Notice of Joint Meeting of Colorado's Northwest and Southwest Resource Advisory Councils and Meeting of the Northwest Resource Advisory Council, 20233-20234 [2024-06046]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 56 / Thursday, March 21, 2024 / Notices these interviews will be used to provide a holistic and long-term understanding of Yukon River salmon, their environment, and threats to their sustainability. Title of Collection: Yukon River Watershed Ecosystem Action Plan. OMB Control Number: 1018–New. Form Number: None. Type of Review: New. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 420 (280 respondents for the Watershed Community Survey and 140 respondents for the Yukon Watershed TEK Interviews. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 420. Estimated Completion Time per Response: 15 minutes for the Yukon Watershed Community Survey and 1 hour for the Yukon Watershed TEK Interviews. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 210. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Madonna Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2024–05994 Filed 3–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333–15–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500178021] Notice of Joint Meeting of Colorado’s Northwest and Southwest Resource Advisory Councils and Meeting of the Northwest Resource Advisory Council 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) Colorado’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Southwest RAC will meet as follows. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 The Northwest RAC and Southwest RAC will host a field tour on May 1, 2024, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) and a meeting on May 2, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT. The Northwest RAC will host a field tour on Aug. 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. MT and a meeting on Aug. 22, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. MT. All field tours and meetings are open to the public. ADDRESSES: The May 1 field tour will commence and conclude at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 531 N Palmer Street, Delta, CO 81416. Attendees will travel to the DominguezEscalante National Conservation Area (NCA). The May 2 meeting will be held at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center. The Zoom virtual registration link for this meeting is https:// blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ vJIsf-Gorj8uGS2ns2S aoQcPh6GKVTX7fYU. The Aug. 21 field tour will commence and conclude at the Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Attendees will tour the West Salt area. The Aug. 22 meeting will be held at the Grand Junction Field Office. The Zoom virtual registration link for this meeting is https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/ register/vJItcemhqjsjG_jwFKcMQR8l1qs Wtyh1bXM. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JD Emerson, Public Affairs Specialist; BLM Northwest District Office, 455 Emerson St., Craig, CO 81625; telephone: 970– 826–5101; email: jemerson@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 JD Emerson. 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 15member Northwest and Southwest RACs advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues. The Northwest RAC advises the BLM Northwest District, which includes the Kremmling, Little Snake, and White River field offices; and the Upper Colorado River Valley District, which includes the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices along with the Dominguez-Escalante and McInnis Canyons NCAs. The Southwest RAC advises the BLM Southwest District, which includes the Gunnison, Tres Rios, and Uncompahgre Field Offices. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20233 The two RACs will participate in a field tour on May 1 within the Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA. Agenda items for the May 2 meeting include a discussion of the DominguezEscalante Canyon NCA Business Plan, the Escalante Ranch Acquisition, and field manager updates. A public comment period is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. The Northwest RAC will conduct of field tour on Aug. 21 of the West Salt area. Agenda items for the Aug. 22 meeting include a review and discussion on the North Sandhills Recreation Area Business Plan, updates on Herd Management Areas, and field manager updates. A public comment period is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. Public comments may be limited due to time constraints. The public may present written comments at least 2 weeks in advance of the meetings to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Please include ‘‘RAC Comment’’ in your submission. 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. Members of the public are welcome to attend field tours but must provide their own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to attend must RSVP at least 2 weeks in advance of the field tours to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Additional information regarding the field tours and meetings will be available on the RAC’s web page https://www.blm.gov/ get-involved/resource-advisory-council/ near-you/colorado/northwest-rac. Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in the Northwest 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. 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 7 business days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 20234 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 56 / Thursday, March 21, 2024 / Notices time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis. (Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2) Douglas J. Vilsack, BLM Colorado State Director. [FR Doc. 2024–06046 Filed 3–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–16–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2024–0017] Gulf of Mexico Wind Lease Sale (GOMW–2) for Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore in the Gulf of Mexico— Proposed Sale Notice Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Proposed sale notice; request for comments. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) proposes to hold Gulf of Mexico Wind Lease Sale (GOMW–2) for multiple lease areas (Lease Areas) using a multiple-factor bidding auction format. BOEM will use new auction software for the lease sale, resulting in changes to its previous auction rules. This Proposed Sale Notice (PSN) contains information pertaining to the areas available for leasing, certain lease provisions and conditions, auction details, lease forms, criteria for evaluating competing bids, award procedures, appeal procedures, and lease execution procedures. The issuance of any lease resulting from this sale would not constitute approval of project-specific plans to develop offshore wind energy. Such plans, if submitted by the Lessee, would be subject to subsequent environmental, technical, and public reviews prior to a BOEM decision whether or not to approve them. DATES: Comments must be submitted electronically or postmarked received by BOEM no later than May 20, 2024. All comments received or postmarked during the comment period will be made available to the public and considered prior to publication of the Final Sale Notice (FSN). For prospective bidders who wish to participate in this lease sale: Unless you have received confirmation from BOEM that you are qualified to participate in the GOMW–2, BOEM must receive your qualification materials no later than May 20, 2024, and, prior to the auction, BOEM must confirm your qualification to bid in the auction. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:53 Mar 20, 2024 Jkt 262001 Potential auction participants, Federal, State, and local government agencies, Tribal governments, and other interested parties are requested to submit written comments on the PSN in one of the following ways: • Electronically: https:// www.regulations.gov. In the search box, enter ‘‘BOEM–2024–0017’’ and click ‘‘Search.’’ Follow the instructions to submit public comments. • Written Comments: Submit written comments in an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on GOMW–2 Lease Sale PSN’’ and delivering them by U.S. mail or other delivery service to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Leasing and Plans, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123. Qualifications Materials: To qualify to participate in a lease sale following the publication of this PSN, qualification materials should be developed in accordance with the following guidelines (https://www.boem.gov/ Renewable-Energy-QualificationGuidelines/) and submitted to Renee Bigner, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Leasing and Plans, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123 or electronically to renewableenergygomr@ boem.gov. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of your comments or qualification materials, clearly mark the relevant sections and request that BOEM treat them as confidential. Please label privileged or confidential information with the caption ‘‘Contains Confidential Information’’ and consider submitting such information as a separate attachment. Treatment of confidential information is addressed in section XXI, ‘‘Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information.’’ Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Bigner, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Leasing and Plans, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, (504) 736–7623 or renee.bigner@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Background Request for Interest: On June 11, 2021, BOEM published a Request for Interest (RFI) for commercial leasing for wind power development on the Gulf of Mexico OCS. The RFI Area comprised the entire Central Planning Area (CPA) and Western Planning Area (WPA) of the Gulf of Mexico, excluding the portions of those areas located in water PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 depths greater than 1,300 meters. BOEM received 39 comments from the general public; Federal, State and local agencies; the fishing industry; industry groups; developers; Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs); universities; and other stakeholders. The subjects receiving the most comments were fisheries and marine mammals. Five developers submitted indications of interest for a commercial wind energy lease within the RFI Area in response to the RFI. Call for Information and Nominations: On November 1, 2021, BOEM published the Call for Information and Nominations— Commercial Leasing for Wind Power Development on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.1 The Call Area comprised the area located seaward of the Gulf of Mexico Submerged Lands Act Boundary, bounded on the east by the north-south line located at ¥89.857° W longitude, and bounded on the south by the 400meter bathymetry contour and the U.S. Mexico Maritime Boundary established by the Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Mexican States on the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf in the Western Gulf of Mexico beyond 200 Nautical Miles (U.S.-Mexico Treaty), which took effect in January 2001. BOEM received 40 comments from the general public, Federal, State, and local agencies, fishing industry, industry groups, developers, NGOs, universities, and other stakeholders. The subjects receiving the most comments were fisheries and marine mammals. Five developers nominated areas for a commercial wind energy lease within the Call Area in response to the Call. GOMW–1 Area Identification: After the close of the Call comment period on December 16, 2021, BOEM initiated the Area Identification (Area ID) process by reviewing the input received to date. On July 20, 2022, BOEM announced it was seeking public comments on two preliminary WEAs. The first WEA was located approximately 24 nautical miles (nm) off the coast of Galveston, TX, covered a total of 546,645 acres, and had the potential to power 2.3 million homes with clean wind energy. The second WEA was located approximately 56 nm off the coast of Lake Charles, LA, covered a total of 188,023 acres, and had the potential to power 799,000 homes. The public comment period was open for 30-calendar days. For purposes of recommending the Preliminary WEAs, BOEM considered 1 https://www.boem.gov/83-FR-15602/. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20233-20234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06046]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_CO_FRN_MO4500178021]


