Notice of Intent To Extend the Public Scoping Period for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) and To Amend the 2008 Rawlins RMP To Address Wild Horse and Burro Management in the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices, WY, 50090-50091 [2013-19841]

Download as PDF emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 50090 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices Sept. 24, 2013, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. MDT. ADDRESSES: Those attending in person should meet at the GSENM Headquarters, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah, in the Cottonwood Conference Room located off the lobby. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Public participants wishing to listen to the conference call, orally present material during the teleconference, or submit written material for the GSENM MAC to consider during the teleconference should notify Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644– 1209; or email lcrutchf@blm.gov by Friday, Sept. 20, 2013. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339 to leave a message or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies will be received during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member GSENM MAC was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior on August 2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument Management Plan (MMP), FLPMA, and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972. As specified in the MMP, the GSENM MAC has several primary tasks: (1) Review evaluation reports produced by the Management Science Team and make recommendations on protocols and projects to meet overall objectives; (2) Review appropriate research proposals and make recommendations on project necessity and validity; (3) Make recommendations regarding allocation of research funds through review of research and project proposals as well as needs identified through the evaluation process above; and, (4) Could be consulted on issues such as protocols for specific projects. Topics to be discussed by the GSENM MAC during this meeting/conference call include review of the GSENM Campground and Day Use Business Plan, formulation of a land health subcommittee to assist with the development of the MMP amendment, future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably come before the GSENM MAC. A public comment period will take place immediately following the business meeting. The meeting is open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public. The conference call will be recorded for purposes of minute-taking. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1. Jenna Whitlock, Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 2013–19938 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY930000–L16100000–DS0000] Notice of Intent To Extend the Public Scoping Period for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) and To Amend the 2008 Rawlins RMP To Address Wild Horse and Burro Management in the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices, WY Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to extend the scoping period for an additional 30 days for the ongoing Rock Springs RMP, which was initiated on February 2, 2011, to address wild horse and burro management in the Rock Springs Field Office and to amend the 2008 Approved Rawlins RMP for the Adobe Town Herd Management Area in the Rawlins Field Office in Wyoming. The BLM, by this notice, is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning process for wild horse and burro management. DATES: This notice extends the scoping period initiated on February 2, 2011 for wild horse and burro management in the ongoing Rock Springs RMP and associated environmental impact statement (EIS) and initiates the public scoping process for wild horse and burro management for the Adobe Town Herd Management Area (HMA) for the amendment of the 2008 Approved Rawlins RMP. Comments on issues relating to these two planning efforts may be submitted in writing until September 16, 2013. Two public scoping meetings concerning wild horse and burro management will be held in Rock Springs and Rawlins, Wyoming. The meeting times and addresses will be announced through the local news media, newspapers, and the BLM Web SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 site at https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/ programs/Planning/rmps/ RockSprings.html at least 15 days prior to the event. In order to be included in the Draft Rock Springs RMP/EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days after the last public scoping meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft Rock Springs RMP/EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the Rock Springs RMP/EIS and an amendment to the Rawlins RMP by any of the following methods: Web site: https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/ en/programs/Planning/rmps/ RockSprings.html; Email: RockSpringsRMP_WY@blm.gov. Include ‘‘Wild Horses’’ in the subject line of the message; Fax: 307–352–0329; or Mail: BLM Rock Springs Field Office, Wild Horse Scoping, 280 Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM Rock Springs Field Office, during normal business hours: 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Jay D’Ewart, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist, at 307–352–0331. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339 to speak with Jay D’Ewart 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: On June 27, 2011, the Rock Springs Grazing Association (RSGA) filed a lawsuit (Rock Springs Grazing Association v. Salazar, No. 11–CV–00263–NDF) in the United States District Court for Wyoming contending, in part, that the BLM had violated Section 4 of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. 