Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah, 44659-44660 [2018-19000]

Download as PDF daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 170 / Friday, August 31, 2018 / Notices T. 23 N, R. 33 E, Secs. 3 and 9. T. 24 N, R. 33 E, Secs. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 33, and 35. T. 25 N, R. 33 E, Secs. 5, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 33, and 35. The area described for lands adjoining the Naval Air Station Fallon’s B–20 training range aggregates 61,764.88 acres in Churchill and Pershing Counties. Lands Adjoining the Naval Air Station Fallon’s Dixie Valley Training Area T. 13 N, R. 32 E, A portion of M.S. No. 4773A (Don and Tungsten No. 1 Lodes). T. 16 N, R. 33 E, Sec. 3, the right-of-way for U.S. Highway 50, as described in deed recorded July 27, 1934, Book 20, Deed Records, page 353, Doc. No. 48379 of Churchill County, NV. T. 21 N, R. 33 E, M.S. No. 1877 (IXL, 1st Ext. IXL, Black Prince, 1st Ext. Black Prince, Twin Sister and Twin Sister No. 2 Lodes); M.S. No. 1936 A (Bonanza); M.S. No. 1937 (Spring Mine). T. 16 N, R. 34 E, A portion of M.S. No. 3630 (Kimberly No. 3 and Kimberly No. 4 Lodes). T. 17 N, R. 34 E, M.S. No. 4180 (Copper King, Central and Horn Silver Lodes). T. 19 N, R. 34 E, M.S. No. 3064 (Spider, Wasp, Tony Pah, Long Nel and Last Chance Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3122 (Great Eastern No. 1, Great Eastern No. 3 and Great Eastern No. 4 Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3398 (Nevadan, Little Witch, Silver Tip, Valley View and Panhandle Lodes); M.S. No. 3424 (Bumblebee, Grey Horse, Grey Horse No. 2, Grey Horse No. 1, Triangle Fraction and Kingstone Lodes); M.S. No. 3885 (Last Chord, King Midas, King Midas No. 1, King Midas No. 2 and King Midas No. 3 Lodes). T. 21 N, R. 34 E, Sec. 27, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 (Dixie Cemetery). T. 18 N, R. 35 E, unsurveyed, M.S. No. 2954 (Blue Jay Lode); M.S. No. 3070 (Mars Lode); M.S. No. 3071 (Scorpion Lode); M.S. No. 3072 (B. and S. Lode); M.S. No. 3078 (Nevada Wonder Lode); M.S. No. 3079 (Ruby No. 1 Lode); M.S. No. 3123 (Last Chance Lode); M.S. No. 3124 (Last Chance No. 1 Lode); M.S. No. 3325 (Nevada Wonder No. 2 Lode); M.S. No. 3326 (Last Chance No. 2 Lode); M.S. No. 3327 (Nevada Wonder No. 1, Ruby and Ruby No. 2 Lodes); M.S. No. 3416 (Starr Lode); M.S. No. 3417 (Moss Fraction Lode); A portion of M.S. No. 3671 (Gold Dawn No. 1, Gold Dawn No. 2, Gold Dawn No. 3 and Gold Dawn No. 6 Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3750 (Hercules, Jackrabbit, Hilltop and Hercules No. 2 Lodes); VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Aug 30, 2018 Jkt 244001 M.S. No. 4225 (Nevada Wonder No. 3 Lode); M.S. No. 4226 (Hidden Treasure, Hidden Treasure No. 1 and Hidden Treasure No. 2 Lodes); M.S. No. 4227 (North Star, Rose No. 1, Twilight No. 2 and Twilight No. 3 Lodes); Wonder Townsite, (Patent No. 214499, July 3, 1911); Wonder Townsite, Blocks 31 and 42. T. 19 N, R. 35 E, M.S. No. 2826 (Jackpot and Grand View Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3122 (Great Eastern, Great Eastern No. 1, Great Eastern No. 3, Great Eastern No. 4 and Great Eastern Fraction Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3398 (Little Witch, Silver Tip, Valley View, Pan Handle and Yellow Jacket Lodes); M.S. No. 3671 (Gold Dawn No. 1, Gold Dawn No. 2 and Gold Dawn No. 3 Lodes); M.S. No. 3732 (Gold Bar No. 4, New York No. 2 and Blister Foot Lodes); A portion of M.S. No. 3750 (Hilltop Fraction, Hercules, Hercules No. 2, Hercules No. 3, Hilltop, Jackrabbit, Worm, Beauty, Lizard No. 1 and Grand View Fraction Lodes); M.S. No. 3786 (Queen, Queen No. 1, Queen No. 4, Queen No. 5, Queen No. 7, Queen No. 8, Queen No. 9, Queen No. 10, Queen No. 11, Queen Bee and Great Bend Lodes). T. 21 N, R. 35 E, Sec. 4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec. 8, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; Sec. 9, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; Sec. 11, E1⁄2; Sec. 18, a portion of NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 being Parcel 1 of Logan Turley Parcel Map, filed in the office of the County Recorder of Churchill County of July 9, 1979, under filing number 165908. T. 19 N, R. 36 E, Sec. 30, lot 4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; Sec. 31, lots 1 thru 3 and E1⁄2NW1⁄4. The area described for lands adjoining the Dixie Valley Training Area aggregates 2,358.28 acres in Churchill and Mineral Counties. 4. The withdrawal made by this Order does not alter the applicability of those public land laws governing the use of the land under lease, license, or permit, or governing the disposal of the mineral or vegetative resources other than under the mining or mineral leasing laws. 5. This withdrawal will expire four years from the effective date of this order, unless, as a result of a review conducted pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be extended. PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 44659 Dated: August 23, 2018. Joseph R. Balash, Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. 2018–18998 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [18X 1109AF LLUT930000 L16100000.DS0000.LXSSJ0640000] Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of error and extension of public comment period. AGENCY: This action corrects an error related to potential disposal of Federal lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as amended (FLPMA), within a notice published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and Kanab Field Office published in the Federal Register the availability of Draft Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal lands previously included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries. The BLM is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so that it does not include any Federal lands identified as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. DATES: The BLM is extending the public comment period by 15 days to provide for notice of and opportunity to comment on the modified Draft RMPs and EIS. Comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the modified Draft RMPs and EIS by either of the following methods: • Website: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc. • Mail: 669 S Hwy. 89A Kanab, UT 84741, Attn: Matt Betenson. Copies of the modified Draft RMPs and EIS are available at the following locations: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 44660 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 170 / Friday, August 31, 2018 / Notices • Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah. • Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 West Main, Escalante, Utah. • Kanab Field Office, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah. The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and accompanying errata sheet are available on the ePlanning website at: https:// goo.gl/EHvhbc. