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Dated: December 3, 2010.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Assessment of the Business
Requirements and Benefits of
Enhanced National Elevation Data
United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (U.S. Geological Survey)
have sent an Information Collection
Request (ICR) to OMB for review and
approval. The ICR, which is
summarized below, describes the nature
of the collection and the estimated
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5806 (fax) or
OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
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reference Information Collection
Request 1028–NEW, LiDAR.
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Gregory Snyder by mail at U.S.
Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
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or by telephone at 703–648–5169.
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OMB Control Number: None. This is
a new collection.
Title: Assessment of the Business
Requirements and Benefits of Enhanced
National Elevation Data.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: States, U.S.
Territories, Tribes and local natural
resource development agencies.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time
only.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 445.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 422.
III. Request for Comments
We are again inviting comments
concerning this ICR on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
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Dated: December 7, 2010.
Bruce K. Quirk,
Program Coordinator.
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Notice of Intent to Prepare a Resource
Management Plan for the Battle
Mountain District and Associated
Environmental Impact Statement,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
II. Data
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necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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
publically available at any time. While
you can ask OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that will be done.
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In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Battle Mountain
District, Battle Mountain, Nevada,
intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and associated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Battle Mountain District, and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The new
Battle Mountain RMP will cover both
the Mount Lewis Field Office and the
Tonopah Field Office and will replace
the existing Shoshone-Eureka and
Tonopah RMPs.
SUMMARY:
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This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the Battle Mountain
RMP and associated EIS. Comments on
issues may be submitted in writing until
February 11, 2011. The date(s) and
location(s) of scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local media, newspapers, and
the BLM Web site at: https://
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/
battle_mountain_field.html. In order to
be included in the Draft EIS, all
comments must be received prior to the
close of the 60-day scoping period or 30
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 Battle Mountain RMP and EIS by
using any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/
en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html.
• E-mail: BattleMountain
RMP@blm.gov.
• Fax: 775–635–4034.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV
89820.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Battle Mountain
District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to the mailing list, call
Christopher Worthington, planning and
environmental coordinator, 775–635–
4144, or e-mail
Christopher_Worthington@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
District Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada
intends to prepare a RMP with an
associated EIS for the Battle Mountain
District, announces the beginning of the
scoping process, and seeks public input
on issues and planning criteria. The
planning area is located in portions of
Lander, Eureka, Nye, and Esmeralda
counties, Nevada and encompasses
approximately 10.5 million acres of
public land. 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 planning
process. Preliminary issues for the
planning area have been identified by
the BLM, Federal, State, and local
agencies, and other stakeholders. The
issues include: managing vegetative and
water resources, including identifying
terrestrial and aquatic wildlife and fish
priority habitats; managing noxious and
invasive species; managing renewable
energy development for geothermal,
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wind, and solar power, including
stipulations to protect sensitive
resources; identifying and evaluating
areas of critical environmental concern;
identifying lands with wilderness
characteristics with an updated
inventory; determining eligibility for
wild and scenic rivers; managing
National Historic Trails; identifying offhighway vehicle designations and travel
management; identifying special
recreation management areas to meet
increasing recreation demands;
managing and protecting visual
resources, cultural, historical, and
paleontological resources, as well as
Native American religious and
traditional values; and making land
tenure adjustments to meet community
growth needs and sustainable
development.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
(1) The planning area is defined as the
area covered by the existing ShoshoneEureka and Tonopah RMPs. The plan
will make resource use determinations
for public lands within the defined
planning area boundary. (2) The
planning effort will rely on available
inventories of the lands and resources as
well as data gathered during the
planning process. (3) The planning will
address requirements for sage-grouse
habitat and conservation as outlined in
the National Sage-Grouse Habitat
Conservation Strategy, and the most
current BLM guidance and instruction
memoranda will be followed. (4) The
planning process will use Geographic
Information Systems and corporate
geospatial data to the extent practicable
and Federal Geographic Data Committee
standards and other applicable BLM
data standards will be followed. (5) The
plan and associated EIS will be
developed through the BLM’s ePlanning
system to the extent consistent with the
current functionality of the system and
schedule considerations. (6) The plan
will be consistent to the maximum
extent possible with the plans and
management programs of local
government, consistent with State and
Federal laws and guiding regulations
and coordinated with other Federal
agencies where appropriate. (7) The
planning process will use and observe
principles of multiple use and sustained
yield. (8) The planning process will
involve consultation with Native
American Tribal governments. (9) The
plan will recognize valid existing rights
and incorporate valid existing
management from the Shoshone-Eureka
and Tonopah RMPs as appropriate. (10)
Opportunities for public involvement
will be provided throughout the
planning process. (11) A review of
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eligibility, findings and tentative
classification of waterways as eligible
for inclusion in the National Wild and
Scenic River System will follow the
criteria contained in 43 CFR 8351. (12)
Environmental protection and energy
production are each desirable and
necessary objectives and will not be
considered mutually exclusive
priorities.
