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Secretary of the Interior. WDEQ has 

entered into a cooperative agreement 

with the Secretary of the Interior to 

regulate surface coal mining operations 

on Federal and non-Federal lands 

within the State of Wyoming. WSPO 

coordinates planning within state 

agencies and facilitates collaboration 

among the agencies, the Federal 

Government, other states, the private 

sector, and the general public. 

On February 1, 2005, the BLM 

published its Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare an EIS for the Maysdorf coal 

lease application in the Federal 

Register. A notice announcing the 

availability of the Draft EIS was 

published in the Federal Register by the 

EPA on May 26, 2006. A 60-day 

comment period on the Draft EIS 

commenced with publication of the 

EPA’s notice of availability and ended 

on July 25, 2006. The BLM published a 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Hearing in the Federal Register 

on May 26, 2006. The BLM’s Federal 

Register notice announced the date and 

time of a public hearing, which was 

held on June 13, 2006, in Gillette, 

Wyoming. The purpose of the hearing 

was to solicit comments on the DEIS, 

fair market value, and the maximum 

economic recovery of the Federal coal. 

During the review and comment 

period, the BLM received written 

comments from five entities, which are 

included, with agency responses, in an 

appendix to the FEIS. The FEIS analyzes 

leasing the above described tract as 

applied for as a separate Proposed 

Action. Under this alternative, a 

competitive sale would be held and a 

lease issued for Federal coal in the tract 

as applied for by Cordero. As part of the 

coal leasing process, BLM identified 

different tract configurations that would 

potentially avoid bypassing coal or 

prompt competitive interest in the 

unleased Federal coal in this area. The 

tract configurations that BLM has 

identified are described and analyzed as 

separate alternatives in the FEIS. Under 

these alternatives, a competitive sale 

would be held and a lease issued for 

Federal coal lands included in a tract 

modified by the BLM. The FEIS also 

analyzes the alternative of rejecting the 

application to lease Federal coal as the 

No Action Alternative. The Proposed 

Action and alternatives being 

considered in the FEIS are in 

conformance with the ‘‘Approved 

Resource Management Plan for Public 

Lands Administered by the Bureau of 

Land Management Buffalo Field Office’’

(April 2001). A Record of Decision 

(ROD) will be prepared after the close of 

the review period for the FEIS. 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. Comments received on the FEIS 

will be considered during preparation of 

the ROD. 

Dated: February 27, 2007. 

Alan Rabinoff, 

Acting State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–910–1310PP–ARAC] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Alaska State Office, 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, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council will meet as 

indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held May 

16–17, 2007, at the BLM Campbell 

Creek Science Center, 6881 Abbott Loop 

in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting 

begins at 8 a.m. on both days. 

The council will accept public 

comment on May 16 at 4 p.m. 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: 

Danielle Allen, Alaska State Office, 222 

W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 

99513. Telephone (907) 271–3335 or 

e-mail Danielle_Allen@ak.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Alaska. At this meeting, 

topics planned for discussion include: 

• Alaska Minerals Program Update. 

• Fire Season/Cabin Protection 

Policy. 

• Invasive Species. 

• Resource Management Planning. 

• Conveyances Update. 

• Other topics the Council may raise. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allotted for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of people 

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 

BLM. 

Gust Panos, 

Acting State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–957–00–6334–bj: GP07–0098] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/ 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

U.S. Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands were 

officially filed in the Bureau of Land 

Management Oregon/Washington State 

Office, Portland, Oregon, on February 7, 

2007. 

Willamette Meridian 

Washington 

T. 17 N., R. 7 E., accepted November 22, 

2006 

T. 29 N., R. 25 E., accepted December 

15, 2006 

T. 14 N., R. 25 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 15 N., R. 25 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 14 N., R. 24 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 13 N., R. 24 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 14 N., R. 28 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 15 N., R. 28 E., accepted December 

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T. 15 N., R. 27 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 15 N., R. 26 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 13 N., R. 28 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

T. 12 N., R. 28 E., accepted December 

29, 2006 

The plats of survey of the following 

described lands were officially filed in 

the Bureau of Land Management 

Oregon/Washington State Office, 

Portland, Oregon, on March 19, 2007. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 29 S., R. 9 W., accepted January 19, 

2007 

T. 30 S., R. 5 W., accepted January 26, 

2007 

T.31 S., R. 4 W., accepted January 26, 

2007 

T. 15 S., R. 6 W., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 10 S., R. 1 E., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 13 S., R. 8 W., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 7 S., R. 4 E., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 29 S., R. 10 W., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 15 S., R. 2 W., accepted February 15, 

2007 

T. 8 S., R. 4 E., accepted February 23, 

2007 

Willamette Meridian 

Washington 

T. 5 N., R. 23 E., accepted January 26, 

2007 

T. 4 N., R. 23 E., accepted January 26, 

2007 

T. 31 N., R. 7 W., accepted February 23, 

2007 

The plats of survey of the following 

described lands were officially filed in 

the Bureau of Land Management 

Oregon/Washington State Office, 

Portland, Oregon, on March 27, 2007. 

