Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive Lease of Public Land in Sierra County, NM, 72698-72699 [2014-28687]
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and urban areas, and lands designated
for industrial uses. Covered Activity
impacts to existing land cover types
were used as a surrogate to identify
maximum potential impacts to species
and the potential take of each Covered
Species. The proposed HCP
conservation strategy prescribes
conditions for implementing each
Covered Activity that avoid or minimize
potential take of the Covered Species,
and identifies mitigation for species
impacts that cannot be avoided.
National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
Our proposed permit issuance
decision triggers compliance with
NEPA, which requires that
environmental information be available
to public officials and citizens before
Federal decisions are made and before
Federal actions are taken. We formally
initiated an environmental review of the
draft EIS through publication of a notice
of intent (NOI) to prepare a draft EIS in
the Federal Register on Friday,
December 23, 2011 (76 FR 80385). That
notice also announced a public scoping
period, during which we invited
interested parties to provide written
comments expressing their issues or
concerns related to the proposal. A
public scoping meeting was held in
Bakersfield, California, on January 23,
2012. We prepared a draft EIS and
published a notice of availability (NOA)
in the Federal Register on Wednesday,
May 28, 2014 (79 FR 30638). We
received one comment letter on the draft
EIS. A response to the comment
received has been included in the final
EIS and revisions to the final EIS. The
analysis provided in the final EIS is
intended to accomplish the following:
Inform the public of the Service’s
proposed permit action and alternatives
and the environmental impacts of the
alternatives, and address public
comments received on the draft EIS.
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Public Comments
The Service invites the public to
review the permit application, final EIS,
and final HCP during the public
comment period (see DATES). You may
submit any comments and materials by
one of the methods listed in ADDRESSES.
Before including your address, phone
number, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—might 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
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Next Steps
We will evaluate the application,
associated documents, and comments
submitted to determine whether the
application meets the requirements of
section 10(a) of the Act. The Service
will then prepare a Record of Decision.
A permit decision will be made no
sooner than 30 days after the
publication of the final EIS notice in the
Federal Register and completion of the
Record of Decision.
Dated: December 2, 2014.
Paul B. McKim
Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife
Service, Pacific Southwest Region,
Sacramento, California.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNML00000 L71220000.FR0000
LVTFG13G4430; NMNM 124261]
Notice of Realty Action: Proposed
Non-Competitive Lease of Public Land
in Sierra County, NM
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Las Cruces District
Office, proposes to lease two parcels of
public land totaling 4.12 acres in Sierra
County, New Mexico, for agricultural
purposes (pecan orchard). The subject
parcels were inadvertently developed by
the adjacent landowner into a pecan
orchard without authorization. The area
has a long history of agricultural use
and the proposed lease would provide
the BLM with a reasonable option to
resolve the continued unauthorized use
of the affected public lands. The BLM
proposes to lease the lands for not less
than the fair market value to Winder
Farm. The BLM White Sands Resource
Management Plan, dated October 1986,
does not exclude the subject parcel from
the authorized officer’s discretion to
consider lease proposals in the subject
area.
DATES: Written comments may be
submitted to the address below. The
BLM must receive your comments on or
before January 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments
concerning the proposed lease to the
District Manager, BLM, Las Cruces
District Office, 1800 Marquess Street,
Las Cruces, NM 88005.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anthony Hom, Realty Specialist, at the
address above, or by telephone at 575–
525–4331, or by email at ahom@
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
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 BLM
has determined that the two parcels of
land described below are suitable for
consideration as an agricultural lease
under Section 302 of the Federal Land
Policy Management Act of 1976 (43
U.S.C. 1732), (FLPMA) and the
implementing regulations at 43 CFR
2920.
