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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl G. Cote (702) 515–5104. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

heliport facility will lie within a 

corridor established by Public Law 107– 

282 dated November 6, 2002. The 2,640- 

foot wide Transportation and Utilities 

Corridor will be located along Interstate 

15 south of Las Vegas Valley to the 

border between the states of California 

and Nevada, and will be managed for 

multiple uses. 

The following described public land 

in Clark County, Nevada, has been 

examined and found suitable for 

conveyance to Clark County for airport 

purposes. The parcel of land is located 

south of Las Vegas, Nevada, 

approximately 3.5 miles southwest of 

the Sloan Road and Interstate 15 

interchange and east of State Route 604, 

and is described as: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 24 S., R. 60 E., 

Sec. 1, that portion lying east of State 

Route 604 as depicted as Tract A on the 

map entitled Clark County Public 

Heliport Facility, dated May 3, 2004. 

The area described contains 229 acres, 

more or less. 

Public Law 109–115, Section 180, 

directs the Secretary of the Interior to 

convey to Clark County, Nevada, all 

right, title, and interest of the United 

States in the parcel described, subject to 

valid existing rights and for no 

consideration. Clark County must use 

the parcel for the operation of a heliport. 

If the County ceases to use any of the 

land conveyed for the purpose 

described, title to the parcel will revert 

to the United States, at the option of the 

United States, and the County will be 

responsible for any reclamation 

necessary. 

The land is not needed for any 

Federal purpose. The conveyance is 

consistent with the BLM Las Vegas 

Resource Management Plan, dated 

October 5, 1998, and would be in the 

public interest. The proposed 

conveyance for the Southern Nevada 

Regional Heliport was analyzed in the 

environmental analysis (EA) Proposed 

Southern Nevada Regional Heliport. 

This document was approved by the 

Federal Aviation Administration on 

December 9, 2008. The BLM is a 

cooperating agency on the preparation 

of the EA and will issue its own 

decision. A copy of the EA and the 

reference map are available at the Las 

Vegas Field Office. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the land described 

will be segregated from all other forms 

of appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the general mining laws. 

The conveyance, when issued, will be 

subject to: 

1. Valid existing rights; 

2. Right-of-way N–7100 for oil and gas 

pipeline purposes granted to CalNev 

Pipeline Co., its successors and assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of Feb. 20, 1920, as 

amended (30 U.S.C. 185); 

3. Right-of-way N–43923 for fiber 

optic line purposes granted to MCI 

WorldCom, its successors and assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of Oct. 21, 1976 (43 

U.S.C. 1761); 

4. Right-of-way N–47888 for fiber 

optic line purposes granted to Sprint 

Communications, its successors and 

assigns, pursuant to the Act of Oct. 21, 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); 

5. Right-of-way N–48572 for fiber 

optic line purposes granted to AT&T, its 

successors and assigns, pursuant to the 

Act of Oct. 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761); 

6. Right-of-way N–56213 for oil and 

gas pipeline purposes granted to CalNev 

Pipeline Co., its successors and assigns, 

pursuant to the Act of Feb. 20, 1920, as 

amended (30 U.S.C. 185); 

7. Permit N–85582 for soil testing 

purposes authorized to Clark County 

Department of Aviation, its successors 

and assigns, pursuant to the Act of Oct. 

21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761). 

8. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operations on the 

property. 

9. To the extent required by law, the 

conveyance will be subject to the 

requirements on section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)). 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments regarding whether the BLM 

followed proper administrative 

procedures as directed by Public Law 

109–115, Section 180. Any adverse 

comments will be reviewed by the BLM 

Nevada State Director, who may sustain, 

vacate, or modify this realty action. In 

the absence of any adverse comments, 

this realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 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. 

Only written comments submitted by 

postal service or overnight mail to the 

Field Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field 

Office, will be considered properly 

filed. Electronic mail, facsimile, or 

telephone comments will not be 

considered properly filed. In the 

absence of any adverse comments, the 

decision will become effective on 

October 5, 2009. The lands will not be 

available for conveyance until after the 

decision becomes effective. 

Authority: Public Law 109–115, Section 

180. 

Kimber Liebhauser, 

Assistant Field Manager, Lands, Las Vegas 

Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–18718 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Fishery Management Plan, Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Biscayne National Park, FL 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Fishery Management Plan, Biscayne 

National Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National 

Park Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Fishery 

Management Plan (FMP) for Biscayne 

National Park, Florida. 

