Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact Statement/Report and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed Sunrise Powerlink Project, San Diego and Imperial Counties, CA, 51848-51849 [E6-14502]
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Interior and its publication in the
Federal Register.
(3) Any and all previous liquor
control enactments of the Pawnee
Business Council which are inconsistent
with this Act are hereby rescinded.
Article XII. Amendment and
Construction
(1) This Act may only be amended by
vote of the Pawnee Business Council.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall be
construed to diminish or impair in any
way the rights or sovereign powers of
the Pawnee Nation or its Tribal
government other than the due process
provision at Article VI (8), which
provides that licensees have been
revoked or suspended may seek review
of that decision in Tribal Court.
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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.
Barbara Opp Waldal,
Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication
II.
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Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CACA–47658, CA–670–5101–ER–B204]
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 Hee-yea-lingde Corporation.
The lands are located in the vicinity of
Grayling, Alaska, within the following
townships:
SUMMARY:
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T. 29 S., R. 6 W., Kateel River Meridian,
Alaska
Secs. 1, 3, and 4.
Containing approximately 1,159 acres.
T. 34 N., R. 55 W., Seward Meridian (SM),
Alaska
Secs. 32 through 35.
Containing approximately 2,325 acres.
T. 31 N., R. 56 W., SM
Secs. 5 through 8.
Containing approximately 2,410 acres.
Aggregating approximately 5,895 acres.
The subsurface estate in these lands will
be conveyed to Doyon, Limited, when
the surface estate is conveyed to Heeyea-lingde Corporation. Notice of the
decision will also be published four
times in the Tundra Drums.
DATES: 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 October 2,
2006 to file an appeal.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint
Environmental Impact Statement/
Report and Proposed Land Use Plan
Amendment for the Proposed Sunrise
Powerlink Project, San Diego and
Imperial Counties, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, notice
is hereby given that the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), together with the
California Public Utilities Commission
(CPUC), intend to prepare a joint
Environmental Impact Statement and
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR),
and a proposed land use plan
amendment to the 1980 California
Desert Conservation Area Plan, (CDCA
Plan), as amended for the Sunrise
Powerlink Project (Project) proposed by
San Diego Gas & Electric Company
(SDG&E). The project would consist of
the construction and operation of one
new 500 kilovolt (kV) and three new
230 kV transmission lines in Imperial
and San Diego Counties. BLM is the
lead Federal agency for the preparation
of this EIS in compliance with the
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requirements of NEPA. CPUC is the lead
State of California agency for the
preparation of this EIR in compliance
with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
DATES: This notice initiates the public
participation and scoping processes for
the EIS/EIR. A public scoping period of
at least 30 days will commence on the
date this notice is published in the
Federal Register. To provide the public
an opportunity to review the proposal
and project information, BLM and CPUC
expects to hold at least three public
meetings, held at locations in Imperial
and San Diego Counties. All public
meetings will be announced through the
local news media, mailings, and the
BLM Web site (https://www.ca.blm.gov)
at least 15 days prior to the event.
Comments on issues, potential impacts,
or suggestions for additional alternatives
can be submitted in writing to the
address listed below. In order to be
included in the Draft EIS/EIR all
comments must be received within 30
days of this publication or 15 days after
the last public meeting is held,
whichever is the later.
ADDRESSES: Comments and other
correspondence should be sent to the
BLM El Centro Field Office, attention
Field Manager, 1661 S. 4th Street, El
Centro, CA 92243; or by fax: (760) 337–
4490. Documents pertinent to this
proposal, including comments with the
names and addresses of respondents,
will be available for public review at the
BLM El Centro Field Office, during
regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays, and may be published as part
of the Draft EIS/EIR. 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. BLM will not consider anonymous
comments. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Lynda Kastoll, Realty Specialist, at the
BLM El Centro Field Office, same
address as listed above; Phone: (760)
337–4421; e-mail: lkastoll@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SDG&E is
proposing a new 500 kV transmission
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line from the existing Imperial Valley
Substation near the community of El
Centro, to a new ‘‘Central’’ substation to
be located somewhere in central San
Diego County. SDG&E also proposes to
build two new 230 kV lines connecting
the Central substation to the existing
Sycamore Canyon substation and one
new 230 kV line between the Sycamore
Canyon substation and the existing
Pe±asquitos Substation. The total length
of the Project is estimated to be
approximately 130 to 150 miles, of
which roughly 40 to 60 miles would be
located in Imperial County. The
proposed 500 kV line transmission line
would be constructed in part on BLM
administered lands within the
California Desert Conservation Area, as
managed by the El Centro Field Office,
and within San Diego County, as
managed by the Palm Springs/South
Coast Field Office. The remainder of the
line would cross lands in various
ownership, including private, State, and
local agencies.
