North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee Lands Unsuitable for Mining Draft Petition Evaluation Document and Environmental Impact Statement OSM-EIS-37, 77018-77019 [2015-30981]

Download as PDF 77018 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / Notices reflects comments and any additional information received during the review period. Copies of the final EIR/EIS/EIS are available for public review at the following locations: • State of California, California Tahoe Conservancy, 1061 Third Street, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150. • Tahoe Regional Planning Agency front desk, 128 Market Street, Stateline, NV 89449. • Mid-Pacific Regional Library, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. Public Disclosure Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any correspondence, you should be aware that your entire correspondence— including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your correspondence to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: November 20, 2015. Jason R. Phillips, Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2015–31230 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 16XS501520] North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee Lands Unsuitable for Mining Draft Petition Evaluation Document and Environmental Impact Statement OSM– EIS–37 Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announces that the draft Petition Evaluation Document and Environmental Impact Statement (PED/ EIS) for the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area Petition to Find Certain Lands Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations is available for public review and comment. DATES: Electronic or written comments: OSMRE will accept electronic or written comments within 45 days of the jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:55 Dec 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following methods: Electronic Comments: https:// www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/ TNLUM.shtm. Please follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: Earl D. Bandy Jr., Director—Knoxville Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. You may review the draft PED/EIS online at https://www.osmre.gov/ programs/rcm/TNLUM.shtm. You also may review these documents in person at the location listed below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl D. Bandy Jr., Director—Knoxville Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Telephone: 865–545–4103. Email: TNLUM@OSMRE.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 30, 2010, pursuant to section 522 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), 30 U.S.C. 1272(c), the State of Tennessee filed a petition with OSMRE to designate certain lands in the state as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. These lands include the area within 600 feet of all ridge lines (a 1,200 foot corridor) lying within the North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area (NCWMA)—made up of the Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area, the Sundquist Wildlife Management Area, and the New River Wildlife Management Area (also known as the Brimstone Tract Conservation Easement)—and the Emory River Tracts Conservation Easement (ERTCE). The area under consideration for designation encompasses in total approximately 67,326 acres along 505 miles of ridgelines. In accordance with its responsibility to administer the federal coal program in Tennessee, OSMRE must process and make decisions on all petitions submitted to designate areas in the state as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. The petition includes two primary allegations with numerous allegations of fact and supporting statements. In primary allegation 1, the petitioner contends that the petition area should be designated unsuitable for surface coal mining operations because surface coal PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 mining in the area would be incompatible with existing state or local land use plans or programs. SMCRA 522(a)(3)(A), 30 U.S.C. 1272(a)(3)(A). In primary allegation 2, the petitioner contends that the OSMRE should designate the petition area as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations because such operations would affect fragile or historic lands, resulting in significant damage to important historic, cultural, scientific, and aesthetic values and natural systems. SMCRA 522(a)(3)(B), 30 U.S.C. 1272(a)(3)(B). The Director, OSMRE, is required to make a decision on the petition. The draft EIS currently considers in detail the following alternatives for action by the Secretary: —Alternative 1—do not designate any of the petition area as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations (noaction). There would be no change in types of permits applications accepted for evaluation. —Alternative 2—designate the entire petition area (67,326 acres) as unsuitable for all surface coal mining operations (State’s proposed action). No types of surface mining permits applications would be accepted for this area. —Alternative 3—designate the state petition area (67,326 acres) while allowing remining and road access (agency’s preferred alternative). The only acceptable types of permits would be permits for remining. —Alternative 4—grant an expanded corridor designation of independently-identified ridgelines within the petition area (76,133 acres) while allowing remining and road access. The only acceptable types of permits would be permits for remining. —Alternative 5—designate lands based on the presence of certain sensitive resources (12,331 acres). No types of surface mining permits would be accepted for this area. —Alternative 6—designate a reduced corridor of 600 feet (39,106 acres). No types of surface mining permits applications would be accepted for this area. In accordance with the applicable regulations under 30 CFR parts 762 and 764 and the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, OSMRE evaluated the merits of the unsuitability petition and analyzed the impacts of these alternatives. This analysis is reflected in the draft PED/EIS. OSMRE has identified Alternative 3 as its preferred alternative. E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 238 / Friday, December 11, 2015 / Notices Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.1. How do I comment on the DEIS? In accordance with 43 CFR 46.435(a) and 40 CFR 1503.1(a)(4), the public is invited to provide written comments on the draft PED/EIS during the 45-day comment period. Please see ADDRESSES and DATES for more information. OSMRE will review and consider all comments submitted via the methods discussed under ADDRESSES by the close of the comment period (see DATES). OSMRE cannot ensure that comments received after the close of the comment period or at a location other than the office and Web site listed under ADDRESSES will be included in the docket for this DEIS or considered in the development of a final EIS. All comments should refer to a specific portion of the draft PED/EIS (citation to the chapter, section, page, paragraph, and sentence to which your comment applies would be helpful), be confined to pertinent issues, explain the reason for any recommended change or objection, and include supporting data when appropriate. Before including your address, phone number, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may request in your comment that your personally identifiable information be withheld from public review, OSMRE cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. In addition, a limited number of CD copies of the DEIS are available upon request. You may obtain a CD by contacting the person identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive future information on the draft PED/EIS, please contact the person identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. jstallworth on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public Hearings OSMRE will hold a series of public hearings on the draft PED/EIS. OSMRE representatives will provide information at each hearing. OSMRE will announce arrangements, specific locations, dates, and times for each hearing in local press releases and on the project Web site at https://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/ TNLUM.shtm. If you are a disabled individual who needs reasonable accommodation to attend and participate in a public hearing, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. A court reporter will be available at each hearing to record your comments if you wish to provide input in this fashion. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:55 Dec 10, 2015 Jkt 238001 Dated: November 20, 2015. Thomas D. Shope, Regional Director, Appalachian Region. [FR Doc. 2015–30981 Filed 12–10–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–05–P [Investigation No. 337–TA–974] Certain Aquarium Fittings and Parts Thereof Notice of Institution of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on November 6, 2015, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of HYDOR USA Inc. of Sacramento, California. Letters supplementing the complaint were filed on November 25, 2015. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain aquarium fittings and parts thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,191,846 (‘‘the ’846 patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative, a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2015). INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION SUMMARY: 77019 Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on December 7, 2015, ordered that— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain aquarium fittings and parts thereof by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1–9 of the ’846 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainant is: HYDOR USA Inc., 4740 Northgate Boulevard, Suite 125, Sacramento, CA 95834. (b) The respondent is the following entity alleged to be in violation of section 337, and is the party upon which the complaint is to be served: Jebao Co., Ltd., Tongmao Jebao Industrical Park, Dongsheng Town, Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, China. (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (3) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondent in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 E:\FR\FM\11DEN1.SGM 11DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 238 (Friday, December 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77018-77019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30981]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 167S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 
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North Cumberland Wildlife Management Area, Tennessee Lands 
Unsuitable for Mining Draft Petition Evaluation Document and 
Environmental Impact Statement OSM-EIS-37

