Notice of Closure of BLM Public Lands Within the Clear Creek Management Area, 24087-24088 [E8-9681]
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy
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 Surprise 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, Surprise Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 602
Cressler Street Cedarville, California
96104, or via the internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/
planning.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Jeff Fontana,
Public Affairs Officer, Bureau of Land
Management, 2950 Riverside Dr.,
Susanville, CA 96130, telephone (530)
257–0456, or e-mail your request to:
necarmp@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Surprise Field Office includes
approximately 1,220,644 acres in
northeastern California and northwest
Nevada. The geographic area includes
BLM-administered lands within the
counties of Modoc and Lassen,
California, and Humboldt and Washoe,
Nevada. The Surprise RMP was
developed in coordination with the
Alturas and Eagle Lake Field Office
RMPs to provide a consistent framework
for managing public lands and resource
uses in northeast California and
northwest Nevada.
BLM officially initiated the planning
process for the Draft Surprise Resource
Management Plan (RMP) with
publication of a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register on July 22, 2003
(Volume 68, Number 140). Issues related
to resource management in the Surprise
planning area were established during
the scoping process consisting of public
scoping meetings, field tours,
socioeconomic workshops, and
interactions with Federal, state, tribal,
and county collaborators.
The RMP describes management
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
Surprise RMP designated three Areas of
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Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs): Massacre Rim ACEC (44,870
acres); Bitner ACEC (1,921 acres); and
Rahilly-Gravelly ACEC/RNA (957 acres).
The following types of resource use
limitations apply to these ACECs: (1)
New rights-of-way exclusion or
avoidance; (2) Visual Resource
Management Class II; (3) Certain
restrictions to energy and mineral
development; and (4) Motorized travel
permitted only on designated open
routes. The BLM’s Draft Surprise RMP/
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) (April 2006) presented five
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 Surprise Proposed RMP and Final
EIS which was released on June 15,
2007. The Proposed RMP is comprised
of the preferred alternative identified in
the Draft RMP/EIS with small changes
as a result of comments received. Six
protest letters on the Surprise proposed
RMP were received and resolved by the
BLM Director. The BLM determined that
the Proposed Action, as described in the
Proposed RMP and Final EIS, best meets
the purpose and need for the project.
The Governor of the State of California
in his letter September 17, 2007 stated,
‘‘Pursuant to 43 CFR 1603–2, and after
consulting with affected State and Local
agencies, the Governor’s Office of
Planning and Research (OPR) has not
found any inconsistencies with any
state or local plans, policies, or
programs with regards to this [Proposed]
Resource Management Plan.’’
The decisions identifying designated
routes of travel for motorized vehicles
are implementation decisions and are
appealable to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA) under 43 CFR Part 4.
These decisions are contained in
Chapter 2.14.4 and shown on Map
TRAVEL–1 of the RMP. Any party
adversely affected by the BLM’s
decision(s) to identify, evaluate, define,
delineate, and/or select specific routes
as available for motorized use within
designated areas of travel as set forth in
the Surprise Resource Management Plan
may appeal within 30 days of
publication of this Notice of
Availability. The appeal must be filed
with the Surprise Field Manager at the
above listed address. Please consult 43
CFR Part 4 for further information on
the IBLA appeal process.
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Dated: December 10, 2007.
Shane Deforest,
Surprise Field Office Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–190–08–1220–PN]
Notice of Closure of BLM Public Lands
Within the Clear Creek Management
Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure to all forms of
entry and public use of approximately
31,000 acres of public lands within the
Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA),
referred to as the Serpentine Area of
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and
portions of adjacent BLM-administered
lands, located in southern San Benito
County and western Fresno County,
California.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), subpart
8364.1, an Order has been issued by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Hollister Field Office, closing to all
forms of entry and public use certain
BLM-administered public lands. This
closure is necessary to protect public
land users from human health risks
associated with exposure to airborne
asbestos in the CCMA based upon a
final report issued by the Environmental
Protection Agency that concludes that
public use activities could expose an
individual to excess lifetime cancer
risks. The order will remain in effect
while the BLM completes a Resource
Management Plan for the CCMA to
determine if and how visitor use can
occur without associated excess health
risks. This closure affects approximately
31,000 acres of public lands located
within the Bureau of Land
Management’s Clear Creek Management
Area (CCMA).
DATES: The Order was issued and
became effective on May 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Cooper, Hollister Field Manager, BLM,
Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton
Court, Hollister, California, 95023.
