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TABLE 1.—EVALUATION OF AREAS OF CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN—Continued 

Area name Values of concern Resource use 

limitations Acres Preferred alternative direction 

Partridge/Elkhorn ...................... Natural processes, old growth ponderosa pine, Idaho BLM 

sensitive wildlife.

14 576 proposed.Do not add 

ACEC. 

Little Salmon ............................. Natural processes, old growth ponderosa pine, Idaho BLM 

sensitive wildlife.

14 590 proposed.Do not add 

ACEC. 

Upper Salmon River (White 

Bird Creek to French Creek).

Cultural, scenic, Federally listed fish, bald eagle, and 

MacFarlane’s four-o’clock; Idaho BLM sensitive wildlife, 

amphibians, reptiles, and plants; geology, natural processes.

4 5,759 proposed.Add as ACEC 

5,759 acres. 

East Fork of American River .... Listed fish, Idaho BLM sensitive wildlife, amphibians, reptiles, 

fish, and plants; natural processes; riparian and wetlands; 

and old growth Engelmann spruce.

3, 11, 12 570 proposed.Add as ACEC 

570 acres. 

American River Historic Sites 

District.

Cultural resources, historic mining ........................................... 13 6,356 proposed.Add as ACEC 

6,356 acres. 

Use Limitations: 

1 = Timber harvest only to support stand health. 

2 = Exclude livestock grazing. 

3 = Prohibit soil or vegetation disturbance not supporting improved condition (long term). 

4 = No actions resulting in long-term adverse impacts to listed plants. 

5 = Closed to OHV use. 

6 = No ground disturbing activities other than rehab. 

7 = No construction of hydroelectric facilities. 

8 = No new road construction within 300′ of Lolo Creek or on slopes exceeding 50%. 

9 = Custodial timber management. 

10 = Timber harvest activities on slopes over 50% utilize aerial or high lead systems. 

11 = Decommission temporary roads within 3 years of construction. 

12 = No road construction within Riparian Conservation Areas. 

13 = Use mining plan of operations. 

14 = Minimize road construction. 

Additionally, BLM would recommend 

the continuation of the mineral 

withdrawal of the Lower Salmon River 

corridor. The preferred alternative 

recommends four suitable segments of 

river for inclusion in the National Wild 

and Scenic River system; one segment 

(totaling 24 miles) is suitable for 

inclusion under the scenic 

classification, three segments (totaling 

5.34 miles) are suitable for inclusion 

under the recreational classification. 

Resource use limitations that apply to 

the suitable river segments include no 

surface occupancy for mineral 

extraction activities. The 750 acre 

portion of the Frank Church/River of No 

Return Wilderness will continue to be 

managed to maintain wilderness 

characteristics under all alternatives. 

Two previously designated Wilderness 

Study Areas (WSAs) (totaling 10,872 

acres) will continue to be managed 

under the BLM’s Interim Management 

Policy for Lands Under Wilderness 

Review. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name or street address 

from public review or from disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your written comment. 

Such requests will be honored to the 

extent allowed by law. All submissions 

from organizations and businesses, and 

from individuals identifying themselves 

as representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. A copy of the Draft RMP/EIS is 

available for review via the Internet Web 

site at http://www.blm.gov/rmp/id/ 

cottonwood/. You may also obtain a 

copy on CD–ROM, or paper copy at the 

BLM Cottonwood Field Office at the 

address listed above, or by contacting 

Carrie Christman at (208) 962–3245. 

Dated: June 7, 2006. 

Bud Cribley, 

Acting State Director, Idaho. 

[FR Doc. E6–14542 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–910–06–1739–NSSI] 

Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope 

Science Initiative, Science Technical 

Group 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Alaska State Office, North Slope Science 

Initiative, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

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, North Slope 

Science Initiative (NSSI) Science 

Technical Group (STG) will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 11–12, 2006, in Fairbanks, 

Alaska. The meeting will be held at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks 

District Office, 1150 University Avenue, 

Fairbanks, Alaska 99709, in the Kobuk 

Conference Room. On October 11, the 

meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The public 

comment period starts at 3 p.m. On 

October 12, the meeting will begin at 

8:30 a.m. at the same location. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Taylor, Executive Director, North Slope 

Science Initiative (910), Bureau of Land 

Management, 222 W. Seventh Avenue, 

#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. 

