Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council, 2521-2522 [E8-481]
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management; cultural and
paleontological resources;
socioeconomics and environmental
justice; energy and minerals; lands and
realty; transportation, including Off
Highway Vehicle management, and
public access; fire and fuels
management; wildlife habitat and
wildlife.
After public comments as to what
issues the plan should address are
gathered, they will be placed in one of
three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this
plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation
in the plan as to why we placed an issue
in category two or three. 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.
Preliminary planning criteria are:
1. The BLM will manage the Baker
Resource Area to protect resources in
accordance with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976
(FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), other
applicable laws and regulations, and all
existing public land laws.
2. The Plan will recognize valid
existing rights within the Planning Area
and review how valid existing rights are
verified. The Plan will outline the
process the BLM will use to address
applications or notices filed on existing
claims or other land use authorizations
after the completion of the Plan.
3. Lands covered in the RMP will be
public lands, including split estate
lands, managed by BLM. Decisions on
lands not managed by the BLM will not
be made in the RMP except when formal
cooperator status is mutually accepted
and leads to additional Records of
Decision.
4. The BLM will use a collaborative
and multi-jurisdictional approach,
where possible to jointly determine the
desired future conditions of public
lands.
5. The Plan will emphasize the
protection and enhancement of the
Planning Area’s biodiversity while at
the same time providing the public with
opportunities for compatible
commodity-based and recreation
activities.
6. The socioeconomic impacts of the
alternatives will be addressed.
7. The BLM will use current scientific
information, research, technologies, and
results of inventory, monitoring and
coordination to determine appropriate
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local, and regional management
strategies that will enhance or restore
impaired ecosystems.
8. The planning process will include
an EIS that will comply with NEPA
standards.
9. Any land located within the
Planning Area’s administrative
boundary, and subsequently acquired by
the BLM, will be managed consistent
with the Plan, subject to any constraints
associated with the acquisition.
10. The Plan will recognize the State’s
responsibility to manage wildlife. The
BLM would consult with Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife before
establishing no-hunting zones or
periods for the purposes of protecting
public safety, administration, or public
use and enjoyment.
11. The Plan will address
transportation and access, and will
identify where better access is
warranted, where it should remain as is,
and where decreased access is
appropriate to protect Planning Area
resources.
12. Laws and regulations regulate
grazing management. The Plan will
incorporate the Rangeland Health
Standards and Guidelines. It will
provide a strategy to ensure proper
grazing practices are followed within
the Planning Area.
13. The planning process will involve
American Indian Tribal governments
and will provide possible strategies for
the protection of recognized traditional
uses, if such uses are identified.
14. Decisions in the Plan will strive to
be compatible with existing plans and
policies of adjacent local, State, Federal,
and tribal agencies as long as the
decisions are consistent with Federal
law governing the administration of
public land.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the revision in
order to consider the variety of resource
issues and concerns identified.
Specialists with expertise in the
following disciplines will be involved
in the planning process: rangeland
management, minerals and geology,
forestry, fire and fuels, outdoor
recreation, archaeology, paleontology,
wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty,
hydrology, soils, sociology, and
economics.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Nancy K. Lull,
Baker City Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–060–01–1020–PG]
Notice of Public Meeting; Central
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Central
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held
February 5 & 6, 2008, at the Yogo Inn
Conference Room, 211 E. Main Street, in
Lewistown, Montana.
The February 5 session will begin at
10 a.m. with a 30-minute public
comment period. This meeting is
scheduled to adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
The February 6 meeting will begin at
8 a.m. with a 30-minute public
comment period and is scheduled to
adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior on a variety of management
issues associated with public land
management in Montana. During these
meetings the council will discuss/act
upon:
Reviewing the council charter;
Discussing the consensus format;
An orientation for current and new
members;
Reviewing the 2008 council work plan;
A discussion of what the council
expects from the BLM;
A question and answer period with
BLM managers and staff;
Field manager updates;
Travel planning in the Judith and
Moccasin Mountains;
A fee proposal template from the U.S.
Forest Service;
Oil and gas leasing;
An update on the monument resource
management plan;
Watershed planning; and
Administrative details (next meeting
agenda, location, etc.).
All RAC meetings are open to the
public. The public may present written
comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC
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.
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Gary
E. Slagel, Associate Lewistown Field
Manager, Lewistown Field Office, P.O.
Box 1160, Lewistown, Montana 59457,
406/538–1900.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT:
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Gary E. Slagel,
Associate Lewistown Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2007–OMM–0078]
MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0041 (30 CFR 250, Subpart K) Oil
and Gas Production Rates, Extension
of a Collection; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1010–0041).
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), MMS is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns the paperwork requirements in
the regulations under 30 CFR 250,
Subpart K, Oil and Gas Production
Rates.
