Notice of Availability of Supplemental Information on Proposed Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and Associated Resource Use Limitations for Public Lands for the Draft Rawlins Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft RMP/EIS), Laramie, Albany, Carbon, and Eastern Sweetwater Counties, WY, 31091-31093 [E7-10735]
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SUMMARY: The public is invited to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species or marine mammals.
DATES: Written data, comments or
requests must be received by July 5,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Documents and other
information submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act, by any party who submits a written
request for a copy of such documents
within 30 days of the date of publication
of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Division of Management
Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203;
fax 703/358–2281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Division of Management Authority,
telephone 703/358–2104.
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Endangered Species
The public is invited to comment on
the following applications for a permit
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. This notice is
provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of
the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Written data, comments, or requests for
copies of these complete applications
should be submitted to the Director
(address above).
Applicant: Robert J. Lange, Benson, MN,
PRT–152668.
The applicant requests a permit to
import the sport-hunted trophy of one
male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus
pygargus) culled from a captive herd
maintained under the management
program of the Republic of South Africa,
for the purpose of enhancement of the
survival of the species.
Marine Mammals
The public is invited to comment on
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Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
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data, comments, or requests for copies
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Applicant: Wayne F. Farnsworth Jr.,
Granville, OH, PRT–152072.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Dated: May 4, 2007.
Amy Brisendine,
Acting Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of
Permits, Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. E7–10763 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
Applicant: Thomas P. Wittmann, Dallas,
TX, PRT–152182.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Applicant: Leslie J. Naisbitt, Sparks, NV,
PRT–152244.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Michael P. Litwin, Appleton,
WI, PRT–152186.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Gary D. Young, Scott Depot,
WV, PRT–152402.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort
Sea polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Matt Ward, Santa Monica,
CA, PRT–152907.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort
Sea polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Danny Z. Donaldson, Palmer,
AK, PRT–152239.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Viscount Melville
Sound polar bear population in Canada
for personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Myers R. Delaney,
Greenwich, CT, PRT–153379.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
Applicant: Clifford C. Neuse, Creue
Coeur, MO, PRT–153451.
The applicant requests a permit to
import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound
polar bear population in Canada for
personal, noncommercial use.
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Notice of Availability of Supplemental
Information on Proposed Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC) and Associated Resource Use
Limitations for Public Lands for the
Draft Rawlins Resource Management
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft RMP/EIS), Laramie, Albany,
Carbon, and Eastern Sweetwater
Counties, WY
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On December 17, 2004, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Availability (Vol.
69, No. 242) of the Draft Rawlins
Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for
public review and comment in the
Federal Register. BLM planning
regulations at 43 CFR 1610.7–2 require
the BLM to notify the public of
proposed ACECs in a Federal Register
Notice. The proposed ACECs and
resource use limitations that are
identified in the Draft RMP/EIS were
not specifically identified in the original
notice. This notice fulfills the regulatory
requirements. (Supplemental
information can be found in the original
Notice of Availability (NOA) published
in the Federal Register.)
DATES: Consistent with 43 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) 1610.7–2, a
60-day public review of the ACEC
information and comment submittal
period will start on the date that this
notice appears in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be received
by or before the end of the 60-day
comment period and written comments
must be submitted as follows:
1. Comments may be provided via the
Rawlins RMP Revision Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/rmp/wy/rawlins/;
the Web site is designed to allow
commenters to submit comments
electronically by resource subject
directly onto a comment form posted on
the Web site. Comments may be
uploaded in an electronic file directly to
the above Web site.
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2. Written comments may be mailed
or delivered to the BLM at: Rawlins
RMP/EIS, Bureau of Land Management
Rawlins Field Office, 1300 North Third
Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins,
Wyoming 82301.
3. Comments may be sent by facsimile
to (307) 328–4224.
The BLM will only accept comments
if they are submitted in the methods
described above. To be given
consideration by the BLM, comment
submittals must include the
commenter’s name and street address.
