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Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management and Budget; 1849 C Street
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September 2011, President Barack
Obama announced the United States’
commitment to participate in the
Extractive Industries Transparency
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• How best can a balance, with
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• In your opinion, what are the key
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implementation of USEITI?
• What key concerns, if any, do you
have about implementing the USEITI
process?
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(tribes and individual Indian mineral
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We encourage stakeholders and
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public without advance registration;
however, attendance may be limited to
the space available at each venue. For
building security measures, each person
may be required to present a picture
identification to gain entry to the
meetings.
Dated: February 16, 2012.
Amy Holley,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy,
Management and Budget.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Revision
to the Carson City District Resource
Management Plan and Associated
Environmental Impact Statement,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
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) Carson City District
(CCD), Carson City, Nevada, intends to
prepare a Resource Management Plan
(RMP) revision with an associated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Carson City District, and by this
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notice is announcing the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The BLM
will also seek nominations for Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC)
and information on lands that may
possess wilderness characteristics. The
RMP will replace the existing Carson
City Field Office Consolidated RMP
(2001).
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP with
associated EIS. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until April
24, 2012. Public scoping meetings will
be held in Reno, Carson City, Yerington,
Fallon, Hawthorne, and Minden,
Nevada. The meeting times and
addresses will be announced through
the local news media, newsletters,
mailings and the BLM project Web site:
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carsoncity_
field.html at least 15 days prior to the
event. 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. The BLM
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation upon
publication of the Draft RMP/EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Carson City RMP/EIS revision by
using any of the following methods:
• Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/
carsoncity_field.html.
• Email: BLM_NV_CCDO_RMP@
blm.gov.
• Fax: 775–885–6147 Attention:
Carson City RMP.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City,
Nevada 89701 Attention: Carson City
RMP.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Carson City
District Office during regular business
hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
And/or to have your name added to the
mailing list, call Colleen Sievers, Project
Manager, 775–885–6000, or email
csievers@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
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 question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Carson City District intends to prepare
an RMP with an associated EIS for the
Carson City District Planning Area,
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announces the beginning of the scoping
process, and seeks public input on
issues and planning criteria. The
planning area is located in portions of
12 counties within 2 States (Washoe,
Storey, Carson City, Douglas, Lyon,
Churchill, Mineral, and Nye counties
within Nevada; and Sierra, Alpine,
Plumas, and Lassen counties within
California), and encompasses
approximately 5 million acres of public
land. The planning area includes all
lands regardless of jurisdiction; however
the BLM will only make decisions on
lands or interest in land under the
BLM’s jurisdiction, including
subsurface minerals. The decision area
includes only public land or interest in
land managed by the BLM. The purpose
of the public scoping process is to
determine relevant issues that may
influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning
process. Preliminary issues for the
planning area have been identified by
BLM personnel, Federal, State, and local
agencies, and other stakeholders. The
issues include, but are not limited to:
Managing vegetative and water
resources, including noxious and
invasive species management;
identifying terrestrial and aquatic
wildlife and fish priority habitats;
identifying and evaluating Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern;
identifying lands with wilderness
characteristics; determining eligibility
for Wild and Scenic Rivers, National
Scenic and Historic Trail management,
identifying off-highway vehicle
designations and travel management,
and special recreation management
areas to meet increasing recreation
demands; managing and protecting
cultural, historical, and paleontological
resources, as well as Native American
religious and traditional values; visual
resource management; managing
renewable energy development for
geothermal, solar and wind; identifying
land tenure adjustments to meet
community growth needs and
sustainable development, and to
facilitate the management of public
lands; managing minerals, including
stipulations to protect sensitive
resources. Additional management
concerns identified by the BLM include:
Urban mining; grazing allotments near
urban areas; and access to public lands.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
(1) The RMP revision will comply with
FLPMA and all other applicable laws,
regulations, and policies; (2) The RMP
revision will analyze impacts from all
alternatives in accordance with
regulations at 43 CFR part 1610 and 40
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CFR part 1500; (3) Decisions in the RMP
revision will only apply to public lands
and the mineral estate managed by the
BLM; (4) The RMP revision process will
follow the BLM Land Use Planning
Handbook H–1601–1; (5) The RMP
revision planning process will include
broad-based public participation; (6)
The RMP revision process will consider
the identification and management of
lands with wilderness characteristics;
and (7) The RMP revision decisions will
consider and incorporate existing plans
and policies to the maximum extent
possible of adjacent local, State, Federal,
and tribal agencies to the extent
consistent with Federal law and
regulations applicable to public lands;
(8) The RMP revision process will rely
on available inventories of the lands and
resources as well as data gathered
during the planning process; (9) The
RMP revision process will follow
requirements to address sage-grouse
habitat and conservation as outlined in
the National Sage-Grouse Habitat
Conservation Strategy, the Greater SageGrouse Notice of Intent (FR 2011–36152,
December 9, 2011), and the most current
BLM guidance and instruction
memoranda; (10) The RMP revisions
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; (11) The
RMP revision EIS will be developed
through the BLM’s ePlanning system to
the extent consistent with the current
functionality of the system and schedule
considerations; (12) The RMP revision
will incorporate and observe the
principles of multiple use and sustained
yield; (13) The RMP planning process
will involve consultation with Native
American tribal governments; (14) The
RMP revision will recognize valid
existing rights and incorporate valid
existing management from the existing
Carson City Field Office Consolidated
RMP (2001) as appropriate; (15) The
RMP revision will include a review of
eligibility findings and tentative
classification of waterways as eligible
for inclusion in the National Wild and
Scenic River System and follow the
criteria contained in 43 CFR part 8351.
