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TABLE 1.—EVALUATION OF AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN—Continued
Resource use
limitations
Area name
Values of concern
Partridge/Elkhorn ......................
Natural processes, old growth ponderosa pine, Idaho BLM
sensitive wildlife.
Natural processes, old growth ponderosa pine, Idaho BLM
sensitive wildlife.
Cultural, scenic, Federally listed fish, bald eagle, and
MacFarlane’s four-o’clock; Idaho BLM sensitive wildlife,
amphibians, reptiles, and plants; geology, natural processes.
Listed fish, Idaho BLM sensitive wildlife, amphibians, reptiles,
fish, and plants; natural processes; riparian and wetlands;
and old growth Engelmann spruce.
Cultural resources, historic mining ...........................................
Little Salmon .............................
Upper Salmon River (White
Bird Creek to French Creek).
East Fork of American River ....
American River Historic Sites
District.
14
14
4
3, 11, 12
13
Acres
Preferred alternative direction
576 proposed.
590 proposed.
5,759 proposed.
Do not add
ACEC.
Do not add
ACEC.
Add as ACEC
5,759 acres.
570 proposed.
Add as ACEC
570 acres.
6,356 proposed.
Add as ACEC
6,356 acres.
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Use Limitations:
1 = Timber harvest only to support stand health.
2 = Exclude livestock grazing.
3 = Prohibit soil or vegetation disturbance not supporting improved condition (long term).
4 = No actions resulting in long-term adverse impacts to listed plants.
5 = Closed to OHV use.
6 = No ground disturbing activities other than rehab.
7 = No construction of hydroelectric facilities.
8 = No new road construction within 300′ of Lolo Creek or on slopes exceeding 50%.
9 = Custodial timber management.
10 = Timber harvest activities on slopes over 50% utilize aerial or high lead systems.
11 = Decommission temporary roads within 3 years of construction.
12 = No road construction within Riparian Conservation Areas.
13 = Use mining plan of operations.
14 = Minimize road construction.
Additionally, BLM would recommend
the continuation of the mineral
withdrawal of the Lower Salmon River
corridor. The preferred alternative
recommends four suitable segments of
river for inclusion in the National Wild
and Scenic River system; one segment
(totaling 24 miles) is suitable for
inclusion under the scenic
classification, three segments (totaling
5.34 miles) are suitable for inclusion
under the recreational classification.
Resource use limitations that apply to
the suitable river segments include no
surface occupancy for mineral
extraction activities. The 750 acre
portion of the Frank Church/River of No
Return Wilderness will continue to be
managed to maintain wilderness
characteristics under all alternatives.
Two previously designated Wilderness
Study Areas (WSAs) (totaling 10,872
acres) will continue to be managed
under the BLM’s Interim Management
Policy for Lands Under Wilderness
Review. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name or street address
from public review or from disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your written comment.
Such requests will be honored to the
extent allowed by law. All submissions
from organizations and businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
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organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety. A copy of the Draft RMP/EIS is
available for review via the Internet Web
site at https://www.blm.gov/rmp/id/
cottonwood/. You may also obtain a
copy on CD–ROM, or paper copy at the
BLM Cottonwood Field Office at the
address listed above, or by contacting
Carrie Christman at (208) 962–3245.
Dated: June 7, 2006.
Bud Cribley,
Acting State Director, Idaho.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–910–06–1739–NSSI]
Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope
Science Initiative, Science Technical
Group
Bureau of Land Management,
Alaska State Office, North Slope Science
Initiative, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, North Slope
Science Initiative (NSSI) Science
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Technical Group (STG) will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
October 11–12, 2006, in Fairbanks,
Alaska. The meeting will be held at the
Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks
District Office, 1150 University Avenue,
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709, in the Kobuk
Conference Room. On October 11, the
meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The public
comment period starts at 3 p.m. On
October 12, the meeting will begin at
8:30 a.m. at the same location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Taylor, Executive Director, North Slope
Science Initiative (910), Bureau of Land
Management, 222 W. Seventh Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
Telephone (907) 271–3131, or e-mail
kenton_taylor@ak.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North
Slope Science Initiative, Science
Technical Group provides advice and
recommendations to the North Slope
Science Oversight Group (OG) regarding
priority needs for management
decisions across the North Slope of
Alaska. These priority needs may
include recommendations on inventory,
monitoring and research activities that
lead to informed land management
decisions. At this meeting, topics we
plan to discuss include:
• Onshore oil and gas development
monitoring requirements.
• Offshore oil and gas development
monitoring requirements.
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• Offshore seismic monitoring
requirements.
• Expectations of OG and STG
members.
• Other topics the OG or STG may
rise.
All meetings are open to the public.
