Notice of Public Meetings of the Idaho Resource Advisory Council and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee, 77880-77881 [2022-27627]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 77880 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 / Notices County, Nevada, approximately 40 air miles southwest of Tonopah, Nevada, and 13 air miles northeast of Dyer, Nevada. The Project Area encompasses approximately 7,166 acres. The proposed Project facilities associated with the Proposed Action are expected to disturb approximately 2,296 acres within the 7,166 Project Area, of which 2,272 acres are on public lands managed by the Tonopah Field Office and 24 acres are on private land. The Project Area includes an Operational Area and an Access Road and Infrastructure Corridor. If authorized, the mine would operate 24 hours per day, 365 days per year for approximately 17 years. The work force would be approximately 500 persons for construction and 350 persons for operation. The Proposed Action anticipates that reclamation activities at the end of mining will take approximately six years, with monitoring continuing beyond the 6 years as needed. The purpose of the public scoping process is to identify relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. During the public scoping period, the public is requested to identify any potential alternatives to the Proposed Action and provide any information or recommended analyses relevant to the Proposed Action and potential Project alternatives. The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the public involvement process under the NHPA (54 U.S.C. 306108), as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the proposed Project will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of both the NEPA and the NHPA. The BLM has and will continue to consult with Native American Tribes on a government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with Tribes and stakeholders who may be interested in or affected by the proposed Project that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be asked by the BLM to participate in the development of the EIS as a cooperating agency. Following the completion of the public scoping process and subsequent analyses, the BLM will produce a Draft VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Dec 19, 2022 Jkt 259001 EIS. The Draft EIS will be made available for a 45-day public review and comment period and is anticipated to be completed by June of 2023 and will include public meetings to discuss the Draft EIS. Following public input on the Draft EIS, the information received will be incorporated into a Final EIS, which is anticipated to be released for a 30-day public review period in December 2023. The BLM anticipates issuing a decision on this Project in January of 2024. (Authority: 40 CFR 1501.9.) Perry B. Wickham, Field Manager, Tonopah Field Office, Battle Mountain District. [FR Doc. 2022–27411 Filed 12–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_ID_FRN_MO4500167688] Notice of Public Meetings of the Idaho Resource Advisory Council and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meetings. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Idaho Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee (Subcommittee) will meet as follows. DATES: The Subcommittee will host a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon with public comments accepted at 11:15 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). The Subcommittee will also host a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with public comments accepted at 2:30 p.m. MST. The Idaho RAC will host a meeting on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with public comments accepted at 3 p.m. MST. The Idaho RAC will also host an in-person field tour on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). The Idaho RAC will then host a meeting on June 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with public comments accepted at 3 p.m. MDT. Public notice of any changes to this schedule will be posted on the Idaho RAC or the Subcommittee web pages (see ADDRESSES) 15 days in SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 advance of each of the respective meetings. The Subcommittee and Idaho RAC meetings in January, February, and March will take place at the BLM Twin Falls District Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E, Twin Falls, ID 83301. The Idaho RAC in-person field tour in May will commence at the BLM Boise District Office, 3948 S Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705 with the June meeting to be held at the BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 S Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709. A virtual participation option will be offered on the Zoom platform for the January and February Subcommittee meetings and registration information will be available on the Subcommittee’s web page 30 days in advance of the meeting at https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/ near-you/idaho/lava-ridgesubcommittee. Virtual participation options will also be offered on the Zoom platform for the March 9 and June 1 RAC meetings and registration information will be available on the RAC’s web page 30 days in advance of the meeting at https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/ near-you/idaho. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Idaho RAC Coordinator MJ Byrne, telephone: (208) 373–4006, email: mbyrne@blm.gov. 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. 