Notice of Intent To Establish the Southwest Oregon RAC, the Northwest Oregon RAC, and the Coastal Oregon RAC, 70893-70894 [2014-28140]
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propose to remove the ACEC
designation from the current Carson
Wandering Skipper ACEC (330 acres).
Alternative D proposes to remove the
ACEC designation from the Stewart
Valley Paleontological ACEC (15,900
acres). Additionally, Alternatives B, C,
D, and E propose to remove the ACEC
designation from the Steamboat Hot
Springs Geyer Basin ACEC (40 acres).
One existing ACEC is proposed to be
expanded under Alternatives B, C, D
and E.
The new potential ACECs in
Alternative B include: Black Mountain/
Pistone Archaeological District (3,400
acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat
Botanical (6,600 acres), Fox Peak
Cultural (48,400 acres), Greater Sand
Mountain (17,000 acres), Grimes Point
Archaeological District (15,900 acres),
Namazii Wunu Cultural (158,300 acres),
Ruhenstroth Paleontological (2,300
acres), Tagim asa Cultural (81,800
acres), and the Virginia City National
Landmark Historic District (14,700
acres). Alternative B would retain the
existing Incandescent Rocks Scenic
(1,100 acres), Stewart Valley
Paleontological (15,900 acres), and the
Virginia Range Williams Combleaf
Botanical (470 acres) ACECs and would
expand the Pah Rah High Basin
Petroglyph ACEC (5,300 acres).
The new potential ACECs in
Alternative C include: Black Mountain/
Pistone Archaeological District (3,400
acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat
Botanical (6,600 acres), Clan Alpine
Greater Sage-Grouse (98,400 acres),
Desatoya Greater Sage-Grouse (105,100
acres), Dixie Valley Toad (410 acres),
Fox Peak Cultural (48,400 acres),
Greater Sand Mountain (17,000 acres),
Grimes Point Archaeological District
(15,900 acres), Lassen Red Rock Scenic
(800 acres), Namazii Wunu Cultural
(158,300 acres), Pine Nut Bi-State SageGrouse (100,400 acres), Pine Nut
Mountains Williams Combleaf Botanical
(330 acres), Ruhenstroth Paleontological
(2,300 acres), Sand Springs Desert Study
Area (50 acres), Steamboat Buckwheat
Botanical (80 acres), Tagim asa Cultural
(81,800 acres), Virginia City National
Landmark Historic District (14,700
acres) and the Virginia Mountains
Greater Sage-Grouse (109,200 acres).
Alternative C would retain the existing
Carson Wandering Skipper (330 acres),
Incandescent Rocks Scenic (1,100
acres), Stewart Valley Paleontological
(15,900 acres), and the Virginia Range
Williams Combleaf Botanical (470 acres)
ACECs and would expand the Pah Rah
High Basin Petroglyph ACEC (5,300
acres).
The new potential ACECs in
Alternative D include: Black Mountain/
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Pistone Archaeological District (3,400
acres), Churchill Narrows Buckwheat
Botanical (6,600 acres), Fox Peak
Cultural (48,400 acres), Grimes Point
Archaeological District (15,900 acres),
Pine Nut Mountains Williams Combleaf
Botanical (330 acres), Ruhenstroth
Paleontological (2,300 acres), Tagim asa
Cultural (81,800 acres), and the Virginia
City National Landmark Historic District
(14,700 acres). Alternative D would
retain the existing Incandescent Rocks
Scenic (1,100 acres) and the Virginia
Range Williams Combleaf Botanical
(470 acres) ACECs and would expand
the Pah Rah High Basin Petroglyph
ACEC (5,300 acres).
The new potential ACECs in
Alternative E include: Churchill
Narrows Buckwheat Botanical (6,600
acres), Fox Peak Cultural (48,400 acres),
Grimes Point Archaeological District
(15,900 acres), and the Ruhenstroth
Paleontological (2,300 acres).
Alternative E would retain the existing
Incandescent Rocks Scenic (1,100
acres), Stewart Valley Paleontological
(15,900 acres), and the Virginia Range
Williams Combleaf Botanical (470 acres)
ACECs and would expand the Pah Rah
High Basin Petroglyph ACEC (5,300
acres).
