Notice of Public Meeting; Western Montana Resource Advisory Council, 30550-30551 [2012-12461]

Download as PDF 30550 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Notices research. This notification covers activities to be conducted by the applicant over a 5-year period. Dated: May 11, 2012. Donald E. Laverdure, Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. Applicant: Dana Kirk, Kerrville, TX; PRT–73864A [FR Doc. 2012–12510 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P The applicant requests a permit to import a sport-hunted trophy of one male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled from a captive herd maintained under the management program of the Republic of South Africa, for the purpose of enhancement of the survival of the species. Brenda Tapia, Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. 2012–12481 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian Gaming AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. Notice of Approved Tribal— State Class III Gaming Compact. ACTION: This notice publishes approval by the Department of an extension to the Class III Gaming Compact between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Tribe and the State of Nevada. SUMMARY: DATES: Effective Date: May 23, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Economic Development, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. Under section 11 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(D), the Secretary of the Interior shall publish in the Federal Register notice of approved tribal-state compacts for the purpose of engaging in Class III gaming activities on Indian lands. The existing Class III Gaming Compact between the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Tribe and the State of Nevada became effective upon publication of the Notice of Approval in the Federal Register on February 23, 2010 (47 FR 44678). This agreement allows for the extension of the existing Tribal-State Compact for a period of one (1) year. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on May 9, 2012. Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado. [FR Doc. 2012–12454 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [LLCO956000 L14200000.BJ0000] Bureau of Land Management Notice of Filing of Plats [LLMTB07900 09 L10100000 PH0000 LXAMANMS0000] Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats; Colorado. Notice of Public Meeting; Western Montana Resource Advisory Council AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office is publishing this notice to inform the public of the intent to file the land survey plats listed below, and to afford all affected parties a proper period of time to protest this action, prior to the plat filing. DATES: Unless there are protests of this action, the filing of the plats described in this notice will happen on June 22, 2012. ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office, Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215– 7093. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The supplemental plat of Section 12, in 4 sheets, in Township 3 South, Range 73 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, was accepted on April 6, 2012. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey, in 3 sheets, in Township 25 South, Range 73 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on April 6, 2012. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey, in 4 sheets, in Township 8 South, Range 78 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on April 13, 2012. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey in Township 15 South, Range 97 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on April 30, 2012. The plat and field notes of the dependent resurvey and survey in Township 48 North, Range 68 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, were accepted on May 3, 2012. The supplemental plat of Section 18, in Township 1 North, Range 71 West, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Western Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below. DATES: The meeting will be held June 12–13, 2012. The meeting on June 12 will begin at 9 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period and will adjourn at 3 p.m. The meeting on June 13 will start at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. with no public comment period. ADDRESSES: The June 12 meeting will be in the BLM’s Missoula Field Office, 3255 Fort Missoula Road, in Missoula, MT. The June 13 meeting will visit sites of interest on BLM land near Missoula, MT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15member council advises the Secretary of the Interior on a variety of management issues associated with public land management in Montana. During these meetings the council will participate in/ discuss/act upon several topics, including reports from the RAC’s timber and recreation fee subgroups, and updates from the Butte, Missoula and Dillon field offices. All RAC meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Abrams, Western Montana Resource Advisory Council Coordinator, Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701, 406–533–7617, dabrams@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Notices (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. Scott Haight, District Manager, Western Montana District. [FR Doc. 2012–12461 Filed 5–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2012–0009] Commercial Renewable Energy Transmission on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Rhode Island, Notice of Proposed Grant Area and Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Area of the Deepwater Wind Block Island Transmission System Proposal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Public Notice of an Unsolicited Request for a Transmission Cable Rightof-Way Grant Supporting Renewable Energy, Request for Submission of Indications of Competitive Interest, and Request for Public Comment. AGENCY: The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the Deepwater Wind Block Island LLC (Deepwater Wind) Transmission System (BITS) proposal submitted to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); (2) solicit submissions of indications of competitive interest for a right-of-way (ROW) grant for renewable energy purposes for the area identified in this notice; and (3) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and other uses of the area in which the proposal would be located. On November 30, 2011, BOEM received an application from Deepwater Wind for a ROW grant on the OCS offshore Rhode Island. Deepwater Wind’s proposed project, the BITS, would