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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000241A; AZA–
35138]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for a
Proposed Withdrawal in the Vicinity of
the Grand Canyon, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Arizona Strip
District office is the lead agency on
behalf of the BLM and the United States
Forest Service for preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to address potential effects of a
proposed withdrawal of approximately
633,547 acres of BLM-administered
public lands and 360,002 acres of
National Forest System lands for up to
20 years from location and entry under
the Mining Law of 1872. The purpose of
the withdrawal, if determined to be
appropriate, would be to protect the
Grand Canyon watershed from adverse
effects of locatable mineral exploration
and mining, except for those effects
stemming from valid existing rights. The
U.S. Forest Service (Kaibab National
Forest), National Park Service (Grand
Canyon National Park), U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological
Survey have been invited and have
agreed to participate as cooperating
agencies. Additional local state and
Federal agencies and Tribes may request
cooperating agency status during this
process.
DATES: By this notice, the BLM is
announcing the beginning of the public
scoping process for the EIS and
soliciting input on the identification of
issues. The public scoping period will
end on October 26, 2009. During the
public scoping period, the BLM solicits
public comment on issues, concerns,
and opportunities that should be
considered in the analysis of the
proposed action. Comments on issues,
potential impacts, or suggestions for
additional alternatives may be
submitted in writing to the address
listed below. To be considered in the
Draft EIS analysis, comments must be
received prior to the close of the scoping
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period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later.
The BLM will announce public
scoping meetings to identify relevant
issues through news media,
newspapers, and the BLM’s Web site. A
meeting is planned to be held in
Fredonia, Arizona on September 30,
2009, and in Flagstaff, Arizona on
October 15, 2009. The time and location
of the meetings will be announced at
least 30 days in advance by the methods
mentioned above. Other meetings will
be scheduled and announced at least 15
days in advance by the same methods.
Further opportunities for public
participation will be provided upon
publication of the Draft EIS, including a
minimum 45-day public comment
period.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by either of the following
methods:
• Mail: Grand Canyon Mining
Withdrawal Project, ATTN: Scott
Florence, District Manager, Bureau of
Land Management, Arizona Strip
District Office, 345 East Riverside Drive,
St. George, UT 84790–6714,
Electronic Mail:
azasminerals@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding the EIS process or
to have your name added to the mailing
list, send requests to Scott Florence,
BLM District Manager, 345 East
Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah
84790–6714, (435) 688–3200. For
information pertaining to the National
Forest System Lands included in the
proposed withdrawal, contact Michael
Williams, Forest Supervisor, Forest
Service, Kaibab National Forest, 800
South Sixth Street, Williams, Arizona
86046, (928) 635–8200.
The
purpose of the public scoping process is
to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives. The Secretary of the
Interior proposes to withdraw
approximately 633, 547 acres of BLMadministered public lands and 360,002
acres of National Forest System lands
for up to 20 years from location and
entry under the Mining Law of 1872, 30
U.S.C. 22 et seq. The proposed
withdrawal applies to Federal locatable
minerals, subject to valid existing rights,
including locatable minerals that
underlie non-Federal surface. It would
not apply to non-Federal mineral estate.
The purpose of the withdrawal, if
determined to be appropriate, would be
to protect the Grand Canyon watershed
from adverse effects of locatable mineral
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exploration and mining, except for those
effects stemming from valid existing
rights. The EIS will analyze at least two
alternatives, including a withdrawal as
currently proposed and the ‘‘No Action’’
alternative, which would be to continue
to allow location of new mining claims.
Other alternatives may be analyzed as
appropriate, including withdrawal of a
smaller area.
The proposed action is to withdraw,
subject to valid existing rights, certain
public lands and National Forest System
lands from location and entry under the
1872 Mining Law, but not the mineral
leasing, geothermal leasing, mineral
materials laws, or public land laws. The
subject areas were previously described
in BLM’s Notice of Proposed
Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public
Meeting; Arizona which published in
the Federal Register on July 21, 2009
[74 FR 35887]. The map for the
‘‘Petition/Application for Withdrawal’’
is available from the BLM Arizona Strip
District office and the Forest Service
Kaibab National Forest office at the
addresses listed above.
The total areas described aggregate
approximately 993,549 acres of BLMadministered public lands and National
Forest System lands and any Federal
locatable minerals underlying nonFederal surface in Coconino and
Mohave Counties located adjacent to the
Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.
The total non-Federal lands within the
area aggregate approximately 85,673
acres in Coconino and Mohave
Counties.