Whenever possible, please include
reference to either the page or section in
the Draft RMP/EIS to which the ACEC
related comment applies. To facilitate
analysis of comments and information
submitted, BLM encourages commenters
to submit comments in an electronic
format through the Web site.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS were sent
to affected Federal, State, and local
government agencies and interested
parties when the document first became
available. Additional copies have been
supplied to interested parties on
request. There are a limited number of
hard copies available upon request. The
document was posted electronically,
and is still available for public review
on the following Web site: https://
www.blm.gov/rmp/wy/rawlins/. Copies
of Draft RMP/EIS are also available for
public inspection at the following
locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming
82003
• Bureau of Land Management,
Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third
Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Storzer, Field Manager, or John
Spehar, Rawlins RMP Team Leader,
BLM Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N.
Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 8230;
or by telephone at (307) 328–4200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following description of alternatives
considered in the Draft RMP/EIS is to
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provide context for reviewing the
proposed ACECs. The Draft RMP/EIS
documents the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts of
four alternatives for management of
BLM-administered public lands within
the Rawlins Field Office. When
completed, the revised RMP will fulfill
the obligations set forth by the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, and associated Federal regulations.
Four alternatives are analyzed in detail:
1. Alternative 1 (No Action
Alternative): Continues existing
management direction;
2. Alternative 2: Encourages
development and use opportunities
while minimizing impacts to cultural
and natural resources;
3. Alternative 3: Fosters conservation
of natural and cultural resources while
providing for compatible development
and use; and
4. Alternative 4: Provides
development opportunities while
protecting sensitive resources (Agency
Preferred Alternative).
There are four ACECs in the existing
land use plan, the Great Divide RMP
(1990): Como Bluff National Natural
Landmark/ACEC (1,690 acres); Sand
Hills ACEC (7,960 acres); Jep Canyon
ACEC (13,810 acres); and the Shamrock
Hills ACEC (18,400 acres). There are 11
potential new ACECs proposed in the
Draft RMP/EIS and one proposed
expansion of the Sand Hills ACEC. The
ACECs are:
• Stratton Sagebrush Steppe Research
Area ACEC (5,530 acres): Values of
Concern—continuous 30 year historic
watershed study and infrastructure. Use
Limitations—closed to locatable mineral
entry, mineral material disposal, and
land tenure adjustments, including
sales.
• Chain Lakes ACEC (30,560 acres):
Values of Concern—unique, alkaline
desert lake system and wildlife habitat.
Use Limitations—may include use
limitations to protect the desert lake
system and its wetlands.
• Laramie Peak ACEC (18,940 acres):
Values of Concern—crucial winter
habitat for big game and habitat for
federally-listed threatened and
endangered and BLM sensitive species.
Use Limitations—proposed locatable
mineral use, exploration and
development when five or more acres of
surface disturbance require a plan of
operation.
• Red Rim Daley ACEC (11,100
acres): Values of Concern—crucial
winter habitat for pronghorn antelope.
Use Limitations—plans of operations
requirement for locatable mineral
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exploration and development for
disturbance of 5 or more acres.
• Cave Creek Cave ACEC (name
changed from Shirley Mountain Bat
Cave, 240 acres): Values of Concern—
cave resources including hibernaculum
for several species of bats. Use
Limitations—seasonal closure of the
Cave Creek cave gate from October 15
through April 30.
• Laramie Plains Lakes ACEC (1,600
acres): Values of Concern—potential
habitat and reintroduction sites for the
endangered Wyoming toad. Use
Limitations—activities may be limited
to protect or avoid Wyoming toad
habitat.
• Historic Trails ACEC (40,990 acres):
Values of Concern—the Overland and
Cherokee Trails and the Rawlins-toBaggs and Rawlins-to-Fort Washakie
Freight Roads. Use Limitations—use/
activities limited to maintain visual
integrity from the trails; also includes
minimizing the extent of surface
disturbance, oil and gas lease
stipulations regarding occupancy and
closure of some areas near or including
the trails, and closure to locatable
mineral entry and operations.
• Blowout Penstemon ACEC (17,050
acres): Values of Concern—occupied
and potential sand dune habitat for the
endangered blowout penstemon. Use
Limitations—closure to mineral entry
and mineral material disposals.
• Upper Muddy Creek Watershed/
Grizzly ACEC (35,200 acres): Values of
Concern—unique fish habitats that
support a rare community of native
Colorado River Basin fish (bluehead
sucker, flannelmouth sucker, roundtail
chub, mountain sucker, speckled dace),
reintroduction area for the Colorado
River cutthroat trout and big game
crucial winter range. Use Limitations—
motorized vehicle use limited to
designated roads and vehicle routes and
seasonal closures.
