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TABLE 1.—UNCONTRACTED M&I WATER
Amount
in acrefeet per
year
State of Arizona entity
State of Arizona entity
Amount
in acrefeet per
year
Town of Superior ...................................................................
Cave Creek Water Company ................................................
Chaparral Water Company ...................................................
Town of El Mirage .................................................................
City of Goodyear ...................................................................
H2O Water Company ............................................................
City of Mesa ..........................................................................
City of Peoria .........................................................................
City of Scottsdale ..................................................................
AVRA Cooperative ................................................................
285
806
1,931
508
7,211
147
7,115
5,527
2,981
808
City of Chandler ...................................................................
Del Lago (Vail) Water Company .........................................
City of Glendale ...................................................................
Community Water Company of Green Valley .....................
Metropolitan Domestic Water Improvement District ............
Town of Oro Valley ..............................................................
City of Phoenix ....................................................................
City of Surprise ....................................................................
City of Tucson ......................................................................
Valley Utilities Water Company ...........................................
4,986
1,071
3,053
1,521
4,602
3,557
8,206
2,876
8,206
250
Total Water Reallocated ................................................
................
..............................................................................................
65,647
4. Contracting for Reallocated Water
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
(A) I hereby direct the Commissioner
of Reclamation, through his Regional
Director, Lower Colorado Region,
Boulder City, Nevada to proceed, in
accordance with the Settlements Act,
with offering to enter into contracts,
amendments to contracts, subcontracts,
or amendments to subcontracts for the
delivery of the agricultural priority
water to the Arizona Indian tribes as
described in this notice, the agricultural
priority water to ADWR as described in
this notice and in accordance with the
master agreement, and the uncontracted
M&I water to entities as described in
Table 1 of this notice.
(B) If the Secretary is precluded under
applicable Federal law from entering
into a subcontract with an entity
identified in Table 1 of this notice, then
the Secretary shall request a revised
recommendation from the Director of
ADWR and reallocate and enter into a
subcontract for the delivery of water in
accordance with section 104(b)(2)(B) of
the Settlements Act and section 4 (A) of
this notice.
Bureau of Land Management
Effective Date: This Final
Reallocation Decision is effective as of
the date of this notice and is revocable
under the applicable provisions of the
Settlements Act. In the event that a
statement of findings is not published in
the Federal Register by December 31,
2007, as required by section 207(c) of
the Settlements Act, this Final
Reallocation Decision and all decisions
made herein will, be void and
automatically revoked as of January 1,
2008, and shall have no force or effect
as of that date.
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DATES:
Dated: August 22, 2006.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving lands for
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act will be
issued to Azachorok Incorporated. The
lands are in the vicinity of the Native
village of Mountain Village, Alaska, and
are located in:
U.S. Survey No. 4055, Alaska.
Containing 0.23 acres.
Seward Meridian, Alaska
T. 21 N., R. 80 W.
Secs. 4 to 9, inclusive;
Secs. 15 to 36, inclusive.
Containing 16,339.41 acres.
T. 24 N., 80 W.
Sec. 33.
Containing 192.82 acres.
T. 21 N., 81 W.
Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive.
Containing 20,163.79 acres.
T. 23 N., 81 W.
Secs. 1, 2, and 3;
Secs. 10 to 15, inclusive;
Secs. 21 to 28, inclusive;
Secs. 35 and 36.
Containing 10,191.18 acres.
Aggregating 46,887.43 acres.
Kara Marciniec,
Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication
II.
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The subsurface estate in these lands
will be conveyed to Calista Corporation
when the surface estate is conveyed to
Azachorok Incorporated. Notice of the
decision will also be published four
times in the Tundra Drums.
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The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register
to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
DATES:
Notice of Availability of the Ring of Fire
Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact
Statement
Anchorage Field Office, Bureau
of Land Management, Interior.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared the
Ring of Fire Proposed Resource
Management Plan/Final Environmental
Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for public
lands and resources administered by the
Bureau of Land Management’s
Anchorage Field Office.
DATES: The BLM Planning Regulations
(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
who participated in the planning
process, and has an interest which is or
may be adversely affected, may protest
BLM’s approval or amendment of an
RMP. You must file a protest within 30
days of the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes their
Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. Instructions for filing a protest
are described in the Dear Reader letter
of the Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final
EIS and in the Supplementary
Information section of this Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Lloyd, Anchorage Field Office,
6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, AK
99507, (907) 267–1246,
akrofrmp@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ring
of Fire planning area covers 1.3 million
acres of BLM-administered lands. The
Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS
focuses on the principles of multiple
use and sustained yield as prescribed by
Section 202 of FLPMA. The Ring of Fire
Proposed RMP/Final EIS considers and
analyzes four alternatives, including a
No Action and a Proposed Action. The
alternatives provide for an array of
variable levels of commodity production
and resource protection. The
alternatives were developed based on
extensive public scoping and
involvement.
