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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5913–N–10]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: FHA Technology Open to
Approved Lenders (TOTAL) Mortgage
Scorecard
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing
Commissioner, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.
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SUMMARY:
DATES:
Comments Due Date: July 18,
2016.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
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Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Stevens, 451 7th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20410; email Kevin L.
Stevens@hud.gov; or telephone 202–
402–2673. This is not a toll-free number.
Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.
Title of Information Collection: FHA
TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0556.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
regulation mandating this collection can
be found in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 24 CFR 203.255(b)(5).
This information is necessary to assure
that lenders (and automated
underwriting system (AUS) vendors) are
aware of their obligations regarding use
of the TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard and
are certifying that they will comply with
all pertinent regulations. It also allows
FHA to request reports from lenders
regarding their use of the scorecard, that
they have implemented appropriate
quality control procedures for using the
scorecard, and provides an appeal
mechanism should FHA take an action
to terminate a lender’s use of the
scorecard.
Respondents : Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2709.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Average Hours per Response: .02.
Total Estimated Burdens: 100.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
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parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (3)
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond; including
through the use of appropriate
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: May 12, 2016.
Janet M. Golrick,
Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing Associate Deputy Federal
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Master
Leasing Plan, Amend the Resource
Management Plans for the Price and
Richfield Field Offices, and Prepare an
Associated Environmental
Assessment, Utah
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, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Price and
Richfield Field Offices intend to prepare
a Master Leasing Plan (MLP) and
Resource Management Plan (RMP)
amendments with a single
Environmental Assessment (EA). The
BLM will consider resource
management plan decisions related to
oil and gas leasing and post-leasing oil
and gas development on approximately
525,000 acres of public land in the San
Rafael Desert, located in Emery and
SUMMARY:
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Wayne Counties, Utah. By this notice,
the BLM 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 San Rafael
Desert MLP, RMP amendments, and
associated EA. Comments on issues may
be submitted in writing until the end of
the scoping period, which is June 17,
2016. The date(s) and location(s) of any
scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local
news media, newspapers and the BLM
Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/st/
en.html. In order to be included in the
analysis, 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 as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted on issues and planning
criteria related to the San Rafael Desert
MLP and RMP amendments/EA by any
of the following methods:
• Email: BLM_UT_PR_MAIL@blm.gov
• Fax: (435) 636–3657
• Mail: BLM Price Field Office, 125
South 600 West, Price, UT 84501;
Attention: Jake Palma
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tyler Ashcroft, National Project
Manager; telephone (801) 539–4068;
email tashcrof@blm.gov. Contact Mr.
Ashcroft 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, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. Replies are provided
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Price and Richfield Field Offices in
Utah intend to prepare an MLP and
RMP amendments with a single EA for
the San Rafael Desert, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and
seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria.
The planning area is located in Emery
and Wayne counties in Utah and
encompasses approximately 525,000
acres of public land that are primarily
located south of Interstate 70 and east of
Highway 24. The eastern boundary of
the MLP planning area is generally the
Green River. A small portion of the MLP
area is located north of Interstate 70,
west of the City of Green River, UT, and
East of the San Rafael Swell. U.S.
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Highway 6 bisects this part of the
planning area.
The BLM will prepare the MLP in
accordance with Washington Office
Instruction Memorandum No. 2010–
117, Oil and Gas Leasing Reform—Land
Use Planning and Lease Parcel Reviews,
May 17, 2010, which has been
incorporated and supplemented in
various BLM handbooks, including H–
1624–1, Planning for Fluid Mineral
Resources. The MLP process will
provide additional planning and
analysis for areas prior to new leasing of
oil and gas resources. The MLP process
will enable the Price and Richfield Field
Offices to: (1) Resolve long-standing
lease protests relating to parcels of land
for which BLM received lease offers
subject to protest, but for which BLM
has not issued leases in the planning
area; (2) Determine whether the BLM
should cancel, modify, or lift the
suspensions on suspended leases in the
planning area; (3) Evaluate potential
development scenarios; (4) Identify and
address potential resource conflicts and
environmental impacts from
development; (5) Create oil and gas
development mitigation strategies; and
(6) Consider a range of new conditions,
including prohibiting surface occupancy
or closing certain areas to leasing.
The MLP process could result in new
oil and gas leasing stipulations and
development scenarios which would
require amendments to the Price and
Richfield RMPs completed in 2008. The
EA will analyze likely oil and gas
development scenarios and land use
plan alternatives with varying
mitigation levels for leasing.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues,
identify alternatives, and guide the
planning process. Preliminary issues for
the plan amendment area have been
identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. The potential issues
include: Air quality, climate change,
cultural resources, paleontological
resources, recreation, visual resources,
night skies, riparian resources, soil and
water resources, vegetation, wildlife
resources, special status species, special
designations, and wilderness
characteristics.
