Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2011 / Notices 15995 

Mexico. Copies may be obtained from 

this office upon payment. Contact 

Marcella Montoya at 505–954–2097, 

or by e-mail at 

Marcella_Montoya@nm.blm.gov, for 

assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New 

Mexico (NM) 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey, in Township 10 

South, Range 14 East, of the New 

Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted 

January 5, 2011, for Group 928 NM. 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey, in Township 8 

North, Range 2 East, of the New Mexico 

Principal Meridian, accepted January 

26, 2011, for Group 1095 NM. 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey, in Township 15 

North, Range 2 East, of the New Mexico 

Principal Meridian, accepted February 

24, 2011, for Group 1098 NM. 

The supplemental plat, for Township 

15 North, Range 1 East, of the New 

Mexico Principal Meridian accepted 

November 23, 2010. 

Indian Meridian, Oklahoma (OK) 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 23 

North, Range 2 East, of the Indian 

Meridian, accepted December 6, 2010, 

for Group 196 OK. 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 12 

North, Range 20 East, of the Indian 

Meridian, accepted January 14, 2011, for 

Group 194 OK. 

The plat, representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 3 

South, Range 5 West, of the Indian 

Meridian, accepted January 25, 2011, for 

Group 191 OK. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey and survey in 

Township 7 North, Range 9 West, of the 

Indian Meridian, accepted January 31, 

2011, for Group 185 OK. 

If a protest against a survey, in 

accordance with 43 CFR 4.450–2, of the 

above plat is received prior to the date 

of official filing, the filing will be stayed 

pending consideration of the protest. A 

plat will not be officially filed until the 

day after all protests have been 

addressed. 

If a protest against a survey, as shown 

on any of the above plats, is received 

prior to the date of official filing, the 

filing will be stayed pending 

consideration of the protest. A plat will 

not be officially filed until the day after 

all protests have been dismissed and 

become final or appeals from the 

dismissal affirmed. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest against any of these surveys 

must file a written protest with the 

Bureau of Land Management New 

Mexico State Director stating that they 

wish to protest. 

A statement of reasons for a protest 

may be filed with the notice of protest 

to the State Director or the statement of 

reasons must be filed with the State 

Director within thirty (30) days after the 

protest is filed. 

Robert A. Casias, 

Deputy State Director of Cadastral, Survey/ 

GeoSciences. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6642 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAN00000.L18200000.XZ0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast 

California Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northeast California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The committee will meet 

Wednesday and Thursday, April 20 and 

21, 2011, in Burney, California. On 

April 20, the RAC will convene at 10 

a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Hall, 

37410 Main Street, and depart on a field 

tour. Members of the public are 

welcome. They must provide their own 

transportation, food and beverages. On 

April 21, the council meets from 8 a.m. 

until 2 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial 

Hall. The public is welcome. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Haug, BLM Northern California 

District manager, (530) 224–2160; or 

Joseph J. Fontana, BLM public affairs 

officer, (530) 252–5332. 

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 northeast California and 

the northwest corner of Nevada. Agenda 

items at this meeting include 

management of wild horses and burros, 

alternative energy proposals on public 

lands, and ongoing land and natural 

resources issues in northeast California. 

The council will accept public 

comments at 11 a.m. Depending on the 

number of persons wishing to speak, 

and the time available, the time for 

individual comments may be limited. 

Members of the public are welcome on 

field tours, but they must provide their 

own transportation, food and beverages. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation and other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided above. 

Dated: March 15, 2011. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6639 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAN00000.L18200000.XZ0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northeast 

California Resource Advisory Council 

Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northeast California Resource 

Advisory Council’s wild horse and 

burro management subcommittee will 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The subcommittee will meet 

Monday, March 28, 2011, at 1 p.m., at 

the Bureau of Land Management Alturas 

Field Office, 708 West 12th St., Alturas, 

California. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Haug, BLM Northern California 

District manager, (530) 224–2160; or 

Joseph J. Fontana, BLM public affairs 

officer, (530) 252–5332. 

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 northeast California and 

the northwest corner of Nevada. At the 

meeting the council wild horse and 

burro management subcommittee 

members will discuss the BLM’s 

recently announced reforms to the Wild 

Horse and Burro Program. Members of 

the public are welcome. 


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15996 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2011 / Notices 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation and other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the BLM as provided above. 

Dated: June 14, 2010. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6635 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–PWRO–PWR–1228–6476; 8145–8B90– 

SZM] 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for Extension of F-Line Historic 

Streetcar Service, Golden Gate 

National Recreation Area and San 

Francisco Maritime National Historical 

Park, County of San Francisco, CA 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability for Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Extension of F-Line Historic Streetcar 

Service, Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area and San Francisco 

Maritime National Historical Park. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 

§ 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–08), the National Park 

Service has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

EIS) for the proposed extension of the 

northern waterfront Municipal Railway 

Historic Streetcar Service. Beginning at 

Fisherman’s Wharf, this proposed 

railway extension would serve visitors 

to two popular units of the National 

Park System—San Francisco Maritime 

National Historical Park and the Fort 

Mason area of Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area. This project is being 

developed in close coordination with 

San Francisco Municipal Railway 

(Muni) and other City and County of 

San Francisco planning and 

transportation agencies. The course of 

action proposed would lengthen the 

historic streetcar F-line approximately 

.85 mile from Fisherman’s Wharf to the 

San Francisco Maritime National 

Historical Park and thence to the Golden 

Gate National Recreation Area. 

