Land Management Bureau March 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice of Federal Competitive Coal Lease Sale, Montana
Document Number: E7-5883
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office, will offer coal reserves in the lands described below in Big Horn County, Montana, hereinafter described as Federal coal lease application (LBA) MTM 94378 for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions for competitive lease sales in 43 CFR part 3422.2(a), and the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended and supplemented (30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.)
Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey
Document Number: E7-5882
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calender days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Call for Nominations of Lands or Interest in Lands for Potential Purchase by the Federal Government in the State of Utah; Identification of Procedures for Identifying and Prioritizing Acquisition of Lands or Interest in Lands
Document Number: E7-5881
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act of 2000 (43 U.S.C. 2303) (FLTFA), this notice seeks the nomination of property for possible acquisition by Federal agencies. The notice also provides information on the procedures established for (1) the identification of lands or interests in lands for which a landowner has indicated a desire to sell the lands or interest therein to the United States; and (2) the prioritization for acquisition of the in-holdings.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; California
Document Number: E7-5877
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Forest Service has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6652 for an additional 20-year term. PLO No. 6652 withdrew 30 acres of National Forest System land from the mining laws, but not from other forms of disposition as may by law be authorized on National Forest System land or the mineral leasing laws to protect the Petersburg Administrative Site in Siskiyou County. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.
Notice of Availability (NOA) To Announce the Release of the Overland Pass Natural Gas Liquids Pipeline Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
Document Number: E7-5575
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Overland Pass (OP) Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) Pipeline DEIS. The DEIS analyzes the consequences of granting a Right-of-Way (ROW) to the Overland Pass Pipeline Company, LLC for locating a 760-mile, 14-inch and 16-inch diameter NGL pipeline on Federal land.
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for an Expansion of Mining Operations at Barrick Gold Corporation's Bald Mountain and Money Basin Mines, NV
Document Number: 07-1589
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR part 3809, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely Field Office, Nevada intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed consolidation and expansion of the existing Plans of Operation for Barrick Gold Corporation's Bald Mountain Mine and Mooney Basin Mine located in White Pine County, Nevada. The two existing mines would be combined into one new expanded operation which would be called the North Operations Area. The EIS will analyze anticipated impacts of the expansion under this new consolidated Plan of Operation, and will incorporate analysis from a previous EIS and environmental assessments associate with the existing disturbance.
Notice of Call for Nominations for the Steens Mountain Advisory Council
Document Number: 07-1534
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-30
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing this notice under section 9(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pursuant to the Steens Mountain Cooperative Management and Protection Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-399), the BLM gives notice that the Secretary of the Interior intends to call for nominations for vacating positions on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. This notice requests the public to submit nominations for membership on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the Steens Mountain Advisory Council. Individuals may nominate themselves or others for Steens Mountain Advisory Council membership. Nomination forms may be obtained from the BLM Burns District Office (see address below). To make a nomination, submit a completed nomination form, letters of reference from the represented interests or organizations, as well as any other information that speaks to the nominee's qualifications, to the BLM Burns District Office. Nominations may be made for the following categories of interest: A person who has no financial interest in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area to represent Statewide interests (appointed from nominees submitted by the Governor of Oregon); A member of the Burns Paiute Tribe (appointed from nominees submitted by the Burns Paiute Tribe); A person who participates in what is commonly called mechanized or consumptive recreation, such as hunting, fishing, off- road driving, hang gliding, or parasailing (appointed by the BLM Oregon State Director); and A person who is a grazing permittee on Federal lands in the Cooperative Management and Protection Area (appointed by the county court for Harney County, Oregon). The specific category the nominee will represent should be identified in the letter of nomination. The BLM Burns District will collect the nomination forms and letters of reference and distribute them to the officials responsible for submitting nominations (County Court of Harney County, the Governor of Oregon, and the BLM). The BLM will the forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior, who has responsibility for making the appointments.
