Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Public Meeting for the Book Cliffs Coal Lease by Application in Garfield County, Colorado, 3243-3244 [2014-00884]
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Title: Protection, Management, and
Control of Wild Horses and Burros (43
CFR part 4700).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0042.
Summary: This notice pertains to the
collection of information that enables
the BLM to administer its private
maintenance (i.e., adoption) program for
wild horses and burros. The BLM uses
the information to determine if
applicants are qualified to provide
humane care and proper treatment to
wild horses and burros in compliance
with the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and
Burros Act (16 U.S.C. 1331–1340).
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms: Form 4710–10, Application for
Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s).
Description of Respondents: Those
who wish to adopt and obtain title to
wild horses and burros.
Estimated Annual Responses: 7,124.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,222.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
$1,850.
The estimated annual burdens are
itemized in the following table:
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B.
C.
D.
Type of response
Number of
responses
Time per
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(minutes)
Total hours
(column B x
column C)
Application for Adoption of Wild Horse(s) or Burro(s); 43 CFR 4750.3–1 and 4750.3–2; Form
4710–10 ...................................................................................................................................
Supporting Information and Certification for Private Maintenance of More Than Four Wild
Horses or Burros; 43 CFR 4750.3–3 .......................................................................................
Request to Terminate Private Maintenance and Care Agreement; 43 CFR 4750.4–3 ..............
Request for Replacement Animals or Refund; 43 CFR 4750.4–4 ..............................................
7,000
Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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70538]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Notice of Public Meeting for the Book
Cliffs Coal Lease by Application in
Garfield County, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent and notice of
public meeting.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Colorado,
Grand Junction Field Office, announces
its intent to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the
Book Cliffs lease by application (LBA)
for approximately 14,160 acres of
Federal coal reserves in Garfield
County, Colorado. The Book Cliffs
application tract has been assigned case
number COC–70538.
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This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the Book Cliffs LBA
EIS. Comments may be submitted in
writing until February 18, 2014. The
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
gjfo.html. 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) to be
included in the Draft EIS. The BLM will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments on the Book Cliffs LBA EIS
by any of the following methods:
• Email: BLM_CO_GJ_Public_
Comments@blm.gov.
• Fax: (970) 244–3085.
• Mail: BLM, Grand Junction Field
Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction,
CO 81506, Attn, Christina Stark.
Please include ‘‘Books Cliffs LBA
EIS’’ in the subject line. Documents
pertinent to this application may be
examined at the Grand Junction Field
Office at the address above during its
business hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Christina Stark, Project Manager, at
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(970) 244–3022; see address above; or by
email at cstark@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, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
application to lease Federal coal near
the Town of Fruita, Colorado was filed
with the BLM on September 12, 2006,
by CAM-Colorado, LLC. This
application was previously analyzed in
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft EIS) that was released for public
comment in January 2009. Based on the
public comments, the BLM determined
that additional environmental review
was needed. This notice serves to
announce the beginning of that
additional review and analysis.
TheBook Cliffs LBA Tract includes
approximately 78 million tons of inplace Federal coal underlying the
following lands in Garfield County,
Colorado.
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 S., R. 101 W.,
Sec. 7, lot 8, and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 8, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 16, lots 5 and 6, and that part of Tract
43 lying in the W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 17;
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Sec. 18;
Sec. 19;
Sec. 20;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 28, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4, and
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 29;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31;
Sec. 32;
Sec. 33, lots 3 and 4, and NW1⁄4.
T. 7 S., R. 102 W.,
Sec. 13, lots 2, 3, and 4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4
S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 14, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,
and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and
SE1⁄4;
Sec. 24;
Sec. 25;
Sec. 26, NE1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2;
Sec. 35;
Sec. 36.
T. 8 S., R.101 W.,
Sec. 4, lot 8;
Sec. 5;
Sec. 6;
Sec. 7;
Sec. 8;
T. 8 S., R. 102 W.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 12, N1⁄2, and SE1⁄4.
Containing approximately 14,160 acres.
