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Dated: December 21, 2010. 

Richard R. Hannan, 

Acting Regional Director, Portland, Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8418 Filed 4–7–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program (NCGMP) and 

National Geological and Geophysical 

Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

148, the NCGMP and NGGDPP Advisory 

Committee will meet on June 22nd and 

June 23rd, 2011, in room 3A417 of the 

U.S. Geological Survey Headquarters 

building, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Reston, Virginia 20192. The Advisory 

Committee, comprising representatives 

from Federal agencies, State agencies, 

academic institutions, and private 

companies, shall advise the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey on planning 

and implementation of the geologic 

mapping and data preservation 

programs. 

The Committee will hear updates on 

progress of the NCGMP toward fulfilling 

the purposes of the National Geological 

Mapping Act of 1992; the Federal, State, 

and education components of the 

NCGMP; and the National Geological 

and Geophysical Data Preservation 

Program. 

DATES: June 22–23, 2011, commencing 

at 8:30 a.m. on June 22 and adjourning 

by 5 p.m. on June 23. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Brown, U.S. Geological 

Survey, Mail Stop 908, National Center, 

Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6948. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the National Cooperative Geological 

Mapping Program and National 

Geological and Geophysical Data 

Preservation Program Advisory 

Committee are open to the Public. 

Dated: March 29, 2011. 

Kevin T. Gallagher, 

Associate Director for Core Science Systems. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Pueblo of Jemez 

70.277-Acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and 

Casino Project, Don ̃ a Ana County, NM 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), 

as lead agency, in cooperation with the 

Pueblo of Jemez, intends to file a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

with the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) for the proposed approval 

of a 70.277 acre fee-to-trust transfer and 

casino project to be located within Don ̃ a 

Ana County, New Mexico. Details on 

the proposed action, location, and areas 

of environmental concern addressed in 

the DEIS are provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. This notice also announces 

a public hearing to receive comments on 

the DEIS. 

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS 

must arrive by May 23, 2011. The public 

hearing on the DEIS will be held on 

Saturday, April 30, 2011, from 10 a.m. 

to 2 p.m., or until the last public 

comment is received. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand-carry 

written comments to William Walker, 

Regional Director, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Southwest Regional Office, 1001 

Indian School Road, NW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87104. The public hearing 

will be held at the Loma Linda 

Elementary School, 1451 Donaldson 

Avenue, Anthony, New Mexico 88021. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice for locations where 

the DEIS is available for review and for 

directions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Priscilla Wade (505) 563–3417. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pueblo of Jemez proposes that 70.277 

acres, within a 102.13-acre tract of land, 

be taken into trust and that a temporary 

and a permanent casino be constructed 

on these trust lands. In addition, a hotel 

is proposed for construction on the 

31.855-acres remaining in fee status. 

The proposed site is located on the 

southwest corner of Interstate 10 and 

New Mexico State Road 404 (O’Hara 

Road), adjacent to the City of Anthony 

in Don ̃ a Ana County, New Mexico. The 

Pueblo of Jemez, through its Tribal 

Gaming Enterprise, will operate the 

casino facility. The BIA is the lead 

agency for the DEIS on this project. 

There are no cooperating agencies. A 

public scoping meeting for the DEIS was 

held by the BIA on March 16, 2005, in 

Anthony, New Mexico. 

The Pueblo proposes to build and 

operate a 24,000-square foot temporary 

casino while building a permanent 

gaming facility with a planned 103,500 

total square feet on trust-acquired land 

that is adjacent to a proposed 90,000 

square-foot hotel facility located on fee 

land. Access to the facilities would be 

from O’Hara Road and the west frontage 

road along I–10. The temporary and 

permanent casinos and hotel would 

include associated parking. 

Environmental issues addressed in 

the DEIS include land and water 

resources, air quality, biological 

resources, cultural resources, socioeconomic conditions, resource use 

patterns, public services, noise, 

hazardous materials, visual resources, 

environmental justice, growth-inducing 

effects, cumulative impacts, and 

unavoidable adverse effects. 

Alternatives to the proposed project 

considered in the DEIS include: (1) 

Trust Acquisition with temporary and 

permanent casino, and hotel 

construction; (2) Trust Acquisition with 

permanent casino and hotel 

construction; and (3) No Action. 

Directions for Submitting Comments: 

Please include your name, return 

address and the caption, ‘‘DEIS 

Comments, Pueblo of Jemez Proposed 

70.277-acre Fee-to-Trust Transfer and 

Casino Project’’ on the first page of your 

written comments. 

Locations where the DEIS is Available 

for Review: The DEIS is available for 

review at the following locations. 

Location Address For information on the location, call: 

City of Anthony City Hall .................................... 320 Lincoln Street, Anthony, New Mexico 

88021.

(575) 882–2983. 

