Bureau of Land Management January 13, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Expiration of Withdrawals and Opening of Lands; Idaho
Document Number: 2011-608
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management announces the expiration of two withdrawals established by two Secretarial Orders and one Public Land Order and modified by two Public Land Orders affecting 62,025.42 acres of public lands in Ada, Adams, Boise, Canyon, Gem, Payette, and Washington Counties withdrawn for stock driveway purposes. This action opens the lands to the operation of the public land laws. The lands have been and will remain open to mining and mineral leasing.
Call for Nominations for Advisory Groups
Document Number: 2011-607
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Secretary of the Interior requests public nominations for persons to serve on Oregon/Washington Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils, Committees, and Boards. Citizens who serve on these groups provide advice and recommendations to the BLM on land use planning and management of the National System of Public Lands within their geographic areas, the selection and prioritization of projects funded under Title II of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act, and management options for specific National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS) sites. The BLM will accept public nominations for 30 days after the publication of this notice.
Notice of Designation of Elkhorn Ridge Wilderness, California
Document Number: 2011-606
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This notice implements Section 6 of the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act (Act) (Pub. L. 109-362). The Act designates the 11,271 acre Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area and requires that this area ``shall be designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, on the earlier of(1) the date on which the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register notice that the conditions in the potential wilderness area that are incompatible with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) have been removed; or (2) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act.'' The Secretary of the Interior has determined that the conditions of the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area that were incompatible have been removed, and therefore the area is now suitable for wilderness designation.
Termination of a Recreation and Public Purposes Classification and Opening Order in Comanche County, OK
Document Number: 2011-603
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
This order terminates a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act classification and will open the public land to the operation of the public land laws generally. The classification termination and opening order will affect 8.45 acres of public land within Medicine Park, Oklahoma.
Notice of Intent To Amend the Grand Junction Resource Management Plan, Prepare an Environmental Assessment, and Notice of Realty Action, Colorado
Document Number: 2011-556
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Grand Junction, Colorado, Regional Airport Authority has requested the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Grand Junction Field Office (GJFO) to consider the transfer of title to approximately 720 acres of public land for airport improvements, including relocation and construction of the main runway for the Grand Junction Regional Airport. Public Land Order No. 7027 (59 FR 3000 January 20, 1994) withdrew these lands from mining claim location in anticipation of a need for future airport expansion. The BLM's consideration of the Grand Junction Regional Airport Authority's (Airport Authority) request initiates a BLM Notice of Intent to initiate a public scoping process to amend the BLM GJFO 1987 Resource Management Plan (RMP) and prepare an Environmental Analysis (EA). The request also initiates a Notice of Realty Action (NORA) to assist the BLM in determining whether granting the requested title conveyance is consistent with the needs of the Department of the Interior. This notice initiates the public scoping process and concurrent opportunity for submission of public comments for the EA, RMP Amendment, and NORA.
Notice of Relocation of the Bureau of Land Management's Gunnison Field Office in Gunnison, CO
Document Number: 2011-551
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Gunnison Field Office moved from 216 North Colorado Street in Gunnison to a new location at 650 South 11th Street in Gunnison, Colorado 81230. The BLM officially closed the office located on Colorado Street at 12 p.m., November 24, 2010, and reopened at the new office December 6, 2010. The new telephone number is (970) 642-4940. Directions to the new office: From State Highway 50, turn east on Rio Grande Boulevard, continue approximately \1/2\ mile, then turn left on 11th Street. The new office is located on the northeast corner of Rio Grande Boulevard and 11th Street.
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Public Land in Lawrence County, SD
Document Number: 2011-550
Type: Notice
Date: 2011-01-13
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), South Dakota Field Office, proposes to sell a parcel of public land consisting of 0.03 acres in Lawrence County, South Dakota, to Keith Sauls for the appraised fair market value of $183.
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