Notice of Error in Proposed 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; New Protest Period, Utah, 55978-55979 [2019-22774]
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Spanish Pass project is approximately
$99,396,000.
The proposed Lake Borgne project is
a component of an overall large-scale
restoration strategy for the southwestern
shoreline of Lake Borgne that would
reestablish, through multiple
increments, the bay rim and intertidal
marsh habitat. The estimated total cost
for this proposed increment is
$108,814,700.
Next Steps
As described above in DATES, the
Trustees will host a public webinar to
facilitate the public review and
comment process. After the public
comment period ends, the Trustees will
consider and address the comments
received before issuing a final Phase 2
RP/EA #1.2.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
Administrative Record
The documents comprising the
Administrative Record for the Phase 2
RP/EA #1.2 can be viewed electronically
at https://www.doi.gov/deepwater
horizon/adminrecord.
Authority
The authority for this action is the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et
seq.), its implementing Natural Resource
Damage Assessment regulations found
at 15 CFR part 990, and the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations found at 40
CFR parts 1500–1508.
Mary Josie Blanchard,
Director of Gulf of Mexico Restoration,
Department of Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[19X 1109AF LLUT930000
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Notice of Error in Proposed 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; New
Protest Period, Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of error and protest
period.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (GSENM)
and Kanab Field Office have published
modified Proposed Resource
Management Plans (RMPs) and an
associated Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the GSENM-Grand
Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante
Canyon Units and Federal lands
previously included in the Monument
that are excluded from the boundaries,
referred to as the Kanab-Escalante
Planning Area (KEPA). This action
corrects an error related to Appendix W
within the Proposed RMPs and Final
EIS that the BLM had published on
August 23, 2019. The BLM is modifying
the Proposed RMPs and Final EIS to
respond to certain public comments that
the BLM received during the Draft EIS
public-comment period that were not
addressed in the Appendix W-Comment
Analysis Report. By this Notice, the
BLM is announcing the opening of a
protest period concerning the modified
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations
state that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the
regulations may protest the BLM’s
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS. A person
who meets the conditions and files a
protest must file the protest within 30
days of the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its Notice
of Availability for the modified
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The modified Proposed
RMPs and Final EIS and accompanying
errata sheet are available on the BLM
ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/
xVCGJ. Click the ‘‘Documents and
Report’’ link on the left side of the
screen to find the electronic versions of
these materials. Hard copies of the
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modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS
are available for public inspection at the
Kanab Field Office, 669 South Highway
89A, Kanab, UT 84741.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the BLM regarding the Proposed RMPs
may be found online at https://
www.blm.gov/filing-a-plan-protest and
at 43 CFR 1610.5–2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harry Barber, 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 Mr. Barber during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 4, 2017, President Donald J.
Trump signed Presidential Proclamation
9682 modifying the boundaries of the
GSENM to exclude from designation
and reservation approximately 861,974
acres of land. Lands that remain part of
the GSENM are included in three units,
known as the Grand Staircase,
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons
Units, and are reserved for the care and
management of the objects of historic
and scientific interest described in
Proclamation 6920, as modified by
Proclamation 9682. Lands that are
excluded from the Monument
boundaries are now referred to as the
KEPA and are managed in accordance
with the BLM’s multiple-use mandate.
The planning area is located in Kane
and Garfield Counties, Utah, and
encompasses approximately 1.87
million acres of public land. For the
GSENM-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits,
and Escalante Canyons Units, this
planning effort is needed to identify
goals, objectives, and management
actions necessary for the proper care
and management of the objects and
values identified in Proclamation 6920,
as modified by Proclamation 9682. For
lands in the KEPA, this planning effort
is needed to identify goals, objectives,
and management actions necessary to
ensure that public lands and their
various resource values are utilized in
the combination that will best meet the
present and future needs of the
American people.
The entire planning area is currently
managed by the BLM and under the
GSENM Plan (BLM 2000), as amended.
This planning effort would replace the
existing Monument Management Plan
with four new RMPs.
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The BLM reviewed public scoping
comments to identify planning issues
that directed the formulation of
alternatives and frames the scope of
analysis in the Draft RMPs/EIS. Issues
identified include management of
recreation and access; paleontological
and cultural resources; livestock
grazing; mineral resources; and wildlife,
water, vegetation, and soil resources.
This planning effort also considers
management of lands with wilderness
characteristics and designation of Areas
of Critical Environmental Concern.
