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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD08000; L51010000; EU0000;
LVRWB11B4700; CACA–53705]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan and
Associated Environmental
Assessment, San Bernardino County,
CA
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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),
Barstow Field Office, Barstow,
California, intends to prepare an
amendment to the 1980 California
Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan
with an associated Environmental
Assessment (EA) to identify an 80-acre
parcel of public land for possible direct
sale. With this notice, the BLM 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 plan amendment
with an associated EA. Comments on
issues may be submitted in writing until
November 5, 2012. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through the local news media.
In order to be included in the EA, 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. The BLM will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the EA as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the plan amendment EA by any of the
following methods:
• Email: bhoover@blm.gov.
• Fax: 760–252–6099.
• Mail: Birgit Hoover, Realty
Specialist, BLM Barstow Field Office,
2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311.
Documents pertinent to this notice
will be available for public review at the
Barstow Field Office: 2601 Barstow
Road, Barstow, California 92311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Birgit Hoover, Realty Specialist, BLM
Barstow Field Office, telephone 760–
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252–6035; address 2601 Barstow Road,
Barstow, CA 92311. 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 for the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Barstow Field Office, Barstow,
California, intends to prepare a plan
amendment with an associated EA for
the 1980 CDCA Plan, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and
seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is
located in San Bernardino County,
California, and encompasses
approximately 80 acres of public land
that has been identified for possible
direct sale. The BLM received a request
from OMYA, Inc., to purchase the
planning area, by direct sale, under the
authority of Section 203 of FLPMA (43
U.S.C. 1713). However, the public land
described above is currently not
available for sale under the 1980 CDCA
Plan as amended, and a plan
amendment is required to process a
direct sale. This plan amendment will
be limited to an analysis of whether the
public land described above meets
Section 203 sales criteria of FLPMA.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning
process. Preliminary issues for the plan
amendment area have been identified by
BLM personnel. The issues include:
Mineral resources, special status
species, and cultural resources.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
1. Compliance with FLPMA, NEPA,
and all other applicable laws;
2. Coordination with local and county
governments; and
3. Government-to-government
consultation with federally recognized
tribes.
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 use the NEPA public
participation requirements to assist the
agency in satisfying the public
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involvement requirements under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470(f)) 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
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 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
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variety of resource issues and concerns
identified. Specialists with expertise in
the following disciplines will be
involved in the planning process:
Minerals and geology, wildlife and
fisheries, archaeologists, hydrology,
soils, and lands and realty.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION:
Notice.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is scheduled to file
the plats of survey of the lands
described below thirty (30) calendar
days from the date of this publication in
the BLM Wyoming State Office,
Cheyenne, Wyoming.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
This
survey was executed at the request of
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and is
necessary for the management of these
lands. The lands surveyed are:
The plat and field notes representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the west boundary of the Wind River
Indian Reservation and the
subdivisional lines, and the metes-andbounds survey of Tract 37, Township 5
North, Range 6 West, Wind River
Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 846,
was accepted September 26, 2012.
Copies of the preceding described plat
and field notes are available to the
public at a cost of $1.10 per page.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 28, 2012.
John P. Lee,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Public Meeting, Farmington
District Resource Advisory Council
Meeting, New Mexico
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), Farmington
District Resource Advisory Council
(RAC), will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting dates are October
17–18, 2012, at the BLM Farmington
District Office, 6251 College Blvd.,
Farmington, New Mexico 87402, from
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days. The
public may send written comments to
the RAC at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill
Papich, BLM Farmington District Office,
6251 College Blvd., Farmington, NM
87402, telephone 505–564–7620.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8229 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 10member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in New Mexico. Planned
meeting agenda items include
discussion of a planned wild horse
gathering and a proposed amendment to
the Farmington Field Office Resource
Management Plan that would revise
how the Farmington Field Office
manages the BLM Glade Run
Recreation.
Other items on the meeting agenda
include discussion of the Taos Field
Office transportation plan, an update on
the proposed management plan for the
Taos Plateau and discussion of the Old
Spanish Trail.
A half-hour public comment period
during which the public may address
the RAC is scheduled to begin at 3:00
p.m. at Thursday’s meeting on October
18. All RAC meetings are open to the
public. Depending on the number of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAD08000; L51010000; EU0000; LVRWB11B4700; CACA-53705]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan and Associated Environmental Assessment, San
Bernardino County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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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),
Barstow Field Office, Barstow, California, intends to prepare an
amendment to the 1980 California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan
with an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to identify an 80-acre
parcel of public land for possible direct sale. With this notice, the
BLM 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 plan
amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in
writing until November 5, 2012. The date(s) and location(s) of any
scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through
the local news media. In order to be included in the EA, 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. The BLM will
provide additional opportunities for public participation upon
publication of the EA as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the plan amendment EA by any of the following methods:
Email: bhoover@blm.gov.
Fax: 760-252-6099.
Mail: Birgit Hoover, Realty Specialist, BLM Barstow Field
Office, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311.
Documents pertinent to this notice will be available for public
review at the Barstow Field Office: 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow,
California 92311.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Birgit Hoover, Realty
Specialist, BLM Barstow Field Office, telephone 760-252-6035; address
2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311. 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 for the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
Barstow Field Office, Barstow, California, intends to prepare a plan
amendment with an associated EA for the 1980 CDCA Plan, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located in San Bernardino
County, California, and encompasses approximately 80 acres of public
land that has been identified for possible direct sale. The BLM
received a request from OMYA, Inc., to purchase the planning area, by
direct sale, under the authority of Section 203 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C.
1713). However, the public land described above is currently not
available for sale under the 1980 CDCA Plan as amended, and a plan
amendment is required to process a direct sale. This plan amendment
will be limited to an analysis of whether the public land described
above meets Section 203 sales criteria of FLPMA. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for
the plan amendment area have been identified by BLM personnel. The
issues include: Mineral resources, special status species, and cultural
resources. Preliminary planning criteria include:
1. Compliance with FLPMA, NEPA, and all other applicable laws;
2. Coordination with local and county governments; and
3. Government-to-government consultation with federally recognized
tribes.
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 use the NEPA public participation requirements to
assist the agency in satisfying the public
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involvement requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) 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 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 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: Minerals and
geology, wildlife and fisheries, archaeologists, hydrology, soils, and
lands and realty.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2
Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director, California.
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