Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Moab Master Leasing Plan/Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Moab and Monticello Field Offices, UT, 96484 [2016-31743]
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Northwestern Great Basin Resource
Advisory Council (RAC), will hold one
meeting in Nevada, in January 2017.
The meeting is open to the public.
DATES AND TIME: January 26, 2017, at the
Carson City BLM Office (5665 Morgan
Mill Road) in Carson City, Nevada. A
field trip will be held the same day in
the afternoon within the Carson City
BLM District. Approximate meeting
time is 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a field tour
in the afternoon. However, the meeting
and field tour could end earlier if
discussions and presentations conclude
before 4 p.m. The meeting will include
a public comment period at
approximately 8:15 a.m. and
approximately 12:15 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Ross, Public Affairs Specialist, Carson
City District Office, 5665 Morgan Mill
Road, Carson City, NV 89701,
telephone: (775) 885–6107, email:
lross@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: The 15member Council advises the Secretary
of the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Nevada. Topics for
discussion at the meeting will include,
but are not limited to:
• January 26—Review of last year’s
goals and assess achievements, spring/
riparian management discussion and
recommendations, RAC subcommittee
report, and District managers’ updates.
The Council may raise other topics at
the meetings.
Final agendas will be posted on-line
at the BLM Sierra Front-Northwestern
Great Basin RAC Web site at https://
www.blm.gov/node/6214 and will be
published in local and regional media
sources at least 14 days before each
meeting.
Individuals who need special
assistance such as sign language
interpretation or other reasonable
accommodations, or who wish to
receive a copy of each agenda, may
contact Lisa Ross no later than 10 days
prior to each meeting.
Stephen D. Clutter,
Chief, Office of Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Moab Master Leasing
Plan/Approved Resource Management
Plan Amendments for the Moab and
Monticello Field Offices, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the Moab Master Leasing Plan
(MLP)/Approved Resource Management
Plan Amendments for the Moab and
Monticello Field Offices (Approved
Plan). On December 15, 2016, the Utah
State Director signed the ROD, which
constitutes the final decision of the BLM
and makes the Approved Plan effective
immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and
Approved Plan are available upon
request, and available for public
inspection at the following locations:
• Bureau of Land Management, Utah
State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite
500, Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Bureau of Land Management, Moab
Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Moab,
Utah.
• Bureau of Land Management,
Monticello Field Office, 365 North
Main, Monticello, Utah.
The ROD and Approved Plan,
together with accompanying
background documents, are available
online at: https://go.usa.gov/xksyS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brent Northrup, Project Manager, BLM
Moab Field Office, 82 East Dogwood,
Moab, UT 84532, telephone 435–259–
2151 or email bnorthup@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 to contact the above individual.
The Service 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: The
Approved Plan is the culmination of a
significant effort by the BLM and
interested members of the public,
community stakeholders, and other
local, State, and Federal partners, to
provide for responsible mineral
development in balance with healthy
wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and
a vital recreation economy.
SUMMARY:
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The Approved Plan addresses mineral
leasing and development on 785,567
acres of BLM-administered land within
the Moab and Monticello Field Offices.
The Approved Plan amends mineral
leasing decisions in portions of the
existing Moab and Monticello Resource
Management Plans that were completed
in 2008.
The Proposed Plan was selected as the
Approved Plan because it is the
alternative that best balances competing
considerations between outdoor
recreation, iconic scenery, and
development of oil/gas and potash
deposits. The Approved Plan allows
recreation and mineral extraction to
occur in specified areas in order to
minimize conflicts with resources.
The Preferred Alternative in the MLP
Draft Amendment/Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS), with
adjustments and clarifications, was
carried forward as the Proposed Plan in
the MLP/Final EIS released to the public
on July 21, 2016. Five protest letters
were received during the 30-day protest
period on the Proposed Plan, which
ended on August 22, 2016. The letters
were addressed by the BLM Washington
Office. During the Governor’s
Consistency Review Process, the
Governor sent correspondence to the
BLM on September 22, 2016, identifying
alleged inconsistencies between the
Proposed Plan and the State’s San Juan
County Energy Zone. After reviewing
the information submitted, the BLM
determined that the Proposed Plan is
consistent with the Zone to the
maximum extent practical based on the
identified resource values. No
modifications or corrections were made
to the Approved Plan in response to the
protest process and the Governor’s
Consistency Review. The Governor did
not appeal the BLM Utah State
Director’s determination to the BLM
Director.
The ROD does not include any
implementation actions. The mineral
leasing decisions in the Approved Plan
are planning-level decisions and
therefore are not appealable. Future
implementation actions must be in
conformance with the management
direction in the Approved Plan; any
such actions will result from future
decisionmaking process(es), including
appropriate environmental review.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
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[16X L1109AF LLUTY0100000 L16100000.DQ0000.LXSS030J0000 24 1A]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Moab
Master Leasing Plan/Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for
the Moab and Monticello Field Offices, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Moab Master Leasing Plan (MLP)/
Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Moab and
Monticello Field Offices (Approved Plan). On December 15, 2016, the
Utah State Director signed the ROD, which constitutes the final
decision of the BLM and makes the Approved Plan effective immediately.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD and Approved Plan are available upon
request, and available for public inspection at the following
locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200
South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bureau of Land Management, Moab Field Office, 82 East
Dogwood, Moab, Utah.
Bureau of Land Management, Monticello Field Office, 365
North Main, Monticello, Utah.
The ROD and Approved Plan, together with accompanying background
documents, are available online at: https://go.usa.gov/xksyS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brent Northrup, Project Manager, BLM
Moab Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Moab, UT 84532, telephone 435-259-
2151 or email bnorthup@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual. The Service 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: The Approved Plan is the culmination of a
significant effort by the BLM and interested members of the public,
community stakeholders, and other local, State, and Federal partners,
to provide for responsible mineral development in balance with healthy
wildlife habitat, clean air and water, and a vital recreation economy.
The Approved Plan addresses mineral leasing and development on
785,567 acres of BLM-administered land within the Moab and Monticello
Field Offices. The Approved Plan amends mineral leasing decisions in
portions of the existing Moab and Monticello Resource Management Plans
that were completed in 2008.
The Proposed Plan was selected as the Approved Plan because it is
the alternative that best balances competing considerations between
outdoor recreation, iconic scenery, and development of oil/gas and
potash deposits. The Approved Plan allows recreation and mineral
extraction to occur in specified areas in order to minimize conflicts
with resources.
The Preferred Alternative in the MLP Draft Amendment/Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with adjustments and
clarifications, was carried forward as the Proposed Plan in the MLP/
Final EIS released to the public on July 21, 2016. Five protest letters
were received during the 30-day protest period on the Proposed Plan,
which ended on August 22, 2016. The letters were addressed by the BLM
Washington Office. During the Governor's Consistency Review Process,
the Governor sent correspondence to the BLM on September 22, 2016,
identifying alleged inconsistencies between the Proposed Plan and the
State's San Juan County Energy Zone. After reviewing the information
submitted, the BLM determined that the Proposed Plan is consistent with
the Zone to the maximum extent practical based on the identified
resource values. No modifications or corrections were made to the
Approved Plan in response to the protest process and the Governor's
Consistency Review. The Governor did not appeal the BLM Utah State
Director's determination to the BLM Director.
The ROD does not include any implementation actions. The mineral
leasing decisions in the Approved Plan are planning-level decisions and
therefore are not appealable. Future implementation actions must be in
conformance with the management direction in the Approved Plan; any
such actions will result from future decisionmaking process(es),
including appropriate environmental review.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
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