Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument Management Plans for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash Jáa Units and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Utah, 2181-2183 [2018-00520]
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Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
BLM enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BLM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: Agencies within the
Department of the Interior use the
information in a cave nomination to
determine if the nominated cave will be
listed as significant in accordance with
the Federal Cave Resources Protection
Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through
4310 and the Department’s regulations
at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is
thus necessary for full compliance with
agencies’ responsibilities to identify and
protect significant caves and their
resources.
Agencies within the Department of
the Interior use the information in
requests for confidential cave
information to determine whether to
grant access to confidential cave data.
Agencies need this information in order
to comply with their statutory
responsibilities to communicate,
cooperate, and exchange information,
within the limits prescribed by the
FCRPA.
Title of Collection: Cave Management:
Cave Nominations and Requests for
Confidential Information.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0165.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Cave
nominations may be submitted pursuant
to 16 U.S.C. 4303 and 43 CFR 37.11 by
governmental agencies and the public,
including those who utilize caves for
scientific, education, and recreational
purposes. Requests for confidential
information may be submitted pursuant
to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 37.12 by
Federal and state governmental agencies
and their cooperators, bona fide
educational and research institutions,
and individuals or organizations
assisting a land management agency
with cave management activities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 16.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 16.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 124.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The estimated annual burdens are
itemized in the following table:
Type of response
Number of
responses
Hours per
response
Total Hours
(Column B ×
Column C)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Cave Nomination .........................................................................................................................
Request for Confidential Cave Information .................................................................................
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument
Management Plans for the Bears Ears
National Monument Indian Creek and
´
Shash Jaa Units and Associated
Environmental Impact Statement, Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
SUMMARY:
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National Forest Management Act of
1976, as amended (NFMA), and
Presidential Proclamation 9558 as
modified by Presidential Proclamation
9681, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Canyon Country District Office,
Moab, Utah intends to prepare a
Monument Management Plan (MMP) for
the Bears Ears National Monument
Indian Creek Unit, and intends to jointly
prepare, with the Manti La-Sal National
Forest (USFS), Price, Utah, a MMP for
´
the Shash Jaa Unit. The BLM and USFS,
´
which is a co-manager of the Shash Jaa
Unit, will prepare a single
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to satisfy the NEPA requirements for
this planning process. By this Notice,
the BLM announces the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public
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comments and identify issues. These
MMPs may replace portions of the
existing Monticello Field Office Record
of Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan, as amended, and
Manti- La Sal National Forest Plan.
DATES: This Notice initiates the public
scoping process for separate MMPs for
each monument unit with an associated
combined EIS. 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 website at:
https://www.blm.gov/utah. In order to
be included in the Draft EIS, all
comments must be received prior to
March 19, 2018 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
on issues and planning criteria related
to the planning process by any of the
following methods:
• Website: Bears Ears National
Monument: https://goo.gl/uLrEae
• Mail: 365 North Main, P.O. Box 7,
Monticello, UT 84535
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM Canyon
Country District or Monticello Field
Office.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lance Porter, District Manager,
telephone (435) 259–2100; address 365
North Main, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, UT
84535; email blm_ut_monticello_
monuments@blm.gov. Contact Mr.
Porter to add your name to our mailing
list. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. FRS 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
Canyon Country District Office, Moab,
Utah, intends to prepare an MMP for the
Bears Ears National Monument Indian
Creek Unit, and jointly prepare an MMP
with the Manti La-Sal National Forest,
´
Price, Utah, for the Shash Jaa Unit, as
well as an associated EIS. The BLM
announces the beginning of the scoping
process, and seeks public input on
issues and planning criteria. The
planning area is located in San Juan
County, Utah and encompasses
approximately 169,289 acres of BLM-
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managed lands and 32,587 acres of
National Forest System Lands.
On December 4, 2017, President
Donald Trump signed Proclamation
9681 modifying the Bears Ears National
Monument designated by Proclamation
9558 to exclude from its designation
and reservation approximately
1,150,860 acres of land, which lands are
not covered by this Notice of Intent and
will continue to be managed under the
governing Monticello Record of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan and Manti La-Sal
National Forest Plan until they are
otherwise revised or amended. The
revised BENM boundary includes two
´
units known as the Shash Jaa and Indian
Creek Units that are reserved for the
care and management of the objects of
historic and scientific interest within
their boundaries. Proclamation 9558, as
modified by Proclamation 9681,
requires the BLM and the USFS to
jointly develop a MMP. Each agency
will continue to manage their lands
within the monument pursuant to their
respective applicable legal authorities.
To ensure that management decisions
reflect tribal expertise and traditional
and historical knowledge, Proclamation
9558, signed on December 28, 2016,
established a Bears Ears Commission to
provide guidance and recommendations
on the development and
implementation of a management plan
for the Bears Ears National Monument.
