Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plans for the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, and Miles City Field Office, Montana, and Prepare Associated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements, 59818-59820 [2022-21413]

Download as PDF 59818 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2022 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Owner/Operator’s Cybersecurity Implementation Plan. The plan must describe the Cybersecurity Assessment Program required by the SD, including the schedule for specific actions. d. Owner/Operators must make records to establish compliance with SD 2021–02C available to TSA upon request for inspection and/or copying. Submissions by pipeline Owner/ Operators in compliance with the voluntary PCSR or the mandatory SD 2021–02C requirements are deemed Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and are protected in accordance with procedures meeting the transmission, handling, and storage requirements of SSI set forth in part 1520 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. Annual Burden Discussion For the voluntary PCSR program, the annual hour burden is estimated to be 220 hours based upon 20 PCSR visits per year, each lasting a total of eight hours, and the follow-up regarding security recommendations, lasting up to three hours ((20 × 8 = 160 hours) + (20 × 3 = 60 hours) = 220 hours). For the mandatory information collections required by SD 2021–02C, TSA estimates a total of 100 Owner/ Operators will provide TSA with their Cybersecurity Implementation Plan, their annual plan for their Cybersecurity Assessment Program and, upon request, documentation to establish compliance to include their Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans. TSA estimates 100 entities will develop a Cybersecurity Implementation Plan, and the plan will be developed by a team consisting of a cybersecurity manager and four cybersecurity analysts/specialists. TSA assumes the team will spend two weeks developing the implementation plan; therefore, the time burden for this task will be 40,000 hours (5 individuals × 40 hours × 2 weeks.) TSA estimates 100 entities will establish and update their Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans annually, and the time burden to produce this update is 80 hours (total—8,000 hours).9 TSA estimates 100 entities will submit an annual plan for their Cybersecurity Assessment Program, and the time burden for submitting an annual audit plan to TSA is 40 hours (total—4,000 hours). TSA estimates 100 entities will develop compliance documentation and 9 There is no requirement for Owner/Operators to submit Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans unless requested by TSA. In February 2022, under the provisions of the SD 2021–02 series and at TSA’s request, pipeline Owner/Operators provided their Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan to TSA. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Sep 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 the time burden for this requirement is 80 hours (total 8,000 hours). TSA estimates the total annual burden hours for the mandatory collection to be 20,220 hours (PCSR–220, Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan-8,000, Annual Plan for Cybersecurity Assessment4,000, Compliance Documentation8,000). In addition, the one-time burden for the development and submission to TSA of the Owner/Operator’s Cybersecurity Implementation Plan is 40,000 hours. TSA is seeking renewal of this information collection for the maximum three-year approval period. Dated: September 28, 2022. Christina A. Walsh, TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2022–21400 Filed 9–30–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–05–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWY920000 L1320000 PP0000 223] Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plans for the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, and Miles City Field Office, Montana, and Prepare Associated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. AGENCY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming and Montana/Dakotas State Directors each intend to prepare Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendments with associated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the Supplemental EIS and Potential RMP for the Buffalo Approved RMP and the Supplemental EIS and Potential RMP Amendment for the Miles City Approved RMP and by this notice are announcing the beginning of the scoping periods to solicit public comments and identify issues, and are providing the planning criteria for public review. DATES: The BLM requests the public submit comments concerning the scope of these analyses, potential alternatives, and identification of relevant information and studies by November 2, 2022. To afford the BLM the opportunity to consider issues raised by SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 commenters in the Draft RMP amendments/Supplemental EISs, please ensure your comments are received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. The Buffalo Field Office will host a public meeting at the Campbell County Public Library, 2101 S 4J Road, Gillette, WY, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on October 17, 2022. The Miles City Field Office will host a public meeting at the Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct 18, 2022. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the Buffalo Field Office RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS by any of the following methods: • Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ eplanning-ui/project/2021239/510. • Mail: Buffalo RMP Amendment/ Supplemental EIS, Attn: Thomas Bills, Project Manager, BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, Buffalo, WY 82834. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2021239/510 and at the Buffalo Field Office. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to the Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS by any of the following methods: • Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov (search for DOI–BLM–MT–2022–0086– RMP–EIS). • Mail: Miles City RMP Amendment/ Supplemental EIS, Attn: Irma Nansel, Project Manager, BLM Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at https:// eplanning.blm.gov (search for DOI– BLM–MT–2022–0086–RMP–EIS) and at the Miles City Field Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Buffalo Field Office RMP amendment/ Supplemental EIS contact is Thomas Bills, Project Manager, telephone 307– 684–1131; address BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street Buffalo, WY 82834; email tbills@blm.gov. Contact Mr. Bills to have your name added to the Buffalo RMP amendment/ Supplemental EIS mailing list. The Miles City Field Office RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS contact is Irma Nansel, Project Manager, telephone (406) 233–3653; address BLM Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT, 59301; email inansel@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Nansel to have your name added to the Miles City E:\FR\FM\03OCN1.SGM 03OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2022 / Notices RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS mailing list. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting Mr. Bills or Ms. Nansel. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. This document provides notice that the BLM Wyoming and Montana/Dakotas State Directors intend to each prepare an RMP amendment with associated Supplemental EIS for the Buffalo and Miles City Field Offices, respectively, announces the beginning of the scoping processes, and seeks public input on issues and planning criteria. These RMP amendments are in response to a United States District Court of Montana order (Western Organization of Resource Councils, et al. v. BLM; 4:20–cv–00076– GF–BMM 8/3/2022) that, related to this effort, ordered BLM to complete new coal screening and remedial NEPA analysis to address the following: (1) considering no leasing and limited coal leasing alternatives, and (2) disclosing the public health impacts, both climate and non-climate, of burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) from the planning areas. The Buffalo RMP amendment planning area is located in Campbell, Johnson, and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming, and encompasses approximately 780,000 surface acres of public land and 4.8 million acres of Federal mineral estate. The Miles City RMP amendment planning area is located in Carter, Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Wibaux and portions of Big Horn and Valley Counties, Montana, and encompasses approximately 2.7 million surface acres and 11.7 million acres of Federal mineral estate. The scope of this land use planning process does not include addressing the evaluation or designation of areas of critical environmental concern (ACEC) and the BLM is not considering ACEC nominations as part of this process. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose and Need The purpose of these RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs is to provide additional analysis for land use planning that address the following: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Sep 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 (1) Complete new coal screening and analysis that considers a no leasing and limited coal leasing alternatives; and (2) Disclose the public health impacts, both climate and non-climate, of burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) from the planning areas. Preliminary Alternatives Each of the RMP amendments/ Supplemental EISs will include at least three alternatives varying the amount of BLM-administered Federal coal authorized to be available for leasing. The preliminary alternatives are: (1) the BLM-administered Federal coal within the Coal Development Potential Areas established in the 2019 RMP amendments/Supplemental EISs would be available for further consideration of leasing (No Action); (2) the Coal Development Potential Areas would be unavailable for leasing (no leasing alternative); and (3) a reduced level of coal leasing within the Coal Development Potential Areas. The BLM welcomes comments on all preliminary alternatives as well as suggestions for additional alternatives for either RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS. Planning Criteria The planning criteria guide the planning effort and lay the groundwork for effects analysis by identifying the preliminary issues and their analytical frameworks. Preliminary issues for the planning areas have been identified by BLM personnel and from early engagement conducted for these planning efforts with Federal, State, and local agencies; Tribes; and other stakeholders. The BLM has identified the court ordered preliminary issues and analytical frameworks for these planning efforts’ analyses. The BLM has identified the available coal resource data as part of these framework. The BLM requests that industry; State, Tribal, and local governments; and the public interested in coal management in the planning areas provide the BLM relevant coal resource data that can help inform these projects. Specifically, the BLM requests information on the development potential (e.g., location, quality, and quantity) of the BLMadministered coal mineral estate, and on surface resource values related to multiple use conflicts and the suitability of the planning area for coal development. We will use this information to complete the RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs consistent with 43 CFR 3420.1–4, and to formulate alternatives that identify areas acceptable for further leasing consideration. We are requesting these PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59819 data to ensure that these planning efforts have sufficient information and data to consider a reasonable range of resource uses, management options, and alternatives for managing BLMadministered Federal coal mineral estate. Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted in response to this call for coal and other resource information. Please submit all proprietary information to the appropriate Field Manager at their address listed earlier. The BLM will treat submissions marked as ‘‘Confidential’’ in accordance with the laws and regulations governing the confidentiality of such information. The planning criteria are available for public review and comment at the ePlanning website (see ADDRESSES) for each RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS. Summary of Expected Impacts In each RMP Amendment/ Supplemental EIS, the BLM will disclose the impacts of no-coal leasing and limited-coal leasing alternatives and will also disclose the public health impacts, both climate and non-climate, of burning fossil fuels from the Field Office planning area, including both greenhouse and non-greenhouse gas emissions. Schedule for the Decision-Making Process The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation consistent with the NEPA and land use planning processes, including 90-day comment periods on the Draft RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs and concurrent 30-day public protest periods and 60-day Governor’s consistency reviews on the Proposed RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs. The Draft RMP Amendments/ Supplemental EISs are anticipated to be available for public review Winter 2022–2023 and the Proposed RMP Amendments/Final EISs are anticipated to be available for public protest of the Proposed RMP Amendment Summer 2023 with Approved RMP Amendments and Record of Decisions in Fall 2023. Public Scoping Process This notice of intent initiates the scoping periods and public reviews of the planning criteria, which guide the development and analysis of the Draft RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs. The BLM will be holding scoping meetings (see DATES and ADDRESSES sections earlier). The date(s) and location(s) of any additional scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, E:\FR\FM\03OCN1.SGM 03OCN1 59820 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 190 / Monday, October 3, 2022 / Notices newspapers, the ePlanning project pages, and BLM social media. Cooperating Agencies Potential Cooperating Agencies identified by the BLM for the Buffalo Field Office RMP Amendment/ Supplemental EIS include: the Wyoming Office of the Governor; Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality; Wyoming Department of Game and Fish; Campbell County, Wyoming; Johnson County, Wyoming; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8; U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE); and the U.S. DOI Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Potential Cooperating Agencies identified by the BLM for the Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment/ Supplemental EIS include: the Montana Office of the Governor; Montana Department of Environmental Quality; Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; Big Horn County, Montana; Rosebud County, Montana; EPA Region 8; OSMRE; and USFWS. Responsible Officials The Wyoming State Director is the deciding official for the Buffalo planning effort, and the Montana/ Dakotas State Director is the deciding official for the Miles City planning effort. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Nature of Decision To Be Made The nature of the decisions to be made will be the State Directors’ selection of land use planning decisions pursuant to these RMP amendments for managing BLM-administered lands under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield in a manner that best addresses the purpose and need. Interdisciplinary Team The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan amendments in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following disciplines will be involved in these planning efforts: air resources, planning, rangeland management, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics. Additional Information The BLM will identify, analyze, and consider mitigation to address the reasonably foreseeable impacts to VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Sep 30, 2022 Jkt 259001 resources from the proposed plan amendments and all analyzed reasonable alternatives and, in accordance with 40 CFR 1502.14(e), include appropriate mitigation measures not already included in the proposed plan amendments or alternatives. Mitigation may include avoidance, minimization, rectification, reduction or elimination over time, and compensation, and may be considered at multiple scales, including the landscape scale. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA and land use planning processes for these planning efforts to help support compliance with applicable procedural requirements under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1536) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), including public involvement requirements of Section 106. The information about historic and cultural resources and threatened and endangered species within the areas potentially affected by the proposed plan amendments will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources. The BLM will coordinate and consult with Indian Tribal Nations on a government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175, BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. The BLM intends to hold a series of government-to-government consultation meetings, and will send invites to potentially affected Tribal Nations prior to the meetings. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for government-to-government consultation during the NEPA processes. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with Indian Tribal Nations and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed Buffalo and Miles City RMP amendments that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping processes and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate in the development of the environmental analyses as a cooperating agency. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. (Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2) Andrew Archuleta, Wyoming State Director. Theresa M. Hanley, Montana/Dakotas Associate State Director. [FR Doc. 2022–21413 Filed 9–30–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement [S1D1S SS08011000 SX064A000 221S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000 22XS501520; OMB Control Number 1029–0030] Agency Information Collection Activities; State Processes for Designating Areas Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining Operations Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), are proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 2, 2022. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Please provide a copy of your comments to Mark Gehlhar, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room 4556–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by email to mgehlhar@ osmre.gov. Please reference OMB Control Number 1029–0030 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Mark Gehlhar by email at mgehlhar@osmre.gov, or by telephone at (202) 208–2716. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03OCN1.SGM 03OCN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLWY920000 L1320000 PP0000 223]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plans for the 
Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, and Miles City Field Office, Montana, 
and Prepare Associated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming and 
Montana/Dakotas State Directors each intend to prepare Resource 
Management Plan (RMP) amendments with associated Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for the Supplemental EIS and 
Potential RMP for the Buffalo Approved RMP and the Supplemental EIS and 
Potential RMP Amendment for the Miles City Approved RMP and by this 
notice are announcing the beginning of the scoping periods to solicit 
public comments and identify issues, and are providing the planning 
criteria for public review.