Parcel A: New Mexico Principal
Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico
A portion of land situated in the
southeast quarter (SE1/4) of the
northwest quarter (NW1/4) of section
10, township 18 south, range 7 west,
New Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra
County, New Mexico. Depicted in the
Survey of Farmed Lands by Underwood
Engineering Inc., signed September 16,
2013, and shown as Parcel A and is
described as follow:
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of
PARCEL A. Said point of beginning
hereinafter referred as ‘‘Corner No. 1 of
Parcel A’’ for this description. From said
point of beginning of Parcel A, the
center north one-sixteenth (1/16) section
corner bears S. 89°15′41″ E., a distance
of 309.39 feet.
THENCE, S. 16°01′00″ W., a distance
of 325.87 feet to corner No. 2 of Parcel
A;
THENCE, N. 81°28′42″ W., a distance
of 414.02 feet to corner No. 3 of Parcel
A;
THENCE, N. 31°47′03″ W., a distance
of 290.69 feet to corner No. 4 of Parcel
A;
THENCE, N. 13°52′20″ W., a distance
of 13.63 feet to corner No. 5 of Parcel
A;
THENCE, S. 89°15′41″ E., a distance
of 655.80 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING OF PARCEL A containing
3.50 acres of land.
Parcel B: New Mexico Principal
Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico
A portion of land situated in the
northeast quarter (NE1⁄4) of the
southwest quarter (SW1⁄4) of section 10,
township 18 south, range 7 west, New
Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra
County, New Mexico. Depicted in the
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Survey of Farmed Lands by Underwood
Engineering Inc., signed September 16,
2013, and shown as Parcel B and is
described as follow:
BEGINNING at the northerly corner of
PARCEL B. Said point of beginning
hereinafter referred as ‘‘Corner No. 1 of
Parcel B’’ for this description. From said
point of beginning of Parcel B the center
one quarter (1⁄4) section corner bears N.
2°21′17″ E., a distance of 364.11 feet.
THENCE, S. 2°21′17″ W., a distance of
449.78 feet to corner No. 2 of Parcel B;
THENCE, S. 81°51′43″ W., a distance
of 122.42 feet to corner No. 3 of Parcel
B;
THENCE, N. 16°39′35″ E., a distance
of 487.18 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING OF PARCEL B containing
0.62 acres of land.
The area described (Parcels A and B)
in aggregate is 4.12 acres.
The applicable regulation at 43 CFR
2920.5–4(b) provides that, ‘‘land use
authorizations may be offered on a
negotiated, non-competitive basis,
when, in the judgment of the authorized
officer equities, such as prior use of the
lands, exist, no competitive interest
exists or where competitive bidding
would represent unfair competitive and
economic disadvantage to the originator
of the unique land use concept.’’ Based
on past use of the subject parcels for the
establishment of pecan trees owned by
Winder Farm, it is the authorized
officer’s decision to offer the proposed
agricultural lease to Winder Farm on a
non-competitive basis because
competitive bidding would represent an
unfair competitive and economic
disadvantage to Winder Farm. As noted
above, Winder Farms’ use of the parcels
constituted an inadvertent trespass that
they discovered and subsequently
reported to the BLM. Winder Farms has
since worked with the BLM to resolve
the trespass. Subsequent to the BLM’s
receipt of an application for leasing by
Winder Farm that complies with all
applicable requirements set forth at 43
CFR 2920.5, processing of the proposed
lease will take place in accordance with
43 CFR 2920.6, and other applicable
regulations. Information and
documentation regarding processing of
the lease application is available as
described in ADDRESSES, above, and
reference should be made to National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
analysis, to be conducted under DOI–
BLM–NM–L000–2014–0168–EA. No
final decision on the lease will be made
until all required analyses are
completed. If authorized, the lease
would be subject to provisions of
FLPMA and all applicable regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior, including,
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but not limited to, 43 CFR part 2920,
and to valid existing rights.
Public comments regarding the
proposed lease may be submitted in
writing—see ADDRESSES above—on or
before January 22, 2015. Comments
received in electronic form, such as
email or fax, will not be considered.
Any adverse comments regarding the
proposed lease will be reviewed by the
BLM State Director or another
authorized official of the Department of
the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or
modify this realty action in whole or in
part. In the absence of timely filed
objections, this realty action will
become the final determination of the
Department of the Interior.