If the BLM decides to approve the
Book Cliffs LBA, the successful bidder
would be responsible for securing and
maintaining any local, state or Federal
permits and approvals as applicable and
required by law for future mining
operations of the lease tract. Mining
activities may subsequently be
permitted by the Colorado Division of
Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the
Western Region of the Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM).
At present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: Air
quality; water quality, supply and
rights; wildlife and wildlife habitat;
soils; recreation and visual resources;
socio-economics; oil and gas
development; paleontology; cultural
resources; riparian habitat; livestock
grazing; and transportation.
The BLM will use NEPA to satisfy the
public involvement requirements under
Sec 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 Book Cliffs
LBA will assist the BLM in identifying
and evaluating impacts to such
resources in the context of both NEPA
and Sec. 106 of the NHPA.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
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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 Book Cliffs LBA may
also request to participate in the
development of the EIS as a cooperating
agency. Currently, OSM, the Colorado
Department of Natural Resources, and
Garfield County are cooperating
agencies. Other cooperating agencies
may be identified during the scoping
process.
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.
Authority: 43 CFR 3425.
John Mehlhoff,
BLM Colorado Acting State Director.
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Notice to Extend Mineral Segregation
for the Searchlight Wind Energy
Project, Clark County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice serves to extend
the segregation of the identified lands
for an additional 6 months from
appropriation under the public land
laws, including location under the
Mining Law, but not the Mineral
Leasing Act or the Materials Act, subject
to valid existing rights. This segregation
extension is warranted to allow for the
orderly administration of the public
lands to facilitate the development of
valuable renewable resources and to
avoid conflicts between renewable
energy generation and mining claims.
DATES: This segregation extension for
the lands identified in this notice is
effective on January 17, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Helseth, Renewable Energy
Project Manager, 702–515–5173; 4701
North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89130–2301; email: BLM_NV_SNDO_
SearchlightWindEnergyEIS@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:
Searchlight Wind Energy, LLC (SWE), a
wholly owned subsidiary of Duke
Energy, applied to the BLM for a rightof-way (ROW) grant on public lands to
develop a 200-megawatt (MW) wind
energy facility. The ROW application
area encompasses approximately
18,789.71 acres of BLM-administered
public lands adjacent to Searchlight,
located approximately 60 miles
southeast of Las Vegas, in Clark County,
Nevada. The project is in conformance
with the 1998 Las Vegas Resource
Management Plan.
Segregation of Lands: A Final Rule,
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 25204) on April 30, 2013, amended
the BLM regulations found in 43 CFR
part 2090 and 2800 providing
provisions allowing the BLM to
temporarily segregate from the operation
of the public land laws, by publication
of a Federal Register notice, public
lands included in a pending wind
energy generation ROW application in
order to promote the orderly
administration of the public lands. The
Final Rule for segregation allows a State
Director to extend the project-specific
segregation if that segregation would
expire before a decision can be made.
The initial 2-year segregation would
expire on January 20, 2014. The
segregation is necessary to prevent the
filing of mining claims in the project
area that would hinder the development
of the project and increase costs to the
development of the project. This
temporary segregation extension does
not affect valid existing rights in mining
claims located before this segregation
notice. Licenses, permits, cooperative
agreements, or discretionary land use
authorizations of a temporary nature
which would not impact lands
identified in this notice may be allowed
with the approval of an authorized
officer of the BLM during the
segregative period. The lands segregated
under this notice are legally described
as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON03000-L51100000-GA0000; COC-70538]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and
Notice of Public Meeting for the Book Cliffs Coal Lease by Application
in Garfield County, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent and notice of public meeting.
