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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Restoring endangered or threatened
animals or plants to the point where
they are again secure, self-sustaining
members of their ecosystems is a
primary goal of the Act and our
endangered species program. The Act
requires the development of recovery
plans for listed species, unless such a
plan would not promote the
conservation of a particular species.
Recovery plans help guide the recovery
effort by describing actions considered
necessary for the conservation of the
species, establishing criteria for
downlisting or delisting listed species,
and estimating time and cost for
implementing the necessary recovery
measures.
Section 4(f) of the Act requires that
public notice, and an opportunity for
public review and comment, be
provided during recovery plan
development. The technical agency
draft recovery plan for the Spring Creek
bladderpod was available for public
comment from September 12, 2005,
through November 14, 2005 (70 FR
53808). We received no comments from
interested parties. We received
comments from the three Spring Creek
bladderpod experts who served as
official peer reviewers of the recovery
plan. The comments and information
submitted by peer reviewers were
considered in the preparation of this
final plan and, where appropriate, were
incorporated into the plan.
The Spring Creek bladderpod was
listed as endangered on January 22,
1997 (61 FR 67493). This annual plant,
endemic to the Central Basin in
Tennessee, is restricted to the
floodplains of three creeks (Bartons,
Spring, and Cedar) in Wilson County,
Tennessee. It can be found in
agricultural fields, pastures, glades, and
disturbed areas. The Spring Creek
bladderpod requires some degree of
disturbance, such as scouring from
natural flooding or plowing of the soil,
to complete its life cycle.
Factors contributing to its endangered
status are an extremely limited range
and loss of habitat. The main threat is
the loss of habitat by conversion of land
to uses other than cultivation of annual
crops, primarily rapid commercial,
residential, and industrial development
occurring throughout Wilson County.
Encroachment of more competitive
herbaceous and woody plants also
presents a threat.
The objective of this recovery plan is
to provide a framework for the recovery
of this species so that protection under
the Act is no longer necessary. The
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recovery plan includes specific recovery
objectives and downlisting and delisting
criteria. As recovery criteria are met, the
status of the species will be reviewed
and it will be considered for removal
from the Federal List of Endangered and
Threatened Plants (50 CFR 17.12).
Actions needed to recover the Spring
Creek bladderpod include: (1) Protect
and manage existing occurrences and
habitats; (2) develop and implement
management strategies for the species;
(3) develop communication with local
officials to coordinate county planning;
(4) utilize existing environmental laws
to protect the plant and its floodplain
habitat; (5) conduct monitoring at all
sites; (6) conduct seed ecology studies;
(7) search for new populations; (8)
establish new occurrences within the
historic range; (9) maintain seed source
ex situ; (10) develop and implement
public education plans; (11) annually
assess the success of recovery efforts for
the species.
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed Integrated Resource
Management Plan for the Spokane
Indian Reservation, Stevens County,
WA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
in cooperation with the Spokane Tribe
of Indians (Tribe), intends to file a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the proposed Integrated Resource
Management Plan (IRMP) for the
Spokane Indian Reservation,
Washington, with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, and
that the DEIS is now available for public
review. The purpose of the proposed
action is to update the Tribe’s existing
IRMP, in order to provide for the
development of long-term resource
management policies that will ensure
direction and stability for sustained
growth of reservation economics,
compatible with traditional values and
needs for a quality human environment.
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This notice also announces a public
hearing to receive public comments on
the DEIS.
DATES: Written comments must arrive
by November 6, 2006. The public
hearing will be held September 27,
2006, starting at 5:30 p.m. and
continuing until all those who wish to
make statements have been heard.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry,
or fax written comments to Donna R.
Smith, Geologist, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Spokane Agency, Agency
Square, Building 201, P.O. Box 389,
Wellpinit, Washington 99040, fax (509)
258–7542. Please include your name
and mailing address with your
comments so documents pertaining to
this project may be sent to you. You
may also e-mail comments to
irmp@spokanetribe.com.
The public hearing will be at the
Alfred McCoy Building, Ford/Wellpinit
Road, Wellpinit, Washington.
Persons wishing copies of this DEIS
should immediately contact the
Spokane Tribe of Indians, Attention:
Rudy Peone, Department of Natural
Resources, P.O. Box 480, Wellpinit,
Washington 99040; Telephone (509)
258–9042. The DEIS is also available on
line at https://www.spokanetribe.com/
d_n_r_.htm. An abstract of the DEIS has
been sent to all agencies and individuals
who participated in the scoping process
and to all others who have already
requested copies of the document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rudy Peone, (509) 258–9042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed BIA action is approval of the
Tribe’s updating and implementation of
an IRMP. The proposed IRMP covers a
period of 10 years and addresses
resources of value on all of the
approximately 157,000 acres within the
boundaries of the Spokane Indian
Reservation and/or under the
jurisdiction of the Tribe, including, but
not limited to, air quality, cultural
resources, fisheries, wildlife, timber,
surface and ground water resources,
range, agriculture, recreation, mining,
residential development, economic
development land uses, and
infrastructure. The updated IRMP
would be implemented in fiscal year
2007 by both the BIA and Spokane
Tribe.
