Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan for the Nez Perce Reservation in North Central Idaho, 76033-76034 [2015-30805]
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Integrated
Resource Management Plan for the
Nez Perce Reservation in North Central
Idaho
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
as lead agency intends to prepare a
programmatic environmental impact
statement (PEIS) and conduct public
scoping meetings to evaluate potential
environmental impacts of the proposed
Integrated Resource Management Plan
(IRMP) for the Nez Perce Reservation
located in north central Idaho. The PEIS
will be prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
DATES: The dates and locations of public
scoping meetings will be published in
the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman
Daily News, Ta’c Tito’oqan, Clearwater
Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis
County Herald, The Clearwater Progress,
and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional
information will also be posted on the
Tribe’s Web site at www.nezperce.org.
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Written comments to this notice must be
received by February 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to
submit written comments to this Notice.
Written comments may be submitted by
mail, email, hand carry, or fax to: Ms.
Anna Schmidt, Wildlife Biologist, BIA
Northwest Regional Office, 911 NE. 11th
Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4169,
Phone: (503) 231–6808, Fax: (503) 231–
6774, Email: anna.schmidt@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Anna Schmidt at (503) 231–6808 or
anna.schmidt@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed action is the preparation of an
IRMP for the Nez Perce Reservation and
BIA approval of long-term natural and
cultural resource planning goals and
objectives for the Nez Perce Reservation.
The Tribe may use the Programmatic
EIS (PEIS) for tiered, project-specific
environmental assessments to cover
specific actions as the IRMP is
implemented. The Tribe has managed
its natural and cultural resources under
the goals and objectives of various
department-specific plans under the
direction of the Nez Perce Tribal
Executive Committee. The PEIS will
consider a proposed strategy in the
IRMP to provide a framework for all Nez
Perce Tribal agencies to manage natural
and cultural resources within the Nez
Perce Reservation.
It is anticipated that the PEIS will
assess four management strategy
alternatives and a No Action
Alternative. Under the Maximum
Resource Development Alternative, the
Tribe’s resource management strategy
would be to maximally promote human
land uses, growth, and the use of natural
and cultural resources to generate
revenue for the Tribe. Under the
Development Emphasis Alternative, the
Tribe’s resource management strategy
would be to emphasize human land use,
growth, and the use of natural and
cultural resources to generate revenue
for the Tribe, while ensuring a moderate
level of natural and cultural resource
conservation, protection, and
enhancement. Under the Conservation
Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe’s
resource management strategy would be
to emphasize natural and cultural
resource conservation, protection, and
enhancement, while ensuring a
moderate level of human land use,
growth, and the use of natural and
cultural resources to generate revenue
for the Tribe. Under the Maximum
Conservation Alternative, the Tribe’s
resource management strategy would be
to maximally promote natural and
cultural resource conservation,
protection, and enhancement. Under the
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No Action Alternative, the existing
resource management strategies will be
assessed. Additional strategies or
alternatives or variations of those
proposed above may be developed as a
result of public scoping. Significant
issues to be covered during the scoping
process may include, but will not be
limited to, air quality, geology and soils,
surface and groundwater resources,
wildlife habitat, threatened and
endangered species, cultural resources,
socioeconomic conditions, land use,
aesthetics, and Indian trust resources.
Directions for Submitting Public
Comments: Please include your name,
return address, and the caption
‘‘ ‘Programmatic EIS, Nez Perce
Reservation IRMP’ ’’ on the first page of
any written comments you submit. You
may also submit comments at the public
scoping meetings. The public scoping
meetings will be held to seek comments
from all parties concerning the use of
natural and cultural resources on the
Nez Perce Reservation, concerns
regarding impacts to those resources,
and preferred management strategies.
The meetings will be held at various
Nez Perce Reservation communities,
and notices will be published in the
Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman
Daily News, Ta’c Tito’oqan, Clearwater
Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis
County Herald, the Clearwater Progress,
and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional
information will also be posted at the
Tribe’s Web site at www.nezperce.org.
Public Comment Availability:
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BIA
address shown in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice, during regular business
hours, 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.
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: This notice is published in
accordance with sections 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of
the Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46),
implementing the procedural requirements of
NEPA, as amended (42 U.5.C. 4321 et seq.),
and is in the exercise of authority delegated
to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, by
part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
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Dated: November 30, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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contrary determination. The USIBWC
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are made based upon a review of
comments received.
