Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Three Bureau of Land Management Field Offices in Northeast California and Northwest Nevada: the Eagle Lake Field Office; the Alturas Field Office; the Surprise Field Office, 25223-25224 [06-4033]
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The DEIS analyzes the Permittees’
proposed HCP, as well as a full range of
reasonable alternatives and the
associated impacts of each. The Service
has developed five alternatives for
analysis, including two preferred
alternatives (alternatives 4 and 5).
Alternative 1—No Action. The NoAction alternative considers the likely
outcome if the Service does not reaffirm
the issued incidental take permits.
Under this alternative, the two projects
would not be constructed as currently
proposed.
Alternative 2—Development
According to the Original Gulf
Highlands Subdivision Plat. Portions of
the Permittees’ properties were
originally platted and zoned for single
family residential development by the
Baldwin County Planning Commission.
This alternative would involve
development according to the original
subdivision of the lands, which
included approximately 1,076 single
family lots. In order to construct the
1,076 residences, it is likely that the
permittees would need to apply for and
receive incidental take permits for those
lots platted in Alabama beach mouse
habitat.
Alternative 3—Development Entirely
North of the Escarpment. This
alternative would involve development
of residential condominium buildings
and infrastructure approximately 300
feet north of the escarpment for both
projects. Alternative 3 also includes
additional minimization measures such
as elimination of surface parking and
one access roadway.
Alternative 4—Development
Including a 909-foot Corridor
Connecting Adjacent Primary/
Secondary Dunes and Escarpment to the
Interior. This Alternative preserves a
909-foot undeveloped corridor on the
west side of the proposed projects. This
alternative provides for dedication of
100.8 acres of Permittee-owned lands
into conservation status via covenants,
conditions, and restrictions attached to
the property, and conditions of any
incidental take permit that might be
issued.
Alternative 5—Development
Including 909-foot Corridor Connecting
Adjacent Primary/Secondary Dunes and
Escarpment to the Interior and Use of
Parking Decks. This Alternative
preserves a 909-foot undeveloped
corridor on the west side of the
proposed projects. This alternative
provides for dedication of more 100.8
acres of Permittee-owned lands into
conservation status via covenants,
conditions, and restrictions attached to
the property, and conditions of any
incidental take permit that might be
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issued. This alternative incorporates
additional minimization by utilizing
additional parking decking. However,
the current zoning found on the site
would not permit this alternative. While
the permittees are seeking a zoning
variance, this alternative may not be
practicable.
Additional alternatives are briefly
discussed. These alternatives either
resulted in greater impacts to resources
(e.g., the placement of structures closer
to the beach, resulting in increased
impacts to sea turtles) or are not
considered to be economically
practicable.
Persons wishing to provide relevant
information and comments regarding
the DEIS should submit these to the
above address. For information, please
contact the individual identified above
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section.
The environmental review of this
project is being conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508), and
with other appropriate Federal laws and
regulations, policies, and procedures of
the Service for compliance with those
regulations.
The purpose of the public meeting on
June 26, 2006, at the Adult Activity
Center, Gulf Shores, Alabama, is to seek
public input on the DEIS, to identify
concerns that may be considered in the
preparation of the final EIS, and to
ensure that the DEIS is thorough and
balanced. We encourage comments from
the public concerning the identification
of public and agency concerns, the
enumeration of environmental issues
and alternatives examined in the DEIS,
the elimination of non-significant issues
from extensive review, and the
identification of relevant issues.
Dated: April 18, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–350–1610–DP]
Notice of Availability of Draft Resource
Management Plans and Associated
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Three Bureau of Land Management
Field Offices in Northeast California
and Northwest Nevada: the Eagle Lake
Field Office; the Alturas Field Office;
the Surprise Field Office
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, and under the authority
of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared three Draft Resource
Management Plans/Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DRMP/DEIS) for
public lands managed by the Eagle Lake
Field Office, Susanville, Calif.; the
Alturas Field Office, Alturas, Calif.; and
the Surprise Field Office, Cedarville,
Calif. These drafts are now available for
public review.
