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of 12 separate BLM administrative units.
These units include the Glenwood
Springs, Grand Junction, and White
River Field Offices in Colorado; the
Moab, Monticello, Price, Richfield, and
Vernal Field Offices, and the Grand
Staircase Escalante National Monument
in Utah; and the Kemmerer, Rawlins,
and Rock Springs Field Offices in
Wyoming. With the exception of the
Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument, the ROD for this PEIS
would direct which land use plans in
affected BLM administrative units will
be amended to make designated lands
available for application for commercial
leasing, exploration, and development
of oil shale and tar sands resources.
Within the above-listed
administrative units, and within the
defined boundaries of the most
geologically prospective resources of the
Green River formation and the
designated STSAs, public lands
managed by the BLM where the Federal
government owns full fee title are
included in the scope of the PEIS
analysis. Lands where the surface estate
is owned by Tribes, States, or private
parties but where the Federal
government owns the subsurface
mineral estate (i.e., split estate lands)
are also included in the scope of this
analysis. Tribal lands on which both the
surface estate and subsurface mineral
estate are owned by the Tribe are not
included in the scope of analysis.
In the PEIS, three alternatives were
analyzed for amending land use plans to
make BLM-administered lands available
for application for future commercial
leasing of both oil shale and tar sands
resources, including a No Action
alternative. These alternatives were
developed through issue identification
during the scoping process. Such issues
included air quality, water quality and
quantity, socio-economic concerns,
ecological concerns, cultural,
paleontology, and non-Wilderness
Study Area lands with wilderness
characteristics. The BLM has identified
Alternative B as the proposed plan
amendment. Of the 3,540,000 acres in
the study areas, the preferred alternative
would amend plans to make
approximately 2 million acres of lands
containing oil shale resources available
for application for commercial leasing
and approximately 430,000 acres
available for tar sands. Alternative A,
the no action alternative, would not
amend land use plans to identify lands
as available for application for lease, but
would leave 352,780 acres of lands
available for lease application under
existing plans. Alternative C, which is
similar to the Alternative B, would
amend land use plans to identify areas
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available for application for lease
comprising approximately 830,000 acres
containing oil shale resources and
approximately 230,000 acres available
for tar sands.
This PEIS has been developed to
analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental, cultural, and
socioeconomic impacts of the three
alternatives. The BLM’s action of
amending land use plans to open lands
for application to lease oil shale and tar
sands resources will not authorize
issuance of any leases or ground
disturbing activities. Future lease
issuance and approval of development
plans will be subject to additional NEPA
analysis. As such, the BLM has
determined that there are no
environmental impacts associated with
the amendment of land use plans.
However, because BLM intends to
establish a commercial leasing program
to facilitate future development, BLM
has included a broad, programmaticlevel analysis of the potential impacts of
oil shale and tar sands development
technologies as they are currently
known, in order to inform the land use
planning decision as well as the
development of this program.
Because developing this and other
alternative energy resources is of
strategic importance in enhancing our
Nation’s domestic energy supplies, the
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management, in the Department of the
Interior is the responsible official for
these proposed plan amendments. The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and its implementing regulations
provide land use planning authority to
the Secretary, as delegated to this
Assistant Secretary. Because this
decision is being made by the Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management, it is the final decision for
the Department of the Interior. This
decision is not subject to administrative
review (protest) under the BLM or
Departmental regulations (43 CFR
1610.5–2).
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR 1610.2,
43 CFR 1610.5–1.
Michael D. Nedd,
Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–090–1610–017J]
Notice of Availability of Monticello
Field Office Proposed Resource
Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement
(PRMP/FEIS)
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
a Proposed Resource Management Plan/
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(PRMP/FEIS) for the Monticello Field
Office.
The BLM planning regulations
(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person
who meets the conditions as described
in the regulations may protest the BLM’s
PRMP/FEIS. A person who meets the
conditions and files a protest must file
the protest within 30 days of the date
that the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes this notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Monticello
Field Office PRMP/FEIS were sent to
affected Federal, State, and local
government agencies and to interested
parties. Copies of the PRMP/FEIS are
available for public inspection at:
Monticello Field Office, 365 N. Main,
Monticello, UT 84535.
