Notice of Proposed Restrictions on Public Lands in Jackson County, OR, 59751-59752 [2021-23495]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Proposed Restrictions on
Public Lands in Jackson County, OR
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed restrictions.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to restrict
recreational target shooting for 2 years
on certain public lands administered by
the Ashland Field Office.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed restriction until December 27,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit comments regarding the
proposed restriction by any of the
following methods:
BLM National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) Website: https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/123432/510.
Email: BLM_OR_AFO_Anderson_
Butte_SP@blm.gov.
Mail: BLM, Medford District Office,
Attention: Tye Morgan, 3040 Biddle
Road, Medford, Oregon 97526.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Brown, Ashland Field Office
Manager; telephone: (541) 618–2232;
email: lpbrown@blm.gov; Tye Morgan,
Planner and Environmental Specialist;
telephone: (541) 618–2229; email:
tamorgan@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 individuals during
normal business hours. The FRS is
SUMMARY:
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: The BLM
Ashland Field Office proposes to restrict
recreational target shooting on public
lands at 11 sites totaling 50 acres in the
Anderson Butte area for 2 years to
address public safety issues.
In compliance with the John D.
Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management,
and Recreation Act (Dingell Act; 16
U.S.C. 7913(a)(1)) and 43 CFR 8364.1,
notice is hereby given that the BLM
proposes to implement this 2-year
restriction on recreational target
shooting on 11 identified sites
(approximately 50 acres) in Jackson
County. These proposed restrictions are
necessary to ensure public safety. These
recreational target shooting restrictions
were proposed and analyzed in
conformance with NEPA under the 2021
Anderson Butte Safety Project
Environmental Assessment. The BLM
solicited and incorporated public
comment during the NEPA process.
The Anderson Butte area has a long
history of local community residents
enjoying public lands for a wide variety
of uses, including hiking, horseback
riding, hunting, riding off-highway
vehicles, and recreational target
shooting. As the Rogue Valley’s
population has continued to increase, so
has the recreational use of the Anderson
Butte area, as well as an increase in
home construction in close proximity to
the public lands that lie within it. These
increasing pressures have resulted in a
number of public safety issues and
recreational user conflicts from public
land visitors participating in a variety of
recreational target shooting activities.
There have been reported instances of
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these activities resulting in bullets
hitting nearby private residences and
other private property and bullets
passing over hikers’ heads while they
are on designated BLM trails.
Under the Dingell Act, the BLM is
required to consider public comments
when temporary closures are proposed
that would affect recreational target
shooting on public lands. This notice
announces the beginning of the 60-day
comment period for the proposed
temporary restriction of approximately
50 acres of public lands to recreational
target shooting. Following the public
comment period, the BLM will issue a
final decision that will include a
summary of comments received and
will respond in a reasonable manner to
substantive comments. The final
decision will also explain how
significant issues were resolved and will
be made available on the project website
at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanningui/project/123432/510.
The BLM will be monitoring
recreation uses and site conditions
during the closure period to determine
if target shooting restrictions resolve
safety issues. The findings will help
guide long-term solutions to these land
management challenges.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in any
comment, 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 we will be
able to do so.
The legal description of the affected
public lands:
TABLE 1—CENTER POINT OF RESTRICTION SITE LOCATIONS, 250′ BUFFER FROM CENTER
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Latitude, longitude
42°13′50.92″
42°13′05.97″
42°12′22.14″
42°13′02.40″
42°12′31.66″
42°12′29.14″
42°12′08.84″
42°11′42.75″
42°11′43.92″
42°10′41.22″
42°11′16.57″
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122°55′32.47″
122°55′42.47″
122°55′59.83″
122°54′26.51″
122°54′10.50″
122°54′23.39″
122°54′56.21″
122°53′15.56″
122°53′27.04″
122°55′47.82″
122°56′33.62″
More details on the proposed closure,
including maps, are available on the
project website located at: https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/123432/510. A copy of this
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notice and map of the restricted areas
will be posted at least 30 days in
advance of the effective date of the
restriction at the main entry points to
each of these sites, at the Medford
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District Office, 3040 Biddle Road,
Medford, OR, 97526, and on the project
website.