DATES: Written comments on the DRMP/
DEIS documents will be accepted for 90
days following the Environmental
Protection Agency’s publication of the
Notice of Availability of these DRMP/
DEIS documents in the Federal
Register. Public meetings and any other
public involvement activities will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media news
releases and direct mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to: Resource Management Plan,
Bureau of Land Management, 2950
Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130,
or via e-mail to: necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to have your
name added to the project mailing list,
contact Jeff Fontana, Public Affairs
Officer, Bureau of Land Management,
2950 Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA
96130, or e-mail your request to:
necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Eagle
Lake, Alturas and Surprise field office
jurisdictions encompass approximately
three million acres of Public Lands. The
Eagle Lake Field Office is headquartered
in Susanville, Calif.; the Alturas Field
Office in Alturas, Calif.; and the
Surprise Field Office in Cedarville,
Calif. New DRMP/DEIS for lands
administered by these offices have been
developed based on current policies and
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regulations, changed circumstances and
new information on natural resources
and natural resource management. New
resource management plans are needed
because current management direction
for the three field offices is contained in
18 separate land use plans and
subsequent amendments. The RMPs
will fulfill the needs and obligations set
forth by the NEPA, FLPMA, and BLM
management policies. The BLM has
worked collaboratively with interested
parties to identify the management
decisions that are best suited to address
local, regional and national concerns.
The BLM held six public scoping
meetings and three field tours in August
and September 2003 as part of the
process to identify issues to be
addressed in these resource
management plans. Two internal
scoping meetings were held in
November of 2003 to solicit input from
BLM staff and other agency personnel.
Participants provided the BLM with
comments and issues for the RMPs.
BLM personnel have been in contact
with a number of tribes, county
governments and state and Federal
agencies about the planning project.
These entities have been invited to
participate as cooperating agencies in
the development of the DRMP/DEIS
documents. To date, the BLM has
received 32 letters, 73 comment forms
and 1,300 e-mail messages.
The DRMP describes five management
alternatives, including the No Action
Alternative (continuation of existing
management). Alternatives 1, 2, 3, and
the preferred alternative present a range
of management scenarios with varying
amounts of natural resource protection
and focus.
The preferred alternative for the
Alturas FO includes the following Areas
of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC): Ash Valley ACEC—1322 acres
(existing); Timbered Crater ACEC—
17,896 acres; Emigrant Trails ACEC—
1,750 acres; Mountain Peaks ACEC—
3,500 acres; Old Growth Juniper
ACEC—3,115 acres; Mount Dome
ACEC—1510 acres; Tablelands/Yankee
Jim/Fitzhugh Creek ACEC—1,400 acres.
Four additional ACECs: Lava, Pit River
Canyon, Juniper Creek, and Beaver
Creek, were considered but not included
in the preferred alternative.
The preferred alternative for the Eagle
Lake FO includes the following ACECs:
Pine Dunes ACEC/Research Natural
Area (RNA)—2,887 acres; Eagle Lake
Basin ACEC—34,320 acres; Susan River
ACEC—2,495 acres; Willow Creek
ACEC—2,130 acres; Lower Smoke Creek
ACEC—894 acres; Buffalo Creek
Canyons ACEC—36,515 acres; and
North Dry Valley ACEC—10,156 acres.
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One additional ACEC, Aspen Groves,
was considered but not included in the
preferred alternative. The preferred
alternative for the Surprise FO includes
the following ACECs: Massacre ACEC—
44,780 acres; Bitner ACEC—1,921 acres;
and Rahilly-Gravelly ACEC—957 acres.
Use of public lands within these ACECs
would vary, depending on the resources
and/or values identified in Chapter 2 of
the Draft RMP/EIS, but would include
limitations on off-highway vehicle use
and ground-disturbing development
projects.
