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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCOS01000.L12200000.DP0000.18X]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Resource Management Plan
Amendment and Preliminary
Environmental Assessment for
Evaluation of Potential Areas of
Critical Environmental Concern Within
the Tres Rios Field Office, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Resource Management Plan (RMP)
Amendment and Preliminary
Environmental Assessment (EA)
evaluating potential Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) for the
Tres Rios Field Office and by this Notice
is announcing the opening of the
comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft RMP
Amendment and Preliminary EA by
SUMMARY:
April 22, 2019. The BLM will announce
future meetings or hearings and any
other public participation activities at
least 15 days in advance through public
notices, media releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Tres Rios Field Office
ACEC RMP Amendment by any of the
following methods:
• Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnnTC.
• Email: blm_co_trfo_acec@blm.gov.
• Fax: (970) 882–6481.
• Mail: Tres Rios Field Office, 29211
Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323.
Copies of the Tres Rios Field Office
ACEC RMP Amendment are available in
the Tres Rios Field Office at the above
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Fox, Planning and Environmental
Specialist; telephone (970) 882–6856;
email blm_co_trfo_acec@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunication
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, seven 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 BLM
has prepared an RMP Amendment with
an associated EA to evaluate areas
nominated by the BLM and the public
within the Tres Rios Field Office
Planning Area and within the Silverton
area of San Juan County, Colorado (now
managed by the BLM Gunnison Field
Office), for potential designation as
ACECs. The Preliminary EA considers
management alternatives for 17
potential ACECs and discloses the
direct, indirect and cumulative impacts
of management prescriptions included
in each of the four alternatives. The
following alternatives are considered in
the EA:
• Alternative A: No Action—
continuation of existing management
direction for ACECs;
• Alternative B: No ACECs
Designated—existing ACECs would
not be carried forward and proposed
areas would not be designated;
• Alternative C: Agency Preferred—
reduce the size of existing Anasazi
Culture and Gypsum Valley ACECs,
designate Mesa Verde Escarpment
ACEC
• Alternative D: Designate all Proposed
ACECs
See the following for potential ACEC
acreage by alternative and the associated
Relevant and Important Values:
Potential ACEC
Alternative A
(No Action)
acreage
Alternative C
(Preferred)
acreage
Ancestral Puebloan (formerly named Anasazi Culture) .........
Cement Creek ........................................................................
Cinnamon Pass ......................................................................
Coyote Wash ..........................................................................
Disappointment Valley ............................................................
Dolores River Canyon—North ................................................
1,002
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
792
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
792
446
562
642
2,688
6,019
Dolores River Canyon—South ...............................................
Gypsum Valley .......................................................................
Lake Como .............................................................................
McIntyre Canyon ....................................................................
Mesa Verde Entrance ............................................................
Mesa Verde Escarpment (this area was nominated during
the public scoping period, and, therefore was not included
in the Notice of Intent for the RMP Amendment).
Muleshoe Bench .....................................................................
Silvey’s Pocket .......................................................................
Slick Rock ...............................................................................
Snaggletooth ..........................................................................
Spring Creek Basin ................................................................
........................
13,135
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
6,170
........................
........................
........................
7,373
5,550
6,170
100
2,968
626
7,373
Cultural and Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Scenic, cultural, rare plants,
wildlife and geology.
Wildlife and rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Rare plants.
Cultural and rare plants.
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
665
707
3,427
23,825
25,286
Wildlife.
Rare plants.
Wildlife and rare plants.
Wildlife, cultural and scenic.
Rare plants.
The following ACEC nominations
were evaluated to determine if the
relevance and importance criteria were
met, but were not included in any
alternative because they did not meet
relevance or importance criteria:
• Grassy Hills; for rare terrestrial
plant community.
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• Navajo River; for scenic quality and
fish and wildlife species.
The following management
limitations are recommended for the
proposed ACECs in the preferred
alternative, alternative C:
• Ancestral Puebloan—land use right
of ways, utility corridors and road
construction will avoid cultural
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Alternative D
acreage
Relevant and
important values
resource sites by 100 meters; leasable
mineral development will be restricted
to No Surface Occupancy.
• Gypsum Valley—no changes in
management prescriptions from current
management.
• Mesa Verde Escarpment—utility
right of ways prohibited, restrictions on
recreation right of ways, facilities, road
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construction, and limiting travel to
designated routes.
Through this Notice, the BLM is
inviting the public to provide comments
regarding the potential environmental
impacts related to the management
alternatives. All public comments will
receive consideration prior to the BLM’s
decision regarding ACEC designation.
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 above
address 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
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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10,
43 CFR 1610.2.
Jamie E. Connell,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[RR04073000, XXXR4081X3,
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Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon
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Bureau of Reclamation,
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ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) is publishing this notice
to announce that a Federal Advisory
Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon
Dam Adaptive Management Work
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DATES: The meeting will be held on
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Callister, Bureau of
Reclamation, telephone (801) 524–3781;
email at kcallister@usbr.gov; facsimile
(801) 524–5499.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
meeting is being held under the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
Appendix, as amended), the
Government in the Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552B, as amended), and
41 CFR 102–3.140 and 102–3.150.
Purpose of the Meeting: The Glen
Canyon Dam Adaptive Management
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the Operation of Glen Canyon Dam
Final Environmental Impact Statement
to comply with consultation
requirements of the Grand Canyon
Protection Act (Pub. L. 102–575) of
1992. The AMWG makes
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior concerning Glen Canyon Dam
operations and other management
actions to protect resources downstream
of Glen Canyon Dam, consistent with
the Grand Canyon Protection Act. The
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Agenda: The AMWG will meet to
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hydrology and water year 2019
operations; (2) non-native fish issues; (3)
joint tribal liaison report; and (4)
science results from Grand Canyon
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administrative and resource issues
pertaining to the GCDAMP. To view a
copy of the agenda and documents
related to the above meeting, please visit
Reclamation’s website at https://
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amwg.html.
