Termination of Preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement for the Farmington Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment, New Mexico, 57165 [2024-15278]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500178179]
Termination of Preparation of the
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Farmington Mancos-Gallup
Resource Management Plan
Amendment, New Mexico
Bureau of Land Management;
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of termination.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) and the Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA) are terminating the
preparation of an environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the Farmington
Mancos-Gallup Resource Management
Plan (RMP) Amendment.
DATES: The EIS development process for
the Farmington Mancos-Gallup RMP
Amendment is terminated immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BLM Farmington Field Office Project
Manager Sarah Scott, sscott@blm.gov,
505–564–7689 or BIA Navajo Region
Office Regional Archeologist/Project
Manager Robert Begay, robert.begay1@
bia.gov, 505–863–8515. 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 Ms. Scott or Mr. Begay.
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: Pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as implemented by the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations, the BLM announced its
intent to prepare an RMP Amendment
and associated EIS on February 25, 2014
(79 FR 10548). On October 21, 2016, the
BLM and the BIA published an
amended Notice of Intent in the Federal
Register announcing the addition of the
BIA as a joint/co-lead agency for the EIS
(81 FR 72819). The purpose of the EIS
was to analyze the impacts of additional
oil and gas development within the San
Juan Basin in northwestern New
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Mexico, as well as decisions related to
lands and realty, BLM-managed lands
with wilderness characteristics, and
vegetation management. The EIS was
also to evaluate alternatives and issues
related to the BIA’s authority over
mineral leasing and associated activity
decisions on Navajo Tribal Trust Lands
and Navajo Indian allotments. The
Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS
published in the Federal Register on
February 28, 2020 (85 FR 12012). The
bureaus distributed the Draft EIS to
various Federal, State, and local
agencies, elected officials, special
interest groups, interested individuals,
and the media. Due to the COVID–19
pandemic and restrictions placed on inperson meetings, virtual public hearings
were held on May 14, 15, 16, and 18,
2020, as well as on August 26, 27, 28,
and 29, 2020. Since the initial
publication of the Notices of Intent in
2014 and 2016, and the publication of
the draft RMP Amendment and EIS in
2020, there have been many changes
relevant to the plan amendment and
associated EIS, such as a change in the
development trends in the San Juan
Basin; the withdrawal of 336,404 acres
from mineral entry around the Chaco
Culture National Historical Park; the
preparation of BIA-funded ethnographic
studies for the region; the establishment
of the Honoring Chaco Initiative; and an
increase in outdoor recreation in the
region. Given these changes and the
extent of revisions necessary to address
these changes in the current EIS
process, the agencies determined it is
impractical to continue the plan
amendment effort as currently
structured. Therefore, the BLM and BIA
hereby terminate preparation of the EIS
for the RMP Amendment.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10)
Melanie G. Barnes,
BLM New Mexico State Director,
Deborah S. Shirley,
Acting BIA Navajo Region Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_NM_FRN_MO4500178179]
Termination of Preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement
for the Farmington Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment,
New Mexico
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management; Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of termination.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) are terminating the preparation of an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the Farmington Mancos-Gallup Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment.
DATES: The EIS development process for the Farmington Mancos-Gallup RMP
Amendment is terminated immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLM Farmington Field Office Project
Manager Sarah Scott, [email protected], 505-564-7689 or BIA Navajo Region
Office Regional Archeologist/Project Manager Robert Begay,
[email protected], 505-863-8515. 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 Ms. Scott or Mr. Begay. 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: Pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as implemented by the Council on Environmental
Quality regulations, the BLM announced its intent to prepare an RMP
Amendment and associated EIS on February 25, 2014 (79 FR 10548). On
October 21, 2016, the BLM and the BIA published an amended Notice of
Intent in the Federal Register announcing the addition of the BIA as a
joint/co-lead agency for the EIS (81 FR 72819). The purpose of the EIS
was to analyze the impacts of additional oil and gas development within
the San Juan Basin in northwestern New Mexico, as well as decisions
related to lands and realty, BLM-managed lands with wilderness
characteristics, and vegetation management. The EIS was also to
evaluate alternatives and issues related to the BIA's authority over
mineral leasing and associated activity decisions on Navajo Tribal
Trust Lands and Navajo Indian allotments. The Notice of Availability
for the Draft EIS published in the Federal Register on February 28,
2020 (85 FR 12012). The bureaus distributed the Draft EIS to various
Federal, State, and local agencies, elected officials, special interest
groups, interested individuals, and the media. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic and restrictions placed on in-person meetings, virtual public
hearings were held on May 14, 15, 16, and 18, 2020, as well as on
August 26, 27, 28, and 29, 2020. Since the initial publication of the
Notices of Intent in 2014 and 2016, and the publication of the draft
RMP Amendment and EIS in 2020, there have been many changes relevant to
the plan amendment and associated EIS, such as a change in the
development trends in the San Juan Basin; the withdrawal of 336,404
acres from mineral entry around the Chaco Culture National Historical
Park; the preparation of BIA-funded ethnographic studies for the
region; the establishment of the Honoring Chaco Initiative; and an
increase in outdoor recreation in the region. Given these changes and
the extent of revisions necessary to address these changes in the
current EIS process, the agencies determined it is impractical to
continue the plan amendment effort as currently structured. Therefore,
the BLM and BIA hereby terminate preparation of the EIS for the RMP
Amendment.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10)
Melanie G. Barnes,
BLM New Mexico State Director,
Deborah S. Shirley,
Acting BIA Navajo Region Director.
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