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Matthew Myers,
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Leave Records—Interior, DOI–85.
United States Section,
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ACTION: Proposed establishment of a
new Privacy Act system of records.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the
USIBWC is issuing public notice of its
intent to modify an existing Privacy Act
system of records notice, DOI–85,
‘‘Payroll, Attendance, Retirement, and
Leave Records.’’ The revisions will
update the categories of individuals
covered by the system, categories of
records in the system, routine uses of
records maintained in the system,
retrievability of records, records’
safeguards, retention and disposition of
records, and record source categories.
DATES: Comments must be received by
January 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Any persons interested in
commenting on these proposed
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Privacy, Matthew Myers, U.S. IBWC,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Z.
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4171 N. Mesa, C–100, El Paso, TX 79902
or by email at Z.Mora@ibwc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of the Secretary of the Department of the
Interior is proposing to amend the
system notice for DOI–85, ‘‘Payroll,
Attendance, Retirement, and Leave
Records’’ to update the categories of
individuals covered by the system,
categories of records in the system,
routine uses of records maintained in
the system, retrievability of records,
records’ safeguards, retention and
disposition of records, and record
source categories to reflect changes that
have occurred since the notice was last
published. These amendments will be
effective as proposed at the end of the
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(1) Personnel and Payroll Systems
Division, National Business Center, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 7201 West
Mansfield Avenue, MS D–2400, Denver,
CO 80235–2230.
(2) All Departmental offices and
locations which prepare and provide
input documents and information for
data processing and administrative
actions.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
(1) Current and former employees of
the USIBWC
(2) Current and former emergency
workers (‘‘casuals’’) of the USIBWC
(emergency workers).
(3) Volunteers within the USIBWC
(volunteers).
(4) Contractors within the USIBWC
(contractors).
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Emergency worker name, emergency
worker address, emergency worker
phone numbers, emergency worker
Social Security Number and
organizational code; contractor name,
contractor Social Security Number,
contractor organization; employee
name, employee address, employee
phone numbers, employee emergency
contact information (including name,
address and phone number), employee
Social Security Number and
organizational code; employee common
identifier (ECI), pay rate, grade, length
of service, individual’s pay and leave
records; source documents for posting
time and leave attendance; allowances,
and cost distribution records;
deductions for Medicare, Old Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance
(OASDI, also known as Social Security),
bonds, Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance (FEGLI), union dues, taxes,
allotments, quarters, retirement,
charities, health benefits, Flexible
Spending Account, Long Term Care,
Thrift Savings Fund contributions,
awards, shift schedules, and pay
differentials, tax lien data, commercial
garnishments, child support and/or
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alimony wage assignments; and related
payroll and personnel data. Also
included is information on debts owed
to the government as a result of
overpayment, refunds owed, or a debt
referred for collection on a transferred
employee or emergency worker. The
payroll, attendance, retirement, and
leave records described in this notice
form a part of the information contained
in the Department of the Interior’s
integrated Federal Personnel and
Payroll System (FPPS). Personnel
records contained in the FPPS are
covered under the government-wide
system of records notice published by
the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM/GOVT–1) and the Departmentwide system of records notice, DOI–79,
‘‘Interior Personnel Records.’’
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5 U.S.C. 5101, et seq.; 31 U.S.C. 3512.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The primary uses of the records are
for fiscal operations for payroll, time
and attendance, leave, insurance, tax,
retirement, debt, budget, and cost
accounting programs; to prepare related
reports to other Federal agencies
including the Department of the
Treasury and the Office of Personnel
Management; for reporting purposes by
the DOI component for which the
employee works or the agency for which
the DOI emergency worker works; and
for human capital management
purposes.
Disclosure outside the Department of
the Interior may be made:
(1) To the Department of the Treasury
for preparation of payroll (and other)
checks and electronic funds transfers to
Federal, State, and local government
agencies, non-governmental
organizations, and individuals.
(2) To the Internal Revenue Service
and to State, local, tribal, and territorial
governments for tax purposes.
(3) To the Office of Personnel
Management or its contractors in
connection with programs administered
by that office, including, but not limited
to, the Federal Long Term Care (LTC)
Insurance Program, the Federal Dental
and Vision Insurance Program
(FEDVIP), the Flexible Spending
Accounts for Federal Employees
Program (FSAFEDS), and the electronic
Human Resources Information Program
(EHRI).