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South,
Salt Lake City, UT 84145.
Interested persons may also review
the PRMP/FEIS on the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/
planning.html. All protests must be in
writing and mailed to the following
addresses:
Regular Mail: Director (210), Attention:
Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 66538,
Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Director (210),
Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L
Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington,
DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
Sandberg, Monticello Field Office, 365
N. Main, Monticello, UT 84535; phone:
(435) 587–1500; or e-mail at:
Nick_Sandberg@blm.gov.
DATES:
The
Monticello RMP planning area is
located in southeast Utah. The BLM
administers approximately 1.8 million
acres of surface estate and 2.5 million
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acres of Federal mineral estate within
the planning area.
The Monticello RMP will provide
future broad-scale management
direction for land use allocations and
allowable uses on public lands within
the planning area. Implementation of
the decisions of the PRMP would apply
only to BLM-administered public lands
and Federal mineral estate. In the
Monticello Field Office Draft RMP/EIS
(DRMP/DEIS), which was released for a
90-day public review and comment
period in November 2007, five
alternatives were analyzed, including a
No Action alternative. These
alternatives were developed through
issue identification during the scoping
process. Such issues included:
Recreation use and off-highway vehicles
(OHVs), mineral development, special
designations (ACECs and WSRs),
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cultural resource management, and nonWSA lands with Wilderness
Characteristics.
The PRMP/FEIS would designate two
new Areas of Critical Environmental
Concern (ACECs), and the continuation
of five existing ACECs, totaling 74,430
acres. Resource use limitations that
apply to the proposed ACECs include a
range of different prescriptions as
described in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1—EVALUATION OF AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN
ACEC
Values of concern
Resource use limitations
Alkali Ridge ....................
Cultural ..........................
Hovenweep ....................
Cultural ..........................
All cultural properties eligible for the NRHP would be surrounded by an
avoidance area sufficient to allow permanent protection; where avoidance is not possible and adverse impacts may occur, BLM would develop appropriate mitigation measures; available for mineral leasing
under controlled surface use except the National Historic Landmark
which would be available under No Surface Occupancy; confine woodland harvest to specific areas if cultural resources are being impacted;
OHV use limited to designated routes.
Visual Protection Zone: Available for mineral leasing with No Surface Occupancy; managed as VRM II.
Cajon Pond: Available for mineral leasing and other surface uses with
stipulations to prevent surface occupancy or surface disturbance during
March 1–June 30 and excluded from livestock use yearlong within the
fenced portion.
General Area: All cultural properties eligible for the NRHP would be surrounded by an avoidance area sufficient to allow permanent protection;
where avoidance is not possible and adverse impacts may occur, BLM
would develop appropriate mitigation measures; available for mineral
leasing under controlled surface use; OHV use limited to designated
roads and trails; unavailable for disposal of mineral materials, and excluded from private or commercial use of woodland products, except
for limited on-site collection of dead wood for campfires.
Available for mineral leasing subject to No Surface Occupancy; unavailable for mineral material disposal; and unavailable for private or commercial use of woodland products including on-site collection of dead
wood for campfires; managed as VRM I and closed to OHV use.
Excluded from land treatments or other improvements, except for test
plots and facilities necessary for study of the plant communities, and
restoration/reclamation activities; available for mineral leasing subject
to No Surface Occupancy; campfires are not allowed; limit recreation
use if vegetation communities are being adversely impacted; unavailable for mineral material disposal; unavailable for private or commercial
use of woodland products including limited on-site collection of dead
wood for campfires; unavailable for livestock grazing, including saddle
stock and pack animals allowed for access; excluded from wildlife habitat improvements and watershed control structures; managed as VRM
II; closed to OHV use; and excluded from surface disturbance by
mechanized or motorized equipment, except helicopter access for scientific study and heliportable equipment insofar as possible.