Please note that comments, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, are available for public
review and release under the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA). Individual
respondents may request confidentiality
by stating this request prominently at
the beginning of their written
comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
The BLM will not consider anonymous
comments. All submissions from
organizations or businesses and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations and businesses will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Printed and compact disc copies of
the Draft RMP/Draft EIS documents
have been sent to affected federal, tribal,
state and local government agencies and
to interested publics. The documents
are available by contacting the Bureau of
Land Management Eagle Lake Field
Office, 2950 Riverside Dr., Susanville,
CA 96130. Documents are available
online at https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/
planning/landuseplanning.html.
Additionally, the documents may be
reviewed at the following BLM offices:
California State Office, Information
Access Center, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, Calif.; Alturas Field Office,
708 West 12th St., Alturas, Calif.; and
the Surprise Field Office, 602 Cressler
St., Cedarville, Calif.
Dated: August 5, 2005.
Dayne Barron,
Eagle Lake Field Office Manager.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal
Register April 25, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central
and Western Gulf of Mexico, Oil and
Gas Lease Sales for Years 2007–2012
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Call for information and
nominations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Call for Information and
Nominations (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Call’’) is the initial step in a single
multisale process covering all lease
sales in the Central and Western Gulf of
Mexico (GOM) planning areas included
in the draft proposed 2007–2012 OCS
Oil and Gas Leasing Program (see
Federal Register, February 10, 2006,
pages 7064–7068.) Eleven lease sales are
specifically covered by this Call: six in
the Central GOM and five in the
Western GOM. The new configuration of
the Central and Western GOM planning
areas was announced in the draft
proposed 2007–2012 OCS Oil and Gas
Leasing Program. The Central GOM
planning area related to this Call
includes portions of areas previously
included in the Eastern and Western
GOM planning areas. Simultaneously
with this Call, MMS is preparing a
multisale Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) covering the same
eleven sales in the Central and Western
GOM. For each of the eleven individual
lease sales associated with this Call, the
MMS will comply with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA), and the Coastal Zone
Management Act.
DATES: Nominations and comments
must be received no later than 30 days
following publication of this document
in the Federal Register at the address
specified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on this Call, please contact
Ms. Jane Burrell Johnson, Minerals
Management Service, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394, telephone (504) 736–2811.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Call
is the fifth issuance of a Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region multisale Call. In 1996, the
MMS implemented two multisale Call
processes for lease sales in the Central
and Western GOM, respectively, in
association with the 1997–2002 OCS Oil
and Gas Leasing Program. In relation to
the 2002–2007 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing
Program, MMS implemented one
multisale Call process for Central and
Western GOM lease sales and one
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-350-1610-DP]
Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plans and
Associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Three Bureau of
Land Management Field Offices in Northeast California and Northwest
Nevada: the Eagle Lake Field Office; the Alturas Field Office; the
Surprise Field Office
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, and under the authority of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared three Draft Resource Management Plans/Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DRMP/DEIS) for public lands managed by the Eagle Lake
Field Office, Susanville, Calif.; the Alturas Field Office, Alturas,
Calif.; and the Surprise Field Office, Cedarville, Calif. These drafts
are now available for public review.
DATES: Written comments on the DRMP/DEIS documents will be accepted for
90 days following the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of
the Notice of Availability of these DRMP/DEIS documents in the Federal
Register. Public meetings and any other public involvement activities
will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices,
media news releases and direct mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Resource Management
Plan, Bureau of Land Management, 2950 Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA
96130, or via e-mail to: necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have
your name added to the project mailing list, contact Jeff Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land Management, 2950 Riverside Dr.,
Susanville, CA 96130, or e-mail your request to: necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Eagle Lake, Alturas and Surprise field
office jurisdictions encompass approximately three million acres of
Public Lands. The Eagle Lake Field Office is headquartered in
Susanville, Calif.; the Alturas Field Office in Alturas, Calif.; and
the Surprise Field Office in Cedarville, Calif. New DRMP/DEIS for lands
administered by these offices have been developed based on current
policies and
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regulations, changed circumstances and new information on natural
resources and natural resource management. New resource management
plans are needed because current management direction for the three
field offices is contained in 18 separate land use plans and subsequent
amendments. The RMPs will fulfill the needs and obligations set forth
by the NEPA, FLPMA, and BLM management policies. The BLM has worked
collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management
decisions that are best suited to address local, regional and national
concerns.
