Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan, California, 8476-8477 [2014-02799]

Download as PDF 8476 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / Notices The applicant requests a permit for bony tail (Gila elegans), Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius), humpback chub (Gila cypha), and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) to conduct presence/absence surveys in Colorado in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Rivers and Streams Assessment to determine range, distribution, and abundance for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Authority We provide this notice under section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Dated: February 5, 2014. Michael G. Thabault, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. [FR Doc. 2014–03018 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Permit Application Number TE26841B [LLCAD01000.L12200000.AL 0000.14XL1109AF] Permit Application Number TE27486B Applicant: Wetland Dynamics, LLC, 3393 E CR 9 South, Monte Vista, CO. The applicant requests a permit to conduct presence/absence surveys for the southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) in Colorado to determine range, distribution, and abundance for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. National Environmental Policy Act In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), we have made an initial determination that the proposed activities in these permits are categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or environmental impact statement (516 DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). Public Availability of Comments mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Dated: January 24, 2014. Teresa A. Raml, California Desert District Manager. [FR Doc. 2014–02959 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] Bureau of Land Management Applicant: Tatanka Group, LLC, P.O. Box 13938, Colorado Springs, CO. The applicant requests a permit to conduct presence/absence surveys for the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) in Colorado to determine range, distribution, and abundance for the purpose of enhancing the species’ survival. Valley, CA 92553. Written comments also are accepted at the time of the meeting and, if copies are provided to the recorder, will be incorporated into the minutes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Razo, BLM California Desert District External Affairs, (951) 697– 5217. All comments and materials we receive in response to these requests will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:11 Feb 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 BILLING CODE 4310–40–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Meeting of the California Desert District Advisory Council Notice is hereby given, in accordance with Public Laws 92–463 and 94–579, that the California Desert District Advisory Council (DAC) to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Department of the Interior, will participate in a field tour of BLMadministered public lands on Friday, March 14, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and will meet in formal session on Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hilton Palm Springs, 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Agenda for the Saturday meeting will include updates by council members, the BLM California Desert District Manager, five Field Managers, and Council subgroups. Final agenda items for the field trip and the public meeting will be posted on the DAC Web page at https://www.blm.gov/ ca/st/en/info/rac/dac.html when finalized. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All DAC meetings are open to the public. Public comment for items not on the agenda will be scheduled at the beginning of the meeting Saturday morning. Time for public comment may be made available by the council chairman during the presentation of various agenda items, and is scheduled at the end of the meeting for topics not on the agenda. While the Saturday meeting is tentatively scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the meeting could conclude prior to 4:30 p.m. should the council conclude its presentations and discussions. Therefore, members of the public interested in a particular agenda item or discussion should schedule their arrival accordingly. Written comments may be filed in advance of the meeting for the California Desert District Advisory Council, c/o Bureau of Land Management, External Affairs, 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bureau of Land Management [L1610000.PQ0000/LLCAC09000] Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan, California Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) located in portions of southern San Benito and western Fresno Counties, California. The California State Director signed the ROD on February 11, 2014, which constitutes the BLM’s final decision and makes the CCMA RMP effective immediately. ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and the CCMA RMP are available upon request from the Field Manager, Hollister Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023 or via the Internet at https://www.blm.gov/ ca/st/en/fo/hollister/clear_creek_ management_area/CCMA_RMP.html. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available for public inspection at the Hollister Field Office and the BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sky Murphy, Planning & Environmental Coordinator, telephone 831–630–5039; address 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023; email smurphy@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 with the above individual. You SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 2014 / Notices will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hollister RMP, adopted in 1984, provides management guidance for the CCMA. The BLM-administered lands account for more than 84% of the 75,000-acre Clear Creek Management Area in southern San Benito and western Fresno Counties, California. The BLM also administers subsurface minerals on approximately 3,500 acres of ‘‘split estate’’ lands where the surface is owned by a non-Federal entity. Within the CCMA is the 31,000-acre Serpentine Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC), which was designated based on the human health risk associated with the naturally occurring asbestos and the special status plant species endemic to the area. The BLM prepared a series of amendments to the Hollister RMP in 1986, 1995, and 2007 to address new information and concerns regarding asbestos related health risks and rare plant species. The CCMA was not addressed in the 2007 Hollister RMP, however, because in 2004 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -initiated asbestos exposure and human health risk assessment was not completed in time to be incorporated into the Hollister RMP. Upon completion of the EPA study, the BLM incorporated this new information into its CCMA planning process and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). As a result of this new health and safety information, the CCMA ROD/ Approved RMP designates the Serpentine ACEC as a ‘‘Limited’’ vehicle use area for highway-licensed vehicles authorized by permit only. The ROD also limits the number of annual visitoruse days to reduce human health risks associated with exposure to naturally occurring asbestos in the ACEC. Based on the public’s concerns about impacts to off-highway vehicle recreation, adaptive management criteria were added to the RMP that would allow the BLM to reassess its decisions on access and vehicle travel in the Serpentine ACEC if significant new information becomes available on human health risks from exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. In addition to public health and safety and recreation and travel management, the CCMA ROD/Approved RMP also describes the BLM management actions and allowable uses that will meet desired resource conditions for natural and cultural resources. For example, approximately 5,070 acres of public lands within the CCMA exhibit VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:11 Feb 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 wilderness characteristics. Under the CCMA ROD and Approved RMP, these lands will be managed to emphasize primitive, non-motorized recreation opportunities. The CCMA ROD/Approved RMP reflects the BLM’s ‘‘preferred alternative’’ described in the CCMA Proposed RMP and Final EIS released in March 2013. Following the release of the Proposed RMP and Final EIS, 21 protest letters were received. The BLM Director responded to each protest issue. In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.5–2(b), all protests were resolved prior to approving the RMP. No inconsistencies with State or local plans, policies or programs were identified during the Governor’s consistency review of the Proposed RMP and Final EIS. The CCMA ROD includes several decisions that are appealable. For example, the decisions designating routes of travel within designated areas for motorized vehicles are implementation decisions and are appealable under 43 CFR part 4. These decisions are contained in Appendix II of the CCMA ROD/Approved RMP. Any party adversely affected by the approved route designations may appeal within 30 days of publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR part 4, subpart E. The appeal should state the specific route(s), as identified in Appendix II of the CCMA ROD/ Approved RMP, on which the decision is being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Hollister Field Manager at the above listed address. Please consult the appropriate regulations (43 CFR part 4, subpart E) for further appeal requirements. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6. Thomas Pogacnik, Deputy State Director. [FR Doc. 2014–02799 Filed 2–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–40–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY910000 L16100000.XX0000] Second Call for Nominations for the Wyoming Resource Advisory Council Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The purpose of this notice is to request public nominations to fill three positions for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming 10member Resource Advisory Council SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8477 (RAC). The RAC provides advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within the State of Wyoming. DATES: All nominations must be received no later than February 27, 2014. ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Mr. Christian Venhuizen, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003, (307) 775–6103. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christian Venhuizen, Wyoming State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003; (307) 775–6103; or email cvenhuizen@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: The Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary of the Interior to involve the public in planning and issues related to management of lands administered by the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As required by FACA, RAC membership must be balanced and representative of the various interests concerned with the management of the public lands. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8476-8477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02799]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[L1610000.PQ0000/LLCAC09000]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Clear 
Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) for 
the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) located in portions of southern 
San Benito and western Fresno Counties, California. The California 
State Director signed the ROD on February 11, 2014, which constitutes 
the BLM's final decision and makes the CCMA RMP effective immediately.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and the CCMA RMP are available upon 
request from the Field Manager, Hollister Field Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023 or via the Internet 
at https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/clear_creek_management_area/CCMA_RMP.html. Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are available for 
public inspection at the Hollister Field Office and the BLM California 
State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sky Murphy, Planning & Environmental 
Coordinator, telephone 831-630-5039; address 20 Hamilton Court, 
Hollister, CA 95023; email smurphy@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 with the above individual. You