The BLM will collaborate with tribes,
State and local governments, Federal
agencies, local stakeholders, and others
with interest in the RMP revision
process. 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,
email address, or other personal
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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 RMP and will place them into one
of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved by the RMP;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this
RMP.
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 management questions and
concerns that should be addressed in
the RMP. 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 RMP 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; forestry;
rangeland management; sociology and
economics; and Geographic Information
Systems.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Amy Lueders,
Nevada State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVCO0000.L16100000.DO0000.LXSS155F0000; 12-08807; MO
4500030996; TAS: 14X1109]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Revision to the Carson City
District Resource Management Plan 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) Carson City
District (CCD), Carson City, Nevada, intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) revision with an associated Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Carson City District, and by this notice is
announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The BLM will also seek nominations for
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and information on lands
that may possess wilderness characteristics. The RMP will replace the
existing Carson City Field Office Consolidated RMP (2001).
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
with associated EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing
until April 24, 2012. Public scoping meetings will be held in Reno,
Carson City, Yerington, Fallon, Hawthorne, and Minden, Nevada. The
meeting times and addresses will be announced through the local news
media, newsletters, mailings and the BLM project Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carsoncity_field.html at least 15 days prior to the event.
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.
The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation
upon publication of the Draft RMP/EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Carson City RMP/EIS revision by using any of the
following methods:
Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/carsoncity_field.html.
Email: BLM_NV_CCDO_RMP@blm.gov.
Fax: 775-885-6147 Attention: Carson City RMP.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 5665 Morgan Mill Road,
Carson City, Nevada 89701 Attention: Carson City RMP.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Carson City
District Office during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: And/or to have your name added to the
mailing list, call Colleen Sievers, Project Manager, 775-885-6000, or
email csievers@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1-800-877-8339 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 question with the above individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
Carson City District intends to prepare an RMP with an associated EIS
for the Carson City District Planning Area,
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announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input
on issues and planning criteria. The planning area is located in
portions of 12 counties within 2 States (Washoe, Storey, Carson City,
Douglas, Lyon, Churchill, Mineral, and Nye counties within Nevada; and
Sierra, Alpine, Plumas, and Lassen counties within California), and
encompasses approximately 5 million acres of public land. The planning
area includes all lands regardless of jurisdiction; however the BLM
will only make decisions on lands or interest in land under the BLM's
jurisdiction, including subsurface minerals. The decision area includes
only public land or interest in land managed by the BLM. The purpose of
the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that may
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for
the planning area have been identified by BLM personnel, Federal,
State, and local agencies, and other stakeholders. The issues include,
but are not limited to: Managing vegetative and water resources,
including noxious and invasive species management; identifying
terrestrial and aquatic wildlife and fish priority habitats;
identifying and evaluating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern;
identifying lands with wilderness characteristics; determining
eligibility for Wild and Scenic Rivers, National Scenic and Historic
Trail management, identifying off-highway vehicle designations and
travel management, and special recreation management areas to meet
increasing recreation demands; managing and protecting cultural,
historical, and paleontological resources, as well as Native American
religious and traditional values; visual resource management; managing
renewable energy development for geothermal, solar and wind;
identifying land tenure adjustments to meet community growth needs and
sustainable development, and to facilitate the management of public
lands; managing minerals, including stipulations to protect sensitive
resources. Additional management concerns identified by the BLM
include: Urban mining; grazing allotments near urban areas; and access
to public lands. Preliminary planning criteria include: (1) The RMP
revision will comply with FLPMA and all other applicable laws,
regulations, and policies; (2) The RMP revision will analyze impacts
from all alternatives in accordance with regulations at 43 CFR part
1610 and 40 CFR part 1500; (3) Decisions in the RMP revision will only
apply to public lands and the mineral estate managed by the BLM; (4)
The RMP revision process will follow the BLM Land Use Planning Handbook
H-1601-1; (5) The RMP revision planning process will include broad-
based public participation; (6) The RMP revision process will consider
the identification and management of lands with wilderness
characteristics; and (7) The RMP revision decisions will consider and
incorporate existing plans and policies to the maximum extent possible
of adjacent local, State, Federal, and tribal agencies to the extent
consistent with Federal law and regulations applicable to public lands;
(8) The RMP revision process will rely on available inventories of the
lands and resources as well as data gathered during the planning
process; (9) The RMP revision process will follow requirements to
address sage-grouse habitat and conservation as outlined in the
National Sage-Grouse Habitat Conservation Strategy, the Greater Sage-
Grouse Notice of Intent (FR 2011-36152, December 9, 2011), and the most
current BLM guidance and instruction memoranda; (10) The RMP revisions
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; (11) The RMP revision EIS will be developed through the BLM's
ePlanning system to the extent consistent with the current
functionality of the system and schedule considerations; (12) The RMP
revision will incorporate and observe the principles of multiple use
and sustained yield; (13) The RMP planning process will involve
consultation with Native American tribal governments; (14) The RMP
revision will recognize valid existing rights and incorporate valid
existing management from the existing Carson City Field Office
Consolidated RMP (2001) as appropriate; (15) The RMP revision will
include a review of eligibility findings and tentative classification
of waterways as eligible for inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic
River System and follow the criteria contained in 43 CFR part 8351.
The BLM will collaborate with tribes, State and local governments,
Federal agencies, local stakeholders, and others with interest in the
RMP revision process. 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, email
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 RMP and will place them into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved by the RMP;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this RMP.
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 management questions and concerns that
should be addressed in the RMP. 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 RMP
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; forestry; rangeland
management; sociology and economics; and Geographic Information
Systems.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Amy Lueders,
Nevada State Director.
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