[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57611-57612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20095]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Amend the Coeur d'Alene Resource Management 
Plan and To 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) Coeur 
d'Alene Field Office, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, intends to prepare a 
Resource Management Plan (RMP) amendment with an associated 
environmental assessment (EA) and by 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 and associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in 
writing until September 22, 2016. In order to be included in the 
analysis, all

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comments must be received prior to this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria 
related to the Coeur d'Alene RMP amendment/EA by any of the following 
methods:
     Web site: http://1.usa.gov/1UCH6h6.
     Fax: 208-769-5050.
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: BLM Coeur d'Alene Field Office, ATTN: CDA-RPP, 3815 
Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 83815.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Coeur 
d'Alene Field Office at the above address during regular business hours 
(7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except Federal 
holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janna Paronto, Realty Specialist, BLM 
Coeur d'Alene Field Office, 3815 Schreiber Way, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 
83815, phone 208-769-5037, email: [email protected]. You can have 
your name added to our mailing list by contacting the BLM at the above 
addresses. 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 Ms. Paronto. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 
7 days a week, to leave a message or question for Ms. Paronto. You will 
receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM is proposing to amend the Coeur 
d'Alene RMP in accordance with the FLPMA and 43 CFR 1610.5-5. The 
amendment would classify a 28.69-acre parcel of public land as suitable 
for lease or conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 
Act, as amended, and specify that disposal under the Act would serve 
the public interest. The parcel is located in Kootenai County, Idaho, 
with the legal description of:

Boise Meridian, Idaho

T. 50 N., R. 4 W.,
    Secs.11 and 14, tract 44 (lying north and east in portions of 
both sections 11 and 14).

    The area described aggregates 28.69 acres.

    This amendment would allow the BLM to then consider an application 
from the City of Coeur d'Alene for lease and conveyance of the above 
parcel under the R&PP Act to develop a city park. The proposed lease 
and conveyance will be analyzed in the same EA with the amendment.
    The purpose of public scoping is to determine relevant issues that 
will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including 
alternatives, and guide the planning process. Preliminary issues 
identified by BLM personnel include potential effects on cultural and 
historic resources, recreation and visual resources, fish and aquatic 
species, wildlife, and vegetation. Preliminary planning criteria for 
the amendment include: (a) The plan will be completed in compliance 
with FLPMA, NEPA, and all other relevant Federal laws, Executive 
Orders, and management policies of the BLM; (b) Existing planning 
decisions will remain unchanged unless specifically proposed to be 
changed; (c) The plan amendment will recognize valid existing rights; 
and (d) Native American tribal consultations will be conducted in 
accordance with policy, and tribal concerns will be given due 
consideration. The planning process will include the consideration of 
any impacts on Indian trust assets.
    You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing 
to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section 
above. To be most helpful, you should submit comments by the date 
specified in the DATES section above. The BLM will use this NEPA public 
participation process to help satisfy the public involvement 
requirements under section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 
Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) pursuant to 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 in the context of 
both NEPA and section 106 of the NHPA.
    Federal, State, and local agencies, along with Tribes and other 
stakeholders who may be interested in or affected by the proposed 
action, 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 that may be held 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 public is encouraged to identify any management questions and 
concerns that should be addressed in the plan under the following 
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 Draft RMP/Draft EA as to 
why an issue was placed in category two or three. 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 forest management, 
wildlife and fisheries, archaeology and cultural resources, outdoor 
recreation, and realty will be involved in the planning process.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2.

    Dated: August 16, 2016.
Timothy M. Murphy,
BLM Idaho State Director.
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