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The existing South Coast RMP was
completed and signed in 1994. Since
that time there have been significant
changes in the patterns of urban growth,
increased demands on the resources of
the public lands, changing policies and
emphasis on the management of public
lands and local land use planning, and
new data that has led to the listing of
additional threatened or endangered
species. Under BLM planning
regulations (43 CFR 1610.5–6) RMP
revisions are necessary if monitoring
and evaluation findings, new data, new
or revised policy, or changes in
circumstances indicate that decisions
for an entire plan or a major portion of
the plan no longer serve as a useful
guide for resource management. Plan
revisions are prepared using the same
procedures and documentation as for
new plans.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis and EIS
alternatives. These issues will also
guide the planning process. You may
submit comments on issues and
planning criteria in writing to the BLM
at any public scoping meeting, or you
may submit them to the BLM using one
of the methods listed under ADDRESSES
above. Preliminary issues identified for
consideration in the RMP include:
Impacts posed by rapid population and
urban growth; the need to make
resource decisions that are scientifically
sound, in accordance with authorities
applicable to management by BLM of
the public lands, and sustainable; the
need to maximize the use of public
lands in species recovery and to support
collaborative efforts with local
governments in land use planning for
habitat conservation; the need to
provide access to significant energy and
mineral resources, communication sites,
and utility corridors; impacts and
benefits from the continuation of
grazing; Native American concerns and
traditional uses; cultural resources;
suitability for wild and scenic rivers;
wilderness characteristics of acquired
lands; visual resources; wildland fire
and fuels management; and the need to
provide adequate access, open space,
and facilities for safe recreation and
visitation on public lands. Existing
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
will be evaluated for continued
relevance and importance, and new
ACEC designations will be considered.
In addition to these major issues, a
number of management questions and
concerns will be addressed in the plan.
The public is encouraged to help
identify these questions and concerns
during the scoping phase. An
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interdisciplinary approach will be used
to develop the plan in order to consider
the variety of resource issues and
concerns identified. Disciplines
involved in the planning process will
include specialists with expertise in
rangeland management, minerals and
geology, wildland fire and fuels
management, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife,
fisheries, lands and realty, soils, water
and air, wild horses, environmental
justice, and sociology and economics.
The following planning criteria have
been proposed to guide development of
the plan, avoid unnecessary data
collection and analyses, and to ensure
the plan is tailored to the issues. Other
criteria may be identified during the
public scoping process. After gathering
comments on planning criteria, the BLM
will finalize the criteria and provide
feedback to the public on the criteria to
be used throughout the planning
process. Some of the planning criteria
that are under consideration include:
• The plan will be completed in
compliance with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C.
1701 et seq.) and the National
Environmental Policy Act;
• The plan will recognize valid
existing rights;
• Public participation will be
encouraged throughout the process by
collaborating and building relationships
with tribes, state and local governments,
Federal agencies, local stakeholders,
and others with interest in the plan.
Collaborators are regularly informed and
offered timely and meaningful
opportunities to participate in the
planning process.
Authority: 43 CFR 1610.2(c).
John Kalish,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–072–1430–ET; MTM–95280]
Notice of Proposed Legislative
Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
Army, Corps of Engineers, has filed an
application requesting the Secretary of
the Interior to process, in accordance
with the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155–158),
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a proposed legislative withdrawal from
surface entry and mining of
approximately 18,760 acres of public
land located in Broadwater County,
Montana. The withdrawal would also
reserve the use of the land for military
training exercises and public safety.
This notice temporarily segregates the
land from surface entry and mining for
up to two years while the legislative
withdrawal application is being
processed. The land will remain open to
mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
the State Director, Montana State Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 5001
Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana
59101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard Hotaling, BLM Butte Field
Office, 406–533–7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting on
behalf of the Department of the Army
and the Montana Army National Guard
Bureau, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, has filed an application
requesting the Secretary of the Interior
to process a legislative withdrawal
pursuant to the Engle Act (43 U.S.C.
