Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Pocatello Field Office Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 49016-49017 [2012-20018]

Download as PDF srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 49016 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Notices and SHPO (revised February 2012). Integration of the public involvement provisions of the NHPA and NEPA will follow the guidance in Washington Office Instruction Memorandum 2012– 108. 7. The BLM will address transportation and access within the planning area, if appropriate, to meet the objectives identified for the ecosanctuary. 8. Existing planning decisions in the Wells RMP not modified by this amendment would remain valid. 9. All proposed management activities, including adjusting wild horse levels would be based upon current scientific information, and research and technology, as well as existing inventory and monitoring information. 10. Adaptive management principles will be used in development of the plan amendment to provide management direction if additional actions or modified actions would be needed for the protection of wild horses or the sustainability of the land and its resources. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ‘‘ADDRESSES’’ section above. You should submit comments by the close of the 30-day scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA public participation requirements to assist the agency in satisfying the public involvement requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470f) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of both NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA. The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed action that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate in the VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Aug 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 development of the environmental analysis as a cooperating agency. 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. 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 identified issues to be addressed in the plan, and will place them into one of three categories: 1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment; 2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; or 3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment. The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft EIS as to why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that should be addressed in the plan. 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 plan amendment 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: Wild horse and burro, rangeland management, outdoor recreation, archaeology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2. Bryan K. Fuell, Manager, Wells Field Office. [FR Doc. 2012–20022 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLIDI02000–L16100000–DR0000– LXSS050D0000] Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Pocatello Field Office Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Pocatello Field Office located in southeastern Idaho. The Idaho State Director signed the ROD on July 10, 2012, which constitutes the final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective immediately. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ Approved RMP are available upon request from the Field Manager, Pocatello Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204 or at the following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ id/st/en/fo/pocatello/planning/ pocatello_resource.html. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available for public inspection at the Pocatello Field Office at the above address and the Idaho State Office at 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Pacioretty, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello Field Office; telephone 208–478–6340; address 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204; email: id_pocatello_fo@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: The approved RMP was developed with public participation through a collaborative planning process in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The Approved RMP addresses management of resources and resource uses on approximately 618,300 acres of public land in the Pocatello Field Office SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Notices located in southeastern Idaho. The Approved RMP is designed to achieve or maintain desired resource conditions developed through the planning process including management actions for forest, upland, and riparian vegetation; wildlife habitat; lands with wilderness charatceristics; cultural and visual resources; and recreation. The preferred alternative as described in the Draft RMP/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was carried forward with some modifications into the Proposed RMP/Final EIS published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2010 [75 FR 25288]. The BLM received two protest letters on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The BLM Director denied all protest issues as reported in the Director’s Protest Resolution Report which can be reviewed at the following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/ planning/planning_overview/ protest_resolution/protestreports.html. No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs were identified during the Governor’s consistency review of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The Approved RMP is essentially the same as Alternative B described in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS with only minor editorial modifications made in preparing the ROD/Approved RMP. The Approved RMP can be accessed at the following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/ fo/pocatello/planning/ pocatello_resource.html. The ROD/Approved RMP includes an implementation level decision designating travel routes for motorized public use in the following areas: The Soda Hills Management Area, Formation Cave Research Natural Area (RNA), Robbers Roost RNA, and Oneida Narrows. This decision is described in the Comprehensive Trails and Travel Management section of the Approved RMP (Action TM–1.2.11). Any party adversely affected by this implementation level decision may file an appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR, part 4, subpart E. The appeal should state the specific route(s), as identified in Figures 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Approved RMP that are being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Pocatello Field Manager by mail at the above-listed address. Please consult the appropriate regulations and the ROD/ Approved RMP for further appeal information and requirements regarding motorized vehicle route designations. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:49 Aug 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 49017 Authority: 40 CFR 1505.2 and 43 CFR 1610.5–1. valid lease to any other interest affecting the lands. Steven A. Ellis, Idaho State Director. Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication. [FR Doc. 2012–20018 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2012–19890 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P BILLING CODE 4310–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management [WY–923–1310–FI; WYW173223] [WY–923–1310–FI; WYW173224] Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW173223, Wyoming Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WYW173224, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. Notice. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from WYNR, LLC, for competitive oil and gas lease WYW173223 for land in Washakie County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 307–775–6176. 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. Bureau of Land Management, Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at 307–775–6176. 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. The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $159 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW173223 effective October 1, 2011, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not issued a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Under the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from WYNR, LLC, for competitive oil and gas lease WYW173224 for land in Washakie County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law. The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre, or fraction thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $159 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW173224 effective October 1, 2011, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not issued a E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49016-49017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20018]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLIDI02000-L16100000-DR0000-LXSS050D0000]


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Pocatello 
Field Office Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD)/Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) 
for the Pocatello Field Office located in southeastern Idaho. The Idaho 
State Director signed the ROD on July 10, 2012, which constitutes the 
final decision of the BLM and makes the Approved RMP effective 
immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available upon request 
from the Field Manager, Pocatello Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204 or at the 
following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/pocatello/planning/pocatello_resource.html. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available 
for public inspection at the Pocatello Field Office at the above 
address and the Idaho State Office at 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 
83709.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Pacioretty, Field Manager, 
Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello Field Office; telephone 208-478-
6340; address 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, Idaho 83204; email: id_pocatello_fo@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: The approved RMP was developed with public 
participation through a collaborative planning process in accordance 
with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, 
and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The 
Approved RMP addresses management of resources and resource uses on 
approximately 618,300 acres of public land in the Pocatello Field 
Office

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located in southeastern Idaho. The Approved RMP is designed to achieve 
or maintain desired resource conditions developed through the planning 
process including management actions for forest, upland, and riparian 
vegetation; wildlife habitat; lands with wilderness charatceristics; 
cultural and visual resources; and recreation.
    The preferred alternative as described in the Draft RMP/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was carried forward with some 
modifications into the Proposed RMP/Final EIS published in the Federal 
Register on May 7, 2010 [75 FR 25288].
    The BLM received two protest letters on the Proposed RMP/Final EIS. 
The BLM Director denied all protest issues as reported in the 
Director's Protest Resolution Report which can be reviewed at the 
following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/planning/planning_overview/protest_resolution/protestreports.html.
    No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies, or programs 
were identified during the Governor's consistency review of the 
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. The Approved RMP is essentially the same as 
Alternative B described in the Proposed RMP/Final EIS with only minor 
editorial modifications made in preparing the ROD/Approved RMP. The 
Approved RMP can be accessed at the following Web site: https://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/pocatello/planning/pocatello_resource.html.
    The ROD/Approved RMP includes an implementation level decision 
designating travel routes for motorized public use in the following 
areas: The Soda Hills Management Area, Formation Cave Research Natural 
Area (RNA), Robbers Roost RNA, and Oneida Narrows. This decision is 
described in the Comprehensive Trails and Travel Management section of 
the Approved RMP (Action TM-1.2.11). Any party adversely affected by 
this implementation level decision may file an appeal within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR, part 4, 
subpart E. The appeal should state the specific route(s), as identified 
in Figures 18, 19, 20 and 21 of the Approved RMP that are being 
appealed.
    The appeal must be filed with the Pocatello Field Manager by mail 
at the above-listed address. Please consult the appropriate regulations 
and the ROD/Approved RMP for further appeal information and 
requirements regarding motorized vehicle route designations.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1505.2 and 43 CFR 1610.5-1.

Steven A. Ellis,
Idaho State Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-20018 Filed 8-14-12; 8:45 am]
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