Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 36 / Friday, February 23, 2007 / Notices 8199 

Heindon Road, Arcata, 95521. For 

background information and questions 

regarding the Trinity River Restoration 

Program, please contact Douglas 

Schleusner, Executive Director, Trinity 

River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 

1300, 1313 South Main Street, 

Weaverville, 96093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy A. Brown of the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, telephone: (707) 822–

7201. Randy A. Brown is the working 

group’s Designated Federal Officer. For 

questions regarding the Trinity River 

Restoration Program, please contact 

Douglas Schleusner, Executive Director, 

telephone: (530) 623–1800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this 

notice announces a meeting of the 

Trinity Adaptive Management Working 

Group (TAMWG). 

Dated: February 15, 2007. 

Randy A. Brown, 

Designated Federal Officer, Arcata Fish and 

Wildlife Office, Arcata, CA. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Bald Mountain Ski Resort Master 

Development Plan 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) the 

Bureau of Land Management publishes 

a Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for the Bald Mountain Ski Resort Master 

Development Plan, the purpose of 

which is to analyze and disclose the 

effects of the updated Bald Mountain 

Ski Area Master Development Plan and 

40-year term ski permit application. 

DATES: The DEIS will be available for 

review and comment for 45 calendar 

days from the date of this publication 

which coincides with the NOA 

published in the Federal Register by the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). The Forest Service and Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) can best use 

comments and resource information if 

they are submitted by, or before, close 

of business the last day of the comment 

and review period. If you are uncertain 

as to what constitutes acceptable 

comment format or when comments are 

due, please contact Joe Miczulski, 

Winter Sports Manager at the Ketchum 

Ranger District; P.O. Box 2356, 

Ketchum, ID 83340; or phone at (208) 

622–5371. Public meetings will be held 

to solicit comments on the DEIS on the 

update to the Master Development Plan 

for Bald Mountain Ski Resort. Dates and 

locations for these meetings will be 

published in the Idaho Mountain 

Express, Boise Statesman and Twin 

Falls Times News. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the DEIS was sent 

to affected Federal, State, and local 

government agencies and to interested 

parties. The document is also available 

electronically on the following Web site: 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/sawtooth/ 

projects. Copies of the DEIS will be 

available for public inspection at the 

following locations: Ketchum Ranger 

District, 206 Sun Valley Road, Ketchum, 

ID 83340, Business Hours 8:30 a.m.–5 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Kurtz, Outdoor Recreation Planner at 

the Shoshone Field Office of the Twin 

Falls District, 400 West F Street, 

Shoshone, ID 83352; or phone at (208) 

732–7296. Requests for information may 

be sent electronically to: 

john_kurtz@blm.gov with ‘‘Attention: 

Bald Mountain DEIS Information 

Request’’ in the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

majority of Sun Valley Resort’s Bald 

Mountain Ski Area is located on public 

lands under the jurisdiction of both the 

U.S.D.A. Forest Service (Forest Service) 

and the U.S.D.I. Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). The ski area is 

administered through two jointly-issued 

Special Use Permits (SUP), totaling 

approximately 3,325 acres (1,969 of 

which are administered by the Sawtooth 

National Forest, and 1,356 are 

administered by the BLM’s Twin Falls 

District). 

Sun Valley Company has requested a 

new 40-year term ski area permit for the 

Bald Mountain Ski Resort. The existing 

ski area permit, which was issued in 

December 1977, expires December 2007. 

One requirement for a ski area permit is 

to have an approved Master 

Development Plan (MDP), which is 

prepared by the permit holder and 

encompasses the entire winter sports 

resort envisioned for development and 

authorization by the permit. Upon 

acceptance by the Authorized Officers, 

the MDP becomes part of the ski area 

permit. The EIS will analyze the effects 

of the proposed action and alternatives. 

The agencies give notice of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

analysis and decision making process 

on the proposal so interested and 

affected members of the public may 

participate and contribute to the final 

decision. The Sawtooth National Forest, 

as the lead for both agencies, invites 

written comments and suggestions on 

the scope of the analysis and issues 

addressed. 

The 1989 MDP currently guides the 

Forest Service and BLM in their 

administration of the special use permit 

for the ski area. A majority of the actions 

described in the 1989 MDP have been 

implemented. Given the age and status 

of the 1989 MDP, the Forest Service, 

BLM and Sun Valley Company 

determined that an updated plan would 

be appropriate at this time. The Sun 

Valley Company has updated their MDP 

for Bald Mountain Ski Area and 

presented it to the Forest Service and 

BLM in conjunction with their request 

for a new 40-year permit to continue 

operating on these public lands. The 

existing permit expires December 2007. 

The draft MDP as submitted by Sun 

Valley Company is available 

electronically on the following Web 

sites: Sawtooth National Forest—http:// 

www.fs.fed.us/r4/Sawtooth and Sun 

Valley Company—http:// 

www.sunvalley.com. An approved MDP 

will guide development on Bald 

Mountain Ski Area. Anticipated projects 

include new ski trail development both 

inside and outside of the current permit 

boundary, additional snowmaking 

installation, existing ski run 

modification, installation of new ski 

lifts, including gondola, removal of 

some existing ski lifts, and addition of 

a mountain restaurant. A Vegetation 

Management Plan (VMP) will be 

analyzed concurrently with the 

proposed MDP. The VMP will access 

current conditions of vegetation 

components on Bald Mountain, both 

with respect to timber and grass/forb 

species. The VMP will specify 

treatments necessary to enact, that will 

ensure long-term health of vegetation on 

Bald Mountain. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for the 

proposed Master Development Plan 

(MDP) is to update the 1989 MDP to 

reflect current conditions and needs at 

the ski resort. Most of the improvements 

described in the 1989 MDP have been 

implemented. In addition, new ski area 

technologies, updated Land 

Management Plans, and changes in the 

environment have emerged during this 

time which warrant consideration in an 

updated MDP. 


