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proceedings and consideration of 

whether the withdrawal is needed for 

sage grouse conservation. Accordingly, 

this notice announces that the BLM is 

now re-initiating the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process to inform the Secretary’s 

consideration of whether to withdraw 

any of the lands proposed for 

withdrawal. This notice does not 

segregate any of the lands described in 

the proposal, which, subject to any 

overlapping withdrawals, remain open 

to location and entry under the mining 

laws. 

DATES: The BLM will shortly issue a 

new draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and publish a Notice of 

Availability (NOA) initiating a public 

comment period. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Deibert, National Sage-grouse 

Coordinator (Acting), BLM 

Headquarters, at email: blm_hq_sfa_

withdrawal@blm.gov; telephone: 307– 

757–3709. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact Ms. Seibert during normal 

business hours. The FRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 24, 2015, a Notice of 

Proposed Withdrawal was published in 

the Federal Register (80 FR 57635), as 

corrected (80 FR 63583), which 

provided notice of the proposal to 

withdraw approximately 10 million 

acres of Federal lands in Idaho, 

Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and 

Wyoming from location and entry under 

the United States mining laws for 20 

years, subject to valid existing rights. 

The lands included in the proposed 

action are National System of Public 

Lands and National Forest System lands 

administered by the BLM and the 

United States Forest Service (USFS). 

The BLM is the agency lead for this 

proposed withdrawal. 

On December 30, 2016, a Notice of 

Amended Proposed Withdrawal, 

Release of Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement, and Notice of Public 

Meetings; Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming was 

published in the Federal Register (81 

FR 96478). The amended proposal 

added 387,981.42 acres in the State of 

Nevada and proposed boundary 

refinements in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming that were 

identified because of legal land 

description refinements. The notice 

released for public comment a draft EIS, 

which analyzed and disclosed the 

impacts of the proposed withdrawal. 

The notice included a summary of 

scoping comments, the issues analyzed, 

and the alternatives considered in the 

draft EIS. The draft EIS can be found on 

BLM’s National NEPA Register at 

https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/70697/510 (DOI-BLM-WOWO3500-2016-0002-EIS). The BLM 

sought comments on the draft EIS from 

December 30, 2016, through March 28, 

2017. The BLM received approximately 

4,200 comment submissions on the draft 

EIS, of which approximately 192 

submissions were unique. 

A Notice of Cancellation of 

Withdrawal Application and 

Withdrawal Proposal and Notice of 

Termination of Environmental Impact 

Statement was published on October 11, 

2017, in the Federal Register (82 FR 

47248), which stated that the BLM had 

determined the lands were no longer 

needed in connection with the proposed 

withdrawal, and terminated the 

preparation of an EIS evaluating the 

application and proposal. The BLM 

canceled the application prior to 

responding to public comments and 

publishing a final EIS. 

The cancellation was then vacated by 

the Court on February 11, 2021 (Western 

Watersheds Project v. Bernhardt, Case 

No. 1:16–cv–00083–BLW, EFC 264). The 

Court ordered the BLM to consider 

‘‘whether the withdrawal is needed for 

sage-grouse conservation,’’ and that 

‘‘[s]ich proceedings shall include reinitiation of the NEPA process.’’ 

To comply with the Court’s order and 

to review issues raised during the initial 

scoping and comment period for the 

draft EIS published on December 30, 

2016, the BLM will issue a new draft 

EIS and publish an NOA initiating a 

public comment period. The withdrawal 

proposal will continue to be processed 

in accordance with the regulations set 

forth in 43 CFR part 2300. The process 

will inform a final decision as to 

whether to withdraw any of the lands 

proposed for withdrawal from location 

and entry under the mining laws. This 

notice does not segregate the lands 

because the segregation period for this 

withdrawal proposal expired on 

September 24, 2017. All the lands 

(unless subject to an existing 

withdrawal) remain open to location 

and entry under the mining laws. 

The lands included in the withdrawal 

application were published in the 

previous notices. A description of the 

lands is posted on BLM’s National 

NEPA Register at https://

eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ 

project/70697/510 (DOI-BLM-WOWO3500-2016-0002-EIS). Non-Federal 

mineral lands located within the 

boundaries of the proposed withdrawal 

areas will not be affected. 

Thirty-one agencies and two 

American Indian Tribes entered into 

cooperating agency agreements with the 

BLM for the EIS process. The BLM will 

re-initiate participation with 

cooperating agencies for this NEPA 

process. 

The BLM also contacted 53 American 

Indian governments via letter or face-toface meetings during scoping and prior 

to the release of the draft EIS. The 

governments were provided a project 

update, an offer to provide more 

information, and an offer for 

government-to-government 

consultation. The BLM will re-initiate 

consultation with Indian tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175 

and other policies for this NEPA 

process. 