DATES: The BLM requests the public submit comments concerning the scope 
of these analyses, potential alternatives, and identification of 
relevant information and studies by November 2, 2022. To afford the BLM 
the opportunity to consider issues raised by commenters in the Draft 
RMP amendments/Supplemental EISs, please ensure your comments are 
received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days 
after the last public meeting, whichever is later. The Buffalo Field 
Office will host a public meeting at the Campbell County Public 
Library, 2101 S 4J Road, Gillette, WY, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on October 
17, 2022. The Miles City Field Office will host a public meeting at the 
Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, Montana, from 
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct 18, 2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to the Buffalo Field Office RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS by 
any of the following methods:
     Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021239/510.
     Mail: Buffalo RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS, Attn: Thomas 
Bills, Project Manager, BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort Street, 
Buffalo, WY 82834.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at 
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021239/510 and at the 
Buffalo Field Office.
    You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria related to 
the Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS by any of 
the following methods:
     Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov (search for DOI-BLM-MT-
2022-0086-RMP-EIS).
     Mail: Miles City RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS, Attn: 
Irma Nansel, Project Manager, BLM Miles City Field Office, 111 
Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT 59301.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at 
https://eplanning.blm.gov (search for DOI-BLM-MT-2022-0086-RMP-EIS) and 
at the Miles City Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Buffalo Field Office RMP 
amendment/Supplemental EIS contact is Thomas Bills, Project Manager, 
telephone 307-684-1131; address BLM Buffalo Field Office, 1425 Fort 
Street Buffalo, WY 82834; email [email protected]. Contact Mr. Bills to 
have your name added to the Buffalo RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS 
mailing list.
    The Miles City Field Office RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS contact 
is Irma Nansel, Project Manager, telephone (406) 233-3653; address BLM 
Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, MT, 59301; 
email [email protected]. Contact Ms. Nansel to have your name added to 
the Miles City