The formal public-scoping process for
the RMPs and EIS began on January 16,
2018, with the publication of a Notice
of Intent in the Federal Register (83 FR
2179) and ended on April 11, 2018. The
BLM held public scoping meetings in
Kanab and Escalante, Utah, in March
2018. The Notice of Availability for the
Draft RMPs/EIS was published on
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41108),
followed by a Notice of Error published
on August 31, 2018, that extended the
public comment period on the Draft
RMPs/EIS (83 FR 44659). The BLM
accepted public comments on the range
of alternatives, effects analysis, and
Draft RMPs for 105 days, ending on
November 30, 2018. During the publiccomment period, public meetings were
held in Kanab and Escalante, Utah.
The Draft RMPs/EIS evaluated four
alternatives in detail. Alternative A is
the No Action alternative, which is a
continuation of existing decisions in the
2000 Monument Management Plan.
Alternative B generally focuses on
protection of resources (e.g., wildlife,
vegetation, cultural, etc.) while
providing for targeted resource use (e.g.,
rights-of-way, travel, mineral
development). Alternative C generally
represents a balance of resource
protection and resource use. Alternative
D generally focuses on maximizing
resource use (e.g., rights-of-way,
minerals development, livestock
grazing) while still providing for
resource protection as required by
applicable regulations, laws, policies,
plans, and guidance, including
protection of Monument objects within
the GSENM Units. Comments on the
Draft RMPs/EIS received from the
public, the Utah Resource Advisory
Council, cooperating agencies and
tribes, and internal BLM review were
considered and incorporated as
appropriate into the Proposed RMPs/
Final EIS. Public comments resulted in
the addition of clarifying text, but did
not significantly change the range of
alternatives considered. The BLM
developed Alternative E in response to
comments received on the Draft RMPs/
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EIS and includes elements of
Alternatives A, B, C, and D.
The BLM has identified Alternative E
as the agency’s Proposed RMPs.
Identification of this alternative,
however, does not represent final
agency direction. The Notice of
Availability for the Proposed RMPs and
Final EIS published in the Federal
Register on August 23, 2019 (84 FR
44326), initiating a protest period that
ended on September 23, 2019.
The modified Proposed RMPs and
Final EIS and an accompanying errata
sheet that includes a summary of all of
the changes made are available on the
BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://
go.usa.gov/xVCGJ. The BLM is
providing a 30-day protest period for the
modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS.
All protests must be in writing and
submitted, as set forth in the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections earlier. The BLM
will accept protests pertaining to new
information identified in the modified
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS. Please do
not resubmit protests previously
submitted during the protest period that
was open from August 23 through
September 23, 2019. The BLM will
render a written decision on valid
protests received during both protest
periods.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVW00000.L5110000.
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed POA11 Project—
Modification to the Plan of Operations
for the Coeur Rochester and Packard
Mines, Pershing County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In compliance 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) Humboldt River
Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and by this notice
announces the beginning of the public
comment period to solicit public
comments on the Draft EIS. The BLM is
the lead agency in development of the
Draft EIS and will be evaluating Coeur
Rochester, Inc.’s (CRI) request for the
proposed expansion of its silver mining
operations at the existing Coeur
Rochester and Packard Mines.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
comment period for the Draft EIS.
Comments may be submitted in writing
until December 2, 2019. The date(s) and
location(s) of any comment meetings
will be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM website at:
https://go.usa.gov/xPdjC. In order to be
included in the Draft EIS, all comments
must be received prior to the close of
the 45-day public comment period. We
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation upon
publication of the Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Coeur Rochester and
Packard Mines Plan of Operations
Amendment 11 (POA11) Project by any
of the following methods:
• Website: https://go.usa.gov/xPdjC.
• Email: wfoweb@blm.gov; include
‘‘Coeur POA11 EIS Comments’’ in the
subject line.
• Fax: (775) 623–1740.
• Mail: 5100 E Winnemucca Blvd.,
Winnemucca, NV 89445.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the proposed mine
expansion contact Kathleen Rehberg,
telephone: (775) 623–1500, email:
krehberg@blm.gov, address: 5100 East
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Error in Proposed 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; New Protest Period, Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of error and protest period.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument (GSENM) and Kanab Field Office have published
modified Proposed Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and an associated
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the GSENM-Grand Staircase,
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyon Units and Federal lands previously
included in the Monument that are excluded from the boundaries,
referred to as the Kanab-Escalante Planning Area (KEPA). This action
corrects an error related to Appendix W within the Proposed RMPs and
Final EIS that the BLM had published on August 23, 2019. The BLM is
modifying the Proposed RMPs and Final EIS to respond to certain public
comments that the BLM received during the Draft EIS public-comment
period that were not addressed in the Appendix W-Comment Analysis
Report. By this Notice, the BLM is announcing the opening of a protest
period concerning the modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and
files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of
Availability for the modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS in the
Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS and accompanying
errata sheet are available on the BLM ePlanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xVCGJ. Click the ``Documents and Report'' link on the left
side of the screen to find the electronic versions of these materials.
