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Ecological and biological resource
protection and enhancement have been
provided.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/
Approved RMP are available upon
request from the Field Manager, Rio
Puerco Field Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 435 Montano NE.,
Albuquerque, NM 87107 or via the
internet at (https://www.nm.blm.gov).
Reference copies are available for
review during regular business hours at
BLM’s Rio Puerco Field Office at the
address above or at BLM’s New Mexico
State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe,
NM.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information visit the Web site at
https://www.nm.blm.gov or contact:
Danny Randall danny_randall@blm.gov
or 505–761–8953), Manager, KashaKatuwe Tent Rocks National
Monument, BLM Rio Puerco Field
Office, 435 Montano NE., Albuquerque
NM 87107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RMP
ROD was developed with broad public
and stakeholder participation through a
3-year collaborative planning process.
The RMP ROD addresses management
on approximately 15,635 acres. BLM
currently manages 5,089 of these acres
and has identified the other 10,546 acres
as being desirable for acquisition, to be
managed in conjunction with the
Monument. The RMP ROD contains
both land use planning decisions and
implementation decisions to provide
planning structure to facilitate the
management of the Monument. Major
resources and activities addressed in the
RMP ROD include: American Indian
Use and Traditional Cultural Practices;
recreation; cultural resources;
interpretation; facilities; lands and
realty; access and transportation;
vegetation management; and wildlife
management.
The ROD selected Alternative B as the
approved RMP. Except for editorial
clarification and format, Alternative B
was approved as it appeared when
published as Alternative B (The
Preferred Alternative) in the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS in October 2006, with
the NOA published in the Federal
Register on November 24, 2006. BLM
received one letter during the protest
period on the Proposed RMP/FEIS;
however, after careful consideration of
all points raised in this letter, it was
concluded that the letter did not
constitute a valid protest. The BLM
Director concluded that the responsible
planning team and decision-makers
followed all applicable laws,
regulations, policies, and pertinent
resource considerations in developing
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the proposed plan. No inconsistencies
with State or local plans, policies or
programs were identified during the
Governor’s consistency review of the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS.
RMP implementation decisions are
identified in Chapter 4 of the ROD RMP.
As listed here: Access and
Transportation pg. 2–5; American
Indian Uses and Traditional Cultural
Practices pg. 2–9; Cultural Resources pg.
2–11; Fire Management pg. 22–15;
Lands and Realty pg. 2–18; Livestock
Grazing pg. 2–21; Noxious Weed
Management pg. 2–23; Public Land
Health pg. 2–26; Recreational Use pg. 2–
30; Riparian Areas pg. 2–33; Social and
Economic Conditions pg. 2–35; Soil and
Water Resources pg. 2–37; Special
Geologic Features pg. 2–38; Special
Status Species pg. 2–39; Vegetation and
Woodlands Management pg. 2–42;
Visual Resources pg. 2–43. Pursuant to
43 CFR 4.400 et seq., any party
adversely affected by these decisions
may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this notice of availability
per 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E. The
appeal should state the specific
decisions as identified by resource or
activity under the subheading
‘Implementation Decisions’ in Chapter 4
of the approved RMP.
The appeal must be filed with the Rio
Puerco Field Manager at the above listed
address.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
State Director, New Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[ID 100 1220MA 241A: DBG071010]
Notice of Public Meeting: Resource
Advisory Council to the Boise District,
Bureau of Land Management, U.S.
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management,
U.S. Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
located at 3948 S. Development Avenue,
Boise, Idaho. Public comment periods
will be held at intervals throughout the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: MJ
Byrne, Public Affairs Officer and RAC
Coordinator, BLM Boise District, 3948
Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705,
Telephone (208) 384–3393.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in southwestern Idaho.
The Board will receive a briefing on
the wildland fires that have occurred
within the District, and planned
rehabilitation efforts. The RAC will be
given a brief status report on the
Bruneau Resource Management Plan
(RMP).
A presentation will be given about a
wind energy project located in the
Owyhee Field Office by Ridgeline
Energy, Inc. Hot Topics will be
discussed by the District Manager and
Field Office managers will provide
highlights on activities in their offices.
Agenda items and location may
change due to changing circumstances,
including wildfire emergencies. All
meetings are open to the public. The
public may present written comments to
the Council. Each formal Council
meeting will also have time allocated 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, or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact the BLM Coordinator as
provided above.
