Notice of Temporary Closure of Betty's Kitchen Wildlife and Interpretive Area, Yuma County, AZ, 43115-43116 [2012-17849]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 141 / Monday, July 23, 2012 / Notices and expand operation of the Smyrna Dunes Park. The park is currently used by Volusia and surrounding county residents for recreation compatible with the preservation of its resources. Such recreational use includes nature study, bird watching, hiking and fishing. Onsite facilities include parking, restrooms, boardwalks, picnic pavilion, and an office. Lease of the land to the County is consistent with the BLM Florida Resource Management Plan, dated June 21, 1995, and would be in the public interest. Additional detailed information pertaining to this application, including a plan of development, a map depicting the public land, and the management plan are available for review at the BLM–ES Southeastern States Field Office at the address above. The County has not applied for more than the 6,400-acre limit for recreation uses in one year, and has submitted a statement describing the proposed use of the land in compliance with 43 CFR 2741.4, which stipulates lease application procedures. If issued to the County, the lease or patent would be subject to the following terms, conditions and reservations to the United States: 1. Provisions of the R&PP Act of 1926, as amended, and all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, including, but not limited to, those patent provisions as noted in 43 CFR 2741.9; 2. Valid existing rights; 3. A reservation of all minerals by the United States, together with the right to prospect, mine and remove the minerals; 4. Terms and conditions identified through the site-specific environmental analysis; 5. Any other rights or reservations that the authorized officer deems appropriate to ensure public access and proper management of Federal land and interest therein; and 6. An appropriate indemnification clause protecting the United States from claims arising out of the lessee/ patentee’s use, occupancy, or operations on the leased/patented lands. The land described above remains segregated from all other forms of disposal or appropriation under the public land laws, including the United States mining laws, except for leasing under the mineral leasing laws and conveyance under the R&PP Act. Classification Comments: Interested persons may submit comments involving the suitability of the land for a public park. Comments on the classification are restricted to whether VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:21 Jul 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 (1) The land is physically suited for the proposal; (2) The use will maximize the future use or uses of the land; (3) The use is consistent with local planning and zoning; or (4) The use is consistent with State and Federal programs. Application Comments: Interested persons may submit comments regarding the specific use proposed in the application and plan of development and the management plan, whether the BLM followed proper administrative procedures in reaching the decision to lease and later convey under the R&PP Act, or any other factor not directly related to the suitability of the land for R&PP use. 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 in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the BLM–ES State Director. In the absence of any adverse comments, the classification of the land described in the notice will not become effective until September 21, 2012. The land will not be leased or conveyed until after the classification becomes effective. Authority: 43 CFR subpart 2741, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq. Bruce E. Dawson, Southeastern States Field Office Manager. [FR Doc. 2012–17848 Filed 7–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLAZC02000 LF2200000.DD0000 LFESF3X30000] Notice of Temporary Closure of Betty’s Kitchen Wildlife and Interpretive Area, Yuma County, AZ Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, notice is hereby given that the Betty’s Kitchen Wildlife and Interpretive Area (Betty’s Kitchen) located on Federal lands administered by the Yuma Field Office, BLM, is temporarily closed to motorized vehicle and public use. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43115 The closure will be enforced immediately and will remain in effect for 2 years following the date this notice is published in the Federal Register or until rescinded or modified by the authorized officer or designated Federal officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John MacDonald, Yuma Field Manager, at 2555 East Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365, via email at jmacdona@blm.gov, or telephone 928– 317–3200. 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 Temporary Closure affects Federal lands at Betty’s Kitchen in Yuma County, Arizona. The legal description of the affected Federal lands is: DATES: Arizona Gila and Salt River Meridian Township 7 South, Range 22 West, Section 14, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 (within), SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 (within). The area described contains approximately 15 acres. Closure of Betty’s Kitchen is necessary to allow for the restoration of the area and avoid exposing the public to safety hazards caused by the Laguna Fire. The BLM Laguna Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOI– BLM–AZ–C020–2011–0018–EA) signed on September 28, 2011, states, ‘‘Human health and safety would be greatly affected from the remaining hazardous trees throughout the project area. Unless hazardous trees are removed, the recreation area would need to remain closed to the public.’’ In order to implement the EA’s proposed remediation actions, unscheduled heavy equipment may be operating in the area to remove the hazards over the next 2 years as funding and scheduling opportunities allow. A temporary closure is needed to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of accidents to visitors while fishing, picnicking, camping, or pursuing other activities in the vicinity of the existing and static hazards before or while work is occurring. In addition, improvements to recreational facilities and the addition of new bridges will enhance visitor enjoyment and safety when completed. Immediately after the E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1 43116 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 141 / Monday, July 23, 2012 / Notices removal and hazard remediation work is completed, the closure will be lifted. Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and employees in the performance of their official duties; members of organized rescue or firefighting forces in the performance of their official duties; and persons with written authorization from the BLM. Penalties: Any person who violates the above rule may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Violators may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571. Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. John MacDonald, Field Manager. [FR Doc. 2012–17849 Filed 7–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–32–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–10740; 2200–1100– 665] Notice of Inventory Completion: The University of Montana, Missoula, MT; Correction National Park Service, Interior. Notice; correction. AGENCY: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ACTION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the correction of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in the possession of The University of Montana, Missoula, MT. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from various locations in western Montana. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. This notice corrects the number of associated funerary objects previously published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (68 FR 50187–50189, August 20, 2003). In 2009 and 2011, associated funerary objects for human remains (UMFC01, UMFC24, and 24MO1071) were VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:21 Jul 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 discovered in the University of Montana’s collection. This notice also corrects the minimum number of individuals by removing four sets of human remains (UMFC21, UMFC25, and UMFC72) originally published as separate individuals. Upon further review of the collection, these remains were not those of distinct individuals but could be connected to other sets of remains listed elsewhere in the notice. Transfer of control of the human remains to the tribe listed below has been completed. In the Federal Register (68 FR 50187– 50189, August 20, 2003), paragraph four, is corrected by substituting the following: In 1952, human remains (UMFC01) representing a minimum of two individuals were removed from the University of Montana campus, Missoula County, MT. The remains were excavated by Carling Malouf. One bone was stained with a red substance likely to be ocher, which is consistent with a prehistoric Native American secondary burial practice. No known individuals were identified. The seven associated funerary objects are 1 copper bell, 1 set of copper beads, 1 copper coil, 1 shell pendant fragment, 1 set of arrow points, 1 set of lithic flakes, and 1 lot of beads of various sizes. The presence of glass seed beads, of types commonly traded to local tribes in the mid-19th century, dates the burials to that period. In the Federal Register (68 FR 50187– 50189, August 20, 2003), paragraphs 10, 12, and 18 are deleted. These remains (UMFC21, UMFC25, and UMFC 72) are duplicative of the remains in paragraph four (UMFC01) as revised above, and remains published in a Notice of Inventory Completion in the Federal Register (75 FR 58430–58431, September 24, 2010), paragraphs six and seven. In the Federal Register (68 FR 50187– 50189, August 20, 2003), paragraph 11, sentence four, is corrected by substituting the following sentence: The two associated funerary objects are one lot of animal teeth and one lot of small fossil shell beads, all covered with red ochre. In the Federal Register (68 FR 50187– 50189, August 20, 2003), paragraph 19 is corrected by substituting the following: Prior to 1991, human remains (24MO1071) representing a minimum of one individual were removed from prehistoric archeological site 24MO1071 in Missoula County, MT. Metric analysis and geographic location indicated that the individual was probably Native American. No known PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 individual was identified. The 17 associated funerary objects are 13 animal rib bones, 1 bird bone whistle, 1 chert flake, 1 chert tool, and 1 drill with a broken tip. In the Federal Register (68 FR 50187– 50189, August 20, 2003), paragraph 24 is corrected by substituting the following paragraph: Determinations Made by The University of Montana Officials of The University of Montana have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9–10), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of 17 individuals of Native American ancestry. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A), the 194 objects described above are reasonably believed to have been placed with or near individual human remains at the time of death or later as part of the death rite or ceremony. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains and the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana. Additional Requestors and Disposition Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the associated funerary objects should contact Sally Thompson, University of Montana, Anthropological Curation Facility, Department of Anthropology, Missoula, MT 59812, telephone (406) 243–5525, before August 22, 2012. Repatriation of the associated funerary objects to the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana, may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The University of Montana is responsible for notifying the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana that this notice has been published. Dated: June 28, 2012. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. [FR Doc. 2012–17642 Filed 7–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–P E:\FR\FM\23JYN1.SGM 23JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 141 (Monday, July 23, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43115-43116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17849]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLAZC02000 LF2200000.DD0000 LFESF3X30000]