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Idaho RAC serves in an advisory capacity to BLM officials concerning issues relating to land use planning and management of public land resources located within the State of Idaho. The Idaho RAC is chartered and the 15 members are appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse perspectives are represented in commodity, noncommodity, and local interests. The Idaho RAC’s Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee’s purpose is to compile information, conduct research, and report their findings to the full RAC for consideration and formation of recommendations. The BLM Shoshone Field Office is currently developing an environmental impact statement to analyze the Lava Ridge Wind Project, a commercial-scale wind energy facility that is proposed to be constructed on ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\20DEN1.SGM 20DEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 243 / Tuesday, December 20, 2022 / Notices BLM-managed public land in southern Idaho. The Jan. 25, 2023, Subcommittee meeting will include a review of the Lava Ridge Wind Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and alternatives. The Feb. 8, 2023, Subcommittee meeting will focus on compiling information and drafting any recommendations for consideration to the Idaho RAC on the draft EIS. The Subcommittee will present its findings and any recommendations during the March 9, 2023, Idaho RAC meeting. Additional agenda items include State Office and District updates, time permitting. The May 31, 2023, Idaho RAC in-person field tour will feature BLM Boise District public land management projects. The June 1, 2023, Idaho RAC meeting will feature presentations about fuels and fire restoration and recreation, as well as Division and District updates. Final agendas will be posted on the RAC and Subcommittee web pages listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. All meetings and field tours are open to the public, but members of the public who wish to participate in the tour must provide their own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). Each Idaho RAC and Subcommittee meeting will have time allocated for public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM Idaho State Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. All comments received at least 1 week prior to the meeting will be provided to the Idaho RAC or Subcommittee, respectively. Please include ‘‘RAC comment’’ or ‘‘Lava Ridge Subcommittee comment’’ in your submission. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Detailed summary minutes for the Idaho RAC and Subcommittee meetings will be maintained in the BLM Idaho State Office and will be available for VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Dec 19, 2022 Jkt 259001 public inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within 30 days of the meetings. Previous minutes and agendas are also available on the Idaho RAC and Subcommittee web pages listed above. (Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2) Karen Kelleher, Idaho State Director. [FR Doc. 2022–27627 Filed 12–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–19–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0035037; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Oberlin College has completed an inventory of human remains and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains were removed from the City of Ashton, Spink County, South Dakota. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains in this notice may occur on or after January 19, 2023. ADDRESSES: Dr. Amy Margaris, Oberlin College, Department of Anthropology, King Building, 10 N Professor Street, Oberlin, OH 44074, telephone (440) 775–5173, email amy.margaris@ oberlin.edu. SUMMARY: This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA. The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of Oberlin College. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Oberlin College. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Description At an unknown date, human remains representing, at minimum, two individuals were removed from Spink County, SD. Accession # 236 in the accession book of the former Oberlin College Museum records that the Museum received ‘‘1 Stone Hammer,’’ PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77881 ‘‘1 Buffalo Molar,’’ ‘‘1 Incrusted [illegible]’’ and ‘‘2 femurs, Sioux Indians’’ acquired from Ashton, South Dakota and accessioned in the year 188 [number illegible]. Prior and later accessions in the book place this accession in the year 1889. ‘‘Geo. L. Williams’’ is listed as the donor. According to records of the Oberlin College Archives, George Louis Williams was an Oberlin graduate who served as an itinerant preacher in Jerauld County, South Dakota from June to December 1890, and was killed in China’s Boxer Rebellion in 1900. The human remains were retained by Oberlin College after the Museum’s closure in the 1950s and are currently in the care of the College’s Department of Anthropology. Osteological analysis of the human remains indicates they belong to two adults approximately 20– 45 years old. No known individuals were identified. As the relationship between these human remains and the three other components of Accession #236 is unknown, no associated funerary objects are present. Cultural Affiliation The human remains in this notice are connected to one or more identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures. There is a relationship of shared group identity between the identifiable earlier groups, tribes, peoples, or cultures and one or more Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations. The following types of information were used to reasonably trace the relationship: geographical and historical. Determinations Pursuant to NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, and after consultation with the appropriate Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations, Oberlin College has determined that: • The human remains described in this notice represent the physical remains of two individuals of Native American ancestry. • There is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the human remains described in this notice and the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota. Requests for Repatriation Written requests for repatriation of the human remains in this notice must be sent to the Responsible Official identified in ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation may be submitted by: E:\FR\FM\20DEN1.SGM 20DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77880-77881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27627]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_ID_FRN_MO4500167688]


Notice of Public Meetings of the Idaho Resource Advisory Council 
and the Lava Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Idaho 
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and the Lava Ridge Wind Project 
Subcommittee (Subcommittee) will meet as follows.