The proposed transmission line(s)
will utilize 120–170 foot tall structures,
spaced approximately 700–1,600 feet
apart. It would occupy a right-of-way of
approximately 200–300 feet in width.
Existing disturbed corridors would be
utilized to the extent feasible, to
minimize potential environmental
impacts. Where possible, SDG&E
anticipates locating new facilities
within or along existing rights-of-way.
The 500 kV transmission line would
traverse approximately 30 to 35 miles of
BLM administered lands in Imperial
County, and approximately one mile in
San Diego County. A plan amendment
to the CDCA Plan (1980) will be
required because the Project would
deviate from BLM designated utility
corridors within the California Desert
Conservation Area (Imperial County).
Through public scoping, BLM expects
to identify various issues, potential
impacts and mitigation measures, and
alternatives to the proposed action. At
present, BLM has identified a
preliminary list of issues that will need
to be addressed in this analysis,
including the impacts of the proposed
project on visual resources, agricultural
lands, air quality, plant and animal
species including special status species,
cultural resources, and watersheds.
Other issues identified by BLM are
impacts to the public in the form of
noise, traffic, accidental release of
hazardous materials, and impacts to
urban, residential, and recreational
areas. Members of the public are invited
to identify additional issues and
concerns to be addressed.
BLM will analyze the proposed action
and no action alternatives, as well as
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other possible alternatives to the project.
Your comments concerning the
proposed project and feasible alternative
locations, possible mitigation measures,
and any other information relevant to
the proposed action are encouraged.
Additional informational meetings may
be conducted throughout the process to
keep the public informed of the progress
of the EIS/EIR.
Dated: July 20, 2006.
J. Anthony Danna,
Deputy State Director, Natural Resources
(CA–930).
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National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Thomas Burke Memorial
Washington State Museum, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA; Correction
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the Thomas Burke
Memorial Washington State Museum
(Burke Museum), University of
Washington, Seattle, WA, that meet the
definition of ‘‘unassociated funerary
objects’’ under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
This notice replaces a Notice of Intent
To Repatriate Cultural Items previously
published in the Federal Register on
December 28, 2005, (FR Doc. 05–24509,
pages 76865–76866). This notice
replacement is necessary, as
reevaluation of the collection has
resulted in a change in the number and
description of the cultural items.
The 13 cultural items are 7 partial
beaded necklaces (beads include glass
trade beads, shell beads, and copper
beads), 1 bracelet fragment, 3 sets of
beads (1 of which includes 8 small bone
fragments), 1 piece of twine, and 1
petrified twig.
At an unknown date, the 13 cultural
items were removed from a small island
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just upriver from Blalock Island in the
lower Columbia River, Benton County,
WA, by Mr. John Tomaske, an
archeology graduate student of the
University of Washington. In 1960, the
cultural items were donated to the
University of Washington Department of
Anthropology, and subsequently
transferred to the Burke Museum and
accessioned in 1973 (Burke Accn. 1973–
8). Accession information indicated the
presence of burials at the site.
According to Mr. Tomaske, the burials
had previously been disturbed and
exhibited evidence of cremation. The
human remains are not in the
possession of the Burke Museum.
The small island just upriver from
Blalock Island described in museum
records could be Cook’s Island, which
was formerly recorded as containing
cremation burials. Archaeological
evidence for Cook’s Island supports the
presence of cremation burials.
Cremation and burial on islands in the
Columbia River were customary
practices of the Umatilla. It was also the
practice of the Umatilla that individuals
were buried with many of their personal
belongings. The area surrounding
Blalock Island was heavily utilized by
the Umatilla, including ama’amapa,
which served as a habitation area, burial
site, and stronghold from enemies. On
Blalock Island, and along the
Washington side of the Columbia River,
the Umatilla had a permanent camp,
Yep-po-luc-sha (or Yep-po-kuc-sha), as
well as a fishing area.
Burial practices and funerary objects
described are consistent with historic
practices of the present-day
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon. The area
surrounding Blalock Island is within the
aboriginal territory of the Confederated
Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation,
Oregon and the land claims boundaries
of the Indian Claims Commission
decision of 1960.
Officials of the Burke Museum have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(3)(B), the 13 cultural items
described above are reasonably believed
to have been placed with or near
individual human remains at the time of
death or later as part of the death rite
or ceremony and are believed, by a
preponderance of the evidence, to have
been removed from a specific burial site
of a Native American individual.
Officials of the Burke Museum also have
determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C.