Notice of Public Hearing, Notice of Intent To Begin Scoping, and To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
Document Number: 07-1566
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-29
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Casper Field Office announces its intent to prepare one EIS titled ``South Gillette Area Coal EIS'' on the potential and cumulative impacts of leasing four tracts of Federal coal. Consistent with Federal regulations promulgated for the Minerals Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, 43 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 3425, the BLM must prepare an environmental analysis prior to holding a competitive Federal coal lease sale.
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: E7-5659
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to K'oyitl'ots'ina, Limited, Successor in Interest to Bin Googa, Inc. The lands are in the vicinity of Huslia, Alaska, and are located in:
Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Riverside County, CA; Correction
Document Number: E7-5657
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register of March 12, 2007, concerning the sale of 51 parcels of public land in Riverside County, California, aggregating approximately 274.37 acres. The document contained (a) an inaccurate legal description for Parcel 33 and (b) the inadvertent omission of a parcel from two sentences contained in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Land; Maricopa County, AZ
Document Number: E7-5538
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-28
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
A single 282.50 acre parcel of Federal public land located in south Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona, has been examined and found suitable for sale utilizing competitive sale procedures. The authority for the sale is Section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1701 and 1713).
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification; Wyoming
Document Number: E7-5543
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act a parcel of public lands located near LaBarge, in Lincoln County, Wyoming. The land has been leased under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act to the Town of LaBarge for use as a sanitary landfill since 1981, but has been closed to disposal of waste generally, since 1995. The Town of LaBarge intends to use the lands for a solid waste transfer facility.
Notice of Realty Action: Non-Competitive (direct) Sale of Public Lands in San Juan County, New Mexico
Document Number: E7-5540
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The following described public lands, comprising approximately 80 acres in San Juan County, New Mexico have been examined and found suitable for direct sale to City of Bloomfield, at not less than the appraised value of $2,200,000.00, for use as an industrial park. The authority for the sale is Section 203(f)(2) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. (FLPMA), and CFR 2711.3-3(a), and will take place according to the procedures governing direct sales of public land.
Notice of Realty Action; Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act Classification; Arizona
Document Number: E7-5539
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The following public lands in Pinal County, Arizona, have been examined and found suitable for classification for lease or conveyance to the city of Casa Grande under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., and under sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315f, and E.O. 6910.
Notice of Realty Action; Competitive Sale of Public Land, Idaho
Document Number: E7-5536
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-27
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
An 80.00 acre parcel of public land in Ada County, Idaho is being proposed for competitive sale under the provisions of the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), at no less than the appraised fair market value.
Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: E7-5466
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-26
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
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 Eastern Washington Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
Cancellation of the BLM Nevada Resource Advisory Council Recreation Subcommittee Meeting
Document Number: 07-1288
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-23
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The March 29, 2007, meeting of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Resource Advisory Councils Recreation Subcommittee has been cancelled.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5246
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64225 from Tatonka Oil and Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5245
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64226 from Tatonka Oil and Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5244
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64228 from Tatonka Oil and Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5243
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64227 from Tatonka Oil and Gas, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5242
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64230 from Tatonka Oil and Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-5241
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease COC64229 from Tatonka Oil and Gas Company, LLC for lands in Moffat County, Colorado. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Public Scoping Meeting; Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Management Plan
Document Number: E7-5227
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carrizo Plain National Monument, Monument Advisory Committee members, the California State Department of Fish and Game and the Nature Conservancy will meet as indicated below:
Alaska Native Claims Selection
Document Number: E7-5224
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
As required by 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an appealable decision approving the surface and subsurface estates in certain lands for conveyance pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act will be issued to Choggiung Limited. The lands are in the vicinity of Ekuk, Alaska, and are located in:
Notice of Public Scoping Meeting, Carrizo Plain National Monument Resource Management Plan
Document Number: E7-5210
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), and the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Carrizo Plain National Monument, Monument Advisory Committee members, the California State Department of Fish and Game and the Nature Conservancy will meet as indicated below:
Notice of Invitation To Participate in Coal Exploration License Application, Parallel Petroleum Corporation, UTU-84713, Utah
Document Number: E7-5207
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-22
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Pursuant to section 2(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by section 4 of the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976, 90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.C. 201(b), and to the regulations adopted as 43 CFR part 3410, all interested parties are hereby invited to participate with Parallel Petroleum Corporation on a pro rata cost sharing basis in a program for the exploration of coal deposits in the Vernal Coal Field owned by the United States of America in the following-described lands in Uintah County, Utah:
Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease WAOR60869; Washington
Document Number: E7-5155
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Meany Land & Exploration, Inc., for competitive oil and gas lease WAOR60869 for lands in Yakima County, Washington. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest California Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: E7-5071
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northwest California Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
Submission to Office of Management and Budget-Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0132
Document Number: 07-1363
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request for an extension of an approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
Submission to Office of Management and Budget-Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0019
Document Number: 07-1362
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request for an extension of an approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
Submission to Office of Management and Budget-Information Collection, OMB Control Number 1004-0137
Document Number: 07-1361
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-21
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request for an extension of an approved information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.
