Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification and Conveyance of Public Land in Emery County, UT, 60524-60525 [2011-25059]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
60524
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 189 / Thursday, September 29, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNM004200 L13200000.GA0000]
[LLUTG02000. L14300000. FR0000.241A.00;
UTU–83291]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource
Management Plan Amendment and
Associated Environmental
Assessment Addressing Four Federal
Coal Lease Applications in Haskell and
LeFlore Counties, OK; Correction
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has examined and
found suitable for classification and
conveyance to Emery County under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public
Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, a
parcel of public land in Emery County,
Utah. Emery County proposes to
establish a public shooting range
facilities complex.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding this
classification and conveyance of public
land until November 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted to the Bureau of Land
Management, Price Field Office, 125
South 600 West, Price, Utah, 84501 or
e-mail: UT_PR_Comments@blm.gov.
Please reference ‘‘Conveyance of Federal
Land to Emery County for Establishment
of a Public Shooting Range’’ on all
correspondence.
SUMMARY:
Notice of Correction.
The Bureau of Land
Management published a Notice of
Intent in the Federal Register on June
24, 2011 (76 FR 37145), concerning
preparation of the Oklahoma Resource
Management Plan Amendment and
associated Environmental Assessment
addressing Four Federal Coal Lease
Applications in Haskell and LeFlore
Counties, Oklahoma. The notice omitted
a legal land description for a portion of
the scoping area.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurence Levesque or Richard Wymer,
Co-Team Leaders, BLM, Oklahoma Field
Office, 7906 E 33rd Street, Suite 101,
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145–1352, phone
(918) 621–4100.
Correction:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This action corrects the land
description published on June 24, 2011
(76 FR 37145) by adding the following
information:
On page 37146, column 1, after line
5, insert the following land description:
‘‘T. 9 N., R. 21 E.,
Sec. 5, Lots 2, 3 & 4; S1⁄2 NW1⁄4, N1⁄2 SW1⁄4,
and NW1⁄4 SW1⁄4 NE1⁄4.
T. 10 N., R. 21 E.,
Sec. 32, S1⁄2, and S1⁄2 NW1⁄4.
The area described contains 970.88 acres,
according to the official plat of the survey of
the said lands, on file with the BLM.’’
Jesse Juen,
Acting State Director.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7; 43 CFR 1610.2.
[FR Doc. 2011–25051 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4313–AW–P
tkelley on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation
and Public Purposes Act Classification
and Conveyance of Public Land in
Emery County, UT
Connie Leschin, BLM Price Field Office,
by phone at (435) 636–3610 or by e-mail
at Connie_Leschin@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
(800) 877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or questions with the above mentioned
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
has examined and found the following
described public land suitable for
classification and conveyance under the
provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and 43 CFR part
2740. The following described land is
hereby classified accordingly pursuant
to the Taylor Grazing Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 315(f)):
Salt Lake Meridian
T. 18 S., R. 8 E.
Sec. 9, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.
The area described contains 40 acres, more
or less, in Emery County.
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:29 Sep 28, 2011
Jkt 223001
PO 00000
Frm 00078
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
This 40-acre parcel is proposed to be
transferred to Emery County for use as
a trap shooting range and establishment
of a rifle range. The BLM conducted a
Phase II Environmental Site Assessment
in May of 2011. No hazardous
substances, petroleum products, or
recognized environmental conditions
were identified on the 40 acre parcel; no
further inquiry is needed to assess
Recognized Environmental Conditions.
The land is not needed for any Federal
purpose of National significance. The
classification is consistent with the BLM
Price Field Office Record of Decision
and Approved Resource Management
Plan, Lands and Realty Decision LAR–
11, dated October 31, 2008, and is in the
public interest. An environmental
assessment has been prepared to
analyze the Emery County application
and proposed plans of development and
management. A conveyance would be
subject to the provisions of the R&PP
Act, applicable regulations of the
Secretary of the Interior, and the
following reservations to the United
States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches
or canals constructed by the authority of
the United States, Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals, together with the right
to prospect for, mine, and remove such
deposits from the same under applicable
law and such regulations as the
Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
A conveyance would also be subject
to the following terms and conditions:
1. All valid existing rights.
2. An indemnification clause
protecting the United States from claims
arising out of the patentee’s use,
occupancy, or operations on the land.
3. A limited reversionary provision
stating that the title shall revert to the
United States upon a finding, after
notice and opportunity for a hearing,
that the patentee has not substantially
developed the lands in accordance with
the approved plan of development on or
before the date 5 years after the date of
conveyance. No portion of the land shall
under any circumstance revert to the
United States if any such portion has
been used for solid waste disposal or for
any other purpose which may result in
the disposal, placement, or release of
any hazardous substance.
