State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meetings, 2863-2864 [2014-00796]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2014 / Notices were considered and incorporated into the draft CCP/EA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we continue the CCP process for Conboy Lake NWR. We started this process through a notice in the Federal Register (76 FR 41286; July 13, 2011). Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge encompasses approximately 7,000 acres in Klickitat County, Washington. The refuge exists in the transition zone between arid eastern Washington and wet western Washington, near the southern base of Mt. Adams. The refuge manages wet prairie, emergent marsh, scrub-shrub, and forest land habitats. Conboy Lake NWR is managed with special emphasis on greater Sandhill cranes, Oregon spotted frogs, Mardon skippers, Ames’ milk-vetch, and Oregon coyote thistle. Background The CCP Process The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee) (Refuge Administration Act), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and our policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, CCPs identify compatible wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public, including opportunities for hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. We will review and update the CCP at least every 15 years in accordance with the Refuge Administration Act. ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Outreach A press release was sent to all media outlets in the area on June 1, 2011, and we held a public open house on June 14, 2011. A Federal Register notice announcing our intent to develop a CCP was published July 13, 2011. Our public scoping period began July 13, 2011, and ended August 12, 2011. We then mailed a planning update in September 2011 which outlined the comments received from the public and other organizations. We also solicited input from other Federal, State, and local agencies and tribes on issues of concern. Comments VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jan 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 2863 archeological sites, and developing a new inadvertent discovery plan. CCP Alternatives We Are Considering Public Availability of Documents To address the issues raised during the public scoping process, we developed and evaluated the following alternatives, briefly summarized below. A full description of each alternative is in the EA. In addition to the methods listed in the draft CCP/EA may be obtained or viewed at our Web site at www.fws.gov/refuge/conboy_lake/ and the following libraries: • Hood River Library, 502 W State St., Hood River, OR 97031 • White Salmon Valley Community Library, 77 NE Wauna Ave., White Salmon, WA 98672 • Foley Center Library, Gonzaga University, 502 E Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258–0095 Alternative 1: No-Action Under Alternative 1, we would continue with current management of the refuge. Most management actions are aimed at protection, enhancement, and restoration of habitats. We would continue the current water flooding/ drawdown regime. Haying would be used to control invasive reed canarygrass in meadow habitats, and meadows would continue to benefit from tree removal measures. Excess vegetation would be removed in all aquatic habitats. Prescribed fire and other integrated pest management techniques would continue to control invasive species. Visitor services would continue in limited capacities. Wildlife observation and photography would still occur on limited parts of the refuge. Hunting and fishing would remain as-is. Cultural resources would continue to be protected as mandated by law and policy. Alternative 2: Potential Changes Under Alternative 2, grazing would be added to haying to control reed canarygrass. An aggressive bullfrog and bullhead fish control program would be implemented. Actively creating snags in all forest types would occur to benefit insectivorous birds, including woodpeckers, and cavity-nesting species. Forest thinning would allow for structural diversity and regeneration of understory species and young trees. The Willard Springs Trail would be realigned, lengthened, and given a new interpretive emphasis. Environmental education would receive greater attention. The recruitment and use of volunteers would be expanded for all visitor services, especially education. New exhibits would be installed at refuge headquarters and along the Willard Springs Trail, Observation Overlook, and the Whitcomb-Cole Hewn Log House. Hunting and fishing would remain the same, with the exception of eliminating deer hunting. Additional cultural resources activities would take place, including a resources overview, establishing new tribal partnerships, evaluating the National Register eligibility of PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ADDRESSES, Public Comments There will be additional opportunities to provide public input throughout the CCP process; they will be announced in press releases, planning updates, and on our Web site at www.fws.gov/refuge/ conboy_lake/. Public Availability of Comments 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. Dated: January 6, 2014. Richard Hannan, Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, Portland, Oregon. [FR Doc. 2014–00246 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLAZ910000.L12100000.XP0000LXSS150A 00006100.241A] State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meetings Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Change in Public Meeting Date. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 2864 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 11 / Thursday, January 16, 2014 / Notices meet, in Phoenix, Arizona, as indicated below. DATES: The January 28–29, 2014, Arizona RAC meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 29, and Thursday, January 30, 2014. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM National Training Center located at 9828 North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85051. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Arizona RAC Coordinator at the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, 602– 417–9504. 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 15member Council advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and management issues associated with public land management in Arizona. Planned agenda items include: a welcome and introduction of Council members; BLM State Director’s update on BLM programs and issues; updates on the RAC’s Colorado River District Grazing Subcommittee; Section 106 Consultation Process; Department of the Interior Themes and Landscape Level Opportunities for BLM; Sonoran Landscape Pilot; U.S. Forest Service Recreation Fee Program Proposals; reports by the RAC Working Groups; RAC questions on BLM District Manager Reports; and other items of interest to the RAC. The Recreation RAC (RRAC) Working Group will review and make recommendations on U.S. Forest Service recreation fee program proposals. Members of the public are welcome to attend the Working Group and Business meetings. A public comment period is scheduled on the second day (Business meeting) from 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. during the RRAC Session for any interested members of the public who wish to address the Council on BLM or Forest Service recreation fee programs, and again from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for any interested members of the public who wish to address the Council on any other BLM programs and business. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak and time available, the time for individual comments may be limited. Written comments may also be submitted during the meeting for the VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:55 Jan 15, 2014 Jkt 232001 RAC’s consideration. The final meeting agenda will be available one week prior to the meeting and posted on the BLM Web site at https://www.blm.gov/az/st/ en/res/rac.html. Individuals who need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the RAC Coordinator listed above no later than two weeks before the start of the meeting. Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the RAC has been designated as the RRAC and has the authority to review all BLM and Forest Service recreation fee proposals in Arizona. The RRAC will review recreation fee program proposals at this meeting. Raymond Suazo, State Director. [FR Doc. 2014–00796 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–32–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNVL03000.L58480000.EU0000 241A; N–86209; 14–08807; TAS: 14X5232] Notice of Realty Action: Modified Competitive Sale (N–86209) of Public Land in Lincoln County, NV Correction In notice document 2013–31597 appearing on pages 840 through 842 in the issue of Tuesday, January 7, 2014, make the following correction. 1. On page 840, in the second column, in the DATES section ‘‘February 21, 2013’’ should read ‘‘February 21, 2014’’. [FR Doc. C1–2013–31597 Filed 1–15–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1501–05–D DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–14619; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, Little Rock, AR National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District (Little Rock District) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Little Rock District. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects 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 request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request with information in support of the request to the Little Rock District at the address in this notice by February 18, 2014. ADDRESSES: Mr. Rodney Parker, District Archaeologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, P.O. Box 867, Little Rock, AR 72203, telephone (501) 324–5752, email rodney.d.parker@ usace.army.mil. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects under the control of the Little Rock District and in the physical custody of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Millwood Lake, in Howard, Little River, and Sevier Counties, AR. 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 human remains and associated funerary objects. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Consultation A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Little Rock District and the St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections professional staff in consultation with E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2863-2864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00796]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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State of Arizona Resource Advisory Council Meetings