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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, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Colorado,
Grand Junction Field Office, announces its intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the Book Cliffs lease
by application (LBA) for approximately 14,160 acres of Federal coal
reserves in Garfield County, Colorado. The Book Cliffs application
tract has been assigned case number COC-70538.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the Book
Cliffs LBA EIS. Comments may be submitted in writing until February 18,
2014. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers
and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/gjfo.html. 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) to
be included in the Draft EIS. The BLM will provide additional
opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft
EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments on the Book Cliffs LBA EIS
by any of the following methods:
Email: BLM_CO_GJ_Public_Comments@blm.gov.
Fax: (970) 244-3085.
Mail: BLM, Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand
Junction, CO 81506, Attn, Christina Stark.
Please include ``Books Cliffs LBA EIS'' in the subject line.
Documents pertinent to this application may be examined at the Grand
Junction Field Office at the address above during its business hours
(7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact Christina Stark, Project
Manager, at (970) 244-3022; see address above; or by email at
cstark@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, seven days a week, to
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive
a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An application to lease Federal coal near
the Town of Fruita, Colorado was filed with the BLM on September 12,
2006, by CAM-Colorado, LLC. This application was previously analyzed in
a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIS) that was released
for public comment in January 2009. Based on the public comments, the
BLM determined that additional environmental review was needed. This
notice serves to announce the beginning of that additional review and
analysis.
TheBook Cliffs LBA Tract includes approximately 78 million tons of
in-place Federal coal underlying the following lands in Garfield
County, Colorado.
Sixth Principal Meridian
T. 7 S., R. 101 W.,
Sec. 7, lot 8, and SE\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 8, S\1/2\SW\1/4\, NE\1/4\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 16, lots 5 and 6, and that part of Tract 43 lying in the
W\1/2\SW\1/4\;
Sec. 17;
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Sec. 18;
Sec. 19;
Sec. 20;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 28, N\1/2\, SW\1/4\, N\1/2\SE\1/4\, and SW\1/4\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 29;
Sec. 30;
Sec. 31;
Sec. 32;
Sec. 33, lots 3 and 4, and NW\1/4\.
T. 7 S., R. 102 W.,
Sec. 13, lots 2, 3, and 4, SW\1/4\NE\1/4\ S\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/
4\, and W\1/2\SE\1/4\;
Sec. 14, S\1/2\NE\1/4\, SE\1/4\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/
4\;
Sec. 23, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, E\1/2\SW\1/4\, and SE\1/4\;
Sec. 24;
Sec. 25;
Sec. 26, NE\1/4\, E\1/2\NW\1/4\, SW\1/4\NW\1/4\, and S\1/2\;
Sec. 35;
Sec. 36.
T. 8 S., R.101 W.,
Sec. 4, lot 8;
Sec. 5;
Sec. 6;
Sec. 7;
Sec. 8;
T. 8 S., R. 102 W.,
Sec. 1;
Sec. 12, N\1/2\, and SE\1/4\.
Containing approximately 14,160 acres.
If the BLM decides to approve the Book Cliffs LBA, the successful
bidder would be responsible for securing and maintaining any local,
state or Federal permits and approvals as applicable and required by
law for future mining operations of the lease tract. Mining activities
may subsequently be permitted by the Colorado Division of Reclamation,
Mining and Safety or the Western Region of the Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM).
At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary
issues: Air quality; water quality, supply and rights; wildlife and
wildlife habitat; soils; recreation and visual resources; socio-
economics; oil and gas development; paleontology; cultural resources;
riparian habitat; livestock grazing; and transportation.
The BLM will use NEPA to satisfy the public involvement
requirements under Sec 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 Book Cliffs LBA will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of
both NEPA and Sec. 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
Book Cliffs LBA may also request to participate in the development of
the EIS as a cooperating agency. Currently, OSM, the Colorado
Department of Natural Resources, and Garfield County are cooperating
agencies. Other cooperating agencies may be identified during the
scoping process.
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.
Authority: 43 CFR 3425.
John Mehlhoff,
BLM Colorado Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-00884 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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