Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 233 / Monday, December 6, 2004 / Notices 70469

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1564–DR] 

New York; Amendment No. 4 to Notice 

of a Major Disaster Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Emergency 

Preparedness and Response Directorate, 

Department of Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice 

of a major disaster for the State of New 

York (FEMA–1564–DR), dated October 

1, 2004, and related determinations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 16, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Magda Ruiz, Recovery Division, Federal 

Emergency Management Agency, 

Washington, DC 20472, (202) 646–2705.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the incident period for 

this disaster is now August 13, 2004, 

through and including September 16, 

2004.

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individual and 

Household Housing; 97.049, Individual and 

Household Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individual and Household ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program)

Michael D. Brown, 

Under Secretary, Emergency Preparedness 

and Response, Department of Homeland 

Security.

[FR Doc. 04–26700 Filed 12–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–040–05–1610–DO–087L] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement, and a Request for 

Information for the Scoping Process

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Anchorage Field Office (AFO), Alaska, 

is initiating a planning effort to prepare 

the Bay Resource Management Plan 

(RMP). This planning activity 

encompasses approximately 3.6 million 

acres of BLM administered land in the 

Bristol Bay and Goodnews Bay areas of 

Alaska. Section 201 and 202 of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA: 43 U.S.C. 1711) 

and the regulations in 43 CFR part 1600 

direct this planning effort. The plan will 

fulfill the needs and obligations set forth 

by the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA). As required in 43 CFR 

3420.1–2, this notice is also the specific 

call for coal resource information and 

identification of areas where there is an 

interest in future leasing and 

development of federal coal.

DATES: The scoping comment period 

will commence with the publication of 

this notice and will end 90 days after 

publication. Meetings and comment 

deadlines will be announced through 

the local news media, newsletters and a 

Web site. Comments on issues and 

planning criteria should be received on 

or before the end of the scoping period 

at the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to the Bay Planning Team, BLM–

AFO, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99507; or via fax 

(907) 267–1267. Documents pertinent to 

this proposal may be examined at the 

Anchorage Field Office located in 

Anchorage, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested parties may obtain further 

information or request to be placed on 

the mailing list for the Bay Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) planning effort 

by contacting Pat McClenahan, RMP 

Team Leader, (907) 267–1484, or June 

Bailey, Field Manager, Anchorage Field 

Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99507, (907) 267–

1205. The toll-free telephone number is 

1–800–478–1263.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

will work closely with interested parties 

to identify the management decisions 

that are best suited to the needs of the 

public. This public process will take 

into account local, regional, and 

national needs and concerns. This 

notice initiates the public scoping 

process to identify planning issues and 

to develop planning criteria. 

After gathering public comments on 

the issues the plan should address, the 

suggested issues will be placed in one 

of three categories: 

1. Issues to be resolved in the plan; 

2. Issues resolved through policy or 

administrative action; or 

3. Issues beyond the scope of this 

plan. 

Rationale will be provided in the plan 

for each issue placed in category two or 

three. In addition to these major issues, 

a number of management questions and 

concerns will be addressed in the plan. 

The public is encouraged to help 

identify these questions and concerns 

during the scoping process. 

An interdisciplinary approach will be 

used to develop the plan in order to 

consider the variety of resource issues 

and concerns identified. Disciplines 

involved in the planning process will 

include specialists with expertise in 

lands and realty, wildlife, subsistence, 

fisheries, vegetation, outdoor recreation, 

fire management, minerals and geology, 

forestry, archaeology, paleontology, 

hydrology, soil, sociology and 

economics. The planning area includes 

lands adjacent to Bristol Bay and 

Goodnews Bay on the west side of the 

Aleutian Range, and extends southward 

on the Alaska Peninsula to Big Creek, 

south of South Naknek. Within this area 

there are approximately 3.6 million 

acres (surface estate) of BLMadministered lands occurring primarily 

as blocks of land, with some small 

scattered tracts. Approximately 979,171 

acres have been selected by Native 

Corporations, and 914,933 acres have 

been selected by the State of Alaska, but 

have not been conveyed. 

Preliminary issues and management 

concerns have been identified by BLM 

and other agencies, and in prior 

meetings with individuals and user 

groups. They represent the BLM’s 

knowledge to date on the existing issues 

and concerns with current management. 

Some concerns that will be addressed in 

the planning effort include the 

management of subsistence; oil and gas; 

access; locatable minerals; D1 and D2 

lands; and Wild and Scenic Rivers. 

Public Participation: Public meetings 

will be held throughout the plan 

scoping and preparation period. In order 

to ensure local community participation 

and input, public meetings will be 

scheduled in a number of communities 

within the planning area. Early 

participation by all of those interested is 

encouraged and will help determine the 

future management of lands within the 

Bay planning area. At least 15 days 

public notice will be given for activities 

where the public is invited to attend. 

The minutes and list of attendees for 

each meeting will be available to the 

public and open for 30 days to any 

participant who wishes to clarify the 

views they expressed. Written 

comments will be accepted throughout 

the planning process at the address 

shown above.