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Federal Register on July 8, 2011, and 

the BLM along with Imperial County 

held two public meetings on the Draft 

EIS/EIR on August 24, 2011, in El 

Centro, and on August 25, 2011, in 

Ocotillo. 

Comments on the Draft PA and EIS/ 

EIR received from the public and 

internal BLM review were considered 

and incorporated as appropriate into the 

Proposed PA and Final EIS/EIR. Public 

comments resulted in the addition of 

clarifying text and modification of the 

preferred alternative but did not 

significantly change the analysis. 

Instructions for filing a protest with 

the Director of the BLM regarding the 

Proposed PA may be found in the ‘‘Dear 

Reader’’ letter of the Proposed PA and 

Final EIS/EIR and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. 

Emailed and faxed protests will not be 

accepted as valid protests unless the 

protesting party also provides the 

original letter by either regular or 

overnight mail postmarked by the close 

of the protest period. Under these 

conditions, the BLM will consider the 

email or faxed protest as an advance 

copy and it will receive full 

consideration. If you wish to provide 

the BLM with such advance 

notification, please direct faxed protests 

to the attention of the BLM protest 

coordinator at (202) 912–7212, and 

emails to Brenda_HudgensWilliams@blm.gov. 

All protests, including the follow-up 

letter to emails or faxes, must be in 

writing and mailed to the appropriate 

address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES

section above. 

Before including your phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your protest, 

you should be aware that your entire 

protest—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your protest to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10; 43 

CFR 1610.2 and 1610.5 

Thomas Pogacnik, 

Deputy State Director, California. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5703 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT922200–12–L13100000–FI0000– 

P;NDM 90965 and NDM 90966] 

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of 

Terminated Oil and Gas leases NDM 

90965 and NDM 90966 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Per 30 U.S.C. 188(d), Oasis 

Petroleum North America LLC timely 

filed a petition for reinstatement of 

competitive oil and gas leases NDM 

90965 and NDM 90966, McKenzie 

County, North Dakota. The lessee paid 

the required rentals accruing from the 

date of termination. 

No leases were issued that affect these 

lands. The lessee agrees to new lease 

terms for rentals and royalties of $10 per 

acre and 162⁄3 percent. The lessee paid 

the $500 administration fee for the 

reinstatement of each lease and $163 

cost for publishing this Notice. 

The lessee met the requirements for 

reinstatement of the leases per Sec. 31 

(d) and (e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 

1920 (30 U.S.C. 188). We are proposing 

to reinstate the leases, effective the date 

of termination subject to: 

• The original terms and conditions 

of the leases; 

• The increased rental of $10 per 

acre; 

• The increased royalty of 162⁄3

percent; and 

• The $163 cost of publishing this 

Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri 

Bakken, Chief, Fluids Adjudication 

Section, Bureau of Land Management 

Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

406–896–5091, Teri_Bakken@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

Teri Bakken, 

Chief, Fluids Adjudication Section. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5709 Filed 3–8–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDT03000 LF20000ES.JS0000 

LFESFTF60000] 

Notice of Temporary Closure on Public 

Lands in Gooding and Elmore 

Counties, ID 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Blair Fire closure to motorized 

vehicle use is in effect on public lands 

administered by the Four Rivers and 

Shoshone Field Offices, Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM). 

DATES: The closure will be in effect on 

the date this notice is published in the 

Federal Register and will remain in 

effect until September 5, 2013, or until 

rescinded or modified by an authorized 

officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terry Humphrey, Four Rivers Field 

Manager, at 3948 Development Avenue, 

Boise, Idaho 83705, via email at 

thumphrey@blm.gov, or phone (208) 

384–3430 or Ruth Miller, Shoshone 

Field Manager, at 400 West F St., 

Shoshone, Idaho 83352, via email at 

ramiller@blm.gov, or phone (208) 732– 

7227. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877–8339 

to contact the above individuals during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individuals. You will receive a 

reply during normal hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Blair 

Fire motorized closure affects public 

lands burned August 15, 2011, by the 

Blair Fire, 1 mile north of King Hill, 

Idaho. The legal description of the 

affected public lands is: 

Boise Meridian, Idaho 

T. 3 S., R. 10 E., 

Sec. 35. 

T. 4 S., R. 10 E., 

Secs. 1 and 2; 

Secs. 12 to 15, inclusive; 

Sec. 17; 

Secs. 20 to 28, inclusive; 

Secs. 33 to 35, inclusive. 

T. 5 S., R. 10 E., 

Secs. 3 and 4. 

T. 3 S., R. 11 E., 

Secs. 31 and 33. 

T. 4 S., R. 11 E., 

Secs. 3 to 15, inclusive; 

Secs. 17 to 35, inclusive. 


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The areas described contain 

approximately 35,551.84 acres in 

Elmore County. 

Boise Meridian, Idaho 

T. 4 S., R. 12 E., 

Secs. 16 to 22, inclusive; 

Secs. 27 to 30, inclusive. 

T. 5 S., R. 12 E., 

Secs. 4 and 6. 