1334, by failing to remove strayed animals from private lands controlled by RSGA within the Wyoming checkerboard pattern of mixed public and private land ownership. RSGA-controlled private lands include lands within the BLM’s Rock Springs and Rawlins management areas in the Adobe Town, Great Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek, and White Mountain HMAs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 159 / Friday, August 16, 2013 / Notices On April 3, 2013, the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming approved a Consent Decree and Joint Stipulation for Dismissal (Consent Decree) in Rock Springs Grazing Association v. Salazar, No. 11– CV–00263–NDF, that provides in part, ‘‘No later than 180 days after this Consent Decree is approved by the Court, BLM will submit to the Federal Register for publication a notice[s] of scoping under NEPA to consider the environmental effects of revising the respective Resource Management Plans for the Rock Springs and Rawlins Field Offices by considering proposed actions that would: (a) Change the Salt Wells [Creek] HMA [Herd Management Area] to a Herd Area, which would be managed for zero wild horses, and if BLM determines there are more than 200 wild horses within the Herd Area, the area will be re-gathered to zero wild horses; (b) Change the [Great] Divide Basin HMA to a Herd Area, which would be managed for zero wild horses, and if BLM determines there are more than 100 wild horses within the Herd Area, the area will be re-gathered to zero wild horses; (c) Change the Adobe Town HMA [Appropriate Management Level] AML to 225–450 wild horses or lower, and that gathered wild horses will not be returned to the Salt Wells area; and (d) Manage the White Mountain HMA as a non-reproducing herd by utilizing fertility control and sterilization methods to maintain a population of 205 wild horses and to initiate gathers if the population exceeds 205 wild horses.’’ Consent Decree, No. 11–CV– 00263–NDF, pp. 6–7. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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 may 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. Mary Jo Rugwell, Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 2013–19841 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:06 Aug 15, 2013 Jkt 229001 50091 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR History and Description of the Cultural Item(s) National Park Service Beginning in 1926, Reverend Harold Case acquired everyday objects as well as traditional, religious, and ceremonial items, through gifts, purchases, and items left for collateral by Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara individuals living on and near the Fort Berthold Reservation. In 1983, over 300 items from the Case collection were donated to the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. After extensive consultation, official representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota submitted a repatriation claim for five items. The five sacred objects are pipes. The pipe represented by catalog number 33032 is comprised of a red pipestone bowl with a lead inlay and wood stem, which is decorated with black banding. The pipe represented by catalog number 33035 is comprised of a red pipestone bowl and stem, which are joined by a wooden connector. The pipe represented by catalog number 33043 is comprised of a red pipestone bowl and wood stem. The pipe represented by catalog number 33047 is comprised of a black pipestone bowl and wood stem, which is decorated with red, white and blue quillwork, as well as red and yellow ribbons. The pipe represented by catalog number 33049 is comprised of a black pipestone bowl and wood stem, which is decorated with knobby protrusions and a black amorphous pattern. The provenance of the pipes supports cultural affiliation to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, which is comprised of Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples. Historic evidence provided during consultation also supports cultural affiliation with the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–13515; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural Items: University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, has determined that the cultural items listed in this notice meet the definition of sacred objects. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request to the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. If no additional claimants come forward, transfer of control of the cultural items to the lineal descendants, Indian tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to claim these cultural items should submit a written request with information in support of the claim to the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History at the address in this notice by September 16, 2013. ADDRESSES: Jen Shannon, Curator of Cultural Anthropology, University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, 218 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309–0218, telephone (303) 492–6276, email jshannon@colorado.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items under the control of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, Boulder, CO that meet the definition of sacred objects under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 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 cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Determinations Made by the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Officials of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History have determined that: • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(C), the five cultural items described above are specific ceremonial objects needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for the practice of traditional Native American religions by their present-day adherents. • Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the sacred objects and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 159 (Friday, August 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50090-50091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19841]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY930000-L16100000-DS0000]


