Notice of Availability of the Proposed Amendment to the Approved Resource Management Plan for the Miles City Field Office, Montana, and the Associated Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, 53171-53172 [2019-21558]
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Based on the above-referenced court
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agencies and stakeholders, and public
scoping, the BLM developed and
analyzed a No Action Alternative and
an Action Alternative, which are
detailed in the Final Supplemental EIS.
The alternatives focus solely on the
allocation of lands open for leasing
BLM-administered coal, in response to
the court order.
The No Action Alternative represents
the decision area from the 2015 RMP
and brings forward all management
decisions that precluded coal
development in the 2015 RMP. It relies
on the decisions from the 2001 coalscreening process that informed the
2015 RMP, but uses an updated 2018
coal production baseline. The BLM also
used the 2019 U.S. Energy Information
Administration development forecast to
project development in the Buffalo Field
Office over the 20-year planning period.
The No Action Alternative makes
available 686,896 acres for
consideration of coal leasing, which
includes approximately 73.66 billion
tons of BLM-administered coal reserves.
The Action Alternative also uses the
2018 coal production baseline and the
2019 U.S. Energy Information
Administration development forecast. In
addition, the Action Alternative applies
new coal screens (as described in 43
CFR 3420.1–4(e)), considers new
scientific and GIS data, and evaluates
issues identified through internal and
public scoping. Based on these factors,
the Action Alternative area makes
available 455,467 acres for
consideration of coal leasing, which
includes approximately 52.24 billion
tons of BLM-administered coal reserves.
The Proposed Plan is a modification
of the Action Alternative that would
make 495,251 acres of Federal coal
available for consideration for leasing.
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This area includes all the acreage
identified as available under the Action
Alternative, as well as 40,847 additional
acres that were included under the No
Action Alternative. The BLM made this
recommendation as a result of public,
stakeholder, and cooperating agency
input on the Draft Supplemental EIS as
well as updated best-available
information and special expertise
provided by cooperating agencies and
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Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Amendment to the Approved Resource
Management Plan for the Miles City
Field Office, Montana, and the
Associated Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Montana
Miles City Field Office has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan
(RMP) Amendment and Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the 2015 Miles City
Field Office Approved RMP. This effort
is in response to a United States District
Court of Montana opinion and order
(Western Organization of Resource
Councils, et al. v. BLM; 3/26/2018 and
7/31/2018). By this notice, the BLM is
announcing the opening of the protest
period.
SUMMARY:
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To ensure that a protest will be
considered, the BLM must receive any
protests on the Proposed RMP
Amendment on or before the 30th day
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its Notice
of Availability of the Final
Supplemental EIS in the Federal
Register.
DATES:
Copies of the Proposed RMP
Amendment and Final Supplemental
EIS are available at the Miles City Field
Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
MT 59301, or may be viewed online at:
https://go.usa.gov/xmbE4. All protests
on the Proposed RMP Amendment must
be in writing and submitted by any of
the following methods:
Website: https://go.usa.gov/xmbE4.
Regular Mail: BLM Director (210),
Attention: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box
71383, Washington, DC 20024–1383.
Overnight Delivery: BLM Director
(210), Attention: Protest Coordinator, 20
M Street SE, Room 2134LM,
Washington, DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma
Nansel, RMP Supplemental EIS Project
Manager, Miles City Field Office,
telephone: (406) 233–3653, email:
inansel@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal 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 with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2015
Miles City Approved RMP provides a
single, comprehensive land use plan
that guides management of BLMadministered lands and minerals in the
Miles City Field Office, which consists
of approximately 2.7 million acres of
BLM surface land and 10.6 million acres
of BLM mineral estate across 17
counties in eastern Montana.
Based on the earlier-referenced court
decision; feedback from cooperating
agencies and stakeholders; and public
scoping, the BLM developed and
analyzed a No Action Alternative and
two Action Alternatives, which are
detailed in the Final Supplemental EIS.
The No Action Alternative represents
the decision area from the 2015 RMP
and brings forward all management
decisions that precluded coal
development in the 2015 RMP. It relies
on the decisions from the 1985 Power
River RMP and 1996 Big Dry RMP coal
screening process. The No Action
Alternative includes a total area of
approximately 1,581,240 acres available
ADDRESSES:
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for further consideration for leasing of
BLM-administered coal.
