Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the Taos Field Office, New Mexico, and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Acceptance of the Rimrock Rose Ranch Donation, 36321-36322 [2016-13273]
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to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Stanley G. French,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNV952000
L14400000.BJ0000.LXSSF2210000.241A;
13–08807; MO# 4500093537; TAS: 14X1109]
Filing of Plats of Survey; NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to inform the public and interested State
and local government officials of the
filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.
DATES: Effective Dates: Unless otherwise
stated filing is effective at 10:00 a.m. on
the dates indicated below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael O. Harmening, Chief, Branch of
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
Management, Nevada State Office, 1340
Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502–7147,
phone: 775–861–6490. 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:
1. The Plat of Survey of the following
described lands was officially filed at
the BLM Nevada State Office, Reno,
Nevada on May 16, 2016.
The plat, in 3 sheets, representing the
dependent resurvey of the south
boundary, a portion of the east
boundary and a portion of the
subdivisional lines, and the subdivision
of certain sections, in Township 14
South, Range 69 East, of the Mount
Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under Group
No. 910, was accepted May 12, 2015.
This survey was executed at the request
of Clark County to identify certain
boundaries, as shown on the request for
cadastral survey, dated July 5, 2011.
2. The Plat of Survey of the following
described lands was officially filed at
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada on
May 3, 2016:
The plat, in 10 sheets, representing
the dependent resurvey of a portion of
the subdivisional lines and portions of
certain mineral surveys, the subdivision
of sections 5 and 6, and metes-andbounds surveys of certain Gold Hill
Townsite lots, Township 16 North,
Range 21 East, Mount Diablo Meridian,
under Group No. 937, was accepted
April 29, 2016. This survey represented
on these plats was executed to
determine the official boundaries of the
parcel called ‘‘Lot 51’’ that is the subject
of a Color of Title Act Class I claim by
Northern Comstock, LLC.
The surveys listed above are now the
basic record for describing the lands for
all authorized purposes. These records
have been placed in the open files in the
BLM Nevada State Office and are
available to the public as a matter of
information. Copies of the surveys and
related field notes may be furnished to
the public upon payment of the
appropriate fees.
Dated: May 27, 2016.
Michael O. Harmening,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNMF02000.L16100000.DP0000.16x]
Notice of Intent To Amend the
Resource Management Plan for the
Taos Field Office, New Mexico, and
Prepare an Associated Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed
Acceptance of the Rimrock Rose
Ranch Donation
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) Taos Field
Office, Taos, New Mexico intends to
prepare a Resource Management Plan
(RMP) amendment with an associated
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the
Taos Field Office 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 RMP
amendment with an associated EA.
SUMMARY:
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Comments on issues may be submitted
in writing until July 6, 2016 In order to
be included in the analysis, all
comments must be received prior to the
close of the 30-day scoping period. The
date(s) and locations(s) of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local news
media, newspapers and BLM Web site
at: https://www.blm.gov/nm/taos. 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. The BLM will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the Rimrock Rose Ranch Donation
Acceptance EA and RMP amendment by
any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nm/
st/en/fo/Taos_Field_Office.html.
• Email: blm_nm_tafo_comments@
blm.gov.
• Fax: 575–758–1620.
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Attention: Brad Higdon, 226 Cruz Alta
Road, Taos NM 87571.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Taos Field
Office at 226 Cruz Alta Road in Taos,
New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad
Higdon, Planning and Environmental
Specialist, telephone 575–751–4725;
address 226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos, New
Mexico 87571; email bhigdon@blm.gov.
Contact Mr. Higdon 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.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document provides notice that the BLM
Taos Field Office, New Mexico, intends
to prepare an RMP amendment with an
associated EA for the Taos Field Office
planning area, announces the beginning
of the scoping process, and seeks public
input on issues and planning criteria.
The planning area is located within San
Miguel County, New Mexico, and
encompasses approximately 19,780
acres of public land. This RMP
amendment proposes to make two
allotments unavailable for livestock
grazing. This action is part of a larger
proposal by the BLM to accept a
donation of approximately 3,576 acres
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to be added to the Sabinoso Wilderness
under the provisions of Section 6 (a) of
the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Act), which
will provide for public access to the
wilderness for the first time. The
Rimrock Rose Ranch previously served
as base property for the two livestock
grazing allotments (00735 and 00736)
within or near Sabinoso Wilderness,
and as part of the conditions of the
donation, provided for under Section 6
(a) of the Act, the property cannot be
used for purposes of livestock grazing.
Furthermore, the ranch property offered
for donation contains important riparian
resources critical for supporting a
diverse population of aquatic and
terrestrial wildlife species in this arid
environment where riparian resources
are scarce. The long history of grazing
practices on the ranch property has
substantially compromised the riparian
resources and their function. To protect
and restore riparian resources, as well as
to conform to current BLM management
prescriptions for the area, livestock
grazing is proposed to be eliminated
from the two livestock grazing
allotments because of their dependence
on these riparian areas as a
supplemental water source and for
purposes of trailing. The proposal also
includes the purchase of the remaining
approximate 600 acres of the Rimrock
Rose Ranch not offered as part of the
donation. 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. Preliminary issues for the plan
amendment area have been identified by
BLM personnel and include potential
impacts to wilderness quality; riparian
resources; cultural resources; livestock
grazing; and opportunities for
recreation. 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.