On September 29, 2011, the land
described above is segregated from all
other forms of appropriation under the
public land laws, including the general
mining laws, except for conveyance
under the R&PP Act and leasing under
the mineral leasing laws. The grazing
permittees have waived the 2-year
notification period in accordance with
43 CFR 4110.4(b).
E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM
29SEN1
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 189 / Thursday, September 29, 2011 / Notices
Classification Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments involving
the suitability of the land for a shooting
facilities complex. Comments on the
classification are restricted to whether
the land is physically suited for the
proposal, whether the use will
maximize the future use (or uses) of the
land, whether the use is consistent with
local planning and zoning, or whether
the use is consistent with State and
Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested
parties may submit comments regarding
the specific use proposed in the
application, or any other factors not
directly related to the suitability of the
land for a shooting facilities complex.
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.
The BLM State Director will review
any adverse comments. In the absence
of any adverse comments, the
classification will become effective on
November 28, 2011. The land will not
be available for conveyance until after
the classification becomes effective. An
Environmental Assessment (DOI–BLM–
UT–G021–2009–0083) has been
completed with a finding of no
significant impact and is available at the
address listed above.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h)
Juan Palma,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–25059 Filed 9–28–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Final Wilderness and Backcountry
Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement for Isle Royale
National Park, MI
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
tkelley on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the
National Park Service (NPS) announces
the availability of a Final Wilderness
and Backcountry Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (Plan/
SUMMARY:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:29 Sep 28, 2011
Jkt 223001
EIS)for Isle Royale National Park,
Michigan (Isle Royale).
DATES: The final Plan/EIS will remain
available for public review for 30 days
following the publishing of the notice of
availability in the Federal Register by
the Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: The Plan/EIS is available
via the Internet through the NPS
Planning, Environment, and Public
Comment Web site (https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/ISRO); click on
the link to Wilderness and Backcountry
Management Plan. You may also obtain
a copy of the final Plan/EIS by sending
a request to the Superintendent, Isle
Royale National Park, 800 East
Lakeshore Drive, Houghton, Michigan
49931.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the Plan/EIS is to serve as a
public document that outlines steps for
preserving Isle Royale’s wilderness
character, natural resources, and
cultural resources while also providing
for the use and enjoyment of the park’s
wilderness and backcountry by current
and future generations. It also serves as
a management document that will
provide accountability, consistency, and
continuity for managing Isle Royale’s
wilderness and backcountry and this
park’s place in the NPS’s wilderness
management program.
The Plan/EIS addresses issues and
provides guidelines for managing the
wilderness and backcountry areas of the
park, which encompass all areas of Isle
Royale outside of the Developed and
Open Water Zones. This Plan/EIS
addresses a wide array of management
issues, and identifies specific goals,
objectives, and decisionmaking
guidelines for administrative actions
and visitor use. In many cases this Plan/
EIS formalizes current NPS management
practices in Isle Royale’s wilderness and
backcountry. However, several
modifications and changes are proposed
that are intended to bring management
practices on Isle Royale into better
compliance with NPS policies, improve
visitor services, or generally improve
wilderness and backcountry
management in the park. This Plan/EIS
does not propose any changes in the
wilderness boundaries set forth in Isle
Royale’s 1976 Wilderness Legislation.
Adopting this Plan/EIS causes some
changes in how the NPS manages
wilderness and backcountry in Isle
Royale, some of which will be readily
apparent to the public, while others will
be primarily operational. The NPS will
institutionalize a Minimum
Requirement process to guide and
document decisions on appropriate
tools for maintenance activities in the
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
60525
park’s wilderness, appropriate research
projects and field methods within
wilderness, and appropriate
administrative actions within the
wilderness. The NPS will aim to make
better use of research and monitoring to
guide management through the creation
and implementation of a coordinated
monitoring plan, and will strive to
increase staff training and
accountability for wilderness
management.
The most obvious changes from the
public perspective are those that
address crowding and visitor
distribution, visitor information
services, and resource conditions.
Several issues were presented in the
draft Plan/EIS with multiple alternatives
for goals and management actions,
which were developed with extensive
public input. These issues are: (1)
Managing overnight camping and
boating in Isle Royale’s wilderness and
backcountry, including permitting and
information services; (2) managing day
use in the park’s wilderness and
backcountry; (3) managing campfires;
(4) maintaining or removing the fire
towers in the park’s wilderness; and (5)
maintaining or removing picnic tables
from wilderness campgrounds. Chapter
2 outlines the details of all of the
previously proposed changes, and
identifies the NPS preferred alternative
(the final, approved action alternative)
for each of these issues.