The following management
prescriptions could apply to potential
ACECs, if formally designated,
depending on each individual ACEC:
avoid or exclude linear ROWs; avoid or
exclude site-type ROWs; close to or
place use constraints on fluid leasable
mineral development; close to solid
leasable mineral development;
recommend withdrawal of locatable
mineral development; close to saleable
mineral development; not available for
livestock grazing; manage as VRM Class
II; Special Recreation Permits would not
be issued; close to camping; closed or
limited to designated routes for
motorized travel; place seasonal
restrictions of ground disturbing
actions; prohibit the collection of
vegetation; and seasonally closed for
Native American cultural/religious use.
Public meetings on the Draft RMP/
Draft EIS are currently scheduled for
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.; on January 13, at the
John Ascuaga’s Nugget (1100 Nugget
Ave.) in Sparks, Nevada; on January 15,
at the Fallon Convention Center (100
Campus Way) in Fallon, Nevada; on
January 20, at the Mineral County
Library (First & A Street) in Hawthorne,
Nevada; on January 22, at the Carson
Valley Inn (1627 US Hwy 395 N) in
Minden, Nevada; and on January 29, at
the Yerington Elementary School (112
N. California St.) in Yerington, Nevada.
An additional public meeting will be
held from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., on January
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24, at the Carson City Plaza Hotel and
Event Center (801 South Carson Street)
in Carson City, Nevada. Additional
public meetings are anticipated in
coordination with local County
Commissions and Boards of
Supervisors. Any such additional
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through public notices,
media releases, and/or mailings.
Please note that public comments and
information submitted including names,
street addresses, and email addresses of
persons who submit comments will be
available for public review and
disclosure at the above address during
regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
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: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10,
43 CFR 1610.2
Marci Todd,
Associate State Director, Nevada.
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Notice of Intent To Establish the
Southwest Oregon RAC, the Northwest
Oregon RAC, and the Coastal Oregon
RAC
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) is publishing this
notice in accordance with the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives
notice that the Secretary of the Interior
is establishing the Southwest Oregon
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), the
Northwest Oregon RAC, and the Coastal
Oregon RAC. These RACs will provide
advice to the Secretary of the Interior
concerning the planning and
SUMMARY:
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management of the public lands located
in western Oregon’s five BLM districts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Baker, BLM Oregon RAC Lead,
1220 SW., 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR
97204, 503–808–6306. 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 for the above individual. The
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. Replies are provided during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FLPMA 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 (43
U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to
establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased RACs that are consistent with
FACA. The rules governing RACs are
found at 43 CFR Subpart 1784. As
required by FACA, RAC membership
must be balanced and representative of
the various interests concerned with the
management of public lands. These
three new RACs will operate on the
principle of collaborative decision
making and strive for consensus before
making official recommendations to the
BLM. The RACs will operate under one
set of Standard Operating Procedures
and will be chartered by the Secretary
of the Interior. Members of these three
new RACs will be appointed by the
Secretary to represent the following
three interest groups:
Group 1—Persons Who:
1. Represent energy and mineral
development (with a special emphasis
on transportation or rights-of-way
interests);
2. represent the commercial timber
industry;
3. represent organized labor or nontimber forest product harvester groups;
4. represent developed outdoor
recreation, off-highway vehicle users, or
commercial recreation (with a special
emphasis on commercial or recreation
fishing); or
5. hold Federal grazing or other land
permits or represent nonindustrial
private forest land owners.
Group 2—Persons Who Represent:
1. Nationally recognized
environmental organizations;
2. regionally or locally recognized
environmental organizations;
3. dispersed recreational activities;
4. archaeological and historical
interests; or
5. nationally or regionally recognized
wild horse and burro interest groups,
wildlife or hunting organizations, or
watershed associations.
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Group 3—Persons Who:
1. Hold state elected office;
2. hold county or local elected office;
3. represent Indian tribes within or
adjacent to the area for which the
Council is organized;
4. are school officials or teachers with
knowledge in natural resource
management or the natural sciences; or
5. represent the affected public-atlarge and/or are employed by a state
agency responsible for the management
of natural resources, land or water.
Members will be appointed to
staggered 3-year terms. All members
serve at the discretion of the Secretary.
A call for nominations to recruit new
members will be held in 2015 once the
RACs are established.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Jerome E. Perez,
State Director, Oregon/Washington.
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Call for Nominations for the California
Desert District Advisory Council
The Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) California Desert
District is soliciting nominations from
the public for six members to its District
Advisory Council to serve three-year
terms. Council members provide advice
and recommendations to the BLM on
the management of public lands in
Southern California.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent
to Teresa Raml, District Manager,
Bureau of Land Management, California
Desert District Office, 22835 Calle San
Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA
92553.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Razo, BLM California Desert
District External Affairs, 22835 Calle
San Juan De Los Lagos, Moreno Valley,
California 92553–9046, (951) 697–5217.