Telephone (907) 271–3131, or e-mail 

kenton_taylor@ak.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The North 

Slope Science Initiative, Science 

Technical Group provides advice and 

recommendations to the North Slope 

Science Oversight Group (OG) regarding 

priority needs for management 

decisions across the North Slope of 

Alaska. These priority needs may 

include recommendations on inventory, 

monitoring and research activities that 

lead to informed land management 

decisions. At this meeting, topics we 

plan to discuss include: 

• Onshore oil and gas development 

monitoring requirements. 

• Offshore oil and gas development 

monitoring requirements. 


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• Offshore seismic monitoring 

requirements. 

• Expectations of OG and STG 

members. 

• Other topics the OG or STG may 

rise. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Science Technical 

Group. Each formal meeting will also 

have time allotted for hearing public 

comments. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to comment and time 

available, the time for individual oral 

comments may be limited. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation, transportation, or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

contact the North Slope Science 

Initiative staff. 

Dated: August 25, 2006. 

Julia Dougan, 

Acting Alaska State Director. 

[FR Doc. 06–7370 Filed 8–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–030–1430–ET; MNES 17056] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; Minnesota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Withdrawal 

Extension and Opportunity for Public 

Meeting; Minnesota. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) proposes to extend 

the duration of Public Land Order (PLO) 

No. 6630 for an additional 20-year 

period. PLO No. 6630 withdrew 49.26 

acres of public lands comprised of 61 

islands and one waterfront lot in St. 

Louis County, Minnesota from surface 

entry and transferred jurisdiction from 

the BLM to the National Park Service to 

be administered as part of the National 

Park System. This notice also gives an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed action and to request a public 

meeting. 

DATES: Comments and public meeting 

requests must be received by November 

30, 2006. Electronic format submittals 

will not be accepted. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the State 

Director, BLM-Eastern States, 7450 

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 

22153. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ida 

Doup, BLM-Eastern States, 703–440–

1541 or at the address above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

withdrawal created by PLO No. 6630 (51 

FR 41627) will expire on November 17, 

2006, unless extended. The National 

Park Service has filed an application to 

extend PLO No. 6630 for an additional 

20-year term to allow continued 

management of the following described 

lands as part of the Voyageurs National 

Park: 

Fourth Principal Meridian 

T. 69 N., R. 19 W., 

Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 18, Government lot 4; 

Sec. 19, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 27, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 31, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 70 N., R. 19 W., 

Sec. 28, 2 unsurveyed islands in 

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 69 N., R. 20 W., 

Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 14, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 15, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 20, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 22, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, 2 unsurveyed islands in 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

Sec. 26, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 70 N., R. 20 W., 

Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 35, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

T. 69 N., R. 21 W., 

Sec. 3, 2 unsurveyed islands in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

2 unsurveyed islands in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 4, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 9, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 10, 2 unsurveyed islands in 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, unsurveyed island in 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, unsurveyed island in 

NE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 12, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 13, unsurveyed island in NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 14, 2 unsurveyed islands in 

NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

Sec. 21, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4NW1⁄4; 

Sec. 23, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 25, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

T. 70 N., R. 21 W., 

Sec. 28, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 30, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 32, unsurveyed island in NW1⁄4SW1⁄4; 

Sec. 33, unsurveyed island in SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

Sec. 34, unsurveyed island in SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 49.26 acres 

in St. Louis County. 

The purpose of the proposed 

extension is to continue the withdrawal 

created by PLO No. 6630 for an 

additional 20-year term to allow the 

National Park Service to continue to 

administer the land as part of the 

Voyageurs National Park. 

There are no suitable alternative sites 

since the lands described herein contain 

the natural resources and improvements 

of interest for protection. 

No water rights will be needed to 

fulfill the purpose of the requested 

withdrawal. For a period of 90 days 

from the date of publication of this 

notice, all persons who wish to submit 

comments, suggestions, or objections in 

connection with the proposed 

withdrawal extension may present their 

views in writing to the State Director of 

the BLM-Eastern States at the address 

noted above. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLMEastern States, 7450 Boston Boulevard, 

Springfield, Virginia 22153 during 

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

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name or address from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Notice is hereby given that an 

opportunity for a public meeting is 

afforded in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal extension. All 

interested persons who desire a public 

meeting for the purpose of being heard 

on the proposed withdrawal extension 

must submit a written request to the 

State Director, BLM-Eastern States 

within 90 days from the date of 

publication of this notice. If the 

authorized officer determines that a 

public meeting will be held, a notice of 

the time and place will be published in 

the Federal Register at least 30 days 

before the scheduled date of the 

meeting. 


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