The BLM established preliminary
planning criteria for this effort. As part
of those criteria, the BLM will: (1) Limit
the scope to resource management plan
decisions pertaining to oil and gas
leasing and post-leasing development of
the area; (2) resolve long-standing lease
protests and decide whether to cancel,
modify, or lift the suspension on
suspended leases in the planning area;
(3) recognize valid existing rights; (4)
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only address management of public
lands (including federal mineral estate
under non-federal surface in a ‘‘split
estate’’ situation); (5) use a
collaborative, multi-jurisdictional
approach to determine how mineral
leasing will be managed; (6) ensure that
its management decisions are as
consistent as possible with local, State,
and other Federal agency plans; (7)
prepare development scenarios for oil
and gas resources based on historical,
existing, and projected levels of
development; (8) consider a range of
alternatives that focus on mitigating the
impacts of development on resources
that are of concern; (9) address the
socioeconomic impacts of the
alternatives; and, (10) use the best
available scientific information and
inventory and monitoring information
to determine appropriate decisions for
oil and gas leasing.
You may submit comments on issues
and planning criteria in writing to the
BLM at any public scoping meeting, or
you may submit them to the BLM using
one of the methods listed in the
ADDRESSES section above. To be most
helpful, you should submit comments
by the close of the 30-day scoping
period or within 15 days after the last
public meeting, whichever is later.
The BLM will utilize the NEPA
scoping process to help fulfill the public
involvement requirements 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 action 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 action that the
BLM is evaluating, 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 EA as a cooperating
agency.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan
amendment in order to consider the
variety of resource issues and concerns
identified. Specialists with expertise in
the following disciplines will be
involved in the planning process:
Minerals and geology, outdoor
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recreation, visual resources
management, Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and
National Conservation Lands
management, archaeology, paleontology,
wildlife and fisheries, special status
species, hydrology, soils, rangeland
management, air quality, and sociology
and economics.
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 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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016–11726 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1315
(Preliminary)]
Ferrovanadium From Korea
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Determination
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigation, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that there is a reasonable indication that
an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of ferrovanadium from Korea, provided
for in subheading 7202.92.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that are alleged to be sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (‘‘LTFV’’).
Commencement of Final Phase
Investigation
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the
Commission’s rules, the Commission
also gives notice of the commencement
of the final phase of its investigation.
The Commission will issue a final phase
notice of scheduling, which will be
published in the Federal Register as
provided in section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules, upon notice from
the Department of Commerce
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR § 207.2(f)).
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(‘‘Commerce’’) of an affirmative
preliminary determination in the
investigation under section 733(b) of the
Act, or, if the preliminary determination
is negative, upon notice of an
affirmative final determination in that
investigation under section 735(a) of the
Act. Parties that filed entries of
appearance in the preliminary phase of
the investigation need not enter a
separate appearance for the final phase
of the investigation. Industrial users,
and, if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level,
representative consumer organizations
have the right to appear as parties in
Commission antidumping and
countervailing duty investigations. The
Secretary will prepare a public service
list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives,
who are parties to the investigation.
Background
On March 28, 2016, the Vanadium
Producers and Reclaimers Association
and its members AMG Vanadium, LLC,
Cambridge, Ohio; Bear Metallurgical
Company, Butler, Pennsylvania; Gulf
Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation,
Freeport, Texas; and Evraz Stratcor, Inc.,
Hot Springs, Arkansas, filed a petition
with the Commission and Commerce,
alleging that an industry in the United
States is materially injured and
threatened with material injury by
reason of LTFV imports of
ferrovanadium from Korea. Accordingly,
effective March 28, 2016, the
Commission, pursuant to section 733(a)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
§ 1673b(a)), instituted antidumping duty
investigation No. 731–TA–1315
(Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the
Commission’s investigation and of a
public conference to be held in
connection therewith was given by
posting copies of the notice in the Office
of the Secretary, U.S. International
Trade Commission, Washington, DC,
and by publishing the notice in the
Federal Register of April 1, 2016 (81 FR
18888). The conference was held in
Washington, DC, on April 18, 2016, and
all persons who requested the
opportunity were permitted to appear in
person or by counsel.
The Commission made this
determination pursuant to section
733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. § 1673b(a)). It completed and
filed its determination in this
investigation on May 12, 2016. The
views of the Commission are contained
in USITC Publication 4611 (May 2016),
entitled Ferrovanadium from Korea:
Investigation No. 731–TA–1315
(Preliminary).
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By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 12, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016–11668 Filed 5–17–16; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–890]
Certain Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Treatment Systems and Components
Thereof; Commission’s Determination
To Suspend Remedial Orders Issued in
This Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to suspend
the limited exclusion order and cease
and desist orders issued in this
investigation pending remand
proceedings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Panyin A. Hughes, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
205–3042. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
Internet server (https://www.usitc.gov).