The BLM will utilize 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 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
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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.
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
amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan
amendment.
The BLM will provide an explanation
in the draft RMP amendment/draft EA
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 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: Rangeland
management, riparian resources,
wilderness, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, visual resources, and
realty.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR
1610.2
Jim Stovall,
Acting Associate State Director, BLM New
Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Renewals of Information Collections
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
National Indian Gaming
Commission, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
National Indian Gaming Commission
(NIGC or Commission) is seeking
comments on the renewal of
information collections for the following
activities: (i) Compliance and
enforcement actions under the Indian
Gaming Regulatory Act as authorized by
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 3141–0001; (ii)
approval of tribal ordinances, and
background investigation and issuance
of licenses as authorized by OMB
Control Number 3141–0003; (iii)
National Environmental Policy Act
submissions as authorized by OMB
Control Number 3141–0006; and (iv)
issuance to tribes of certificates of selfregulation for Class II gaming as
authorized by OMB Control Number
3141–0008. These information
collections all expire on October 31,
2016.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 5, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments can be mailed,
faxed, or emailed to the attention of:
Tim Osumi, National Indian Gaming
Commission, 1849 C Street NW., MS
1621, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments may be faxed to (202) 632–
7066 and may be sent electronically to
info@nigc.gov, subject: PRA renewals.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim
Osumi at (202) 632–7054; fax (202) 632–
7066 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Request for Comments
You are invited to comment on these
collections concerning: (i) Whether the
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimates of the burdens
(including the hours and cost) of the
proposed collections of information,
including the validity of the
methodologies and assumptions used;
(iii) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (iv) ways to minimize the
burdens of the information collections
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNMF02000.L16100000.DP0000.16x]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the
Taos Field Office, New Mexico, and Prepare an Associated Environmental
Assessment for the Proposed Acceptance of the Rimrock Rose Ranch
Donation
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) Taos Field
Office, Taos, New Mexico intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan
(RMP) amendment with an associated Environmental Assessment (EA) for
the Taos Field Office 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 RMP
amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in
writing until July 6, 2016 In order to be included in the analysis, all
comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period. The date(s) and locations(s) of any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media,
newspapers and BLM Web site at: https://www.blm.gov/nm/taos. 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. The BLM will provide additional
opportunities for public participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Rimrock Rose Ranch Donation Acceptance EA and RMP
amendment by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/Taos_Field_Office.html.
Email: blm_nm_tafo_comments@blm.gov.
Fax: 575-758-1620.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Attention: Brad Higdon,
226 Cruz Alta Road, Taos NM 87571.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Taos Field
Office at 226 Cruz Alta Road in Taos, New Mexico.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Higdon, Planning and
Environmental Specialist, telephone 575-751-4725; address 226 Cruz Alta
Road, Taos, New Mexico 87571; email bhigdon@blm.gov. Contact Mr. Higdon
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. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
Taos Field Office, New Mexico, intends to prepare an RMP amendment with
an associated EA for the Taos Field Office planning area, announces the
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located within San Miguel
County, New Mexico, and encompasses approximately 19,780 acres of
public land. This RMP amendment proposes to make two allotments
unavailable for livestock grazing. This action is part of a larger
proposal by the BLM to accept a donation of approximately 3,576 acres
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to be added to the Sabinoso Wilderness under the provisions of Section
6 (a) of the Wilderness Act of 1964 (Act), which will provide for
public access to the wilderness for the first time. The Rimrock Rose
Ranch previously served as base property for the two livestock grazing
allotments (00735 and 00736) within or near Sabinoso Wilderness, and as
part of the conditions of the donation, provided for under Section 6
(a) of the Act, the property cannot be used for purposes of livestock
grazing. Furthermore, the ranch property offered for donation contains
important riparian resources critical for supporting a diverse
population of aquatic and terrestrial wildlife species in this arid
environment where riparian resources are scarce. The long history of
grazing practices on the ranch property has substantially compromised
the riparian resources and their function. To protect and restore
riparian resources, as well as to conform to current BLM management
prescriptions for the area, livestock grazing is proposed to be
eliminated from the two livestock grazing allotments because of their
dependence on these riparian areas as a supplemental water source and
for purposes of trailing. The proposal also includes the purchase of
the remaining approximate 600 acres of the Rimrock Rose Ranch not
offered as part of the donation. 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. Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have
been identified by BLM personnel and include potential impacts to
wilderness quality; riparian resources; cultural resources; livestock
grazing; and opportunities for recreation. 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.
The BLM will utilize 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 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.
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 amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment.
The BLM will provide an explanation in the draft RMP amendment/
draft EA 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 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: Rangeland
management, riparian resources, wilderness, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, visual resources, and realty.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2
Jim Stovall,
Acting Associate State Director, BLM New Mexico.
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