Notice of Public Meetings for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, 37886-37887 [2012-15349]

Download as PDF 37886 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices East Tower, 2nd Floor, Suite 02G09, Alexandria, VA 22350–3100. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Gaines, COSM FOI/Privacy Office, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060–6201 or at (703) 767– 1771. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Defense Threat Reduction Agency systems of records notices subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The proposed deletion is not within the purview of subsection (r) of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, which requires the submission of a new or altered system report. Dated: June 19, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. Deletion: HDTRA 020 Human Radiation Research Review (January 29, 2010, 75 FR 4789). REASON: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) officially accepted this system on April 16, 2010 and is now under their authority. BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Intent To Obtain Information Regarding Organizations Who Are Assisting African Governments To Increase Healthcare Institution Capacity To Maintain Complex Medical Equipment United States Africa Command, DoD. Notice of intent to obtain information regarding organizations active in this area, for the purpose of information sharing. ACTION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 their respective Embassy Country Team in Africa, will begin to entertain requests for excess complex medical equipment from African Government health facilities provided they submit an acceptable sustainability plan for such requested equipment and meet all other traditional requirements of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency’s (DSCA) Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Aid (OHDACA) program. This new policy of proactively seeking organizations who are involved in similar efforts is called the Next Level Up. Information partnerships do not necessarily lead to fulfillment of requests of excess complex medical equipment and only African governmental health institutions such as hospitals, clinics, and laboratories may request potential donations of excess complex medical equipment through their local U.S. Embassy. In addition, not all U.S. Embassies in Africa entertain requests for excess property. Requests for such equipment must meet all traditional requirements in accordance with law and DSCA policy guidance. The information sought will be used to more effectively identify potential recipients. Dated: June 20, 2012. Aaron Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 2012–15386 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force Notice of Public Meetings for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps. ACTION: Notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: AFRICOM J9—Outreach Directorate, +49 711 729 4439 or at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil. Alternative contact: Richard Parker, +49 711 729 2000 or Richard Parker at richard.parker@usafricom.mil. [FR Doc. 2012–15317 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] AGENCY: This notice announces that the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is seeking information about organizations, both public or private, which are currently helping African government hospitals, clinics, laboratories, and other African governmental health institutions put in place trained and certified biomedical technicians, sustainable maintenance and supply capabilities, and/or standards and training for the maintenance and use of complex medical equipment. The organizations sought are of two types: (1) Organizations which are sustainably involved in enhancing the long term ability of African government health institutions to maintain complex medical equipment or (2) African government health institutions with the ability to substantiate their capability to maintain complex medical equipment. This information is being solicited to inform AFRICOM of potential capacity to improve the impact of AFRICOM’s Excess Property Program. Information provided to AFRICOM is not for the purposes of obtaining a contract, nor would the information provided guarantee an excess property donation to any African country. DATES: Submission of information is continuous on or before September 30, 2012. ADDRESSES: Entities wishing to inform AFRICOM of their work in Africa and their interest in sharing information may write or email Rebecca Balogh at Rebecca.balogh@usafricom.mil or call +49 711 729 4439 or Ms. Rebecca Balogh, Senior Lead, Public Private Partnerships, Plieninger Strasse 289, Stuttgart Moehringen, 70567. Additional instructions will be provided after contact. SUMMARY: SUMMARY: There are no fees involved and no funding will be provided. Organizations sought are both public and private and are sustainably involved in enhancing the long term ability of African government institutions to maintain complex medical equipment or will be the African government institutions themselves with the ability to prove their capability to maintain complex medical equipment. AFRICOM, through U.S. Embassies’ Offices of Security Cooperation and in coordination with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This notice is being issued pursuant to Section 3031(b)(5)(B) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act (MLWA) of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–65, Title XXX) regarding opportunities for public review and comment on a Public Report that is being prepared in association with an update of the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for the Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), Arizona. The process to update the 2007 BMGR INRMP is being initiated by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) provides that INRMPs must be reviewed as to their operation and effect not less often than every five years. The BMGR INRMP will E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1 erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2012 / Notices be updated in accordance with this Sikes Act provision and will be prepared in coordination with the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Director of Arizona Game and Fish Department. In accordance with the MLWA and in support of the INRMP update, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps are also preparing a Public Report to summarize current military use of the BMGR, changes in military use of the lands since the 2007 INRMP was