Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada, and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement, 35043-35044 [2016-12938]
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Dated: May 24, 2016.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL05000.L17110000. DO0000.
LXSSF2300000 MO# 4500090967]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource
Management Plan for Basin and Range
National Monument, Nevada, and an
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement
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) Ely District
Office, Ely, Nevada intends to prepare a
Resource Management Plan (RMP) with
an associated Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Basin and Range
National Monument (BARNM) and by
this notice is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The new,
stand-alone RMP will tier to and may
incorporate by reference portions of the
existing Ely District Record of Decision
and Approved Resource Management
Plan (2008), as amended by the Greater
Sage-Grouse Approved Resource
Management Plan Amendment signed
in 2015.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP with
associated EIS. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until July
1, 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/nv/st/en/prog/nlcs_new/
Basin_and_Range_National_
Monument.htm.
In order to be included in the Draft
EIS, all comments must be received
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prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later. Additional
opportunities for public participation
will be provided for upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to Basin and Range National Monument
Resource Management Plan and
associated Environmental Impact
Statement by any of the following
methods:
• Email: blm_nv_basin_range@blm.gov
• Fax: 775–726–8111
• Mail: BLM Basin and Range National
Monument, PO Box 237, Caliente, NV
89008
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Basin and
Range National Monument Office,
located at BLM Caliente Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Styles, Monument Manger;
telephone: 775–726–8100; address: P.O.
Box 237, Caliente, NV 89008; email:
blm_nv_basin_range@blm.gov. Contact
Ms. Styles to add your name 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. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
District Office, Ely, Nevada, intends to
prepare an RMP with an associated EIS
for the Basin and Range National
Monument, announces the beginning of
the scoping process, and seeks public
input on issues and planning criteria.
The planning area is located in Lincoln
and Nye Counties, Nevada and
encompasses approximately 704,000
acres of public land.
As the Proclamation indicates, the
President established the Monument to
‘‘preserve its cultural, prehistoric, and
historic legacy and maintain its diverse
array of natural and scientific resources,
ensuring that the prehistoric, historic
and scientific values of this area remain
for the benefit of all Americans.’’ The
Proclamation further states: ‘‘For
purposes of the care and management of
the objects identified above, the
Secretary, through BLM, shall, within 3
years of the date of this proclamation
prepare and maintain a management
plan for the monument and shall
provide for maximum public
involvement in the development of that
plan including, but not limited to,
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consultation with State, tribal, and local
governments.’’
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 planning
process. A number of preliminary issues
for the planning area have been
identified by BLM personnel; Federal,
State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. The issues include:
Cultural and historic resources; tribal
use; vegetation resources; wild horse
and burros; social and economic values;
climate change; special areas
(Worthington Mountains Wilderness,
Shooting Gallery Area of Environmental
Concern (ACEC), and Mt. Irish ACEC);
visual resources; lands and realty;
outdoor recreation; livestock grazing;
minerals; paleontological resources;
research; wildland fire; and military
uses. Preliminary planning criteria will
conform to 43 CFR 1610.4–2.
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.
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. The BLM will evaluate identified
issues to be addressed in the plan, and
will place them into one of three
categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this
plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation in
the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as to why an
issue was placed in category two or
three. The public is also encouraged to
help identify any management questions
and concerns that should be addressed
in the plan. The BLM will work
collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management decisions that
are best suited to local, regional, and
national needs and concerns.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
NEPA scoping process to help fulfil the
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public involvement process under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470(f)) pursuant to 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 environmental
analysis as a cooperating agency.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
approach to develop the plan 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: archaeology,
paleontology, outdoor recreation,
wildlife and fisheries, rangeland
management, lands and realty,
hydrology, soils, minerals and geology,
sociology and economics, wildland fire,
and public affairs.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
John F. Ruhs,
State Director, Nevada.
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Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S.
Department of the Interior, National
Park Service, Canyon de Chelly
National Monument, Chinle, AZ
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior, National Park Service, Canyon
de Chelly National Monument has
completed an inventory of human
remains and associated funerary objects,
in consultation with the appropriate
Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian
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organizations, and has determined that
there is a cultural affiliation between the
human remains and associated funerary
objects and present-day Indian tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to Canyon de Chelly National
Monument. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations
stated in this notice may proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to Canyon de Chelly National
Monument at the address in this notice
by July 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Lyn Carranza,
Superintendent, Canyon de Chelly
National Monument, P.O. Box 588,
Chinle, AZ 86503, telephone (928) 674–
5500 ext. 224, email lyn_carranza@
nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains and associated
funerary objects under the control of the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Canyon de Chelly
National Monument, Chinle, AZ. The
human remains and associated funerary
objects were removed from sites in
Apache County, AZ.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the Superintendent, Canyon de Chelly
National Monument.