Telephone: 831–630–5010 Fax: 831–
630–5055, during regular business
hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CCMA is a
remote area with hundreds of miles of
roads and trails that were created to
support historic timber harvesting and
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mining activities. The 63,000 acre area
is a popular location for off-highway
vehicle (OHV) recreation. A variety of
other recreation activities also occur
within the CCMA, including hunting,
rock-hounding, wildlife watching, and
hiking. This is a unique geological area
with serpentine soils that contain
naturally occurring asbestos.
BLM has issued the Closure Order in
response to the results of a study
conducted by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) that concludes
public use activities could expose an
individual to excess lifetime cancer
risks.
Closure Order: Pursuant to 43 CFR
8364.1, BLM has issued an Order
closing approximately 31,000 acres of
public land to all forms of entry and
public use within the Clear Creek
Management Area (CCMA). The area is
referred to as the Serpentine Area of
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and
portions of adjacent BLM-administered
lands in lower Clear Creek Canyon,
located in southern San Benito County
and western Fresno County, California.
The lands include portions of Mount
Diablo Principal Meridian: Township 17
South, Ranges 11 and 12 East; Township
18 South, Ranges 11, 12 and 13 East,
and Township 19 South, Range 13 East.
This closure is necessary to protect
public land users from human health
risks associated with exposure to
airborne asbestos in the CCMA based
upon a final report issued by the
Environmental Protection Agency that
concludes that public use activities
could expose an individual to excess
lifetime cancer risks. The order will
remain in effect while the BLM
completes a Resource Management Plan
for the CCMA to determine if and how
visitor use can occur without associated
excess health risks.
The following persons are exempt
from the identified restrictions:
(1) Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officers, while engaged in
the execution of their official duties.
(2) BLM personnel or their
representatives while engaged in the
execution of their official duties.
(3) Any member of an organized
rescue, fire-fighting force, or emergency
medical services organization while in
the performance of their official duties.
(4) Any member of a federal, state, or
local government agencies while in the
performance of an official duty.
(5) Any person in receipt of a written
authorization of exemption obtained
from the authorized officer.
Private landowners within the
restricted area and persons with valid
existing rights-of-way, mining claims, or
leases must request in writing access
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permission from Hollister Field
Manager at the address listed below.
During the closure period the area
will be clearly posted. Informational
signs will be posted at main entry points
to locations affected by this Order. Maps
of the closed area will be posted with
the Order at key locations that provide
access to the closed area, and may also
be obtained at the Hollister Field Office,
20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California
95023.
Failure to comply with this order is
punishable by a fine not to exceed
$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to
exceed 12 months Pursuant to 43 CFR,
subpart 8360.0–7.
Dated: April 3, 2008.
Rick Cooper,
Hollister Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–920–1320–EL, WYW176446]
Coal Exploration License, WY
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Invitation for Coal
Exploration License.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended by section 4 of the Federal
Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976,
90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to
the regulations adopted as 43 CFR 3410,
all interested parties are hereby invited
to participate with Black Butte Coal
Company on a pro rata cost sharing
basis in its program for the exploration
of coal deposits owned by the United
States of America in the followingdescribed lands in Sweetwater County,
WY:
T. 18 N., R. 101 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 2: Lot 4;
Sec. 4: Lots 1, 2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4;
T. 19 N., R. 101 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming
Sec. 26: N1⁄2NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
Containing 319.83 acres, more or less.
The purpose of the exploration
program is to obtain structural and
quality information of the coal. The
proposed exploration program is fully
described and will be conducted
pursuant to an exploration plan to be
approved by the Bureau of Land
Management.
Copies of the exploration
plan are available for review during
normal business hours in the following
ADDRESSES:
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offices (serialized under number
WYW176446): Bureau of Land
Management, Wyoming State Office,
5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, WY 82003; and, Bureau of
Land Management, Rock Springs Field
Office, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock
Springs, WY 82901. The written notice
should be sent to the following
addresses: Black Butte Coal Company,
Attn: Clark Fritz, P.O. Box 98, Point of
Rocks, WY 82901, and the Bureau of
Land Management, Wyoming State
Office, Branch of Solid Minerals, Attn:
Mavis Love, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne,
WY 82003.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice of invitation will be published in
the Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner
once each week for two consecutive
weeks beginning the week of April 28,
2008, and in the Federal Register. Any
party electing to participate in this
exploration program must send written
notice to both the Bureau of Land
Management and Black Butte Coal
Company, as provided in the ADDRESSES
section above, no later than thirty days
after publication of this invitation in the
Federal Register.