Proclamation 9681 modifies
Proclamation 9558 and clarifies that the
Bears Ears Commission shall be known
´
as the Shash Jaa Commission, and shall
´
apply only to the Shash Jaa Unit. The
Commission consists of one elected
officer each from the Hopi Nation,
Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe,
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray,
and Zuni Tribe, designated by the
officers’ respective tribes, and the
elected officer of the San Juan County
Commission representing District 3
acting in that officer’s official capacity.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will inform the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the planning
process. Preliminary issues for the
planning area have been identified by
BLM and USFS personnel; Federal,
State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. These preliminary issues
include cultural and historic resources,
including protection of Indian sacred
sites and traditional cultural properties;
paleontological resources; travel
management; livestock grazing; wildlife;
vegetation and fire management;
outdoor recreation; and other resource
management.
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Preliminary planning criteria include:
(1) The public planning process for
the MMPs will be guided by
Proclamation 9558 as modified by
Proclamation 9681 in addition to
FLPMA, NFMA, and NEPA. (2) The
BLM and USFS will use current
scientific information, research,
technologies, and results of inventory,
monitoring, and coordination to
determine appropriate management. (3)
The BLM and USFS will strive to
coordinate management decisions with
other adjoining planning jurisdictions,
both Federal and non-Federal. (4)
Decisions made in the planning process
will only apply to BLM-managed lands,
National Forest System Lands, and,
where appropriate, split-estate lands
where the subsurface mineral estate is
managed by the BLM. (6) Existing
Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) will
continue to be managed to prevent
impairment and ensure continued
suitability for designation as wilderness.
Should Congress release all or part of a
WSA from wilderness study, resource
management will be determined by
preparing an amendment to the MMP.
(7) The BLM will consider changes to
the off-highway vehicle (OHV) area
designations approved through the
Monticello Field Office Record of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan. (8) As required by
the Proclamations, the BLM and USFS
will meaningfully engage with the
´
Shash Jaa Commission and will
carefully and fully consider integrating
the traditional and historical knowledge
and special expertise of the Commission
´
for the Shash Jaa Unit. The BLM and
USFS will also work with the
Commission to identify parameters for
continued meaningful engagement that
will be set forth in the MMP.
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, and to ensure inclusion in the
Draft EIS, you should submit comments
prior to the close of the 60-day scoping
period or 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 and USFS will evaluate
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identified issues to be addressed in the
plans, and will place them into one of
three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plans;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy
or administrative action; or
3. Issues beyond the scope of these
plans.
The BLM and USFS will provide an
explanation in the Draft MMPs/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 plans.
The BLM and USFS 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 and USFS 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 and USFS in identifying
and evaluating impacts to such
resources.
The BLM and USFS will consult with
Indian tribes on a government-togovernment 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 full consideration
consistent with these authorities and
policies. 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 and USFS are evaluating, are
invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or
be requested by the BLM and USFS to
participate in the development of the
environmental analysis as a cooperating
agency.
The BLM and USFS will use an
interdisciplinary approach to develop
the plans 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, minerals and
geology, forestry, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and
fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology,
soils, sociology, and economics.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO35000.L14400000.PN0000.18X; OMB
Control Number 1004–0153]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Conveyance of Federally
Owned Mineral Interests
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
19, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to the U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM,
Washington DC 20240, Attention: Jean
Sonneman; by email to jesonnem@
blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1004–0153 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Robert Jolley by email
at rbjolley@blm.gov, or by telephone at
(202) 912–7350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will
this information be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate
of burden accurate; (4) how might the
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BLM enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (5) how might the BLM
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: Section 209(b) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act (43
U.S.C. 1719) authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior to convey Federally-owned
mineral interests to non-Federal owners
of the surface estate. The respondents in
this information collection are nonFederal owners of surface estates who
apply for underlying Federally-owned
mineral interests. This information
collection enables the BLM to determine
if the applicants are eligible to receive
title to the Federally-owned mineral
interests beneath their lands.
Regulations at 43 CFR part 2720
establish guidelines and procedures for
the processing of these applications.
Title of Collection: Conveyance of
Federally-Owned Mineral Interests.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0153.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Owners
of surface estates (i.e., individuals,
businesses, or state, local, or tribal
governments) that want to obtain
underlying Federally-owned mineral
estates.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 11 businesses, 10
individuals, and 3 State/Local/Tribal
Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 24.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 10 hours per response.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 240 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $1,200 dollars.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[18X LLUTY00000 L16100000.XZ0000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument Management Plans for the
Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek and Shash J[aacute]a Units
and Associated Environmental Impact Statement, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended (FLPMA), the National Forest Management Act of 1976,
as amended (NFMA), and Presidential Proclamation 9558 as modified by
Presidential Proclamation 9681, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Canyon Country District Office, Moab, Utah intends to prepare a
Monument Management Plan (MMP) for the Bears Ears National Monument
Indian Creek Unit, and intends to jointly prepare, with the Manti La-
Sal National Forest (USFS), Price, Utah, a MMP for the Shash J[aacute]a
Unit. The BLM and USFS, which is a co-manager of the Shash J[aacute]a
Unit, will prepare a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
satisfy the NEPA requirements for this planning process. By this
Notice, the BLM announces the beginning of the scoping process to
solicit public
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comments and identify issues. These MMPs may replace portions of the
existing Monticello Field Office Record of Decision and Approved
Resource Management Plan, as amended, and Manti- La Sal National Forest
Plan.