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RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS mailing list.
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting 
Mr. Bills or Ms. Nansel. Individuals outside the United States should 
use the relay services offered within their country to make 
international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM 
Wyoming and Montana/Dakotas State Directors intend to each prepare an 
RMP amendment with associated Supplemental EIS for the Buffalo and 
Miles City Field Offices, respectively, announces the beginning of the 
scoping processes, and seeks public input on issues and planning 
criteria. These RMP amendments are in response to a United States 
District Court of Montana order (Western Organization of Resource 
Councils, et al. v. BLM; 4:20-cv-00076-GF-BMM 8/3/2022) that, related 
to this effort, ordered BLM to complete new coal screening and remedial 
NEPA analysis to address the following: (1) considering no leasing and 
limited coal leasing alternatives, and (2) disclosing the public health 
impacts, both climate and non-climate, of burning fossil fuels (coal, 
oil, and gas) from the planning areas.
    The Buffalo RMP amendment planning area is located in Campbell, 
Johnson, and Sheridan Counties, Wyoming, and encompasses approximately 
780,000 surface acres of public land and 4.8 million acres of Federal 
mineral estate.
    The Miles City RMP amendment planning area is located in Carter, 
Custer, Daniels, Dawson, Fallon, Garfield, McCone, Powder River, 
Prairie, Richland, Roosevelt, Rosebud, Sheridan, Treasure, Wibaux and 
portions of Big Horn and Valley Counties, Montana, and encompasses 
approximately 2.7 million surface acres and 11.7 million acres of 
Federal mineral estate.
    The scope of this land use planning process does not include 
addressing the evaluation or designation of areas of critical 
environmental concern (ACEC) and the BLM is not considering ACEC 
nominations as part of this process.

