Notice of Availability of the Records of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plans for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Kanab-Escalante Planning Area, 9802-9803 [2020-03395]
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DC 20240, Attention: Faith Bremner; or
by email to fbremner@blm.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1004–
0132 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Rebecca Good by email
at rgood@blm.gov, or by telephone at
307–251–3487.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the BLM
provides the general public and other
Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps to assess the
impact of the BLM’s information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the BLM’s
information collection requirements and
provides the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on
November 18, 2019 (84 FR 63673). No
comments were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the ICR that is described below. The
BLM is 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. This
ICR seeks authorization for the use of
Form 3200–9 (Notice of Intent to
Conduct Geothermal Resource
Exploration Operations) by both the
BLM and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service (USFS).
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
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should be aware that your entire
comment — including your personal
identifying information — may be made
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you can ask in your comment to the
BLM to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
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Abstract: The BLM uses the required
information to collect information from
those who wish to participate in the
exploration, development, production,
and utilization of geothermal resources.
The BLM has authority to issue
geothermal leases in BLM-managed
lands, and in national forests and other
lands administered by the USFS. In this
ICR, the BLM is proposing to revise
Form 3200–9, Notice of Intent to
Conduct Geothermal Resource
Exploration Operations. A respondent
submits this form either to the BLM or
to the USFS, depending upon which
agency has surface-management
jurisdiction. Upon receiving such a
form, the relevant agency determines
whether to grant a permit to conduct
geophysical exploration activities for
geothermal resources. Approval by the
authorizing agency is required before
any ground-disturbing activities beyond
casual use may commence. At present,
Form 3200–9 refers directly only to the
BLM. The proposed revisions of the
form would simplify its use by both
agencies. The BLM is proposing that the
remaining forms in this ICR be renewed
without revision.
Title of Collection: Geothermal
Resource Leasing and Permitting, and
Geothermal Resources Unit Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0132.
Forms: 3200–9, 3203–1, 3260–2,
3260–3, 3260–4, and 3260–5.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses that wish to participate in
the exploration, development,
production, and utilization of
geothermal resources on BLM-managed
public lands, and lands managed by
other Federal surface-management
agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 913.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 to 40 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 5,409.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
except for Form 3260–5, Monthly
Report of Geothermal Operations, which
is filed once a month.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $84,985.
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 authority for this
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of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)
Faith Bremner,
Bureau of Land Management, Senior
Regulatory Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Records of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plans for the Grand
Staircase-Escalante National
Monument and Kanab-Escalante
Planning Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Paria River District
Office announces the availability of the
Records of Decision (RODs) for the
Approved Resource Management Plans
(RMPs) for the Grand Staircase,
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons
units of the Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument (GSENM) and the
Federal lands excluded from the
GSENM by Proclamation 9682, now
identified as the Kanab-Escalante
Planning Area (KEPA). The Department
of the Interior (DOI) Acting Assistant
Secretary, Land and Minerals
Management, Casey Hammond, signed
the RODs on January 31, 2020, which
constituted the final decision of the DOI
and made the Approved RMPs and two
implementation-level route designations
in GSENM effective immediately. The
GSENM RMPs replace the GSENM
Monument Management Plan (MMP)
from 2000 for public lands within the
GSENM boundary. The KEPA RMP
replaces the 2000 GSENM MMP for
public lands excluded from the
monument boundary by Proclamation
9682.
ADDRESSES: The RODs are available on
the BLM ePlanning project website at
https://go.usa.gov/xVCGJ. Click the
‘‘Documents & Reports’’ link on the left
side of the screen to find the electronic
versions of these materials. Hard copies
of the RODs are available for public
inspection at the Kanab Visitor Center,
74 East Highway 89, Kanab, Utah 84741.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harry Barber, Paria River District
Manager, 669 S Hwy. 89A, Kanab, Utah
84741, phone (435) 644–1200 or email
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BLM_UT_PRD@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf may call the Federal Relay Service
(FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to leave a
message or question for the above
individual. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Replies
are provided during normal business
hours.
In
conjunction with cooperating agencies,
and using input provided by the public,
stakeholder groups, State and local
government entities, American Indian
Tribes, and the Utah Resource Advisory
Council, the BLM developed the
Approved RMPs for the GSENM and the
KEPA.
The GSENM includes three units: The
209,993-acre Grand Staircase Unit, the
551,034-acre Kaiparowits Unit, and the
242,836-acre Escalante Canyons Unit.