DATES: This Notice initiates the public scoping process for separate
MMPs for each monument unit with an associated combined EIS. 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
website at: https://www.blm.gov/utah. In order to be included in the
Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to March 19, 2018 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 on issues and planning criteria
related to the planning process by any of the following methods:
Website: Bears Ears National Monument: https://goo.gl/uLrEae
Mail: 365 North Main, P.O. Box 7, Monticello, UT 84535
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM
Canyon Country District or Monticello Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance Porter, District Manager,
telephone (435) 259-2100; address 365 North Main, P.O. Box 7,
Monticello, UT 84535; email [email protected].
Contact Mr. Porter to add your name to our mailing list. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual
during normal business hours. FRS 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
Canyon Country District Office, Moab, Utah, intends to prepare an MMP
for the Bears Ears National Monument Indian Creek Unit, and jointly
prepare an MMP with the Manti La-Sal National Forest, Price, Utah, for
the Shash J[aacute]a Unit, as well as an associated EIS. The BLM
announces the beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input
on issues and planning criteria. The planning area is located in San
Juan County, Utah and encompasses approximately 169,289 acres of BLM-
managed lands and 32,587 acres of National Forest System Lands.
On December 4, 2017, President Donald Trump signed Proclamation
9681 modifying the Bears Ears National Monument designated by
Proclamation 9558 to exclude from its designation and reservation
approximately 1,150,860 acres of land, which lands are not covered by
this Notice of Intent and will continue to be managed under the
governing Monticello Record of Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan and Manti La-Sal National Forest Plan until they are
otherwise revised or amended. The revised BENM boundary includes two
units known as the Shash J[aacute]a and Indian Creek Units that are
reserved for the care and management of the objects of historic and
scientific interest within their boundaries. Proclamation 9558, as
modified by Proclamation 9681, requires the BLM and the USFS to jointly
develop a MMP. Each agency will continue to manage their lands within
the monument pursuant to their respective applicable legal authorities.
To ensure that management decisions reflect tribal expertise and
traditional and historical knowledge, Proclamation 9558, signed on
December 28, 2016, established a Bears Ears Commission to provide
guidance and recommendations on the development and implementation of a
management plan for the Bears Ears National Monument. Proclamation 9681
modifies Proclamation 9558 and clarifies that the Bears Ears Commission
shall be known as the Shash J[aacute]a Commission, and shall apply only
to the Shash J[aacute]a Unit. The Commission consists of one elected
officer each from the Hopi Nation, Navajo Nation, Ute Mountain Ute
Tribe, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah Ouray, and Zuni Tribe, designated
by the officers' respective tribes, and the elected officer of the San
Juan County Commission representing District 3 acting in that officer's
official capacity.
The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant
issues that will inform the scope of the environmental analysis,
including alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary
issues for the planning area have been identified by BLM and USFS
personnel; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other stakeholders.
These preliminary issues include cultural and historic resources,
including protection of Indian sacred sites and traditional cultural
properties; paleontological resources; travel management; livestock
grazing; wildlife; vegetation and fire management; outdoor recreation;
and other resource management.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
(1) The public planning process for the MMPs will be guided by
Proclamation 9558 as modified by Proclamation 9681 in addition to
FLPMA, NFMA, and NEPA. (2) The BLM and USFS will use current scientific
information, research, technologies, and results of inventory,
monitoring, and coordination to determine appropriate management. (3)
The BLM and USFS will strive to coordinate management decisions with
other adjoining planning jurisdictions, both Federal and non-Federal.
(4) Decisions made in the planning process will only apply to BLM-
managed lands, National Forest System Lands, and, where appropriate,
split-estate lands where the subsurface mineral estate is managed by
the BLM. (6) Existing Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs) will continue to be
managed to prevent impairment and ensure continued suitability for
designation as wilderness. Should Congress release all or part of a WSA
from wilderness study, resource management will be determined by
preparing an amendment to the MMP. (7) The BLM will consider changes to
the off-highway vehicle (OHV) area designations approved through the
Monticello Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan. (8) As required by the Proclamations, the BLM and USFS
will meaningfully engage with the Shash J[aacute]a Commission and will
carefully and fully consider integrating the traditional and historical
knowledge and special expertise of the Commission for the Shash
J[aacute]a Unit. The BLM and USFS will also work with the Commission to
identify parameters for continued meaningful engagement that will be
set forth in the MMP.
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, and to ensure inclusion in the Draft EIS, you should
submit comments prior to the close of the 60-day scoping period or 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 and
USFS will evaluate
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identified issues to be addressed in the plans, and will place them
into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plans;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of these plans.
The BLM and USFS will provide an explanation in the Draft MMPs/
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 plans.
The BLM and USFS 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 and USFS 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 and USFS in identifying and evaluating impacts to such
resources.
The BLM and USFS 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 full
consideration consistent with these authorities and policies. 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 and USFS are evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM and
USFS to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as
a cooperating agency.
The BLM and USFS will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop
the plans 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, minerals and geology, forestry, outdoor recreation,
archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty,
hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
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