Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP), 67189-67190 [05-22037]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 213 / Friday, November 4, 2005 / Notices opportunity to give policy, management, and technical input concerning Trinity River restoration efforts to the Trinity Management Council. Primary objectives of the meeting will include: Technical team/subgroup organization; Budget process and FY07 budget; Science Framework and draft monitoring plan; Trinity River Restoration Program attention to (nonfish) wildlife; 50% vs 90% ‘‘exceedence criteria’’ in water-year-type forecasting; 2005 fish returns; and TAMWG member presentations. Completion of the agenda is dependent on the amount of time each item takes. The meeting could end early if the agenda has been completed. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group will meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2005. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Weaverville Victorian Inn, 1709 Main Street, Weaverville, CA 96093. Telephone:(530) 623–4432. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Long of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, California 95521, (707) 822–7201. Mike Long is the working group’s Designated Federal Official. For background information and questions regarding the Trinity River Restoration Program, please contact Douglas Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 1300, 1313 South Main Street, Weaverville, California 96093, (530) 623–1800. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: October 31, 2005. Paul Henson, Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, Sacramento, CA. [FR Doc. 05–22009 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey Bird Banding Laboratory Advisory Committee Geological Survey, Interior. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee on the Bird Banding Laboratory (Committee) will be November 29–30, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day at the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 11510 American Holy Drive, Laurel, Maryland VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:35 Nov 03, 2005 Jkt 208001 20708–4017. The meeting will take place in the conference room of the Gabrielson Building. A map and directions to the Center may be found at https://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/aboutous/ direct.cfm. The purpose of the Advisory Committee, which is co-chaired by the USGS and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is to represent the interests of the bird banding community, including both game and non-game and non-game birds, in advising the U.S. Department of the Interior, USGS, on current and future management of the Bird Banding Laboratory. The agenda for the inaugural meeting includes a tour of the Bird Banding Laboratory to familiarize members of the Committee with its operations, functions, and key personnel. In addition, the Committee will identify, prioritize, and begin discussions of the important issues it will address over the two-year period of its current Charter (May 2005–May 2007). The meeting is open to all members of the interested public; however, it will be temporarily closed to the public on November 29 during the Committee tour due to space limitations at the Laboratory. Time on the agenda has been reserved in the afternoon of November 30 for the Committee to receive verbal comments (limited to 5 minutes per person) from the public. To speak before the Committee you must register in advance with Mr. Daniel James (see contact information below), the USGS Designated Federal Official for the Committee. The Patuxent Wildlife Research Center is a gated, secure federal installation with no general public access. You must register with Patuxent personnel in advance of the Committee meeting dates to ensure that you are permitted access to the Center when you arrive. Please contact Ms. Regina Lanning, the Center’s Communication Assistant, telephone: (301) 497–5509; e-mail: regina_lanning@usgs.gov, to inform her that you will be attending the BBL Advisory Committee Meeting, and provide her with the following information: Full name (for each person if more than one), Company name (if applicable), Vehicle description, Approximate time of arrival dates: November 29–30, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel L. James, the Committee Designated Federal Official (DFO), 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 301, Reston, Virginia 20192; 703–648–4253, e-mail: dan_james@usgs.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67189 Dated: October 31, 2005. Susan D. Haseltine, Associate Director for Biology. [FR Doc. 05–22010 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NM–110–1610–DS] Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan (RMP) Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior. ACTION: NOA of a Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/EIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, New Mexico. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM announces the availability of the DEIS for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument RMP. The DEIS documents the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of three alternative management plans for BLM-administered public lands within the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. When completed, the RMP will fulfill the obligations set forth by NEPA, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, and associated Federal regulations. DATES: The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/EIS will be available for review for 90 calendar days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its NOA in the Federal Register. In order to assure your comments and resource information submissions are fully considered they must be received within the 90-day review period identified above. Open House meetings will be scheduled to provide the public additional opportunities to submit written comments on the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/ EIS. All meetings and any other public involvement activities will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media news releases, New Mexico BLM Web site announcements, or mailings. ADDRESSES: A copy of the DRMP/EIS has been sent to affected Federal, State, and local government agencies and to interested parties. The document may E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1 67190 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 213 / Friday, November 4, 2005 / Notices be available electronically on the following web site: https://www.blm.gov/ nhp/spotlight/state_info/planning.htm. Copies of the DRMP/EIS will be available for public inspection at the following locations: BLM New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505; BLM Rio Puerco Field ˜ Office, 435 Montano Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107. The current RMPs, EISs, and all other documents relevant to this planning process, are available for public review at the Rio Puerco Field Office at the above address. Written comments may be mailed directly, or delivered to the BLM at: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, DRMP/EIS, BLM Rio Puerco ˜ Field Office, 435 Montano Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 87107. Comments may be electronically mailed to: NM_Comments@nm.blm.gov. Comments may be faxed to the BLM at: (505) 761–8911. Comments that are e-mailed or faxed must include ‘‘Comments on Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/EIS’’ in the subject line. Interested parties may also provide written comments during the public open house meetings. In order to assure that your comments are fully considered they must be submitted in one of the four ways described above. To be given consideration by the BLM all DRMP/EIS comment submittals must include the commentor’s name and street address. Our practice is to make comments, including the name and street address of each respondent, available for public review at the BLM office listed above during business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays). Your comments may be published as part of the EIS process. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address, or both, from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. We will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. John Bristol, RMP Team Leader, at the BLM Rio Puerco Field Office (see address above), telephone (505) 761–8755. Requests for information may be sent electronically to: NM_Comments@nm.blm.gov with ‘‘Attention: KKTR NM DRMP/EIS Information Request’’ in the subject line. VerDate Aug<31>2005 22:35 Nov 03, 2005 Jkt 208001 In 2001, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, was designated a National Monument by Presidential Proclamation 7394. The proclamation directed management of the monument by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management. It required the development of a Management Plan in close cooperation with the Pueblo de Cochiti and the promulgation of regulations for its management as the Secretary of the Interior deems appropriate. The monument is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Within the monument boundaries are 4,124 acres federally owned land, 521 acres of State owned land and 757 acres land in private ownership, for a total of 5,402 acres. The DRMP/EIS describes the physical, biological, cultural, historic, and socioeconomic resources in the ‘‘Decision Area’’ (5,402 acres) and the ‘‘Planning Area’’ (15,635 acres— includes edge-holdings). The focus for impact analysis was based on resource issues and concerns identified during scoping and public involvement activities and opportunities. Issues of concern regarding possible management direction and planning decisions (not in priority order) are: land tenure adjustments, access and transportation, recreation (use and development), ecosystem restoration, and American Indian uses and traditional cultural practices. Three alternatives were analyzed in detail: Alternative A is the No Action Alternative representing the continuation of existing management plans, policies, and decisions established in the 1986 Rio Puerco RMP, as amended, and as implemented through the Tent Rocks ACEC Protection Plan, with minimal compliance with proclamation requirements. Alternative B represents the agency proposed resource use and conservation alternative. Alternative C emphasizes an adaptive management approach (particularly for recreation management) with the inclusion of additional monitoring. The monitoring results would trigger management changes to maximize recreational use and facility development while minimizing natural resource degradation and depletion. The BLM’s preferred alternative is Alternative B. Since the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an RMP/EIS in the Federal Register on January 22, 2004, open house meetings, scoping meetings, and mailings have been conducted to solicit public comments and input. The Rio Puerco Field Office has been providing updates on the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 development of this DRMP/EIS to the Sandoval County Manager, Pueblo de Cochiti and the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council. Other tribal governments with interests in the monument area were also consulted. From the publication date of the NOI in the Federal Register, through June 30, 2005, the BLM solicited and received approximately 30 submissions from interested parties. In addition, three public meetings were held to provide the public with an opportunity to acquire information about the RMP/EIS process and its status, and to submit comments. These public meetings were held in Pena Blanca, New Mexico, on February 24, 2004, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, February 25, 2004 and in Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 26, 2004. All comments received throughout the process have been considered. Background information and maps used in developing the DRMP/EIS are available for public viewing at the Rio Puerco Field Office at the above address. Dated: September 6, 2005. Jesse J. Juen, Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 05–22037 Filed 11–3–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–AG–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA–920–1310–FI; CACA 42933] Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CACA 42933 Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of terminated oil and gas lease. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97–451, Hamar Associates timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 42933 for lands in San Luis Obispo County, California, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from June 1, 2005, the date of termination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie J. Edgerly, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy & Minerals, BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W–1834, Sacramento, California 95825, (916) 978–4370. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands. The lessee has agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction E:\FR\FM\04NON1.SGM 04NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM-110-1610-DS]


Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (DEIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument 
Resource Management Plan (RMP)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior.

ACTION: NOA of a Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact 
Statement (DRMP/EIS) for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, 
New Mexico.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 202 of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM announces the availability of the 
DEIS for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument RMP. The DEIS 
documents the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of 
three alternative management plans for BLM-administered public lands 
within the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. When completed, 
the RMP will fulfill the obligations set forth by NEPA, the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act, and associated Federal regulations.

DATES: The Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/EIS will be 
available for review for 90 calendar days from the date the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its NOA in the Federal 
Register. In order to assure your comments and resource information 
submissions are fully considered they must be received within the 90-
day review period identified above.
    Open House meetings will be scheduled to provide the public 
additional opportunities to submit written comments on the Kasha-Katuwe 
Tent Rocks National Monument DRMP/EIS. All meetings and any other 
public involvement activities will be announced at least 15 days in 
advance through public notices, media news releases, New Mexico BLM Web 
site announcements, or mailings.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the DRMP/EIS has been sent to affected Federal, 
State, and local government agencies and to interested parties. The 
document may

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be available electronically on the following web site: https://
www.blm.gov/nhp/spotlight/state_info/planning.htm. Copies of the DRMP/
EIS will be available for public inspection at the following locations: 
BLM New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505; BLM 
Rio Puerco Field Office, 435 Monta[ntilde]o Road NE, Albuquerque, NM 
87107. The current RMPs, EISs, and all other documents relevant to this 
planning process, are available for public review at the Rio Puerco 
Field Office at the above address.
    Written comments may be mailed directly, or delivered to the BLM 
at: Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, DRMP/EIS, BLM Rio Puerco 
Field Office, 435 Monta[ntilde]o Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 87107. 
Comments may be electronically mailed to: NM--Comments@nm.blm.gov.
    Comments may be faxed to the BLM at: (505) 761-8911. Comments that 
are e-mailed or faxed must include ``Comments on Kasha-Katuwe Tent 
Rocks National Monument DRMP/EIS'' in the subject line. Interested 
parties may also provide written comments during the public open house 
meetings. In order to assure that your comments are fully considered 
they must be submitted in one of the four ways described above. To be 
given consideration by the BLM all DRMP/EIS comment submittals must 
include the commentor's name and street address.
    Our practice is to make comments, including the name and street 
address of each respondent, available for public review at the BLM 
office listed above during business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays). Your comments may 
be published as part of the EIS process. Individual respondents may 
request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street 
address, or both, from public review or from disclosure under the 
Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your written comments. Such requests will be honored to 
the extent allowed by law. We will not consider anonymous comments. All 
submissions from organizations and businesses will be made available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Mr. John Bristol, RMP Team 
Leader, at the BLM Rio Puerco Field Office (see address above), 
telephone (505) 761-8755. Requests for information may be sent 
electronically to: NM--Comments@nm.blm.gov with ``Attention: KKTR NM 
DRMP/EIS Information Request'' in the subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2001, Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National 
Monument, was designated a National Monument by Presidential 
Proclamation 7394. The proclamation directed management of the monument 
by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management. 
It required the development of a Management Plan in close cooperation 
with the Pueblo de Cochiti and the promulgation of regulations for its 
management as the Secretary of the Interior deems appropriate. The 
monument is located in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Within the monument 
boundaries are 4,124 acres federally owned land, 521 acres of State 
owned land and 757 acres land in private ownership, for a total of 
5,402 acres.
    The DRMP/EIS describes the physical, biological, cultural, 
historic, and socioeconomic resources in the ``Decision Area'' (5,402 
acres) and the ``Planning Area'' (15,635 acres--includes edge-
holdings). The focus for impact analysis was based on resource issues 
and concerns identified during scoping and public involvement 
activities and opportunities. Issues of concern regarding possible 
management direction and planning decisions (not in priority order) 
are: land tenure adjustments, access and transportation, recreation 
(use and development), ecosystem restoration, and American Indian uses 
and traditional cultural practices.
    Three alternatives were analyzed in detail: Alternative A is the No 
Action Alternative representing the continuation of existing management 
plans, policies, and decisions established in the 1986 Rio Puerco RMP, 
as amended, and as implemented through the Tent Rocks ACEC Protection 
Plan, with minimal compliance with proclamation requirements. 
Alternative B represents the agency proposed resource use and 
conservation alternative. Alternative C emphasizes an adaptive 
management approach (particularly for recreation management) with the 
inclusion of additional monitoring. The monitoring results would 
trigger management changes to maximize recreational use and facility 
development while minimizing natural resource degradation and 
depletion. The BLM's preferred alternative is Alternative B.
    Since the publication of the Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 
RMP/EIS in the Federal Register on January 22, 2004, open house 
meetings, scoping meetings, and mailings have been conducted to solicit 
public comments and input. The Rio Puerco Field Office has been 
providing updates on the development of this DRMP/EIS to the Sandoval 
County Manager, Pueblo de Cochiti and the New Mexico Resource Advisory 
Council. Other tribal governments with interests in the monument area 
were also consulted. From the publication date of the NOI in the 
Federal Register, through June 30, 2005, the BLM solicited and received 
approximately 30 submissions from interested parties. In addition, 
three public meetings were held to provide the public with an 
opportunity to acquire information about the RMP/EIS process and its 
status, and to submit comments. These public meetings were held in Pena 
Blanca, New Mexico, on February 24, 2004, Rio Rancho, New Mexico, 
February 25, 2004 and in Santa Fe, New Mexico, February 26, 2004. All 
comments received throughout the process have been considered. 
Background information and maps used in developing the DRMP/EIS are 
available for public viewing at the Rio Puerco Field Office at the 
above address.

    Dated: September 6, 2005.
Jesse J. Juen,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-22037 Filed 11-3-05; 8:45 am]
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