Willamette Meridian 

Oregon 

T. 15 S., R. 13 E., accepted March 15, 

2007 

Willamette Meridian 

Washington 

T. 19 N., R. 3 W., accepted March 9, 

2007 

T. 39 N., R. 33 E., accepted March 9, 

2007 

A copy of the plats may be obtained 

from the Land Office at the Oregon/ 

Washington State Office, Bureau of 

Land Management, 333 SW., 1st 

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon 

required payment. A person or party 

who wishes to protest against a survey 

must file a notice that they wish to 

protest (at the above address) with the 

Oregon/Washington State Director, 

Bureau of Land Management, Portland, 

Oregon. 

For further information contact: Chief, 

Branch of Geographic Sciences, Bureau 

of Land Management, (333 S.W. 1st 

Avenue) P.O. Box 2965, Portland, 

Oregon 97208. 

Dated: April 4, 2007. 

Pamela J. Chappel, 

Branch of Lands and Minerals Resources. 

[FR Doc. E7–6907 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND 

WATER COMMISSION, UNITED 

STATES AND MEXICO 

United States Section; Notice of 

Availability of a Draft Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Flood Control 

Improvements From International Dam 

to Riverside Diversion Dam, Within the 

Rio Grande Rectification Project, 

Located in El Paso County, TX 

AGENCY: United States Section, 

International Boundary and Water 

Commission. 

Proposed Action: Levee height 

improvements within an approximate 

15-mile reach from International Dam to 

Riverside Diversion Dam in El Paso, El 

Paso County, Texas to meet the current 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) freeboard requirements. 

Report Designation: Environmental 

Assessment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Section of 

the International Boundary and Water 

Commission (USIBWC) has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 

proposed action to raise the levee 

system from International Dam to 

Riverside Diversion Dam, in El Paso 

County, Texas. The levee system under 

consideration for this EA, 

approximately 15-miles long, is located 

entirely within the city limits of El Paso, 

Texas. 

This reach of levee system was 

recently identified as one of the priority 

areas within the Rio Grande 

Rectification Project for flood control 

improvements. The need for 

improvements to the levee system was 

determined by hydraulic modeling 

completed by the USIBWC in 2003. The 

USIBWC hydraulic study for this reach 

indicated that an increase in levee 

height would be required to meet design 

criteria for flood protection. An increase 

from 0.5 to 1.5 feet is anticipated for 

approximately 5.1 miles of levee. The 

increase in levee height would expand 

the levee footprint by lateral extension 

of the structure. Levee footprint 

increases in this reach will occur within 

the USIBWC right-of-way (ROW) and 

may extend primarily toward the 

riverside of the existing levee or to the 

landside given available ROW. 

FEMA decertification of USIBWC 

levees in El Paso County, Texas has 

resulted in the need to rehabilitate the 

levees to FEMA criteria; draft Digital 

Flood Insurance Rate Maps will be 

issued in spring of 2007. The USIBWC 

plans on raising approximately 5.1 

miles of USIBWC levees within the 

International Dam to Riverside 

Diversion Dam to meet the minimum 3 

feet of freeboard criteria. 

The Environmental Assessment 

assesses potential environmental 

impacts of the Proposed Action and the 

No Action Alternative. A Draft Finding 

of No Significant Impact was issued for 

the Proposed Action, including 

mitigation measures, based on a review 

of the facts and analyses contained in 

the Environmental Assessment. An 

environmental impact statement will 

not be prepared unless additional 

information which may affect this 

decision is brought to our attention 

within 30-days from the date of this 

Notice. 

Availability: Copies of the Draft 

Environmental Assessment and Finding 

of No Significant Impact may be 

obtained by request from Mr. Daniel 

Borunda, 4171 North Mesa, Suite C–

100, El Paso, Texas 79902, e-mail: 

danielborunda@ibwc.state.gov. 

Electronic copies may also be obtained 

from the USIBWC Home Page at 

http://www.ibwc.state.gov. Written 

comments will be accepted for 30-days 

following the date of this Notice. 

Dated: April 5, 2007. 

Susan Daniel, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E7–6827 Filed 4–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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