DATES: The NPS will accept comments 

on the DEIS from the public for 60 days 

from the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency notices the 

availability of the DEIS in its regular 

Friday Federal Register listing. Public 

meetings will be held during the review 

period to facilitate submission of public 

comment. Once scheduled, meeting 

dates will be announced via (1) park 

mailings, (2) the park’s website (http:// 

www.nps.gov/bisc/), (3) a press release 

to area media, and (4) announcements 

in area newspapers. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public review and 

comment online at the NPS Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment site 

(http://parkplanning.nps.gov), and in 

the office of Mark Lewis, 

Superintendent of Biscayne National 

Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, 

Homestead, Florida 33033. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

response to a variety of scientific data 

sources that indicated declining 

fisheries resources in Biscayne National 

Park, the NPS held public and 


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stakeholder meetings and consulting 

party meetings to gather advice and 

feedback on the current status of the 

park’s fisheries resources and the 

desired outcomes for the future 

management of fisheries resources in 

Biscayne National Park. The State of 

Florida’s Fish and Wildlife 

Conservation Commission (FWS) is 

serving as a cooperating agency. The 

NPS also received recommendations 

from a working group formed under the 

authority of the Florida Keys National 

Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council. 

The NPS coordinated with 

representatives of State and Federal 

agencies and local universities to 

examine current scientific data on 

fisheries resources in Biscayne National 

Park. The outcomes of the public 

meetings, working group meetings, and 

inter-agency meetings were collectively 

incorporated into the development of 

alternatives for the DEIS for the FMP 

and the selection of the NPS’s preferred 

alternative. 

The range of alternatives identified in 

the DEIS for the FMP includes actions 

that could reasonably be implemented 

given the legislative and legal 

requirements under which the NPS 

operates. The No-Action Alternative, 

Alternative 1—Maintain Status Quo, 

represents no change in specific 

management approaches or the type of 

actions the NPS has taken in the past. 

The four action alternatives 

(Alternatives 2 to 5) represent 

progressively increasing levels of 

change from current regulations and 

management approaches, and thus 

would result in differing future levels of 

fishery resources and gear-related 

habitat impacts in Biscayne National 

Park. Each alternative is summarized 

below. 

Alternative 1, Maintain Status Quo: 

The No-Action Alternative serves as a 

basis of comparison with the other 

alternatives. Alternative 1 is 

characterized by the continuation of 

current fisheries management according 

to the park’s enabling legislation, the 

established NPS management policies 

and existing authorities, and in 

conjunction with State fishery 

regulations. No regulatory changes 

would be triggered by the establishment 

of the FMP. Regulatory changes would 

occur only if mandated by the State of 

Florida FWS following its normal rulemaking process, or through the Federal 

regulatory and public review process. 

Alternative 2, Maintain at or Above 

Current Levels: A minor change from 

current management strategies would 

occur. Management actions would be 

enacted (in conjunction with the State 

of Florida FWS) to maintain Biscayne 

National Park’s fisheries resources at or 

above currently existing levels. As 

needed, management actions would be 

implemented (in conjunction with the 

State of Florida FWS) and could include 

moderate increases in minimum harvest 

sizes, moderate decreases in bag limits, 

and seasonal and/or spatial closures. 

Numbers of commercial fishers would 

remain at current levels or decrease over 

time, and fishing-related habitat impacts 

would be reduced. Additional parkspecific regulations and management 

actions would be enacted to maintain 

current levels only if levels of fish 

stocks or recreational fishing experience 

decline, or if fishing-related habitat 

impacts increase. 

Alternative 3, Improve Over Current 

Levels: A moderate change from current 

management strategies would seek a 

balance between enjoyment, extraction, 

and conservation of fishery resources. 

Management actions would be enacted 

(in conjunction with the State of Florida 

FWS) to increase the abundance and 

average size of fishery-targeted species 

within the park by at least 10 percent 

over existing conditions. A range of 

management actions to achieve the 

desired resource status would be 

considered, and include moderate 

increases in minimum harvest sizes, 

moderate decreases in bag limits, and 

seasonal and/or spatial closures. Under 

this alternative, lobster mini-season 

would be eliminated in the park and 

regulations would be enacted to prohibit 

the use of an air supply or gear with a 

trigger mechanism while spearfishing. 