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by Canyon de Chelly
National Monument professional staff in
consultation with representatives of the
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma; Fort
McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona;
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma;
Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Jicarilla Apache
Nation, New Mexico; Kaibab Band of
Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian
Reservation, Arizona; Mescalero Apache
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Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New
Mexico; Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah; Pueblo of Acoma, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico; Pueblo
of Nambe, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Pojoaque, New Mexico; Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Ana, New Mexico; Pueblo of Santa
Clara, New Mexico; Pueblo of Taos,
New Mexico; Pueblo of Tesuque, New
Mexico; San Carlos Apache Tribe of the
San Carlos Reservation, Arizona;
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the
Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; Ute
Mountain Ute Tribe (previously listed as
the Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute
Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New
Mexico & Utah); White Mountain
Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache
Reservation, Arizona; Yavapai-Apache
Nation of the Camp Verde Indian
Reservation, Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of
the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico
(hereafter referred to as ‘‘The Consulted
Tribes’’).
The following tribes were invited to
consult but did not participate in the
face-to-face consultation meeting: Kewa
Pueblo, New Mexico (previously listed
as the Pueblo of Santo Domingo); Ohkay
Owingeh, New Mexico (previously
listed as the Pueblo of San Juan); Pueblo
of Cochiti, New Mexico; Pueblo of
Isleta, New Mexico; Pueblo of Picuris,
New Mexico; Pueblo of San Felipe, New
Mexico; Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico;
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico (hereafter
referred to as ‘‘The Invited Tribes’’).
History and Description of the Remains
Canyon de Chelly National
Monument was established in 1931 on
lands that were then, and continue to
be, held in trust by the United States for
the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New
Mexico & Utah. Removal of human
remains and associated funerary objects
from lands within the monument
boundary after October 31, 1979, was
done with the prior consent of the
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico &
Utah, as required by the Archaeological
Resources Protection Act.
At an unknown date, human remains
representing, at minimum, one
individual were removed from Big Cave
in Apache County, AZ, by David
DeHarport working on behalf of the
Museum of Northern Arizona. No
known individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
Between 1924 and 1970, human
remains representing, at minimum,
three individuals were removed from
Big Cave in Apache County, AZ, by
unknown persons. No known
individuals were identified. No
associated funerary objects are present.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL05000.L17110000. DO0000. LXSSF2300000 MO# 4500090967]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan for Basin
and Range National Monument, Nevada, and an Associated Environmental
Impact Statement
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) Ely District
Office, Ely, Nevada intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP)
with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Basin
and Range National Monument (BARNM) and by this notice is announcing
the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and
identify issues. The new, stand-alone RMP will tier to and may
incorporate by reference portions of the existing Ely District Record
of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (2008), as amended by
the Greater Sage-Grouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment
signed in 2015.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
with associated EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing
until July 1, 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/nv/st/en/prog/nlcs_new/Basin_and_Range_National_Monument.htm.
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. Additional
opportunities for public participation will be provided for upon
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to Basin and Range National Monument Resource Management Plan
and associated Environmental Impact Statement by any of the following
methods:
Email: blm_nv_basin_range@blm.gov
Fax: 775-726-8111
Mail: BLM Basin and Range National Monument, PO Box 237,
Caliente, NV 89008
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Basin and
Range National Monument Office, located at BLM Caliente Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Styles, Monument Manger;
telephone: 775-726-8100; address: P.O. Box 237, Caliente, NV 89008;
email: blm_nv_basin_range@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Styles to add your name
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. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
District Office, Ely, Nevada, intends to prepare an RMP with an
associated EIS for the Basin and Range National Monument, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Lincoln and Nye
Counties, Nevada and encompasses approximately 704,000 acres of public
land.
As the Proclamation indicates, the President established the
Monument to ``preserve its cultural, prehistoric, and historic legacy
and maintain its diverse array of natural and scientific resources,
ensuring that the prehistoric, historic and scientific values of this
area remain for the benefit of all Americans.'' The Proclamation
further states: ``For purposes of the care and management of the
objects identified above, the Secretary, through BLM, shall, within 3
years of the date of this proclamation prepare and maintain a
management plan for the monument and shall provide for maximum public
involvement in the development of that plan including, but not limited
to, consultation with State, tribal, and local governments.''
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 planning process. A number of
preliminary issues for the planning area have been identified by BLM
personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders.
The issues include: Cultural and historic resources; tribal use;
vegetation resources; wild horse and burros; social and economic
values; climate change; special areas (Worthington Mountains
Wilderness, Shooting Gallery Area of Environmental Concern (ACEC), and
Mt. Irish ACEC); visual resources; lands and realty; outdoor
recreation; livestock grazing; minerals; paleontological resources;
research; wildland fire; and military uses. Preliminary planning
criteria will conform to 43 CFR 1610.4-2.
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. 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. The BLM will evaluate identified issues to be
addressed in the plan, and will place them into one of three
categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan.
The BLM will provide an explanation in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as to
why an issue was placed in category two or three. The public is also
encouraged to help identify any management questions and concerns that
should be addressed in the plan. The BLM will work collaboratively with
interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best
suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate NEPA scoping process to help
fulfil the
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public involvement process under Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) pursuant to 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 environmental analysis
as a cooperating agency.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
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: archaeology, paleontology,
outdoor recreation, wildlife and fisheries, rangeland management, lands
and realty, hydrology, soils, minerals and geology, sociology and
economics, wildland fire, and public affairs.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
John F. Ruhs,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 2016-12938 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am]
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