• White-Tailed Prairie Dog ACEC
(109,650 acres): Values of Concern—
white tailed prairie dog complexes
(element of the sagebrush steppe
ecosystem). Use Limitations—motorized
vehicle use limited to designated roads/
vehicle routes.
• High Savery Dam ACEC (530 acres):
Values of Concern—Colorado River
cutthroat trout fishery and potential for
reintroduction. Use Limitations—public
access restricted to foot travel only.
• JO Ranch expansion of Sand Hills
ACEC (4,740 acres): Values of
Concern—same as Sand Hills with
historic cultural properties through land
exchange. Use Limitations—potential
mineral resources use limitations
dependent on surface ownership and
use limitations may include those
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needed to protect and preserve the
historical and cultural resources
including the JO Ranch buildings and
irrigation system and the stage stop
along the historical Rawlins-to-Baggs
Freight Road.
Alternative 1 proposes to maintain the
status of the four existing ACECs
identified in the Great Divide RMP.
Alternative 2 proposes to eliminate the
four ACECs established in the Great
Divide RMP to areas of general
management. No new ACECs are
proposed. Alternative 3 proposes to
continue to maintain the status of two
existing ACECs, Sand Hills and Como
Bluffs, and establish all of the new (11)
ACECs listed above. (Alternative 3 does
not include the JO Ranch expansion of
the Sand Hills ACEC.)
As a result of public scoping and the
alternative development process,
Alternative 4 (Agency Preferred
Alternative), proposes the following
ACECs: Maintain the status of one
existing ACEC, Sand Hills (7,960 acres)
and include the JO Ranch expansion
(4,740 acres), and establish two new
ACECs: Cave Creek Cave (240 acres) and
Blowout Penstemon (17,050 acres).
Donald A. Simpson,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. E7–10735 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
The Spring Creek Basin
Herd Management Area hearing will be
held at the following location: Dolores
Public Lands Office, 29211 Highway
184, Dolores, Colorado. The Little Book
Cliffs Wild Horse Range hearing will be
held at the Grand Junction Field Office;
2815 H Road; Grand Junction, Colorado.
Additional Information: The Dolores
Public Land Office hearing will be
immediately followed by a public
meeting to serve as a platform for
discussion of the proposed wild horse
gather. The Spring Creek Basin wild
horse gather is scheduled to begin in
late August, 2007. For additional
information on the Spring Creek Basin
gather contact Bob Ball, Natural
Resource Specialist at 970–882–6847.
The Grand Junction Field Office hearing
will be immediately followed by a
public meeting to discuss the proposed
wild horse gather. The Little Book Cliffs
Wild Horse Range gather is scheduled
for mid-September 2007. For additional
information regarding the public
hearing or gather please contact Jim
Dollerschell, Rangeland Management
Specialist at 970–244–3016.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: May 10, 2007.
Steven K. Beverlin,
Dolores Field Office Manager.
Catherine Robertson,
Grand Junction Field Office Manager.
[FR Doc. E7–10743 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
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Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Public Hearings Addressing
the Use of Helicopter and Motorized
Vehicles During the Capture of Wild
Horses and Burros; Public Hearings
(43 CFR 4740.1)
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public hearings.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: A public hearing addressing
the use of motorized vehicles and
helicopters during the capture of wild
horses from the Spring Creek Basin
Wild Horse Herd Management Area has
been scheduled in Dolores, Colorado. A
public hearing addressing the use of
motorized vehicles and helicopters
during the capture of wild horses from
the Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Range
has been scheduled in Grand Junction,
Colorado.
DATES: The hearing dates are scheduled
as follows: August 2, 2007; 1 p.m.;
Dolores, Colorado and August 9, 2007;
7 p.m.; at the Grand Junction Field
Office.
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Wyoming: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed
reinstatement of terminated oil and gas
lease.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Aspect
Energy LLC and G & H Production
Company, LLC for competitive oil and
gas lease WYW172904 for land in
Weston County, Wyoming. The petition
was filed on time and was accompanied
by all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
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Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
The
lessees have agreed to the amended
lease terms for rentals and royalties at
rates of $10 per acre or fraction thereof,
per year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
The lessees have paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessees
have met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease WYW172904 effective February 1,
2007, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E7–10759 Filed 6–4–07; 8:45 am]
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National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before May 19, 2007.
Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part
60 written comments concerning the
significance of these properties under
the National Register criteria for
evaluation may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by June 20, 2007.
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.
ARKANSAS
Ouachita County
Camden Water Battery, Address Restricted,
Camden, 07000615
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-030-07-1610-DQ]
Notice of Availability of Supplemental Information on Proposed
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and Associated Resource
Use Limitations for Public Lands for the Draft Rawlins Resource
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft RMP/EIS),
Laramie, Albany, Carbon, and Eastern Sweetwater Counties, WY
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: On December 17, 2004, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published a Notice of Availability (Vol. 69, No. 242) of the Draft
Rawlins Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for
public review and comment in the Federal Register. BLM planning
regulations at 43 CFR 1610.7-2 require the BLM to notify the public of
proposed ACECs in a Federal Register Notice. The proposed ACECs and
resource use limitations that are identified in the Draft RMP/EIS were
not specifically identified in the original notice. This notice
fulfills the regulatory requirements. (Supplemental information can be
found in the original Notice of Availability (NOA) published in the
Federal Register.)
DATES: Consistent with 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1610.7-2, a
60-day public review of the ACEC information and comment submittal
period will start on the date that this notice appears in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be received by or before the end of the 60-day
comment period and written comments must be submitted as follows:
1. Comments may be provided via the Rawlins RMP Revision Web site
at: https://www.blm.gov/rmp/wy/rawlins/; the Web site is designed to
allow commenters to submit comments electronically by resource subject
directly onto a comment form posted on the Web site. Comments may be
uploaded in an electronic file directly to the above Web site.
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2. Written comments may be mailed or delivered to the BLM at:
Rawlins RMP/EIS, Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office, 1300
North Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.
3. Comments may be sent by facsimile to (307) 328-4224.
The BLM will only accept comments if they are submitted in the
methods described above. To be given consideration by the BLM, comment
submittals must include the commenter's name and street address.
Whenever possible, please include reference to either the page or
section in the Draft RMP/EIS to which the ACEC related comment applies.
To facilitate analysis of comments and information submitted, BLM
encourages commenters to submit comments in an electronic format
through the Web site.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, will be available for
public inspection in their entirety.
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS were sent to affected Federal, State,
and local government agencies and interested parties when the document
first became available. Additional copies have been supplied to
interested parties on request. There are a limited number of hard
copies available upon request. The document was posted electronically,
and is still available for public review on the following Web site:
https://www.blm.gov/rmp/wy/rawlins/. Copies of Draft RMP/EIS are also
available for public inspection at the following locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003
Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N.
Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Storzer, Field Manager, or John
Spehar, Rawlins RMP Team Leader, BLM Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N.
Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 8230; or by telephone at (307) 328-4200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following description of alternatives
considered in the Draft RMP/EIS is to provide context for reviewing the
proposed ACECs. The Draft RMP/EIS documents the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts of four alternatives for management of
BLM-administered public lands within the Rawlins Field Office. When
completed, the revised RMP will fulfill the obligations set forth by
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act, and associated Federal regulations. Four
alternatives are analyzed in detail:
1. Alternative 1 (No Action Alternative): Continues existing
management direction;
2. Alternative 2: Encourages development and use opportunities
while minimizing impacts to cultural and natural resources;
3. Alternative 3: Fosters conservation of natural and cultural
resources while providing for compatible development and use; and
4. Alternative 4: Provides development opportunities while
protecting sensitive resources (Agency Preferred Alternative).
There are four ACECs in the existing land use plan, the Great
Divide RMP (1990): Como Bluff National Natural Landmark/ACEC (1,690
acres); Sand Hills ACEC (7,960 acres); Jep Canyon ACEC (13,810 acres);
and the Shamrock Hills ACEC (18,400 acres). There are 11 potential new
ACECs proposed in the Draft RMP/EIS and one proposed expansion of the
Sand Hills ACEC. The ACECs are:
Stratton Sagebrush Steppe Research Area ACEC (5,530
acres): Values of Concern--continuous 30 year historic watershed study
and infrastructure. Use Limitations--closed to locatable mineral entry,
mineral material disposal, and land tenure adjustments, including
sales.