The draft Plan/EIS proposed several
changes in how Isle Royale’s wilderness
and backcountry are managed. The
preferred alternatives were crafted with
an intention of creating one cohesive
management program, with
management goals for each of several
issues being complementary, not
contradictory. The planning team’s
intention was to respond to public
interest and the concerns of subject
matter experts, and incorporate the best
science available for guiding
preservation of Isle Royale’s resources
and values. General goals included
improving the quality of wilderness and
backcountry experiences for visitors
while still providing high public access
to the park for appropriate types of
recreation. Existing facilities could be
used more efficiently, while
unnecessary facilities would be
removed from the wilderness.
The preferred alternatives in
combination also strive to minimize
adverse resource impacts, in many cases
improving resource conditions that are
currently showing degradation. Since
Isle Royale is already a difficult and
expensive park to visit, the preferred
alternatives were also crafted with an
interest in not further restricting general
E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM
29SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 189 (Thursday, September 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60524-60525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25059]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUTG02000. L14300000. FR0000.241A.00; UTU-83291]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
Classification and Conveyance of Public Land in Emery County, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found
suitable for classification and conveyance to Emery County under the
provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as
amended, a parcel of public land in Emery County, Utah. Emery County
proposes to establish a public shooting range facilities complex.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding this
classification and conveyance of public land until November 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Bureau of Land Management,
Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price, Utah, 84501 or e-mail:
UT_PR_Comments@blm.gov. Please reference ``Conveyance of Federal Land
to Emery County for Establishment of a Public Shooting Range'' on all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Connie Leschin, BLM Price Field
Office, by phone at (435) 636-3610 or by e-mail at Connie_Leschin@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
(800) 877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or questions with the above mentioned individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has examined and found the following
described public land suitable for classification and conveyance under
the provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and
43 CFR part 2740. The following described land is hereby classified
accordingly pursuant to the Taylor Grazing Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
315(f)):
Salt Lake Meridian
T. 18 S., R. 8 E.
Sec. 9, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\.
The area described contains 40 acres, more or less, in Emery
County.
This 40-acre parcel is proposed to be transferred to Emery County
for use as a trap shooting range and establishment of a rifle range.
The BLM conducted a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment in May of
2011. No hazardous substances, petroleum products, or recognized
environmental conditions were identified on the 40 acre parcel; no
further inquiry is needed to assess Recognized Environmental
Conditions. The land is not needed for any Federal purpose of National
significance. The classification is consistent with the BLM Price Field
Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan, Lands
and Realty Decision LAR-11, dated October 31, 2008, and is in the
public interest. An environmental assessment has been prepared to
analyze the Emery County application and proposed plans of development
and management. A conveyance would be subject to the provisions of the
R&PP Act, applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and
the following reservations to the United States:
1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the
authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).
2. All minerals, together with the right to prospect for, mine, and
remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such
regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe.
A conveyance would also be subject to the following terms and
conditions:
1. All valid existing rights.
2. An indemnification clause protecting the United States from
claims arising out of the patentee's use, occupancy, or operations on
the land.
3. A limited reversionary provision stating that the title shall
revert to the United States upon a finding, after notice and
opportunity for a hearing, that the patentee has not substantially
developed the lands in accordance with the approved plan of development
on or before the date 5 years after the date of conveyance. No portion
of the land shall under any circumstance revert to the United States if
any such portion has been used for solid waste disposal or for any
other purpose which may result in the disposal, placement, or release
of any hazardous substance.
On September 29, 2011, the land described above is segregated from
all other forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including
the general mining laws, except for conveyance under the R&PP Act and
leasing under the mineral leasing laws. The grazing permittees have
waived the 2-year notification period in accordance with 43 CFR
4110.4(b).
[[Page 60525]]
Classification Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
involving the suitability of the land for a shooting facilities
complex. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether the
land is physically suited for the proposal, whether the use will
maximize the future use (or uses) of the land, whether the use is
consistent with local planning and zoning, or whether the use is
consistent with State and Federal programs.
Application Comments: Interested parties may submit comments
regarding the specific use proposed in the application, or any other
factors not directly related to the suitability of the land for a
shooting facilities complex.
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.
The BLM State Director will review any adverse comments. In the
absence of any adverse comments, the classification will become
effective on November 28, 2011. The land will not be available for
conveyance until after the classification becomes effective. An
Environmental Assessment (DOI-BLM-UT-G021-2009-0083) has been completed
with a finding of no significant impact and is available at the address
listed above.
Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5(h)
Juan Palma,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-25059 Filed 9-28-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P