If the withdrawal were to be approved
by the Secretary of the Interior, the
closure to location and entry under the
Mining Law would be subject to valid
existing rights and authorized in
accordance with section 204 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714, and the
Federal regulations at 43 CFR part 2300.
You may submit comments on issues
in writing to the BLM at any public
scoping meeting, or you may submit
them to the BLM using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section
above. To be most helpful, you should
submit comments within 15 days after
the last public meeting. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
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17:05 Aug 25, 2009
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(Authority: 43 CFR part 2300)
Helen M. Hankins,
Arizona Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Notice of Intent To Contract for
Hydroelectric Power Development on
the South Canal, Uncompahgre
Project, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: notice of intent to accept
proposals, select lessee, and contract for
hydroelectric power development on
the South Canal, Uncompahgre Project,
Colorado.
Current Federal policy allows
non-Federal development of electrical
power resource potential on Federal
water resource projects. The Bureau of
Reclamation (Reclamation) will
consider proposals for non-Federal
development of hydroelectric power on
the South Canal of the Uncompahgre
Project. Reclamation is considering such
hydroelectric power development under
a lease of power privilege. No Federal
funds will be available for such
hydroelectric power development. The
Uncompahgre Project is a Federal
Reclamation project. This Notice
presents background information,
proposal content guidelines, and
information concerning selection of a
non-Federal entity to develop
hydroelectric power on the South Canal.
DATES: A written proposal and seven
copies must be submitted on or before
5 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) on
Monday, February 1, 2010. A proposal
will be considered timely only if it is
received in the office of the Area
Manager on or before 5 p.m. on the
above-designated date. Interested
entities are cautioned that delayed
delivery to the Area Manager’s office
due to failures or misunderstandings of
the entity and/or of mail, overnight, or
courier services will not excuse lateness
and, accordingly, are advised to provide
sufficient time for delivery. Late
proposals will not be considered.
ADDRESSES: Send written proposal and
seven copies to Ms. Carol DeAngelis,
Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation,
Western Colorado Area Office, 2764
Compass Drive, Suite 106, Grand
Junction, Colorado 81506; telephone
(970) 248–0600.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Technical data may be obtained from
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Mr. Dan Crabtree, Bureau of
Reclamation, Western Colorado Area
Office, 2764 Compass Drive, Suite 106,
Grand Junction, Colorado 81506;
telephone (970) 248–0652. Reclamation
will be available to meet with interested
entities only upon written request to Mr.
Dan Crabtree at the above-cited address.
Upon request, Reclamation will provide
an opportunity for a site visit.
Reclamation reserves the right to
schedule a single meeting and/or visit to
address the questions of all entities that
have submitted questions or requested
site visits.
Information related to operation and
maintenance of the South Canal may be
obtained from Mr. Marc Catlin,
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users
Association, P.O. Box 69, Montrose,
Colorado 81402; telephone (970) 249–
3813.
The
Uncompahgre Project, located in westcentral Colorado along the
Uncompahgre River in the Colorado
River Basin, was authorized by the
Secretary of the Interior on March 14,
1903, under provisions of the
Reclamation Act of 1902. After the
passage of the Reclamation Act of 1902,
the Uncompahgre Project was selected
for development and the United States
began construction in 1904. The Act of
June 22, 1938, 52 Stat. 941, authorized
the Secretary of the Interior to develop
or sell surplus power from the
Uncompahgre Project. The
Uncompahgre Valley Water Users
Association, under its contracts with the
United States, has certain operation,
maintenance, and replacement
responsibilities and obligations
concerning the South Canal and
Uncompahgre Project.
Reclamation is considering
hydroelectric power development on
the South Canal under a lease of power
privilege. A lease of power privilege is
an alternative to Federal hydroelectric
power development. A lease of power
privilege is a contractual right given to
a non-Federal entity to use a
Reclamation facility for electric power
generation consistent with Reclamation
project purposes. Leases of power
privilege have terms not to exceed 40
years. The general authority for lease of
power privilege under Reclamation law
includes, among others, the Town Sites
and Power Development Act of 1906 (43
U.S.C. Sec. 522) and the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c))
(1939 Act).
