Notice of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Travel Restriction for Factory Butte Area, UT, 55009-55010 [06-7973]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat
Mehlhop, Regional Safe Harbor
Coordinator (see Denver address above),
telephone 303–236–4215, or Larry Crist,
Acting Utah Field Supervisor (see West
Valley City address above), telephone
801–975–3330.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The UPD
is the westernmost member of the genus
Cynomys. The species’ range, which is
limited to the southwestern quarter of
Utah, is the most restricted of all prairie
dog species in the United States.
Distribution of the UPD has been greatly
reduced due to disease (plague),
poisoning, drought, and human-related
habitat alteration. Protection of this
species and enhancement of its habitat
on private land will benefit recovery
efforts.
The primary objective of this SHA is
to encourage voluntary conservation
measures to benefit the species and the
landowner. Through this agreement, the
landowner will receive relief from any
additional section 9 liability under the
Act beyond that which exists at the time
the agreement is signed (‘‘regulatory
baseline’’). The property is currently
used as grazing land and cropland and
is bordered on three sides by private
lands. At the present time, the property
supports several active prairie dog
colonies. Foraging habitat and habitat
that offers visual surveillance for the
prairie dogs will be further enhanced for
the UPD by restoring irrigated cropland
to perennially-irrigated grazing land,
and by implementing a prescribed
grazing plan to increase forage quantity
and quality. The habitat improvements
will be maintained throughout the term
of this agreement through managed
grazing. The Cooperator will receive an
ESP that authorizes implementation of
the conservation actions and other
provisions of this Agreement and
authorizes incidental take of the covered
species above the Cooperator’s baseline
responsibilities, as defined in the SHA.
The proposed SHA would become
effective upon signature of the SHA and
issuance of the permit, and would
remain in effect for 15 years. The
requested permit would remain in effect
for 35 years. We have made the
determination that the proposed
activities described in the application
and SHA will increase available prairie
dog habitat and potentially expand
several colonies of prairie dogs on
private land. The action is categorically
excluded under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This
notice is provided pursuant to the
NEPA, section 10 of the Act, and the
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Service’s Safe Harbor Policy (64 FR
32717).
The Service has evaluated the impacts
of this action under the NEPA and
determined that it warrants categorical
exclusion as described in 516 DM 8, 8.5
C.(1). The Service will evaluate whether
the issuance of the ESP complies with
section 7 of the Act by conducting an
intra-Service section 7 consultation on
the issuance of the permit. The result of
the biological opinion, in combination
with the above finding and any public
comments, will be used in the final
analysis to determine whether or not to
issue the requested ESP, pursuant to the
regulations that guide issuance of the
type of permit.
Authority: The authority for this action is
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: August 21, 2006.
James J. Slack,
Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.
[FR Doc. E6–15596 Filed 9–19–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–050–06–1220–P–PM]
Notice of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV)
Travel Restriction for Factory Butte
Area, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Off-Highway Vehicle
(OHV) travel restriction for motorized
use in the Factory Butte area, Bureau of
Land Management, Richfield Field
Office, Utah.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
effective immediately, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Richfield
Field Office, is restricting OHV travel to
designated routes on 142,023 acres of
public lands near Caineville, Utah,
known as the Factory Butte area. This
restriction does not apply to State or
private lands located in the area. Within
the Factory Butte area 2,602 acres
currently designated as open will
remain open and 3,843 acres currently
designated as closed will remain closed
to OHV travel. The restriction to
designated routes affects the remaining
142,023 acres of the area located in
portions of T. 27 S., R. 6–10 E.; T. 28
S., R. 7–10 E.; T. 29 S., R. 7 & 8 E.; and
T. 30 S., R. 7 & 8 E., Salt Lake Meridian.
The purpose of the restriction is to
protect threatened and endangered
species that have been adversely
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impacted or are at risk of being
adversely impacted by OHV use. This
restriction will remain in effect until the
conditions giving rise to the restriction
have been sufficiently addressed or the
Richfield Field Office Resource
Management Plan that is currently being
prepared is signed by the authorized
officer and becomes final.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice and the
OHV restriction are effective
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cornell Christensen, Field Office
Manager, BLM Richfield Field Office,
150 East 900 North, Richfield, Utah
84701; Phone 435–896–1500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1982,
the Henry Mountains Management
Framework Plan (MFP) designated the
majority of public lands in the Factory
Butte area managed by the BLM’s
Richfield Field Office as ‘‘open’’ to offroad vehicle (i.e., off-highway vehicle)
use. An OHV activity area of 640 acres
was identified where intensive OHV use
was occurring. However, the
surrounding areas were also left open to
cross-country OHV use. Since 1982,
OHV use has significantly increased
throughout the Factory Butte area.