OHV and mechanized travel limited to designated routes; no surface disturbance for vegetation, watershed, or wildlife treatments/improvements; manage as NSO for oil and gas; open to geophysical exploration as long as it is consistent with the objectives of the ACEC; grazing restricted to trailing only; with the exception of side canyons, hiking
limited to designated trails; open to mineral entry with an approved
plan of operations to avoid impacts to cultural and paleontological resources; unavailable for disposal of mineral materials; closed to campfires; unavailable for private or commercial use of woodland products
including on-site collection of dead wood for campfires; recreation use
may be limited if cultural and paleontological resources are impacted;
and closed to camping.
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Scenic ...........................
Lavender Mesa ..............
Relict Vegetation ...........
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TABLE 1—EVALUATION OF AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN—Continued
Values of concern
Resource use limitations
San Juan River ..............
Scenic, Cultural, Wildlife, Natural Systems.
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ACEC
Scenic ...........................
Vehicle access, including OHVs/mechanized, limited to designated
routes; unavailable for private/commercial use of woodland products
except for limited on-site collection of dead wood for campfires, driftwood collection only would be allowed within floodplains; available for
livestock use October 1–May 31 and must incorporate rest-rotation
and/or deferred management systems; available for oil and gas leasing
subject to No Surface Occupancy; unavailable for mineral material disposal; recommended for withdrawal from locatable mineral entry; limit
recreation use if wildlife values are being adversely impacted; closed to
camping in areas as necessary to protect cultural, wildlife and natural
processes; managed as VRM I (parts) and VRM II (parts) and VRM III
(parts); designated access trails to cultural sites as necessary to protect cultural resources; no camping in cultural sites; and ropes and
other climbing aids not allowed for access to ruins, cultural sites, and
nesting raptors.
Unavailable for mineral leasing; unavailable for mineral material disposal;
OHV use limited to designated roads and trails; managed as VRM I
and unavailable for private/commercial use of woodland products.
Comments on the Monticello Field
Office DRMP/DEIS received from the
public and internal BLM review were
considered and incorporated as
appropriate into the PRMP/FEIS. Public
comments resulted in the addition of
clarifying text, but did not significantly
change proposed land use plan
decisions.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the Director of the BLM regarding the
PRMP/FEIS may be found in the Dear
Reader Letter of the PRMP/FEIS and at
43 CFR 1610.5–2. E-mailed and faxed
protests will not be accepted as valid
protests unless the protesting party also
provides the original letter by either
regular or overnight mail postmarked by
the close of the protest period. Under
these conditions, the BLM will consider
the e-mailed or faxed protest as an
advance copy and it will receive full
consideration. If you wish to provide
the BLM with such advance
notification, please direct faxed protests
to the attention of the BLM protest
coordinator at 202–452–5112, and
e-mails to Brenda_HudgensWilliams@blm.gov. All protests,
including the follow-up letter (if emailing or faxing) must be in writing
and mailed to the appropriate address,
as set forth in the ADDRESSES section
above.
Before including your phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your protest,
you should be aware that your entire
protest—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your protest to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR 1610.2,
43 CFR 1610.5–1
Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–448 and 731–
TA–1117 (Final)]
Certain Off-the-Road Tires From China;
Determination
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(Commission) determines, pursuant to
sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and
1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in
the United States is materially injured
by reason of imports from China of
certain off-the-road tires, provided for in
subheadings 4011.20.10, 4011.20.50,
4011.61.00, 4011.62.00, 4011.63.00,
4011.69.00, 4011.92.00, 4011.93.40,
4011.93.80, 4011.94.40, and 4011.94.80
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, that have been found
by the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) to be subsidized by the
Government of China and sold in the
United States at less than fair value
(LTFV).2 3
1 The record is defined in section 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
2 Vice Chairman Daniel R. Pearson dissenting.
3 The Commission also finds that imports subject
to Commerce’s affirmative critical circumstances
determination are not likely to undermine seriously
the remedial effect of the antidumping duty order
on China.