In accordance with 36 CFR 

800.3(a)(1), the BLM previously 

determined that the proposed SFA 

withdrawal is an undertaking that has 

no potential to affect historic properties, 

assuming such historic properties were 

present, and therefore the agency 

official has no further obligation under 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

The BLM informed 53 American Indian 

governments; the Idaho, Montana, 

Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming 

State Historic Preservation Offices; and 

the Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation of this determination of 

effect. This previous determination by 

the BLM remains accurate and will not 

be changed during re-initiated 

consideration of the withdrawal 

proposal. 

David Jenkins, 

Assistant Director, Resources and Planning. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–CEBE–32227; PPNECEBE00, 

PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000] 

Cedar Creek and Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the National Park Service is 

hereby giving notice that the Cedar 

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Historical Park Advisory Commission 

(Commission) will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, September 16, 2021, from 

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (EASTERN). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Middletown Town Hall Council 

Chambers, 7875 Church Street, 

Middletown, VA 22645. Enter through 

the rear of the building which leads 

directly into the council chambers. A 

teleconference may substitute for an inperson meeting if public health 

restrictions are in effect. Additional 

information will be made available on 

the Park’s website: https://www.nps.gov/ 

cebe/index.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Beck-Herzog, Site Manager, Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park, P.O. Box 700, 

Middletown, Virginia 22645, telephone 

(540) 868–9176, or visit the park 

website: https://www.nps.gov/cebe/ 

index.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was designated by 

Congress to provide advice to the 

Secretary of the Interior on the 

preparation and implementation of the 

park’s general management plan and to 

advise on land protection (16 U.S.C. 

410iii–7). Individuals who are 

interested in the park, the implantation 

of the plan, or the business of the 

Commission are encouraged to attend 

the meeting. This meeting is open to the 

public. Interested members of the public 

may present, either orally or through 

written comments, information for the 

Commission to consider during the 

public meeting. Attendees and those 

wishing to provide comment are 

strongly encouraged to preregister 

through the contact information 

provided. A detailed final agenda will 

be posted 48 hours in advance of the 

meeting on the Commission’s website at 

https://www.nps.gov/cebe/learn/ 

management/park-advisorycommission.htm. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The topics to 

be discussed include: general 

management plan next steps, visitor 

services and interpretation, land 

protection planning, historic 

preservation, and natural resource 

protection. 

Commission meetings consist of the 

following: 

1. General Introductions 

2. Review and Approval of Commission 

Meeting Notes 

3. Reports and Discussions 

4. Old Business 

5. New Business 

6. Public Comments 

7. Closing Remarks 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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 view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–GATE–31982; PPNEGATEB0, 

PPMVSCS1Z.Y00000] 

Gateway National Recreation Area Fort 

Hancock 21st Century Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is 

hereby giving notice that the Gateway 

National Recreation Area Fort Hancock 

21st Century Advisory Committee 

(Committee) will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The virtual meeting will take 

place on Thursday, September 23, 2021. 

The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. until 

1:30 p.m., with a public comment 

period at 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

(EASTERN). Please contact Daphne Yun 

(see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

no later than September 21, 2021, to 

receive instructions for accessing the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This 

will be a virtual meeting. Anyone 

interested in attending or submitting a 

public comment should contact Daphne 

Yun, Acting Public Affairs Officer, 

Gateway National Recreation Area, 210 

New York Avenue, Staten Island, New 

York 10305, or by telephone (718) 815– 

3651, or by email daphne_yun@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established on April 18, 

2012, by authority of the Secretary of 

the Interior (Secretary) under 54 U.S.C. 

100906, and is regulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. The 

Committee provides advice to the 

Secretary, through the Director of the 

NPS, on matters relating to the Fort 

Hancock Historic District of Gateway 

National Recreation Area. All meetings 

are open to the public. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The Gateway 

National Recreation Area will discuss 

park and leasing updates, updates from 

working groups, including an update on 

the Stillman proposal. The final agenda 

will be posted on the Committee’s 

website at https://

www.forthancock21.org. The website 

includes meeting minutes from all prior 

meetings. 

Interested persons may present, either 

orally or through written comments, 

information for the Committee to 

consider during the public meeting. 

Written comments will be accepted 

prior to, during, or after the meeting. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments for consideration by 

the Committee to Daphne Yun (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Due to time constraints during the 

meeting, the Committee is not able to 

read written public comments 

submitted into the record. Individuals 

or groups requesting to make oral 

comments at the public Committee 

meeting will be limited to no more than 

three minutes per speaker. All 

comments will be made part of the 

public record and will be electronically 

distributed to all Committee members. 

Detailed minutes of the meeting will be 

available for public inspection within 

90 days of the meeting. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

written comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment including 

your personal identifying information 

will be publicly available. 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. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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