Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final Supplement to the Montana Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans, 726 [E9-33]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
726
Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 4 / Wednesday, January 7, 2009 / Notices
listening session) to hear from anyone
involved or interested in American
ginseng conservation, harvest, and
trade. We are particularly interested in
obtaining any current information on
the status of American ginseng in the
wild, and other pertinent information
on the conservation and management of
the species that would contribute to
making the required CITES findings and
improve the CITES export program for
American ginseng. We will discuss the
Federal regulatory framework for the
export of American ginseng and the
regulations that control the international
trade of this species. We will also
discuss the different CITES definitions
as they are applied to American ginseng
grown under different production
systems and how we approach these
different systems in regulating the
export of American ginseng roots.
Persons planning to attend the
February 24, 2009, meeting who require
interpretation for the hearing impaired
must notify the Division of Scientific
Authority by January 23, 2009 (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Author
The primary author of this notice is
Patricia Ford, the Division of Scientific
Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
Dated: December 22, 2008.
Kenneth Stansell,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. E8–31471 Filed 1–6–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–020–1310–DT 050E]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Final Supplement to
the Montana Statewide Oil and Gas
Environmental Impact Statement and
Proposed Amendment of the Powder
River and Billings Resource
Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
SUMMARY: By Order of the U.S. District
Court for the District of Montana, dated
April 5, 2005, and pursuant to the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared the Record of Decision (ROD)
approving BLM’s 2008 Final
Supplement to the Montana Statewide
VerDate Nov<24>2008
16:10 Jan 06, 2009
Jkt 217001
Oil and Gas Environmental Impact
Statement and Proposed Amendment of
the Powder River and Billings Resource
Management Plans (RMP) (Final SEIS/
Amendment).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD have
been sent to affected Federal, state, and
local government agencies; to tribal
governments; and to interested parties.
Copies of the ROD are available for
public inspection at the BLM Miles City
Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road,
Miles City, Montana; and at the BLM
Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana. You may also
view the ROD on the Internet at
https://www.blm.gov/eis/mt/
milescity_seis/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Bloom, Project Manager, by
telephone at (406) 233–2852; by mail at
111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT
59301; or by e-mail at
Mary_Bloom@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Powder River and Billings Resource
Management Plan (RMP) areas comprise
approximately 1.5 million acres of BLMmanaged surface and 5 million acres of
BLM-managed mineral estate. There are
approximately 3.2 million acres of BLMmanaged oil and gas estate. The Powder
River RMP area includes Powder River
and Treasure Counties, and portions of
Big Horn, Carter, Custer, and Rosebud
Counties. The Billings RMP area
includes Carbon, Golden Valley,
Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass,
Wheatland, and Yellowstone Counties
and the remaining portion of Big Horn
County. The SEIS supporting the ROD
supplements the 2003 Montana
Statewide Final Oil and Gas
Environmental Impact Statement and
Proposed Amendment of the Powder
River and Billings Resource
Management Plans (Statewide
Document).
The 90-day public comment period on
the Draft SEIS/Amendment ended May
2, 2007. The Final SEIS/Proposed
Amendment was made available to the
public November 7, 2008. After release
of the Final SEIS/Proposed Amendment,
and prior to approval of the ROD, the
BLM coordinated and consulted with
the Montana Governor (43 CFR 1610.3–
2).
The Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 and its
implementing regulations provide land
use planning authority to the Secretary,
as delegated to the Assistant Secretary
for Land and Minerals Management.
Because the ROD was signed by the
Assistant Secretary, it is the final
decision for the Department of the
Interior. Therefore, the decision is not
PO 00000
Frm 00056
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
subject to the protest procedures
identified at 43 CFR 1610.5–2.
Gene R. Terland,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E9–33 Filed 1–6–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW143474]
Wyoming: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Abraxas
Petroleum Corp. for competitive oil and
gas lease WYW143474 for land in
Converse County, Wyoming. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre, or fraction thereof, per
year, and 16-2⁄3 percent, respectively.
The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease WYW143474 effective December
1, 2008, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E9–20 Filed 1–6–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM
07JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-33]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-020-1310-DT 050E]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final
Supplement to the Montana Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact
Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder River and Billings
Resource Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: By Order of the U.S. District Court for the District of
Montana, dated April 5, 2005, and pursuant to the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared the Record of
Decision (ROD) approving BLM's 2008 Final Supplement to the Montana
Statewide Oil and Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed
Amendment of the Powder River and Billings Resource Management Plans
(RMP) (Final SEIS/Amendment).
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD have been sent to affected Federal, state,
and local government agencies; to tribal governments; and to interested
parties. Copies of the ROD are available for public inspection at the
BLM Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana;
and at the BLM Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana. You may also view the ROD on the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/eis/mt/milescity_seis/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Bloom, Project Manager, by
telephone at (406) 233-2852; by mail at 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
MT 59301; or by e-mail at Mary_Bloom@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Powder River and Billings Resource
Management Plan (RMP) areas comprise approximately 1.5 million acres of
BLM-managed surface and 5 million acres of BLM-managed mineral estate.
There are approximately 3.2 million acres of BLM-managed oil and gas
estate. The Powder River RMP area includes Powder River and Treasure
Counties, and portions of Big Horn, Carter, Custer, and Rosebud
Counties. The Billings RMP area includes Carbon, Golden Valley,
Musselshell, Stillwater, Sweet Grass, Wheatland, and Yellowstone
Counties and the remaining portion of Big Horn County. The SEIS
supporting the ROD supplements the 2003 Montana Statewide Final Oil and
Gas Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Amendment of the Powder
River and Billings Resource Management Plans (Statewide Document).
The 90-day public comment period on the Draft SEIS/Amendment ended
May 2, 2007. The Final SEIS/Proposed Amendment was made available to
the public November 7, 2008. After release of the Final SEIS/Proposed
Amendment, and prior to approval of the ROD, the BLM coordinated and
consulted with the Montana Governor (43 CFR 1610.3-2).
The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and its
implementing regulations provide land use planning authority to the
Secretary, as delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Land and
Minerals Management. Because the ROD was signed by the Assistant
Secretary, it is the final decision for the Department of the Interior.
Therefore, the decision is not subject to the protest procedures
identified at 43 CFR 1610.5-2.
Gene R. Terland,
State Director.
[FR Doc. E9-33 Filed 1-6-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-$$-P
