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Draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of availability and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces the
availability of the Department of the
Interior’s (Department) draft 2016–2020
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
SUMMARY:
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(Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan
builds on the Department’s 2012–2017
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
and will guide the Department’s actions
regarding environmental justice for the
upcoming years. Updates to Federal
agencies’ environmental justice strategic
plans are conducted periodically to
increase interagency cooperation and
participation opportunities for minority,
low-income, American Indian and
Alaska Native Communities, and Tribal
governments.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received or postmarked by
May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments by one of the following
methods:
1. By email to: Environmental_
Justice@ios.doi.gov.
2. By hard-copy to: Environmental
Justice, U.S. Department of the Interior,
Office of Environmental Policy and
Compliance (MS–2462), 1849 C Street
NW., Washington, DC 20240
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Cheryl L. Kelly at the above street
address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202–
208–7565, or by email at cheryl_kelly@
ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1994, President Clinton signed
Executive Order 12898, Federal Actions
to Address Environmental Justice in
Minority Populations and Low-income
Populations, which outlined a mandate
for Federal agencies to ‘‘make achieving
environmental justice part of its mission
by identifying and addressing, as
appropriate, disproportionately high
and adverse human health or
environmental effects of its programs,
policies, and activities on minority
populations and low-income
populations in the United States and its
territories and possessions, the District
of Columbia, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth of
the Mariana Islands.’’ Environmental
justice is often defined as meeting the
needs of underserved communities by
reducing disparate environmental
burdens, removing barriers to
participation in decision making, and
increasing access to environmental
benefits that help make all communities
safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live
and work.
In August 2011, the Department
joined with other Federal agencies in
the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding on Environmental
Justice and Executive Order 12898
(MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the
Federal government’s commitment to
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environmental justice. Provisions of the
MOU call on each Federal agency to
review and update existing
environmental justice strategic plans
where applicable and as appropriate. At
that time, the Department published a
2012–2017 Environmental Strategic
Plan to meet this provision to update
Federal agency strategic plans.
The Department’s 2012–2017
Environmental Justice Strategic Plan set
forth five major goals that continue to
guide the Department in its pursuit of
environmental justice:
(1) Ensure responsible officials are
aware of the provisions of EO 12898 and
are able to identify and amend
programs, policies, and activities under
their purview that may have
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority, low-income, or tribal
populations;
(2) Ensure minority, low-income, and
tribal populations are provided with the
opportunity to engage in meaningful
involvement in the Department’s
decision making processes;
(3) The Department will, on its own
or in collaboration with partners,
identify and address environmental
impacts that may result in
disproportionately high and adverse
human health or environmental effects
on minority, low-income, or tribal
populations;
(4) Use existing grant programs,
training, and educational opportunities
as available to aid and empower
minority, low-income, and tribal
populations in their efforts to build and
sustain environmentally and
economically sound communities; and
(5) Integrate the Department’s
environmental justice strategies with its
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act
enforcement responsibilities to improve
efficiencies while preserving the
integrity of Title VI and environmental
justice activities.
In 2015, the Department began the
process to update the Department’s
2012–2017 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan by evaluating actions the
Department could implement to meet
the five goals. The update to the
strategic plan is based on input and
review by the Department’s bureaus and
offices and meets the goal of the 2011
MOU to periodically evaluate and
update strategic plans.
II. General Information
You may access the Department’s
draft 2016–2020 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan at the Department’s
Environmental Justice Web site at:
https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/
environmental-justice. Please let us
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know if you are unable to access the
document through the Web site; the
document can be provided via email or
hard copy.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review. Before
including Personally Identifiable
Information (PII), such as your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal information in your
comment(s), you should be aware that
your entire comment (including PII)
might be made available to the public at
any time. While you might ask us in
your comment to withhold PII from
public view, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental
Policy and Compliance.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of
Surveys.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has officially filed
the plats of survey of the lands
described below in the BLM Idaho State
Office, Boise, Idaho, effective 9:00 a.m.,
on the dates specified.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, 1387
South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,
83709–1657.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These
surveys were executed at the request of
the Bureau of Land Management to meet
their administrative needs. The lands
surveyed are:
The supplemental plat showing the
corrected bearings and distances for
Tracts 37 and 38, corrected designation
of Tract 39, and the removal of text for
lots 9 and 10 (now Tracts 37 and 38),
in sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 6 W., Boise
Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1314,
was accepted February 2, 2016.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of portions of the north
boundary and subdivisional lines, and
the subdivision of section 5, T. 14 N.,
R. 27 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group
Number 1391, and the plat representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the south boundary, and subdivisional
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lines, and the subdivision of sections 19
and 20, T. 15 N., R. 27 E., Boise
Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1391
were accepted February 8, 2016.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of portions of the south and
west boundaries, subdivisional lines
and Mineral Survey Number 1 (lot 37,
Index Number 286), and the subdivision
of section 31, and the metes-and-bounds
survey of lots 10–12, section 31, T. 2 N.,
R. 19 E., of the Boise Meridian, Idaho,
Group Number 1407, was accepted
March 8, 2016.
These surveys were executed at the
request of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
to meet certain administrative and
management purposes. The lands
surveyed are:
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of section 8, and a metes-and-bounds
survey in the E1⁄2 of the SE1⁄4 of the
SE1⁄4 of section 8, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., of
the Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group
Number 1442, was accepted February 2,
2016.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the corrective
dependent resurvey of portions of the
subdivisional lines and the subdivision
of section 7, and the subdivision of
section 8, T. 36 N., R. 3 W., Boise
Meridian, Idaho, Group Number 1437,
was accepted March 8, 2016.