3001(2), there is a relationship of shared
group identity that can be reasonably
traced between funerary objects and the
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla
Reservation, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CACA-47658, CA-670-5101-ER-B204]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Joint Environmental Impact
Statement/Report and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment for the Proposed
Sunrise Powerlink Project, San Diego and Imperial Counties, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, notice is hereby given that the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), together with the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC), intend to prepare a joint Environmental
Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR), and a
proposed land use plan amendment to the 1980 California Desert
Conservation Area Plan, (CDCA Plan), as amended for the Sunrise
Powerlink Project (Project) proposed by San Diego Gas & Electric
Company (SDG&E). The project would consist of the construction and
operation of one new 500 kilovolt (kV) and three new 230 kV
transmission lines in Imperial and San Diego Counties. BLM is the lead
Federal agency for the preparation of this EIS in compliance with the
requirements of NEPA. CPUC is the lead State of California agency for
the preparation of this EIR in compliance with the requirements of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
DATES: This notice initiates the public participation and scoping
processes for the EIS/EIR. A public scoping period of at least 30 days
will commence on the date this notice is published in the Federal
Register. To provide the public an opportunity to review the proposal
and project information, BLM and CPUC expects to hold at least three
public meetings, held at locations in Imperial and San Diego Counties.
All public meetings will be announced through the local news media,
mailings, and the BLM Web site (https://www.ca.blm.gov) at least 15 days
prior to the event. Comments on issues, potential impacts, or
suggestions for additional alternatives can be submitted in writing to
the address listed below. In order to be included in the Draft EIS/EIR
all comments must be received within 30 days of this publication or 15
days after the last public meeting is held, whichever is the later.
ADDRESSES: Comments and other correspondence should be sent to the BLM
El Centro Field Office, attention Field Manager, 1661 S. 4th Street, El
Centro, CA 92243; or by fax: (760) 337-4490. Documents pertinent to
this proposal, including comments with the names and addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM El Centro
Field Office, during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays, and may be published as part of
the Draft EIS/EIR. 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. BLM will not
consider anonymous comments. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Lynda Kastoll, Realty
Specialist, at the BLM El Centro Field Office, same address as listed
above; Phone: (760) 337-4421; e-mail: lkastoll@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SDG&E is proposing a new 500 kV transmission
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line from the existing Imperial Valley Substation near the community of
El Centro, to a new ``Central'' substation to be located somewhere in
central San Diego County. SDG&E also proposes to build two new 230 kV
lines connecting the Central substation to the existing Sycamore Canyon
substation and one new 230 kV line between the Sycamore Canyon
substation and the existing Peasquitos Substation. The
total length of the Project is estimated to be approximately 130 to 150
miles, of which roughly 40 to 60 miles would be located in Imperial
County. The proposed 500 kV line transmission line would be constructed
in part on BLM administered lands within the California Desert
Conservation Area, as managed by the El Centro Field Office, and within
San Diego County, as managed by the Palm Springs/South Coast Field
Office. The remainder of the line would cross lands in various
ownership, including private, State, and local agencies.
The proposed transmission line(s) will utilize 120-170 foot tall
structures, spaced approximately 700-1,600 feet apart. It would occupy
a right-of-way of approximately 200-300 feet in width. Existing
disturbed corridors would be utilized to the extent feasible, to
minimize potential environmental impacts. Where possible, SDG&E
anticipates locating new facilities within or along existing rights-of-
way. The 500 kV transmission line would traverse approximately 30 to 35
miles of BLM administered lands in Imperial County, and approximately
one mile in San Diego County. A plan amendment to the CDCA Plan (1980)
will be required because the Project would deviate from BLM designated
utility corridors within the California Desert Conservation Area
(Imperial County).
Through public scoping, BLM expects to identify various issues,
potential impacts and mitigation measures, and alternatives to the
proposed action. At present, BLM has identified a preliminary list of
issues that will need to be addressed in this analysis, including the
impacts of the proposed project on visual resources, agricultural
lands, air quality, plant and animal species including special status
species, cultural resources, and watersheds. Other issues identified by
BLM are impacts to the public in the form of noise, traffic, accidental
release of hazardous materials, and impacts to urban, residential, and
recreational areas. Members of the public are invited to identify
additional issues and concerns to be addressed.
BLM will analyze the proposed action and no action alternatives, as
well as other possible alternatives to the project. Your comments
concerning the proposed project and feasible alternative locations,
possible mitigation measures, and any other information relevant to the
proposed action are encouraged. Additional informational meetings may
be conducted throughout the process to keep the public informed of the
progress of the EIS/EIR.
Dated: July 20, 2006.
J. Anthony Danna,
Deputy State Director, Natural Resources (CA-930).
[FR Doc. E6-14502 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]
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