Notice of Availability for the Tri-State Fuel Breaks Project Record of Decision, Idaho, 28974-28975 [2020-10298]

Download as PDF 28974 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 94 / Thursday, May 14, 2020 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [201A2100DD/AABB003600/ A0T902020.999900.253G] Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie); Amendment to Liquor Ordinance Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice publishes the amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie). The liquor ordinance regulates and controls the possession, sale, manufacture, and distribution of alcohol on Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie) trust lands in conformity with the laws of the State of Oklahoma where applicable and necessary. Although the amendment was adopted on October 30, 2019, it does not take effect until published in the Federal Register. DATES: This ordinance takes effect on June 15, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sherry Lovin, Tribal Government Officer, Southern Plains Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Post Box 368, Anadarko, Oklahoma 73005, telephone: (405) 247–1534 or (405) 247–6673, fax: (405) 247–1534; or Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of Tribal Government Services, Office of Indian Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS–4513–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, telephone: (202) 513–7641. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 5886, 18 U.S.C. 1161, as interpreted by the Supreme Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713 (1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall certify and publish in the Federal Register notice of adopted liquor control ordinances for the purpose of regulating liquor transactions in Indian country. On May 14, 2010, the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Executive Committee duly adopted the Liquor Ordinance of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie). The Liquor Ordinance of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie) was published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2010, at 75 FR 44011 and a correction was published on August 18, 2010, at 75 FR 51102. This notice is published in accordance with the delegated authority jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 May 13, 2020 Jkt 250001 by the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. I certify that the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Executive Committee duly adopted the amendment to the Liquor Ordinance of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie) by Resolution Number WT– 20–014 on October 30, 2019. and any lands the Tribe has been granted permanent use. [FR Doc. 2020–10368 Filed 5–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Tara Sweeney, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [19XL.LLIDB03000.LF3100000. DF0000.LFHFFR650000.241A.4500136018] The Liquor Ordinance of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco & Tawakonie), Section 215, as amended, shall read as follows: 215. ‘‘Tribal Lands’’ means the 5.0574 acres of land held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes upon which a gaming facility of the Tribe known as Sugar Creek Casino exists, whose address is 4200 North Broadway, Hinton, Oklahoma 73047, described as: All Interest in Surface and Surface Rights Only in and to a tract of land lying in the Southwest Quarter (SW/4) of Section Ten (10), Township Twelve (12) North, Range Eleven (11) West of the Indian Meridian, Caddo County, Oklahoma, being particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at a Railroad Spike found for corner of the Southeast corner of said Southwest Quarter (SW/4); THENCE North 00°15′47″ West, along the East line of said Southwest Quarter (SW/4), a distance of 227.41 feet; THENCE South 89°44′13″ West, a distance of 70.03 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, said point being on the West Right of Way line of U.S. Highway 281 located 75.00 feet West of the centerline of said Highway as set forth by the Easement to the State of Oklahoma recorded at Book 79, Page 185; THENCE South 89°40′46″ West, perpendicular to said Right of Way line, a distance of 208.00 feet; THENCE South 00°19′14″ East, parallel to said Right of Way line, a distance of 143.29 feet; THENCE South 89°44′13″ West, perpendicular to the East line of said Southwest Quarter (SW/4), a distance of 292.50 feet; THENCE North 00°15′47″ West, parallel to said East line, a distance of 500.00 feet; THENCE North 89°44′13″ East, a distance of 500.00 feet to a point on said West Right of Way line; THENCE South 00°19′14″ East, along said West Right of Way line, a distance of 356.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Said tract of land containing 220,299 square feet or 5.0574 acres, more or less; Notice of Availability for the Tri-State Fuel Breaks Project Record of Decision, Idaho PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Idaho BLM portion of the Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). ADDRESSES: Interested persons may review the ROD and accompanying background documents on the project website: https://go.usa.gov/xPruu. Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the BLM Boise District Office, 3948 S Development Ave., Boise, Idaho. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance Okeson, Project Lead, 208–384– 3300; 3948 South Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705; blm_id_tristate@ 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. FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or a question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tristate Fuel Breaks Project envisions a strategic fuel break network along established roads over a 3.6 million-acre project area spanning southeastern Oregon and southwestern Idaho crossing district and state boundaries and connecting to an existing network of fuel breaks in the BLM’s Winnemucca and Elko Districts in Nevada. Strategically placed fuel breaks in the Tri-state area will improve firefighter safety and expand opportunities to catch rapidly moving fires, potentially reducing fire size. Fuel breaks will provide greater protection of human life SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 94 / Thursday, May 14, 2020 / Notices and property, sagebrush communities, and habitat restoration investments. Reducing fire size will help limit the expansion of invasive plants such as cheatgrass and medusahead. This ROD approves implementation of the preferred alternative (Alternative 5 of the FEIS) in Idaho. The BLM Boise District will create and maintain a fuel break network of 20,629 acres along 435 miles of roads through mechanical, chemical, and/or biological (i.e., targeted grazing) treatments. BLM Oregon will issue a decision for their portion of the project at a future date. The BLM published the Draft EIS on October 11, 2019, initiating a 45-day public comment period. During the comment period, the BLM received 40 letters and emails from the public and held three public meetings. The BLM took into account all comments in the preparation of the Final EIS released on April 3, 2020. The BLM published the NOA for the Final EIS on April 3, 2020, initiating a 30-day availability period. On May 7, 2020, Department of the Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Casey Hammond signed a Record of Decision selecting the preferred alternative (Alternative 5) for implementation in the Idaho portion of the project area using a phased approach to prioritize well-maintained and strategically connected routes. That approval constitutes the final decision of the Department and, in accordance with the regulations at 43 CFR 4.410, is not subject to appeal under Departmental regulations found in 43 CFR part 4. Any challenge to this decision must be brought in the Federal District Court and is subject to 42 U.S.C. 4370m–6. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10. Casey Hammond, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Exercising the authority of the Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. 2020–10298 Filed 5–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES [LLAK940000.L14100000.BX0000.20X. LXSS001L0100] Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of official filing. AGENCY: The plats of survey of lands described in this notice are scheduled to SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 May 13, 2020 Jkt 250001 be officially filed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, Anchorage, Alaska. This survey was executed at the request of Sealaska, Corporation and is necessary for the management of these lands. DATES: The BLM must receive protests by June 15, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may buy a copy of the plats from the BLM Alaska Public Information Center, 222 W 7th Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, AK 99513. Please use this address when filing written protests. You may also view the plats at the BLM Alaska Public Information Center, Fitzgerald Federal Building, 222 W 8th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, at no cost. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas N. Haywood, Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Alaska State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 222 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513; 907– 271–5481; dhaywood@blm.gov. People who use a telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the BLM 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 lands surveyed are: Copper River Meridian, Alaska U.S. Survey No. 11766, accepted May 8, 2020, situated within: T. 56 S., R. 72 E. A person or party who wishes to protest one or more plats of survey identified above must file a written notice of protest with the State Director for the BLM in Alaska. The notice of protest must identify the plat(s) of survey that the person or party wishes to protest. You must file the notice of protest before the scheduled date of official filing for the plat(s) of survey being protested. The BLM will not consider any notice of protest filed after the scheduled date of official filing. A notice of protest is considered filed on the date it is received by the State Director for the BLM in Alaska during regular business hours; if received after regular business hours, a notice of protest will be considered filed the next business day. A written statement of reasons in support of a protest, if not filed with the notice of protest, must be filed with the State Director for the BLM in Alaska within 30 calendar days after the notice of protest is filed. If a notice of protest against a plat of survey is received prior to the scheduled date of official filing, the PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28975 official filing of the plat of survey identified in the notice of protest will be stayed pending consideration of the protest. A plat of survey will not be officially filed until the dismissal or resolution of all protests of the plat. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in a notice of protest or statement of reasons, you should be aware that the documents you submit, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available in their entirety at any time. While you can ask the BLM to withhold your personally identifiable information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. Douglas N. Haywood, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Alaska. [FR Doc. 2020–10370 Filed 5–13–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0030131; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects in consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations, and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization not identified in this notice that wish to request transfer of control of these human remains and associated funerary objects should submit a written request to the Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University. If no additional requestors come forward, transfer of control of the human remains and associated funerary objects to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribes, or Native Hawaiian organizations stated in this notice may proceed. DATES: Lineal descendants or representatives of any Indian Tribe or SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 94 (Thursday, May 14, 2020)]
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Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability for the Tri-State Fuel Breaks Project 
Record of Decision, Idaho

