Final Environmental Impact Statement/Wilderness Management Plan, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada/Bureau of Land Management, Southern Nevada District, 11685-11686 [2015-04485]
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Kevin K. Washburn,
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New
Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey.
AGENCY:
The plats of survey described
below are scheduled to be officially
filed in the New Mexico State Office,
Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe,
New Mexico, thirty (30) calendar days
from the date of this publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
These plats will be available for
inspection in the New Mexico State
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New
Mexico. Copies may be obtained from
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and survey in Township 15 North,
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Range 6 East, of the New Mexico
Principal Meridian, accepted February
13, 2015, for Group 1131 NM.
The Supplement plat, representing
the dependent resurvey and survey in
Township.
17 South, Range 13 West, of the New
Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted
January 5, 2015, NM.
The plat, in two sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey and survey in
Township 12 North, Range 20 West, of
the New Mexico Principal Meridian,
accepted January 15, 2015 for Group,
1132, NM.
The plat, representing the dependent
resurvey and survey in Township 11
North, Range 20 West, of the New
Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted
January 15, 2015, for Group 1132, NM.
The plat, in five sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey and survey in
Township 16 North, Range 6 East, of the
New Mexico Principal Meridian,
accepted February 10, 2015, for Group
1131, NM.
The plat, in two sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey and survey of
Fractional Township 31 North, Range 21
West, of the New Mexico Principal
Meridian, accepted February 13, 2105,
for Group 1159, NM.
The plat, in four sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey and survey in
Township 12 North, Range 20 West, of
the New Mexico Principal Meridian,
accepted February 13, 2015, for Group
1132, NM.
The plat, representing the dependent
resurvey and survey in Township 21
South, Range 3 East, of the New Mexico
Principal Meridian, accepted February
23, 2015, for Group 1163, NM.
The Indian Meridian, Oklahoma (OK)
The Supplemental plat representing
the dependent resurvey and survey in
Township 5 South, Range 9 West, of the
Indian Meridian, accepted February 13,
2015, for Group 228 OK.
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provided for in the BLM Manual Section
2097—Opening Orders. Notice from this
office will be provided as to the date of
said publication. If a protest against a
survey, in accordance with 43 CFR
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prior to the date of official filing, the
filing will be stayed pending
consideration of the protest.
A plat will not be officially filed until
the day after all protests have been
dismissed and become final or appeals
from the dismissal affirmed. A person or
party who wishes to protest against any
of these surveys must file a written
protest with the Bureau of Land
Management New Mexico State Director
stating that they wish to protest.
A statement of reasons for a protest
may be filed with the Notice of Protest
to the State Director or the statement of
reasons must be filed with the State
Director within thirty (30) days after the
protest is filed.
Charles I. Doman,
Acting Branch Chief, Cadastral Survey.
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Final Environmental Impact Statement/
Wilderness Management Plan, Lake
Mead National Recreation Area,
Nevada/Bureau of Land Management,
Southern Nevada District
National Park Service and
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCIES:
The National Park Service
(NPS) and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) announce the availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(Final EIS) for the Wilderness
Management Plan for the Jimbilnan,
Pinto Valley, Black Canyon, Eldorado,
Ireteba Peaks, Nellis Wash, Spirit
Mountain, and Bridge Canyon
Wilderness Areas at Lake Mead National
Recreation Area and adjacent public
lands. The jointly prepared Wilderness
Management Plan describes three
alternatives for consideration.
Alternative A (no-action alternative)
continues the current management of
the wilderness areas and serves as a
SUMMARY:
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baseline for comparison with the other
action alternatives. Alternative B
(preferred alternative) generally focuses
on protecting the character of the
wilderness areas while providing a few
more opportunities for access into
several areas. Alternative C provides a
higher level of access and visitor use
management while still protecting the
overall character of the wilderness
areas. The Final EIS also analyzes the
potential environmental consequences
of each of the alternatives, including
potential impacts to soils, vegetation,
terrestrial wildlife, threatened,
endangered, and special status species,
natural soundscape, wilderness
character, archeological resources,
ethnographic resources, visitor use and
experience, and public safety.