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on August 23, 2013, based on a
complaint filed by ResMed Corporation
of San Diego, California; ResMed
Incorporated of San Diego, California;
and ResMed Limited of New South
Wales, Australia (collectively,
‘‘ResMed’’). 78 FR 52564 (Aug. 23,
2013). The complaint alleged violations
of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into
the United States, the sale for
importation, and the sale within the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Master Leasing Plan, Amend the
Resource Management Plans for the Price and Richfield Field Offices,
and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment, Utah
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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Price and
Richfield Field Offices intend to prepare a Master Leasing Plan (MLP)
and Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendments with a single
Environmental Assessment (EA). The BLM will consider resource
management plan decisions related to oil and gas leasing and post-
leasing oil and gas development on approximately 525,000 acres of
public land in the San Rafael Desert, located in Emery and
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Wayne Counties, Utah. By this notice, the BLM 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 San
Rafael Desert MLP, RMP amendments, and associated EA. Comments on
issues may be submitted in writing until the end of the scoping period,
which is June 17, 2016. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local
news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en.html. In order to be included in the analysis, 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 as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted on issues and planning criteria
related to the San Rafael Desert MLP and RMP amendments/EA by any of
the following methods:
Email: BLM_UT_PR_MAIL@blm.gov
Fax: (435) 636-3657
Mail: BLM Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West, Price,
UT 84501; Attention: Jake Palma
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyler Ashcroft, National Project
Manager; telephone (801) 539-4068; email tashcrof@blm.gov. Contact Mr.
Ashcroft 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, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
Price and Richfield Field Offices in Utah intend to prepare an MLP and
RMP amendments with a single EA for the San Rafael Desert, announces
the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues
and planning criteria.
The planning area is located in Emery and Wayne counties in Utah
and encompasses approximately 525,000 acres of public land that are
primarily located south of Interstate 70 and east of Highway 24. The
eastern boundary of the MLP planning area is generally the Green River.
A small portion of the MLP area is located north of Interstate 70, west
of the City of Green River, UT, and East of the San Rafael Swell. U.S.
Highway 6 bisects this part of the planning area.
The BLM will prepare the MLP in accordance with Washington Office
Instruction Memorandum No. 2010-117, Oil and Gas Leasing Reform--Land
Use Planning and Lease Parcel Reviews, May 17, 2010, which has been
incorporated and supplemented in various BLM handbooks, including H-
1624-1, Planning for Fluid Mineral Resources. The MLP process will
provide additional planning and analysis for areas prior to new leasing
of oil and gas resources. The MLP process will enable the Price and
Richfield Field Offices to: (1) Resolve long-standing lease protests
relating to parcels of land for which BLM received lease offers subject
to protest, but for which BLM has not issued leases in the planning
area; (2) Determine whether the BLM should cancel, modify, or lift the
suspensions on suspended leases in the planning area; (3) Evaluate
potential development scenarios; (4) Identify and address potential
resource conflicts and environmental impacts from development; (5)
Create oil and gas development mitigation strategies; and (6) Consider
a range of new conditions, including prohibiting surface occupancy or
closing certain areas to leasing.
The MLP process could result in new oil and gas leasing
stipulations and development scenarios which would require amendments
to the Price and Richfield RMPs completed in 2008. The EA will analyze
likely oil and gas development scenarios and land use plan alternatives
with varying mitigation levels for leasing.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant
issues, identify alternatives, and guide the planning process.
Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have been identified by
BLM personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. The potential issues include: Air quality, climate
change, cultural resources, paleontological resources, recreation,
visual resources, night skies, riparian resources, soil and water
resources, vegetation, wildlife resources, special status species,
special designations, and wilderness characteristics.
The BLM established preliminary planning criteria for this effort.
As part of those criteria, the BLM will: (1) Limit the scope to
resource management plan decisions pertaining to oil and gas leasing
and post-leasing development of the area; (2) resolve long-standing
lease protests and decide whether to cancel, modify, or lift the
suspension on suspended leases in the planning area; (3) recognize
valid existing rights; (4) only address management of public lands
(including federal mineral estate under non-federal surface in a
``split estate'' situation); (5) use a collaborative, multi-
jurisdictional approach to determine how mineral leasing will be
managed; (6) ensure that its management decisions are as consistent as
possible with local, State, and other Federal agency plans; (7) prepare
development scenarios for oil and gas resources based on historical,
existing, and projected levels of development; (8) consider a range of
alternatives that focus on mitigating the impacts of development on
resources that are of concern; (9) address the socioeconomic impacts of
the alternatives; and, (10) use the best available scientific
information and inventory and monitoring information to determine
appropriate decisions for oil and gas leasing.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the
BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. To
be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of the 30-day
scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later.
The BLM will utilize the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the
public involvement requirements 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 action 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 action that the BLM is evaluating, 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 EA as a cooperating
agency.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
amendment in order to consider the variety of resource issues and
concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in the planning process: Minerals and
geology, outdoor
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recreation, visual resources management, Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) and National Conservation Lands
management, archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, special
status species, hydrology, soils, rangeland management, air quality,
and sociology and economics.
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 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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2
Jenna Whitlock,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-11726 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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