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Betenson, Associate Monument Manager, telephone (435) 644–1200; address 669 S Hwy. 89A, Kanab, UT 84741; email BLM_UT_CCD_ monuments@blm.gov. 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. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 9682 modifying the boundaries of the GSENM as established by Proclamation 6920 to exclude from designation and reservation approximately 861,974 acres of land. Lands that are excluded from the Monument boundaries are now referred to as the Kanab-Escalante Planning Area and are managed in accordance with the BLM’s multiple-use mandate. The Draft EIS noticed in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41108), includes three alternatives that identify Federal lands as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. In accordance with direction issued by the Deputy Secretary of the Interior in an August 17, 2018, Memorandum, the BLM is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so that the range of alternatives does not identify any lands as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. The BLM has made a limited number of corresponding changes to sections included in the Draft RMPs and EIS, including the Executive Summary, Chapter 2 (Alternatives), Chapter 3 (Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences), Appendix A (Map 35), Appendix G (Best Management Practices), Appendix H (Stipulations and Exceptions, Modifications and Waivers), and Appendix K (Lands Identified for Disposal). These modifications do not substantially change the alternatives in the Draft RMPs and EIS or the analysis of effects on the human environment, but they do remove the identification of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:42 Aug 30, 2018 Jkt 244001 Federal lands as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and an accompanying errata sheet that includes a summary of all of the changes made will be distributed to stakeholders and is available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https:// goo.gl/EHvhbc. The BLM is soliciting comments on the entire modified Draft RMPs and EIS. All comments received by the BLM subsequent to the notice of availability for the Draft RMPs and EIS on August 17, 2018, but prior to publication of this notice, will be included in the project record and considered by the agency in preparation of the Final RMPs and EIS. Please note that public comments and information submitted, including names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who submit comments, will be available for public review and disclosure at the addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifiable information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may request that the BLM withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, and 43 CFR 1610.2. Edwin L. Roberson, State Director. [FR Doc. 2018–19000 Filed 8–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLAZ920000 18X L51010000.ER0000 LVRWA18A3240] Notice of Availability for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ten West Link 500Kilovolt Transmission Line Project and Draft Amendments to the Yuma Field Office Resource Management Plan and the California Desert Conservation Area Plan; Maricopa and La Paz Counties, Arizona, and Riverside County, California Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona State Office, Phoenix, Arizona, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Ten West Link 500-kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project (Project) and Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendments to the Yuma Field Office RMP and the California Desert Conservation Area Plan. By this notice, the BLM is announcing the opening of the public comment period on the Draft EIS/Draft RMP Amendments. DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive written comments on the Draft EIS and Draft RMP Amendments within 90 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The date(s) and location(s) of public meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers, and the BLM website at: https://www.blm.gov/az/st/en.html. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Project by any of the following methods: • Website: https://www.blm.gov/az/st/ en.html. • Email: TenWestLink@blm.gov. • Fax: 602–417–9452. • Mail: BLM, Arizona State Office, Attention: Lane Cowger/Ten West Link Project, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004. Copies of the Draft EIS/Draft RMP Amendments are available at the BLM’s eplanning website: https://go.usa.gov/ xU6Be. Hardcopies of the documents can be reviewed at the BLM Arizona State Office, at the address above, and at the locations listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lane Cowger, Project Manager, telephone: 602–417–9612; address: BLM, Arizona State Office, One North Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004; email: lcowger@blm.gov. Contact Lane Cowger to add your name to our mailing list. People who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800–877–8339 during normal business hours to contact the BLM Project Manager listed above. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31AUN1.SGM 31AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44659-44660]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19000]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[18X 1109AF LLUT930000 L16100000.DS0000.LXSSJ0640000]