Currently, the F-line serves more than 

20,000 passengers daily and is one of 

Muni’s most popular lines, yet does not 

provide direct access to heavily visited 

Aquatic Park and Fort Mason Center 

areas. The intended effect of this 

proposal is to provide park visitors and 

transit-dependent city residents with 

high-quality rail transit that improves 

transportation access and mobility. In 

addition to the proposal, the Draft EIS 

evaluates a No-Action alternative, and 

documents early consideration of 

preliminary options not carried forward 

for analysis. 

Background: A congressionallymandated Travel Study completed in 

1977 recommended restoring the 

historic rail link between the Hyde 

Street Pier and Fort Mason to improve 

access to various National Park Service 

(NPS) sites. The rail line was 

subsequently abandoned (1980), and the 

area between Hyde Street Pier and the 

Fort Mason tunnel entrance was 

designated a National Historic 

Landmark District in 1987 (which is 

now encompassed in the San Francisco 

Maritime National Historical Park 

created in 1988). Also, in the late 1980s 

federal highway funds originally 

intended for extending Interstate 280 

were reallocated to a number of 

alternative transportation facilities along 

the Embarcadero including creation of 

an historic streetcar line along Market 

Street and the Embarcadero to 

Fisherman’s Wharf. In 2000 this service 

was extended to Fisherman’s Wharf. 

The popularity of the historic streetcars 

resulted in public and private interest in 

extending the service to the disjunct 

NPS areas. 

The Municipal Railway currently 

operates historic streetcar service on 

Market Street and along the San 

Francisco waterfront (F-Line) to the 

line’s existing terminus in the 

Fisherman’s Wharf area. The proposed 

expansion would extend west to San 

Francisco Maritime National Historical 

Park (NHP) and on to Fort Mason. The 

NHP is visited by approximately 4 

million people annually and is currently 

served by very popular cable cars (often 

crowded at peak tourist times) as well 

as streetcar and bus lines. Fort Mason, 

home to the Fort Mason Center, houses 

more than 40 non-profit organizations 

offering more than 15,000 events a year 

and attracting upwards of 1.6 million 

visitors. These areas are underserved by 

mass transit access, and as a result 

automobile-based visitation causes 

massive parking problems that affect 

surrounding neighborhoods. 

Furthermore, inadequate mass transit 

access makes it difficult for transitdependent San Franciscans to enjoy the 

cultural and educational events offered 

at Fort Mason Center. 

Development of Alternatives: The core 

team for development of the Draft EIS 

includes the NPS as the lead federal 

agency, and San Francisco Municipal 

Transportation Agency and Federal 

Transit Administration as cooperating 

agencies. A Technical Advisory 

Committee (TAC) was also convened to 

meet periodically to provide technical 

support during the various stages of the 

study and preparation of the EIS. In 

addition to the cooperators, members of 

the TAC include representatives from 

Fort Mason Center, Golden Gate 

National Parks Conservancy, Market 

Street Railway, San Francisco 

Department of Recreation and Parks, 

and San Francisco County 

Transportation Authority. 

Public notification at the onset of the 

EIS process was made through direct 

mail to approximately 4,000 persons, 

organizations, and agencies. Media 

publicity included announcements in 

the San Francisco Examiner (May 3, 

2006) and San Francisco Chronicle (May 

6, 2006). The Notice of Intent formally 

initiating the conservation planning and 

environmental impact analysis process 

was published in the Federal Register 

on March 29, 2006. Public and agency 

scoping meetings were held at Fort 

Mason Officer’s Club on May 9, 2006. 

During the 60-day public scoping 

period, the NPS received over 100 

comments from individuals, 

organizations representing 

environmental and recreational 

interests, and governmental agencies. 

Based on information obtained during 

the scoping phase, analysis focused on 

land use, socioeconomics, 

transportation and circulation, air 

quality, noise and vibration, cultural 

resources, recreation and visitor use, 

visual and aesthetic resources, night sky 

visibility and light pollution, geological 

resources, biological resources, public 

health and safety, and public services 

and utilities. The public’s primary 

concerns focused on changes in traffic 

and parking, impacts on parklands and 

recreational facilities, noise and 

vibration, visual impacts, and cultural 

resources. Information to inform 

preparation of the Draft EIS was also 

solicited from the TAC. 

A total of six preliminary alignments 

and seven turnaround alternatives were 

developed as a result of the comments 

received. This included consideration of 

other transit modes such as diesel bus 

and trolley coach. Four additional 

turnaround alternatives were 

subsequently developed during the 

project’s TAC meetings. 

The Draft EIS identifies and analyzes 

potential consequences of implementing 

two alternatives. In addition, several 

preliminary alternatives were 

considered but dismissed from detailed 

analysis. Alternative 1, the No-Action 

‘‘baseline alternative’’ would provide no 

changes from the existing historic 


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