DATES: The Subcommittee will host a meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 
2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon with public comments accepted at 11:15 
a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). The Subcommittee will also host a 
meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., with 
public comments accepted at 2:30 p.m. MST.
    The Idaho RAC will host a meeting on Thursday, March 9, 2023, from 
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with public comments accepted at 3 p.m. MST. The 
Idaho RAC will also host an in-person field tour on Wednesday, May 31, 
2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time (MDT). The Idaho RAC 
will then host a meeting on June 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 
public comments accepted at 3 p.m. MDT. Public notice of any changes to 
this schedule will be posted on the Idaho RAC or the Subcommittee web 
pages (see ADDRESSES) 15 days in advance of each of the respective 
meetings.

ADDRESSES: The Subcommittee and Idaho RAC meetings in January, 
February, and March will take place at the BLM Twin Falls District 
Office, 2878 Addison Ave. E, Twin Falls, ID 83301. The Idaho RAC in-
person field tour in May will commence at the BLM Boise District 
Office, 3948 S Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705 with the June meeting 
to be held at the BLM Idaho State Office, 1387 S Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 
83709. A virtual participation option will be offered on the Zoom 
platform for the January and February Subcommittee meetings and 
registration information will be available on the Subcommittee's web 
page 30 days in advance of the meeting at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/idaho/lava-ridge-subcommittee. Virtual participation options will also be offered on the 
Zoom platform for the March 9 and June 1 RAC meetings and registration 
information will be available on the RAC's web page 30 days in advance 
of the meeting at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/idaho.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Idaho RAC Coordinator MJ Byrne, 
telephone: (208) 373-4006, email: [email protected]. 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. 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: The Idaho RAC serves in an advisory capacity 
to BLM officials concerning issues relating to land use planning and 
management of public land resources located within the State of Idaho. 
The Idaho RAC is chartered and the 15 members are appointed by the 
Secretary of the Interior. Their diverse perspectives are represented 
in commodity, non-commodity, and local interests. The Idaho RAC's Lava 
Ridge Wind Project Subcommittee's purpose is to compile information, 
conduct research, and report their findings to the full RAC for 
consideration and formation of recommendations. The BLM Shoshone Field 
Office is currently developing an environmental impact statement to 
analyze the Lava Ridge Wind Project, a commercial-scale wind energy 
facility that is proposed to be constructed on

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BLM-managed public land in southern Idaho.
    The Jan. 25, 2023, Subcommittee meeting will include a review of 
the Lava Ridge Wind Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 
and alternatives. The Feb. 8, 2023, Subcommittee meeting will focus on 
compiling information and drafting any recommendations for 
consideration to the Idaho RAC on the draft EIS. The Subcommittee will 
present its findings and any recommendations during the March 9, 2023, 
Idaho RAC meeting. Additional agenda items include State Office and 
District updates, time permitting. The May 31, 2023, Idaho RAC in-
person field tour will feature BLM Boise District public land 
management projects. The June 1, 2023, Idaho RAC meeting will feature 
presentations about fuels and fire restoration and recreation, as well 
as Division and District updates. Final agendas will be posted on the 
RAC and Subcommittee web pages listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.
    All meetings and field tours are open to the public, but members of 
the public who wish to participate in the tour must provide their own 
transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to attend and need 
special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other 
reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT). Each Idaho RAC and Subcommittee meeting will have 
time allocated for public comments. Depending on the number of persons 
wishing to speak and the time available, the amount of time for oral 
comments may be limited. Written public comments may be sent to the BLM 
Idaho State Office listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. All 
comments received at least 1 week prior to the meeting will be provided 
to the Idaho RAC or Subcommittee, respectively. Please include ``RAC 
comment'' or ``Lava Ridge Subcommittee comment'' in your submission.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comments, please 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 comments to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Detailed summary minutes for the Idaho RAC and Subcommittee 
meetings will be maintained in the BLM Idaho State Office and will be 
available for public inspection and reproduction during regular 
business hours within 30 days of the meetings. Previous minutes and 
agendas are also available on the Idaho RAC and Subcommittee web pages 
listed above.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Karen Kelleher,
Idaho State Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-27627 Filed 12-19-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-19-P
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