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2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of the
RMPs/EIS.
Rationale will be provided in the
RMPs/EIS for each issue placed in
category two or three. In addition to
these major issues, a number of
management questions and concerns
will be addressed in the RMPs/EIS. The
public is encouraged to help identify
these questions and concerns during the
scoping phase.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the RMPs/EIS 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, including but
not limited to: Rangeland management,
minerals and geology, wildland fire and
fuels management, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and
fisheries, lands and realty, soil, water
and air, global climate change, wild
horses, environmental justice, sociology
and economics.
The following planning criteria have
been proposed to guide development of
the RMPs/EIS, avoid unnecessary data
collection and analyses, and to ensure
the RMPs/EIS are 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 planning process for the
Billings and PPNM RMPs will include
a single EIS and culminate with the
issuance of two Records of Decision
(RODs).
• The RMPs/EIS will be completed in
compliance with FLPMA, NEPA, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), and all
other applicable laws, regulations and
BLM policies.
• The RMPs/EIS will establish new
guidance and identify existing guidance
upon which the BLM will rely in
managing public lands within the
Billings Field Office and the PPNM.
• The RMPs/EIS will incorporate by
reference the Standards for Rangeland
Health and Guidelines for Livestock
Grazing Management (August 1997);
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC) Amendment (August 1998); the
Off-Highway Vehicle EIS and Plan
Amendment for Montana, North
Dakota, and Portions of South Dakota
(June 2003); the 1992 Oil & Gas EIS/
Amendment of the Powder River,
Billings, & South Dakota RMPs; the
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Montana Final Statewide Oil and Gas
EIS and Proposed Amendment of the
Powder River and Billings RMP (January
2003); the Montana/Dakotas Statewide
Fire/Fuels Management Plan
(September 2003); Final Programmatic
EIS on Wind Energy Development (June
2005); Best Management Practices for
Forestry in Montana; the Montana
Streamside Management Zone Law and
Rule; and, when finalized, the
Supplemental EIS to the Montana
Statewide Oil and Gas Amendment; and
the Vegetation Treatments Using
Herbicides EIS.
• The RMPs/EIS will incorporate, by
reference, all prior wilderness study
area (WSA) findings that affect public
lands in the planning area.
• The planning team will use a
collaborative and multi-jurisdictional
approach, where applicable, throughout
the planning process.
• The planning process will include
early consultation meetings with the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS) during the development of the
RMPs/EIS.
• The RMPs/EIS will result in
determinations as required by special
program and resource specific guidance
detailed in Appendix C of the BLM’s
Planning Handbook (H–1610–1).
• The Billings RMP will incorporate
the requirements of the BLM Handbook
H–1624–1, Planning for Fluid Minerals.
• The RMPs/EIS will incorporate the
requirements of the interagency
reference guide entitled Reasonably
Foreseeable Development Scenarios and
Cumulative Effects Analysis developed
by the Rocky Mountain Federal
Leadership Forum on NEPA, Oil and
Gas, and Air Quality.
• The RMPs/EIS will recognize the
State of Montana’s responsibility to
manage wildlife populations, including
uses such as hunting and fishing, within
the planning area.
• To the extent possible, goals and
objectives in the RMPs/EIS for plants
and wildlife (including special status
species) will incorporate or respond to
goals and objectives from established
recovery plans, conservation strategies,
strategic plans, etc.
• Decisions in the RMPs/EIS will
strive to be compatible with the existing
plans and policies of adjacent local,
state, tribal, and federal agencies to the
extent they are in conformance with
legal mandates on management of
public lands.
• The scope of analysis will be
consistent with the level of analysis in
approved plans and in accordance with
Bureau-wide standards and program
guidance.
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• Geospatial data will be automated
within a geographic information system
(GIS) to facilitate discussions of the
affected environment, alternative
formulation, analysis of environmental
consequences, and display of the
results.
• Resource allocations must be
reasonable and achievable within
available technological and budgetary
constraints.
• Best management practices (BMPs)
for oil and gas, road drainage, grazing,
wind energy, and water quality BMPs
for Montana forests, fire rehab, power
lines, etc. will be added.
• The planning process will involve
Native American Tribal governments
and will provide strategies for ensuring
the Tribes’ needs are considered,
analyzed and that the BLM fulfills its
trust responsibilities.
• The lifestyles and concerns of area
residents will be recognized in the
RMPs/EIS.
• The State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) will be consulted on any
potential effect of the RMPs/EIS on
cultural resources under provisions of
the National Historic Preservation Act of
1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470f) and
under the National Programmatic
Agreement.
Dated: May 8, 2008.