Notice of Temporary Closure of Betty's Kitchen Wildlife and 
Interpretive Area, Yuma County, AZ

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations, notice is hereby given 
that the Betty's Kitchen Wildlife and Interpretive Area (Betty's 
Kitchen) located on Federal lands administered by the Yuma Field 
Office, BLM, is temporarily closed to motorized vehicle and public use.

DATES: The closure will be enforced immediately and will remain in 
effect for 2 years following the date this notice is published in the 
Federal Register or until rescinded or modified by the authorized 
officer or designated Federal officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: John MacDonald, Yuma Field Manager, 
at 2555 East Gila Ridge Road, Yuma, Arizona 85365, via email at 
jmacdona@blm.gov, or telephone 928-317-3200. 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 Temporary Closure affects Federal lands 
at Betty's Kitchen in Yuma County, Arizona. The legal description of 
the affected Federal lands is:

Arizona

Gila and Salt River Meridian

Township 7 South, Range 22 West,
    Section 14, SE\1/4\SW\1/4\ (within), SW\1/4\SE\1/4\ (within).
    The area described contains approximately 15 acres.
    Closure of Betty's Kitchen is necessary to allow for the 
restoration of the area and avoid exposing the public to safety hazards 
caused by the Laguna Fire.
    The BLM Laguna Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation 
Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-AZ-C020-2011-0018-EA) signed on 
September 28, 2011, states, ``Human health and safety would be greatly 
affected from the remaining hazardous trees throughout the project 
area. Unless hazardous trees are removed, the recreation area would 
need to remain closed to the public.'' In order to implement the EA's 
proposed remediation actions, unscheduled heavy equipment may be 
operating in the area to remove the hazards over the next 2 years as 
funding and scheduling opportunities allow. A temporary closure is 
needed to reduce or eliminate the likelihood of accidents to visitors 
while fishing, picnicking, camping, or pursuing other activities in the 
vicinity of the existing and static hazards before or while work is 
occurring. In addition, improvements to recreational facilities and the 
addition of new bridges will enhance visitor enjoyment and safety when 
completed. Immediately after the

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removal and hazard remediation work is completed, the closure will be 
lifted.
    Exemptions: The following persons are exempt from this order: 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers and employees in the 
performance of their official duties; members of organized rescue or 
firefighting forces in the performance of their official duties; and 
persons with written authorization from the BLM.
    Penalties: Any person who violates the above rule may be tried 
before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000, 
imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Violators may also be 
subject to the enhanced fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571.

     Authority:  43 CFR 8364.1.

John MacDonald,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 2012-17849 Filed 7-20-12; 8:45 am]
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