Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting, 19319-19320 [2012-7687]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2012 / Notices Bragaw Street, Suite 490, Anchorage, AK 99508. • Hand delivery: AECOM, 1835 South Bragaw Street, Suite 490, Anchorage, AK, or to the BLM Public Information Center in the Federal Building, 222 W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK. Copies of the Draft IAP/EIS are available for review at the BLM’s Alaska Web site at https://www.blm.gov/ak/st/en.html. A CD or paper copy may be requested by calling Jim Ducker, BLM project lead, at 907–271–3130. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ducker, BLM Alaska State Office, 907– 271–3130. 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: Please note that public comments and information submitted, including names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who submit comments, will be available for public review and disclosure at the above address during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) Monday through Friday except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, email 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. This IAP/EIS will result in a Record of Decision (ROD) that will supersede the RODs for two previous plans for portions of the NPR–A: The Northwest NPR–A IAP ROD signed January 22, 2004 and the Northeast NPR–A Supplemental IAP ROD signed July 16, 2008 and may amend the Colville River Special Area Management Plan signed July 18, 2008. This Draft IAP/EIS offers four alternatives for future management of the NPR–A. There is no Preferred Alternative. Decisions to be made as part of the plan include, but are not limited to, lands that would be made available for oil and gas leasing, restrictions on oil and gas activities and other BLMauthorized land uses, expansion of the number and size of Special Areas, and recommendations for inclusion of rivers VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:11 Mar 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 in the national Wild and Scenic Rivers System. None of the alternatives would preclude development of infrastructure across NPR–A in support of Chukchi Sea oil and gas development. Alternative A is the No Action Alternative and represents the decisions made in the existing Northeast NPR–A and Northwest NPR–A plans. Those two plans do not address more than 9 million acres in the southwestern part of the NPR–A. Alternatives B through D would make decisions for the entire NPR–A. Alternative B would make 48 percent of the NPR–A available for oil and gas leasing, add more than 7 million acres of Special Areas, and recommend 12 rivers for Wild and Scenic River designation. Alternative C would make 76 percent of the Reserve available for oil and gas leasing, add approximately 700,000 acres of Special Areas, and recommend three rivers for Wild and Scenic River designation. Alternative D would make all of the NPR–A available for oil and gas leasing and would not expand Special Areas or recommend any Wild and Scenic River designation. The public is encouraged to comment on any of these alternatives. The BLM asks that those submitting comments make them as specific as possible with reference to chapters, page numbers, and paragraphs in the Draft EIS document. Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response; however, they will be considered and included as part of the BLM decision-making process. The most useful comments will contain new technical or scientific information, identify data gaps in the impact analysis, or will provide technical or scientific rationale for opinions or preferences. Section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act requires the BLM to evaluate the effects of the alternatives presented in this Draft IAP/EIS on subsistence activities, and to hold public hearings if it finds that any alternative may significantly restrict subsistence activities. The analysis of environmental consequences indicates that actions anticipated to be taken under Alternative D and the cumulative impacts associated with actions anticipated under all alternatives may significantly restrict subsistence activities. Therefore, the BLM will hold public hearings on subsistence in conjunction with the public meetings on the Draft IAP/EIS in the potentially affected communities of Anaktuvuk Pass, PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19319 Atqasuk, Barrow, Nuiqsut, Point Lay, and Wainwright. Ronald L. Dunton, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. 2012–7547 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCON00000 L10200000.DF0000 LXSS080C0000] Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meeting Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below. DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC scheduled its remaining 2012 meetings for May 10, August 23 and November 29. Each meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 3 p.m., with public comment periods regarding matters on the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Agendas will be available before the meeting at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/ BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.html. ADDRESSES: The May 10 meeting will be held in Silt, Colorado, at the BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road. The August 23 meeting will be in Meeker, Colorado, at the Fairfield Center, 200 Main St. The November 29 meeting will be in Grand Junction, Colorado, at the Hampton Inn, 205 Main St. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO; (970) 876–9008. 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: The Northwest Colorado RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues in northwestern Colorado. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1 19320 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 62 / Friday, March 30, 2012 / Notices Topics of discussion during Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may include the BLM National Greater SageGrouse Conservation Strategy, working group reports, recreation, fire management, land-use planning, invasive species management, energy and minerals management, travel management, wilderness, wild horse herd management, land exchange proposals, cultural resource management and other issues as appropriate. These meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RACs. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time, as identified above, allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Subcommittees under this RAC meet regarding the McInnis Canyon National Conservation Area; Resource Management Plan revisions for the Colorado River Valley, Kremmling and Grand Junction field offices; and the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan Oil and Gas Amendment. Subcommittees report to the Northwest Colorado RAC at each council meeting. Subcommittee meetings are open to the public. More information is available at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/ racs/nwrac.html. Dated: March 23, 2012. Helen M. Hankins, State Director. [FR Doc. 2012–7687 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–NCRO–HAFE–0811–7947; 3851–SZM] Notice of a Record of Decision, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park National Park Service, Interior. Notice of a Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. AGENCY: ACTION: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the General Management Plan, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. As soon as practicable, the mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:11 Mar 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 NPS will begin to implement the preferred alternative as contained in the Final Environmental Impact Statement issued by the NPS on August 27, 2010, and summarized in the Record of Decision. Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained from the contact listed below or online at www.nps.gov/hafe. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Hayes, Regional Planner and Transportation Liaison, National Capital Region, National Park Service, at 1100 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242, by telephone at (202) 619–7277, or email at david_hayes@nps.gov. The following course of action will occur under the selected alternative. The visitor contact station on Cavalier Heights will be improved to provide better orientation for park visitors and information on the park’s many resources. It will be the starting point for an expanded transportation system that will allow visitors to reach areas of the park such as the Murphy Farm, Schoolhouse Ridge, and Camp Hill which were previously difficult to access without a car. It will also be a stop on the new Around-the-Park trail that will allow visitors to hike to all areas of the park. The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a listing of measures to minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in the decisionmaking process. Preserved historic buildings, period shops, exhibits, and outdoor furnishings will complement the interpretation provided by rangers and possible period artisans/demonstrators that will revitalize this area. Travelling exhibits will be sought to supplement interpretation provided within the park. A smaller information center and bookstore will remain but possibly be moved to new locations. Park artifact/ museum object storage will be removed from the historic structures and the space converted to office use or other types of storage. The Federal Armory will retain its current access. A study of the feasibility of returning John Brown’s Fort to its original location will be undertaken. The train station will become a secondary portal to the site with proposed excursion trains arriving from Washington several days of the week. The armory canal will be restored and rewatered with the turbine also restored SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00144 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for interpretive purposes. The power plant will be rehabilitated for exhibits. Virginius and Halls Islands will be preserved as an archeological preserve with ruins stabilized and outlined and wayside exhibits explaining the history and industrial development that was there. Camp Hill will be managed with a campus atmosphere reminiscent of the Storer College era. Additional signs and waysides will allow visitors to get the feel of the site. Museum exhibits now in Lower Town will be moved to one or more of the Storer College structures to better explain the importance of Harpers Ferry to the story of the civil rights movement in America. Several historic buildings from the military occupation of Camp Hill will be restored and adaptively used for park headquarters. The historic Shipley School on Camp Hill is currently in poor condition. Further consideration will be required to determine potential future use. The historic Grandview School will be rehabilitated and enlarged for use by the park’s protection division. The Nash Farm will be preserved as a dairy farm of the 1940s with its structures adapted for use as an environmental education center and outdoor laboratory managed by the NPS or an NPS Partner. At the Murphy Farm, the Civil War earthworks and the foundations of John Brown’s Fort will be stabilized, and the Chambers/Murphy house studied to determine the best use for it. A bus stop and trail to the earthworks and foundations will be developed. Restrooms and drinking water will also be developed at the site. Schoolhouse Ridge will also be managed as a battlefield landscape with agricultural leases that maintain the 1862 appearance. The nonhistoric campground will be removed and the Harpers Ferry Caverns restored to a more natural appearance. Nonhistoric structures will be removed. Onsite interpretation and occasional interpretive demonstrations with a military focus will be provided. Bus parking and trails will be developed. At the Potoma Wayside, upgraded takeout facilities will be developed to facilitate river use. The takeout will be hardened and restroom facilities provided. To the extent possible, parking will also be upgraded. Interpretation will be provided by the concessioner. On Loudoun Heights, the Sherwood House will be removed and the site developed as a Civil War overlook. All Civil War camps and earthworks will be stabilized as necessary. E:\FR\FM\30MRN1.SGM 30MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 62 (Friday, March 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19319-19320]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7687]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Public Meeting, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory 
Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest 
Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC scheduled its remaining 2012 meetings 
for May 10, August 23 and November 29. Each meeting will begin at 8 
a.m. and adjourn at approximately 3 p.m., with public comment periods 
regarding matters on the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Agendas will be 
available before the meeting at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.html.

