Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Southern Diablo Mountain Range and Central Coast of California and Associated Environmental Assessment, 57579-57580 [2012-22939]
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1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM and other
collecting agencies, including whether
the information will have practical
utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0165
in your correspondence. 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 following information is provided
for the information collection.
Title: Cave Management: Cave
Nominations and Confidential
Information (43 CFR Part 37).
Forms: None.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0165.
Abstract: The information covered in
this Information Collection Request
applies to caves on Federal lands
administered by the BLM, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and Bureau of Reclamation. These
agencies collect information from
parties who are knowledgeable about
caves, in order to update a list of
significant caves that are under the
jurisdiction of the agencies listed above.
They also process requests for
confidential information regarding
significant caves. The information
collected enables the agencies to comply
with the Federal Cave Resources
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 4301–4310).
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or maintain benefits.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents Annually: 100 individuals
and households.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
Annually: 1090 hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.
The following table details the
individual components and respective
hour burdens of this information
collection request:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Type of response
Number of
responses
Time per
response
Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)
Cave Nomination .........................................................................................................................
Request for Confidential Cave Information .................................................................................
90
10
12
1
1080
10
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
100
........................
1090
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
the Southern Diablo Mountain Range
and Central Coast of California RMP
with an associated Environmental
Assessment (EA) to address the
Panoche-Coalinga Area of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource
Management Plan Amendment for the
Southern Diablo Mountain Range and
Central Coast of California and
Associated Environmental
Assessment
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Hollister Field Office, Hollister,
California intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) amendment for
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This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP
amendment and associated EA.
Comments on issues may be submitted
in writing until 30 days after the date of
this notice in the Federal Register. The
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through the local news
media, newspapers and the BLM Web
site at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/hollister.
In order to be included in the analysis,
all comments must be received prior to
the close of the 30-day scoping period
or 15 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later. We will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation as appropriate.
DATES:
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You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the RMP amendment EA by any of
the following methods:
ADDRESSES:
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• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/
hollister.
• Email:
BLM_CA_Hollister_RMP@blm.gov.
• Fax: 831–630–5055.
• Mail: Hollister Field Office, 20
Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Hollister Field
Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA
95023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
And/or to have your name added to our
mailing list, contact Sky Murphy,
telephone 831–630–5039; address (see
ADDRESSES above); email
BLM_CA_Hollister_RMP@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 BLM
approved the Record of Decision (ROD)
for the RMP for the Southern Diablo
Mountain Range and Central Coast of
California in 2007. The ROD calls for
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detailed ACEC management plans to
identify site-specific projects, as well as
implementation strategies to address
complex natural and cultural resource
management issues. Accordingly, the
BLM is preparing an RMP amendment/
EA to address the Panoche-Coalinga
ACEC. The RMP amendment will
incorporate relevant new information
and program guidance or policies
developed since the 2007 ROD.
The planning area is located in
southern San Benito and western Fresno
counties and encompasses
approximately 56,000 acres of public
land. The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will inform the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning
process. Preliminary issues for the plan
amendment area have been identified by
the BLM; Federal, State, and local
agencies; and other stakeholders. The
issues include designation and
management of special areas such as
ACECs and Research Natural Areas,
special status species recovery,
recreation management, energy
development, livestock grazing, fire
management, and lands available for
disposal or potential acquisition.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
1. Compliance with FLPMA, NEPA,
and all other applicable laws;
2. Coordination with local and county
governments for analysis of economic
and social impacts;
3. Government-to-government
consultation with federally recognized
tribes;
4. Designation of motorized use areas
and routes;
5. Compliance with Rangeland Health
Standards and Guidelines; and
6. Consideration of cost effectiveness
of proposed actions and alternatives.
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. To be most
helpful, 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 provide opportunities
for public participation as required by
NEPA and the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA). 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 NEPA
and the NHPA.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
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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
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 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 EA 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:
rangeland management, minerals and
geology, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and
fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology,
soils, and sociology and economics.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2
AGENCY:
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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Notice of Filing of Plats
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats;
Colorado
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Colorado State
Office is publishing this notice to
inform the public of the official filing of
the survey plats listed below. The plats
will be available for viewing at https://
www.glorecords.blm.gov.
DATES: The plats described in this notice
were filed on August 15, 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.
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
supplemental plat of Sections 19 and
30, in Township 1 North, Range 1 East,
Ute Meridian, Colorado, was accepted
and filed on August 15, 2012.
The supplemental plat of Section 24,
in Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Ute
Meridian, Colorado, was accepted and
filed on August 15, 2012.
SUMMARY:
Randy Bloom,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
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Notice of Public Meeting; Wyoming
Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAC09000 L11500000.JP0000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan Amendment
for the Southern Diablo Mountain Range and Central Coast of California
and Associated Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Hollister Field Office, Hollister, California intends to prepare a
Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendment for the Southern Diablo
Mountain Range and Central Coast of California RMP with an associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) to address the Panoche-Coalinga Area of
Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC) and by this notice is announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and
identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
amendment and associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in
writing until 30 days after the date of this notice in the Federal
Register. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance through the local news media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/ca/hollister. In
order to be included in the analysis, all comments must be received
prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the
last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional
opportunities for public participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the RMP amendment EA by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/hollister.
Email: BLM_CA_Hollister_RMP@blm.gov.
Fax: 831-630-5055.
Mail: Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court,
Hollister, CA 95023.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the
Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: And/or to have your name added to our
mailing list, contact Sky Murphy, telephone 831-630-5039; address (see
ADDRESSES above); email BLM_CA_Hollister_RMP@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 BLM approved the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the RMP for the Southern Diablo Mountain Range and Central
Coast of California in 2007. The ROD calls for
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detailed ACEC management plans to identify site-specific projects, as
well as implementation strategies to address complex natural and
cultural resource management issues. Accordingly, the BLM is preparing
an RMP amendment/EA to address the Panoche-Coalinga ACEC. The RMP
amendment will incorporate relevant new information and program
guidance or policies developed since the 2007 ROD.
The planning area is located in southern San Benito and western
Fresno counties and encompasses approximately 56,000 acres of public
land. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine
relevant issues that will inform the scope of the environmental
analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process.
Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have been identified by
the BLM; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders.
The issues include designation and management of special areas such as
ACECs and Research Natural Areas, special status species recovery,
recreation management, energy development, livestock grazing, fire
management, and lands available for disposal or potential acquisition.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
1. Compliance with FLPMA, NEPA, and all other applicable laws;
2. Coordination with local and county governments for analysis of
economic and social impacts;
3. Government-to-government consultation with federally recognized
tribes;
4. Designation of motorized use areas and routes;
5. Compliance with Rangeland Health Standards and Guidelines; and
6. Consideration of cost effectiveness of proposed actions and
alternatives.
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. To
be most helpful, 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 provide opportunities for public participation as
required by NEPA and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA).
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
NEPA and 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 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 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 EA 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: rangeland
management, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology,
paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology,
soils, and sociology and economics.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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