Surveys conducted have noted mortality
to threatened and endangered plant
populations from cross-country OHV
use. Based on this information, BLM’s
authorized officer has determined that
OHV use in the area is causing or will
cause adverse effects to threatened and
endangered plant species.
Consequently, OHV use on 142,023
acres in the Factory Butte area is being
restricted to designated routes, with
2,602 acres remaining open to crosscountry OHV use and 3,843 acres
remaining closed. A map showing the
affected areas is available for public
inspection at the BLM’s Richfield Field
Office at the above address. This map
may be revised in the future based on
monitoring of resource conditions and
trends in the area. OHV use on the
remainder of the public lands
administered by BLM’s Richfield Field
Office will be unchanged and managed
according to the existing land use plans.
This restriction order applies to all
motorized vehicle use with the
exception of law enforcement and
emergency operations, administrative
uses, or other uses authorized by
regulations.
Implementation
A map showing the portions of the
Factory Butte area affected by this
restriction is available for public review
at the BLM’s Richfield Field Office. The
map shows the OHV designations
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within the area and routes open to OHV
travel. The map may be revised in the
future based on monitoring of resource
conditions and trends. Maps and other
appropriate educational information
will be posted on kiosks at staging areas.
Signs will be posted at strategic entry
locations along the boundaries and on
the routes designated for use by OHVs.
Authority: This restriction notice is issued
under the authority of 43 CFR 8341.2.
Violations of this restriction are
punishable by a fine not to exceed
$1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed
12 months.
Persons who are administratively
exempt from the restrictions contained
in this notice include: any Federal, State
or local officer or employee acting
within the scope of their duties,
members of any organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an
official duty, and any person holding
written authorization from the BLM.
Dated: July 31, 2006.
Henri R. Bisson,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 06–7973 Filed 9–19–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–062–06–1220–PM]
Notice of Supplementary Rules
Requiring Human Waste Carry-Out for
White Wash Sand Dunes Area, Moab
Field Office, UT
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Interim Final
Supplementary Rules Requiring Human
Waste Carry-out for White Wash Sand
Dunes Area, Moab Field Office, Utah.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: These interim final
supplementary rules, applicable to
specified public lands administered by
BLM’s Moab Field Office, require the
possession, set up for usage, and use of
portable toilets for individuals and
groups camping on public lands
administered by the Moab Field Office
in the White Wash Sand Dunes area of
Grand County Utah. This action is
necessary to protect public health and
maintain public land recreation
opportunities in the area.
DATES: These interim final
supplementary rules are effective
September 20, 2006 and will remain in
effect until modified by the authorized
officer or such time as constructed
toilets are installed to provide
reasonable coverage of the geographic
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area. We invite comments until
November 20, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Deliver all comments
concerning the interim final rule by one
of the following means:
Mail, personal, or messenger delivery:
address your comment to the Bureau of
Land Management, Moab Field Office,
82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah
84532; Internet: you may access the
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov; E-mail: you may
send comments to momail@ut.blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell von Koch, Recreation Branch
Chief, BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East
Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532, or
telephone 435–259–2100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Public Comment Procedures
Written comments on the interim
final supplementary rules should be
specific, confined to issues pertinent to
the interim final supplementary rules,
and should explain the reason for any
recommended change. Where possible,
comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of the rules that the
comment is addressing. BLM need not
consider or include in the
Administrative Record for the final
supplementary rules: (a) Comments that
BLM receives after the close of the
comment period (see DATES), unless
they are postmarked or electronically
dated before the deadline, or (b)
comments delivered to an address other
than those listed above (See ADDRESSES).
You may also access and comment on
the interim final supplementary rules at
the Federal eRulemaking Portal by
following the instructions at that site
(see ADDRESSES).
Comments, including names, street
addresses, and other contact
information of respondents, will be
available for public review at the Moab
Field Office, 82 East Dogwood Avenue,
Moab, Utah 84532, during regular
business hours (7:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to
request that BLM consider withholding
your name, street address, and other
contact information (such as: Internet
address, FAX or phone number) from
public review or from disclosure under
the Freedom of Information Act, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment. BLM will
honor requests for confidentiality on a
case-by-case basis to the extent allowed
by law. BLM will make available for
public inspection in their entirety all
submissions from organizations,
businesses, and government agencies, or
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from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of such
entities.
II. Background and Purpose
Improper disposal of human body
waste by recreation visitors to
undeveloped public lands in the White
Wash Sand Dunes area near Green
River, Utah, has produced conditions
hazardous to public health. Subsequent
to receiving public complaints, the
Sanitarian for the Southeastern Utah
Health Department has requested BLM
to implement corrective action.
