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aquifers; 

• Contamination of both ground and 

surface water; 

• Effects to endangered, threatened, 

and special status plants and animal 

species; 

• Visual intrusions to Grand Canyon 

National Park visitors; 

• Noise disruptions to Grand Canyon 

National Park visitors; 

• Effects to cultural resources and 

Traditional Cultural Properties; 

• Potential public health effects due 

to exposure to uranium; and 

• Effects to the local, regional, or 

national economy. 

The Draft EIS considers these issues in 

its analysis of four alternatives. 

Alternative A is the No Action 

Alternative, under which no lands 

would be withdrawn and mineral 

exploration and mining would continue 

throughout the proposed withdrawal 

area in accordance with existing 

regulations and land use plans. 

Alternative B, which is the Proposed 

Action, is a Secretarial withdrawal for 

20 years, subject to valid existing rights, 

of approximately 1,010,776 acres in 

three parcels from location and entry 

under the Mining Law, but not the 

mineral leasing, geothermal leasing, 

mineral materials, or public land laws. 

Two of the three parcels are north of the 

Grand Canyon National Park on BLMmanaged Arizona Strip lands and the 

North Kaibab Ranger District of the 

Kaibab National Forest, and the 

remaining parcel is south of the Grand 

Canyon on the Tusayan Ranger District 

of the Kaibab National Forest. 

Alternative C is a Secretarial withdrawal 

of approximately 652,986 acres from the 

Mining Law for 20 years, subject to 

valid existing rights. This alternative 

would withdraw the largest contiguous 

area identified on resource location 

maps with concentrations of cultural, 

hydrologic, recreational, visual, and 

biological resources which could be 

adversely affected by additional 

locatable mineral exploration and 

mining. Alternative D is a Secretarial 

withdrawal of 300,681 acres from the 

Mining Law for 20 years, subject to 

valid existing rights. This alternative 

would withdraw the contiguous area 

identified on resource location maps 

where there is the highest concentration 

of overlapping cultural, hydrologic, 

recreational, visual, and biological 

resources, which could be adversely 

affected by additional locatable mineral 

exploration and mining. 

The Draft EIS analyzes the potential 

effects of the alternatives on resources 

within, and in the vicinity of, the 

potential withdrawal areas as well as 

within, and in the vicinity of, the Grand 

Canyon National Park. Analyses have 

been conducted for potential effects to 

air quality, geology and minerals, 

ground and surface water resources, soil 

resources, vegetation resources, fish and 

wildlife in general, special status plant 

and animal species including those 

listed as threatened or endangered, 

visual resources, soundscapes, cultural 

resources, American Indian resources, 

wilderness, recreation, social, and 

economic conditions. 

Thirteen agencies and two American 

Indian Tribes have entered into 

Cooperating Agency agreements with 

the BLM, including the U.S. Forest 

Service, Kaibab National Forest; the 

National Park Service, Grand Canyon 

National Park; the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service; the U.S. Geological 

Survey; the Arizona Game and Fish 

Department; the Arizona Geological 

Survey; the Arizona Department of 

Mines and Mineral Resources; the 

Arizona State Lands Department; the 

Hualapai Tribe; the Kaibab Band of 

Paiute Indians; Coconino County, 

Arizona; Mohave County, Arizona; Kane 

County, Utah; San Juan County, Utah; 

and Washington County, Utah. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted, including 

names, street addresses, and e-mail 

addresses of persons who submit 

comments, will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the Arizona 

Strip District Office address given above 

during regular business hours (7:30 a.m. 

to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10. 

James G. Kenna, 

Arizona State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV912000 L16400000.PH0000 

LXSS006F0000 261A; 11–08807; MO# 

4500020045; TAS: 14X1109] 

Notice of Public Meetings: Sierra Front 

Northwestern Basin Resource 

Advisory Council, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: 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) Sierra FrontNorthwestern Great Basin Resource 

Advisory Council (RAC) will meet in 

Carson City, Nevada and Gerlach, 

Nevada. The meetings are open to the 

public. 

DATES AND TIMES: March 30–31, 2011, at 

the BLM Carson City District Office, 

5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson City, 

Nevada, and June 15–17, 2011, at 

Bruno’s Country Club Cafe ́, 445 Main 

Street, Gerlach, Nevada, with an 

overnight field trip to Soldier Meadow 

Ranch north of the Black Rock DesertHigh Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails 

National Conservation Area (NCA). 

