Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties, Colorado, 23006-23007 [2016-09040]
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(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
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need not respond to, a collection of
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statutory language would reduce the
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III. Request for Comments on Burden
Reduction
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs also requests your comments on
ways to revise and reduce the burden of
the governing regulations for TERAs
under 25 CFR 224. Currently, the total
annual hour burden for this information
collection is 10,752 hours with an
estimated time per response from 32 to
1,080 hours. Please submit comments
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notice: (1) The aspects of this
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(3) Whether these burdensome aspects
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prospective applicants.
Please also specify any language
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should be adjusted in order to reduce
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you believe that an adjustment to
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0167.
Title: Tribal Energy Resource
Agreements.
Brief Description of Collection:
Submission of this information is
required for Indian Tribes to apply for,
implement, reassume, or rescind a
TERA that has been entered into in
accordance with the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 and 25 CFR 224. This collection
also requires the Tribe to notify the
public of certain actions.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: Ranges
from 32 hours to 1,080 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
10,752 hours.
Obligation to Respond: A response is
required to obtain a benefit.
Estimated Total Non-hour Cost
Burden: $48,200.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Blue Valley Land
Exchange, Grand and Summit
Counties, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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)
Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling,
Colorado intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to evaluate a proposed land exchange
under section 206 of FLPMA, and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
SUMMARY:
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This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS. Comments
on issues may be submitted in writing
until May 19, 2016. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/
kfo.html. In order to be included in the
Draft EIS, 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 upon
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Blue Valley Land
Exchange by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/
en/fo/kfo.html
• Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov
• Fax: 970–724–3006
• Mail: 2103 E. Park Avenue, P.O.
Box 68, Kremmling, CO 80459
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Kremmling
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monte Senor, Assistant Field Manager;
telephone 970–724–3002; see address
above; email kfo_webmail@blm.gov.
Contact Annie Sperandio at 970–724–
3062 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, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After
coordination with the BLM, Galloway,
Inc., owner of Blue Valley Ranch,
submitted a land exchange proposal to
the BLM whereby approximately 1,489
acres of Federal lands managed by the
BLM in Grand County, Colorado would
be conveyed to Blue Valley Ranch in
exchange for approximately 1,832 acres
of non-Federal lands in Summit and
Grand counties, Colorado. Of the 1,832
acres, approximately 300 acres would be
acquired within the White River
National Forest administrative
boundary. The Forest Service will
participate as a cooperating agency on
the EIS.
Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal
Land Management and Policy Act of
1976, as amended, the proposed land
exchange must be determined to be in
DATES:
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the public interest and appraisals of the
Federal and non-Federal parcels must
show that the exchange parcels are
equal in value. The EIS will provide
BLM with the information necessary to
make these determinations. The BLM
has found that the proposed land
exchange is appropriate for processing
and is in conformance with land tenure
decisions in the Kremmling Resouce
Management Plan.
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 process for
developing the EIS. At present, the BLM
has identified the preliminary issues
from internal scoping and public
comments received on the Notice of
Exchange Proposal released in June
2005. The issues that were raised during
the informal scoping process and
feasibility analysis include changes to
public fishing access, perceived changes
to float boating on the Blue River,
concerns about changes to public access
for hunting, and concerns about large
land owners realizing a benefit from the
exchange. The BLM will address these
preliminary issues, along with the other
issues identified during the public
scoping process and preparation of the
EIS. The BLM will identify, analyze and
require mitigation, as appropriate, to
address the reasonably foreseeable
impacts to resources if this project is
approved. Mitigation may include
avoidance, minimization, rectification,
reduction or elimination over time and
compensatory mitigation. These
potential measures may be considered at
multiple scales, including the
landscape-scale.
The BLM will use and coordinate the
NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the
public involvement process under 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 Blue Valley Land Exchange
will assist the BLM in identifying and
evaluating impacts to such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian
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 Blue Valley
Land Exchange are invited to participate
in the scoping process and, if eligible,
may request or be requested by the BLM
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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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey;
Arizona
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
survey; Arizona.