Pueblo of Jemez Administrative Office .............. 4471 Highway 4, Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico 87024.(575) 834–7359 (contact: Ashley Chinana). 

BIA Southwest Regional Office .......................... 1001 Indian School Road, NW., Albuquerque, 

New Mexico 87104.

(505) 563–3417. 


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The DEIS is also available for public 

review on the following Web sites: 

• http:// 

www.anthonycasinofacts.com, and 

• http://www.jemezpueblo.org. 

If you would like to obtain a CD copy 

of the DEIS, please write or call Priscilla 

Wade, Regional Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Bureau of Indian 

Affairs, Division of Environmental, 

Safety, and Cultural Resources 

Management, Southwest Regional 

Office, 1001 Indian School Road, NW., 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104. 

Public Comment Availability: 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BIA 

mailing address shown in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice, during 

regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Before including your address, 

telephone 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: This notice is published 

pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council of 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR 

part 1500 through 1508) and Sec. 46.305 of 

the Department of Interior Regulations (43 

CFR part 46), implementing the procedural 

requirements of the NEPA of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and is in 

the exercise of authority delegated to the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by 209 

DM 8. 

Dated: March 25, 2011. 

Jodi Gillette, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDT01000. L51010000. FX0000. 

LVRWD09D0500] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Draft Resource Management Plan 

Amendment to the 1987 Jarbidge 

Resource Management Plan for the 

Proposed China Mountain Wind 

Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and a Draft Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) Amendment 

for the Proposed China Mountain Wind 

Project in south central Idaho and 

northeast Nevada and by this notice is 

announcing the opening of the comment 

period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft EIS and 

Draft RMP Amendment within 90 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its notice 

of the availability of these documents 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 Proposed China Mountain 

Wind Project by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/ 

en/prog/planning/china_mountain

_wind.html. 

• E-mail: id_chinamtn_eis@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (208) 735–2076. 

• Mail: China Mountain Wind Project 

Manager, Jarbidge Field Office, 2536 

Kimberly Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 

83301. 

Copies of the Proposed China 

Mountain Wind Project Draft EIS and 

Draft RMP Amendment are available in 

the Jarbidge Field Office at the above 

address or electronically on the Web site 

shown above. 

Copies of the Draft EIS and Draft RMP 

Amendment are available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours at the following locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, Idaho 

State Office, Public Room, 1387 South 

Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho 83709; 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Jarbidge Field Office, 2536 Kimberly 

Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301; 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Nevada State Office, Public Room, 1340 

Financial Boulevard, Reno, Nevada 

89502; and 

• Bureau of Land Management, Wells 

Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, 

Nevada 89801. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

China Mountain Wind Project Manager, 

Jarbidge Field Office, 2536 Kimberly 

Road, Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, 

telephone (208) 735–2072. 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: China 

Mountain Wind, LLC (CMW), which is 

owned by RES America Developments, 

Inc. (RES) and Nevada Power Company 

(NV Energy), is proposing to construct, 

operate, and maintain a commercial 

wind power electric generation facility 

capable of generating up to 425 

megawatts (MW) of electricity. Up to 

170 wind turbines, each having a 

generating capacity between 2.3 and 3.0 

MW, would be installed on an area 

covering approximately 30,700 acres in 

the Jarbidge Foothills, an area located 

southwest of Rogerson, Idaho, and west 

of Jackpot, Nevada. The proposed 

project area includes 4,700 acres of 

public land administered by the BLM 

Elko District, Wells Field Office, in 

northeastern Nevada, 15,300 acres of 

public land administered by the BLM 

Twin Falls District, Jarbidge Field 

Office, in south central Idaho, 2,000 

acres of State of Idaho lands, and 8,700 

acres of private lands in south central 

Idaho and northeast Nevada. 

The proposal involves the issuance of 

a BLM right-of-way (ROW) grant for the 

facilities located on public lands. 

CMW’s application for a ROW grant 

from the BLM for this project triggered 

the preparation of an EIS under NEPA. 

The BLM is responsible for evaluating 

the ROW grant across Federally 

managed lands by authority of FLPMA. 

The Draft EIS has been developed to 

meet the standards for analysis required 

for compliance with Federal regulations, 

and the Idaho State BLM has been 

designated as the review lead. Through 

internal and external scoping, the BLM 

has identified the following issues for 

analysis: Fish and wildlife including 

special status species, cultural 

resources, visual resources, air quality, 

soils, vegetation, noise, water quality, 

public access; recreation, wildfire 

management, hazardous materials, 

social values, and wilderness 

characteristics. A ROW grant for the 

proposed action is in conformance with 

the 1985 Wells RMP. It is not in 

conformance with the 1987 Jarbidge 

RMP provisions regarding Visual 

Resource Management (VRM) classes, 

protection of threatened, endangered, 


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