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Proposed Action 

The proposed action analyzes the 

implementation of the MDP as 

submitted by the Sun Valley Company. 

The agencies have a responsibility to 

determine consistency of the MDP with 

their respective Land Management 

Plans, to evaluate if any proposed 

facilities are in hazardous areas (i.e. 

avalanche path); evaluate if 

improvements are an appropriate use of 

Forest Service and BLM land; determine 

if private land is available to accomplish 

the proposed activities; and to make a 

public interest determination. 

Alternatives Identified 

Alternatives identified include: Alt. 

1—No Action (continuing the present 

course of action). The existing MDP 

would not be updated. The ski area 

permit would be renewed in 2007 and 

the current MDP would be made part of 

it. Alt. 2—Proposed Action, the MDP as 

submitted by Sun Valley Company, 

would be attached to a new ski area 

permit. Alt. 3—An alternative which 

meets the purpose and need to update 

the MDP, but varies from the actions 

submitted by Sun Valley Company. 

How To Submit Comments 

Comments must be submitted using 

one of the following methods: 

1. Comments may be electronically 

mailed to comments-intermtn-sawtoothketchum@fs.fed.us with ‘‘Attention: 

Bald Mountain DEIS’’ in the subject 

line. Avoid the use of special characters 

or any form of encryption. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from our system 

that your comment has been received, 

please contact Joe Miczulski, Winter 

Sports Manager at the Ketchum Ranger 

District; P.O. Box 2356, Ketchum, ID 

83340; or phone at (208)–622–5371. 

2. Written comments may be mailed 

directly or delivered to the Forest 

Service at: Joe Miczulski, Winter Sports 

Manager at the Ketchum Ranger District; 

P.O. Box 2356, Ketchum, ID 83340; or 

phone at (208)–622–5371. 

3. Comments may be sent via telefax 

to the Forest Service, Attn: Joe 

Miczulski, (208)–622–3923. 

4. Comments may be given at the 

public meetings to be scheduled. 

To be given consideration by BLM, all 

DEIS comments must include the 

commenter’s name and street address. 

BLM’s practice is to make all comments, 

including the names and street 

addresses of each respondent, available 

for public review at the BLM office 

listed above during business hours (7:45 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through 

Friday, except for Federal holidays. 

Your comments may be published as 

part of the EIS process. Individual 

respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name, street address or both from 

public review or from disclosure under 

the Freedom of Information Act, you 

must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your written comments. 

Such requests will be honored to the 

extent allowed by law. BLM will not 

consider anonymous comments. All 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses will be made available for 

public inspection in their entirety. 

Howard Hedrick, 

District Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–3083 Filed 2–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–923–1430-ET; COC–70704] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting; 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

proposes to withdraw three small sites 

totaling 22.36 acres of public lands from 

surface entry and mining for a period of 

20 years to protect maternity roosts of 

Townsend’s Big-eared Bats in Mesa, 

Montrose, and San Miguel counties, 

Colorado. This notice segregates the 

public lands from surface entry and 

mining for up to 2 years while various 

studies and analyses are made to 

support a final decision on the 

withdrawal application. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public meeting must be received by May 

24, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and meeting 

requests should be sent to the Colorado 

State Director, 2850 Youngfield Street, 

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7093. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew J. Senti, BLM Colorado State 

Office, 303–239–3713. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant is the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) at the address stated 

above. The petition/application requests 

the Secretary of the Interior to 

withdraw, for a period of 20 years and 

subject to valid existing rights, the 

following described public land from 

settlement, sale, location or entry under 

the general land laws, including mining 

laws, but not the mineral leasing laws: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 47 N., R. 17 W., 

Sec. 11, a metes and bounds parcel within 

the NW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 49 N., R. 17 W., 

Sec. 4, a metes and bounds parcel within 

the NE1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

T. 43 N., R. 18 W., 

Sec. 15, a metes and bounds parcel within 

the SW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 22.36 acres 

in Mesa, Montrose, and San Miguel Counties. 

The BLM petition/application has 

been approved by the Assistant 

Secretary, Land and Minerals 

Management, therefore, it constitutes a 

withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of 

the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)). 

The use of a right-of-way, interagency 

agreement, cooperative agreement or 

surface management under 43 CFR part 

3809 regulations would not adequately 

constrain non-discretionary uses that 

could irrevocably affect bat maternity 

roosts. 

There are no suitable alternative sites, 

since the lands described contain the 

resources that need protection. 

No water rights will be needed to 

fulfill the purpose of the withdrawal. 

The potential for locatable minerals is 

considered to be low. 

The purpose of the withdrawal is to 

preserve old mine workings on three 

small sites on public lands that contain 

a unique and favorable physical 

environment for maternity roosts of the 

Townsend’s Big-eared Bat, currently 

designated as a sensitive species by the 

BLM in Colorado. 

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 may 

present their views in writing to the 

BLM Colorado State Director at the 

address listed above. 

Comments including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Colorado State Office, during regular 

business hours, 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 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 the 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. 


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