Dated: August 31, 2007.
David Wolf,
Associate, District Manager.
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AGENCY:
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, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Boise District
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
hold a meeting as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
October 3, 2007, beginning at 9 a.m. and
adjourning at 3 p.m. The meeting will
be held at the Boise District Office
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–050–1610–DR–085L]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the East Alaska Resource
Management Plan (RMP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Bureau of Land Management
(BLM).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Record
of Decision (ROD).
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), and BLM
management policies, the BLM
announces the availability of the RMP/
ROD for the East Alaska planning area.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the East Alaska
ROD/RMP are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Glennallen
Field Office (GFO), Bureau of Land
Management, ATTN: RMP, P.O. Box
147, Glennallen, AK 99588, or via the
Internet at https://www.blm.gov/ak/gdo.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Bruce Rogers, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, BLM–GFO,
P.O. Box 147, Glennallen, AK 99588
(907) 822–3217, or via e-mail to
Bruce_E_Rogers@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The East
Alaska RMP was developed with broad
public participation through a 4-year
planning process. This RMP/ROD
addresses management on
approximately 7.1 million acres of
public land in the planning area. The
East Alaska RMP is designed to meet
goals, objectives, and desired conditions
developed through the planning
process. It includes a series of
management actions to meet these goals,
objectives, and desired conditions for
upland and riparian vegetation; wildlife
habitats; cultural and visual resources;
recreation; and subsistence. The
approved East Alaska RMP is essentially
the same as Alternative D in the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS (FEIS),
published in June 2006. The BLM
received three protests to the PRMP/
FEIS, which the BLM Director resolved
without requiring significant changes to
decisions in the PRMP/FEIS.
The Alaska Governor’s Consistency
Review found the PRMP/FEIS to be
inconsistent with Alaska State plans,
policies, or programs. This finding was
based on BLM’s decision to maintain
most of Public Land Order 5150, which
withdrew lands for a route for the
Trans-Alaska Pipeline and which now
provides a pipeline/utility corridor,
high recreation and mineral values, and
important subsistence resources. The
State of Alaska requested revocation of
the withdrawal to allow state top-filings
to fall into place, resulting in eventual
conveyance of these lands to the state.
The PRMP/FEIS partially modified the
withdrawal to allow for eventual
conveyance to the State of 82,500 acres.
The inconsistencies have been resolved
through wording in the ROD that allows
for future negotiation with the State on
this issue.
The RMP/ROD includes decisions
identifying routes of travel for
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motorized vehicles, which are
implementation level decisions
appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR part 4.
These decisions (route identifications)
are displayed on travel management
maps in the ROD/RMP. Any party
adversely affected by these route
identifications may appeal within 30
days of publication of this Notice of
Availability by filing a notice of appeal
in the office of the BLM Glennallen
Field Manager at the above listed
address. The notice of appeal should
identify the specific route
identifications by township, range, and
section which are being appealed.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
State Director, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–07–1610]
Notice of Availability of Record of
Decision for the Hollister Resource
Management Plan for the Southern
Diablo Mountain Range and Central
Coast of California
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice of Availability of Record
of Decision (ROD).
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA), and the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
policies, the BLM announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD)/Approved Resource Management
Plan (RMP) for the Southern Diablo
Mountain Range and Central Coast of
California BLM public lands
administered by the Hollister Field
Office. The California State Director has
signed the ROD, which constitutes the
final decision of the BLM and makes the
Approved RMP effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and RMP
are available upon request from the
Field Manager, Hollister Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 20
Hamilton Court, Hollister, California
95023 or via the internet at https://
www.ca.blm.gov/hollister.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sky
Murphy, Hollister Field Office 20
Hamilton Court, Hollister, California
95023; Tel: (831) 630–5039; E-mail:
Sky_Murphy@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Hollister RMP for the Southern Diablo
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Mountain Range and Central Coast of
California provides direction for
managing approximately 274,000 acres
of BLM-managed surface acres and
443,806 additional subsurface acres
(mineral estate) in central California.