The BLM’s Approved RMPs for the
Grand Staircase, Kaiparowits, and
Escalante Canyons units of the GSENM
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, while allowing for
other appropriate uses, such as the
ongoing management of recreation,
grazing, and scientific research.
The KEPA encompasses 861,974 acres
of public lands. The Approved RMP for
the KEPA manages those lands for
multiple use and sustained yield,
including resource protection,
consistent with the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976 (Pub. L.
94–579), as amended. This plan allows
for the future consideration of mineral
leasing and development, balances offhighway vehicle travel with other
resource uses, and makes public lands
available for grazing while protecting
natural and heritage resources.
The BLM, along with cooperating
agencies, prepared an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance
with the National Environmental Policy
Act for the GSENM and KEPA RMPs to
analyze the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action and
the alternatives.
In the future, the National Park
Service (NPS), who cooperated with the
BLM on preparation of the NEPA
analysis, may adopt the EIS and prepare
a separate decision related to livestock
grazing for lands within the Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area that
are administered by the NPS. The RODs
and Approved RMPs do not change
management for the Glen Canyon
National Recreation Area.
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The BLM consulted with the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to meet
the requirements of Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA). The
USFWS issued a Biological Opinion on
November 1, 2019 that determined that
the Approved RMPs are not likely to
jeopardize the continued existence of
the species consulted on and are not
likely to destroy or adversely modify
designated critical habitat.
The BLM also consulted with the
Utah State Historic Preservation Office
(SHPO) to meet the requirements of
Section 106 consultation under the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). The SHPO concurred with
BLM’s finding of no adverse effect to
cultural resources, as outlined in a letter
dated September 6, 2019.
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
2181). The Notice of Availability (NOA)
for the Draft RMPs/EIS was published
on August 17, 2018, and initiated a 90day public comment period. A revised
document was released and a Notice of
Error was published in the Federal
Register on August 31, 2018. The public
comment period was extended for an
additional 15 days and ended on
November 30, 2018.
On August 23, 2019, the BLM
published a NOA for the Proposed
RMPs/Final EIS, initiating a 30-day
protest period, a 60-day Governor’s
consistency review, and 60-day public
comment period for certain recreational
shooting closures under the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act of 2019. During the
initial protest period for the Proposed
RMPs, the BLM became aware of a
portion of public comments submitted
on the Draft EIS that were not
incorporated into the Proposed RMPs/
Final EIS. The BLM updated the
Proposed RMPs/EIS and issued a notice
of error in the Federal Register on
October 18, 2019, which re-opened
public protest period for an additional
30 days. In total, the BLM received 431
protest submissions. All protests were
resolved prior to the issuance of the
RODs. For a full description of the
issues raised during the protest period
and how they were addressed, please
refer to the BLM Protest Resolution
Report, which is available online at
https://www.blm.gov/programs/
planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/protest-resolution-reports.
The Governor of Utah reviewed the
Proposed RMPs/Final EIS to identify
inconsistencies with State or local
plans, policies, or programs; the BLM
addressed the Governor’s input in the
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RODs/Approved RMPs. As a result of
internal review, the protest period,
target shooting comment period,
government-to-government
consultation, Section 106 (NHPA) and
Section 7 (ESA) consultation, and
Governor’s consistency review, the BLM
made minor modifications to the
Approved RMPs to clarify management
actions. All changes are described in the
Modifications and Clarifications
(Sections 3.1.2) of the GSENM and
KEPA RODs, respectively.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 40 CFR 1506.10
and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Casey Hammond,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[20X 1109AF LLUTP00000 L16100000.DR0000.LXSSJ0640000]
Notice of Availability of the Records of Decision and Approved
Resource Management Plans for the Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument and Kanab-Escalante Planning Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Paria River District
Office announces the availability of the Records of Decision (RODs) for
the Approved Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the Grand Staircase,
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons units of the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument (GSENM) and the Federal lands excluded from
the GSENM by Proclamation 9682, now identified as the Kanab-Escalante
Planning Area (KEPA). The Department of the Interior (DOI) Acting
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Casey Hammond,
signed the RODs on January 31, 2020, which constituted the final
decision of the DOI and made the Approved RMPs and two implementation-
level route designations in GSENM effective immediately. The GSENM RMPs
replace the GSENM Monument Management Plan (MMP) from 2000 for public
lands within the GSENM boundary. The KEPA RMP replaces the 2000 GSENM
MMP for public lands excluded from the monument boundary by
Proclamation 9682.
