12890 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 56 / Wednesday, March 25, 2009 / Notices 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 210 hours. 

The BLM requests comments on the 

following subjects: (1) Whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper functioning of the BLM, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (2) The accuracy 

of the BLM’s estimate of the burden of 

the information collection, including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; (3) The quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collected; and (4) How to minimize the 

information collection burden on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

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. 

Dated: March 20, 2009. 

Jean Sonneman, 

Bureau of Land Management, Acting 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6632 Filed 3–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLIDT03000–L14300000.EU0000; IDI– 

36320] 

Notice of Realty Action—Proposed 

Disposal of Public Land; and Notice of 

Intent To Prepare a Management 

Framework Plan Amendment and 

Associated Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Shoshone Field 

Office, Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action and 

Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: A parcel of public land 

totaling 2480 acres in Blaine County, 

Idaho, is being considered for disposal 

out of Federal ownership, either through 

sale at no less than the appraised fair 

market value or through a land 

exchange proposal, to include the State 

of Idaho, under the provisions of the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA). Disposal of this 

parcel out of Federal ownership would 

require amendment of the 1980 Bennett 

Hills/Timmerman Hills Management 

Framework Plan (MFP) prior to the 

disposal action. 

DATES: The scoping period will 

commence on March 25, 2009. In order 

to ensure consideration in the 

environmental analysis of the proposed 

disposal, comments must be received by 

May 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Since the FAA is the lead 

agency for the EIS process, comments 

regarding the notice of realty action and 

proposed plan amendment should be 

addressed to Ms. Cayla Morgan, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Seattle 

Airports District Office, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Suite 250, Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356 with a copy 

sent to Ms. Lori A. Armstrong, Field 

Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 

400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho 

83352. 

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the potential 

disposal action please contact Ms. Tara 

Hagen, Realty Specialist, Bureau of 

Land Management, 400 West F Street, 

Shoshone, Idaho 83352. For information 

regarding the environmental analysis 

and replacement airport project please 

contact Ms. Cayla Morgan, Federal 

Aviation Administration, at the above 

address or telephone (425) 227–2653. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 

1701), as amended; the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321), as amended; 

and the Council on Environmental 

Quality (CEQ) regulations (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508); the Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM), in cooperation with the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) intends 

to prepare a MFP amendment and 

associated environmental impact 

statement (EIS), to consider the location 

and construction of a replacement 

airport for the Friedman Memorial 

Airport (SUN) and potential disposal of 

public land in Blaine County, Idaho. 

The FAA has been identified as the lead 

agency with the BLM as a cooperating 

agency; one of the alternative sites 

occurs wholly on public land 

administered by the BLM. The EIS will 

analyze the potential environmental 

impacts of the construction and 

operation of an airport facility, 

associated utility and access rights-ofway, protection of easement interests, as 

well as the consideration of the 

potential disposal of a parcel of public 

land totaling 2480 acres either by sale or 

land exchange. This notice initiates the 

public scoping process regarding the 

notice of realty action and the proposed 

MFP amendment. 

The sponsor of the project, Friedman 

Memorial Airport Authority (Airport 

Authority), has requested funding and 

approval from the FAA to construct and 

operate a replacement airport for the 

Friedman Memorial Airport in Blaine 

County, Idaho. The FAA published a 

Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS for a 

Replacement Airport near Hailey, Idaho, 

in the Federal Register on November 1, 

2007 (Vol. 72, No. 211, page 61945) in 

response to the Airport Authority’s 

application. As a result of initial studies 

by the FAA the Airport Authority has 

now submitted a proposal to the BLM to 

acquire approximately 2480 acres of 

public land by either sale or inclusion 

of the public land within a land 

exchange, which would include the 

State of Idaho as a party, if the 

alternative site located wholly of public 

land in conjunction with the 

aforementioned project is determined by 

the EIS to be the preferred location for 

the replacement airport. 

The following described public land 

in Blaine County, Idaho, is being 

considered for disposal out of Federal 

ownership in conjunction with the 

FAA’s replacement airport project under 

the authority of the Federal Land Policy 

and Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 

2750, 43 U.S.C. 1713): 

Boise Meridian 

T. 2 S., R. 18 E., 

Sec. 25: Entire Section; 

Sec. 26: Entire Section; 

Sec. 27: Entire Section; 

Sec. 34: N2N2; and 

Sec. 35: N2NW, E2. 

The area described contains 2480 acres in 

Blaine County. 

Pursuant to the MFP (as amended), 

sites associated with disposal of public 

land for airport facilities not currently 

identified for disposal out of Federal 

ownership in the MFP will be 

considered through the MFP 

amendment process. 

Subject to limitations prescribed by 

law and regulation, prior to patent 

issuance, a Holder of any right-of-way 

within the public land may be given the 

opportunity to amend the right-of-way 

for conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable, or to an 

easement. Conveyance of any mineral 

interests pursuant to either Section 206 

or Section 209 of the FLPMA will be 

analyzed during processing of the 

proposed disposal action. 