The DEIS analyzes a range of feasible
alternatives to address both current and
projected needs over the next 10 years.
These alternatives are as follows:
(1) No Action, which would continue
the existing IRMP with no change in
management style;
(2) Preservation and Cultural
Emphasis, which would provide the
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greatest level of environmental and
cultural protection;
(3) Preservation of All Future Uses
(preferred alternative), with outcome
based performance which would
balance ecological and cultural values
with the need for income;
(4) Growth and Economic Emphasis,
which would allow decisions to be
driven by economics; and
(5) Individual Freedom Emphasis,
which would allow individuals
maximum freedom to develop land
within the current regulatory
framework.
Other government agencies and
members of the public have contributed
to the scoping of these alternatives and
the preparation of the DEIS. A Notice of
Intent to Prepare an EIS for the
proposed IRMP for the Spokane Indian
Reservation, inviting comments on the
scope and content of the EIS, was
published in the Federal Register on
January 9, 2003 (68 FR 1190). A public
scoping meeting followed on January
23, 2003, in Wellpinit, Washington, in
order to obtain further input from the
Tribe, from Federal, State, and local
Agencies, and from the interested
public.
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Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular
business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or 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. We will not,
however, consider anonymous
comments. 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.
Authority
This notice is published in
accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and
the Department of the Interior Manual
(516 DM 1–6), and is in the exercise of
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authority delegated to the Principal
Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: August 23, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–025–1232–NX–NV19; Special
Recreation Permit #NV–025–06–01]
Notice to the Public of Temporary
Public Lands Closures and
Prohibitions of Certain Activities on
Public Lands Administered by the
Bureau of Land Management,
Winnemucca Field Office, NE
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
certain lands located in northwestern
Nevada partly within the Black Rock
Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant
Trails National Conservation Area will
be temporarily closed or restricted and
certain activities will be temporarily
prohibited in and around the Burning
Man event site administered by the BLM
Winnemucca Field Office in Pershing
County, Nevada.
The specified closures, restrictions
and prohibitions are made in the
interest of public safety at and around
the public lands location of an event
known as the Burning Man Festival.
This event is authorized on public lands
under a special recreation permit and is
expected to attract approximately
37,000 participants this year.
In summary, these lands will be
closed or restricted with regard to the
following:
• August 11, 2006 through September
18, 2006 inclusive: Discharge of
firearms, possession of weapons, waste
water disposal, camping, and
circumstances and procedures for
eviction of persons from public lands.
• August 25, 2006 through September
4, 2006 inclusive: Aircraft landing,
possession of fireworks, possession of
alcohol by minors, vehicle use, and all
public uses.
SUMMARY:
1. Public Closure Area: Within the
Following Legally Described Locations
Mount Diablo Meridian
Unsurveyed T. 33 N., R. 24 E., secs. 1 and
2, portion west of the east playa road;
sec. 3; sec. 4, portion east of County Rd.
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34; sec. 5, E1⁄2, portion east of County Rd.
34; sec. 10, N1⁄2; sec. 11; E1⁄2, portion
west of the east playa road.
Unsurveyed T. 331⁄2 N., R. 24 E., secs. 25 and
26; sec. 28, portion east of the west playa
road; sec. 33, portion east of County Rd.
34 and east of the west playa road; secs.
34, 35 and 36.
Unsurveyed T. 34 N., R. 24 E., sec. 34, S1⁄2,
portion east of the west playa road; sec.
35, S1⁄2; sec. 36, S1⁄2.
T. 33 N., R. 25 E., sec. 4, Lots 3, 4 and 5;
portions west of the east playa road.
Unsurveyed T. 34 N., R. 25 E., sec. 33, SW1⁄4.
1.1. Between August 11, 2006 and
September 18, 2006 Inclusive
1.1.1. Public Use
Public use is prohibited except as
provided within the Event Area as
described below.
1.1.2. Public Camping
Public camping is prohibited except
as provided within the Event Area as
described below.