You may submit comments on issues
and planning criteria to the BLM using
one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. Before
including an address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that the
entire comment—including 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. The minutes and list of attendees
for each scoping meeting will be
available to the public and open for 30
days after the meeting to any participant
who wishes to clarify the views he or
she expressed. The BLM will evaluate
the identified issues to be addressed in
the plan and will place them into one
of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this
plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation
in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as to why an
issue is placed in category two or three.
The public is also encouraged to help
identify any management questions and
concerns that should be addressed in
the plan. The BLM will work
collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management decisions that
are best suited to local, regional, and
national needs and concerns.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan in order
to consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified. Specialists
with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in the
planning process: wildlife and fisheries,
threatened and endangered species,
special status species, vegetation,
invasive and noxious weeds, renewable
energy, lands and realty, minerals
management, outdoor recreation, offhighway vehicle and transportation, air
resources, visual resources, cultural
resources and Native American
concerns, paleontology, hydrology,
public safety, law enforcement, fire
ecology and management, rangeland
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management, sociology and economics,
and Geographic Information Systems.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Ron Wenker,
Nevada State Director.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Land Use
Plan Amendment and an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Pattern Energy Group Ocotillo
Express Wind Energy Project, Imperial
County, CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA); the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, and the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) El
Centro Field Office and Imperial
County, California, intend to prepare a
joint Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) along with a proposed amendment
to the California Desert Conservation
Area (CDCA) Plan (1980, as amended).
This notice announces the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the Draft EIS/EIR
and possible CDCA Plan amendment.
Comments may be submitted in writing
until January 12, 2011. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings and
site visits will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/
elcentro.html. In order to be included in
the Draft EIR/EIS, all comments must be
received prior to 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 EIR/EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Pattern Energy Group Ocotillo
Express Wind Energy Project Draft EIR/
EIS by any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en/fo/elcentro.html.
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• E-mail: caocotillo@blm.gov.
• Fax: (760) 337–4490.
• Mail: Cedric Perry, Project Manager,
California Desert District (CDD), BLM,
22835 Calle San Juan De Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, California 92553.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the CDD or the
BLM’s California State Office, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento, California
95825.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to the project mailing list,
contact Cedric Perry, BLM Project
Manager, telephone (951) 697–5388;
address 22835 Calle San Juan De Los
Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553; e-mail
Cedric_Perry@ca.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Ocotillo
Express, LLC has submitted an
application for a right-of-way
authorization to construct, operate,
maintain, and decommission, an
approximate 15,000-acre, 550 megawatt
(MW) wind energy project including a
substation, administration, operations
and maintenance facilities,
transmission, and temporary
construction lay down areas. The
proposed wind energy project would be
located on BLM administered lands and
a small portion on lands under the
jurisdiction of Imperial County,
approximately 5 miles west of the town
of Ocotillo, Imperial County, California.
The proposed action consists of the
construction, operation, maintenance,
and decommissioning of wind turbine
generators and associated facilities
necessary to successfully generate up to
550 MW of electricity. The project
would be constructed in 2 phases: Phase
I is anticipated to total approximately
299 MW, and Phase II is about 251 MW.
A recently approved high-voltage
transmission line known as the Sunrise
Powerlink crosses the Ocotillo Wind
Energy Project site and will facilitate
interconnection of the proposed project
and transmission of its renewable
energy output to Southern California.
The BLM will be the lead agency for
NEPA compliance and Imperial County
will act as the lead agency under CEQA
for the project. The BLM has invited the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to
be a cooperating Federal agency in the
preparation of the EIR/EIS because the
proposed project may require a section
404 permit under the Clean Water Act.
The BLM and Corps agree that
establishing a cooperating agency
relationship will create a more
streamlined and coordinated approach
in developing the Ocotillo EIR/EIS and
they will be developing a Memorandum
of Understanding for this purpose.
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The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and will guide the process
of developing the EIR/EIS. At present,
the BLM has identified the following
preliminary issues: air quality,
biological resources, recreation, cultural
resources, water resources, geological
resources, land use, noise,
paleontological resources, land with
wilderness characteristics, public
health, socioeconomics, soils, traffic and
transportation, visual resources, and
other issues. Authorization of this
proposal would require an 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.
The BLM will integrate the land use
planning process with the NEPA
process for this project.
The BLM will use and coordinate the
NEPA commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement process for Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Native American Tribal consultations
will be conducted in accordance with
policy, and Tribal concerns, including
impacts on Indian trust assets, will be
given due consideration. Federal, State,
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.