On March 25, 2009, the abovedescribed land will be segregated from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including the mining laws, except 

the sale and exchange provisions of the 


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FLPMA. Until completion of the 

disposal action, the BLM is no longer 

accepting land use applications 

affecting the identified public land, 

except applications for the amendment 

of previously filed right-of-way 

applications or existing authorizations 

to increase the term of the grants in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2807.15 and 

2886.15. The segregative effect will 

terminate upon issuance of a patent, 

publication in the Federal Register of a 

termination of the segregation, or on 

March 25, 2011 unless extended by the 

BLM State Director in accordance with 

43 CFR 2711.1–2(d) prior to the 

termination date. 

Public Comments: During the initial 

stages of project development the FAA 

and the Airport Authority conducted 

several public meetings. The results of 

those meetings will be incorporated into 

the BLM MFP amendment process and 

additional public involvement will 

occur through the submission of written 

comments. While additional public 

meetings are not identified at this point, 

if additional meetings are scheduled, a 

notice in the local newspapers will 

announce the date and time at least 15 

days prior to any public meeting. For a 

period extending until May 11, 2009, 

interested parties and the general public 

may submit in writing any comments 

concerning the BLM’s MFP amendment 

or the public land being considered for 

disposal including notification of any 

encumbrances or other claims relating 

to the identified land. Please submit 

comments to Ms. Morgan, with a copy 

sent to Ms. Armstrong at the addresses 

listed above. In order to ensure 

consideration in the environmental 

analysis of the proposed project, 

comments must be in writing and 

postmarked or delivered no later than 

May 11, 2009. Comments transmitted 

via e-mail will not be accepted. 

Comments, including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Shoshone Field Office during regular 

business hours, except holidays. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. 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. If you wish to have your name or 

address withheld from public disclosure 

under the Freedom of Information Act, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. Any 

determination by the FAA or the BLM 

to release or withhold the names and/ 

or addresses of those who comment will 

be made on a case-by-case basis. Such 

requests will be honored to the extent 

allowed by law. The FAA and the BLM 

will make available for public review, in 

their entirety, all comments submitted 

by businesses or organizations, 

including comments by individuals in 

their capacity as an official or 

representative of a business or 

organization. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2; 43 CFR 1610.5– 

2) 

Further information about the EIS will 

be posted when available at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.airportsites.net/SUN-EIS. 

Lori A. Armstrong, 

Shoshone Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E9–6583 Filed 3–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOS02000; L10200000.EE0000] 

Notice of Intent To Amend the San 

Juan/San Miguel Resource 

Management Plan and Prepare the 

Beaver Meadows-Sauls Creek Travel 

Management Plan 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) intends to amend 

the San Juan/San Miguel Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) to limit OffHighway Vehicle (OHV) use to 

designated roads and motorized trails 

on lands within the Beaver MeadowsSauls Creek Travel Management 

Landscape. The Landscape project 

analysis area encompasses 

approximately 797 acres of BLM lands 

and approximately 54,397 acres of 

Forest Service lands on the Columbine 

Field Office/Ranger District in the 

vicinity of Bayfield, Colorado. Both 

agencies will conduct a joint 

Environmental Assessment (EA) which 

will also determine designated 

motorized routes within the landscape 

in addition to the San Juan/San Miguel 

RMP amendment. 

DATES: Initial scoping has been 

conducted as described below in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. Additional 

scoping comments will be accepted 

through April 24, 2009 if they relate to 

the scope of issues regarding the 

proposal to amend the San Juan/San 

Miguel RMP for the 797-acre BLM 

parcel, and if the issues have not 

already been identified below. An 

additional 30-day public comment 

period will be announced with the 

release of a Pre-Decisional EA, and will 

be advertised in the local media and San 

Juan Public Lands Center Web site at 

http://www.fs.fed.us/r2/sanjuan/ 

projects/projects.shtml. This is 

anticipated to occur in the spring of 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the 

proposal to amend the San Juan/San 

Miguel RMP for the BLM parcel should 

be sent to Nancy Berry, Recreation 

Forester, Columbine Field Office, P.O. 

Box 439, Bayfield, CO 81122 or 

nberry@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Berry at the above address or email, telephone number 970–375–3304. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

recognizes the use of motorized and 

non-motorized vehicles as acceptable 

uses of the public lands. In response to 

Presidential Executive Orders 11644 

and 11989, and in accordance with the 

BLM National Strategy for OHV Use on 

Public Lands, and 43 CFR 8342, this EA 

proposes to amend the San Juan/San 

Miguel RMP to limit motorized use to 

designated routes and will designate 

routes within the landscape. This EA 

analysis is being conducted jointly by 

the BLM and the Forest Service under 

authority as a Service First office. 

This notice is required under BLM 

regulations for the proposed amendment 

of the San Juan/San Miguel RMP which 

would change the travel management 

designation for 797 acres of BLM land 

from ‘‘open’’ to ‘‘limited.’’ This notice is 

not required for the project-level route 

designations on either BLM or Forest 

Service lands. For this reason, this 

notice is seeking scoping comments 

only as they relate to the proposal to 

amend the San Juan/San Miguel RMP. 

Initial scoping was conducted through 

direct mailings, public meetings, public 

field trips, and newspaper 

announcements during the fall of 2008. 

Scoping replies resulted in the 

identification of a scope of issues to be 

analyzed in the EA. These issues are: 

1. Impacts to Resources, including 

erosion, noxious weeds, wildlife, air 

quality, roadless areas; 

2. Impacts to social niches, including 

noise, safety, providing for motorized 

and non-motorized opportunities, and 

requests for certain specific routes; 


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