Jeff A. Lee,
Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.
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Notice of Temporary Closures of
Public Land in Washoe County,
Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As authorized under the
provisions of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, and
pursuant to 43 CFR 8364.1, certain
public land near Stead, Nevada, will be
temporarily closed to all public use to
provide for public safety during the
2016 Reno Air Racing Association Pylon
Racing Seminar and the Reno National
Championship Air Races.
DATES: Temporary closure periods are
June 15 through June 18, 2016, and
SUMMARY:
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September 10 through September 18,
2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryant Smith, (775) 885–6000, email:
b6smith@blm.gov. 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
closure applies to all public use,
including pedestrian use and vehicles.
The public lands affected by this closure
are described as follows:
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 21 N., R. 19 E.,
Sec. 8, E1⁄2E1⁄2, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 16, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4,
W1⁄2SE1⁄4.
The area described contains 450 acres,
more or less, in Washoe County, Nevada.
The closure notice and map of the
closure area will be posted at the BLM
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
Boulevard, Nevada and on the BLM
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/
fo/carsoncity_field.html. The BLM law
enforcement, in coordination with the
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, will
provide notification to the public of the
closure during the scheduled events.
Under the authority of Section 303(a) of
the Federal Lands Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.9–7 and 43 CFR
8364.1, the Bureau of Land Management
will enforce the following rules in the
area described above: All public use,
whether motorized, on foot, or
otherwise, is prohibited.
Exceptions: Closure restrictions do
not apply to event officials, medical and
rescue personnel, law enforcement, and
agency personnel monitoring the events.
Penalties: Any person who violates
any of this closure may be tried before
a United States Magistrate and fined in
accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3571,
imprisoned no more than 12 months
under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR
8360.0–7, or both. In accordance with
43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials
may also impose penalties for violations
of Nevada law.
Authority: 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and 8364.1.
Bryant D. Smith,
Acting Field Manager, Sierra Front Field
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
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Draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the Department of
the Interior's (Department) draft 2016-2020 Environmental Justice
Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). This draft Strategic Plan builds on
the Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan and
will guide the Department's actions regarding environmental justice for
the upcoming years. Updates to Federal agencies' environmental justice
strategic plans are conducted periodically to increase interagency
cooperation and participation opportunities for minority, low-income,
American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, and Tribal governments.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all comments received or
postmarked by May 16, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments by one of the following
methods:
1. By email to: Environmental_Justice@ios.doi.gov.
2. By hard-copy to: Environmental Justice, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (MS-2462), 1849
C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cheryl L. Kelly at the above
street address (see ADDRESSES), phone 202-208-7565, or by email at
cheryl_kelly@ios.doi.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1994, President Clinton signed Executive Order 12898, Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-income Populations, which outlined a mandate for Federal agencies
to ``make achieving environmental justice part of its mission by
identifying and addressing, as appropriate, disproportionately high and
adverse human health or environmental effects of its programs,
policies, and activities on minority populations and low-income
populations in the United States and its territories and possessions,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the
Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands.'' Environmental justice is often
defined as meeting the needs of underserved communities by reducing
disparate environmental burdens, removing barriers to participation in
decision making, and increasing access to environmental benefits that
help make all communities safe, vibrant, and healthy places to live and
work.
In August 2011, the Department joined with other Federal agencies
in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Environmental
Justice and Executive Order 12898 (MOU). This MOU reaffirmed the
Federal government's commitment to environmental justice. Provisions of
the MOU call on each Federal agency to review and update existing
environmental justice strategic plans where applicable and as
appropriate. At that time, the Department published a 2012-2017
Environmental Strategic Plan to meet this provision to update Federal
agency strategic plans.
The Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan set
forth five major goals that continue to guide the Department in its
pursuit of environmental justice:
(1) Ensure responsible officials are aware of the provisions of EO
12898 and are able to identify and amend programs, policies, and
activities under their purview that may have disproportionately high
and adverse human health or environmental effects on minority, low-
income, or tribal populations;
(2) Ensure minority, low-income, and tribal populations are
provided with the opportunity to engage in meaningful involvement in
the Department's decision making processes;
(3) The Department will, on its own or in collaboration with
partners, identify and address environmental impacts that may result in
disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental
effects on minority, low-income, or tribal populations;
(4) Use existing grant programs, training, and educational
opportunities as available to aid and empower minority, low-income, and
tribal populations in their efforts to build and sustain
environmentally and economically sound communities; and
(5) Integrate the Department's environmental justice strategies
with its Title VI of the Civil Rights Act enforcement responsibilities
to improve efficiencies while preserving the integrity of Title VI and
environmental justice activities.
In 2015, the Department began the process to update the
Department's 2012-2017 Environmental Justice Strategic Plan by
evaluating actions the Department could implement to meet the five
goals. The update to the strategic plan is based on input and review by
the Department's bureaus and offices and meets the goal of the 2011 MOU
to periodically evaluate and update strategic plans.
II. General Information
You may access the Department's draft 2016-2020 Environmental
Justice Strategic Plan at the Department's Environmental Justice Web
site at: https://www.doi.gov/oepc/resources/environmental-justice.
Please let us
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know if you are unable to access the document through the Web site; the
document can be provided via email or hard copy.
It is our policy to make all comments available to the public for
review. Before including Personally Identifiable Information (PII),
such as your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
information in your comment(s), you should be aware that your entire
comment (including PII) might be made available to the public at any
time. While you might ask us in your comment to withhold PII from
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-08671 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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