Hard copies of the modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS are available
for public inspection at the Kanab Field Office, 669 South Highway 89A,
Kanab, UT 84741.
Instructions for filing a protest with the BLM regarding the
Proposed RMPs may be found online at https://www.blm.gov/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Barber, 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 Mr. Barber during normal business hours. The
FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 4, 2017, President Donald J.
Trump signed Presidential Proclamation 9682 modifying the boundaries of
the GSENM to exclude from designation and reservation approximately
861,974 acres of land. Lands that remain part of the GSENM are included
in three units, known as the Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and
Escalante Canyons Units, and are reserved for the care and management
of the objects of historic and scientific interest described in
Proclamation 6920, as modified by Proclamation 9682. Lands that are
excluded from the Monument boundaries are now referred to as the KEPA
and are managed in accordance with the BLM's multiple-use mandate.
The planning area is located in Kane and Garfield Counties, Utah,
and encompasses approximately 1.87 million acres of public land. For
the GSENM-Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons Units,
this planning effort is needed to identify goals, objectives, and
management actions necessary for the proper care and management of the
objects and values identified in Proclamation 6920, as modified by
Proclamation 9682. For lands in the KEPA, this planning effort is
needed to identify goals, objectives, and management actions necessary
to ensure that public lands and their various resource values are
utilized in the combination that will best meet the present and future
needs of the American people.
The entire planning area is currently managed by the BLM and under
the GSENM Plan (BLM 2000), as amended. This planning effort would
replace the existing Monument Management Plan with four new RMPs.
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The BLM reviewed public scoping comments to identify planning
issues that directed the formulation of alternatives and frames the
scope of analysis in the Draft RMPs/EIS. Issues identified include
management of recreation and access; paleontological and cultural
resources; livestock grazing; mineral resources; and wildlife, water,
vegetation, and soil resources. This planning effort also considers
management of lands with wilderness characteristics and designation of
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.
The formal public-scoping process for the RMPs and EIS began on
January 16, 2018, with the publication of a Notice of Intent in the
Federal Register (83 FR 2179) and ended on April 11, 2018. The BLM held
public scoping meetings in Kanab and Escalante, Utah, in March 2018.
The Notice of Availability for the Draft RMPs/EIS was published on
August 17, 2018 (83 FR 41108), followed by a Notice of Error published
on August 31, 2018, that extended the public comment period on the
Draft RMPs/EIS (83 FR 44659). The BLM accepted public comments on the
range of alternatives, effects analysis, and Draft RMPs for 105 days,
ending on November 30, 2018. During the public-comment period, public
meetings were held in Kanab and Escalante, Utah.
The Draft RMPs/EIS evaluated four alternatives in detail.
Alternative A is the No Action alternative, which is a continuation of
existing decisions in the 2000 Monument Management Plan. Alternative B
generally focuses on protection of resources (e.g., wildlife,
vegetation, cultural, etc.) while providing for targeted resource use
(e.g., rights-of-way, travel, mineral development). Alternative C
generally represents a balance of resource protection and resource use.
Alternative D generally focuses on maximizing resource use (e.g.,
rights-of-way, minerals development, livestock grazing) while still
providing for resource protection as required by applicable
regulations, laws, policies, plans, and guidance, including protection
of Monument objects within the GSENM Units. Comments on the Draft RMPs/
EIS received from the public, the Utah Resource Advisory Council,
cooperating agencies and tribes, and internal BLM review were
considered and incorporated as appropriate into the Proposed RMPs/Final
EIS. Public comments resulted in the addition of clarifying text, but
did not significantly change the range of alternatives considered. The
BLM developed Alternative E in response to comments received on the
Draft RMPs/EIS and includes elements of Alternatives A, B, C, and D.
The BLM has identified Alternative E as the agency's Proposed RMPs.
Identification of this alternative, however, does not represent final
agency direction. The Notice of Availability for the Proposed RMPs and
Final EIS published in the Federal Register on August 23, 2019 (84 FR
44326), initiating a protest period that ended on September 23, 2019.
The modified Proposed RMPs and Final EIS and an accompanying errata
sheet that includes a summary of all of the changes made are available
on the BLM's ePlanning website at: https://go.usa.gov/xVCGJ. The BLM is
providing a 30-day protest period for the modified Proposed RMPs and
Final EIS. All protests must be in writing and submitted, as set forth
in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections earlier. The BLM will accept
protests pertaining to new information identified in the modified
Proposed RMPs and Final EIS. Please do not resubmit protests previously
submitted during the protest period that was open from August 23
through September 23, 2019. The BLM will render a written decision on
valid protests received during both protest periods.
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.
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