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received before the close of the scoping
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later. We will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Desert Renewable Energy
Conservation Plan (DRECP) by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/cdd.html.
• E-mail: DRECP@blm.gov.
• Fax: (916) 978–4657.
• Mail or hand delivery: ATTN:
DRECP, BLM California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W–1623,
Sacramento, California 95825.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM California
State office or the BLM California Desert
District office, 22835 Calle San Juan de
Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, California
92553–9046.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Amy Fesnock, Project Manager,
telephone (916) 978–4646; address BLM
California State Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Suite W–1623, Sacramento,
California 95825; e-mail
DRECP@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM,
along with the California Department of
Fish and Game, the California Energy
Commission, and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, propose to develop the
DRECP to advance State and Federal
conservation goals in the Mojave and
Colorado desert regions in California,
while also facilitating the timely
permitting of renewable energy projects
under applicable State and Federal
laws. Specifically, the planning goals for
the DRECP include, but are not limited
to, the following:
• Provide for the long-term
conservation and management of
identified species in the planning area;
• Preserve, restore, and enhance
natural communities and ecosystems
that support identified species in the
planning area;
• Build on the Competitive
Renewable Energy Zones identified by
the State’s Renewable Energy
Transmission Initiative that depict areas
where renewable energy generation
project permitting may be expedited;
• Identify the most appropriate
locations in the planning area for the
development of utility-scale renewable
energy projects, taking into account
potential impacts to threatened and
endangered species, sensitive natural
communities, and cultural resources;
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• Coordinate and standardize
mitigation and compensation
requirements for renewable energy
activities in the planning area; and
• Develop an efficient process for
authorizing renewable energy projects
in the planning area that results in
greater conservation values than the
process provided by project-by-project
or species-by-species reviews.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the EIS. The BLM has
identified the following preliminary
issues: Special status species, mitigation
measures for special status species,
vegetation communities, cultural
resources, special area designations, and
areas of high potential for renewable
energy development.
Authorization of this proposal may
require amendment of the CDCA Plan.
By this notice, the BLM is complying
with requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c)
to notify the public of potential
amendments to land use plans,
predicated on the findings of the EIS. If
a land use plan amendment is
necessary, the BLM will integrate the
land use planning process with the
NEPA process for this proposal.
The BLM will use the NEPA
commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement process for Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f), as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Native American Tribal consultations
will be conducted in accordance with
policy and Tribal concerns will be given
due consideration, including impacts on
Indian trust assets. Federal, State,
Tribes, and local agencies, along with
other stakeholders that may be
interested or affected by the BLM’s
decision on this project, are invited to
participate in the scoping process and,
if eligible, may request or be requested
by the BLM to participate as a
cooperating agency.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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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Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2.
Tom Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director for Natural Resources.
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Notice of Public Meeting, BLM
Colorado Northwest Resource
Advisory Council, Correction,
Cancellation of Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting;
cancellation.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) published a
document in the Federal Register of
April 28, 2009, notifying the public
regarding meeting dates and locations
for the BLM Colorado Northwest
Resource Advisory Council (RAC). The
meeting on December 3, 2009 has been
cancelled.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RAC
meets in accordance with the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act and
the Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie Connell, BLM Northwest
Colorado District Manager, 2815 H
Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506, 970–
244–3000; or David Boyd, Public Affairs
Specialist, 2300 River Frontage Road,
Silt, CO 81652, 970–876–9008.
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Jamie Connell,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations
for the Dominguez-Escalante National
Conservation Area Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) is directed by the Omnibus
Public Lands Act of 2009 to establish
the Dominguez-Escalante National
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Conservation Area (D–E NCA) Advisory
Council (Council). The Secretary is
requesting nominations for 10 members
to sit on the Council. The Council will
advise the Secretary, through the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), on matters
regarding the preparation and
implementation of the D–E NCA
Resource Management Plan (RMP).
DATES: Submit nomination packages on
or before December 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send completed Council
nominations to D–E NCA Interim
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office,
2815 H Road, Grand Junction, Colorado
81506. Nomination forms may be
obtained at the Grand Junction Field
Office at the above address or at the
Uncompahgre Field Office, Bureau of
Land Management, 2465 S. Townsend
Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie A. Stevens, D–E NCA Interim
Manager, (970) 244–3049,
Katie_A_Stevens@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D–E
NCA and Dominguez Canyon
Wilderness Area, located within the D–
E NCA, was established by the Omnibus
Public Land Management Act of 2009,
Public Law 111–11 (Act). The D–E NCA
is comprised of approximately 209,610
acres of public land, including
approximately 66,280 acres of
wilderness, located in Delta, Montrose,
and Mesa counties. The purposes of the
D–E NCA are to conserve and protect,
for the benefit and enjoyment of present
and future generations, the unique and
important resources and values of the
land. These resources and values
include the geological, cultural,
archaeological, paleontological, natural,
scientific, recreational, wilderness,
wildlife, riparian, historical,
educational, and scenic resources of the
public lands, and the water resources of
area streams that are necessary to
support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial
species and communities. The Act also
calls for the establishment of the D–E
NCA Council, comprised of 10
members, to advise the Secretary,
through the BLM, on matters regarding
the preparation and implementation of
an RMP for the area. These 10 members
shall include, to the extent practicable:
(1) One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Mesa County Commission;
(2) One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Montrose County Commission;
(3) One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
Delta County Commission;
(4) One member appointed after
considering the recommendations of the
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permittees holding grazing allotments
within the D–E NCA; and
(5) Six members who reside in, or
within reasonable proximity to Mesa,
Delta, or Montrose Counties, Colorado,
with backgrounds that reflect:
(A) The purposes for which the D–E
NCA was established; and
(B) The interests of the stakeholders
that are affected by the planning and
management of the D–E NCA.