Notice of Public Meeting; Central Montana Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: E7-5007
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central Montana Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast California Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 07-1326
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-20
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Northeast California Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Wyoming
Document Number: E7-4923
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-19
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has filed the plats of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming, on the dates indicated.
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, Nebraska
Document Number: E7-4922
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-19
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to file the plats of survey of the lands described below thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Montana: Filing of Plat of Survey
Document Number: E7-4910
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-19
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will file the plat of survey of the lands described below in the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, Montana, (30) days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.
Meeting of the Central California Resource Advisory Council
Document Number: 07-1233
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-16
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California Resource Advisory Council will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Southern California Edison Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project, California
Document Number: E7-4759
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4321-4347), and Title 40 CFR Parts 1500-1508, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby gives notice that the Final Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Southern California Edison Company (SCE) Devers-Palo Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project is available for public review and comment. The BLM is the lead Federal agency for the preparation of the EIS in compliance with the requirements of NEPA. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is the lead State of California agency for the preparation of the EIR in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. If the project is approved, BLM and CPUC would issue right-of-way grants to SCE.
Notice of Order Closing Public Lands to Human Entry, Idaho
Document Number: E7-4690
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
To protect fragile, wintering mule deer, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is closing to human entry seasonally, during each of three consecutive years starting in 2007, certain public lands near the South Fork of the Snake River, east of Heise, Idaho. Also, BLM will be considering a permanent, seasonal closure to protect wintering mule deer herds.
Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease
Document Number: E7-4689
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received a petition for reinstatement from Missouri Basin Well Service Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW155744 for land in Sheridan County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law.
Notice of Proposed Withdrawal Extension and Opportunity for Public Meeting; Alaska
Document Number: E7-4688
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The U.S. Department of the Air Force (USAF) has filed an application with the Bureau of Land Management that proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) No. 6705 for an additional 20- year period. PLO No. 6705 withdrew approximately 3,630 acres of public land from surface entry and mining, to protect the USAF Beaver Creek Research Site. The land has been and will remain closed to mineral leasing. This notice also gives an opportunity to comment on the proposed action and to request a public meeting.
Sand Mountain Recreation Area, NV, Motorized Travel Restrictions
Document Number: E7-4687
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
Notice is hereby given that motorized travel is restricted on 3,985 acres on certain public lands located in and adjacent to Sand Mountain Recreation Area, Churchill County, Nevada. These restrictions are necessary because motorized travel is adversely affecting wildlife and BLM finds that in order to prevent further adverse effects to the habitat of the Sand Mountain blue butterfly (Euphilotes pallescens arenamontana) restricting motorized travel is required. These restrictions will remain in effect until such time as the Resource Management Plan has been updated to address the long-term management of the wildlife, cultural, vegetation and recreation resources in the area or until the Field Office Manager determines it is no longer needed. Resource damage has already taken place and the potential for additional adverse effects occurring as a result of unrestricted off- highway vehicle (OHV) use within this area is substantial and significant.