Problems identified include dumping of
recreational vehicle holding tanks on
public roads (an illegal activity under
both State and Federal law), human
waste on the ground at camping areas,
and frequent burying of human waste
near camping areas. In addition to the
public health issue, the presence of
solid human waste impacts the quality
of recreation opportunities in the White
Wash Sand Dunes area. The interim
final supplementary rules are necessary
to halt ongoing impacts, provide for
sanitation and public safety, and
maintain the quality of recreation
opportunities.
BLM finds good cause to publish
these supplementary rules on an interim
final basis, effective the date of
publication, because of public health
and safety concerns within the
management area. The Moab Field
Office was contacted on June 14, 2006,
by the Sanitarian for the Southeastern
Utah Health Department regarding
human waste at White Wash Sand
Dunes. The problems identified by the
Sanitarian include frequent dumping of
holding tanks from recreational vehicles
along the main access road (presumably
done as people leave the area), human
waste on the ground at camping areas,
and the high density of poorly buried
human waste near camping areas. The
Health Department has received several
complaints about this situation. These
conditions represent an immediate
threat to human health, and cause a
continuous nuisance to recreational
visitors and users of nearby lands.
III. Procedural Matters
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory
Planning and Review
These interim final supplementary
rules are not a significant regulatory
action and are not subject to review by
the Office of Management and Budget
under Executive Order 12866. The
interim final supplementary rules will
not have an annual effect of $100
million or more on the economy. They
are not intended to affect commercial
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-050-06-1220-P-PM]
Notice of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Travel Restriction for
Factory Butte Area, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) travel restriction for
motorized use in the Factory Butte area, Bureau of Land Management,
Richfield Field Office, Utah.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that effective immediately, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Richfield Field Office, is restricting OHV
travel to designated routes on 142,023 acres of public lands near
Caineville, Utah, known as the Factory Butte area. This restriction
does not apply to State or private lands located in the area. Within
the Factory Butte area 2,602 acres currently designated as open will
remain open and 3,843 acres currently designated as closed will remain
closed to OHV travel. The restriction to designated routes affects the
remaining 142,023 acres of the area located in portions of T. 27 S., R.
6-10 E.; T. 28 S., R. 7-10 E.; T. 29 S., R. 7 & 8 E.; and T. 30 S., R.
7 & 8 E., Salt Lake Meridian. The purpose of the restriction is to
protect threatened and endangered species that have been adversely
impacted or are at risk of being adversely impacted by OHV use. This
restriction will remain in effect until the conditions giving rise to
the restriction have been sufficiently addressed or the Richfield Field
Office Resource Management Plan that is currently being prepared is
signed by the authorized officer and becomes final.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice and the OHV restriction are effective
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cornell Christensen, Field Office
Manager, BLM Richfield Field Office, 150 East 900 North, Richfield,
Utah 84701; Phone 435-896-1500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1982, the Henry Mountains Management
Framework Plan (MFP) designated the majority of public lands in the
Factory Butte area managed by the BLM's Richfield Field Office as
``open'' to off-road vehicle (i.e., off-highway vehicle) use. An OHV
activity area of 640 acres was identified where intensive OHV use was
occurring. However, the surrounding areas were also left open to cross-
country OHV use. Since 1982, OHV use has significantly increased
throughout the Factory Butte area. Surveys conducted have noted
mortality to threatened and endangered plant populations from cross-
country OHV use. Based on this information, BLM's authorized officer
has determined that OHV use in the area is causing or will cause
adverse effects to threatened and endangered plant species.
Consequently, OHV use on 142,023 acres in the Factory Butte area is
being restricted to designated routes, with 2,602 acres remaining open
to cross-country OHV use and 3,843 acres remaining closed. A map
showing the affected areas is available for public inspection at the
BLM's Richfield Field Office at the above address. This map may be
revised in the future based on monitoring of resource conditions and
trends in the area. OHV use on the remainder of the public lands
administered by BLM's Richfield Field Office will be unchanged and
managed according to the existing land use plans. This restriction
order applies to all motorized vehicle use with the exception of law
enforcement and emergency operations, administrative uses, or other
uses authorized by regulations.
Implementation
A map showing the portions of the Factory Butte area affected by
this restriction is available for public review at the BLM's Richfield
Field Office. The map shows the OHV designations
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within the area and routes open to OHV travel. The map may be revised
in the future based on monitoring of resource conditions and trends.
Maps and other appropriate educational information will be posted on
kiosks at staging areas. Signs will be posted at strategic entry
locations along the boundaries and on the routes designated for use by
OHVs.
Authority: This restriction notice is issued under the authority
of 43 CFR 8341.2.
Violations of this restriction are punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.
Persons who are administratively exempt from the restrictions
contained in this notice include: any Federal, State or local officer
or employee acting within the scope of their duties, members of any
organized rescue or fire-fighting force in the performance of an
official duty, and any person holding written authorization from the
BLM.
Dated: July 31, 2006.
Henri R. Bisson,
Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. 06-7973 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
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