There are five main issues addressed
through this planning process. The
Lands and Realty section addresses the
need to determine the appropriate mix
of lands and realty actions needed to
provide a balance between land use and
resource protection. The Proposed RMP/
Final EIS recommends the revocation of
the existing Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (ANCSA) Section (d)(1)
withdrawals making all unselected
lands (241,000 acres) and those lands
which may have the ANCSA and State
selections relinquished (387,000 acres)
potentially available for mineral entry
and development. The Lands and Realty
section also identifies several small
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parcels which have been determined
suitable for disposal through public
sale. The Leasable and Locatable
Minerals sections determine which
areas should be made available for
mineral exploration and development.
The Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) section
addresses management of BLM’s lands
and access trails for various purposes,
including recreation, commercial uses,
subsistence activities and the general
use of public lands, while protecting
natural and cultural resources found
within the planning area. The
Recreation section examines how
recreation should be managed to
provide a diversity of experience on
BLM lands within the planning area.
The document analyzes what measures
are necessary and what level of
commercial use is appropriate, to ensure
that a diversity of recreational
opportunities is maintained.
Public involvement for this effort
included 10 public scoping meetings,
meetings with ANCSA corporations and
Tribal entities; meetings and briefings
with agencies, elected community
officials, and planning department staff;
and follow-up public hearings.
Continuous involvement by the State of
Alaska has taken place throughout the
planning process through a joint BLMState position providing a liaison
between the State and BLM.
All comments received on the plan
were systematically evaluated. Chapter
6 of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS
outlines these comments and BLM’s
response to them.
The Proposed RMP/Final EIS will
assist BLM in meeting its mandate of
multiple use and sustained yield and
recommends the designation of two
Special Recreation Management Areas
(SRMA) and one Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC). The
first SRMA is located in the Haines
Block where the use of helicopters, in
support of recreational activities is
increasing. In developing the SRMA
plan for the Haines area, with additional
community involvement, BLM will gain
greater understanding of the recreation
use impacts on the resources, including
wildlife, and on the community. The
second SRMA being recommended is
located in the Knik River area north of
Anchorage. This recommendation is
based on the past and current recreation
uses of the lands and the increasing
conflict between user groups, the
surrounding communities, and the
potential damage to the resources.
BLM analyzed 14 areas nominated as
ACECs, including those nominated as
Research Natural Areas (RNAs) or
Outstanding Natural Areas (ONAs),
which are types of ACECs. To be
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considered for designation as an ACEC,
an area must have a resource value that
is both relevant and important. The
Southern Neacola Block met this
criteria, and was carried forward for
detailed analysis. The remaining 13
areas were not carried forward. These
included, the Haines Area and the Knik
River Valley, which were determined to
have resource values that require
additional analysis in the context of
potential designation as Special
Recreation Management Areas.
The proposed Neacola ACEC is a
contiguous block of BLM-administered
land (229,000 acres) located in the
Neacola Mountains in western Cook
Inlet. The Visual Resource Class will be
Class II, the Off Highway Vehicle
Classification will be ‘‘Limited,’’ and the
Recreation Opportunity Spectrum will
be managed to maintain the existing
classification of ‘‘Primitive.’’ BLM will
work with the land managers of the
surrounding lands and recreation users
to develop additional management
strategies for this area.
Copies of the Ring of Fire Proposed
RMP/Final EIS have been sent to the
affected Federal, State and local
governmental agencies, as well as
interested parties. Copies of the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS are available
for public inspection at the Anchorage
Field Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road,
Anchorage, Alaska, during normal
business hours from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Copies of the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS have been sent to individuals,
agencies and groups as requested or as
required by regulation or policy.
Interested persons may also view the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS on the Internet
at www.blm.gov/ak.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the Director of the BLM regarding the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found
in 43 CFR 1610.5–2. A protest may only
raise those issues that were submitted
for the record during the 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
conditions, BLM will consider the email or faxed copy advance notice and
it will receive full consideration. If you
wish to provide BLM such advance
consideration, please direct faxed
protests to the attention of the BLM
Protest Coordinator at (202) 452–5112,
and e-mails to Brenda_HudgensWilliams@blm.gov. Please direct the
follow-up letter to the address provided
below. The protest must contain:
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a. The name, mailing address,
telephone number, and interest of the
person filing the protest.
b. A statement of the part or parts of
the plan or issues being protested.
c. 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.
d. A concise statement explaining
why the protestor believes that the State
Director’s decision is wrong.
