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Part of the Northwest One Quarter (NE 

1⁄4) of the Northeast One Quarter (NE 1⁄4) 

of Section 30, Township 47 North, 

Range 2 West, Michigan Meridian, lying 

west of the centerline of the County 

Road known as Lakeshore Drive (25 

acres). 

The above-described lands contain a 

total of 25 acres, more or less, which are 

subject to all valid rights, reservations, 

rights-of-way, and easements of record. 

This proclamation does not affect title 

to the land described above, nor does it 

affect any valid existing easements for 

public roads and highways, public 

utilities and for railroads and pipelines 

and any other rights-of-way or 

reservations of record. 

Dated: January 20, 2011. 

Larry Echo Hawk, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAZ910000.L14300000.ET0000. 

LXSIURAM0000 241A; AZA 035138] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Northern Arizona Proposed Withdrawal 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Revisions to the Withdrawal 

Application, Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Northern Arizona Proposed 

Withdrawal and with this notice is 

announcing the opening of the comment 

period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Northern 

Arizona Proposed Withdrawal Draft EIS 

within 45 days following the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. The BLM will 

announce future meetings or hearings 

and any other public involvement 

activities at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media releases, 

and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Northern Arizona 

Proposed Withdrawal Draft EIS by any 

of the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

NAZproposedwithdrawal@azblm.org. 

• Mail: Northern Arizona Proposed 

Withdrawal Project, ATTN: Scott 

Florence, District Manager, Bureau of 

Land Management, Arizona Strip 

District Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, 

St. George, Utah 84790–6714. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Horyza, Project Manager, 

telephone 602–417–9446; address 

Bureau of Land Management, Arizona 

State Office, One N Central Ave., Suite 

800, Phoenix Arizona 85004; e-mail 

chris_horyza@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

21, 2009, the Department of the Interior 

published notice of the Secretary of the 

Interior’s (Secretary) proposal to 

withdraw (proposed withdrawal) 

approximately 1 million acres of 

National Forest System lands and public 

lands in northern Arizona from location 

and entry under the Mining Law of 

1872, (30 U.S.C. 22–54) (Mining Law), 

subject to valid existing rights. The 

purpose of the withdrawal, if 

determined to be appropriate, would be 

to protect the Grand Canyon watershed 

from adverse effects of locatable 

hardrock mineral exploration and 

mining. 

Under section 204 of the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), 

publication of the Federal Register 

notice of the proposed withdrawal had 

the effect of segregating the lands 

involved for up to 2 years from the 

location and entry of new mining 

claims, subject to valid existing rights, 

during which time the BLM will 

complete an analysis of the proposed 

withdrawal. The notice temporarily 

segregated the following described 

lands: 

Gila and Salt River Meridian 

Tps. 28 to 31 N., R. 1 E., 

Tps. 40 and 41 N., R. 1 E., 

Tps. 28 to 30 N., R. 2 E., 

Tps. 27 to 30 N., Rs. 3 to 6 E., 

Tps. 37 to 40 N., R. 3 E., 

Tps. 36 and 37 N., Rs. 4 and 5 E., 

T. 38 N., Rs. 3 to 5 E., 

T. 37 N., R. 6 E., 

Tps. 38 and 39 N., R. 6 E., 

Tps. 39 and 40 N., R. 7 E., 

T. 31 N., R. 1 W., 

Tps. 38 to 41 N., R. 1 W., 

Tps. 38 to 40 N., R. 2 W., 

Tps. 36 to 40 N., R. 3 W., 

Tps. 35 to 40 N., Rs. 4 and 5 W., 

Tps. 35 to 39 N., Rs. 6 and 7 W. 

For more detailed information, refer 

to the map dated September 17, 2010, 

posted on the Internet at http:// 

www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/mining/ 

timeout.html. This map is also on file at 

the Arizona Strip District Office at the 

address below and can be viewed there 

upon request. 

The Northern Arizona Proposed 

Withdrawal Draft EIS, now available for 

public review, has been prepared in 

accordance with NEPA. 

Copies of the Northern Arizona 

Proposed Withdrawal Draft EIS are 

available in the BLM Arizona Strip 

District Office, 345 East Riverside Dr., 

St. George, Utah 84790. 

Copies can also be found at: 

BLM Arizona State Office at One N. 

Central, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 

85004; 

BLM Phoenix District, 21605 N. 7th 

Ave., Phoenix, Arizona 85027; 

BLM Utah State Office, 440 W. 200 S, 

Suite 500, Salt Lake City, Utah 84145; 

USFS Tonto National Forest, 2324 E. 

McDowell Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 

85006; 

USFS Kaibab National Forest, 800 S. 6th 

St., Williams, Arizona 86046; 

USFS Kaibab National Forest, 430 S. 

Main St., Fredonia, Arizona 86022; 

and 

USFS Coconino National Forest, 1824 S. 

Thompson St., Flagstaff, Arizona 

86001. 

In addition, the EIS can be viewed at 

libraries in the following locations: 

Wiliams Public Library, 113 1st Street, 

Williams, Arizona 86046; and 

Fredonia Public Library, 118 N. Main 

St., Fredonia, Arizona 86022. 

You may also access the document on 

the Internet at: 

http://www.blm.gov/az/st/en/prog/ 

mining/timeout.html 

The Proposed Action analyzed in the 

Draft EIS is the withdrawal of 1,010,776 

acres near Grand Canyon National Park 

from location and entry under the 

Mining Law for a period of 20 years, 

subject to valid existing rights. The 

lands included in the proposed action 

include those managed by the BLM and 

managed by the U.S. Forest Service and 

are located within portions of the Grand 

Canyon watershed. These lands contain 

significant environmental and cultural 

resources, including the nearby iconic 

Grand Canyon National Park, as well as 

substantial uranium deposits. The 

importance of the management of these 

resources has generated much public 

and Congressional interest. Public 

scoping for this project began on August 

26, 2009 (74 FR 43152–43153), with 

publication of a Notice of Intent in the 

Federal Register, and closed on October 

30, 2009. During that time 83,525 

comment letters were received. 

Important issues identified during 

scoping include: 

• Change in geologic conditions and 

availability of uranium resources; 

• Dewatering of perched aquifers and 

changes in water availability in deep 

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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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