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement 
(OSMRE) announces that the draft Petition Evaluation Document and 
Environmental Impact Statement (PED/EIS) for the North Cumberland 
Wildlife Management Area Petition to Find Certain Lands Unsuitable for 
Surface Coal Mining Operations is available for public review and 
comment.

DATES: Electronic or written comments: OSMRE will accept electronic or 
written comments within 45 days of the publication of this Notice in 
the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted using any of the following 
methods:
    Electronic Comments: https://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/TNLUM.shtm. 
Please follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail/Hand-Delivery/Courier: Earl D. Bandy Jr., Director--Knoxville 
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.
    You may review the draft PED/EIS online at https://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/TNLUM.shtm. You also may review these documents in person 
at the location listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl D. Bandy Jr., Director--Knoxville 
Field Office, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
John J. Duncan Federal Building, 710 Locust Street, 2nd Floor, 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Telephone: 865-545-4103. Email: 
TNLUM@OSMRE.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 30, 2010, pursuant to section 522 of the Surface 
Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), 30 U.S.C. 1272(c), the 
State of Tennessee filed a petition with OSMRE to designate certain 
lands in the state as unsuitable for surface coal mining operations. 
These lands include the area within 600 feet of all ridge lines (a 
1,200 foot corridor) lying within the North Cumberland Wildlife 
Management Area (NCWMA)--made up of the Royal Blue Wildlife Management 
Area, the Sundquist Wildlife Management Area, and the New River 
Wildlife Management Area (also known as the Brimstone Tract 
Conservation Easement)--and the Emory River Tracts Conservation 
Easement (ERTCE). The area under consideration for designation 
encompasses in total approximately 67,326 acres along 505 miles of 
ridgelines. In accordance with its responsibility to administer the 
federal coal program in Tennessee, OSMRE must process and make 
decisions on all petitions submitted to designate areas in the state as 
unsuitable for surface coal mining operations.
    The petition includes two primary allegations with numerous 
allegations of fact and supporting statements. In primary allegation 1, 
the petitioner contends that the petition area should be designated 
unsuitable for surface coal mining operations because surface coal 
mining in the area would be incompatible with existing state or local 
land use plans or programs. SMCRA 522(a)(3)(A), 30 U.S.C. 
1272(a)(3)(A). In primary allegation 2, the petitioner contends that 
the OSMRE should designate the petition area as unsuitable for surface 
coal mining operations because such operations would affect fragile or 
historic lands, resulting in significant damage to important historic, 
cultural, scientific, and aesthetic values and natural systems. SMCRA 
522(a)(3)(B), 30 U.S.C. 1272(a)(3)(B).
    The Director, OSMRE, is required to make a decision on the 
petition. The draft EIS currently considers in detail the following 
alternatives for action by the Secretary:

--Alternative 1--do not designate any of the petition area as 
unsuitable for surface coal mining operations (no-action). There would 
be no change in types of permits applications accepted for evaluation.
--Alternative 2--designate the entire petition area (67,326 acres) as 
unsuitable for all surface coal mining operations (State's proposed 
action). No types of surface mining permits applications would be 
accepted for this area.
--Alternative 3--designate the state petition area (67,326 acres) while 
allowing remining and road access (agency's preferred alternative). The 
only acceptable types of permits would be permits for remining.
--Alternative 4--grant an expanded corridor designation of 
independently-identified ridgelines within the petition area (76,133 
acres) while allowing remining and road access. The only acceptable 
types of permits would be permits for remining.
--Alternative 5--designate lands based on the presence of certain 
sensitive resources (12,331 acres). No types of surface mining permits 
would be accepted for this area.
--Alternative 6--designate a reduced corridor of 600 feet (39,106 
acres). No types of surface mining permits applications would be 
accepted for this area.

    In accordance with the applicable regulations under 30 CFR parts 
762 and 764 and the requirements of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, OSMRE evaluated the merits of the 
unsuitability petition and analyzed the impacts of these alternatives. 
This analysis is reflected in the draft PED/EIS.
    OSMRE has identified Alternative 3 as its preferred alternative.

[[Page 77019]]

How do I comment on the DEIS?

    In accordance with 43 CFR 46.435(a) and 40 CFR 1503.1(a)(4), the 
public is invited to provide written comments on the draft PED/EIS 
during the 45-day comment period. Please see ADDRESSES and DATES for 
more information.
    OSMRE will review and consider all comments submitted via the 
methods discussed under ADDRESSES by the close of the comment period 
(see DATES). OSMRE cannot ensure that comments received after the close 
of the comment period or at a location other than the office and Web 
site listed under ADDRESSES will be included in the docket for this 
DEIS or considered in the development of a final EIS.
    All comments should refer to a specific portion of the draft PED/
EIS (citation to the chapter, section, page, paragraph, and sentence to 
which your comment applies would be helpful), be confined to pertinent 
issues, explain the reason for any recommended change or objection, and 
include supporting data when appropriate.
    Before including your address, phone number, or other personally 
identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your 
entire comment--including your personally identifiable information--may 
be made publicly available at any time. While you may request in your 
comment that your personally identifiable information be withheld from 
public review, OSMRE cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
    In addition, a limited number of CD copies of the DEIS are 
available upon request. You may obtain a CD by contacting the person 
identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    If you would like to be placed on the mailing list to receive 
future information on the draft PED/EIS, please contact the person 
identified in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Public Hearings

    OSMRE will hold a series of public hearings on the draft PED/EIS. 
OSMRE representatives will provide information at each hearing. OSMRE 
will announce arrangements, specific locations, dates, and times for 
each hearing in local press releases and on the project Web site at 
https://www.osmre.gov/programs/rcm/TNLUM.shtm. If you are a disabled 
individual who needs reasonable accommodation to attend and participate 
in a public hearing, please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. A court reporter will be available at each hearing 
to record your comments if you wish to provide input in this fashion.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.1.

    Dated: November 20, 2015.
Thomas D. Shope,
Regional Director, Appalachian Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-30981 Filed 12-10-15; 8:45 am]
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