DATES: The National Park Service will
execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no
sooner than 30 days following Federal
Register publication by the
Environmental Protection Agency of its
notice of filing and availability of the
Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: The Final EIS is available
for public inspection at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov.lake, and in the
office of the Superintendent, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada
Way, Boulder City, NV 89005; telephone
(702) 293–8920.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada
Highway, Boulder City, NV 89005 (702)
293–8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed Wilderness Management Plan
addresses public issues and concerns,
identifies goals, objectives, and
decision-making guidelines for
administrative actions and visitor use,
and provides guidelines for managing
the Jimbilnan, Pinto Valley, Black
Canyon, Eldorado, Ireteba Peaks, Nellis
Wash, Spirit Mountain, and Bridge
Canyon wilderness areas in Nevada.
These areas were designated as units of
the National Wilderness Preservation
System through the Clark County
Conservation of Public Land and
Natural Resources Act (Pub. L. 107–282)
in 2002. The NPS and BLM jointly
manage the Eldorado, Ireteba Peak, and
the Spirit Mountain wilderness areas;
the other five wilderness areas are
managed by the NPS.
During April 2010, a draft wilderness
management plan/environmental
assessment was distributed for public
review. However, due to issues
subsequently raised by rock climbers
and American Indian tribes, the NPS
and BLM determined it would be
appropriate to prepare an
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Environmental Impact Statement. The
Notice of Intent was published in the
Federal Register on February 12, 2012.
The Draft EIS for the Wilderness
Management Plan was published in
January 2014, with a public review and
comment period extending from January
17 through March 23, 2014. Public
meetings were held in Henderson, NV;
Boulder City, NV; and Bullhead City,
AZ. Overall approximately 269 written
comments were received.
The primary issues addressed in the
Final EIS for the Wilderness
Management Plan are as follows:
• Providing for use of Spirit
Mountain by the general public while
meeting tribal needs and concerns.
• Managing rock climbing in the
wilderness areas, particularly placement
or removal of fixed anchors for rockclimbing activities, and managing ‘‘boltintensive face climbs.’’
• The use of climbing equipment
(including climbing chalk) near
sensitive cultural resources (e.g.,
petroglyphs and pictographs).
• Access to several of the wilderness
areas, including losing vehicle access to
areas listed in the plan, illegal off-road
access, and motorized or climbing
ascents of Spirit Mountain.
Decision Process: The Record of
Decision will be executed not sooner
than 30 days after release of the Final
EIS. As a delegated EIS process, the
official responsible for final approval of
the Wilderness Management Plan is the
Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
NPS. Subsequently the officials
responsible for implementing the
approved Wilderness Management Plan
are the Superintendent, Lake Mead
National Recreation Area, and the BLM
State Director, Nevada.
Dated: February 10, 2015.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
National Park Service.
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Notice of Nomination Solicitation
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of request for
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
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of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Review
Committee (Review Committee). The
Secretary of the Interior will appoint the
members from nominations submitted
by national museum organizations and
national scientific organizations.
DATES: Nominations must be received
by June 2, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Melanie O’Brien,
Designated Federal Officer, Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee,
National NAGPRA Program (2253),
National Park Service, 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240, or via
email nagpra_dfo@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Review Committee was established by
the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA), at 25 U.S.C. 3006, 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 2.
The Review Committee is responsible
for:
1. Monitoring the NAGPRA inventory
and identification process;
2. reviewing and making findings
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of cultural items, or the return
of such items;
3. facilitating the resolution of
disputes;
4. compiling an inventory of
culturally unidentifiable human
remains and developing a process for
disposition of such remains;
5. consulting with Indian tribes and
Native Hawaiian organizations and
museums on matters within the scope of
the work of the Review Committee
affecting such tribes or organizations;
6. consulting with the Secretary of the
Interior in the development of
regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and
7. making recommendations regarding
future care of repatriated cultural items.
The Review Committee consists of
seven members appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. The Secretary
may not appoint Federal officers or
employees to the Review Committee.
Three members are appointed from
nominations submitted by Indian tribes,
Native Hawaiian organizations, and
traditional Native American religious
leaders. At least two of these members
must be traditional Indian religious
leaders. Three members are appointed
from nominations submitted by national
museum or scientific organizations. One
member is appointed from a list of
persons developed and consented to by
all of the other members.