Notice of Intent To Extend the Public Scoping Period for the Rock 
Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) and To Amend the 2008 Rawlins 
RMP To Address Wild Horse and Burro Management in the Rock Springs and 
Rawlins Field Offices, WY

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 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
intends to extend the scoping period for an additional 30 days for the 
ongoing Rock Springs RMP, which was initiated on February 2, 2011, to 
address wild horse and burro management in the Rock Springs Field 
Office and to amend the 2008 Approved Rawlins RMP for the Adobe Town 
Herd Management Area in the Rawlins Field Office in Wyoming. The BLM, 
by this notice, is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to 
solicit public comments and identify issues that will influence the 
scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide 
the planning process for wild horse and burro management.

DATES: This notice extends the scoping period initiated on February 2, 
2011 for wild horse and burro management in the ongoing Rock Springs 
RMP and associated environmental impact statement (EIS) and initiates 
the public scoping process for wild horse and burro management for the 
Adobe Town Herd Management Area (HMA) for the amendment of the 2008 
Approved Rawlins RMP.
    Comments on issues relating to these two planning efforts may be 
submitted in writing until September 16, 2013. Two public scoping 
meetings concerning wild horse and burro management will be held in 
Rock Springs and Rawlins, Wyoming. The meeting times and addresses will 
be announced through the local news media, newspapers, and the BLM Web 
site at https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Planning/rmps/RockSprings.html at least 15 days prior to the event. In order to be 
included in the Draft Rock Springs RMP/EIS, all comments must be 
received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days after the 
last public scoping meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will provide 
additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of 
the Draft Rock Springs RMP/EIS.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to the Rock Springs RMP/EIS and an amendment to the Rawlins RMP 
by any of the following methods:
    Web site: https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Planning/rmps/RockSprings.html;
    Email: RockSpringsRMP_WY@blm.gov. Include ``Wild Horses'' in the 
subject line of the message;
    Fax: 307-352-0329; or
    Mail: BLM Rock Springs Field Office, Wild Horse Scoping, 280 
Highway 191 North, Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM 
Rock Springs Field Office, during normal business hours: 7:45 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jay D'Ewart, Wild Horse and Burro 
Specialist, at 307-352-0331. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to speak with Jay D'Ewart 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: On June 27, 2011, the Rock Springs Grazing 
Association (RSGA) filed a lawsuit (Rock Springs Grazing Association v. 
Salazar, No. 11-CV-00263-NDF) in the United States District Court for 
Wyoming contending, in part, that the BLM had violated Section 4 of the 
Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act, 16 U.S.C. 1334, by failing to 
remove strayed animals from private lands controlled by RSGA within the 
Wyoming checkerboard pattern of mixed public and private land 
ownership. RSGA-controlled private lands include lands within the BLM's 
Rock Springs and Rawlins management areas in the Adobe Town, Great 
Divide Basin, Salt Wells Creek, and White Mountain HMAs.

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    On April 3, 2013, the United States District Court for the District 
of Wyoming approved a Consent Decree and Joint Stipulation for 
Dismissal (Consent Decree) in Rock Springs Grazing Association v. 
Salazar, No. 11-CV-00263-NDF, that provides in part, ``No later than 
180 days after this Consent Decree is approved by the Court, BLM will 
submit to the Federal Register for publication a notice[s] of scoping 
under NEPA to consider the environmental effects of revising the 
respective Resource Management Plans for the Rock Springs and Rawlins 
Field Offices by considering proposed actions that would: (a) Change 
the Salt Wells [Creek] HMA [Herd Management Area] to a Herd Area, which 
would be managed for zero wild horses, and if BLM determines there are 
more than 200 wild horses within the Herd Area, the area will be re-
gathered to zero wild horses; (b) Change the [Great] Divide Basin HMA 
to a Herd Area, which would be managed for zero wild horses, and if BLM 
determines there are more than 100 wild horses within the Herd Area, 
the area will be re-gathered to zero wild horses; (c) Change the Adobe 
Town HMA [Appropriate Management Level] AML to 225-450 wild horses or 
lower, and that gathered wild horses will not be returned to the Salt 
Wells area; and (d) Manage the White Mountain HMA as a non-reproducing 
herd by utilizing fertility control and sterilization methods to 
maintain a population of 205 wild horses and to initiate gathers if the 
population exceeds 205 wild horses.'' Consent Decree, No. 11-CV-00263-
NDF, pp. 6-7.
    You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing 
to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. 
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 may 
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.

Mary Jo Rugwell,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-19841 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-22-P
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