DATE: Submit written comments by
March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Minerals
Management Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click ‘‘submit.’’
In the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2007–OMM–0078 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link. All comments
submitted will be published and posted
to the docket after the closing period.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–
0041’’ in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
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Standards Branch at (703) 787–1607.
You may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the
regulations and the forms that require
the subject collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart K, Oil
and Gas Production Rates.
Form(s): MMS–126, MMS–127,
MMS–128, and MMS–140.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0041.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of the
OCS. Such rules and regulations will
apply to all operations conducted under
a lease. Operations on the OCS must
preserve, protect, and develop oil and
natural gas resources in a manner that
is consistent with the need to make such
resources available to meet the Nation’s
energy needs as rapidly as possible; to
balance orderly energy resource
development with protection of human,
marine, and coastal environments; to
ensure the public a fair and equitable
return on the resources of the OCS; and
to preserve and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 5(a) of the OCS Lands Act
requires the Secretary to prescribe rules
and regulations ‘‘to provide for the
prevention of waste, and conservation of
the natural resources of the Outer
Continental Shelf, and the protection of
correlative rights therein’’ and to
include provisions ‘‘for the prompt and
efficient exploration and development
of a lease area.’’
Section 1334(g)(2) states ‘‘* * * the
lessee shall produce such oil or gas, or
both, at rates * * * to assure the
maximum rate of production which may
be sustained without loss of ultimate
recovery of oil or gas, or both, under
sound engineering and economic
principles, and which is safe for the
duration of the activity covered by the
approved plan.’’
These authorities and responsibilities
are among those delegated to the
Minerals Management Service (MMS).
The regulations at 30 CFR 250, subpart
K, concern oil and gas production rates,
and are the subject of this collection.
In addition, MMS also issues various
Notices to Lessees (NTLs) and Operators
to clarify and provide additional
guidance on some aspects of the
regulations, as well as various forms to
capture the data and information. The
current subpart K regulations specify
the use of forms MMS–126 (Well
Potential Test Report), MMS–127
(Sensitive Reservoir Information
Report), MMS–128 (Semiannual Well
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Test Report), and MMS–140
(Bottomhole Pressure Survey Report).
The forms and their purposes are:
Form MMS–126, Well Potential Test
Report
The MMS uses this information for
various environmental, reservoir,
reserves, and conservation analyses,
including the determination of
maximum production rates (MPRs)
when necessary for certain oil and gas
completions.
Form MMS–127, Sensitive Reservoir
Information Report
The MMS uses this information to
determine whether a rate-sensitive
reservoir is being prudently developed.
Form MMS–128, Semiannual Well Test
Report
The MMS uses this information to
evaluate the results of well tests to
determine if reservoirs are being
depleted in a manner that will lead to
the greatest ultimate recovery of
hydrocarbons.
Form MMS–140, Bottomhole Pressure
Survey Report
The MMS uses the information in our
efforts to conserve natural resources,
prevent waste, and protect correlative
rights, including the Government’s
royalty interest.
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited use.’’ No items
of a sensitive nature are collected.
Responses are required to obtain or
retain benefits.
Frequency: On occasion, monthly,
semi-annually, annually and as a result
of situations encountered.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 130
Federal OCS oil and gas lessees.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burdens totaled for the consolidated
collection is 43,065 hours. The
following chart details the individual
components and respective hour burden
estimates of this ICR. In calculating the
burdens, we assumed that respondents
perform certain requirements in the
normal course of their activities. We
consider these to be usual and
customary and took that into account in
estimating the burden.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-060-01-1020-PG]
Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory
Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource
Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held February 5 & 6, 2008, at the Yogo Inn
Conference Room, 211 E. Main Street, in Lewistown, Montana.
The February 5 session will begin at 10 a.m. with a 30-minute
public comment period. This meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 5:30
p.m.
The February 6 meeting will begin at 8 a.m. with a 30-minute public
comment period and is scheduled to adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15-member council advises the Secretary
of the Interior on a variety of management issues associated with
public land management in Montana. During these meetings the council
will discuss/act upon:
Reviewing the council charter;
Discussing the consensus format;
An orientation for current and new members;
Reviewing the 2008 council work plan;
A discussion of what the council expects from the BLM;
A question and answer period with BLM managers and staff;
Field manager updates;
Travel planning in the Judith and Moccasin Mountains;
A fee proposal template from the U.S. Forest Service;
Oil and gas leasing;
An update on the monument resource management plan;
Watershed planning; and
Administrative details (next meeting agenda, location, etc.).
All RAC meetings are open to the public. The public may present
written comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT: Gary E. Slagel, Associate Lewistown
Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, P.O. Box 1160, Lewistown,
Montana 59457, 406/538-1900.
Dated: January 8, 2008.
Gary E. Slagel,
Associate Lewistown Field Manager.
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