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
California Desert District Advisory
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Council is comprised of 15 private
individuals who represent different
interests and advise BLM officials on
policies and programs concerning the
management of over 10 million acres of
public land in Southern California. The
Council meets in formal session three to
four times each year in various locations
throughout the California Desert
District. Council members serve without
compensation other than travel
expenses. Members serve three-year
terms and may reapply to be nominated
for reappointment to an additional
three-year term.
Section 309 of the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act directs the
Secretary of the Interior to involve the
public in planning and issues related to
management of BLM-administered
lands. The Secretary also selects
Council nominees consistent with the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), which requires
nominees appointed to the Council be
balanced in terms of points of view and
representative of the various interests
concerned with the management of the
public lands.
The Council also is balanced
geographically, and the BLM will try to
find qualified representatives from areas
throughout the California Desert
District. The District covers portions of
eight counties, and includes more than
10 million acres of public land in the
California Desert Conservation Area of
Mono, Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, San
Bernardino, Riverside, and Imperial
counties, as well as 300,000 acres of
scattered parcels in San Diego, western
Riverside, western San Bernardino, and
Los Angeles counties (known as the
South Coast).
Public notice begins with the
publication date of this notice and
nominations will be accepted for 45
days from the date of this notice. The
six positions to be filled include one
elected official, one representative of
non-renewable resources groups or
organizations, one representative of
recreation groups or organizations, one
representative of wildlife groups or
organizations, and two representatives
of the public-at-large. These six
positions become vacant on Dec. 7,
2014.
Any group or individual may
nominate a qualified person, based
upon education, training, and
knowledge of the BLM, the California
Desert, and the issues involving BLMadministered public lands throughout
Southern California. Qualified
individuals may also nominate
themselves.
The nomination form may be found
on the Desert Advisory Council Web
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR912000.L10600000.DF0000.15XL1109AF; HAG15-0032]
Notice of Intent To Establish the Southwest Oregon RAC, the
Northwest Oregon RAC, and the Coastal Oregon RAC
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice
in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA)
and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The BLM gives notice
that the Secretary of the Interior is establishing the Southwest Oregon
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), the Northwest Oregon RAC, and the
Coastal Oregon RAC. These RACs will provide advice to the Secretary of
the Interior concerning the planning and
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management of the public lands located in western Oregon's five BLM
districts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Baker, BLM Oregon RAC Lead,
1220 SW., 3rd Avenue, Portland, OR 97204, 503-808-6306. 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 for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FLPMA 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 (43
U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to establish 10- to 15-member
citizen-based RACs that are consistent with FACA. The rules governing
RACs are found at 43 CFR Subpart 1784. As required by FACA, RAC
membership must be balanced and representative of the various interests
concerned with the management of public lands. These three new RACs
will operate on the principle of collaborative decision making and
strive for consensus before making official recommendations to the BLM.
The RACs will operate under one set of Standard Operating Procedures
and will be chartered by the Secretary of the Interior. Members of
these three new RACs will be appointed by the Secretary to represent
the following three interest groups:
Group 1--Persons Who:
1. Represent energy and mineral development (with a special
emphasis on transportation or rights-of-way interests);
2. represent the commercial timber industry;
3. represent organized labor or non-timber forest product harvester
groups;
4. represent developed outdoor recreation, off-highway vehicle
users, or commercial recreation (with a special emphasis on commercial
or recreation fishing); or
5. hold Federal grazing or other land permits or represent
nonindustrial private forest land owners.
Group 2--Persons Who Represent:
1. Nationally recognized environmental organizations;
2. regionally or locally recognized environmental organizations;
3. dispersed recreational activities;
4. archaeological and historical interests; or
5. nationally or regionally recognized wild horse and burro
interest groups, wildlife or hunting organizations, or watershed
associations.
Group 3--Persons Who:
1. Hold state elected office;
2. hold county or local elected office;
3. represent Indian tribes within or adjacent to the area for which
the Council is organized;
4. are school officials or teachers with knowledge in natural
resource management or the natural sciences; or
5. represent the affected public-at-large and/or are employed by a
state agency responsible for the management of natural resources, land
or water.
Members will be appointed to staggered 3-year terms. All members
serve at the discretion of the Secretary. A call for nominations to
recruit new members will be held in 2015 once the RACs are established.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Jerome E. Perez,
State Director, Oregon/Washington.
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