Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Montana, 19993-19994 [2010-8727]
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Needles, California 92363.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Needles Field
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Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and1506.10 and
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Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director.
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plat, in 1 sheet(s), until the day after we
have accepted or dismissed all protests
and they have become final, including
decisions or appeals.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
Dated: April 8, 2010.
Michael T. Birtles,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
Resources.
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Montana
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, thirty (30) days from the date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Thomas, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5134 or (406) 896–
5009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was executed at the request of
the Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency,
through the Rocky Mountain Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
was necessary to determine boundaries
of trust or tribal interest lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 27 N., R. 42 E.
The plat, in 1 sheet(s), representing the
corrective dependent resurvey of a portion of
the south boundary, the dependent resurvey
of a portion of the subdivisional lines, a
portion of the subdivision of section 35, and
the adjusted original meanders of the former
left bank of the Missouri River, downstream,
through section 35, the subdivision of section
35, and the survey of the meanders of the
present left bank of the Missouri River,
downstream, through section 35, Township
27 North, Range 42 East, Principal Meridian,
Montana, was accepted April 6, 2010.
We will place a copy of the plat, in
1 sheet(s), and related field notes we
described in the open files. They will be
available to the public as a matter of
information. If the BLM receives a
protest against this survey, as shown on
this plat, in 1 sheet(s), prior to the date
of the official filing, we will stay the
filing pending our consideration of the
protest. We will not officially file this
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Montana
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in
the BLM Montana State Office, Billings,
Montana, thirty (30) days from the date
of publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Toth, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch
of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land
Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101–4669,
telephone (406) 896–5121 or (406) 896–
5009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
survey was executed at the request of
the Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency,
through the Rocky Mountain Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and
was necessary to determine boundaries
of trust or tribal interest lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 27 N., R. 52 E.
The plat, in 1 sheet, representing the
dependent resurvey of a portion of the west
boundary, a portion of the subdivisional
lines, the adjusted original meanders of the
former left bank of the Missouri River,
downstream, through sections 19 and 30, and
a portion of the subdivision of sections 19
and 30, and the survey of the meanders of the
present left bank of the Missouri River,
downstream, through section 19 and portion
of section 30, Township 27 North, Range 52
East, Principal Meridian, Montana, was
accepted March 29, 2010.
We will place a copy of the plat, in
1 sheet, and related field notes we
described in the open files. They will be
available to the public as a matter of
information. If the BLM receives a
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protest against this survey, as shown on
this plat, in 1 sheet, prior to the date of
the official filing, we will stay the filing
pending our consideration of the
protest. We will not officially file this
plat, in 1 sheet, until the day after we
have accepted or dismissed all protests
and they have become final, including
decisions or appeals.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
Dated: April 9, 2010.
Michael T. Birtles,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Green Diamond Resource Company,
California Timberlands Division, Forest
Management Habitat Conservation
Plan and Incidental Take Permit, Del
Norte and Humboldt Counties,
California
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct
public scoping and prepare an
environmental impact statement.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), intend to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
regarding an expected application from
the Green Diamond Resource Company,
California Timberlands Division (Green
Diamond), for an incidental take permit
(ITP, or permit) authorizing incidental
take of federally threatened wildlife
species under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). Green
Diamond is preparing a Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) and
application for an ITP related to forest
management and timber operations on
its lands in Del Norte and Humboldt
Counties, California. The HCP and ITP
will cover the northern spotted owl
(Strix occidentalis caurina) (NSO or
spotted owl) and may also cover the
Pacific fisher (Martes pennanti) (fisher),
a currently unlisted species which has
the potential to become listed during the
term of the HCP. We are furnishing this
notice to announce the initiation of a
public scoping period during which we
invite other agencies, Tribes, and the
public to submit written comments
providing suggestions and information
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on the scope of issues and alternatives
to be addressed in the EIS.
DATES: Please send written comments
on or before May 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments to Mr. Randy Brown, Acting
Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office,
1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521.