Numbers of commercial fishers would 

remain at current levels or decrease over 

time, and fishing-related habitat impacts 

would be reduced. Under this and all 

subsequent alternatives, the park would 

require a recreational use permit for all 

boats engaged in any recreational 

activity (such as fishing or diving); the 

permit would not be required for boaters 

passing through, but not recreating in, 

the park (e.g. traveling the Intracoastal 

Waterway). This alternative would 

require implementation of new 

regulations governing fishing activities 

within the park that would be 

accomplished through collaboration 

with State of Florida FWS and further 

public input. 

Alternative 4, Rebuild and Conserve 

Park Fisheries Resources: A 

considerable change from current 

management strategies would seek a 

balance between enjoyment, extraction, 

and conservation of fishery resources, 

while ensuring sustainable fishing 

activities. Management actions would 

be enacted (in conjunction with the 

State of Florida FWS) to increase the 

abundance and average size of fisherytargeted species within the park by at 

least 20 percent over existing 

conditions, as well as to reduce fishingrelated habitat impacts. Possible 

management actions to achieve 

substantial improvement of fisheries 

resources could include considerable 

increases in minimum size limits, 

designation of slot limits, substantial 

decreases in bag limits, and seasonal 

and/or spatial closures. Under 

Alternative 4, lobster mini-season 

would be eliminated in the park and 

regulations would be enacted to prohibit 

the use of an air supply or gear with a 

trigger mechanism while spearfishing. 

Numbers of commercial fishers would 

decrease over time via establishment of 

a non-transferable permit system. As in 

Alternative 3, the park would require a 

recreational use permit for all boats 

engaged in any recreational activity 

(such as fishing or diving); the permit 

would not be required for boaters 

passing through, but not recreating in, 

the park (e.g., traveling the Intracoastal 

Waterway). This alternative would 

require considerable changes to current 

fishing regulations within the park, and 

would be accomplished through 

collaboration with State of Florida FWC 

and further public input. 

Alternative 5, Restore Park Fisheries 

Resources: This would require 

substantial changes from current 

management strategies in order to return 

the sizes and abundance of targeted 

species to within 20 percent of their 

estimated, historic (pre-exploitation) 

levels and to prevent further decline in 

fishing-related habitat impacts. Possible 

management actions to achieve the 

desired conditions would be enacted in 

conjunction with the State of Florida 

FWS and could include substantial 

increases in minimum size limits, 

designation of slot limits, substantial 

decreases in bag limits, seasonal and/or 

spatial closures, prohibition of 

extractive fishing (i.e. only allowing 

catch-and-release fishing), and a 

temporary moratorium on all fishing 

activity within the park. Under this 

alternative, lobster mini-season would 

be eliminated in the park and 

regulations would be enacted to prohibit 

spearfishing within the park. Numbers 

of commercial fishers would decrease 

over time via establishment of a nontransferable permit system. As in 

Alternatives 3 and 4, the park would 

require a recreational use permit for all 

boats engaged in any recreational 

activity (such as fishing or diving); the 

permit would not be required for boaters 

passing through, but no recreating in, 

the park (e.g., traveling the Intracoastal 

Waterway). Among the five alternatives, 


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this alternative would require the most 

extreme changes to current fishing 

regulations within the park, and the 

changes to the park’s fishing regulations 

would be accomplished through 

collaboration with the State of Florida 

FWS and further public input. 

Alternative 4, Rebuild and Conserve 

Park Fisheries Resources, has been 

identified as the NPS’s ‘‘preferred 

alternative’’ because it results in the 

most equitable balance between 

protection, enjoyment, and extraction of 

the park’s fisheries resources. The NPS 

believes that Alternative 4 will allow for 

fishing activities to continue at a 

sustainable level that does not 

compromise the long-term health of the 

park’s fisheries resources. Additionally, 

following NEPA, the NPS has identified 

Alternative 5, Restore Park Fisheries 

Resources, as the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred alternative’’ because it causes 

the least damage to the biological and 

physical environment and best protects, 

preserves, and enhances historic, 

cultural, and natural resources. Through 

identification of the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred alternative,’’ NPS decisionmakers and the public are faced with 

the relative merits of each alternative 

and must clearly state the values and 

policies used throughout the decisionmaking process. 

If you wish to comment on the FMP, 

you may submit your comments by any 

one of several methods. You may mail 

comments to Fishery Management Plan, 

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th 

Street, Homestead, Florida 33033. You 

may also comment via the Internet at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do 

not receive a confirmation from the 

system that we have received your 

Internet message, contact BISC Fisheries 

at 305–230–1144. Finally, you may 

hand-deliver comments to Biscayne 

National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, 

Homestead, Florida 33033. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th 

Street, Homestead, Florida 33033; 

Telephone 305–230–1144; or BISC 

Fisheries@nps.gov. 

