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2013). Although the IM and the
Handbook pertain to oil and gas leasing
decisions, the BLM determined that the
MLP concepts are also applicable to
potash leasing decisions. Therefore, the
MLP process provides additional
planning and analysis for areas prior to
new leasing of oil and gas and potash.
The MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft
EIS analyzes likely mineral
development scenarios and land use
plan alternatives with varying
mitigation levels for leasing.
The MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/
Draft EIS includes a range of
management alternatives designed to
address management challenges and
issues raised during scoping concerning
mineral leasing decisions. The four
alternatives are:
(1) Alternative A is the No Action
alternative and represents the
continuation of existing mineral leasing
management (oil, gas, and potash).
Alternative A allows for oil, gas, and
potash leasing and development to
occur on the same tracts of land where
it is consistent with current leasing
decisions.
(2) Alternative B provides for mineral
leasing and development outside of
areas that are protected for high scenic
quality (including public lands visible
from Arches and Canyonlands National
Parks), high use recreation areas, and
other sensitive resources with
stipulations that minimize surface
disturbance and associated potential
resource impacts. Mineral leasing
decisions are divided into two options
specified as Alternative B1 and
Alternative B2. In Alternative B1,
surface impacts would be minimized by
separating new leasing of the two
commodities (oil/gas and potash),
limiting the density of mineral
development, and locating potash
processing facilities in areas identified
with the least amount of sensitive
resources. Potash leasing would involve
a phased approach and would be
prioritized within identified areas.
Alternative B2 provides for only oil and
gas leasing; no new potash leasing
would occur. Alternative B2 would also
minimize surface impacts by limiting
the density of oil and gas development.
(3) Alternative C provides for only oil
and gas leasing; no potash leasing
would occur. This alternative affords
the greatest protection to areas with
high scenic quality, recreational uses,
special designations, BLM lands
adjacent to Arches and Canyonlands
National Parks, and other sensitive
resources.
(4) Alternative D is the BLM’s
preferred alternative and provides for
both oil leasing and potash leasing.
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Mineral development would be
precluded in many areas with high
scenic quality, in some high use
recreation areas, specifically designated
areas, and in other areas with sensitive
resources. Outside of these areas,
surface impacts would be minimized by
separating leasing of the two
commodities (oil/gas and potash),
locating potash processing facilities in
areas with the least amount of sensitive
resources, and limiting the density of
mineral development. Potash leasing
would involve a phased approach and
would be prioritized within identified
areas. Alternative D provides
operational flexibility from mineral
leasing and development through some
specific exceptions and closes BLM
lands adjacent to Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks to mineral
leasing and development.
The preferred alternative has been
identified as described in 40 CFR
1502.14(e). However, identification of a
preferred alternative does not represent
the final agency decision. The MLP/
Proposed RMP Amendments/Final EIS
will reflect changes or adjustments
based on information received during
public comment, new information, or
changes in BLM policies or priorities.
The MLP/Proposed RMP Amendments/
Final EIS may include portions of any
analyzed alternatives. For this reason,
the BLM encourages comments on all
alternatives and management actions
described in the MLP/Draft RMP
Amendments/Draft EIS.
You may submit comments on the
MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft EIS
in writing to the BLM at any public
meeting, or you may submit them to the
BLM using one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section above. All
comments must be received by the end
of the comment period. Comments
submitted must include the
commenter’s name and street address.
Whenever possible, please include
reference to either the page or section in
the MLP/Draft RMP Amendments/Draft
EIS to which the comment applies.
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.
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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. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10
and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Approved: August 17, 2015.
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area Advisory Council
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
annual meeting of the Boston Harbor
Islands National Recreation Area
Advisory Council (Council). The agenda
includes results of the Council survey,
planning for the 20th anniversary of the
Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area, the National Park
Service (NPS) Centennial, and the
Boston Light Tricentennial in 2016, and
membership of and planning for the
next steps for the Council.
Superintendent Giles Parker will also
give updates about park operations and
planning efforts.
