Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 235 / Friday, December 7, 2007 / Notices 69225 

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Emergency Closure Notice 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Folsom Field Office, California, Interior. 

ACTION: Emergency closure of public 

lands in Yuba County, California. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

two parcels of public land are 

temporarily closed to all motorized 

vehicle use. The purpose of this 

emergency order is to protect federallylisted anadromous fish species, 

specifically Central Valley fall-run 

chinook salmon (federal candidate 

species), Central Valley spring-run 

chinook salmon (federally threatened), 

and Central Valley steelhead (federally 

threatened). 

The closed area, approximately 160 

acres, is described as follows: All public 

lands in T16N, R5E, Section 22 and 

lands in T16N, R5E, Section 27, Lots 7 

and 8, and the riverbed between the 

above stated lands. 

Closure signs will be posted at main 

entry points to these areas. Maps of the 

closure area may be obtained from the 

Folsom Field Office, 63 Natoma Street, 

Folsom, CA 95630. Phone: (916) 985–

4474. 

DATES: The closure will take effect 

immediately, and will remain in effect 

for less than six months until the Sierra 

Resource Management Plan and 

supplemental rules relevant to this 

closure are finalized. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Haigh, Bureau of Land Management, 63 

Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630. 

Phone: (916) 985–4474. 

Discussion of the Rules: Under the 

authority of 43 CFR 8364.1(a) and 

8341.2, the Bureau of Land Management 

will enforce the following rules on 

public lands within the closed area: One 

must not enter the closed area with a 

motorized vehicle. 

Exemptions: This closure order does 

not apply to: (1) Any federal, state or 

local government law enforcement 

officer engaged in enforcing this closure 

order or member of an organized rescue 

or fire fighting force while in the 

performance of an official duty; and (2) 

Any BLM employee, agent, or contractor 

while in the performance of an official 

duty, or any person expressly 

authorized by BLM. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is 

implementing this action on 160 acres 

of public land in Yuba County, 

California. BLM has observed motorized 

vehicles entering the river over salmon 

and steelhead spawning redds. Salmon 

and steelhead spawning in this reach of 

the river are all listed in some capacity 

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

This reach of the river is also designated 

as critical habitat for these species by 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

Motorized use is adversely impacting 

spawning habitat and redds for these 

anadromous fish species. Consequently, 

this area is being closed to motorized 

use. 

Penalties: The authority for this 

closure is found under section 303(a) of 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S. 

1733(a), 43 CFR 8341.2, and 43 CFR 

8364.1(a)). Any person who violates this 

closure may be tried before a United 

States Magistrate and fined no more 

than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more 

than 12 months or both. Such violations 

may also be subject to the enhanced 

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

Dated: November 15, 2007. 

William S. Haigh, 

Manager, Folsom Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 07–5952 Filed 12–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–040–07–1610–DQ–087L] 

Notice of Availability of the Bay 

Proposed Resource Management Plan 

and Final Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has prepared a 

proposed Resource Management Plan/ 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(RMP/EIS) for the Bay planning area, 

located in southwest Alaska. 

DATES: BLM Planning Regulations (43 

CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person 

who participated in the planning 

process, and has an interest that is or 

may be adversely affected, may protest 

the BLM’s approval or amendment of an 

RMP. That person must file a protest 

within 30 days of the date the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. Instructions for 

filing protests are described in the Dear 

Reader letter of the Bay Proposed RMP/ 

Final EIS and in the ‘‘Additional Protest 

Information’’ section of this notice. 

Please consult BLM’s Planning 

Regulations at 43 CFR 1610.5–2 for 

further instructions on protests. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chuck Denton, BLM Anchorage Field 

Office, 6881 Abbott Loop Road, 

Anchorage, AK 99507, (907) 267–1246 

or (800) 478–1263. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Bay 

planning area includes 1,927,083 acres 

of BLM-administered public lands and 

resources in the Bristol Bay and 

Goodnews Bay areas of southwest 

Alaska. The Bay Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS focuses on the principles of 

multiple use and sustained yield as 

prescribed by Section 202 of FLPMA. 

The Proposed RMP/Final EIS considers 

and analyzes four alternatives, 

including a No Action and a Preferred 

Alternative. The alternatives provide for 

an array of variable levels of commodity 

production and resource protection. 

The alternatives were developed 

based on public scoping and 

participation, as required by the BLM’s 

Land Use Planning Handbook (H–1601–

1). The public involvement and 

collaboration process included nine 

public scoping meetings, six public 

meetings on the Draft RMP/EIS, and 

meetings with other interested parties. 

The BLM consulted with Alaska Native 

tribes; federal, state, and local 

government agencies; elected 

community officials; and the BLM’s 

Alaska Resource Advisory Council. 

Involvement with the State of Alaska 

throughout the planning process was 

achieved through a joint BLM/State 

position, which provided a liaison 

between the State and the BLM. 

Primary issues addressed through this 

planning process include: (1) Natural 

resources protection, primarily water 

and fisheries resources, due to the 

proposed lifting of land withdrawals 

and possible locatable mining 

exploration and development on BLMand State of Alaska-managed lands; (2) 

social and economic conditions, 

including subsistence resources; and (3) 

ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental 

Concern) determination. 

In addition to these issues, the Bay 

Proposed RMP/Final EIS addresses 

management of various program areas 

such as vegetation, fish and wildlife 

habitat, fire management, cultural 

resources, visual resources, forest 

resources, and realty. The Proposed 

RMP/Final EIS also resulted in 

development of required operating 

procedures (ROPs), which are 

requirements, procedures, management 

practices, or design features the BLM 


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