Purpose and Need

    The purpose of these RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs is to provide 
additional analysis for land use planning that address the following:
    (1) Complete new coal screening and analysis that considers a no 
leasing and limited coal leasing alternatives; and
    (2) Disclose the public health impacts, both climate and non-
climate, of burning fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) from the planning 
areas.

Preliminary Alternatives

    Each of the RMP amendments/Supplemental EISs will include at least 
three alternatives varying the amount of BLM-administered Federal coal 
authorized to be available for leasing. The preliminary alternatives 
are: (1) the BLM-administered Federal coal within the Coal Development 
Potential Areas established in the 2019 RMP amendments/Supplemental 
EISs would be available for further consideration of leasing (No 
Action); (2) the Coal Development Potential Areas would be unavailable 
for leasing (no leasing alternative); and (3) a reduced level of coal 
leasing within the Coal Development Potential Areas. The BLM welcomes 
comments on all preliminary alternatives as well as suggestions for 
additional alternatives for either RMP amendment/Supplemental EIS.

Planning Criteria

    The planning criteria guide the planning effort and lay the 
groundwork for effects analysis by identifying the preliminary issues 
and their analytical frameworks. Preliminary issues for the planning 
areas have been identified by BLM personnel and from early engagement 
conducted for these planning efforts with Federal, State, and local 
agencies; Tribes; and other stakeholders.
    The BLM has identified the court ordered preliminary issues and 
analytical frameworks for these planning efforts' analyses. The BLM has 
identified the available coal resource data as part of these framework. 
The BLM requests that industry; State, Tribal, and local governments; 
and the public interested in coal management in the planning areas 
provide the BLM relevant coal resource data that can help inform these 
projects. Specifically, the BLM requests information on the development 
potential (e.g., location, quality, and quantity) of the BLM-
administered coal mineral estate, and on surface resource values 
related to multiple use conflicts and the suitability of the planning 
area for coal development. We will use this information to complete the 
RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs consistent with 43 CFR 3420.1-4, and 
to formulate alternatives that identify areas acceptable for further 
leasing consideration. We are requesting these data to ensure that 
these planning efforts have sufficient information and data to consider 
a reasonable range of resource uses, management options, and 
alternatives for managing BLM-administered Federal coal mineral estate. 
Proprietary data marked as confidential may be submitted in response to 
this call for coal and other resource information. Please submit all 
proprietary information to the appropriate Field Manager at their 
address listed earlier. The BLM will treat submissions marked as 
``Confidential'' in accordance with the laws and regulations governing 
the confidentiality of such information.
    The planning criteria are available for public review and comment 
at the ePlanning website (see ADDRESSES) for each RMP Amendment/
Supplemental EIS.

Summary of Expected Impacts

    In each RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS, the BLM will disclose the 
impacts of no-coal leasing and limited-coal leasing alternatives and 
will also disclose the public health impacts, both climate and non-
climate, of burning fossil fuels from the Field Office planning area, 
including both greenhouse and non-greenhouse gas emissions.

