[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29331-29332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12360]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L12200000.AL0000/LLCAC05000]
Notice of Intent To Amend the Resource Management Plan for the
California Coastal Monument for the Inclusion of the Point Arena-
Stornetta Unit and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ukiah
Field Office, Ukiah, California intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) amendment with an associated Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the California Coastal National Monument (CCNM) and
by this notice is announcing the beginning of a scoping process to
solicit public comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
amendment and associated EA. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping
meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through the
local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/ca/ukiah. In order to be included in the analysis, all
written comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day
scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is
later. We will provide additional opportunities for public
participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and the planning criteria
related to the RMP Amendment and EA by the following methods:
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Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ca/ukiah.
email: BLM Ukiah Field Office at
[email protected].
fax: 707-468-4027.
mail: Ukiah Field Office, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah,
CA 95482.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Ukiah
Field Office, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonna Hildenbrand, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, telephone 707-468-4000; address Bureau of
Land Management, 2550 North State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482; or email
[email protected]. Contact Ms.
Hildenbrand to have your name added to our mailing list. Persons who
use a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM approved the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the California Coastal National Monument RMP on September
2005. On March 11, 2014, the Point Arena-Stornetta Management Area was
included as the first mainland based portion of the California Coastal
National Monument by Presidential Proclamation and named the Point
Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument. The
RMP amendment will incorporate relevant new information to provide
management goals and objectives, and to identify allowable uses of the
area, consistent with current management documents, including the
Presidential Proclamation, Deed Restrictions of the transfer of the
property, the existing CCNM RMP, and BLM Manual 6620 (National
Monuments, National Conservation Areas, and Similar Designations).
The planning area is in Mendocino County and encompasses 1,665
acres of public land. The purpose of the public scoping process is to
determine relevant issues that will inform the scope of the
environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the planning
process. Preliminary issues for the plan amendment area have been
identified by the BLM; Federal, State, and local agencies; and other
stakeholders. The issues include recreation management, travel
management, access, livestock grazing and potential new land use
authorizations such as rights-of-ways.
Preliminary planning criteria include:
1. The BLM will comply with FLPMA, NEPA, the Presidential
Proclamation, Deed Restrictions at the time of transfer of the property
and all other applicable laws;
2. The BLM will coordinate with local and county governments for
analysis of economic and social impacts;
3. The BLM will conduct government-to-government consultation with
federally recognized tribes;
4. The BLM will comply with Rangeland Health Standards and
Guidelines; and
5. The BLM will consider the cost-effectiveness of proposed actions
and alternatives.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the
BLM using one of the methods listed above in the ADDRESSES section.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to
help fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
The information about historic and cultural resources within the area
potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources. The BLM will
consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis in
accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal
concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and potential
impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration.
Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed
action that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the
scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the
BLM to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as
a cooperating agency.
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. The minutes and list of attendees for each scoping
meeting will be available to the public and open for 30 days after the
meeting to any participant who wishes to clarify the views he or she
expressed.
BLM will evaluate identified issues to be addressed in the plan,
and will place them into one of three categories:
1. Issues to be resolved in the plan amendment;
2. Issues to be resolved through policy or administrative action;
or
3. Issues beyond the scope of this plan amendment.
The BLM will provide an explanation in the EA as to why an issue
was placed in category two or three. The public is also encouraged to
help identify any management questions and concerns that should be
addressed in the plan. The BLM will work collaboratively with
interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best
suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns.
The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the plan
amendment in order to consider the variety of resource issues and
concerns identified. Specialists with expertise in the following
disciplines will be involved in the planning process: Rangeland
management, minerals and geology, outdoor recreation, archaeology,
wildlife and fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology, soils, and
sociology and economics.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.
Rich Burns,
Ukiah Field Manager.
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