Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony Express Resource Management Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Eastern Lake Mountains Area, 33547-33548 [2015-14296]
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Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–XXXX’’
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon Bassista, Upper Snake Field
Office, at (208) 524–7552. Persons who
use a telecommunication device for the
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(80 FR 2967). The public comment
period expired on March 23, 2015. No
public comments were submitted in
response to that notice. The BLM now
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requests comments on the following
subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
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Title: Visitor Use Survey for St.
Anthony Sand Dunes.
Abstract: The BLM is proposing to
sponsor a visitor use survey for the St.
Anthony Sand Dunes in the Upper
Snake Field Office, Idaho, which
includes lands designated as a Special
Recreation Management Area (SRMA),
lands designated as a Wilderness Study
Area, and lands designated as an Area
of Critical Environmental Concern. This
collection of information will enable the
BLM to develop a plan for the St.
Anthony Sand Dunes on subjects such
as existing and proposed management
actions, issuance of Special Recreation
Permits, conflicts between visitors, and
travel management issues. The proposed
survey will be distributed as a mail-back
questionnaire and will be available
online through a University of Idaho
Web site. The collection of information
will take place during the summer
season when visitation rates are highest.
Data will be analyzed and a final report
will be developed for the area.
Frequency: Once.
Description of Respondents: Visitors
and recreationists.
Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 845
responses and 211 hours.
The estimated burdens are itemized in
the following table:
B. Estimated
number of
responses
A. Activity
C. Completion
time per response
(minutes)
D. Total hours
(column B ×
column C)
Sampling Frame 1: On-site visitors: on-site, mail or on-line questionnaires ............
Sampling Frame 2: mail or online questionnaire to vested interests ........................
420
425
15
15
105
106
Totals ..................................................................................................................
845
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211
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony
Express Resource Management Plan
for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and
Prepare an Associated Environmental
Assessment for the Eastern Lake
Mountains Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt
Lake Field Office (SLFO), Salt Lake City,
Utah, intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment
with an associated Environmental
Assessment (EA) for target shooting in
the Eastern Lake Mountains area. This
notice is announcing the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP
amendment with an associated EA.
Comments on issues to be considered
may be submitted in writing until July
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13, 2015. The date(s) and location(s) of
any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local news media, newspapers
and the BLM Web site at: https://
www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/
planning.html. In order to be included
in the analysis, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the 30-day
scoping period or 15 days after the last
public meeting, whichever is later. We
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Eastern Lake Mountains Plan
Amendment/EA by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ut/
enbb/index.php
• Email: blm_ut_sl_comments@
blm.gov
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• Fax: 801–977–4397 or
• Mail: BLM–SLFO, 2370 South
Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley
City, Utah 84119
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the SLFO located
at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard,
West Valley City, Utah 84119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam
Schuller, Planning and Environmental
Coordinator, telephone 801–977–4377;
address BLM–SLFO, 2370 South Decker
Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah
84119; email: blm_ut_sl_comments@
blm.gov. Contact Ms. Schuller to have
your name added to our mailing list.
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: This
document provides notice that the BLM
SLFO, Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to
prepare an RMP amendment with an
associated EA for the Eastern Lake
Mountains area, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and
seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is
located in Utah County, Utah, and
encompasses approximately 8,124 acres
of public land. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to determine
relevant issues that will influence the
scope of the environmental analysis,
including alternatives, and guide the
planning process. Preliminary issues for
the plan amendment area have been
identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local government agencies;
and other stakeholders. The issues
identified to date include: target
shooting, public health and safety, and
protection of cultural resources.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
• The RMP amendment will address
BLM-administered lands only.
• The RMP amendment will make
land use planning decisions specific to
potential closure or restrictions of target
shooting to determine the desired future
condition and uses of these public
lands.
• The RMP amendment will utilize a
collaborative and multi-jurisdictional
approach to determine the desired
future condition of public lands.
• The RMP amendment will comply
with NEPA, FLPMA, and other
applicable laws, executive orders,
regulations and policy.
• The RMP amendment will
recognize valid and existing rights.
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You may submit comments on issues
and planning criteria in writing to the
BLM at any public scoping meeting, or
you may submit them to the BLM using
one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. Interested
parties may 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
section 106 of 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 Native
American 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
environmental analysis 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 in the
plan, and will place them into one of
three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan
amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan
amendment.
The BLM will explain in the Draft
RMP Amendment/Draft EA why an
issue was placed in category two or
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three. The public is also encouraged to
help identify any management questions
and concerns that should be addressed
in the plan. 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 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:
outdoor recreation, archaeology,
rangeland management, wildlife, fire
management, realty, and hazardous
materials.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2.
Lance C. Porter,
Acting Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony Express Resource Management
Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and Prepare an Associated
Environmental Assessment for the Eastern Lake Mountains Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Salt
Lake Field Office (SLFO), Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare a
Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) for target shooting in the Eastern Lake
Mountains area. This notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping
process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues to be considered
may be submitted in writing until July 13, 2015. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days
in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site
at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/planning.html. In order to
be included in the analysis, all comments must be received prior to the
close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities
for public participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Eastern Lake Mountains Plan Amendment/EA by any of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php
Email: blm_ut_sl_comments@blm.gov
[[Page 33548]]
Fax: 801-977-4397 or
Mail: BLM-SLFO, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West
Valley City, Utah 84119
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the SLFO
located at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah
84119.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Schuller, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, telephone 801-977-4377; address BLM-SLFO,
2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 84119; email:
blm_ut_sl_comments@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Schuller to have your name
added to our mailing list. 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: This document provides notice that the BLM
SLFO, Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare an RMP amendment with an
associated EA for the Eastern Lake Mountains area, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Utah County, Utah,
and encompasses approximately 8,124 acres of public land. The purpose
of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for
the plan amendment area have been identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local government agencies; and other stakeholders. The
issues identified to date include: target shooting, public health and
safety, and protection of cultural resources.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
The RMP amendment will address BLM-administered lands
only.
The RMP amendment will make land use planning decisions
specific to potential closure or restrictions of target shooting to
determine the desired future condition and uses of these public lands.
The RMP amendment will utilize a collaborative and multi-
jurisdictional approach to determine the desired future condition of
public lands.
The RMP amendment will comply with NEPA, FLPMA, and other
applicable laws, executive orders, regulations and policy.
The RMP amendment will recognize valid and existing
rights.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the
BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above.
Interested parties may 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 section 106 of 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 Native American tribes on a government-
to-government 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 environmental analysis 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 in the plan, and
will place them into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment.
The BLM will explain in the Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EA 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 in the plan. 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 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: outdoor
recreation, archaeology, rangeland management, wildlife, fire
management, realty, and hazardous materials.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Lance C. Porter,
Acting Associate State Director.
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