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22,863
Background
The Commission instituted these
investigations effective June 18, 2007,
following receipt of a petition filed with
the Commission and Commerce by
Titan Tire Corporation, Des Moines,
Iowa, and The United Steel, Paper and
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service
Workers International Union, AFL–CIO–
CLC, Pittsburgh, PA. The final phase of
the investigations was scheduled by the
Commission following notification of a
preliminary determination by
Commerce that imports of certain offthe-road tires from China were being
sold at LTFV within the meaning of
section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of
the final phase of the Commission’s
investigations and of a public hearing to
be held in connection therewith was
given by posting copies of the notice in
the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
Washington, DC, and by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register of March
3, 2008 (73 FR 11437). The hearing was
held in Washington, DC, on July 8 and
9, 2008, and all persons who requested
the opportunity were permitted to
appear in person or by counsel.
The Commission transmitted its
determination in these investigations to
the Secretary of Commerce on August
28, 2008. The views of the Commission
are contained in USITC Publication
4031 (August 2008), entitled Certain
Off-The-Road Tires from China:
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–448 and
731–TA–1117 (Final).
Issued: August 29, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-090-1610-017J]
Notice of Availability of Monticello Field Office Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement
(PRMP/FEIS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management
Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) for the
Monticello Field Office.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations (43 CFR 1610.5-2) state that any
person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may
protest the BLM's PRMP/FEIS. A person who meets the conditions and
files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes this notice in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Monticello Field Office PRMP/FEIS were sent to
affected Federal, State, and local government agencies and to
interested parties. Copies of the PRMP/FEIS are available for public
inspection at:
Monticello Field Office, 365 N. Main, Monticello, UT 84535.
Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84145.
Interested persons may also review the PRMP/FEIS on the Internet at
https://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/monticello/planning.html. All protests
must be in writing and mailed to the following addresses:
Regular Mail: Director (210), Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box
66538, Washington, DC 20035.
Overnight Mail: Director (210), Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L
Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Sandberg, Monticello Field
Office, 365 N. Main, Monticello, UT 84535; phone: (435) 587-1500; or e-
mail at: Nick_Sandberg@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Monticello RMP planning area is located
in southeast Utah. The BLM administers approximately 1.8 million acres
of surface estate and 2.5 million
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acres of Federal mineral estate within the planning area.
The Monticello RMP will provide future broad-scale management
direction for land use allocations and allowable uses on public lands
within the planning area. Implementation of the decisions of the PRMP
would apply only to BLM-administered public lands and Federal mineral
estate. In the Monticello Field Office Draft RMP/EIS (DRMP/DEIS), which
was released for a 90-day public review and comment period in November
2007, five alternatives were analyzed, including a No Action
alternative. These alternatives were developed through issue
identification during the scoping process. Such issues included:
Recreation use and off-highway vehicles (OHVs), mineral development,
special designations (ACECs and WSRs), cultural resource management,
and non-WSA lands with Wilderness Characteristics.
The PRMP/FEIS would designate two new Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACECs), and the continuation of five existing
ACECs, totaling 74,430 acres. Resource use limitations that apply to
the proposed ACECs include a range of different prescriptions as
described in Table 1 below.
Table 1--Evaluation of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
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ACEC Values of concern Resource use limitations Acres
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Alkali Ridge....................... Cultural............. All cultural properties eligible for 39,196
the NRHP would be surrounded by an
avoidance area sufficient to allow
permanent protection; where
avoidance is not possible and
adverse impacts may occur, BLM
would develop appropriate
mitigation measures; available for
mineral leasing under controlled
surface use except the National
Historic Landmark which would be
available under No Surface
Occupancy; confine woodland harvest
to specific areas if cultural
resources are being impacted; OHV
use limited to designated routes.
Hovenweep.......................... Cultural............. Visual Protection Zone: Available 2,439
for mineral leasing with No Surface
Occupancy; managed as VRM II.
..................... Cajon Pond: Available for mineral
leasing and other surface uses with
stipulations to prevent surface
occupancy or surface disturbance
during March 1-June 30 and excluded
from livestock use yearlong within
the fenced portion.
..................... General Area: All cultural
properties eligible for the NRHP
would be surrounded by an avoidance
area sufficient to allow permanent
protection; where avoidance is not
possible and adverse impacts may
occur, BLM would develop
appropriate mitigation measures;
available for mineral leasing under
controlled surface use; OHV use
limited to designated roads and
trails; unavailable for disposal of
mineral materials, and excluded
from private or commercial use of
woodland products, except for
limited on-site collection of dead
wood for campfires.