ADDRESSES: The May 10 meeting will be held in Silt, Colorado, at the 
BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road. The 
August 23 meeting will be in Meeker, Colorado, at the Fairfield Center, 
200 Main St. The November 29 meeting will be in Grand Junction, 
Colorado, at the Hampton Inn, 205 Main St.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, 
Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO; 
(970) 876-9008. 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: The Northwest Colorado RAC advises the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land 
issues in northwestern Colorado.

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    Topics of discussion during Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may 
include the BLM National Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Strategy, 
working group reports, recreation, fire management, land-use planning, 
invasive species management, energy and minerals management, travel 
management, wilderness, wild horse herd management, land exchange 
proposals, cultural resource management and other issues as 
appropriate. These meetings are open to the public. The public may 
present written comments to the RACs. Each formal RAC meeting will also 
have time, as identified above, allocated for hearing public comments. 
Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time 
available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited.
    Subcommittees under this RAC meet regarding the McInnis Canyon 
National Conservation Area; Resource Management Plan revisions for the 
Colorado River Valley, Kremmling and Grand Junction field offices; and 
the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan Oil and Gas 
Amendment. Subcommittees report to the Northwest Colorado RAC at each 
council meeting. Subcommittee meetings are open to the public.
    More information is available at www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Resources/racs/nwrac.html.

    Dated: March 23, 2012.
Helen M. Hankins,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-7687 Filed 3-29-12; 8:45 am]
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