Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 96 / Friday, May 18, 2007 / Notices 28067 

Each year, about 16,000 visitors hunt, 

observe or photograph wildlife, or enjoy 

wildlife interpretation at Mason Neck 

NWR. Its special events, refuge 

interpretive programs, three hiking 

trails, two of which are accessible to 

persons with disabilities, provide 

outstanding opportunities for visitors to 

experience nature. 

The 325-acre Featherstone NWR lies 

in Prince William County, Virginia, near 

the Town of Woodbridge. Established 

pursuant to 84 Stat. 1095 in 1970, the 

refuge protects the natural features of a 

contiguous wetland area. Its narrow 

strip of land, bordered on the east by the 

shore of the Potomac River and the 

mouth of Neabsco Creek and on the 

west by an active railroad right-of-way, 

provides habitat for migratory land 

birds, shorebirds, waterfowl, ospreys, 

and a bald eagle nest (historical). 

Featherstone NWR lacks legal public 

access; consequently, we close it to 

public use except under special use 

permit. It also lacks facilities or 

management activities that support 

public use. 

Dated: March 8, 2007. 

Richard O. Bennett, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, 

Massachusetts. 

[FR Doc. E7–9605 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–03–840–1610–241A] 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument Advisory Committee 

Meeting; Call for Nominations 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Call for Nominations for the 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument Advisory Committee, to fill 

ten positions. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management is publishing this notice 

under section 9(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, and BLM 

regulations found at 43 CFR Subpart 

1784. The notice requests the public to 

submit nominations for membership on 

the Canyons of the Ancients Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The Committee 

is necessary to advise the Secretary and 

BLM on resource management issues 

associated with Canyons of the Ancients 

National Monument. 

DATES: Submit a completed nomination 

form and nomination letters to the 

address listed below no later than June 

18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: 

Manager, Canyons of the Ancients 

National Monument, Bureau of Land 

Management, 27501 Highway 184, 

Delores, Colorado 81323. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Musclow, Planner, 970–882–

5632, LouAnn Jacobson, Manager, 970–

882–5600, or e-mail 

Heather_Musclow@blm.gov, or visit the 

monument Web site at http:// 

www.co.blm.gov/canm/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

individual or organization may 

nominate one or more persons to serve 

on the Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument Advisory Committee. 

Individuals may nominate themselves 

for Committee membership. Individuals 

currently or previously on the 

Committee are eligible to reapply. You 

may obtain nomination forms from the 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument Manager, BLM (see CONTACT

INFORMATION, above). To make a 

nomination, you must submit a 

completed nomination form, letters of 

reference from the represented interests 

or organizations, as well as any other 

information that speaks to the 

nominee’s qualifications, to the Canyons 

of the Ancients National Monument 

Manager. You may make nominations 

for the following categories of interest: 

• One representative of the 

Montezuma County Commission 

(appointed from nominees submitted by 

the Montezuma County Commission); 

• Two person from any of the 

following tribes and pueblos 

representing Native American interests: 

The Ute Mountain Tribe, The UintahOuray Ute Tribe, The Southern Ute 

Tribe, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi 

Tribe, The Pueblo of Acoma, The Pueblo 

of Cochiti, The Pueblo of Isleta, The 

Pueblo of San Felipe, The Pueblo of 

Santa Ana, The Pueblo of Santo 

Domingo, The Pueblo of Jemez, The 

Pueblo of Laguna, The Pueblo of Sandia, 

The Pueblo of Zia, The Pueblo of Zuni, 

The Pueblo of Nambe, The Pueblo of 

San Juan, The Pueblo of Picuris, The 

Pueblo of Pojoaque, The Pueblo of San 

Ildefonso, The Pueblo of Santa Clara, 

The Pueblo of Taos, The Pueblo of 

Tesuque (appointed from nominees 

submitted by the BLM); 

• Two persons who are recognized 

cultural resource representatives, one of 

whom represents regional interests and 

one of whom is from the local area 

(appointed from nominees submitted by 

the BLM); 

• One person who is a grazing 

permittee on Federal lands in the 

CANM (appointed from nominees 

submitted by the BLM); 

• One person who represents fluid 

minerals development (appointed from 

nominees submitted by the BLM); 

• Three people representing any of 

the following: private landowners in or 

adjacent to the CANM, recognized 

national or regional environmental or 

resource conservation organizations, offroad vehicle use, commercial recreation, 

and/or representing statewide 

perspectives with no financial interest 

in the CANM (appointed from nominees 

submitted by the BLM). 

The specific category the nominee 

would like to represent should be 

identified in the letter of nomination 

and the nomination form. The Canyons 

of the Ancients National Monument 

Manager will collect the nominations 

forms and letters of reference and 

distribute them to the officials 

responsible for submitting nominations 

(Montezuma County Commission and 

the Bureau of Land Management). The 

BLM will then forward recommended 

nominations to the Secretary, who has 

responsibility for making the 

appointments. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the BLM concerning 

development and implementation of a 

management plan for public lands 

within Canyons of the Ancients 

National Monument. Each member will 

be a person who, as a result of training 

and experience, has knowledge or 

special expertise which qualifies him or 

her to provide advice from among the 

categories of interest listed above. 