AGENCY:
The plats of survey of the
described lands were officially filed in
the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land
Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on
dates indicated.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
The Gila and Salt River Meridian,
Arizona
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the east
boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of section 25, Township 3 North, Range
5 East, accepted December 10, 2015, and
officially filed December 11, 2015, for
Group 1141, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the east
boundary, a portion of the south and
west boundaries of the Fort McDowell
Indian Reservation and a portion of the
subdivisional lines defining the north
boundary of the Salt River Pima
Maricopa Indian Community, Township
3 North, Range 6 East, accepted
December 10, 2015, and officially filed
December 11, 2015, for Group 1141,
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the west
boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, the subdivision of
section 30, and a metes-and-bounds
survey in section 30, Township 3 North,
Range 6 East, accepted December 10,
2015, and officially filed December 11,
2015, for Group 1141, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the south
boundary of the Fort McDowell Indian
Reservation and a portion of the west
boundary, Township 3 North, Range 7
East, accepted December 10, 2015, and
officially filed December 11, 2015, for
Group 1141, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of Homestead Entry Survey No.
88, and the survey of Small Tracts Act
Survey AZ. No. 12, Township 13 North,
Range 10 East, accepted November 17,
2015, and officially filed November 18,
2015, for Group 1123, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the United States Forest Service.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the south
boundary of Township 14 North, Range
10 East, and the dependent resurvey of
Homestead Entry Survey No. 178,
Townships 13 and 14 North, Range 10
East, accepted January 7, 2016, and
officially filed January 8, 2016, for
Group 1123, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the United States Forest Service.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a portion of the north
boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of section 5,Township 14 North, Range
10 East, accepted November 17, 2015,
and officially filed November 18, 2015,
for Group 1123, Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the United States Forest Service.
The plat representing the dependent
resurvey of a Hopi-Navajo Partion Line,
Segment ‘‘D’’, the survey of a portion of
the south boundary, the survey of the
east and north boundaries, a portion of
the subdivisional lines, and the
subdivision of certain sections,
Township 35 North, Range 15 East,
accepted January 13, 2016, and officially
filed January 14, 2016, for Group 1133,
Arizona.
This plat was prepared at the request
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
The plat representing the corrective
resurvey of portions of the north
boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of sections 1 and 12, Township 21
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON02000 L51010000.ER0000 LVRWC16C8700 16X]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Blue Valley Land Exchange, Grand and Summit Counties,
Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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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)
Kremmling Field Office, Kremmling, Colorado intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a proposed land
exchange under section 206 of FLPMA, and by 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 EIS.
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until May 19, 2016. The
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the BLM
Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html. In order to be
included in the Draft EIS, 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 upon publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Blue Valley Land
Exchange by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html
Email: kfo_webmail@blm.gov
Fax: 970-724-3006
Mail: 2103 E. Park Avenue, P.O. Box 68, Kremmling, CO
80459
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the
Kremmling Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monte Senor, Assistant Field Manager;
telephone 970-724-3002; see address above; email kfo_webmail@blm.gov.
Contact Annie Sperandio at 970-724-3062 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, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After coordination with the BLM, Galloway,
Inc., owner of Blue Valley Ranch, submitted a land exchange proposal to
the BLM whereby approximately 1,489 acres of Federal lands managed by
the BLM in Grand County, Colorado would be conveyed to Blue Valley
Ranch in exchange for approximately 1,832 acres of non-Federal lands in
Summit and Grand counties, Colorado. Of the 1,832 acres, approximately
300 acres would be acquired within the White River National Forest
administrative boundary. The Forest Service will participate as a
cooperating agency on the EIS.
Pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Land Management and Policy
Act of 1976, as amended, the proposed land exchange must be determined
to be in
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the public interest and appraisals of the Federal and non-Federal
parcels must show that the exchange parcels are equal in value. The EIS
will provide BLM with the information necessary to make these
determinations. The BLM has found that the proposed land exchange is
appropriate for processing and is in conformance with land tenure
decisions in the Kremmling Resouce Management Plan.
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 process for developing the EIS.
At present, the BLM has identified the preliminary issues from internal
scoping and public comments received on the Notice of Exchange Proposal
released in June 2005. The issues that were raised during the informal
scoping process and feasibility analysis include changes to public
fishing access, perceived changes to float boating on the Blue River,
concerns about changes to public access for hunting, and concerns about
large land owners realizing a benefit from the exchange. The BLM will
address these preliminary issues, along with the other issues
identified during the public scoping process and preparation of the
EIS. The BLM will identify, analyze and require mitigation, as
appropriate, to address the reasonably foreseeable impacts to resources
if this project is approved. Mitigation may include avoidance,
minimization, rectification, reduction or elimination over time and
compensatory mitigation. These potential measures may be considered at
multiple scales, including the landscape-scale.
The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help
fulfill the public involvement process under 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 Blue Valley Land Exchange will
assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian 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 Blue Valley Land Exchange 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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-09040 Filed 4-18-16; 8:45 am]
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