Notice of Public Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council, Colorado, 67350-67351 [2023-21437]

Download as PDF 67350 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 by metes and bounds in the ‘‘Boundary Description for Halliday Fen Research Natural Area to be Withdrawn from Mineral Location’’ dated April 19, 2002, in the official records of the BLM Oregon/Washington State Office and the Colville National Forest Office, Colville, Washington: T. 39 N., R. 43 E., Sec. 1, lot 1. T. 40 N., R. 43 E., Sec. 36, E1⁄2SE1⁄4. T. 39 N., R. 44 E., Sec. 6, lots 2 thru 5, and SE1⁄4NW1⁄4. T. 40 N., R. 44 E., Sec. 30, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 31, lots 1 thru 4, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4; Sec. 32, W1⁄2NW1⁄4 and NW1⁄4SW1⁄4. The areas described aggregate 646.37 acres. The use of a right-of-way, interagency agreement, or cooperative agreement would not adequately preserve the unique resources located at this site. There are no suitable alternative sites since preserving the unique resource within the lands described in PLO No. 7614 is the reason for the application for withdrawal extension. Comments will be available for public review. 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 personally identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask the BLM in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. An opportunity for a public meeting may be afforded in connection with the application for withdrawal extension. All interested persons who desire a public meeting for the purpose of being heard on the application for this withdrawal extension must submit a written request to the State Director, BLM Oregon/Washington State Office at the address in the ADDRESSES section, within 90 days from the date of publication of this notice. If the authorized officer determines that a public meeting will be held, a notice of the date, time, and place will be published in the Federal Register and local newspapers and posted on the BLM website at: www.blm.gov at least 30 days before the scheduled date of the meeting. This withdrawal extension application will be processed in accordance with the regulations set forth in 43 CFR 2310.4. VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714) Dustin Webster-Wharton, Branch Chief of Land, Mineral, and Energy Development, Bureau of Land Management, Oregon/Washington. [FR Doc. 2023–21496 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OROR 016756] Public Land Order No. 7930; Extension of Public Land Order No. 6476 for Wheeler Creek Natural Area; Oregon Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Public Land Order. AGENCY: This order extends the duration of the withdrawal created by Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6476, as extended by PLO No. 7572, for an additional 20-year period. PLO No. 6476 withdrew 334 acres of National Forest System lands in the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest from location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area (RNA). DATES: This PLO takes effect on October 5, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Poff, Realty Specialist, Bureau of Land Management Oregon/Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208, (503) 808–6249, or by email at lpoff@blm.gov. The United States Forest Service, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Supervisor’s Office can be reached at 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, Oregon 97504, (541) 618– 2200. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, 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 purpose of the withdrawal extended by this PLO is to maintain the protection of the Wheeler Creek RNA. PLO No. 6476 (48 FR 45395 (1983)), as extended by PLO No. 7572 (68 FR 42127 (2003)), incorporated herein by reference, withdrew 334 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the Wheeler Creek RNA in Curry County, Oregon, from any adverse impacts of such activities. The SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 withdrawal extension is necessary to continue that protection. Order By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), it is ordered as follows: 1. PLO No. 6476, as extended by PLO No. 7572 for an additional 20-year period, which withdrew 334 acres of National Forest System lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the Wheeler Creek Research Natural Area in support of Forest Service programs, is hereby extended, subject to valid existing rights, for an additional 20-year period. 2. This withdrawal will expire 20 years from the effective date of this order unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be further extended. (Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f)) Robert T. Anderson, Solicitor. [FR Doc. 2023–21475 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_CO_FRN_MO#4500174052] Notice of Public Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council, Colorado Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of public 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 (BLM) Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2023 fall meeting. DATES: The Rocky Mountain RAC will meet in-person on November 9, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Mountain Time (MT). A virtual participation option will be available and the meeting is open to the public. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM’s Royal Gorge Field Office, 3028 East Main Street, Can˜on City, CO 81212. A virtual option will be offered SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices through the Zoom platform. Registration and participation 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/colorado/rocky-mountain-rac. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi Spellman, Public Affairs Specialist; BLM Rocky Mountain District Office, 3028 E. Main St., Canon City, CO, 81212; telephone: (719) 269–8553; email: lspellman@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 for contacting the BLM. 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 15member Rocky Mountain RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues in the Rocky Mountain District of Colorado, including the Royal Gorge Field Office, San Luis Valley Field Office, and Browns Canyon National Monument. Agenda topics include the selection of a RAC chairperson and a vote on a proposal to increase recreation fees for sites managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office. A public comment period is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. MT. Depending on the number of persons wishing to speak and the time available, the amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Written comments for the RAC may be sent electronically in advance of the scheduled meeting to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Please include ‘‘RAC Comment’’ in your submission. All comments received will be provided to the RAC. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware that your entire comment—including your personally identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While individuals may request VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:46 Sep 28, 2023 Jkt 259001 their personally identifying information to be withheld from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Detailed minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in the Rocky Mountain District Office and will be available for public inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within 90 days following the meeting. Previous minutes and agendas are also available on the RAC’s web page listed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. Douglas J. Vilsack, BLM Colorado State Director. [FR Doc. 2023–21437 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–16–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036673; PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Kansas State University has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice. The human remains and associated funerary objects were removed from Platte County, MO. DATES: Repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects in this notice may occur on or after October 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Megan Williamson, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Kansas State University, 204 Waters Hall, 1603 Old Claflin Place, Manhattan, KS 66506– 4003, telephone (785) 532–6005, email mwillia1@ksu.edu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Kansas State University. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. Additional information on the determinations in this notice, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00127 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67351 including the results of consultation, can be found in the inventory or related records held by Kansas State University. Description. Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from the Cochran Mound, 23PL86, in Platte County, KS. The Cochran Mound is a burial mound on private land. It occupies a portion of the highest point of the left (east) bluff of the Missouri River, just upstream from the confluence of Brush Creek with the river. The mound measures 102 feet long (north-south) by 86 feet wide (eastwest), and it contains a stone vault measuring 8.75 feet square. Excavation of the Cochran Mound was conducted in June of 1971 by staff and students of the Kansas Archaeological Field School, under the direction of Dr. Patricia J. O’Brien of Kansas State University. Excavation showed that it had been severely looted by an unknown person or persons at an unknown time in the past. Collections were processed and cataloged by field school students and then removed to the archeology laboratory at Kansas State University for analysis, reporting, and curation. They have remained in the university’s possession since that time. The human remains are commingled and are highly fragmented. Some of the bones were burnt, suggesting that cremation had occurred. As some of the artifacts also show heat fractures, they may have been with the bodies at the time of cremation. The human remains belong to four adults, one juvenile, and one infant. One of the adults is female and another adult was at least 45 years of age or older at the time of death. The 17 associated funerary objects are one projectile point, four biface fragments, one retouched flake, five bullets (historic), one hematite stone, one shell bead, one lot consisting of gastropod shells, two charcoal samples, and one lot consisting of stone debitage (approximately 38 pieces). Human remains representing, at minimum, six individuals were removed from the Cogan Mounds, 23PL125, in Platte County, MO. The Cogan Mounds are comprised of two burial mounds on private land. Mound 1 measures about five meters in diameter and was made of various sized limestone slabs mixed with dirt. It contained the remains of a disturbed limestone vault measuring 1.78 meters long on the north side and 2.20 meters on the west side (the east and south sides were sufficiently damaged as to preclude measurement). No entrance was found. The presence of Euromerican debris indicated prior E:\FR\FM\29SEN1.SGM 29SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67350-67351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21437]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO#4500174052]