The BLM held six public scoping meetings and three field tours in
August and September 2003 as part of the process to identify issues to
be addressed in these resource management plans. Two internal scoping
meetings were held in November of 2003 to solicit input from BLM staff
and other agency personnel. Participants provided the BLM with comments
and issues for the RMPs. BLM personnel have been in contact with a
number of tribes, county governments and state and Federal agencies
about the planning project. These entities have been invited to
participate as cooperating agencies in the development of the DRMP/DEIS
documents. To date, the BLM has received 32 letters, 73 comment forms
and 1,300 e-mail messages.
The DRMP describes five management alternatives, including the No
Action Alternative (continuation of existing management). Alternatives
1, 2, 3, and the preferred alternative present a range of management
scenarios with varying amounts of natural resource protection and
focus.
The preferred alternative for the Alturas FO includes the following
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC): Ash Valley ACEC--1322
acres (existing); Timbered Crater ACEC--17,896 acres; Emigrant Trails
ACEC--1,750 acres; Mountain Peaks ACEC--3,500 acres; Old Growth Juniper
ACEC--3,115 acres; Mount Dome ACEC--1510 acres; Tablelands/Yankee Jim/
Fitzhugh Creek ACEC--1,400 acres. Four additional ACECs: Lava, Pit
River Canyon, Juniper Creek, and Beaver Creek, were considered but not
included in the preferred alternative.
The preferred alternative for the Eagle Lake FO includes the
following ACECs: Pine Dunes ACEC/Research Natural Area (RNA)--2,887
acres; Eagle Lake Basin ACEC--34,320 acres; Susan River ACEC--2,495
acres; Willow Creek ACEC--2,130 acres; Lower Smoke Creek ACEC--894
acres; Buffalo Creek Canyons ACEC--36,515 acres; and North Dry Valley
ACEC--10,156 acres. One additional ACEC, Aspen Groves, was considered
but not included in the preferred alternative. The preferred
alternative for the Surprise FO includes the following ACECs: Massacre
ACEC--44,780 acres; Bitner ACEC--1,921 acres; and Rahilly-Gravelly
ACEC--957 acres. Use of public lands within these ACECs would vary,
depending on the resources and/or values identified in Chapter 2 of the
Draft RMP/EIS, but would include limitations on off-highway vehicle use
and ground-disturbing development projects.
Please note that comments, including names and street addresses of
respondents, are available for public review and release under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Individual respondents may request
confidentiality by stating this request prominently at the beginning of
their written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All
submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
and businesses will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Printed and compact disc copies of the Draft RMP/Draft EIS
documents have been sent to affected federal, tribal, state and local
government agencies and to interested publics. The documents are
available by contacting the Bureau of Land Management Eagle Lake Field
Office, 2950 Riverside Dr., Susanville, CA 96130. Documents are
available online at https://www.blm.gov/ca/pa/planning/
landuseplanning.html. Additionally, the documents may be reviewed at
the following BLM offices: California State Office, Information Access
Center, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, Calif.; Alturas Field Office, 708
West 12th St., Alturas, Calif.; and the Surprise Field Office, 602
Cressler St., Cedarville, Calif.
Dated: August 5, 2005.
Dayne Barron,
Eagle Lake Field Office Manager.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register April 25, 2006.
[FR Doc. 06-4033 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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