Approximate meeting times are 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m. and will include a general public 

comment period, tentatively scheduled 

for 4 p.m. on March 30 and 11 a.m. on 

June 15, unless otherwise listed in the 

final meeting agenda that will be 

available two weeks prior to each 

meeting. Field trips will be conducted 

as part of each two-day meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Struble, (775) 885–6107, E-mail: 

mstruble@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Nevada. Topics for 

discussion will include, but are not 

limited to: District Manager’s reports on 

current program of work, Southern 

Nevada Public Land Management Act 

Round 12 review of R12 proposals and 

RAC-hosted public comment, landscape 

approach/land health assessment 

processes, impacts to proposed wind 

energy projects in eagle habitat, BLM 

wildlands policy, geothermal program 

review, Salt Wells Energy Projects Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, field 

tour of ENEL Geothermal Power Plant at 

Salt Wells (Churchill County), Nevada 

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Historic Marker Dedication for Pony 

Express Trail at ENEL Plant, LiDAR 

(Optical Remote-Sensing Technology) 

Virtual Tour of Hidden Cave, Hidden 

Cave and Grimes Point archaeological 

field tour, proposed Winnemucca 

Resource Management Plan/Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

drought issues related to springs/water 

sources for wild horses, livestock and 

wildlife, tour of new Black Rock NCA 

facility in Gerlach, Ruby Pipeline field 

visit, Trego Hot Springs field visit, and 

other topics that may be raised by RAC 

members. 

The final agendas with any additions/ 

corrections to agenda topics, locations, 

field trips and meeting times, will be 

posted on the BLM Web site at: http:// 

www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/res/ 

resource_advisory/sierra_frontnorthwestern.html, and sent to the 

media at least 14 days before the 

meeting. Individuals who need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, or who wish to 

receive a copy of each agenda, should 

contact Mark Struble at 775–885–6107 

no later than one week before the start 

of each meeting. 

Dated: February 14, 2011. 

Christopher J. McAlear, 

Carson City District Manager, (RAC 

Designated Federal Official). 

[FR Doc. 2011–3704 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCO956000.L14200000 BJ0000] 

Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat; 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Stay of Filing of Plat. 

SUMMARY: On Monday, December 13, 

2010, the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), published a Notice of Filing of 

Plats in the Federal Register (75 FR 

77659–77660) declaring the intent to file 

certain plats on Friday, February 11, 

2011. The BLM Colorado State Office is 

publishing this notice to inform the 

public that the proposed filing of the 

plat and field notes of the dependent 

resurvey and surveys in Township 9 

South, Range 93 West, Sixth Principal 

Meridian, Colorado accepted on August 

5, 2010 is hereby postponed in order to 

extend the period of time for interested 

parties to communicate with the BLM 

regarding this proposed filing and to 

extend the period of time for interested 

parties to protest this action. 

DATES: Unless there are protests of this 

action, the filing of the plat described in 

this notice will happen on July 31, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office, 

Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield 

Street, Lakewood, Colorado 80215– 

7093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor 

for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If a protest 

of this dependent resurvey is received 

prior to the date of the official filing, the 

official filing will be stayed pending 

consideration of the merits of the 

protest. This particular plat will not be 

officially filed until after all protests 

have been accepted or dismissed and 

become final. 

Randy Bloom, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historic Park, VA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for General Management Plan, Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the General 

Management Plan (Final GMP/EIS) for 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park, Virginia. When 

approved, the plan will provide 

guidance to park management for 

administration, development, and 

interpretation of park resources over the 

next 20 years. 

The Final GMP/EIS responds to, and 

incorporates, agency and public 

comments received on the Draft GMP/ 

EIS, which was available for public and 

agency review from November 28, 2008 

through February 26, 2009. Copies of 

the Draft EIS/GMP were available at the 

park office, by request, and on the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/cebegmp). Public 

meetings were held on January 28 and 

29 and February 4, 2009. Agency and 

public comments with NPS responses 

are provided as Appendix E and F, 

respectively of the Final GMP/EIS. 

DATES: The NPS will prepare a Record 

of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 

days following publication by the 

Environmental Protection Agency of the 

Notice of Availability of the Final GMP/ 

EIS in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: The document will be 

available for public review and 

comment online at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/cebegmp. 

Requests for a hard copy or an 

electronic copy on CD may be made by 

contacting the park at (540) 868–9176. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park, 77181⁄2; Main Street, 

Middletown, Virginia 22645, (540) 868– 

9176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent 

with Federal laws, regulations, and 

National Park Service policies, the Final 

GMP/EIS describes and analyzes the 

environmental impact of four 

alternatives (A–D) to guide the 

development and future management of 

the National Historical Park. Alternative 

A (Continuation of Current 

Management) focuses on sites owned, 

managed, and interpreted by Key 

Partners, with the NPS providing 

technical assistance and national 

visibility. This alternative provides a 

baseline evaluation of the existing 

resource conditions, facilities, and 

management at Cedar Creek and Belle 

Grove National Historical Park. 

Under Alternative B, visitors would 

experience the park at sites owned by 

the Key Partners and through electronic 

media and NPS ranger led tours and 

programs. Visitors would access the 

park via auto-touring routes, and a few 

non-motorized trails located primarily 

on Key Partner properties. The primary 

role NPS would be to provide 

interpretive programs and technical 

assistance. The Key Partners would 

have the primary responsibility for land 

and resource protection. There would be 

increased coordination among the NPS 

and Key Partners, with the NPS serving 

as a coordinator for land and resource 

protection. 

Under Alternative C, visitors would 

experience the park at a NPS-developed 

and managed visitor center and at 

visitor focal areas owned and managed 

by the NPS and the Key Partners. The 

NPS and the Key Partners would 

coordinate interpretive programs at 

these sites. Visitors would access the 

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