Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Modification of Public Land Order No. 184 and Opportunity for a Public Meeting, Colorado, 7031-7032 [2015-02568]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2015 / Notices 3. The Plan Amendment/RAMP/ General Plan will recognize valid existing rights; 4. Public involvement and participation will be an integral part of the planning process; and 5. Where existing planning decisions are still valid, those decisions may remain unchanged and be incorporated into the new Plan Amendment/RAMP/ General Plan. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. To be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of the 30-day scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources. The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-togovernment 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 proposed action that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate in the development of the EIS as a cooperating agency. 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. The minutes and list of attendees for each scoping meeting will be available to the public and open for 30 days after the meeting to any participant who wishes to clarify the views he or she expressed. The BLM will evaluate identified issues to be addressed, and will place them into one of three categories: 1. Issues to be resolved in the CDCA Plan Amendment; VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action; or 3. Issues beyond the scope of this CDCA Plan Amendment. The BLM will provide an explanation in the Scoping Report or the EIS/EIR as to why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that should be addressed by the project. The BLM will work collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns. The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the CDCA Plan Amendment in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines will be involved in the planning process: Planning, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology, paleontology, wildlife, botany, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology and economics. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2 Thomas Pogacnik, Deputy State Director. [FR Doc. 2015–02551 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–40–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCO923000 L14300000.ET0000; COC– 28675] Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Modification of Public Land Order No. 184 and Opportunity for a Public Meeting, Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management proposes to modify, on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Public Land Order (PLO) No. 184 by opening the public land to all forms of appropriation and entry under the public land laws to provide for the disposal of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that are largely intermingled within residential areas. The public lands will remain closed to location and entry under the United States mining and mineral leasing laws. This notice gives the public an opportunity to comment on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7031 the application and to request a public meeting. Comments and public meeting requests must be received on or before May 11, 2015. DATES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7093. ADDRESSES: John D. Beck, Chief, Branch of Lands and Realty, 303–239–3882. Persons who use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the above individual. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The BLM filed an application requesting the Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management to modify PLO No. 184, by opening the following described public lands to all forms of appropriation and entry under the public land laws, but not to the United States mining and mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, other segregations of record, and the requirements of applicable law: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sixth Principal Meridian T. 9 S., R. 79 W., secs. 18, 19, and 30, all public land. T. 9 S., R. 80 W., sec. 12, all public land; sec. 13, lots 30 and 31, and all remaining public land; sec. 24, lot 13, and all remaining public land. The areas described aggregate approximately 219 acres in Lake County. The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management approved the BLM’s petition/application; therefore, the petition constitutes a withdrawal modification proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). The purpose of the withdrawal modification is to allow the BLM the ability to dispose of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that are largely intermingled within residential areas. The lands will remain closed to location and entry under the United States mining and mineral leasing laws. The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative management agreement would not allow for title transfer in cases where it is determined to be in the public interest to dispose of highlyfragmented, isolated parcels. There are no suitable alternative sites available. E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 7032 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 26 / Monday, February 9, 2015 / Notices Water will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the requested withdrawal modification. Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting Andy Senti, BLM Colorado State Office at the above address or by telephone at 303– 239–3713. For the period until May 11, 2015, all persons who wish to submit comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed withdrawal modification application may present their views in writing to the BLM Colorado State Office at the address noted above. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the BLM Colorado State Office, at the address above, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or any other personal identifying information in your comments, 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. Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal modification. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the proposed withdrawal modification must submit a written request to the BLM Colorado State Director no later than May 11, 2015. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal Register and through local media, newspapers and the BLM Colorado Web site at: www.blm.gov/co, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting. Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements or discretionary land use authorizations of a temporary nature or the disposal of the mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining and mineral leasing laws may be permitted if the use is consistent with the management objectives for the area. This withdrawal modification application will be processed in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:39 Feb 06, 2015 Jkt 235001 accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3, et seq. Ruth Welch, Colorado State Director. [FR Doc. 2015–02568 Filed 2–6–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLCAD01000L12100000.MD000015XL 1109AF] Second Call for Nominations for the California Desert District Advisory Council Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The purpose of this notice is to reopen the request for public nominations for the Desert Advisory Council (DAC). Council members provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on the management of public lands in Southern California. DATES: All nominations must be received no later than March 11, 2015. 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, CA 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 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 BLM California Desert District. Council members serve without compensation other than travel expenses. Members serve three-year terms and may reapply to be nominated SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 30 days from the date of this notice. The seven 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 became vacant on December 7, 2014. The seventh position is a representative of the renewable energy industry. This position became vacant on January 9, 2015. The BLM was notified of this pending vacancy during the initial nomination period. The BLM is issuing a second call for nominations to notify the public of this vacant position and to reopen the nomination period for those positions listed in the initial call for nominations. If you have already submitted your DAC nomination materials for 2015, you will not need to resubmit. 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 E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7031-7032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02568]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCO923000 L14300000.ET0000; COC-28675]


Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Modification of Public Land Order 
No. 184 and Opportunity for a Public Meeting, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals 
Management proposes to modify, on behalf of the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), Public Land Order (PLO) No. 184 by opening the public 
land to all forms of appropriation and entry under the public land laws 
to provide for the disposal of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that 
are largely intermingled within residential areas. The public lands 
will remain closed to location and entry under the United States mining 
and mineral leasing laws. This notice gives the public an opportunity 
to comment on the application and to request a public meeting.

DATES: Comments and public meeting requests must be received on or 
before May 11, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting requests should be sent to the BLM 
Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215-7093.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John D. Beck, Chief, Branch of Lands 
and Realty, 303-239-3882. Persons who use a telecommunication device 
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual. 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: The BLM filed an application requesting the 
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management to modify PLO No. 
184, by opening the following described public lands to all forms of 
appropriation and entry under the public land laws, but not to the 
United States mining and mineral leasing laws, subject to valid 
existing rights, other segregations of record, and the requirements of 
applicable law:

Sixth Principal Meridian

T. 9 S., R. 79 W.,
    secs. 18, 19, and 30, all public land.
T. 9 S., R. 80 W.,
    sec. 12, all public land;
    sec. 13, lots 30 and 31, and all remaining public land;
    sec. 24, lot 13, and all remaining public land.
    The areas described aggregate approximately 219 acres in Lake 
County.

    The Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management approved 
the BLM's petition/application; therefore, the petition constitutes a 
withdrawal modification proposal of the Secretary of the Interior (43 
CFR 2310.1-3(e)).
    The purpose of the withdrawal modification is to allow the BLM the 
ability to dispose of small, fragmented, isolated parcels that are 
largely intermingled within residential areas. The lands will remain 
closed to location and entry under the United States mining and mineral 
leasing laws.
    The use of a right-of-way, interagency or cooperative management 
agreement would not allow for title transfer in cases where it is 
determined to be in the public interest to dispose of highly-
fragmented, isolated parcels.
    There are no suitable alternative sites available.

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    Water will not be needed to fulfill the purpose of the requested 
withdrawal modification.
    Records relating to the application may be examined by contacting 
Andy Senti, BLM Colorado State Office at the above address or by 
telephone at 303-239-3713.
    For the period until May 11, 2015, all persons who wish to submit 
comments, suggestions, or objections in connection with the proposed 
withdrawal modification application may present their views in writing 
to the BLM Colorado State Office at the address noted above. Comments, 
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available 
for public review at the BLM Colorado State Office, at the address 
above, during regular business hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or any 
other personal identifying information in your comments, 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.
    Notice is hereby given that an opportunity for a public meeting is 
afforded in connection with the proposed withdrawal modification. All 
interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being 
heard on the proposed withdrawal modification must submit a written 
request to the BLM Colorado State Director no later than May 11, 2015. 
If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be 
held, a notice of the time and place will be published in the Federal 
Register and through local media, newspapers and the BLM Colorado Web 
site at: www.blm.gov/co, at least 30 days before the scheduled date of 
the meeting.
    Licenses, permits, cooperative agreements or discretionary land use 
authorizations of a temporary nature or the disposal of the mineral or 
vegetative resources other than under the mining and mineral leasing 
laws may be permitted if the use is consistent with the management 
objectives for the area.
    This withdrawal modification application will be processed in 
accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.3, et seq.

Ruth Welch,
Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-02568 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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