Indian Creek....................... Scenic............... Available for mineral leasing 3,908
subject to No Surface Occupancy;
unavailable for mineral material
disposal; and unavailable for
private or commercial use of
woodland products including on-site
collection of dead wood for
campfires; managed as VRM I and
closed to OHV use.
Lavender Mesa...................... Relict Vegetation.... Excluded from land treatments or 649
other improvements, except for test
plots and facilities necessary for
study of the plant communities, and
restoration/reclamation activities;
available for mineral leasing
subject to No Surface Occupancy;
campfires are not allowed; limit
recreation use if vegetation
communities are being adversely
impacted; unavailable for mineral
material disposal; unavailable for
private or commercial use of
woodland products including limited
on-site collection of dead wood for
campfires; unavailable for
livestock grazing, including saddle
stock and pack animals allowed for
access; excluded from wildlife
habitat improvements and watershed
control structures; managed as VRM
II; closed to OHV use; and excluded
from surface disturbance by
mechanized or motorized equipment,
except helicopter access for
scientific study and heliportable
equipment insofar as possible.
Shay Canyon........................ Cultural............. OHV and mechanized travel limited to 119
designated routes; no surface
disturbance for vegetation,
watershed, or wildlife treatments/
improvements; manage as NSO for oil
and gas; open to geophysical
exploration as long as it is
consistent with the objectives of
the ACEC; grazing restricted to
trailing only; with the exception
of side canyons, hiking limited to
designated trails; open to mineral
entry with an approved plan of
operations to avoid impacts to
cultural and paleontological
resources; unavailable for disposal
of mineral materials; closed to
campfires; unavailable for private
or commercial use of woodland
products including on-site
collection of dead wood for
campfires; recreation use may be
limited if cultural and
paleontological resources are
impacted; and closed to camping.
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San Juan River..................... Scenic, Cultural, Vehicle access, including OHVs/ 5,258
Wildlife, Natural mechanized, limited to designated
Systems. routes; unavailable for private/
commercial use of woodland products
except for limited on-site
collection of dead wood for
campfires, driftwood collection
only would be allowed within
floodplains; available for
livestock use October 1-May 31 and
must incorporate rest-rotation and/
or deferred management systems;
available for oil and gas leasing
subject to No Surface Occupancy;
unavailable for mineral material
disposal; recommended for
withdrawal from locatable mineral
entry; limit recreation use if
wildlife values are being adversely
impacted; closed to camping in
areas as necessary to protect
cultural, wildlife and natural
processes; managed as VRM I (parts)
and VRM II (parts) and VRM III
(parts); designated access trails
to cultural sites as necessary to
protect cultural resources; no
camping in cultural sites; and
ropes and other climbing aids not
allowed for access to ruins,
cultural sites, and nesting raptors.
Valley of the Gods................. Scenic............... Unavailable for mineral leasing; 22,863
unavailable for mineral material
disposal; OHV use limited to
designated roads and trails;
managed as VRM I and unavailable
for private/commercial use of
woodland products.
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Comments on the Monticello Field Office DRMP/DEIS received from the
public and internal BLM review were considered and incorporated as
appropriate into the PRMP/FEIS. Public comments resulted in the
addition of clarifying text, but did not significantly change proposed
land use plan decisions.
Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM
regarding the PRMP/FEIS may be found in the Dear Reader Letter of the
PRMP/FEIS and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2. E-mailed and faxed protests will not
be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also provides
the original letter by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by
the close of the protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will
consider the e-mailed or faxed protest as an advance copy and it will
receive full consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with such
advance notification, please direct faxed protests to the attention of
the BLM protest coordinator at 202-452-5112, and e-mails to Brenda_
Hudgens-Williams@blm.gov. All protests, including the follow-up letter
(if e-mailing or faxing) must be in writing and mailed to the
appropriate address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES section above.
Before including your phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware
that your entire protest--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your protest to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5-1
Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director.
[FR Doc. E8-20670 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]
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