Department of the Interior August 23, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), in cooperation with the Ute Indian Tribe, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), U.S. Forest Service (USFS), U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (ACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Utah, and Duchesne County, intends to gather information necessary for preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates proposed oil and gas development activities on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (Reservation), Utah. The Proposed Action consists of drilling up to 4,899 oil and/or natural gas wells over the next 15 years, with a life- of-project of 40 years. In addition to well pad development, linear developments would include roads, pipelines, and power lines. The Proposed Action would also include the development of ancillary facilities such as compressor stations, water treatment facilities, and storage areas. This notice also announces public scoping meetings that will be held to identify potential issues and alternatives to be considered in the EIS.

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), Arizona Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will meet on September 23, 2010, at the BLM National Training Center located at 9828 North 31st Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Agenda items include: BLM State Director's update on statewide issues; Presentation on water processes, issues and strategies affecting public lands in Arizona; State Director Update on the BLM Arizona National Landscape Conservation System (NLCS), Update on the Renewable Energy Strategy and RAC discussion and recommendations on factors BLM should consider as these strategies are implemented; RAC questions on BLM District Managers' Reports; and reports by RAC working groups. A public comment period will be provided at 11:30 a.m. on September 23, 2010, for any interested members of the

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell, at no less than the appraised fair market value, approximately 800 acres of public lands in Churchill County, Nevada, through direct sale procedures under the provisions of Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended. Upon publication of this notice, the lands will be segregated for a period of up to 2 years from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, except the sale provisions of FLPMA, in order to facilitate orderly processing of this proposed sale.