The geographic area includes all BLMmanaged public lands within the
counties of Alameda, Contra Costa,
Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, and portions of
Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus, and San
Joaquin counties. Planning for the
Hollister RMP officially began with a
Notice of Intent published in the
Federal Register on March 30, 2004
initiating scoping. BLM sought
participation from the public, tribes,
and local state, and federal agencies in
the development of this RMP and will
continue to pursue partnerships in the
management of the public lands. The
RMP describes the actions to meet
desired resource conditions for
vegetation communities, wildlife
habitats, and cultural and visual
resources. It also outlines actions for
recreation, protection of sensitive
natural and cultural resources, livestock
grazing, guidance for energy and
mineral development, land tenure
adjustments, and other planning issues
raised during the scoping process.
The BLM’s Draft RMP/Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Southern Diablo Mountain Range
and Central Coast of California (October
2005) presented alternatives to help the
BLM and interested parties understand
the various ways of addressing issues in
the region. Upon evaluation of the
alternatives and associated impacts
described in the Draft RMP/EIS and
based on public and agency comments
on that document, the BLM prepared
the Proposed RMP and Final EIS for the
Southern Diablo Mountain Range and
Central Coast of California, which was
released on July 14, 2006. The Proposed
RMP includes the preferred alternative
identified in the Draft RMP/EIS with
minor changes as a result of comments
received.
Eleven protest letters on the Proposed
RMP were received and resolved by the
BLM Director. The BLM determined that
the Preferred Alternative, as described
in the Proposed RMP and Final EIS, best
meets the purpose and need for the
plan; however, two (2) minor changes
will be made to the ROD/Approved
RMP. First, a mapping error will be
corrected to show that BLM public
lands in the Clear Creek Management
Area administrative boundary, which
were mistakenly included in Appendix
A on Figures 25–27 of the Proposed
RMP and Final EIS, will not be made
available for disposal under this Record
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK-050-1610-DR-085L]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the East
Alaska Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision (ROD).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and BLM
management policies, the BLM announces the availability of the RMP/ROD
for the East Alaska planning area.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the East Alaska ROD/RMP are available upon request
from the Field Manager, Glennallen Field Office (GFO), Bureau of Land
Management, ATTN: RMP, P.O. Box 147, Glennallen, AK 99588, or via the
Internet at https://www.blm.gov/ak/gdo.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Bruce Rogers, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, BLM-GFO, P.O. Box 147, Glennallen, AK 99588
(907) 822-3217, or via e-mail to Bruce--E--Rogers@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The East Alaska RMP was developed with broad
public participation through a 4-year planning process. This RMP/ROD
addresses management on approximately 7.1 million acres of public land
in the planning area. The East Alaska RMP is designed to meet goals,
objectives, and desired conditions developed through the planning
process. It includes a series of management actions to meet these
goals, objectives, and desired conditions for upland and riparian
vegetation; wildlife habitats; cultural and visual resources;
recreation; and subsistence. The approved East Alaska RMP is
essentially the same as Alternative D in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS
(FEIS), published in June 2006. The BLM received three protests to the
PRMP/FEIS, which the BLM Director resolved without requiring
significant changes to decisions in the PRMP/FEIS.
The Alaska Governor's Consistency Review found the PRMP/FEIS to be
inconsistent with Alaska State plans, policies, or programs. This
finding was based on BLM's decision to maintain most of Public Land
Order 5150, which withdrew lands for a route for the Trans-Alaska
Pipeline and which now provides a pipeline/utility corridor, high
recreation and mineral values, and important subsistence resources. The
State of Alaska requested revocation of the withdrawal to allow state
top-filings to fall into place, resulting in eventual conveyance of
these lands to the state. The PRMP/FEIS partially modified the
withdrawal to allow for eventual conveyance to the State of 82,500
acres. The inconsistencies have been resolved through wording in the
ROD that allows for future negotiation with the State on this issue.
The RMP/ROD includes decisions identifying routes of travel for
motorized vehicles, which are implementation level decisions appealable
to the Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR part 4. These
decisions (route identifications) are displayed on travel management
maps in the ROD/RMP. Any party adversely affected by these route
identifications may appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice
of Availability by filing a notice of appeal in the office of the BLM
Glennallen Field Manager at the above listed address. The notice of
appeal should identify the specific route identifications by township,
range, and section which are being appealed.
Thomas P. Lonnie,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. E7-17491 Filed 9-6-07; 8:45 am]
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