Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Redding Resource Management Plan and an Associated Environmental Assessment, CA, 71824-71825 [2012-29227]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• Bureau of Land Management

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71824-71825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29227]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Redding Resource 
Management Plan and an Associated Environmental Assessment, CA

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), 
Redding Field Office, Redding, California, intends to prepare an 
amendment to the 1993 Redding Resource Management Plan (RMP) with an 
associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the sale of the 
reversionary interest held by the United States (U.S.) in 5 acres of 
land previously conveyed out of Federal ownership 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 with associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in 
writing until January 3, 2013. In order to be included in the analysis, 
all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping 
period. We will provide additional opportunities for public 
participation as appropriate.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to the Redding RMP amendment and associated EA by any of the 
following methods:
     Email: iemry@blm.gov.
     Fax: 530-224-2172.
     Mail: Jennifer Mata, BLM Redding Field Manager, 355 
Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Redding 
Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ilene Emry, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Redding Field Office, telephone 530-224-2122; address 355 Hemsted 
Drive, Redding California 96002; email iemry@blm.gov. You may also 
request to have your name added to our mailing list. 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 Redding Field Office, Redding, 
California is providing notice that it intends to prepare an RMP 
amendment with an associated EA for the 1993 Redding RMP; announces the 
beginning of the scoping process; and seeks public input on issues and 
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Butte County, 
California, and encompasses the reversionary interest held by the U.S. 
in 5 acres of land previously conveyed out of Federal ownership. The 
BLM has received a request from the Forbestown Lodge No. 50, Free and 
Accepted Masons, to purchase the reversionary held by the U.S., in the 
following described land:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 19 N., R. 6 E.,
    Sec. 10, lot 27.

    The area described aggregates 5.00 acres, more or less, in Butte 
County, California.

    The land described above was conveyed in 1971 to the Forbestown 
Lodge No. 50, Free and Accepted Masons, a California non-profit 
association, under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes 
Act of June 14, 1926 (R&PP), for use as a public recreation site and 
meeting hall for the Lodge and public. The land is surrounded by 
private land, and is not contiguous to any other public land. When 
public land is conveyed under the authority of the R&PP, the U.S. 
retains a reversionary interest in the land which could result in title 
to the land reverting to the U.S. if the land is not used for the 
purposes for which it was conveyed or if the land is sold or 
transferred without the BLM's approval. The BLM is responsible for 
monitoring these reversionary interests in perpetuity to ensure the 
lands are used for the purposes for which they were conveyed. The 
reversionary interest in the land described above was not specifically 
identified for sale in the 1993 Redding RMP, as amended, and a plan 
amendment is required to process a direct sale. The purpose of the 
public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will 
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including 
alternatives, and will guide the planning process. The BLM anticipates 
that the EA will consider both a plan amendment and the subsequent sale 
of the land and has identified local land uses and input from local 
governments as the primary preliminary issue of concern. The BLM 
anticipates that the EA will include, at a minimum, input from the 
disciplines of land use planning, biology and archaeology. This plan 
amendment will be limited to an analysis of whether the reversionary 
interest in the land described above meets the criteria for sale under 
Section 203 of the FLPMA, which are the planning criteria for this 
amendment.
    You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing 
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.
    The BLM will use 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. 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 the 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.

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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.

     Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2

Cynthia Staszak,
Associate Deputy State Director Resources, California.
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