(4) To another Federal agency to
which an employee or DOI emergency
worker has transferred or in which a
DOI volunteer transfers in a volunteer
capacity.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[167A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Integrated Resource Management Plan for the
Nez Perce Reservation in North Central Idaho
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) as lead agency intends to prepare a programmatic
environmental impact statement (PEIS) and conduct public scoping
meetings to evaluate potential environmental impacts of the proposed
Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) for the Nez Perce
Reservation located in north central Idaho. The PEIS will be prepared
in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA).
DATES: The dates and locations of public scoping meetings will be
published in the Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Ta'c
Tito'oqan, Clearwater Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis County
Herald, The Clearwater Progress, and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional
information will also be posted on the Tribe's Web site at
www.nezperce.org. Written comments to this notice must be received by
February 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to submit written comments to this
Notice. Written comments may be submitted by mail, email, hand carry,
or fax to: Ms. Anna Schmidt, Wildlife Biologist, BIA Northwest Regional
Office, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232-4169, Phone: (503) 231-
6808, Fax: (503) 231-6774, Email: anna.schmidt@bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Anna Schmidt at (503) 231-6808 or
anna.schmidt@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is the preparation of an
IRMP for the Nez Perce Reservation and BIA approval of long-term
natural and cultural resource planning goals and objectives for the Nez
Perce Reservation. The Tribe may use the Programmatic EIS (PEIS) for
tiered, project-specific environmental assessments to cover specific
actions as the IRMP is implemented. The Tribe has managed its natural
and cultural resources under the goals and objectives of various
department-specific plans under the direction of the Nez Perce Tribal
Executive Committee. The PEIS will consider a proposed strategy in the
IRMP to provide a framework for all Nez Perce Tribal agencies to manage
natural and cultural resources within the Nez Perce Reservation.
It is anticipated that the PEIS will assess four management
strategy alternatives and a No Action Alternative. Under the Maximum
Resource Development Alternative, the Tribe's resource management
strategy would be to maximally promote human land uses, growth, and the
use of natural and cultural resources to generate revenue for the
Tribe. Under the Development Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe's resource
management strategy would be to emphasize human land use, growth, and
the use of natural and cultural resources to generate revenue for the
Tribe, while ensuring a moderate level of natural and cultural resource
conservation, protection, and enhancement. Under the Conservation
Emphasis Alternative, the Tribe's resource management strategy would be
to emphasize natural and cultural resource conservation, protection,
and enhancement, while ensuring a moderate level of human land use,
growth, and the use of natural and cultural resources to generate
revenue for the Tribe. Under the Maximum Conservation Alternative, the
Tribe's resource management strategy would be to maximally promote
natural and cultural resource conservation, protection, and
enhancement. Under the No Action Alternative, the existing resource
management strategies will be assessed. Additional strategies or
alternatives or variations of those proposed above may be developed as
a result of public scoping. Significant issues to be covered during the
scoping process may include, but will not be limited to, air quality,
geology and soils, surface and groundwater resources, wildlife habitat,
threatened and endangered species, cultural resources, socioeconomic
conditions, land use, aesthetics, and Indian trust resources.
Directions for Submitting Public Comments: Please include your
name, return address, and the caption `` `Programmatic EIS, Nez Perce
Reservation IRMP' '' on the first page of any written comments you
submit. You may also submit comments at the public scoping meetings.
The public scoping meetings will be held to seek comments from all
parties concerning the use of natural and cultural resources on the Nez
Perce Reservation, concerns regarding impacts to those resources, and
preferred management strategies. The meetings will be held at various
Nez Perce Reservation communities, and notices will be published in the
Lewiston Tribune, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, Ta'c Tito'oqan, Clearwater
Tribune, Idaho County Free Press, Lewis County Herald, the Clearwater
Progress, and Cottonwood Chronicle. Additional information will also be
posted at the Tribe's Web site at www.nezperce.org.
Public Comment Availability: Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the
BIA address shown in the ADDRESSES section of this notice, during
regular business hours, 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. 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: This notice is published in accordance with sections
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR
parts 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the
Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46), implementing the procedural
requirements of NEPA, as amended (42 U.5.C. 4321 et seq.), and is in
the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs, by part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
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Dated: November 30, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-30805 Filed 12-4-15; 8:45 am]
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