Schedule for the Decision-Making Process

    The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public 
participation consistent with the NEPA and land use planning processes, 
including 90-day comment periods on the Draft RMP Amendments/
Supplemental EISs and concurrent 30-day public protest periods and 60-
day Governor's consistency reviews on the Proposed RMP Amendments/
Supplemental EISs. The Draft RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs are 
anticipated to be available for public review Winter 2022-2023 and the 
Proposed RMP Amendments/Final EISs are anticipated to be available for 
public protest of the Proposed RMP Amendment Summer 2023 with Approved 
RMP Amendments and Record of Decisions in Fall 2023.

Public Scoping Process

    This notice of intent initiates the scoping periods and public 
reviews of the planning criteria, which guide the development and 
analysis of the Draft RMP Amendments/Supplemental EISs.
    The BLM will be holding scoping meetings (see DATES and ADDRESSES 
sections earlier). The date(s) and location(s) of any additional 
scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through 
local media,

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newspapers, the ePlanning project pages, and BLM social media.

Cooperating Agencies

    Potential Cooperating Agencies identified by the BLM for the 
Buffalo Field Office RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS include: the 
Wyoming Office of the Governor; Wyoming Department of Environmental 
Quality; Wyoming Department of Game and Fish; Campbell County, Wyoming; 
Johnson County, Wyoming; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Region 8; U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Office of Surface 
Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE); and the U.S. DOI Fish and 
Wildlife Service (USFWS).
    Potential Cooperating Agencies identified by the BLM for the Miles 
City Field Office RMP Amendment/Supplemental EIS include: the Montana 
Office of the Governor; Montana Department of Environmental Quality; 
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation; Montana Fish, 
Wildlife and Parks; Big Horn County, Montana; Rosebud County, Montana; 
EPA Region 8; OSMRE; and USFWS.

Responsible Officials

    The Wyoming State Director is the deciding official for the Buffalo 
planning effort, and the Montana/Dakotas State Director is the deciding 
official for the Miles City planning effort.

Nature of Decision To Be Made

    The nature of the decisions to be made will be the State Directors' 
selection of land use planning decisions pursuant to these RMP 
amendments for managing BLM-administered lands under the principles of 
multiple use and sustained yield in a manner that best addresses the 
purpose and need.

Interdisciplinary Team

    The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan 
amendments in order to consider the variety of resource issues and 
concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following 
disciplines will be involved in these planning efforts: air resources, 
planning, rangeland management, minerals and geology, outdoor 
recreation, archaeology, wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, 
hydrology, soils, sociology, and economics.

Additional Information

    The BLM will identify, analyze, and consider mitigation to address 
the reasonably foreseeable impacts to resources from the proposed plan 
amendments and all analyzed reasonable alternatives and, in accordance 
with 40 CFR 1502.14(e), include appropriate mitigation measures not 
already included in the proposed plan amendments or alternatives. 
Mitigation may include avoidance, minimization, rectification, 
reduction or elimination over time, and compensation, and may be 
considered at multiple scales, including the landscape scale.
    The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA and land use planning 
processes for these planning efforts to help support compliance with 
applicable procedural requirements under the Endangered Species Act (16 
U.S.C. 1536) and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
(54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), including public 
involvement requirements of Section 106. The information about historic 
and cultural resources and threatened and endangered species within the 
areas potentially affected by the proposed plan amendments will assist 
the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources.
    The BLM will coordinate and consult with Indian Tribal Nations on a 
government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 
13175, BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental policies. Tribal concerns, 
including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to 
cultural resources, will be given due consideration. The BLM intends to 
hold a series of government-to-government consultation meetings, and 
will send invites to potentially affected Tribal Nations prior to the 
meetings. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for government-
to-government consultation during the NEPA processes. Federal, State, 
and local agencies, along with Indian Tribal Nations and other 
stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed 
Buffalo and Miles City RMP amendments that the BLM is evaluating, are 
invited to participate in the scoping processes and, if eligible, may 
request or be requested by the BLM to participate in the development of 
the environmental analyses as a cooperating agency.
    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.

(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2)

Andrew Archuleta,
Wyoming State Director.
Theresa M. Hanley,
Montana/Dakotas Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-21413 Filed 9-30-22; 8:45 am]
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