The authority for publishing this 

notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6 

The responsible official for this Draft 

EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, National Park Service, 100 

Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Art Frederick, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–18754 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTY0100–09–L12200000.EB0000–24– 

1A00] 

Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on 

Public Land in Grand County, Utah, 

Moab Field Office Under the Federal 

Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 

(REA) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to applicable 

provisions of the Federal Lands 

Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the 

Moab Field Office of the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is proposing to 

begin collecting fees for one group site 

and three camping areas. These 

proposed sites are located in Grand 

County, Utah. 

DATES: Effective Date: There will be a 30 

day public comment period that will 

expire on September 4, 2009. The public 

is urged to participate in the public 

comment period. Effective six months 

after the publication of this notice, the 

Bureau of Land Management, Moab 

Field Office would initiate fee collection 

at the Moab Skyway Group Area, and 

the Entrada Bluffs, Bartlett Wash and 

Courthouse Rock camping areas, as 

construction work is completed, unless 

BLM publishes a Federal Register 

notice to the contrary. The Utah 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), 

functioning as a Recreation Resource 

Advisory Committee (RRAC), will 

review the proposal to charge fees at the 

sites mentioned above. Future 

adjustments in the fee amount will be 

made in accordance with the Moab 

Field Office’s recreation fee business 

plan covering the sites. Fee adjustments 

will be made after consultation with the 

Utah Recreation Resource Advisory 

Committee and other appropriate 

advance public notice. 

ADDRESSES: Mail: Field Manager, Moab 

Field Office, 82 East Dogwood, Moab, 

UT 84532 or momail@ut.blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Russell von Koch, Recreation Branch 

Chief, Moab Field Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, 82 East Dogwood, 

Moab, UT 84532 (435) 259–2100. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The group 

site and three camping areas are: Moab 

Skyway Group Site (T. 26 S., R. 21 E., 

Sec. 2, within, SLM), Entrada Bluffs 

camping area (T. 23 S., R. 24 E., Sec. 8, 

within, SLM), Bartlett Wash camping 

area (T. 24 S., R. 19 E., Section 14, 

within, SLM), and Courthouse Rock 

camping area (T. 24 S., R. 20 E., 

Sections 17 and 20, within, SLM). 

Under Section 3(g) of the REA, the Moab 

Skyway Group Site, and the Entrada 

Bluffs, Bartlett and Courthouse Rock 

camping areas will qualify, upon 

completion, as sites wherein visitors can 

be charged an ‘‘Expanded Amenity 

Recreation Fee.’’ Visitors wishing to use 

the expanded amenities BLM is 

developing at the four sites would 

purchase a recreation use permit as 

described at 43 CFR Part 2930. Pursuant 

to REA and implementing regulations at 

43 CFR Subpart 2933, fees may be 

charged for overnight camping and 

group use reservations where specific 

amenities and services are provided. 

Specific visitor fees will be identified 

and posted at the site. Fees must be paid 

at the self-service pay station located at 

the camping areas. Fees for the Moab 

Skyway Group Site must be paid for in 

advance with the Moab Field Office. 

People holding the America The 

Beautiful—The National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands—Senior 

Pass (i.e., Interagency Senior Pass), a 

Golden Age Passport, the America the 

Beautiful—The National Parks and 

Federal Recreational Lands—Access 

Pass (i.e. Interagency Access Pass), or a 

Golden Access Passport will be entitled 

to a 50 percent fee reduction on all fees 

except those associated with group 

reservations. Fees charged for use of the 

group sites would include a nonrefundable site reservation fee and a per 

person use fee. 

The Moab Skyway Group Site and the 

Entrada Bluffs camping area are within 

the Colorado Riverway Special 

Recreation Management Area (SRMA). 

Within this SRMA, there are twelve 

similar camping fee sites. The Moab 

Skyway Group Site, which is within the 

Moab city limits, would include special 

developed facilities available for day 

use only. The Entrada Bluffs site has 

individual camp sites only. Bartlett 

Wash and Courthouse Rock would only 

have individual sites. These two areas 

are located within the Gemini Bridges/ 

Labyrinth Rims Special Recreation 

Management Area, which has three 

similar camping fee sites. 


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