Notice of Public Meeting of the Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory 
Council, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public 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 (BLM) Rocky 
Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2023 fall 
meeting.

DATES: The Rocky Mountain RAC will meet in-person on November 9, 2023, 
from 9 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Mountain Time (MT). A virtual participation 
option will be available and the meeting is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM's Royal Gorge Field 
Office, 3028 East Main Street, Ca[ntilde]on City, CO 81212. A virtual 
option will be offered

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through the Zoom platform. Registration and participation 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/colorado/rocky-mountain-rac.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Levi Spellman, Public Affairs 
Specialist; BLM Rocky Mountain District Office, 3028 E. Main St., Canon 
City, CO, 81212; telephone: (719) 269-8553; 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 for contacting 
the BLM. 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 15-member Rocky Mountain RAC advises the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land 
issues in the Rocky Mountain District of Colorado, including the Royal 
Gorge Field Office, San Luis Valley Field Office, and Browns Canyon 
National Monument. Agenda topics include the selection of a RAC 
chairperson and a vote on a proposal to increase recreation fees for 
sites managed by the Royal Gorge Field Office.
    A public comment period is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. MT. Depending 
on the number of persons wishing to speak and the time available, the 
amount of time for oral comments may be limited. Written comments for 
the RAC may be sent electronically in advance of the scheduled meeting 
to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice. Please include ``RAC Comment'' in your submission. All 
comments received will be provided to the RAC. Please make requests in 
advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening 
devices, or other reasonable accommodations. We ask that you contact 
the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this notice at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to 
give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your 
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personally identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While 
individuals may request their personally identifying information to be 
withheld from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to 
do so.
    Detailed minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in the 
Rocky Mountain District Office and will be available for public 
inspection and reproduction during regular business hours within 90 
days following the meeting. Previous minutes and agendas are also 
available on the RAC's web page listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
notice.
    Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2.

Douglas J. Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-21437 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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