155–158). The withdrawal would
withdraw and reserve the followingdescribed public land located in
Broadwater County, Montana, from
settlement, sale, location or entry under
the general land laws, including the
mining laws, subject to valid existing
rights, for use as a military training
range:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 6 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄2,
N1⁄2SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄4, and
S1⁄2;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S1⁄2N1⁄4, and
S1⁄2;
Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, E1⁄2, E1⁄2W1⁄2, and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and
W1⁄2;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and
W1⁄2;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 20, E1⁄2 and E1⁄2W1⁄2;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 22, lots 3 and 4, W1⁄2NW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 23;
Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and
W1⁄2;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W1⁄2E1⁄2 and
W1⁄2;
Sec. 26;
Sec. 27, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2NE1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
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Sec. 28, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N1⁄2NE1⁄4,
W1⁄2, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 29, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 33, E1⁄2;
Sec. 34, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, NE1⁄4,
N1⁄2NW 1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 35, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N1⁄2 and
N1⁄2S1⁄2.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 17, S1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 18, lot 4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 19, lots 1, 2, and 3;
Sec. 20, W1⁄2;
Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4.
T. 7 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 26, S1⁄2;
Sec. 27, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, and S1⁄2S1⁄2;
Sec. 28, S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 32, E1⁄2 except patented lands;
Secs. 33, 34 and 35.
The area described contains 18,760.63
acres in Broadwater County.
The purpose of the proposed
legislative withdrawal is to withdraw
and reserve the land for use as a military
training range, involving live-fire
exercises, necessary for national
security. Public safety will be taken into
account. The withdrawal would be
established by an act of Congress,
approved by the President. The duration
of the withdrawal would be determined
by Congress.
The use of a right-of-way or
cooperative agreement would not
provide adequate authorization for the
use of this area due to the broad scope
of military training exercises as well as
the non-discretionary nature of the
general mining laws.
There are no suitable alternative sites.
The land hereinabove described is
unique in having been used previously
as a military training range. The use of
a different site would needlessly
degrade a Second site.
Potable water from two wells would
be used during day-use training
exercises.
The application and the records
relating to the application can be
examined by interested persons at the
BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701, or
Montana Army National Guard Fort
Harrison, 900 Williams Street, Helena,
Montana 59604.
On or before November 5, 2007 all
persons who wish to submit comments,
suggestions, or objections in connection
with the proposed legislative
withdrawal may present their views in
writing to the BLM, Montana State
Director at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BLM
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Montana State Office at the address
above during regular business hours.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware 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 from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
The proposed legislative withdrawal
was discussed at five public meetings,
as part of the scoping process for the
legislative withdrawal environmental
impact statement. Additional public
meetings will be scheduled following
the release of the draft legislative
withdrawal environmental impact
statement.
This withdrawal proposal will be
processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part
2300.
For a period of two years from the
date of publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the land will be
segregated as specified above unless the
application is denied or canceled or the
withdrawal is approved prior to that
date. Land uses currently permitted
under the existing right-of-way
agreement may continue during the
segregative period. If the proposed
legislative withdrawal has been
submitted to Congress but not enacted
into law by the end of the two-year
segregation period, consideration will
be given to entertaining an application
for a temporary withdrawal in aid of
pending legislation.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3–1(b)(1))
Howard A. Lemm,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–020–1430–ET; UTU–79765]
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and
Opportunity for Public Meeting; Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior
proposes to withdraw on behalf of the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
approximately 79.43 acres of public
land and approximately 30 acres of non-
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Federal land, if acquired, to protect the
Manning Canyon Tailings Repository
while the BLM completes land use
planning for the area. This notice
temporarily segregates the land for up to
2 years from location and entry under
the United States mining laws while the
withdrawal application is being
processed.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before November 5, 2007.
ADDRESS: Comments and meeting
requests should be sent to the BLM Salt
Lake Field Office Manager, 2370 South
2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Nelson, BLM Salt Lake Field
Office, 801–977–4355.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
applicant for the above withdrawal is
the BLM at the address stated above.
The petition/application requests the
Secretary of the Interior to withdraw, for
a period of 5 years, the following
described public land from location and
entry under the United States mining
laws, subject to valid existing rights:
Salt Lake Meridian
T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 15, lots 12, 13, 14 and
17, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.
The areas described aggregate 79.43 acres
in Utah County.
Approximately 30 acres of the
following described private land will be
acquired by the United States and
included in the withdrawal:
Salt Lake Meridian
T. 6 S., R. 3 W., Sec. 15, that portion of
Mineral Patent Nos. 27720, 28065, and
35708 located within SW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
The total areas described aggregate
approximately 109.43 acres in Utah County.
The BLM petition/application has
been approved by the Assistant
Secretary of the Interior. Therefore, it
constitutes a withdrawal proposal of the
Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR
2310.1–3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal would be to protect the
Federal investment in the Manning
Canyon Tailings Repository until the
BLM completes land use planning for
the area.