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 2920.4)
Michael H. Tupper,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–482–484 and
731–TA–1191–1194 (Final) (Remand)]
Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Steel
Pipe From India, Oman, the United
Arab Emirates, and Vietnam
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.
AGENCY:
The U.S. International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) hereby
gives notice of the court-ordered remand
of its final determinations in the
countervailing duty investigations of
circular welded carbon-quality steel
pipe (‘‘CWP’’) from India, Oman, and
the United Arab Emirates (‘‘UAE’’) and
the antidumping duty investigations of
CWP from India, Oman, the UAE, and
Vietnam. For further information
concerning the conduct of these remand
proceedings and rules of general
application, consult the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure, part
201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR
part 207).
SUMMARY:
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DATES:
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Effective Dates: December 8,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Corkran (202–205–3057), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record of
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–482–484 and
731–TA–1191–1194 (Final) may be
viewed on the Commission’s electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: In November 2012, the
Commission determined by a vote of
four to two that an industry in the
United States was not materially injured
or threatened with material injury by
reason of imports of CWP from India,
Oman, the UAE, and Vietnam that were
sold in the United States at less than fair
value and that were subsidized by the
Governments of India, Oman, and the
UAE. Petitioners and domestic
producers contested the Commission’s
determinations before the U.S. Court of
International Trade (‘‘CIT’’). The CIT
remanded certain issues to the
Commission and affirmed all other
aspects of the Commission’s
determinations. JMC Steel Group v.
United States, Slip. Op. 14–120 (Ct. Int’l
Trade Oct. 15, 2014).
Participation in the proceeding: Only
those persons who were interested
parties that participated in the
investigations (i.e., persons listed on the
Commission Secretary’s service list) and
also parties to the appeal may
participate in the remand proceedings.
Such persons need not make any
additional filings with the Commission
to participate in the remand
proceedings, unless they are adding new
individuals to the list of persons
entitled to receive business proprietary
information (‘‘BPI’’) under
administrative protective order. BPI
referred to during the remand
proceedings will be governed, as
appropriate, by the administrative
protective order issued in the
investigations. The Secretary will
maintain a service list containing the
names and addresses of all persons or
their representatives who are parties to
the remand proceedings, and the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNML00000 L71220000.FR0000 LVTFG13G4430; NMNM 124261]
Notice of Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive Lease of Public
Land in Sierra County, NM
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Las Cruces District
Office, proposes to lease two parcels of public land totaling 4.12
acres in Sierra County, New Mexico, for agricultural purposes (pecan
orchard). The subject parcels were inadvertently developed by the
adjacent landowner into a pecan orchard without authorization. The area
has a long history of agricultural use and the proposed lease would
provide the BLM with a reasonable option to resolve the continued
unauthorized use of the affected public lands. The BLM proposes to
lease the lands for not less than the fair market value to Winder Farm.
The BLM White Sands Resource Management Plan, dated October 1986, does
not exclude the subject parcel from the authorized officer's discretion
to consider lease proposals in the subject area.
DATES: Written comments may be submitted to the address below. The BLM
must receive your comments on or before January 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments concerning the proposed lease to the
District Manager, BLM, Las Cruces District Office, 1800 Marquess
Street, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anthony Hom, Realty Specialist, at the
address above, or by telephone at 575-525-4331, or by email at
ahom@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 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 BLM has determined that the two parcels
of land described below are suitable for consideration as an
agricultural lease under Section 302 of the Federal Land Policy
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732), (FLPMA) and the implementing
regulations at 43 CFR 2920.
Parcel A: New Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico
A portion of land situated in the southeast quarter (SE1/4) of the
northwest quarter (NW1/4) of section 10, township 18 south, range 7
west, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico.