implemented, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. Two public meetings are scheduled to familiarize the public with progress made in the management of natural resources since completion of the 2007 INRMP, to seek review and input on the Public Report to guide development of the INRMP update, and to share information about projects planned to support natural resource management during the next five years. The meeting scheduled for 17 July 2012 in Yuma, Arizona will focus on BMGR West and a second meeting focused on BMGR East is scheduled for 18 July 2012 in Gila Bend, Arizona. Public meetings will be announced in the following Arizona newspapers: Yuma Sun, West Valley View (Glendale), the Gila Bend Sun, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and the Ajo Copper News. Federal, state, and local agencies; Native American tribes; and interested individuals are encouraged to take these opportunities to participate in the INRMP update process. DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings are scheduled for 17 and 18 July, 2012 for BMGR West and BMGR East, respectively. Both meetings will be an open house format with presentation boards and project team members available to answer questions. 17 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Yuma County Main Library, Conference Room, 2951 S. 21st Drive, Yuma, Arizona, 18 July 2012, 6:00–8:00 p.m., Gila Bend Resource Center, Training Room, 303 E. Pima St., Gila Bend, Arizona. Submitting Comments: You may submit comments related to the updating of the BMGR INRMP to: Beth Defend, URS Corporation, 7720 N. 16th Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85020, bmgr@urs.com. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BMGR East, Daniel Garcia, Luke Air Force Base, (623) 856–4265 or daniel.garcia@luke.af.mil BMGR West, Ron Pearce, Marine Corps Air Station VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jun 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 Yuma, (928) 269–3401 or ronald.pearce@usmc.mil. The Public Report can be accessed from the following Web sites: https:// www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/ factsheet.asp?id=5028 https:// www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BMGR was established in 1941 and continues to be used by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and other Department of Defense components, primarily to train military aircrews to fly air combat missions. Encompassing more than 1.7 million acres of land in southwest Arizona, the BMGR is also nationally significant as a critical component in the largest remaining tract of relatively unfragmented and undisturbed Sonoran Desert in the United States. In October 1999, Congress reconfirmed the nation’s continuing need for the BMGR by passing the MLWA. This Act extended authorization for the BMGR as a military reservation for 25 years until 2024 and provided that the Secretaries of the Air Force, Navy, and Interior were to jointly prepare an INRMP for the range. As prescribed by the MLWA, the INRMP must include provisions for the proper management and protection of the natural and cultural resources of the BMGR, and for sustainable use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the military purposes of the range. The MLWA assigned natural and cultural resource management authority for the BMGR to the Secretaries of the Air Force and the Navy for the east and west range lands, respectively. Thereafter, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared—in coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (led by the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge), Arizona Game and Fish Department, and Bureau of Land Management (BLM)—to evaluate alternative methods to manage the natural resources and, where applicable, public use of the BMGR. The management decisions made based on the EIS and Record of Decision were used to develop the INRMP that was finalized in March 2007. The MLWA also provided that the INRMP be prepared and implemented in accordance with the Sikes Act. The Sikes Act sets forth the Nation’s resource management policies and guidance for U.S. military installations and requires the preparation of INRMPs for all installations with significant natural resources. The Sikes Act provides that the Secretary of Defense PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 37887 shall carry out a program to provide for the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources that is consistent with the use of military installations to ensure the preparedness of the Armed Forces. The INRMP programs are to provide for (a) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on military installations; (b) the sustainable multipurpose use of the resources, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping and non-consumptive uses; and (c) public access to facilitate use, subject to safety requirements and military security. The MLWA also mandates preparation of the aforementioned Public Report concurrent with each INRMP review cycle. The Public Report includes a summary of current military use of the lands, any changes in military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts related to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment on the report. Public meetings are planned to facilitate that review and provide a forum for public input. The Public Report is available for review on the following Web sites: https:// www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/ factsheet.asp?id=5028 and https:// www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/. Henry Williams Jr., Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–15349 Filed 6–22–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–10–P DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Notice of Commission Meeting and Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the Delaware River Basin Commission will hold an informal conference followed by a public hearing on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. The hearing will be part of the Commission’s regularly scheduled business meeting. The conference session and business meeting both are open to the public and will be held at the Commission’s office building located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, New Jersey. The morning conference session will begin at 11 a.m. and will include a presentation by representatives from the Schuylkill River Heritage Area on activities of the Schuylkill River Restoration Fund; and a resolution recognizing the valuable service of E:\FR\FM\25JNN1.SGM 25JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force