Notice of Joint Meeting of Colorado's Northwest and Southwest 
Resource Advisory Councils and Meeting of the Northwest Resource 
Advisory Council

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) Colorado's 
Northwest Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and Southwest RAC will meet 
as follows.

DATES: The Northwest RAC and Southwest RAC will host a field tour on 
May 1, 2024, from 10 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. Mountain Time (MT) 
and a meeting on May 2, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. MT. The 
Northwest RAC will host a field tour on Aug. 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 
approximately 3 p.m. MT and a meeting on Aug. 22, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. MT. All field tours and meetings are open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The May 1 field tour will commence and conclude at the Bill 
Heddles Recreation Center, 531 N Palmer Street, Delta, CO 81416. 
Attendees will travel to the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation 
Area (NCA). The May 2 meeting will be held at the Bill Heddles 
Recreation Center. The Zoom virtual registration link for this meeting 
is https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsf-Gorj8uGS2ns2SaoQcPh6GKVTX7fYU. The Aug. 21 field tour will commence and 
conclude at the Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H Road, Grand 
Junction, CO 81506. Attendees will tour the West Salt area. The Aug. 22 
meeting will be held at the Grand Junction Field Office. The Zoom 
virtual registration link for this meeting is https://blm.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcemhqjsjG_jwFKcMQR8l1qsWtyh1bXM.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JD Emerson, Public Affairs Specialist; 
BLM Northwest District Office, 455 Emerson St., Craig, CO 81625; 
telephone: 970-826-5101; 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 JD Emerson. 
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 Northwest and Southwest RACs 
advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of 
public land issues. The Northwest RAC advises the BLM Northwest 
District, which includes the Kremmling, Little Snake, and White River 
field offices; and the Upper Colorado River Valley District, which 
includes the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley Field Offices 
along with the Dominguez-Escalante and McInnis Canyons NCAs. The 
Southwest RAC advises the BLM Southwest District, which includes the 
Gunnison, Tres Rios, and Uncompahgre Field Offices.
    The two RACs will participate in a field tour on May 1 within the 
Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA. Agenda items for the May 2 meeting 
include a discussion of the Dominguez-Escalante Canyon NCA Business 
Plan, the Escalante Ranch Acquisition, and field manager updates. A 
public comment period is scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. The Northwest RAC 
will conduct of field tour on Aug. 21 of the West Salt area. Agenda 
items for the Aug. 22 meeting include a review and discussion on the 
North Sandhills Recreation Area Business Plan, updates on Herd 
Management Areas, and field manager updates. A public comment period is 
scheduled at 2:30 p.m. MT. Public comments may be limited due to time 
constraints. The public may present written comments at least 2 weeks 
in advance of the meetings to the contact listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. Please include ``RAC 
Comment'' in your submission. 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.
    Members of the public are welcome to attend field tours but must 
provide their own transportation and meals. Individuals who plan to 
attend must RSVP at least 2 weeks in advance of the field tours to the 
contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
notice. Additional information regarding the field tours and meetings 
will be available on the RAC's web page https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/colorado/northwest-rac.
    Detailed meeting minutes for the RAC meetings will be maintained in 
the Northwest 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.
    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 7 business 
days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior 
sufficient

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time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are 
managed on a case-by-case basis.

(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-2)

Douglas J. Vilsack,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-06046 Filed 3-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-16-P
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