Members serve as Special
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requires completion of annual ethics
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-PWR-PWRO-16730; PPPWLAKES1/PPMPSAS1Z.YP0000]
Final Environmental Impact Statement/Wilderness Management Plan,
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada/Bureau of Land Management,
Southern Nevada District
AGENCIES: National Park Service and Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) and Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) announce the availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS) for the Wilderness Management Plan for the
Jimbilnan, Pinto Valley, Black Canyon, Eldorado, Ireteba Peaks, Nellis
Wash, Spirit Mountain, and Bridge Canyon Wilderness Areas at Lake Mead
National Recreation Area and adjacent public lands. The jointly
prepared Wilderness Management Plan describes three alternatives for
consideration. Alternative A (no-action alternative) continues the
current management of the wilderness areas and serves as a
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baseline for comparison with the other action alternatives. Alternative
B (preferred alternative) generally focuses on protecting the character
of the wilderness areas while providing a few more opportunities for
access into several areas. Alternative C provides a higher level of
access and visitor use management while still protecting the overall
character of the wilderness areas. The Final EIS also analyzes the
potential environmental consequences of each of the alternatives,
including potential impacts to soils, vegetation, terrestrial wildlife,
threatened, endangered, and special status species, natural soundscape,
wilderness character, archeological resources, ethnographic resources,
visitor use and experience, and public safety.
DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision
(ROD) no sooner than 30 days following Federal Register publication by
the Environmental Protection Agency of its notice of filing and
availability of the Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: The Final EIS is available for public inspection at https://parkplanning.nps.gov.lake, and in the office of the Superintendent,
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada Way, Boulder City, NV
89005; telephone (702) 293-8920.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake
Mead National Recreation Area, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, NV
89005 (702) 293-8986.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Wilderness Management Plan
addresses public issues and concerns, identifies goals, objectives, and
decision-making guidelines for administrative actions and visitor use,
and provides guidelines for managing the Jimbilnan, Pinto Valley, Black
Canyon, Eldorado, Ireteba Peaks, Nellis Wash, Spirit Mountain, and
Bridge Canyon wilderness areas in Nevada. These areas were designated
as units of the National Wilderness Preservation System through the
Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act
(Pub. L. 107-282) in 2002. The NPS and BLM jointly manage the Eldorado,
Ireteba Peak, and the Spirit Mountain wilderness areas; the other five
wilderness areas are managed by the NPS.
During April 2010, a draft wilderness management plan/environmental
assessment was distributed for public review. However, due to issues
subsequently raised by rock climbers and American Indian tribes, the
NPS and BLM determined it would be appropriate to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement. The Notice of Intent was published in
the Federal Register on February 12, 2012. The Draft EIS for the
Wilderness Management Plan was published in January 2014, with a public
review and comment period extending from January 17 through March 23,
2014. Public meetings were held in Henderson, NV; Boulder City, NV; and
Bullhead City, AZ. Overall approximately 269 written comments were
received.
The primary issues addressed in the Final EIS for the Wilderness
Management Plan are as follows:
Providing for use of Spirit Mountain by the general public
while meeting tribal needs and concerns.
Managing rock climbing in the wilderness areas,
particularly placement or removal of fixed anchors for rock-climbing
activities, and managing ``bolt-intensive face climbs.''
The use of climbing equipment (including climbing chalk)
near sensitive cultural resources (e.g., petroglyphs and pictographs).
Access to several of the wilderness areas, including
losing vehicle access to areas listed in the plan, illegal off-road
access, and motorized or climbing ascents of Spirit Mountain.
Decision Process: The Record of Decision will be executed not
sooner than 30 days after release of the Final EIS. As a delegated EIS
process, the official responsible for final approval of the Wilderness
Management Plan is the Regional Director, Pacific West Region, NPS.
Subsequently the officials responsible for implementing the approved
Wilderness Management Plan are the Superintendent, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, and the BLM State Director, Nevada.
Dated: February 10, 2015.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-04485 Filed 3-3-15; 8:45 am]
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