All protests must be in writing and
mailed to one of the following
addresses:
Regular Mail: Director (210), Attn:
Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Director (210), Attn:
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 protest. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations,
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety. The Director will promptly
render a decision on the protest. The
decision will be in writing and will be
sent to the protesting party by Certified
Mail-Return Receipt Requested. The
Decision of the Director is the final
Decision of the Department of the
Interior.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Julia S. Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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Notice of Realty Action: Recreation
and Public Purposes Act
Classification; Colorado
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AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management has examined and found
suitable for classification for lease/
conveyance under the provisions of the
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Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.)
1.65 acres of public land in La Plata
County, Colorado. The Upper Pine Fire
Protection District proposes to use the
land for a fire station along U.S.
Highway 160, approximately six miles
west of Bayfield, Colorado.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
October 10, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your
comments to the Columbine Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
P.O. Box 439, Bayfield, Colorado 81122.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cam
Hooley, BLM Columbine Field Office,
(970) 884–1414, E-mail
chooley@fs.fed.us, or Fax: 970–884–
2428.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described public land in La
Plata County, Colorado, has been
examined and found suitable for lease/
conveyance for public purposes under
the provisions of the R&PP Act, as
amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq). New
Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, T.
34 N., North of the Ute Line, R. 8 W.,
Sec. 11, a parcel described by metes and
bounds in the SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. The
area described contains approximately
1.65 acres in La Plata County. In
accordance with the R&PP Act, the
Upper Pine Fire Protection District, a
State of Colorado Special District, has
filed a petition/application and plan of
development for the construction and
operation of a fire station. The land is
not required for any Federal purpose.
Conveyance is consistent with the San
Juan/San Miguel Resource Management
Plan dated September 1985 and would
be in the public interest. A lease/
conveyance, if issued, will be subject to
the provisions of the R&PP Act and
applicable regulations of the Secretary
of the Interior and will contain the
following reservations to the United
States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches
and canals constructed by the authority
of the United States, Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals shall be reserved to
the United States, together with the
right to prospect for, mine and remove
such deposits from the same under
applicable law and such regulations as
the Secretary of the Interior may
prescribe, and will be subject to valid
and existing rights;
Detailed information concerning this
action is available for review at the
office of the Bureau of Land
Management, Columbine Field Office,
367 South Pearl Street, Bayfield,
Colorado 81122. Upon publication of
this notice in the Federal Register, the
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above-described land will be segregated
from all other forms of appropriation
under the public land laws, including
the general mining laws, except for
lease/conveyance under the Recreation
and Public Purposes Act and leasing
under the mineral leasing laws, and
disposal under the mineral material
disposal laws.
Classification Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments regarding
the suitability of the land for a fire
station site. Comments on the
classification are restricted to whether
the land is physically suited for the
proposal, whether the use will
maximize the future use or uses of the
land, whether the use is consistent with
local planning and zoning, or if the use
is consistent with State, tribal and
Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments regarding
the specific use proposed in the
application and plan of development,
whether the Bureau of Land
Management followed proper
administrative procedures in reaching
the decision, or any other factor not
directly related to the suitability of the
land for fire station purposes. All
submissions from organizations or
businesses will be made available for
public inspection in their entirety.
Individuals may request confidentiality
with respect to their name, address, and
phone number. If you wish to have your
name or street address withheld from
public review, or from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act, the first
line of the comments should start with
the word ‘‘Confidentialy Request’’ in
uppercase letters in order for BLM to
comply with your request. Such request
will be honored to the extent allowed by
law. Comment contents will not be kept
confidential. Any adverse comments
will be reviewed by the State Director,
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action. In the absence of any
adverse comments, this classification
will become effective on October 10,
2006. The lands will not be offered for
lease/conveyance until after this
classification becomes effective.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5)
Dated: July 27, 2006.
Pauline E. Ellis,
Manager Columbine Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-910-06-1610-DQ-086L]
Notice of Availability of the Ring of Fire Proposed Resource
Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Anchorage Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
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ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Ring of Fire Proposed Resource
Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for
public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land
Management's Anchorage Field Office.
DATES: The BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any
person who participated in the planning process, and has an interest
which is or may be adversely affected, may protest BLM's approval or
amendment of an RMP. You must file a protest within 30 days of the date
that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. Instructions for filing a protest
are described in the Dear Reader letter of the Ring of Fire Proposed
RMP/Final EIS and in the Supplementary Information section of this
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lloyd, Anchorage Field Office,
6881 Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, AK 99507, (907) 267-1246,
akrofrmp@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ring of Fire planning area covers 1.3
million acres of BLM-administered lands. The Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/
Final EIS focuses on the principles of multiple use and sustained yield
as prescribed by Section 202 of FLPMA. The Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/
Final EIS considers and analyzes four alternatives, including a No
Action and a Proposed Action. The alternatives provide for an array of
variable levels of commodity production and resource protection. The
alternatives were developed based on extensive public scoping and
involvement.