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Change in Public Meeting Date.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will

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meet, in Phoenix, Arizona, as indicated below.

DATES: The January 28-29, 2014, Arizona RAC meeting has been 
rescheduled for Wednesday, January 29, and Thursday, January 30, 2014.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM National Training Center 
located at 9828 North 31st Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85051.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dorothea Boothe, Arizona RAC 
Coordinator at the Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, One 
North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004-4427, 602-417-
9504. 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 15-member Council advises the Secretary 
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of planning and 
management issues associated with public land management in Arizona. 
Planned agenda items include: a welcome and introduction of Council 
members; BLM State Director's update on BLM programs and issues; 
updates on the RAC's Colorado River District Grazing Subcommittee; 
Section 106 Consultation Process; Department of the Interior Themes and 
Landscape Level Opportunities for BLM; Sonoran Landscape Pilot; U.S. 
Forest Service Recreation Fee Program Proposals; reports by the RAC 
Working Groups; RAC questions on BLM District Manager Reports; and 
other items of interest to the RAC. The Recreation RAC (RRAC) Working 
Group will review and make recommendations on U.S. Forest Service 
recreation fee program proposals. Members of the public are welcome to 
attend the Working Group and Business meetings. A public comment period 
is scheduled on the second day (Business meeting) from 11:15 a.m. to 
11:45 a.m. during the RRAC Session for any interested members of the 
public who wish to address the Council on BLM or Forest Service 
recreation fee programs, and again from 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for any 
interested members of the public who wish to address the Council on any 
other BLM programs and business. Depending on the number of persons 
wishing to speak and time available, the time for individual comments 
may be limited. Written comments may also be submitted during the 
meeting for the RAC's consideration. The final meeting agenda will be 
available one week prior to the meeting and posted on the BLM Web site 
at https://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/res/rac.html. Individuals who need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the RAC Coordinator listed 
above no later than two weeks before the start of the meeting.
    Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, the RAC has 
been designated as the RRAC and has the authority to review all BLM and 
Forest Service recreation fee proposals in Arizona. The RRAC will 
review recreation fee program proposals at this meeting.

Raymond Suazo,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-00796 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-32-P

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