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will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Hollister RMP, adopted in 1984, provides 
management guidance for the CCMA. The BLM-administered lands account 
for more than 84% of the 75,000-acre Clear Creek Management Area in 
southern San Benito and western Fresno Counties, California. The BLM 
also administers subsurface minerals on approximately 3,500 acres of 
``split estate'' lands where the surface is owned by a non-Federal 
entity. Within the CCMA is the 31,000-acre Serpentine Area of Critical 
Environmental Concern (ACEC), which was designated based on the human 
health risk associated with the naturally occurring asbestos and the 
special status plant species endemic to the area.
    The BLM prepared a series of amendments to the Hollister RMP in 
1986, 1995, and 2007 to address new information and concerns regarding 
asbestos related health risks and rare plant species. The CCMA was not 
addressed in the 2007 Hollister RMP, however, because in 2004 the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -initiated asbestos exposure and 
human health risk assessment was not completed in time to be 
incorporated into the Hollister RMP. Upon completion of the EPA study, 
the BLM incorporated this new information into its CCMA planning 
process and associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
    As a result of this new health and safety information, the CCMA 
ROD/Approved RMP designates the Serpentine ACEC as a ``Limited'' 
vehicle use area for highway-licensed vehicles authorized by permit 
only. The ROD also limits the number of annual visitor-use days to 
reduce human health risks associated with exposure to naturally 
occurring asbestos in the ACEC.
    Based on the public's concerns about impacts to off-highway vehicle 
recreation, adaptive management criteria were added to the RMP that 
would allow the BLM to reassess its decisions on access and vehicle 
travel in the Serpentine ACEC if significant new information becomes 
available on human health risks from exposure to airborne asbestos 
fibers.
    In addition to public health and safety and recreation and travel 
management, the CCMA ROD/Approved RMP also describes the BLM management 
actions and allowable uses that will meet desired resource conditions 
for natural and cultural resources. For example, approximately 5,070 
acres of public lands within the CCMA exhibit wilderness 
characteristics. Under the CCMA ROD and Approved RMP, these lands will 
be managed to emphasize primitive, non-motorized recreation 
opportunities.
    The CCMA ROD/Approved RMP reflects the BLM's ``preferred 
alternative'' described in the CCMA Proposed RMP and Final EIS released 
in March 2013. Following the release of the Proposed RMP and Final EIS, 
21 protest letters were received. The BLM Director responded to each 
protest issue. In accordance with 43 CFR 1610.5-2(b), all protests were 
resolved prior to approving the RMP. No inconsistencies with State or 
local plans, policies or programs were identified during the Governor's 
consistency review of the Proposed RMP and Final EIS.
    The CCMA ROD includes several decisions that are appealable. For 
example, the decisions designating routes of travel within designated 
areas for motorized vehicles are implementation decisions and are 
appealable under 43 CFR part 4. These decisions are contained in 
Appendix II of the CCMA ROD/Approved RMP. Any party adversely affected 
by the approved route designations may appeal within 30 days of 
publication of this Notice of Availability pursuant to 43 CFR part 4, 
subpart E. The appeal should state the specific route(s), as identified 
in Appendix II of the CCMA ROD/Approved RMP, on which the decision is 
being appealed. The appeal must be filed with the Hollister Field 
Manager at the above listed address. Please consult the appropriate 
regulations (43 CFR part 4, subpart E) for further appeal requirements.

     Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6.

Thomas Pogacnik,
Deputy State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-02799 Filed 2-11-14; 8:45 am]
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