ADDRESSES: The RODs are available on the BLM ePlanning project website
at https://go.usa.gov/xVCGJ. Click the ``Documents & Reports'' link on
the left side of the screen to find the electronic versions of these
materials. Hard copies of the RODs are available for public inspection
at the Kanab Visitor Center, 74 East Highway 89, Kanab, Utah 84741.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harry Barber, Paria River District
Manager, 669 S Hwy. 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741, phone (435) 644-1200 or
email
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[email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the
deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to
leave a message or question for the above individual. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In conjunction with cooperating agencies,
and using input provided by the public, stakeholder groups, State and
local government entities, American Indian Tribes, and the Utah
Resource Advisory Council, the BLM developed the Approved RMPs for the
GSENM and the KEPA.
The GSENM includes three units: The 209,993-acre Grand Staircase
Unit, the 551,034-acre Kaiparowits Unit, and the 242,836-acre Escalante
Canyons Unit. The BLM's Approved RMPs for the Grand Staircase,
Kaiparowits, and Escalante Canyons units of the GSENM 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, while allowing for other appropriate
uses, such as the ongoing management of recreation, grazing, and
scientific research.
The KEPA encompasses 861,974 acres of public lands. The Approved
RMP for the KEPA manages those lands for multiple use and sustained
yield, including resource protection, consistent with the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976 (Pub. L. 94-579), as amended. This
plan allows for the future consideration of mineral leasing and
development, balances off-highway vehicle travel with other resource
uses, and makes public lands available for grazing while protecting
natural and heritage resources.
The BLM, along with cooperating agencies, prepared an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act for the GSENM and KEPA RMPs to analyze the direct, indirect,
and cumulative environmental impacts associated with the proposed
action and the alternatives.
In the future, the National Park Service (NPS), who cooperated with
the BLM on preparation of the NEPA analysis, may adopt the EIS and
prepare a separate decision related to livestock grazing for lands
within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area that are administered
by the NPS. The RODs and Approved RMPs do not change management for the
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
The BLM consulted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
to meet the requirements of Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The USFWS issued a Biological Opinion on November 1, 2019 that
determined that the Approved RMPs are not likely to jeopardize the
continued existence of the species consulted on and are not likely to
destroy or adversely modify designated critical habitat.
The BLM also consulted with the Utah State Historic Preservation
Office (SHPO) to meet the requirements of Section 106 consultation
under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The SHPO concurred
with BLM's finding of no adverse effect to cultural resources, as
outlined in a letter dated September 6, 2019.
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 2181). The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the
Draft RMPs/EIS was published on August 17, 2018, and initiated a 90-day
public comment period. A revised document was released and a Notice of
Error was published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2018. The
public comment period was extended for an additional 15 days and ended
on November 30, 2018.
On August 23, 2019, the BLM published a NOA for the Proposed RMPs/
Final EIS, initiating a 30-day protest period, a 60-day Governor's
consistency review, and 60-day public comment period for certain
recreational shooting closures under the John D. Dingell, Jr.
Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act of 2019. During the
initial protest period for the Proposed RMPs, the BLM became aware of a
portion of public comments submitted on the Draft EIS that were not
incorporated into the Proposed RMPs/Final EIS. The BLM updated the
Proposed RMPs/EIS and issued a notice of error in the Federal Register
on October 18, 2019, which re-opened public protest period for an
additional 30 days. In total, the BLM received 431 protest submissions.
All protests were resolved prior to the issuance of the RODs. For a
full description of the issues raised during the protest period and how
they were addressed, please refer to the BLM Protest Resolution Report,
which is available online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports. The Governor of
Utah reviewed the Proposed RMPs/Final EIS to identify inconsistencies
with State or local plans, policies, or programs; the BLM addressed the
Governor's input in the RODs/Approved RMPs. As a result of internal
review, the protest period, target shooting comment period, government-
to-government consultation, Section 106 (NHPA) and Section 7 (ESA)
consultation, and Governor's consistency review, the BLM made minor
modifications to the Approved RMPs to clarify management actions. All
changes are described in the Modifications and Clarifications (Sections
3.1.2) of the GSENM and KEPA RODs, respectively.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 40 CFR 1506.10 and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Casey Hammond,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
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