Howard A. Lemm,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ–910–0777–XP–241A]
State of Arizona Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource
Advisory Council Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Arizona
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
meet on June 19, 2008, in Phoenix,
Arizona, at the BLM National Training
Center located at 9828 North 31st
Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. and
conclude at 4:30 p.m. Morning agenda
items include: Review of the March 6,
2008, meeting minutes for RAC and
Recreation Resource Advisory Council
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(RRAC) business; BLM State Director’s
update on statewide issues; RAC
member orientation on BLM Programs
and Federal Advisory Committee Act;
presentations on BLM Solar Projects;
and the proposed Goodyear Road; RAC
questions on BLM Field Managers
Rangeland Resource Team proposals;
and reports by RAC working groups. A
public comment period will be provided
at 11:30 a.m. on June 19, 2008, for any
interested publics who wish to address
the Council on BLM programs and
business.
Under the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, the RAC has been
designated the RRAC, and has the
authority to review all BLM and Forest
Service (FS) recreation fee proposals in
Arizona. The afternoon meeting agenda
on June 19 will include review and
discussion of the Recreation
Enhancement Act (REA) Working Group
Report, REA Work Group meeting
schedule and future BLM/FS recreation
fee proposals.
DATES: Effective Date: June 19, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land
Management, Arizona State Office, One
North Central Avenue, Suite 800,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, 602–
417–9504.
Helen M. Hankins,
Acting State Director.
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of each lease and $163 cost for
publishing this Notice.
The lessee met the requirements for
reinstatement of the leases per Sec.
31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act
of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We are
proposing to reinstate the leases,
effective the date of termination subject
to:
• The original terms and conditions
of the leases;
• The increased rental of $10 per
acre;
• The increased royalty of 162⁄3
percent or 4 percentages above the
existing competitive royalty rate; and
• The $163 cost of publishing this
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d),
Continental Resources, Inc. timely filed
a petition for reinstatement of oil and
gas leases NDM 87494 and NDM 87496,
McKenzie County, North Dakota. The
lessee paid the required rentals accruing
from the date of termination.
No leases were issued that affect these
lands. The lessee agrees to new lease
terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per
acre and 162⁄3 percent or 4 percentages
above the existing competitive royalty
rate. The lessee paid the $500
administration fee for the reinstatement
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Point Reyes
National
Seashore.
Dated: April 11, 2008.
Katherine H. Stevenson,
Acting Assistant Director, Business Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for 1029–0067
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM or We) are
announcing that the information
collection request for 30 CFR 705 and
the Form OSM–23, Restriction on
financial interests of State employees,
has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and reauthorization. The
information collection package was
previously approved and assigned
clearance number 1029–0067. This
notice describes the nature of the
information collection activity and the
expected burden and cost.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, you should submit your
comments to OMB by June 16, 2008, in
order to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Department of
Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202)
395–6566 or via e-mail to
OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. Also,
please send a copy of your comments to
John A. Trelease, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202–
SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request a copy of the information
collection package contact John A.
Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
You may also view the collection at
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Extension of Concession
Contract
National Park Service, Interior.
Public Notice.
June 1, 2008.
Jo
A. Pendry, Concession Program
Manager, National Park Service,
Washington, DC, 20240, Telephone
202–513–7156.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.23,
public notice is hereby given that the
National Park Service proposes to
extend the following expiring
concession contract for a period of up to
1 year, or until such time as a new
contract is executed, whichever occurs
sooner.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Leases NDM
87494 and NDM 87496
American
Youth Hostels.
Dated: May 9, 2008.
Karen L. Johnson,
Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section.
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EFFECTIVE DATE:
[MT–922–08–1310–FI–P; NDM 87494 and
NDM 87496]
PORE003–98
Park
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Bureau of Land Management
Concessioner
name
Karen L. Johnson, Chief, Fluids
Adjudication Section, BLM Montana
State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 406–
896–5098.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Conc ID No.
The listed
concession authorization will expire by
its terms on or before May 31, 2008. The
National Park Service has determined
that the proposed short-term extension
is necessary in order to avoid
interruption of visitor services and has
taken all reasonable and appropriate
steps to consider alternatives to avoid
such interruption.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-910-0777-XP-241A]
State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet on June 19, 2008, in
Phoenix, Arizona, at the BLM National Training Center located at 9828
North 31st Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. and conclude at 4:30 p.m.
Morning agenda items include: Review of the March 6, 2008, meeting
minutes for RAC and Recreation Resource Advisory Council
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(RRAC) business; BLM State Director's update on statewide issues; RAC
member orientation on BLM Programs and Federal Advisory Committee Act;
presentations on BLM Solar Projects; and the proposed Goodyear Road;
RAC questions on BLM Field Managers Rangeland Resource Team proposals;
and reports by RAC working groups. A public comment period will be
provided at 11:30 a.m. on June 19, 2008, for any interested publics who
wish to address the Council on BLM programs and business.
Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the RAC has
been designated the RRAC, and has the authority to review all BLM and
Forest Service (FS) recreation fee proposals in Arizona. The afternoon
meeting agenda on June 19 will include review and discussion of the
Recreation Enhancement Act (REA) Working Group Report, REA Work Group
meeting schedule and future BLM/FS recreation fee proposals.
DATES: Effective Date: June 19, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land
Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800,
Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, 602-417-9504.
Helen M. Hankins,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E8-10899 Filed 5-14-08; 8:45 am]
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