Chain Lakes ACEC (30,560 acres): Values of Concern--
unique, alkaline desert lake system and wildlife habitat. Use
Limitations--may include use limitations to protect the desert lake
system and its wetlands.
Laramie Peak ACEC (18,940 acres): Values of Concern--
crucial winter habitat for big game and habitat for federally-listed
threatened and endangered and BLM sensitive species. Use Limitations--
proposed locatable mineral use, exploration and development when five
or more acres of surface disturbance require a plan of operation.
Red Rim Daley ACEC (11,100 acres): Values of Concern--
crucial winter habitat for pronghorn antelope. Use Limitations--plans
of operations requirement for locatable mineral exploration and
development for disturbance of 5 or more acres.
Cave Creek Cave ACEC (name changed from Shirley Mountain
Bat Cave, 240 acres): Values of Concern--cave resources including
hibernaculum for several species of bats. Use Limitations--seasonal
closure of the Cave Creek cave gate from October 15 through April 30.
Laramie Plains Lakes ACEC (1,600 acres): Values of
Concern--potential habitat and reintroduction sites for the endangered
Wyoming toad. Use Limitations--activities may be limited to protect or
avoid Wyoming toad habitat.
Historic Trails ACEC (40,990 acres): Values of Concern--
the Overland and Cherokee Trails and the Rawlins-to-Baggs and Rawlins-
to-Fort Washakie Freight Roads. Use Limitations--use/activities limited
to maintain visual integrity from the trails; also includes minimizing
the extent of surface disturbance, oil and gas lease stipulations
regarding occupancy and closure of some areas near or including the
trails, and closure to locatable mineral entry and operations.
Blowout Penstemon ACEC (17,050 acres): Values of Concern--
occupied and potential sand dune habitat for the endangered blowout
penstemon. Use Limitations--closure to mineral entry and mineral
material disposals.
Upper Muddy Creek Watershed/Grizzly ACEC (35,200 acres):
Values of Concern--unique fish habitats that support a rare community
of native Colorado River Basin fish (bluehead sucker, flannelmouth
sucker, roundtail chub, mountain sucker, speckled dace), reintroduction
area for the Colorado River cutthroat trout and big game crucial winter
range. Use Limitations--motorized vehicle use limited to designated
roads and vehicle routes and seasonal closures.
White-Tailed Prairie Dog ACEC (109,650 acres): Values of
Concern--white tailed prairie dog complexes (element of the sagebrush
steppe ecosystem). Use Limitations--motorized vehicle use limited to
designated roads/vehicle routes.
High Savery Dam ACEC (530 acres): Values of Concern--
Colorado River cutthroat trout fishery and potential for
reintroduction. Use Limitations--public access restricted to foot
travel only.
JO Ranch expansion of Sand Hills ACEC (4,740 acres):
Values of Concern--same as Sand Hills with historic cultural properties
through land exchange. Use Limitations--potential mineral resources use
limitations dependent on surface ownership and use limitations may
include those
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needed to protect and preserve the historical and cultural resources
including the JO Ranch buildings and irrigation system and the stage
stop along the historical Rawlins-to-Baggs Freight Road.
Alternative 1 proposes to maintain the status of the four existing
ACECs identified in the Great Divide RMP. Alternative 2 proposes to
eliminate the four ACECs established in the Great Divide RMP to areas
of general management. No new ACECs are proposed. Alternative 3
proposes to continue to maintain the status of two existing ACECs, Sand
Hills and Como Bluffs, and establish all of the new (11) ACECs listed
above. (Alternative 3 does not include the JO Ranch expansion of the
Sand Hills ACEC.)
As a result of public scoping and the alternative development
process, Alternative 4 (Agency Preferred Alternative), proposes the
following ACECs: Maintain the status of one existing ACEC, Sand Hills
(7,960 acres) and include the JO Ranch expansion (4,740 acres), and
establish two new ACECs: Cave Creek Cave (240 acres) and Blowout
Penstemon (17,050 acres).
Donald A. Simpson,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. E7-10735 Filed 6-4-07; 8:45 am]
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