The use of a right-of-way, an
interagency agreement, or a cooperative
agreement would not adequately
constrain non-discretionary uses and
would not provide adequate protection
of the Federal investment in the
facilities constructed on the land.
There are no suitable alternative sites
since the repository is located on the
above described land.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-072-1430-ET; MTM-95280]
Notice of Proposed Legislative Withdrawal and Opportunity for
Public Meeting; Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, has filed
an application requesting the Secretary of the Interior to process, in
accordance with the Engle Act (43 U.S.C. 155-158), a proposed
legislative withdrawal from surface entry and mining of approximately
18,760 acres of public land located in Broadwater County, Montana. The
withdrawal would also reserve the use of the land for military training
exercises and public safety. This notice temporarily segregates the
land from surface entry and mining for up to two years while the
legislative withdrawal application is being processed. The land will
remain open to mineral leasing.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the State Director, Montana State
Office, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Hotaling, BLM Butte Field
Office, 406-533-7600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Acting on behalf of the Department of the
Army and the Montana Army National Guard Bureau, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, has filed an application requesting the Secretary of the
Interior to process a legislative withdrawal pursuant to the Engle Act
(43 U.S.C. 155-158). The withdrawal would withdraw and reserve the
following-described public land located in Broadwater County, Montana,
from settlement, sale, location or entry under the general land laws,
including the mining laws, subject to valid existing rights, for use as
a military training range:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 6 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 2, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/2\, N\1/2\SW\1/4\,
SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 3, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 4, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, S\1/2\N\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, E\1/2\, E\1/2\W\1/2\, and SW\1/4\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 12, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
Sec. 13, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 20, E\1/2\ and E\1/2\W\1/2\;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 22, lots 3 and 4, W\1/2\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 23;
Sec. 24, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
Sec. 25, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, W\1/2\E\1/2\ and W\1/2\;
Sec. 26;
Sec. 27, lots 1 to 9, inclusive, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\,
and SE\1/4\;
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Sec. 28, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N\1/2\NE\1/4\, W\1/2\, and W\1/
2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\,
and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 33, E\1/2\;
Sec. 34, lots 1 to 8, inclusive, NE\1/4\, N\1/2\NW \1/4\, and
N\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 35, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, N\1/2\ and N\1/2\S\1/2\.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 17, S\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 18, lot 4, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 19, lots 1, 2, and 3;
Sec. 20, W\1/2\;
Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, NE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/
4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\.
T. 7 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 26, S\1/2\;
Sec. 27, lots 5 to 8, inclusive, and S\1/2\S\1/2\;
Sec. 28, S\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 32, E\1/2\ except patented lands;
Secs. 33, 34 and 35.
The area described contains 18,760.63 acres in Broadwater
County.
The purpose of the proposed legislative withdrawal is to withdraw
and reserve the land for use as a military training range, involving
live-fire exercises, necessary for national security. Public safety
will be taken into account. The withdrawal would be established by an
act of Congress, approved by the President. The duration of the
withdrawal would be determined by Congress.
The use of a right-of-way or cooperative agreement would not
provide adequate authorization for the use of this area due to the
broad scope of military training exercises as well as the non-
discretionary nature of the general mining laws.
There are no suitable alternative sites. The land hereinabove
described is unique in having been used previously as a military
training range. The use of a different site would needlessly degrade a
Second site.
Potable water from two wells would be used during day-use training
exercises.
The application and the records relating to the application can be
examined by interested persons at the BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701, or Montana Army National Guard Fort
Harrison, 900 Williams Street, Helena, Montana 59604.
On or before November 5, 2007 all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed
legislative withdrawal may present their views in writing to the BLM,
Montana State Director at the address indicated above.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the BLM Montana State Office at the
address above during regular business hours.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware 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 from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
The proposed legislative withdrawal was discussed at five public
meetings, as part of the scoping process for the legislative withdrawal
environmental impact statement. Additional public meetings will be
scheduled following the release of the draft legislative withdrawal
environmental impact statement.
This withdrawal proposal will be processed in accordance with the
regulations set forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
For a period of two years from the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, the land will be segregated as
specified above unless the application is denied or canceled or the
withdrawal is approved prior to that date. Land uses currently
permitted under the existing right-of-way agreement may continue during
the segregative period. If the proposed legislative withdrawal has been
submitted to Congress but not enacted into law by the end of the two-
year segregation period, consideration will be given to entertaining an
application for a temporary withdrawal in aid of pending legislation.
(Authority: 43 CFR 2310.3-1(b)(1))
Howard A. Lemm,
Acting State Director.
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