entail the construction and installation of a bi-directional submerged transmission cable between Block Island and the Rhode Island mainland. Deepwater Wind has requested a ROW grant for the portion of the BITS cable that is proposed on the OCS. Deepwater Wind proposes that the BITS would serve two purposes: (1) Transmit electrical power from mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 Deepwater Wind’s proposed 30 megawatt (MW) offshore wind energy project located in Rhode Island State waters off Block Island to the Rhode Island mainland; and (2) transmit electrical power from the existing transmission grid on the Rhode Island mainland to Block Island. This RFCI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the implementing regulations at 30 CFR part 585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act requires that OCS renewable energy leases, easements, and rights-of-way be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis unless the Secretary determines after public notice of a lease, easement, or right-ofway that there is no competitive interest.’’ This RFCI provides such public notice for the proposed ROW grant area requested by Deepwater Wind and invites the submission of indications of competitive interest. BOEM will consider the responses to this public notice to determine whether competitive interest exists for the area requested by Deepwater Wind, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to obtain a grant for the area requested by Deepwater Wind should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, ‘‘Required Indication of Interest Information.’’ This announcement also requests that interested and affected parties comment and provide information about site conditions and existing and future uses of the area identified in this notice that would be relevant to the proposed project or its impacts. The information that BOEM is requesting is described in the section entitled, ‘‘Requested Information from Interested or Affected Parties.’’ DATES: If you are submitting an indication of interest in acquiring a ROW grant for the area requested by Deepwater Wind, your submission must be sent by mail, postmarked no later than June 22, 2012 for your submission to be considered. If you are providing comments or other submissions of information, you may send them by mail, postmarked by this same date, or you may submit them through the Federal Rulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, also by this same date. Submission Procedures: If you are submitting an indication of competitive interest for a ROW grant, please submit it by mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30551 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170. Submissions must be postmarked by June 22, 2012 to be considered by BOEM for the purposes of determining competitive interest. In addition to a paper copy of your submission, include an electronic copy on a compact disc. BOEM will list the parties that submit indications of competitive interest in the area requested by Deepwater Wind on the BOEM Web site after the 30-day comment period has closed. If you are submitting comments and other information concerning the proposed grant area, you may use either of the following two methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM– 2012–0009, and then click ‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this notice. 2. Alternatively, comments may be submitted by mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of your submissions or comments, clearly mark the relevant sections and request that BOEM treat them as confidential. Please label privileged or confidential information ‘‘Contains Confidential Information’’ and consider submitting such information as a separate attachment. Treatment of confidential information is addressed in the section of this notice entitled, ‘‘Privileged or Confidential Information.’’ BOEM will post all comments on regulations.gov unless labeled as confidential. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jessica Bradley, Project Coordinator, BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170, (703) 787– 1300. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of the RFCI Responses to this public notice will allow BOEM to determine, pursuant to 30 CFR 585.306, whether or not there is competitive interest in acquiring the ROW area requested by Deepwater Wind as described in this notice. In addition, this notice provides an opportunity for interested stakeholders to provide comments on the Deepwater E:\FR\FM\23MYN1.SGM 23MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30550-30551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-12461]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLMTB07900 09 L10100000 PH0000 LXAMANMS0000]


Notice of Public Meeting; Western Montana Resource Advisory 
Council

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 
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of 
the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Western Montana Resource 
Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 12-13, 2012. The meeting on June 
12 will begin at 9 a.m. with a 30-minute public comment period and will 
adjourn at 3 p.m. The meeting on June 13 will start at 9 a.m. and 
conclude at 3 p.m. with no public comment period.

ADDRESSES: The June 12 meeting will be in the BLM's Missoula Field 
Office, 3255 Fort Missoula Road, in Missoula, MT. The June 13 meeting 
will visit sites of interest on BLM land near Missoula, MT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15-member council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior on a variety of management issues associated with 
public land management in Montana. During these meetings the council 
will participate in/discuss/act upon several topics, including reports 
from the RAC's timber and recreation fee subgroups, and updates from 
the Butte, Missoula and Dillon field offices. All RAC meetings are open 
to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Each 
formal RAC meeting will also have time 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Abrams, Western Montana Resource 
Advisory Council Coordinator, Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, 
Butte, MT 59701, 406-533-7617, dabrams@blm.gov. Persons who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf

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(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.

Scott Haight,
District Manager, Western Montana District.
[FR Doc. 2012-12461 Filed 5-22-12; 8:45 am]
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