You may also submit comments by email to fw8_greendiamondeis@fws.gov
or by fax to (707) 822–8411. Comments
we receive will be available for public
inspection, by appointment, during
normal business hours (Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Ray Bosch, Fish and Wildlife Biologist,
at the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
address above; by telephone at (707)
822–7201 or fax at (707) 822–8411; or by
e-mail at ray_bosch@fws.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority
In accordance with section 10(a)(2)(A)
of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,
as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.), Green Diamond is preparing a
HCP in support of an application for a
permit from the USFWS to incidentally
take the northern spotted owl and,
potentially, the Pacific fisher. Section 9
of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) and the
implementing regulations prohibit the
take of animal species listed as
endangered or threatened. The term
‘‘take’’ is defined under the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1532) as to harass, harm, pursue,
hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture,
or collect, or to attempt to engage in any
such conduct. ‘‘Harm’’ is defined by
Service regulation (50 CFR 17.3) to
include significant habitat modification
or degradation where it actually kills or
injures wildlife by significantly
impairing essential behavioral patterns,
including breeding, feeding, and
sheltering. For certain circumstances,
under Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA we
may issue permits to authorize
‘‘incidental take’’ of listed species.
‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by the ESA
as take that is incidental to, and not the
purpose of, carrying out an otherwise
lawful activity. Regulations governing
permits for threatened and endangered
species are found in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 50 CFR 17.32 and 50 CFR
17.22, respectively. If the permit is
issued, Green Diamond would receive
assurances for all species included on
the incidental take permit under the
USFWS ‘‘No Surprises’’ regulation (50
CFR 17.22(b)(5) and 17.32 (b)(5)).
Section 10 of the ESA specifies the
requirements for the issuance of
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incidental take permits to non-Federal
entities. Any proposed take must be
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
and cannot appreciably reduce the
likelihood of the survival and recovery
of the species in the wild. The impacts
of such take must also be minimized
and mitigated to the maximum extent
practicable. To obtain an incidental take
permit, an applicant must prepare a
HCP describing the impact that will
likely result from the proposed taking,
the measures for minimizing and
mitigating the take, the funding
available to implement such measures,
alternatives to the taking, and the reason
why such alternatives are not being
implemented.
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requires
that Federal agencies conduct an
environmental analysis of their
proposed actions to determine if the
actions may significantly affect the
human environment. Under NEPA, our
proposed action is the authorization of
incidental take through issuance of an
ITP conditioned on our approval of
Green Diamond’s HCP. We will develop
and evaluate a reasonable range of
alternatives to the proposed action in
our environmental review. Alternatives
considered for analysis in an
environmental document may include
variations in the scope of covered
activities; variations in the location,
amount, and type of conservation;
variations in permit duration; or a
combination of these elements. In
addition, the environmental document
will identify potentially significant
direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts
on biological resources, land use, air
quality, water quality, water resources,
socioeconomics, and other
environmental issues that could occur
with the implementation of the
proposed action and alternatives. For
potentially significant impacts, the
environmental document may identify
avoidance, minimization, and
mitigation measures to reduce these
impacts, where feasible, to a level below
significance.
Background
Green Diamond (formerly Simpson
Timber Company) owns more than
400,000 acres in Del Norte, Humboldt,
and Trinity Counties, California, which
are managed as commercial timberland.
Green Diamond’s property includes
habitat in landscapes important to the
conservation of forest and aquatic
wildlife species in the North Coast
region of California. Some of Green
Diamond’s management activities have
the potential to impact wildlife species
protected by the ESA. Green Diamond is
preparing a 50-year HCP that is
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of survey.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of
survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office,
Billings, Montana, thirty (30) days from the date of publication in the
Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Toth, Cadastral Surveyor, Branch
of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land Management, 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101-4669, telephone (406) 896-5121 or (406) 896-
5009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This survey was executed at the request of
the Superintendent, Fort Peck Agency, through the Rocky Mountain
Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and was necessary to
determine boundaries of trust or tribal interest lands.
The lands we surveyed are:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 27 N., R. 52 E.
The plat, in 1 sheet, representing the dependent resurvey of a
portion of the west boundary, a portion of the subdivisional lines,
the adjusted original meanders of the former left bank of the
Missouri River, downstream, through sections 19 and 30, and a
portion of the subdivision of sections 19 and 30, and the survey of
the meanders of the present left bank of the Missouri River,
downstream, through section 19 and portion of section 30, Township
27 North, Range 52 East, Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
March 29, 2010.
We will place a copy of the plat, in 1 sheet, and related field
notes we described in the open files. They will be available to the
public as a matter of information. If the BLM receives a
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protest against this survey, as shown on this plat, in 1 sheet, prior
to the date of the official filing, we will stay the filing pending our
consideration of the protest. We will not officially file this plat, in
1 sheet, until the day after we have accepted or dismissed all protests
and they have become final, including decisions or appeals.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3.
Dated: April 9, 2010.
Michael T. Birtles,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Resources.
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