Notice of Public Meetings-John Day/Snake Resource Advisory Council (RAC)
Document Number: E7-4673
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-15
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Department of the Interior, BLM John Day Snake RAC will meet as indicated below: The John Day/Snake RAC is scheduled to meet on April 3, 2007, at the Oxford Suites at 2400 S.W. Court Place, Pendleton, OR 97801. The meeting time will be from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A public comment period will begin at 1 p.m., and end at 1:15 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). The meeting may include such topics as off-highway vehicle and travel management, noxious weeds, planning, Sage grouse, and other matters as may reasonably come before the council. Meeting Procedures: The meeting is open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RAC. Depending on the number of persons wishing to provide oral comments and agenda topics to be covered, the time to do so may be limited. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation, tour transportation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact the BLM representative indicated below. For a copy of the information to be distributed to the RAC members, please submit a written request to the BLM Prineville District Office 10 days prior to the meeting.
Notice of Realty Action: Competitive Sale of Public Lands in Riverside County, CA
Document Number: E7-4420
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-12
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to sell 51 parcels of public land in the Riverside County, California, aggregating approximately 274.37 acres. The sale will be conducted as a competitive sealed bid auction, in which interested bidders must submit written sealed bids equal to or greater than the appraised fair market value of the land. The sale will be completed under the authority of Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and 1719) and the implementing regulations at 43 CFR 2710 and 2720. The purpose of the sale is to dispose of lands which are difficult and uneconomic to manage as part of the public lands.
Notice of Utah Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Document Number: E7-4418
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-12
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and The Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Utah Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
Notice of Realty Action: Termination of Recreation and Public Purposes Segregation for N-59347; Recreation and Public Purposes Act Classification of Public Lands in Clark County, Nevada for N-75746
Document Number: E7-4417
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-12
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has examined and found suitable for classification for lease and subsequent conveyance under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 25 acres of public land in Clark County, Nevada. The City of Las Vegas proposes to use the land for a public park. This land disposal action has been coordinated with the unit of local government in whose jurisdiction such lands are located for Joint Selection purposes pursuant to Sec. 4 (d)(1) of the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act, Pub. L. 105-263, (112 Stat. 2345).
Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of Reversionary Interest of Recreation and Public Purposes Patent; Eagle River, AK; Correction
Document Number: 07-1142
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-12
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register of February 22, 2007, concerning the direct sale of the reversionary interest held by the United States in 3.9 acres of land located in Eagle River, Alaska. The document contained an accurate legal description, but inaccurate lot numbers in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Public Land Order No. 7616; Partial Revocation of 7 Secretarial Orders; Oregon; Correction
Document Number: E7-4253
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
In the Public Land Order No. 7616, 69 FR 59951-59953, published October 6, 2004, as FR Doc. 04 22391, make the following corrections: On page 59951, in the Title, and in the Summary, ``7 Secretarial Orders'', should read ``5 Secretarial Orders''. In the Summary, ``17,789.94 acres'', and ``7,975.30 acres'', should read ``17,769.94 acres'', and ``7,955.30 acres'', respectively. In paragraph 2 of the Order, delete ``September 2, 1914, November 4, 1914,''. On page 59952, column 1, in T. 20 S., R. 46 E., delete ``Sec. 20, S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/ 4\''. In column 3, ``7,975.30 acres'', should read ``7,955.30 acres''.
Notice of Public Meetings for Route Designation
Document Number: E7-4245
Type: Notice
Date: 2007-03-09
Agency: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Land Management Bureau
To comply with CFR 8340, Off-Road Vehicles, and land use planning for the Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix District, Hassayampa Field Office, Arizona, three route designation public meetings will be held. The purpose of these meetings is to inform the public of the process that will be used, the type of input from the public that would be helpful, and the general schedule leading to final route designations. Maps will be available. Input from the public regarding route connectivity, existing conflicts, and current or desired access will be taken.
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