The Action alternatives applied the
coal screens (43 CFR 3420.1–4(e)) using
current data and evaluates the issues
identified through internal and public
scoping. The Action alternatives also
address the NEPA deficiencies
identified by the court order associated
with the application of the multiple use
screen. Alternative B considers the
development of air resources as a
multiple use screen in accordance with
the Clean Air Act. Alternative C applies
an air resource multiple use screen that
encompasses greenhouse gas emission
criteria limited to coal development tied
to existing mining areas. Based on these
factors, Alternative B contains
approximately 1,214,380 acres
acceptable for further consideration for
leasing of BLM-administered coal; and
Alternative C contains approximately
158,400 acres acceptable for further
consideration for leasing of BLMadministered coal.
The BLM revised the reasonable
foreseeable development scenario used
in the 2015 Miles City RMP using
current coal production from existing
mines to forecast development over the
20-year planning period. The revised
scenario was applied to all alternatives.
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, the
BLM cannot guarantee that it will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR
1610.2)
John Mehlhoff,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Proposed Amendment to the Approved
Resource Management Plan for the Miles City Field Office, Montana, and
the Associated Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
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 (NEPA), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Montana Miles
City Field Office has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan
(RMP) Amendment and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the 2015 Miles City Field Office Approved RMP. This effort is
in response to a United States District Court of Montana opinion and
order (Western Organization of Resource Councils, et al. v. BLM; 3/26/
2018 and 7/31/2018). By this notice, the BLM is announcing the opening
of the protest period.
DATES: To ensure that a protest will be considered, the BLM must
receive any protests on the Proposed RMP Amendment on or before the
30th day following the date the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental EIS in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Proposed RMP Amendment and Final Supplemental
EIS are available at the Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road,
Miles City, MT 59301, or may be viewed online at: https://go.usa.gov/xmbE4. All protests on the Proposed RMP Amendment must be in writing
and submitted by any of the following methods:
Website: https://go.usa.gov/xmbE4.
Regular Mail: BLM Director (210), Attention: Protest Coordinator,
P.O. Box 71383, Washington, DC 20024-1383.
Overnight Delivery: BLM Director (210), Attention: Protest
Coordinator, 20 M Street SE, Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma Nansel, RMP Supplemental EIS
Project Manager, Miles City Field Office, telephone: (406) 233-3653,
email: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 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
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2015 Miles City Approved RMP provides a
single, comprehensive land use plan that guides management of BLM-
administered lands and minerals in the Miles City Field Office, which
consists of approximately 2.7 million acres of BLM surface land and
10.6 million acres of BLM mineral estate across 17 counties in eastern
Montana.
Based on the earlier-referenced court decision; feedback from
cooperating agencies and stakeholders; and public scoping, the BLM
developed and analyzed a No Action Alternative and two Action
Alternatives, which are detailed in the Final Supplemental EIS.
The No Action Alternative represents the decision area from the
2015 RMP and brings forward all management decisions that precluded
coal development in the 2015 RMP. It relies on the decisions from the
1985 Power River RMP and 1996 Big Dry RMP coal screening process. The
No Action Alternative includes a total area of approximately 1,581,240
acres available
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for further consideration for leasing of BLM-administered coal.
The Action alternatives applied the coal screens (43 CFR 3420.1-
4(e)) using current data and evaluates the issues identified through
internal and public scoping. The Action alternatives also address the
NEPA deficiencies identified by the court order associated with the
application of the multiple use screen. Alternative B considers the
development of air resources as a multiple use screen in accordance
with the Clean Air Act. Alternative C applies an air resource multiple
use screen that encompasses greenhouse gas emission criteria limited to
coal development tied to existing mining areas. Based on these factors,
Alternative B contains approximately 1,214,380 acres acceptable for
further consideration for leasing of BLM-administered coal; and
Alternative C contains approximately 158,400 acres acceptable for
further consideration for leasing of BLM-administered coal.
The BLM revised the reasonable foreseeable development scenario
used in the 2015 Miles City RMP using current coal production from
existing mines to forecast development over the 20-year planning
period. The revised scenario was applied to all alternatives.
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, the BLM cannot guarantee that it will
be able to do so.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 1610.2)
John Mehlhoff,
State Director.
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