
consideration. If you wish to provide BLM with such advance
notification, please direct faxed protests to the attention of the BLM
protest coordinator at 202-452-5112, and e-mails to Brenda--Hudgens-
Williams@blm.gov. If sent by regular mail, send to: Director (210),
Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538, Washington, DC 20035. For
overnight mailing, send to: Director (210), Attention: Brenda Williams,
1620 L Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036. In order to be
considered complete, the protest must contain, at minimum, the
following information:
1. The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of the
person filing the protest.
2. A statement of the part or parts of the PRMP and the issue or
issues being protested. To the extent possible, this should be done by
reference to specific pages, paragraphs, sections, tables, maps, etc.,
included in the document.
3. A copy of all documents addressing the issue(s) that the
protesting party submitted during the planning process or a statement
of the date they were discussed for the record.
4. A concise statement explaining why the protestor believes the
Nevada BLM State Director's proposed decision is believed to be
incorrect. This is a critical part of your protest, therefore document
all relevant facts. As much as possible, reference or cite the planning
documents, or available planning records (e.g. meeting minutes or
summaries, correspondence, etc.).
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Upon resolution of any protests, an Approved Plan and Record of
Decision will be issued. The Approved Plan will be mailed to all who
participated in the planning process and will be available to all
interested parties through the above Web site, or by mail upon request.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager, Las Vegas.
[FR Doc. 05-20617 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-33-P