Depicted in the Survey of Farmed Lands by Underwood Engineering Inc.,
signed September 16, 2013, and shown as Parcel A and is described as
follow:
BEGINNING at the northeast corner of PARCEL A. Said point of
beginning hereinafter referred as ``Corner No. 1 of Parcel A'' for this
description. From said point of beginning of Parcel A, the center north
one-sixteenth (1/16) section corner bears S. 89[deg]15'41'' E., a
distance of 309.39 feet.
THENCE, S. 16[deg]01'00'' W., a distance of 325.87 feet to corner
No. 2 of Parcel A;
THENCE, N. 81[deg]28'42'' W., a distance of 414.02 feet to corner
No. 3 of Parcel A;
THENCE, N. 31[deg]47'03'' W., a distance of 290.69 feet to corner
No. 4 of Parcel A;
THENCE, N. 13[deg]52'20'' W., a distance of 13.63 feet to corner
No. 5 of Parcel A;
THENCE, S. 89[deg]15'41'' E., a distance of 655.80 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING OF PARCEL A containing 3.50 acres of land.
Parcel B: New Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico
A portion of land situated in the northeast quarter (NE\1/4\) of
the southwest quarter (SW\1/4\) of section 10, township 18 south, range
7 west, New Mexico Principal Meridian, Sierra County, New Mexico.
Depicted in the
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Survey of Farmed Lands by Underwood Engineering Inc., signed September
16, 2013, and shown as Parcel B and is described as follow:
BEGINNING at the northerly corner of PARCEL B. Said point of
beginning hereinafter referred as ``Corner No. 1 of Parcel B'' for this
description. From said point of beginning of Parcel B the center one
quarter (\1/4\) section corner bears N. 2[deg]21'17'' E., a distance of
364.11 feet.
THENCE, S. 2[deg]21'17'' W., a distance of 449.78 feet to corner
No. 2 of Parcel B;
THENCE, S. 81[deg]51'43'' W., a distance of 122.42 feet to corner
No. 3 of Parcel B;
THENCE, N. 16[deg]39'35'' E., a distance of 487.18 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING OF PARCEL B containing 0.62 acres of land.
The area described (Parcels A and B) in aggregate is 4.12 acres.
The applicable regulation at 43 CFR 2920.5-4(b) provides that,
``land use authorizations may be offered on a negotiated, non-
competitive basis, when, in the judgment of the authorized officer
equities, such as prior use of the lands, exist, no competitive
interest exists or where competitive bidding would represent unfair
competitive and economic disadvantage to the originator of the unique
land use concept.'' Based on past use of the subject parcels for the
establishment of pecan trees owned by Winder Farm, it is the authorized
officer's decision to offer the proposed agricultural lease to Winder
Farm on a non-competitive basis because competitive bidding would
represent an unfair competitive and economic disadvantage to Winder
Farm. As noted above, Winder Farms' use of the parcels constituted an
inadvertent trespass that they discovered and subsequently reported to
the BLM. Winder Farms has since worked with the BLM to resolve the
trespass. Subsequent to the BLM's receipt of an application for leasing
by Winder Farm that complies with all applicable requirements set forth
at 43 CFR 2920.5, processing of the proposed lease will take place in
accordance with 43 CFR 2920.6, and other applicable regulations.
Information and documentation regarding processing of the lease
application is available as described in ADDRESSES, above, and
reference should be made to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
analysis, to be conducted under DOI-BLM-NM-L000-2014-0168-EA. No final
decision on the lease will be made until all required analyses are
completed. If authorized, the lease would be subject to provisions of
FLPMA and all applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior,
including, but not limited to, 43 CFR part 2920, and to valid existing
rights.
Public comments regarding the proposed lease may be submitted in
writing--see ADDRESSES above--on or before January 22, 2015. Comments
received in electronic form, such as email or fax, will not be
considered. Any adverse comments regarding the proposed lease will be
reviewed by the BLM State Director or another authorized official of
the Department of the Interior, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this
realty action in whole or in part. In the absence of timely filed
objections, this realty action will become the final determination of
the Department of the Interior.
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 2920.4)
Michael H. Tupper,
Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals.
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