Reclamation will be the lead Federal
agency for ensuring compliance with
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of any lease of power privilege
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000241A; AZA-35138]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
a Proposed Withdrawal in the Vicinity of the Grand Canyon, Arizona
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip District
office is the lead agency on behalf of the BLM and the United States
Forest Service for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
address potential effects of a proposed withdrawal of approximately
633,547 acres of BLM-administered public lands and 360,002 acres of
National Forest System lands for up to 20 years from location and entry
under the Mining Law of 1872. The purpose of the withdrawal, if
determined to be appropriate, would be to protect the Grand Canyon
watershed from adverse effects of locatable mineral exploration and
mining, except for those effects stemming from valid existing rights.
The U.S. Forest Service (Kaibab National Forest), National Park Service
(Grand Canyon National Park), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S.
Geological Survey have been invited and have agreed to participate as
cooperating agencies. Additional local state and Federal agencies and
Tribes may request cooperating agency status during this process.
DATES: By this notice, the BLM is announcing the beginning of the
public scoping process for the EIS and soliciting input on the
identification of issues. The public scoping period will end on October
26, 2009. During the public scoping period, the BLM solicits public
comment on issues, concerns, and opportunities that should be
considered in the analysis of the proposed action. Comments on issues,
potential impacts, or suggestions for additional alternatives may be
submitted in writing to the address listed below. To be considered in
the Draft EIS analysis, comments must be received prior to the close of
the scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever
is later.
The BLM will announce public scoping meetings to identify relevant
issues through news media, newspapers, and the BLM's Web site. A
meeting is planned to be held in Fredonia, Arizona on September 30,
2009, and in Flagstaff, Arizona on October 15, 2009. The time and
location of the meetings will be announced at least 30 days in advance
by the methods mentioned above. Other meetings will be scheduled and
announced at least 15 days in advance by the same methods. Further
opportunities for public participation will be provided upon
publication of the Draft EIS, including a minimum 45-day public comment
period.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by either of the following
methods:
Mail: Grand Canyon Mining Withdrawal Project, ATTN: Scott
Florence, District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip
District Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790-6714,
Electronic Mail: azasminerals@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the EIS
process or to have your name added to the mailing list, send requests
to Scott Florence, BLM District Manager, 345 East Riverside Drive, St.
George, Utah 84790-6714, (435) 688-3200. For information pertaining to
the National Forest System Lands included in the proposed withdrawal,
contact Michael Williams, Forest Supervisor, Forest Service, Kaibab
National Forest, 800 South Sixth Street, Williams, Arizona 86046, (928)
635-8200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the public scoping process is
to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including alternatives. The Secretary of the
Interior proposes to withdraw approximately 633, 547 acres of BLM-
administered public lands and 360,002 acres of National Forest System
lands for up to 20 years from location and entry under the Mining Law
of 1872, 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq. The proposed withdrawal applies to
Federal locatable minerals, subject to valid existing rights, including
locatable minerals that underlie non-Federal surface. It would not
apply to non-Federal mineral estate. The purpose of the withdrawal, if
determined to be appropriate, would be to protect the Grand Canyon
watershed from adverse effects of locatable mineral
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exploration and mining, except for those effects stemming from valid
existing rights. The EIS will analyze at least two alternatives,
including a withdrawal as currently proposed and the ``No Action''
alternative, which would be to continue to allow location of new mining
claims. Other alternatives may be analyzed as appropriate, including
withdrawal of a smaller area.
The proposed action is to withdraw, subject to valid existing
rights, certain public lands and National Forest System lands from
location and entry under the 1872 Mining Law, but not the mineral
leasing, geothermal leasing, mineral materials laws, or public land
laws. The subject areas were previously described in BLM's Notice of
Proposed Withdrawal and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Arizona which
published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2009 [74 FR 35887]. The
map for the ``Petition/Application for Withdrawal'' is available from
the BLM Arizona Strip District office and the Forest Service Kaibab
National Forest office at the addresses listed above.
The total areas described aggregate approximately 993,549 acres of
BLM-administered public lands and National Forest System lands and any
Federal locatable minerals underlying non-Federal surface in Coconino
and Mohave Counties located adjacent to the Grand Canyon National Park
in Arizona. The total non-Federal lands within the area aggregate
approximately 85,673 acres in Coconino and Mohave Counties.
If the withdrawal were to be approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, the closure to location and entry under the Mining Law would
be subject to valid existing rights and authorized in accordance with
section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1714, and the Federal regulations at 43 CFR part 2300.
You may submit comments on issues in writing to the BLM at any
public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the BLM using one of
the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. To be most helpful,
you should submit comments within 15 days after the last public
meeting. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR part 2300)
Helen M. Hankins,
Arizona Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. E9-20626 Filed 8-25-09; 8:45 am]
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