1.1.3. Aircraft Landing
Aircraft are prohibited from landing,
taking off, or taxiing. The following
exceptions apply: Aircraft operations
conducted through the authorized event
landing strip and such ultralight and
helicopter take-off and landing areas for
Burning Man event staff and
participants as may be included in the
annual operation plan submitted by
Black Rock City, LLC and approved by
the authorized officer; and law
enforcement, and emergency medical
services aircraft such as Care Flight,
Sheriff’s Office, or Medical Ambulance
Transport System helicopters engaged
in official business may land in other
locations when circumstances require it.
Note: The authorized event airstrip and
adjacent designated ultra-light and helicopter
landing areas are the only location where
Burning Man event staff and participant
aircraft may land or take off.
1.1.4. Possession of Alcohol
Possession of alcohol by minors is
prohibited.
• The following are prohibited:
Æ Consumption or possession of any
alcoholic beverage by a person under 21
years of age on public lands.
Æ Selling, offering to sell, or
otherwise furnishing or supplying any
alcoholic beverage to a person under 21
years of age on public lands.
• This section does not apply to the
selling, handling, serving or
transporting of alcoholic beverages by a
person in the course of his lawful
employment by a licensed
manufacturer, wholesaler or retailer of
alcoholic beverages.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Integrated
Resource Management Plan for the Spokane Indian Reservation, Stevens
County, WA
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Spokane Tribe of Indians
(Tribe), intends to file a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for the proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) for the
Spokane Indian Reservation, Washington, with the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, and that the DEIS is now available for public
review. The purpose of the proposed action is to update the Tribe's
existing IRMP, in order to provide for the development of long-term
resource management policies that will ensure direction and stability
for sustained growth of reservation economics, compatible with
traditional values and needs for a quality human environment. This
notice also announces a public hearing to receive public comments on
the DEIS.
DATES: Written comments must arrive by November 6, 2006. The public
hearing will be held September 27, 2006, starting at 5:30 p.m. and
continuing until all those who wish to make statements have been heard.
ADDRESSES: You may mail, hand carry, or fax written comments to Donna
R. Smith, Geologist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Spokane Agency, Agency
Square, Building 201, P.O. Box 389, Wellpinit, Washington 99040, fax
(509) 258-7542. Please include your name and mailing address with your
comments so documents pertaining to this project may be sent to you.
You may also e-mail comments to irmp@spokanetribe.com.
The public hearing will be at the Alfred McCoy Building, Ford/
Wellpinit Road, Wellpinit, Washington.
Persons wishing copies of this DEIS should immediately contact the
Spokane Tribe of Indians, Attention: Rudy Peone, Department of Natural
Resources, P.O. Box 480, Wellpinit, Washington 99040; Telephone (509)
258-9042. The DEIS is also available on line at https://
www.spokanetribe.com/d_n_r--.htm. An abstract of the DEIS has been
sent to all agencies and individuals who participated in the scoping
process and to all others who have already requested copies of the
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rudy Peone, (509) 258-9042.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed BIA action is approval of the
Tribe's updating and implementation of an IRMP. The proposed IRMP
covers a period of 10 years and addresses resources of value on all of
the approximately 157,000 acres within the boundaries of the Spokane
Indian Reservation and/or under the jurisdiction of the Tribe,
including, but not limited to, air quality, cultural resources,
fisheries, wildlife, timber, surface and ground water resources, range,
agriculture, recreation, mining, residential development, economic
development land uses, and infrastructure. The updated IRMP would be
implemented in fiscal year 2007 by both the BIA and Spokane Tribe.
The DEIS analyzes a range of feasible alternatives to address both
current and projected needs over the next 10 years. These alternatives
are as follows:
(1) No Action, which would continue the existing IRMP with no
change in management style;
(2) Preservation and Cultural Emphasis, which would provide the
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greatest level of environmental and cultural protection;
(3) Preservation of All Future Uses (preferred alternative), with
outcome based performance which would balance ecological and cultural
values with the need for income;
(4) Growth and Economic Emphasis, which would allow decisions to be
driven by economics; and
(5) Individual Freedom Emphasis, which would allow individuals
maximum freedom to develop land within the current regulatory
framework.
Other government agencies and members of the public have
contributed to the scoping of these alternatives and the preparation of
the DEIS. A Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for the proposed IRMP
for the Spokane Indian Reservation, inviting comments on the scope and
content of the EIS, was published in the Federal Register on January 9,
2003 (68 FR 1190). A public scoping meeting followed on January 23,
2003, in Wellpinit, Washington, in order to obtain further input from
the Tribe, from Federal, State, and local Agencies, and from the
interested public.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or
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. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. 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.
Authority
This notice is published in accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
and the Department of the Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the
exercise of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: August 23, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-14686 Filed 9-5-06; 8:45 am]
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