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for public participation, and integrates 

the NEPA analysis with an evaluation 

under ANILCA section 810. The FWS is 

also using and coordinating the NEPA 

process to help inform the Department’s 

processes and analysis under section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), the 

ESA, ANILCA (including any land 

exchange’s furtherance of the statute’s 

conservation and subsistence purposes), 

ANCSA, the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997 (16 

U.S.C. 668dd), and the Wilderness Act 

of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). 

Alternatives reviewed include the 2013 

EIS alternatives and an additional new 

alternative for the terms of the proposed 

land exchange involving the same road 

corridor in the 2019 Exchange 

Agreement but involving different 

terms. 

Public Review Process 

Request for Public Comments 

You may submit written comments 

and materials concerning the draft 

supplemental EIS by one of the methods 

listed in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

If you submit a comment via https:// 

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information such as your 

address, phone number, and email 

address, will be posted on the website. 

If you submit a hardcopy comment that 

includes personal identifying 

information, you may request at the top 

of your document that we withhold this 

information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. We will post all 

hardcopy comments on https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Tribal Consultation and Comment 

The meaningful input of Alaska 

Native Tribes and Alaska Native 

Corporations is of critical importance to 

the supplemental EIS. Therefore, and as 

expressed in Executive Order 13175, 

‘‘Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribal Governments,’’ the 

Federal officials that have been 

delegated authority by the Secretary are 

committed to honoring the unique 

government-to-government political 

relationship that exists between the 

Federal Government and federally 

recognized Tribes. Consultation with 

Alaska Native Corporations is based on 

Public Law 108–199, div. H, sec. 161, 

January 23, 2004, 118 Stat. 452, as 

amended by Public Law 108–447, div. 

H, title V, sec. 518, December 8, 2004, 

118 Stat. 3267, which provides that: 

‘‘The Director of the Office of 

Management and Budget and all Federal 

agencies shall hereafter consult with 

Alaska Native corporations on the same 

basis as Indian Tribes under Executive 

Order No. 13175.’’ FWS will hold 

individual consultation meetings upon 

request. The Secretary of the Interior 

will consider Alaska Native Tribes’ and 

Alaska Native Corporations’ 

information, input, and 

recommendations, and address their 

concerns as much as practicable. 

Shannon Estenoz, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX25EE000101100] 

Public Meeting of the National 

Geospatial Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) of 1972, the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) is publishing this notice 

to announce that a Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the National 

Geospatial Advisory Committee (NGAC) 

will take place and is open to members 

of the public. 

DATES: The following meetings will be 

held as a webinar: 

• Wednesday, December 4, 2024 from 

1 p.m.–5 p.m. eastern standard time; 

• Wednesday, February 19, 2025 from 

1 p.m.–5 p.m.; and Thursday, February 

20, 2025 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m. eastern 

standard time. 

The following meeting will be held in 

person: 

• Wednesday, June 11, 2025 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on Thursday, June 

12, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. eastern 

daylight time. 

ADDRESSES: The December 2024 and 

February 2025 meetings will be held 

online and via teleconference. The June 

2025 meeting will be held in the South 

Penthouse Conference Room of the 

Department of the Interior Building, 

1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC. 

Members of the public may attend the 

meeting in person or can attend via 

webinar. Registration instructions for 

both the online and in person meetings 

will be posted at www.fgdc.gov/ngac. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Josh Delmonico, Federal Geographic 

Data Committee (FGDC), USGS, by mail 

at 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 590, 

Reston, VA 20192; by email at 

jdelmonico@usgs.gov; or by telephone at 

(703) 648–5752. Comments can be sent 

by email to gs-faca@usgs.gov. 

Individuals in the United States who 

are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of the FACA of 1972 (5 

U.S.C. ch. 10), the Government in the 

Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended), and 41 CFR part 102–3. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The NGAC 

provides advice and recommendations 

to the FGDC related to management of 

federal and national geospatial 

programs, the development of the 

National Spatial Data Infrastructure 

(NSDI), and the implementation of the 

Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2018 and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–16. The NGAC reviews and 

comments on geospatial policy and 

management issues and provides a 

forum to convey views representative of 

non-federal stakeholders in the 

geospatial community. The NGAC is 

one of the primary ways that the FGDC 

collaborates with its broad network of 

partners. Additional information about 

the NGAC is available at: www.fgdc.gov/ 

ngac. 

Agenda Topics: 

—FGDC Update 

—Landsat Advisory Group 

—3D Elevation Program 

—GDA 

—NSDI 

—GeoPlatform 

—Standards and Data Access 

—Public Comment 

Meeting Accessibility/Special 

Accommodations: Please make requests 

in advance for sign language interpreter 

services, assistive listening devices, 

language translation services, or other 

reasonable accommodations. We ask 

that you contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section of this notice at least seven (7) 

business days prior to the meeting to 

give the Department of the Interior 

sufficient time to process your request. 