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) announces the 
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Idaho BLM portion 
of the Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS).

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may review the ROD and accompanying 
background documents on the project website: https://go.usa.gov/xPruu. 
Copies of the ROD are available upon request from the BLM Boise 
District Office, 3948 S Development Ave., Boise, Idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lance Okeson, Project Lead, 208-384-
3300; 3948 South Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705; 
[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. 
FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message 
or a question with the above individual. You will receive a reply 
during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Tri-state Fuel Breaks Project envisions 
a strategic fuel break network along established roads over a 3.6 
million-acre project area spanning southeastern Oregon and southwestern 
Idaho crossing district and state boundaries and connecting to an 
existing network of fuel breaks in the BLM's Winnemucca and Elko 
Districts in Nevada. Strategically placed fuel breaks in the Tri-state 
area will improve firefighter safety and expand opportunities to catch 
rapidly moving fires, potentially reducing fire size. Fuel breaks will 
provide greater protection of human life

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and property, sagebrush communities, and habitat restoration 
investments. Reducing fire size will help limit the expansion of 
invasive plants such as cheatgrass and medusahead.
    This ROD approves implementation of the preferred alternative 
(Alternative 5 of the FEIS) in Idaho. The BLM Boise District will 
create and maintain a fuel break network of 20,629 acres along 435 
miles of roads through mechanical, chemical, and/or biological (i.e., 
targeted grazing) treatments. BLM Oregon will issue a decision for 
their portion of the project at a future date.
    The BLM published the Draft EIS on October 11, 2019, initiating a 
45-day public comment period. During the comment period, the BLM 
received 40 letters and emails from the public and held three public 
meetings. The BLM took into account all comments in the preparation of 
the Final EIS released on April 3, 2020.
    The BLM published the NOA for the Final EIS on April 3, 2020, 
initiating a 30-day availability period. On May 7, 2020, Department of 
the Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals 
Management Casey Hammond signed a Record of Decision selecting the 
preferred alternative (Alternative 5) for implementation in the Idaho 
portion of the project area using a phased approach to prioritize well-
maintained and strategically connected routes. That approval 
constitutes the final decision of the Department and, in accordance 
with the regulations at 43 CFR 4.410, is not subject to appeal under 
Departmental regulations found in 43 CFR part 4. Any challenge to this 
decision must be brought in the Federal District Court and is subject 
to 42 U.S.C. 4370m-6.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.

Casey Hammond,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Exercising the authority of the 
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-10298 Filed 5-13-20; 8:45 am]
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