[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 113 (Friday, June 12, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33547-33548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14296]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[15X L1109AF LLUTW01000 L12200000.DO0000 241A]


Notice of Intent To Amend the Pony Express Resource Management 
Plan for the Salt Lake Field Office, Utah, and Prepare an Associated 
Environmental Assessment for the Eastern Lake Mountains Area

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) Salt 
Lake Field Office (SLFO), Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare a 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated 
Environmental Assessment (EA) for target shooting in the Eastern Lake 
Mountains area. This notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping 
process to solicit public comments and identify issues.

DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP 
amendment with an associated EA. Comments on issues to be considered 
may be submitted in writing until July 13, 2015. The date(s) and 
location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days 
in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site 
at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/planning.html. In order to 
be included in the analysis, all 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 planning criteria 
related to the Eastern Lake Mountains Plan Amendment/EA by any of the 
following methods:
     Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php
     Email: [email protected]

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     Fax: 801-977-4397 or
     Mail: BLM-SLFO, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West 
Valley City, Utah 84119
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the SLFO 
located at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 
84119.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Schuller, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator, telephone 801-977-4377; address BLM-SLFO, 
2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, Utah 84119; email: 
[email protected]. Contact Ms. Schuller to have your name 
added to our mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications 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: This document provides notice that the BLM 
SLFO, Salt Lake City, Utah, intends to prepare an RMP amendment with an 
associated EA for the Eastern Lake Mountains area, announces the 
beginning of the scoping process, and seeks public input on issues and 
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Utah County, Utah, 
and encompasses approximately 8,124 acres of public land. The purpose 
of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will 
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including 
alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues for 
the plan amendment area have been identified by BLM personnel; Federal, 
State, and local government agencies; and other stakeholders. The 
issues identified to date include: target shooting, public health and 
safety, and protection of cultural resources.
    Preliminary planning criteria include:
     The RMP amendment will address BLM-administered lands 
only.
     The RMP amendment will make land use planning decisions 
specific to potential closure or restrictions of target shooting to 
determine the desired future condition and uses of these public lands.
     The RMP amendment will utilize a collaborative and multi-
jurisdictional approach to determine the desired future condition of 
public lands.
     The RMP amendment will comply with NEPA, FLPMA, and other 
applicable laws, executive orders, regulations and policy.
     The RMP amendment will recognize valid and existing 
rights.
    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 in the ADDRESSES section above. 
Interested parties may submit comments by the close of the 30-day 
scoping period or within 15 days after the last public meeting, 
whichever is later.
    The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to 
help fulfill the public involvement process under section 106 of 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 Native American 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. The 
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 explain in the Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EA 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: outdoor 
recreation, archaeology, rangeland management, wildlife, fire 
management, realty, and hazardous materials.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.

Lance C. Porter,
Acting Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-14296 Filed 6-11-15; 8:45 am]
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