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limited due to room capacity. Webinar/ 

conference line instructions will be 

provided to registered attendees prior to 

the meeting. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: There 

will be an opportunity for public 

comment during each day of the 

meeting. Depending on the number of 

people who wish to speak and the time 

available, the time for individual 

comments may be limited. Written 

comments may also be sent to the NGAC 

for consideration. To allow for full 

consideration of information by NGAC 

members, written comments must be 

provided to Josh Delmonico (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) at least 

three (3) business days prior to the 

meeting. Any written comments 

received will be provided to NGAC 

members before the meeting. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in your comment, you should be aware 

that your entire comment—including 

your PII—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you may 

ask us in your comment to withhold 

your PII from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10. 

Kenneth Shaffer, 

Deputy Executive Director, Federal 

Geographic Data Committee. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[BLM_WY_FRN_MO4500182754] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Resource Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Newcastle Field Office, Wyoming, 

and Nebraska Planning Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended (FLMPA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared a Draft Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the 

Newcastle Field Office and Nebraska 

Resource Management Plans (Newcastle 

and Nebraska RMPs) and by this notice 

is announcing the opening of the 

comment period on the Draft RMP/EIS 

and the BLM’s proposed areas of critical 

environmental concern (ACECs). 

DATES: This notice announces the 

opening of a 90-day comment period for 

the Draft RMP/EIS beginning with the 

date following the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) publication 

of its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the 

Draft RMP/EIS in the Federal Register. 

The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on 

Fridays. 

To afford the BLM the opportunity to 

consider comments in the Proposed 

RMP/Final EIS, please ensure that the 

BLM receives your comments prior to 

the close of the 90-day public comment 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. 

In addition, this notice also 

announces the opening of a 90-day 

comment period for ACECs. The BLM 

must receive your ACEC-related 

comments by February 13, 2025. 

The BLM will be holding multiple 

public meetings during the public 

comment period and the dates, times, 

and locations of these public meetings 

will be announced through public 

notices, news releases, social media, 

and mailings at least 15 days prior to the 

meetings. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft RMP/EIS is 

available for review on the BLM 

ePlanning project website at https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/2013064/510. 

Written comments related to the 

Newcastle and Nebraska RMPs may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/2013064/510. 

• Email: BLM_WY_Newcastle_

Nebraska_RMP@blm.gov. 

• Mail: BLM, High Plains District 

Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, 

WY 82604, OR BLM, Newcastle Field 

Office, 1101 Washington Boulevard, WY 

82701. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined online at blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/2013064/510 and 

at the Newcastle Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathleen T. Lacko, Project Manager, 

telephone (307) 261–7536; address BLM 

High Plains District Office, 2987 

Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 82604; 

email blm_wy_newcastle_nebraska_

rmp@blm.gov. Individuals in the United 

States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 

hearing, or have a speech disability may 

dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to 

access telecommunications relay 

services for contacting Ms. Lacko. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document provides notice that the BLM 

Wyoming State Director has prepared a 

Draft RMP/EIS and announces the 

comment period on the Draft RMP/EIS 

and the BLM’s proposed ACECs. The 

planning area includes Crook, Weston, 

and Niobrara Counties in Wyoming and 

all counties in Nebraska, and 

encompasses approximately 287,900 

acres of surface public lands and 

1,738,900 acres of Federal mineral estate 

in Wyoming, and approximately 5,100 

acres of surface public lands and 

223,900 acres of Federal mineral estate 

in Nebraska. In addition to BLMmanaged surface lands, the planning 

area includes the mineral estate beneath 

the following: 

Newcastle Field Office, Wyoming: One 

National Monument, administered by 

the National Park Service; one National 

Forest and one National Grassland 

administered by the US Forest Service; 

one State Park, administered by 

Wyoming State Parks and Cultural 

Resources; and historic and indigenous 

trails. 

Nebraska: Seven National Wildlife 

Refuges administered by the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service; five National 

Historic Trails, two National 

Monuments, one National Recreational 

River, and one National Scenic River 

administered by the National Park 

Service; two designated wilderness 

areas and two proposed wilderness 

areas; three Indian Reservations and 

three American Indian Trust Lands; two 

National Forests and three National 

Grasslands administered by US Forest 

Service; and seventy-three State Parks, 

State Historic Parks, or State Recreation 

Areas administered by the Nebraska 

Game and Parks Commission. 

Purpose and Need for the Planning 

Effort 

The purpose of the Newcastle and 

Nebraska RMPs/EIS is to provide a 

comprehensive framework to guide 

management of BLM-administered 

surface land in the planning area. The 

RMPs/EIS will incorporate new data, 

address land use issues and conflicts, 

and specify where and under what 

circumstances activities will be allowed 

on BLM-administered surface lands. 

The objectives, land use allocations, and 

management decisions will be based on 

the principals of multiple use and 

sustained yield, except where a tract of 

such public land has been dedicated to 

specific uses according to another 

provision of law. All management 

direction must meet the objectives of the 

BLM’s multiple use management 


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