There are five main issues addressed through this planning process.
The Lands and Realty section addresses the need to determine the
appropriate mix of lands and realty actions needed to provide a balance
between land use and resource protection. The Proposed RMP/Final EIS
recommends the revocation of the existing Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (ANCSA) Section (d)(1) withdrawals making all unselected
lands (241,000 acres) and those lands which may have the ANCSA and
State selections relinquished (387,000 acres) potentially available for
mineral entry and development. The Lands and Realty section also
identifies several small parcels which have been determined suitable
for disposal through public sale. The Leasable and Locatable Minerals
sections determine which areas should be made available for mineral
exploration and development. The Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) section
addresses management of BLM's lands and access trails for various
purposes, including recreation, commercial uses, subsistence activities
and the general use of public lands, while protecting natural and
cultural resources found within the planning area. The Recreation
section examines how recreation should be managed to provide a
diversity of experience on BLM lands within the planning area. The
document analyzes what measures are necessary and what level of
commercial use is appropriate, to ensure that a diversity of
recreational opportunities is maintained.
Public involvement for this effort included 10 public scoping
meetings, meetings with ANCSA corporations and Tribal entities;
meetings and briefings with agencies, elected community officials, and
planning department staff; and follow-up public hearings. Continuous
involvement by the State of Alaska has taken place throughout the
planning process through a joint BLM-State position providing a liaison
between the State and BLM.
All comments received on the plan were systematically evaluated.
Chapter 6 of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS outlines these comments and
BLM's response to them.
The Proposed RMP/Final EIS will assist BLM in meeting its mandate
of multiple use and sustained yield and recommends the designation of
two Special Recreation Management Areas (SRMA) and one Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC). The first SRMA is located in the Haines
Block where the use of helicopters, in support of recreational
activities is increasing. In developing the SRMA plan for the Haines
area, with additional community involvement, BLM will gain greater
understanding of the recreation use impacts on the resources, including
wildlife, and on the community. The second SRMA being recommended is
located in the Knik River area north of Anchorage. This recommendation
is based on the past and current recreation uses of the lands and the
increasing conflict between user groups, the surrounding communities,
and the potential damage to the resources.
BLM analyzed 14 areas nominated as ACECs, including those nominated
as Research Natural Areas (RNAs) or Outstanding Natural Areas (ONAs),
which are types of ACECs. To be considered for designation as an ACEC,
an area must have a resource value that is both relevant and important.
The Southern Neacola Block met this criteria, and was carried forward
for detailed analysis. The remaining 13 areas were not carried forward.
These included, the Haines Area and the Knik River Valley, which were
determined to have resource values that require additional analysis in
the context of potential designation as Special Recreation Management
Areas.
The proposed Neacola ACEC is a contiguous block of BLM-administered
land (229,000 acres) located in the Neacola Mountains in western Cook
Inlet. The Visual Resource Class will be Class II, the Off Highway
Vehicle Classification will be ``Limited,'' and the Recreation
Opportunity Spectrum will be managed to maintain the existing
classification of ``Primitive.'' BLM will work with the land managers
of the surrounding lands and recreation users to develop additional
management strategies for this area.
Copies of the Ring of Fire Proposed RMP/Final EIS have been sent to
the affected Federal, State and local governmental agencies, as well as
interested parties. Copies of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS are available
for public inspection at the Anchorage Field Office, 6881 Abbott Loop
Road, Anchorage, Alaska, during normal business hours from 7:30 a.m. to
4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Copies of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS have been sent to individuals, agencies and groups as
requested or as required by regulation or policy. Interested persons
may also view the Proposed RMP/Final EIS on the Internet at
www.blm.gov/ak.
Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM
regarding the Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found in 43 CFR 1610.5-2. A
protest may only raise those issues that were submitted for the record
during the 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 conditions, BLM will
consider the e-mail or faxed copy advance notice and it will receive
full consideration. If you wish to provide BLM such advance
consideration, 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. Please direct the follow-up letter to the address
provided below. The protest must contain:
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a. The name, mailing address, telephone number, and interest of the
person filing the protest.
b. A statement of the part or parts of the plan or issues being
protested.
c. 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.
d. A concise statement explaining why the protestor believes that
the State Director's decision is wrong.
All protests must be in writing and mailed to one of the following
addresses:
Regular Mail: Director (210), Attn: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box
66538, Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Director (210), Attn: 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 protest. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations, businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be
available for public inspection in their entirety. The Director will
promptly render a decision on the protest. The decision will be in
writing and will be sent to the protesting party by Certified Mail-
Return Receipt Requested. The Decision of the Director is the final
Decision of the Department of the Interior.
Dated: June 21, 2006.
Julia S. Dougan,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E6-14209 Filed 8-24-06; 8:45 am]
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