The areas described contain 

approximately 8,312.02 acres in 

Gooding County. The Blair Fire 

motorized vehicle closure will support 

several post-fire stabilization and 

rehabilitation objectives as set forth in 

the environmental assessments for the 

2005 Boise District Fire Emergency 

Stabilization and Rehabilitation Plan 

and the 2005 Shoshone and Burley 

Normal Fire Rehabilitation Plan: (1) 

Allow burned areas to re-establish a 

vegetative cover, which protects the soil 

from erosion and provides for moisture 

retention; (2) allow seeded shrub, forb, 

and grass species to become established; 

(3) allow remaining plants to recover 

from the effects of the fire; and (4) help 

slow the spread of noxious weeds. In 

addition, the closure will help ensure 

the long-term viability of slickspot 

peppergrass, a species listed as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act. Slickspots, which provide 

potential habitat for slickspot 

peppergrass, are particularly susceptible 

to damage from motorized vehicles 

under post-fire conditions. 

The closure will also help ensure the 

long-term viability of habitat for wildlife 

populations in the area by protecting 

key year-round sage-grouse habitat and 

crucial winter habitat for mule deer, 

which suffered significant losses in the 

Blair Fire. For the duration of the 

closure, cross-country motorized use is 

prohibited. The BLM, Walker Reservoir, 

and Lower Hog Creek roads that access 

the burn area will be open from June 1 

through December 31, 2012, and from 

June 1 through September 5, 2013. At all 

times, the area will be open for 

mechanized vehicles, pedestrians, 

equestrian riders, and other nonmotorized transport. 

The BLM will post closure signs at 

main entry points to the closed areas 

and/or other locations on-site. This 

closure will be posted in the Boise 

District and Twin Falls District BLM 

offices. Maps of the affected area and 

other documents associated with this 

closure are available at 3948 

Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho 

83705 and 2536 Kimberly Road, Twin 

Falls, Idaho 83301. 

Under the authority of Section 303(a) 

of the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 

1733(a)), 43 CFR 8360.0–7, and 43 CFR 

8364.1, the BLM will enforce the 

following rules within the Blair Fire 

closure: 

Motorized vehicles may not be used 

in the closed area except during the 

stated periods and over the designated 

routes described above. 

Exemptions: The following persons 

are exempt from this order: Federal, 

State, and local officers and employees 

in the performance of their official 

duties; members of organized rescue or 

fire-fighting forces in the performance of 

their official duties; and persons with 

written authorization from the BLM. 

Penalties: Any person who violates 

the above rule may be tried before a 

United States Magistrate and fined no 

more than $100,000, imprisoned for no 

more than 12 months, or both. Violators 

may also be subject to the enhanced 

fines provided for in 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. 

Ruth Miller, 

Shoshone Field Manager. 

Matthew McCoy, 

Acting Four Rivers Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–ROMO–1201–8979; 1526–0002–630] 

Grand Ditch Breach Restoration Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Rocky Mountain National Park, CO 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration, 

Rocky Mountain National Park. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service announces the availability of a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Grand Ditch Breach Restoration, 

Rocky Mountain National Park, 

Colorado. The purpose of this 

environmental impact statement is to 

guide management actions in the park to 

restore the hydrological processes, 

ecological services, and wilderness 

character of the area in the Upper 

Kawuneeche Valley impacted by the 

2003 Grand Ditch breach. The National 

Park Service is obligated by law and 

policy to maintain and restore, to the 

extent possible, the natural conditions 

and processes in park units (NPS 

Management Policies 2006, section 

4.1.5). The following objectives for 

restoring the area impacted by the 2003 

Grand Ditch breach are identified in the 

environmental impact statement: restore 

appropriate stream and groundwater 

processes, restore appropriate native 

plant communities, restore the stability 

of the hillside below the breach site, 

restore wilderness character, restore 

wildlife habitat, restore aquatic habitat, 

and restore water quality in the affected 

area and downstream. Five alternatives 

are being considered: Alternative A, 

‘‘the no action alternative,’’ would 

continue current management activities 

within the impacted area, following 

existing management policies and NPS 

guidance. Alternative B, minimal 

restoration, would emphasize less 

intensive management activity to restore 

portions of the impacted area. This 

alternative would focus actions on areas 

that are unstable and present a high 

potential of continued degradation of 

existing ecosystem resources and 

services. Management activities would 

be conducted using hand tools to reduce 

impact on wilderness character. This 

alternative would include stabilization 

of zone 1A, the road-cut hillside 

immediately below the Grand Ditch, 

under one of two stabilization options. 

Alternative C, high restoration, would 

involve more intensive management 

actions over large portions of the 

impacted area. This alternative would 

focus actions on unstable areas that 

present a high to moderate potential of 

continued degradation of existing 

ecosystem resources and services. 

Restoration methods would be used to 

stabilize banks, slopes, and disturbed 

areas; to improve channel stability in 

portions of Lulu Creek and the Colorado 

River; and to reduce sediment transport 

over a larger portion of the project area. 

This alternative would involve the use 

of heavy equipment and possibly 

reusing excavated debris for restoration 

and stabilization actions both within 

and between zones. This alternative 

would include stabilization of zone 1A 

under one of two stabilization options. 

Alternative D, the preferred alternative, 

would emphasize the removal of large 

debris deposits in the alluvial fan area 

and in the Lulu City wetland. Actions 

would be conducted to stabilize limited 

areas of unstable slopes and banks 

throughout the upper portions of the 

restoration area. Hydrology through the 

Lulu City wetland would be restored in 

the historical central channel through 

removal of large deposits of debris, 

relying on the historical channel to 

transport river flow. Small-scale 

motorized equipment would be 

employed for stabilization and 


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