Public comments, including names
and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the
Bureau of Land Management, El Centro
Field Office, 1661 South 4th Street, El
Centro, California 92243, during regular
business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
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
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Notice of Intent to Prepare a Resource Management Plan for the
Battle Mountain District and Associated Environmental Impact Statement,
Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Battle Mountain
District, Battle Mountain, Nevada, intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and associated Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Battle Mountain District, and by this notice is
announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The new Battle Mountain RMP will cover
both the Mount Lewis Field Office and the Tonopah Field Office and will
replace the existing Shoshone-Eureka and Tonopah RMPs.
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DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the Battle
Mountain RMP and associated EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in
writing until February 11, 2011. The date(s) and location(s) of scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local
media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html. In order to be included in the
Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 60-
day scoping period or 30 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 Battle Mountain RMP and EIS by using any of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html.
E-mail: BattleMountain RMP@blm.gov.
Fax: 775-635-4034.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 50 Bastian Road, Battle
Mountain, NV 89820.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Battle
Mountain District Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to the mailing list, call Christopher Worthington,
planning and environmental coordinator, 775-635-4144, or e-mail
Christopher_Worthington@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
District Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada intends to prepare a RMP with
an associated EIS for the Battle Mountain District, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located in portions of Lander,
Eureka, Nye, and Esmeralda counties, Nevada and encompasses
approximately 10.5 million acres of public land. 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 planning process. Preliminary issues for
the planning area have been identified by the BLM, Federal, State, and
local agencies, and other stakeholders. The issues include: managing
vegetative and water resources, including identifying terrestrial and
aquatic wildlife and fish priority habitats; managing noxious and
invasive species; managing renewable energy development for geothermal,
wind, and solar power, including stipulations to protect sensitive
resources; identifying and evaluating areas of critical environmental
concern; identifying lands with wilderness characteristics with an
updated inventory; determining eligibility for wild and scenic rivers;
managing National Historic Trails; identifying off-highway vehicle
designations and travel management; identifying special recreation
management areas to meet increasing recreation demands; managing and
protecting visual resources, cultural, historical, and paleontological
resources, as well as Native American religious and traditional values;
and making land tenure adjustments to meet community growth needs and
sustainable development.
Preliminary planning criteria include: (1) The planning area is
defined as the area covered by the existing Shoshone-Eureka and Tonopah
RMPs. The plan will make resource use determinations for public lands
within the defined planning area boundary. (2) The planning effort will
rely on available inventories of the lands and resources as well as
data gathered during the planning process. (3) The planning will
address requirements for sage-grouse habitat and conservation as
outlined in the National Sage-Grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy, and
the most current BLM guidance and instruction memoranda will be
followed. (4) The planning process will use Geographic Information
Systems and corporate geospatial data to the extent practicable and
Federal Geographic Data Committee standards and other applicable BLM
data standards will be followed. (5) The plan and associated EIS will
be developed through the BLM's ePlanning system to the extent
consistent with the current functionality of the system and schedule
considerations. (6) The plan will be consistent to the maximum extent
possible with the plans and management programs of local government,
consistent with State and Federal laws and guiding regulations and
coordinated with other Federal agencies where appropriate. (7) The
planning process will use and observe principles of multiple use and
sustained yield. (8) The planning process will involve consultation
with Native American Tribal governments. (9) The plan will recognize
valid existing rights and incorporate valid existing management from
the Shoshone-Eureka and Tonopah RMPs as appropriate. (10) Opportunities
for public involvement will be provided throughout the planning
process. (11) A review of eligibility, findings and tentative
classification of waterways as eligible for inclusion in the National
Wild and Scenic River System will follow the criteria contained in 43
CFR 8351. (12) Environmental protection and energy production are each
desirable and necessary objectives and will not be considered mutually
exclusive priorities.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria to the BLM
using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. Before
including an address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that the
entire comment--including 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. The minutes and list of
attendees for each scoping meeting will be available to the public and
open for 30 days after the meeting to any participant who wishes to
clarify the views he or she expressed. The BLM will evaluate the
identified issues to be addressed in the plan and will place them into
one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as
to why an issue is placed in category two or three. The public is also
encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that
should be addressed in the plan. The BLM will work collaboratively with
interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best
suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns
identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines
will be involved in the planning process: wildlife and fisheries,
threatened and endangered species, special status species, vegetation,
invasive and noxious weeds, renewable energy, lands and realty,
minerals management, outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle and
transportation, air resources, visual resources, cultural resources and
Native American concerns, paleontology, hydrology, public safety, law
enforcement, fire ecology and management, rangeland
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management, sociology and economics, and Geographic Information
Systems.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Ron Wenker,
Nevada State Director.
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