The foregoing is published in the
Federal Register pursuant to 43 CFR
3410.2–1(c)(1).
Dated: April 21, 2008.
Larry Claypool,
Acting Deputy State Director, Minerals and
Lands.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office on Violence Against Women;
Notice of Establishment
Office on Violence Against
Women, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of establishment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
establishment of the Violence Against
Women in Indian Country Task Force
(hereinafter ‘‘the Task Force’’).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Justice hereby gives
notice of establishment of the Violence
Against Women in Indian Country Task
Force, a statutorily mandated Federal
Advisory Committee. The Attorney
General has established the Task Force
pursuant to the requirements of section
904 of the Violence Against Women and
Department of Justice Reauthorization
Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005), Public Law
109–162.
The Task Force will advise the
National Institute of Justice and the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-190-08-1220-PN]
Notice of Closure of BLM Public Lands Within the Clear Creek
Management Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure to all forms of entry and public use of
approximately 31,000 acres of public lands within the Clear Creek
Management Area (CCMA), referred to as the Serpentine Area of
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and portions of adjacent BLM-administered
lands, located in southern San Benito County and western Fresno County,
California.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), subpart
8364.1, an Order has been issued by the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Hollister Field Office, closing to all forms of entry and public
use certain BLM-administered public lands. This closure is necessary to
protect public land users from human health risks associated with
exposure to airborne asbestos in the CCMA based upon a final report
issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that concludes that
public use activities could expose an individual to excess lifetime
cancer risks. The order will remain in effect while the BLM completes a
Resource Management Plan for the CCMA to determine if and how visitor
use can occur without associated excess health risks. This closure
affects approximately 31,000 acres of public lands located within the
Bureau of Land Management's Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA).
DATES: The Order was issued and became effective on May 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Cooper, Hollister Field Manager,
BLM, Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, California,
95023. Telephone: 831-630-5010 Fax: 831-630-5055, during regular
business hours, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CCMA is a remote area with hundreds of miles
of roads and trails that were created to support historic timber
harvesting and
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mining activities. The 63,000 acre area is a popular location for off-
highway vehicle (OHV) recreation. A variety of other recreation
activities also occur within the CCMA, including hunting, rock-
hounding, wildlife watching, and hiking. This is a unique geological
area with serpentine soils that contain naturally occurring asbestos.
BLM has issued the Closure Order in response to the results of a
study conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that
concludes public use activities could expose an individual to excess
lifetime cancer risks.
Closure Order: Pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, BLM has issued an Order
closing approximately 31,000 acres of public land to all forms of entry
and public use within the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA). The area
is referred to as the Serpentine Area of Environmental Concern (ACEC)
and portions of adjacent BLM-administered lands in lower Clear Creek
Canyon, located in southern San Benito County and western Fresno
County, California. The lands include portions of Mount Diablo
Principal Meridian: Township 17 South, Ranges 11 and 12 East; Township
18 South, Ranges 11, 12 and 13 East, and Township 19 South, Range 13
East.
This closure is necessary to protect public land users from human
health risks associated with exposure to airborne asbestos in the CCMA
based upon a final report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency
that concludes that public use activities could expose an individual to
excess lifetime cancer risks. The order will remain in effect while the
BLM completes a Resource Management Plan for the CCMA to determine if
and how visitor use can occur without associated excess health risks.
The following persons are exempt from the identified restrictions:
(1) Federal, State, or local law enforcement officers, while
engaged in the execution of their official duties.
(2) BLM personnel or their representatives while engaged in the
execution of their official duties.
(3) Any member of an organized rescue, fire-fighting force, or
emergency medical services organization while in the performance of
their official duties.
(4) Any member of a federal, state, or local government agencies
while in the performance of an official duty.
(5) Any person in receipt of a written authorization of exemption
obtained from the authorized officer.
Private landowners within the restricted area and persons with
valid existing rights-of-way, mining claims, or leases must request in
writing access permission from Hollister Field Manager at the address
listed below.
During the closure period the area will be clearly posted.
Informational signs will be posted at main entry points to locations
affected by this Order. Maps of the closed area will be posted with the
Order at key locations that provide access to the closed area, and may
also be obtained at the Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, California 95023.
Failure to comply with this order is punishable by a fine not to
exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months Pursuant to
43 CFR, subpart 8360.0-7.
Dated: April 3, 2008.
Rick Cooper,
Hollister Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E8-9681 Filed 4-30-08; 8:45 am]
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