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wishing to attend the meeting or
wanting to receive call-in information or
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contact Kathleen Callister, Bureau of
Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional
Office, by email at kcallister@usbr.gov,
or by telephone at (801) 524–3781, to
register no later than five (5) business
days prior to the meeting. Individuals
requiring special accommodations to
access the public meeting should
contact Ms. Callister at least five (5)
business days prior to the meeting so
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that appropriate arrangements can be
made.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Time
will be allowed at the meeting for any
individual or organization wishing to
make formal oral comments. To allow
for full consideration of information by
the AMWG members, written notice
must be provided to Kathleen Callister,
Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado
Regional Office, 125 South State Street,
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138;
email at kcallister@usbr.gov; or
facsimile (801) 524–5499, at least five
(5) business days prior to the meeting.
Any written comments received will be
provided to the AMWG members.
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.
Kathleen Callister,
Manager, Environmental Resources Division,
Upper Colorado Regional Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCOS01000.L12200000.DP0000.18X]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan
Amendment and Preliminary Environmental Assessment for Evaluation of
Potential Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Within the Tres Rios
Field Office, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and Preliminary
Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating potential Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) for the Tres Rios Field Office and by this
Notice is announcing the opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft RMP Amendment and Preliminary EA by April
22, 2019. The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings and any
other public participation activities at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Tres Rios Field
Office ACEC RMP Amendment by any of the following methods:
Website: https://go.usa.gov/xnnTC.
Email: blm_co_trfo_acec@blm.gov.
Fax: (970) 882-6481.
Mail: Tres Rios Field Office, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores,
CO 81323.
Copies of the Tres Rios Field Office ACEC RMP Amendment are
available in the Tres Rios Field Office at the above address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Fox, Planning and Environmental
Specialist; telephone (970) 882-6856; email blm_co_trfo_acec@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunication 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, seven 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 BLM has prepared an RMP Amendment with
an associated EA to evaluate areas nominated by the BLM and the public
within the Tres Rios Field Office Planning Area and within the
Silverton area of San Juan County, Colorado (now managed by the BLM
Gunnison Field Office), for potential designation as ACECs. The
Preliminary EA considers management alternatives for 17 potential ACECs
and discloses the direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of management
prescriptions included in each of the four alternatives. The following
alternatives are considered in the EA:
Alternative A: No Action--continuation of existing management
direction for ACECs;
Alternative B: No ACECs Designated--existing ACECs would not
be carried forward and proposed areas would not be designated;
Alternative C: Agency Preferred--reduce the size of existing
Anasazi Culture and Gypsum Valley ACECs, designate Mesa Verde
Escarpment ACEC
Alternative D: Designate all Proposed ACECs
See the following for potential ACEC acreage by alternative and the
associated Relevant and Important Values:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alternative A Alternative C
Potential ACEC (No Action) (Preferred) Alternative D Relevant and important values
acreage acreage acreage
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Ancestral Puebloan (formerly named Anasazi 1,002 792 792 Cultural and Rare plants.
Culture).
Cement Creek................................... .............. .............. 446 Rare plants.
Cinnamon Pass.................................. .............. .............. 562 Rare plants.
Coyote Wash.................................... .............. .............. 642 Rare plants.
Disappointment Valley.......................... .............. .............. 2,688 Rare plants.
Dolores River Canyon--North.................... .............. .............. 6,019 Scenic, cultural, rare plants, wildlife and geology.
Dolores River Canyon--South.................... .............. .............. 5,550 Wildlife and rare plants.
Gypsum Valley.................................. 13,135 6,170 6,170 Rare plants.
Lake Como...................................... .............. .............. 100 Rare plants.
McIntyre Canyon................................ .............. .............. 2,968 Rare plants.
Mesa Verde Entrance............................ .............. .............. 626 Rare plants.
Mesa Verde Escarpment (this area was nominated .............. 7,373 7,373 Cultural and rare plants.
during the public scoping period, and,
therefore was not included in the Notice of
Intent for the RMP Amendment).
Muleshoe Bench................................. .............. .............. 665 Wildlife.
Silvey's Pocket................................ .............. .............. 707 Rare plants.
Slick Rock..................................... .............. .............. 3,427 Wildlife and rare plants.
Snaggletooth................................... .............. .............. 23,825 Wildlife, cultural and scenic.
Spring Creek Basin............................. .............. .............. 25,286 Rare plants.
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The following ACEC nominations were evaluated to determine if the
relevance and importance criteria were met, but were not included in
any alternative because they did not meet relevance or importance
criteria:
Grassy Hills; for rare terrestrial plant community.
Navajo River; for scenic quality and fish and wildlife
species.
The following management limitations are recommended for the
proposed ACECs in the preferred alternative, alternative C:
Ancestral Puebloan--land use right of ways, utility
corridors and road construction will avoid cultural resource sites by
100 meters; leasable mineral development will be restricted to No
Surface Occupancy.
Gypsum Valley--no changes in management prescriptions from
current management.
Mesa Verde Escarpment--utility right of ways prohibited,
restrictions on recreation right of ways, facilities, road
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construction, and limiting travel to designated routes.
Through this Notice, the BLM is inviting the public to provide
comments regarding the potential environmental impacts related to the
management alternatives. All public comments will receive consideration
prior to the BLM's decision regarding ACEC designation.
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 above address 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 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.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Jamie E. Connell,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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