The BLM provides notice under 43
CFR 8364.1 that, unless the BLM
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advises differently through the final
decision and a subsequent Federal
Register notice, the public lands listed
earlier will be closed to recreational
shooting for 2 years, starting on
December 27, 2021. Therefore, the
restriction authorized in the final
decision would be enforced by the BLM
under the authority of Section 303(a) of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0–7, and 43 CFR
8364.1 within the closure area for each
site.
Any person who violates restrictions
authorized in a final decision may be
tried before a United States Magistrate
and fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C.
3571, imprisoned no more than 12
months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43
CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance
with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local
officials may also impose penalties for
violations of State law.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 16 U.S.C.
7913)
Lauren P. Brown,
Ashland Field Office Manager.
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National Park Service
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee
Notice of Public Meetings
National Park Service, Interior.
Meeting notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Park Service is
hereby giving notice that the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee
(Committee) will hold two virtual
meetings as indicated below.
DATES: The Committee will meet via
virtual conference November 12, 2021,
and November 23, 2021, from 2:00 p.m.
until approximately 6:00 p.m. (Eastern).
All meetings are open to the public.
ADDRESSES: Information on joining the
virtual conference by internet or phone
will be available on the National
NAGPRA Program website at https://
www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/events.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melanie O’Brien, Designated Federal
Officer, National Native American
Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) Program (2253), National
Park Service, telephone (202) 354–2201,
or email nagpra_info@nps.gov.
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The
Committee was established in section 8
of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990
(NAGPRA). Information about
NAGPRA, the Committee, and
Committee meetings is available on the
National NAGPRA Program website at
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1335/
events.htm.
The Committee is responsible for
monitoring the NAGPRA inventory and
identification process; reviewing and
making findings related to the identity
or cultural affiliation of cultural items,
or the return of such items; facilitating
the resolution of disputes; compiling an
inventory of culturally unidentifiable
human remains that are in the
possession or control of each Federal
agency and museum, and
recommending specific actions for
developing a process for disposition of
such human remains; consulting with
Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian
organizations and museums on matters
affecting such tribes or organizations
lying within the scope of work of the
Committee; consulting with the
Secretary of the Interior on the
development of regulations to carry out
NAGPRA; and making
recommendations regarding future care
of repatriated cultural items.
The agenda for each meeting may
include a report from the National
NAGPRA Program; the discussion of the
Review Committee Report to Congress;
subcommittee reports and discussion;
and other topics related to the
Committee’s responsibilities under
section 8 of NAGPRA. In addition, the
agenda may include, if requested,
recommendations to the Secretary of the
Interior on agreed-upon dispositions of
Native American human remains or
findings of fact. The meetings will be
open to the public and there will be
time for public comments. Written
comments may be sent to Melanie
O’Brien (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.) All comments received will
be provided to the Committee.
Public Disclosure of Comments:
Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comments, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
Anthropological Studies Center,
Archaeological Collections Facility,
Sonoma State University, Rohnert
Park, CA
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Anthropological Studies
Center, Archaeological Collections
Facility, Sonoma State University (ACF)
has completed an inventory of human
remains, 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 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 should submit
a written request to the ACF. If no
additional requestors come forward,
transfer of control of the human remains
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
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to the ACF at the address in
this notice by November 29, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra Konzak, NAGPRA Coordinator,
Anthropological Studies Center,
Sonoma State University, 1801 East
Cotati Avenue, Building 29, Rohnert
Park, CA 94928 telephone (707) 664–
2895, email Sandra.konzak@
sonoma.edu.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
here given in accordance with the
Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C.
3003, of the completion of an inventory
of human remains under the control of
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Proposed Restrictions on Public Lands in Jackson
County, OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of proposed restrictions.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to restrict
recreational target shooting for 2 years on certain public lands
administered by the Ashland Field Office.
DATES: Interested parties may submit written comments regarding the
proposed restriction until December 27, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit comments regarding the
proposed restriction by any of the following methods:
BLM National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/123432/510.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: BLM, Medford District Office, Attention: Tye Morgan, 3040
Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97526.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Brown, Ashland Field Office
Manager; telephone: (541) 618-2232; email: [email protected]; Tye Morgan,
Planner and Environmental Specialist; telephone: (541) 618-2229; 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 the above individuals 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: The BLM Ashland Field Office proposes to
restrict recreational target shooting on public lands at 11 sites
totaling 50 acres in the Anderson Butte area for 2 years to address
public safety issues.