Notice of Error in Draft Resource Management Plans and Associated 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Grand Staircase-Escalante 
National Monument-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon 
Units and Federal Lands Previously Included in the Monument That Are 
Excluded From the Boundaries; Extension of Public Comment Period, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of error and extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This action corrects an error related to potential disposal of 
Federal lands under the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, as 
amended (FLPMA), within a notice published in the Federal Register on 
August 17, 2018. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and Kanab Field Office published in 
the Federal Register the availability of Draft Resource Management 
Plans (RMPs) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for 
the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument-Grand Staircase, 
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal lands previously 
included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries. The BLM 
is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so that it does not include any 
Federal lands identified as available for potential disposal under 
FLPMA.

DATES: The BLM is extending the public comment period by 15 days to 
provide for notice of and opportunity to comment on the modified Draft 
RMPs and EIS. Comments should be submitted by November 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the modified Draft RMPs and EIS 
by either of the following methods:
     Website: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.
     Mail: 669 S Hwy. 89A Kanab, UT 84741, Attn: Matt Betenson.
    Copies of the modified Draft RMPs and EIS are available at the 
following locations:

[[Page 44660]]

     Bureau of Land Management, Utah State Office, 440 West 200 
South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah.
     Escalante Interagency Visitor Center, 755 West Main, 
Escalante, Utah.
     Kanab Field Office, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.
    The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and accompanying errata sheet are 
available on the ePlanning website at: https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Betenson, Associate Monument 
Manager, telephone (435) 644-1200; address 669 S Hwy. 89A, Kanab, UT 
84741; email [email protected]. 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. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, to leave a message or question for the above individual. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 2017, President Trump signed 
Presidential Proclamation 9682 modifying the boundaries of the GSENM as 
established by Proclamation 6920 to exclude from designation and 
reservation approximately 861,974 acres of land. Lands that are 
excluded from the Monument boundaries are now referred to as the Kanab-
Escalante Planning Area and are managed in accordance with the BLM's 
multiple-use mandate.
    The Draft EIS noticed in the Federal Register on August 17, 2018 
(83 FR 41108), includes three alternatives that identify Federal lands 
as available for potential disposal under FLPMA. In accordance with 
direction issued by the Deputy Secretary of the Interior in an August 
17, 2018, Memorandum, the BLM is modifying the Draft RMPs and EIS so 
that the range of alternatives does not identify any lands as available 
for potential disposal under FLPMA. The BLM has made a limited number 
of corresponding changes to sections included in the Draft RMPs and 
EIS, including the Executive Summary, Chapter 2 (Alternatives), Chapter 
3 (Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences), Appendix A 
(Map 35), Appendix G (Best Management Practices), Appendix H 
(Stipulations and Exceptions, Modifications and Waivers), and Appendix 
K (Lands Identified for Disposal). These modifications do not 
substantially change the alternatives in the Draft RMPs and EIS or the 
analysis of effects on the human environment, but they do remove the 
identification of Federal lands as available for potential disposal 
under FLPMA.
    The modified Draft RMPs and EIS and an accompanying errata sheet 
that includes a summary of all of the changes made will be distributed 
to stakeholders and is available on the BLM's ePlanning website at: 
https://goo.gl/EHvhbc.
    The BLM is soliciting comments on the entire modified Draft RMPs 
and EIS. All comments received by the BLM subsequent to the notice of 
availability for the Draft RMPs and EIS on August 17, 2018, but prior 
to publication of this notice, will be included in the project record 
and considered by the agency in preparation of the Final RMPs and EIS. 
Please note that public comments and information submitted, including 
names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who submit 
comments, will be available for public review and disclosure at the 
addresses provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice during 
regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 
except holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personally 
identifiable information--may be made publicly available at any time. 
While you may request that the BLM withhold your personally 
identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that 
we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, and 43 CFR 1610.2.

Edwin L. Roberson,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2018-19000 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P

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