Notice of Public Meetings for the Barry M. Goldwater Range, 
Arizona

AGENCY: United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is being issued pursuant to Section 3031(b)(5)(B) 
of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act (MLWA) of 1999 (Pub. L. 106-65, 
Title XXX) regarding opportunities for public review and comment on a 
Public Report that is being prepared in association with an update of 
the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan (INRMP) for the Barry 
M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), Arizona.
    The process to update the 2007 BMGR INRMP is being initiated by the 
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps. The Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a) 
provides that INRMPs must be reviewed as to their operation and effect 
not less often than every five years. The BMGR INRMP will

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be updated in accordance with this Sikes Act provision and will be 
prepared in coordination with the Director of the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service and the Director of Arizona Game and Fish Department. 
In accordance with the MLWA and in support of the INRMP update, the 
U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps are also preparing a Public Report 
to summarize current military use of the BMGR, changes in military use 
of the lands since the 2007 INRMP was implemented, and efforts related 
to the management of natural and cultural resources and environmental 
remediation of the lands during the previous five years.
    Two public meetings are scheduled to familiarize the public with 
progress made in the management of natural resources since completion 
of the 2007 INRMP, to seek review and input on the Public Report to 
guide development of the INRMP update, and to share information about 
projects planned to support natural resource management during the next 
five years. The meeting scheduled for 17 July 2012 in Yuma, Arizona 
will focus on BMGR West and a second meeting focused on BMGR East is 
scheduled for 18 July 2012 in Gila Bend, Arizona. Public meetings will 
be announced in the following Arizona newspapers: Yuma Sun, West Valley 
View (Glendale), the Gila Bend Sun, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson), and 
the Ajo Copper News. Federal, state, and local agencies; Native 
American tribes; and interested individuals are encouraged to take 
these opportunities to participate in the INRMP update process.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: Public meetings are scheduled for 17 and 18 July, 
2012 for BMGR West and BMGR East, respectively. Both meetings will be 
an open house format with presentation boards and project team members 
available to answer questions.

17 July 2012, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Yuma County Main Library, Conference 
Room, 2951 S. 21st Drive, Yuma, Arizona,
18 July 2012, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Gila Bend Resource Center, Training Room, 
303 E. Pima St., Gila Bend, Arizona.

    Submitting Comments: You may submit comments related to the 
updating of the BMGR INRMP to: Beth Defend, URS Corporation, 7720 N. 
16th Street, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85020, bmgr@urs.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BMGR East, Daniel Garcia, Luke Air 
Force Base, (623) 856-4265 or daniel.garcia@luke.af.mil BMGR West, Ron 
Pearce, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, (928) 269-3401 or 
ronald.pearce@usmc.mil. The Public Report can be accessed from the 
following Web sites: https://www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5028 https://www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BMGR was established in 1941 and 
continues to be used by the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps, and 
other Department of Defense components, primarily to train military 
aircrews to fly air combat missions. Encompassing more than 1.7 million 
acres of land in southwest Arizona, the BMGR is also nationally 
significant as a critical component in the largest remaining tract of 
relatively unfragmented and undisturbed Sonoran Desert in the United 
States.
    In October 1999, Congress reconfirmed the nation's continuing need 
for the BMGR by passing the MLWA. This Act extended authorization for 
the BMGR as a military reservation for 25 years until 2024 and provided 
that the Secretaries of the Air Force, Navy, and Interior were to 
jointly prepare an INRMP for the range. As prescribed by the MLWA, the 
INRMP must include provisions for the proper management and protection 
of the natural and cultural resources of the BMGR, and for sustainable 
use by the public of such resources to the extent consistent with the 
military purposes of the range.
    The MLWA assigned natural and cultural resource management 
authority for the BMGR to the Secretaries of the Air Force and the Navy 
for the east and west range lands, respectively. Thereafter, an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared--in coordination with 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (led by the Cabeza Prieta National 
Wildlife Refuge), Arizona Game and Fish Department, and Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM)--to evaluate alternative methods to manage the natural 
resources and, where applicable, public use of the BMGR. The management 
decisions made based on the EIS and Record of Decision were used to 
develop the INRMP that was finalized in March 2007.
    The MLWA also provided that the INRMP be prepared and implemented 
in accordance with the Sikes Act. The Sikes Act sets forth the Nation's 
resource management policies and guidance for U.S. military 
installations and requires the preparation of INRMPs for all 
installations with significant natural resources. The Sikes Act 
provides that the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program to 
provide for the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources 
that is consistent with the use of military installations to ensure the 
preparedness of the Armed Forces. The INRMP programs are to provide for 
(a) the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources on 
military installations; (b) the sustainable multipurpose use of the 
resources, which shall include hunting, fishing, trapping and non-
consumptive uses; and (c) public access to facilitate use, subject to 
safety requirements and military security.
    The MLWA also mandates preparation of the aforementioned Public 
Report concurrent with each INRMP review cycle. The Public Report 
includes a summary of current military use of the lands, any changes in 
military use of the lands since the previous report, and efforts 
related to the management of natural and cultural resources and 
environmental remediation of the lands during the previous five years. 
Interested members of the public are invited to review and comment on 
the report. Public meetings are planned to facilitate that review and 
provide a forum for public input. The Public Report is available for 
review on the following Web sites: https://www.luke.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=5028 and https://www.yuma.usmc.mil/range/.

Henry Williams Jr.,
Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-15349 Filed 6-22-12; 8:45 am]
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