In compliance with the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation,
Management, and Recreation Act (Dingell Act; 16 U.S.C. 7913(a)(1)) and
43 CFR 8364.1, notice is hereby given that the BLM proposes to
implement this 2-year restriction on recreational target shooting on 11
identified sites (approximately 50 acres) in Jackson County. These
proposed restrictions are necessary to ensure public safety. These
recreational target shooting restrictions were proposed and analyzed in
conformance with NEPA under the 2021 Anderson Butte Safety Project
Environmental Assessment. The BLM solicited and incorporated public
comment during the NEPA process.
The Anderson Butte area has a long history of local community
residents enjoying public lands for a wide variety of uses, including
hiking, horseback riding, hunting, riding off-highway vehicles, and
recreational target shooting. As the Rogue Valley's population has
continued to increase, so has the recreational use of the Anderson
Butte area, as well as an increase in home construction in close
proximity to the public lands that lie within it. These increasing
pressures have resulted in a number of public safety issues and
recreational user conflicts from public land visitors participating in
a variety of recreational target shooting activities. There have been
reported instances of these activities resulting in bullets hitting
nearby private residences and other private property and bullets
passing over hikers' heads while they are on designated BLM trails.
Under the Dingell Act, the BLM is required to consider public
comments when temporary closures are proposed that would affect
recreational target shooting on public lands. This notice announces the
beginning of the 60-day comment period for the proposed temporary
restriction of approximately 50 acres of public lands to recreational
target shooting. Following the public comment period, the BLM will
issue a final decision that will include a summary of comments received
and will respond in a reasonable manner to substantive comments. The
final decision will also explain how significant issues were resolved
and will be made available on the project website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/123432/510.
The BLM will be monitoring recreation uses and site conditions
during the closure period to determine if target shooting restrictions
resolve safety issues. The findings will help guide long-term solutions
to these land management challenges.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in any comment, 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 we will be able to do so.
The legal description of the affected public lands:
Table 1--Center Point of Restriction Site Locations, 250' Buffer From Center
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Site No. Latitude, longitude Township, range, section, and subsection
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1 42[deg]13'50.92'' N, 122[deg]55'32.47'' W T38S, R2W, Sec. 27, SW\1/4\.
2 42[deg]13'05.97'' N, 122[deg]55'42.47'' W T38S, R2W, Sec. 34, SW\1/4\.
3 42[deg]12'22.14'' N, 122[deg]55'59.83'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 3, SW\1/4\.
4 42[deg]13'02.40'' N, 122[deg]54'26.51'' W T38S, R2W, Sec. 35, SW\1/4\.
5 42[deg]12'31.66'' N, 122[deg]54'10.50'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 2, NE\1/4\.
6 42[deg]12'29.14'' N, 122[deg]54'23.39'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 2, NW\1/4\.
7 42[deg]12'08.84'' N, 122[deg]54'56.21'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 3, SE\1/4\.
8 42[deg]11'42.75'' N, 122[deg]53'15.56'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 12, NW\1/4\.
9 42[deg]11'43.92'' N, 122[deg]53'27.04'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 12, NW\1/4\.
10 42[deg]10'41.22'' N, 122[deg]55'47.82'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 15, SW\1/4\.
11 42[deg]11'16.57'' N, 122[deg]56'33.62'' W T39S, R2W, Sec. 9, SE\1/4\.
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More details on the proposed closure, including maps, are available
on the project website located at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/123432/510. A copy of this notice and map of the restricted
areas will be posted at least 30 days in advance of the effective date
of the restriction at the main entry points to each of these sites, at
the Medford District Office, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR, 97526, and
on the project website.
The BLM provides notice under 43 CFR 8364.1 that, unless the BLM
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advises differently through the final decision and a subsequent Federal
Register notice, the public lands listed earlier will be closed to
recreational shooting for 2 years, starting on December 27, 2021.
Therefore, the restriction authorized in the final decision would be
enforced by the BLM under the authority of Section 303(a) of the
Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43
CFR 8360.0-7, and 43 CFR 8364.1 within the closure area for each site.
Any person who violates restrictions authorized in a final decision
may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined in accordance
with 18 U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C.
1733(a) and 43 CFR 8360.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1-
7, State or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of
State law.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 and 16 U.S.C. 7913)
Lauren P. Brown,
Ashland Field Office Manager.
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