The public may present written
comments to the Science Technical
Group. Each formal meeting will also
have time allotted for hearing public
comments. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to comment and time
available, the time for individual oral
comments may be limited. Individuals
who plan to attend and need special
assistance, such as sign language
interpretation, transportation, or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact the North Slope Science
Initiative staff.
Dated: August 25, 2006.
Julia Dougan,
Acting Alaska State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Proposed Withdrawal
Extension and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Minnesota
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Withdrawal
Extension and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Minnesota.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to extend
the duration of Public Land Order (PLO)
No. 6630 for an additional 20-year
period. PLO No. 6630 withdrew 49.26
acres of public lands comprised of 61
islands and one waterfront lot in St.
Louis County, Minnesota from surface
entry and transferred jurisdiction from
the BLM to the National Park Service to
be administered as part of the National
Park System. This notice also gives an
opportunity to comment on the
proposed action and to request a public
meeting.
DATES: Comments and public meeting
requests must be received by November
30, 2006. Electronic format submittals
will not be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting
requests should be sent to the State
Director, BLM-Eastern States, 7450
Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia
22153.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
withdrawal created by PLO No. 6630 (51
FR 41627) will expire on November 17,
2006, unless extended. The National
Park Service has filed an application to
extend PLO No. 6630 for an additional
20-year term to allow continued
management of the following described
lands as part of the Voyageurs National
Park:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Fourth Principal Meridian
T. 69 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 18, Government lot 4;
Sec. 19, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 31, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 70 N., R. 19 W.,
Sec. 28, 2 unsurveyed islands in
NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 69 N., R. 20 W.,
Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 15, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 22, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 23, 2 unsurveyed islands in
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 26, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 70 N., R. 20 W.,
Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 35, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
T. 69 N., R. 21 W.,
Sec. 3, 2 unsurveyed islands in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
2 unsurveyed islands in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 4, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 9, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 10, 2 unsurveyed islands in
NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, unsurveyed island in
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, unsurveyed island in
NE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 14, 2 unsurveyed islands in
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
Sec. 21, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4.
T. 70 N., R. 21 W.,
Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;
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Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 32, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4,
unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
The areas described aggregate 49.26 acres
in St. Louis County.
The purpose of the proposed
extension is to continue the withdrawal
created by PLO No. 6630 for an
additional 20-year term to allow the
National Park Service to continue to
administer the land as part of the
Voyageurs National Park.
There are no suitable alternative sites
since the lands described herein contain
the natural resources and improvements
of interest for protection.
No water rights will be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal. For a period of 90 days
from the date of publication of this
notice, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal extension may present their
views in writing to the State Director of
the BLM-Eastern States at the address
noted above.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BLMEastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard,
Springfield, Virginia 22153 during
regular business hours 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name or address from
public review or from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. Such
requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Notice is hereby given that an
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
proposed withdrawal extension. All
interested persons who desire a public
meeting for the purpose of being heard
on the proposed withdrawal extension
must submit a written request to the
State Director, BLM-Eastern States
within 90 days from the date of
publication of this notice. If the
authorized officer determines that a
public meeting will be held, a notice of
the time and place will be published in
the Federal Register at least 30 days
before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-910-06-1739-NSSI]
Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope Science Initiative, Science
Technical Group
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, North Slope
Science Initiative, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI)
Science Technical Group (STG) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held October 11-12, 2006, in Fairbanks,
Alaska. The meeting will be held at the Bureau of Land Management,
Fairbanks District Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska
99709, in the Kobuk Conference Room. On October 11, the meeting will
begin at 10 a.m. The public comment period starts at 3 p.m. On October
12, the meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the same location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Taylor, Executive Director, North
Slope Science Initiative (910), Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.
Seventh Avenue, 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Telephone (907)
271-3131, or e-mail kenton_taylor@ak.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North Slope Science Initiative, Science
Technical Group provides advice and recommendations to the North Slope
Science Oversight Group (OG) regarding priority needs for management
decisions across the North Slope of Alaska. These priority needs may
include recommendations on inventory, monitoring and research
activities that lead to informed land management decisions. At this
meeting, topics we plan to discuss include:
Onshore oil and gas development monitoring requirements.
Offshore oil and gas development monitoring requirements.
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Offshore seismic monitoring requirements.
Expectations of OG and STG members.
Other topics the OG or STG may rise.
All meetings are open to the public. The public may present written
comments to the Science Technical Group. Each formal meeting will also
have time allotted for hearing public comments. Depending on the number
of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for
individual oral comments may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend
and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation,
transportation, or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the
North Slope Science Initiative staff.
Dated: August 25, 2006.
Julia Dougan,
Acting Alaska State Director.
[FR Doc. 06-7370 Filed 8-31-06; 8:45 am]
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