DATES: September 9, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8
p.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: WilmerHale, 60 State Street,
26th Floor, Conference Room, Boston,
MA 02109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Giles Parker, Superintendent and
Designated Federal Official (DFO),
Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area, 15 State Street, Suite
1100, Boston, MA 02109, telephone
(617) 223–8669, or email giles_parker@
nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is open to the public. Those
wishing to submit written comments
may contact the DFO for the Council,
Giles Parker, by mail at National Park
Service, Boston Harbor Islands, 15 State
Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109 or
via email giles_parker@nps.gov. Before
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including your address, telephone
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 may 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 Council was appointed by the
Director of the National Park Service
pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g). The
purpose of the Council is to advise and
make recommendations to the Boston
Harbor Islands Partnership with respect
to the implementation of a management
plan and park operations. Efforts have
been made locally to ensure that the
interested public is aware of the meeting
dates.
Dated: August 8, 2015.
Shirley Sears,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Use of iNaturalist
by the National Park Service To Record
Natural History Observations
1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO
80525 (mail); or phadrea_ponds@
nps.gov (email). Please reference
Information Collection 1024–iNAT in
the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Simon Kingston, National Park Service,
Inventory and Monitoring Division,
1201 Oakridge Dr., Suite 100, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; simon_kingston@
nps.gov; or 970–225–3551. You may
review the ICR online at https://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Park Service (NPS) is
requesting approval for a new collection
of information in which scientists and
members of the public will use
iNaturalist to record natural history
observations during NPS Bioblitz and
other citizen science sponsored events.
The NPS is requesting to use
iNaturalist—a web-based tool program
that will allow park visitors to record
the natural history of wildlife, plant and
other species observed inside NPS Park
units and managed lands. These
recorded observations will be used to
supply NPSpecies biodiversity database
with additional information not
currently known about species in the
parks. The participation of citizen
scientists via iNaturalist provides
immediate on-site input that is often not
available with the current level of NPS
staffing.
AGENCY:
OMB Control Number: 1024–New.
Title: Use of iNaturalist by the
National Park Service To Record Natural
History Observations.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Description of Respondents: General
public and non-federal scientists.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time,
on-occasion.
Estimated Annual Number of
Responses: 61,250.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,104.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden
Cost: None.
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.
We (National Park Service,
NPS) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. We may not conduct or sponsor
and a person is not required to respond
to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB Control
Number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before September 21, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email) and
identify your submission as 1024–iNAT.
Please send a copy of your comments to
Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection
Coordinator, National Park Service,
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with the iNaturalist project. In this
notice, we solicited public comment for
60 days ending June 8, 2015. We did not
receive any comments as a result of the
Federal Register Notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. 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 or OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
Dated: August 17, 2015.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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III. Comments
A Notice was published in the
Federal Register (Vol. 80, No. 68, p.
19092) on April 9, 2015 stating that we
intended to request OMB approval of
our information collection associated
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NER-BOHA-19019; PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000; PPNEBOHAS1]
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Annual Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the annual meeting of the Boston Harbor
Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Council (Council). The agenda
includes results of the Council survey, planning for the 20th
anniversary of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, the
National Park Service (NPS) Centennial, and the Boston Light
Tricentennial in 2016, and membership of and planning for the next
steps for the Council. Superintendent Giles Parker will also give
updates about park operations and planning efforts.
DATES: September 9, 2015, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: WilmerHale, 60 State Street, 26th Floor, Conference Room,
Boston, MA 02109.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Giles Parker, Superintendent and
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area, 15 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109,
telephone (617) 223-8669, or email giles_parker@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Those
wishing to submit written comments may contact the DFO for the Council,
Giles Parker, by mail at National Park Service, Boston Harbor Islands,
15 State Street, Suite 1100, Boston, MA 02109 or via email
giles_parker@nps.gov. Before
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including your address, telephone 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 may
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 Council was appointed by the Director of the National Park
Service pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 460kkk(g). The purpose of the Council is
to advise and make recommendations to the Boston Harbor Islands
Partnership with respect to the implementation of a management plan and
park operations. Efforts have been made locally to ensure that the
interested public is aware of the meeting dates.
Dated: August 8, 2015.
Shirley Sears,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015-20782 Filed 8-20-15; 8:45 am]
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