Members will serve without monetary 

compensation, but will be reimbursed 

for travel and per diem expenses at 

current rates for Government 

employees. The membership term will 

be for two years. 

LouAnn Jacobson, 

Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients 

National Monument. 

[FR Doc. E7–9587 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–07–1990–EX] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement on a 

Plan of Operations for the Graymont 

Western U.S. proposed expansion of 

the Indian Creek Limestone Mine and 

To Initiate the Public Scoping Period, 

in Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 


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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR part 

3809, the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Butte Field Office will be 

directing the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

by a third-party contractor on the 

potential impacts of a proposed Plan of 

Operations for a proposed expansion of 

limestone mining operations by 

Graymont Western U.S., Inc. 

DATES: This Notice initiates the 30-day 

public scoping period. Within 30 days 

of the publication of this Notice, public 

scoping meetings will be held in 

Townsend and Helena, Montana to 

familiarize the public with the project 

and to identify issues and concerns to 

be addressed in the EIS. The date, time, 

and location of each scoping meeting 

will be announced through the local 

news media, newsletters, and the BLM 

Web site at http://www.mt.blm.gov/ 

Butte at least 15 days prior to the event. 

Any additional public meetings, if 

necessary, will be announced similarly. 

Comments on issues can also be 

submitted in writing to the address 

listed below for 30 days after 

publication of this Notice in the Federal 

Register. In addition to the initial public 

participation process, formal 

opportunities for public participation 

will be provided upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

—E-mail: david_r_williams@blm.gov, 

ghallsten@mt.gov. 

—Fax: (406) 533–7660 (BLM), (406) 

444–4386 (Department of 

Environmental Quality). 

—Mail: Send to the attention of the 

Graymont Mine Project Manager, BLM 

Butte Field Office, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701 or Greg 

Hallsten, Director’s Office, Montana 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620–

0901. 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the above 

address of the BLM Butte Field Office 

during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays, and may be published 

as part of the EIS. Anonymous 

comments will not be considered. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Williams or Joan Gabelman, at the 

BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North 

Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701, 

telephone: (406) 533–7600 or Greg 

Hallsten at the Director’s Office, 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 

59620–0901, telephone: (406) 444–3276. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Graymont 

Western U.S., Inc. has submitted a 

proposal to expand limestone mining 

operations at its Indian Creek Mine and 

Plant located approximately four miles 

west of Townsend, Montana. The mine 

expansion would include portions of 

sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34, T. 7 

N. R. 1 E. and portions of sections 4, 5, 

8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, and 29, T 6 N., 

R. 1 E. The proposed expansion would 

be a continuation to the south of 

Graymont’s existing permitted 

operations in the Limestone Hills. The 

mine expansion would include quarry 

areas, topsoil salvage areas, haul roads 

and waste rock placement areas, and 

concurrent reclamation. Approximately 

2,060 acres of public land would be 

disturbed, of which 1,000 acres are 

represented by this proposed expansion. 

The remaining 1,060 acres have been 

previously permitted. Proposed mining 

operations would last for approximately 

50 years. 

The issues expected to be analyzed in 

the EIS include potential impacts to the 

Montana National Guard’s training 

range, including Unexploded Ordnance 

(UXO), which is present in the proposed 

expansion area wildlife and cultural 

resources, and cumulative impacts. In 

addition, the EIS will analyze the 

following: geology and minerals; Native 

American religious concerns; air 

quality; paleontology; lands and realty; 

fisheries and aquatic resources; range 

management; vegetation; soils; visual 

resources; recreation and wilderness; 

weeds; social and economic values; 

environmental justice; and threatened, 

endangered, candidate, and sensitive 

resources. A range of alternatives 

(including, but not limited to, 

alternative reclamation measures and 

the no-action alternative) will be 

developed to address the issues. 

Mitigating measures will be considered 

to minimize environmental impacts and 

to assure that the proposed action does 

not result in unnecessary or undue 

degradation of public lands. Federal, 

state, and local agencies and other 

individuals or organizations that may be 

interested in or affected by BLM’s 

decision on Graymont’s Plan of 

Operations are invited to participate in 

the scoping process with respect to this 

EIS. 

Authority: 43 CFR part 3809. 

Richard M. Hotaling, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–9576 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW138450] 

WYOMING: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed 

Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and 

Gas Lease 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) received a 

petition for reinstatement from Kennedy 

Oil for competitive oil and gas lease 

WYW138450 for land in Johnson 

County, Wyoming. The petition was 

filed on time and was accompanied by 

all the rentals due since the date the 

lease terminated under the law. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. 

Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals 

Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee 

has agreed to the amended lease terms 

for rentals and royalties at rates of 

$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per 

year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The 

lessee has paid the required $500 

administrative fee and $163 to 

reimburse the Department for the cost of 

this Federal Register notice. The lessee 

has met all the requirements for 

reinstatement of the lease as set out in 

Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral 

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 

188), and the Bureau of Land 

Management is proposing to reinstate 

lease WYW138450 effective March 1, 

2006, under the original terms and 

conditions of the lease and the 

increased rental and royalty rates cited 


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