Any individual or organization may
nominate one or more persons to serve
on the Council. Individuals may
nominate themselves for Council
membership. Nomination forms may be
obtained from the BLM Grand Junction
or Uncompahgre Field Offices, or may
be downloaded from the following Web
site: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
denca.html.
Nomination packages must include a
completed nomination form, letters of
reference from the represented interests
or organizations, as well as any other
information relevant to the nominee’s
qualifications.
The Grand Junction and
Uncompahgre Field Offices will review
the nomination packages in
coordination with the affected counties
and the Governor of Colorado before
forwarding its recommendations to the
Secretary, who will make the
appointments.
The Council shall be subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2; and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
Authority: Sec. 2407 of Public Law 111–11.
Dated: November 2, 2009.
David B. Hunsaker,
Acting State Director.
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Notice is hereby given that on
November 13, 2009, a proposed Consent
Decree (the ‘‘Decree’’) in United States
v. Cabot Corporation, et al., Civil Action
No. 1:09–cv–5783, was lodged with the
United States District Court for the
District of New Jersey.
In a complaint, filed simultaneously
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Wire, Inc., are liable pursuant to Section
107(a)(3) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9607(a)(3), for response costs incurred
by the Environmental Protection Agency
(‘‘EPA’’) in cleaning up the Pioneer
Smelting Superfund Site located at
Factory Road, Route 532, in Chatsworth,
New Jersey.
Pursuant to the Decree, the parties
will jointly and severally be responsible
for paying the United States $750,000 to
resolve any claim the United States has
associated with costs incurred by EPA at
the Pioneer Smelting Superfund Site.
The Department of Justice will
receive, for a period of thirty (30) days
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comments relating to the Decree.
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mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, DC
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States v. Cabot Corporation et al., D.J.
Ref. 90–11–2–09344/1.
During the public comment period,
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Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L12100000.PH0000 CO 912]
Notice of Intent To Solicit Nominations for the Dominguez-
Escalante National Conservation Area Advisory Council
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) is directed by the
Omnibus Public Lands Act of 2009 to establish the Dominguez-Escalante
National
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Conservation Area (D-E NCA) Advisory Council (Council). The Secretary
is requesting nominations for 10 members to sit on the Council. The
Council will advise the Secretary, through the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), on matters regarding the preparation and
implementation of the D-E NCA Resource Management Plan (RMP).
DATES: Submit nomination packages on or before December 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Send completed Council nominations to D-E NCA Interim
Manager, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
Colorado 81506. Nomination forms may be obtained at the Grand Junction
Field Office at the above address or at the Uncompahgre Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 2465 S. Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado
81401.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katie A. Stevens, D-E NCA Interim
Manager, (970) 244-3049, Katie_A_Stevens@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The D-E NCA and Dominguez Canyon Wilderness
Area, located within the D-E NCA, was established by the Omnibus Public
Land Management Act of 2009, Public Law 111-11 (Act). The D-E NCA is
comprised of approximately 209,610 acres of public land, including
approximately 66,280 acres of wilderness, located in Delta, Montrose,
and Mesa counties. The purposes of the D-E NCA are to conserve and
protect, for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future
generations, the unique and important resources and values of the land.
These resources and values include the geological, cultural,
archaeological, paleontological, natural, scientific, recreational,
wilderness, wildlife, riparian, historical, educational, and scenic
resources of the public lands, and the water resources of area streams
that are necessary to support aquatic, riparian, and terrestrial
species and communities. The Act also calls for the establishment of
the D-E NCA Council, comprised of 10 members, to advise the Secretary,
through the BLM, on matters regarding the preparation and
implementation of an RMP for the area. These 10 members shall include,
to the extent practicable:
(1) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Mesa County Commission;
(2) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Montrose County Commission;
(3) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the Delta County Commission;
(4) One member appointed after considering the recommendations of
the permittees holding grazing allotments within the D-E NCA; and
(5) Six members who reside in, or within reasonable proximity to
Mesa, Delta, or Montrose Counties, Colorado, with backgrounds that
reflect:
(A) The purposes for which the D-E NCA was established; and
(B) The interests of the stakeholders that are affected by the
planning and management of the D-E NCA.
Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to
serve on the Council. Individuals may nominate themselves for Council
membership. Nomination forms may be obtained from the BLM Grand
Junction or Uncompahgre Field Offices, or may be downloaded from the
following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/denca.html.
Nomination packages must include a completed nomination form,
letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations,
as well as any other information relevant to the nominee's
qualifications.
The Grand Junction and Uncompahgre Field Offices will review the
nomination packages in coordination with the affected counties and the
Governor of Colorado before forwarding its recommendations to the
Secretary, who will make the appointments.
The Council shall be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
5 U.S.C. App. 2; and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
Authority: Sec. 2407 of Public Law 111-11.
Dated: November 2, 2009.
David B. Hunsaker,
Acting State Director.
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