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the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. Public meetings will be held 

during the 60-day review period on the 

GMP/EIS in Springfield, Illinois, in 

summer 2010. 

You may submit your comments by 

any one of several methods. You may 

comment via the Internet through the 

national planning site at http:// 

www.parkplanning.nps.gov/liho. You 

may mail comments to Superintendent, 

Lincoln Home National Historic Site, 

413 South Eighth Street, Springfield, 

Illinois 62701–1905. You may contact 

the Superintendent by facsimile at 217– 

492–4673. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the Lincoln Home 

National Historic Site headquarters at 

the address above. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft GMP/EIS 

are available from the Superintendent, 

413 South Eighth Street, Springfield, 

Illinois 62701–1905. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

GMP/EIS will guide the management of 

the Lincoln Home National Historic Site 

for the next 20 years. The draft GMP/EIS 

considers four draft conceptual 

alternatives—a no-action and three 

action alternatives, including the NPS 

preferred alternative. The draft GMP/EIS 

assesses impacts to cultural resources, 

visitor opportunities and use, 

socioeconomics, and NPS operations. 

The NPS preferred alternative focuses 

on rehabilitating the historic landscape 

to offer visitors a strong sense of the 

neighborhood as Lincoln knew it. This 

goal would be accomplished by 

extensive rehabilitation at the core of 

the site, but less extensive away from 

the core. The Lincoln lot would be 

restored if there is sufficient 

documentation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Superintendent, Lincoln Home 

National Historic Site, at the address or 

telephone number above. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, electronic mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, 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 comments to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. We will make all submissions 

from organizations or businesses, from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials, of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Dated: April 30, 2010. 

Ernest Quintana, 

Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT924000 L12200000.PM0000] 

Final Supplementary Rules for 

Camping on Undeveloped Public 

Lands in Montana, North Dakota, and 

South Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final supplementary rules. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is issuing final 

supplementary rules regarding time 

limits for camping and the storage of 

personal property on undeveloped 

public lands managed by the BLM in 

Montana, North Dakota, and South 

Dakota. These final supplementary rules 

consolidate existing rules for camping 

on undeveloped BLM-administered 

public lands throughout Montana, North 

Dakota, and South Dakota. These final 

supplementary rules will supersede 

prior published rules. 

DATES: The rules are effective July 2, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit 

suggestions or inquiries to Christina 

Miller, Outdoor Recreation Planner, 

BLM Montana State Office, 5001 

Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101– 

4669. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Miller, Outdoor Recreation 

Planner, BLM Montana State Office, 

5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, (406) 896–5038. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Discussion of Comments 

I. Background 

The BLM proposed these final 

supplementary rules in order to promote 

consistency between the BLM-managed 

public lands in Montana, North Dakota, 

and South Dakota on issues of camping, 

occupancy, and the storage of property 

on undeveloped public lands. These 

rules are necessary to protect the area’s 

natural resources, to provide for the 

public’s health and safety, and provide 

needed guidance in the areas of 

camping, occupancy, and storage of 

personal property. These final 

supplementary rules would not apply to 

locations that contain structures or 

capital improvements (such as boat 

launch sites, picnic areas, and 

interpretive centers) and that are used 

primarily by the public for recreational 

purposes. Examples of such locations 

include developed campgrounds, 

designated recreation areas, and special 

recreation management areas. The BLM 

regulates the use and occupancy at such 

developed locations in accordance with 

43 CFR 8365.2–3. In addition, sitespecific rules for these locations remain 

in effect and are posted at each site. 

These final supplementary rules 

supersede rules previously published at 

72 FR 19958 (April 20, 2007). The rules 

in the Notice of Camping Limits on 

Public Lands in Montana, South Dakota 

and North Dakota required camps to be 

moved a minimum of 5 miles every 14 

days. These final supplementary rules 

allow camping at a particular location 

for 16 days, either cumulatively or 

consecutively, during any 30-day 

interval. The placing or leaving of 

unattended motor vehicles, trailers, or 

other personal property for the purpose 

of reserving a camping site is considered 

camping for the purpose of these final 

supplementary rules. These changes 

will allow the public to remain in the 

general area in which they wish to 

recreate while still achieving the BLM’s 

goal of protecting public lands and 

natural resources by prohibiting longterm camps in a single location. 

II. Discussion of Comments 

These rules were published as 

proposed final supplementary rules on 

August 13, 2009 in the Federal Register 

(74 FR 40839–40841). Comments were 

solicited in that publication and could 

be submitted by mail, electronic means, 

or by telephone. 

No comments were received. 

Therefore, we are publishing the final 

supplementary rules as proposed, with 

the exception of editorial changes made 

for purposes of clarity. 

III. Procedural Matters 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review 

These final supplementary rules are 

not a significant regulatory action and 

are not subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. These 

final supplementary rules will not have 

an effect of $100 million or more on the 

economy. These final supplementary 

rules will not adversely affect, in a 

material way, the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

state, local, or tribal governments or 

communities. These final 


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supplementary rules will not create a 

serious inconsistency or otherwise 

interfere with an action taken or 

planned by another agency. These final 

supplementary rules do not alter the 

budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, 

user fees, or loan programs or the right 

or obligations of their recipients nor do 

these final supplementary rules raise 

novel legal or policy issues. They 

establish limits for public recreational 

use of undeveloped public lands in 

Montana, North Dakota, and South 

Dakota to protect public lands and 

natural resources. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The BLM prepared an environmental 

impact statement (EIS) as part of the 

development of the resource 

management plan (RMP) for each 

district office. During that National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process, the proposed decisions were 

fully analyzed, including the substance 

of these final supplementary rules. The 

pertinent analysis can be found in 

Chapter 4, Environmental 

Consequences, of the RMP for each 

district office. These final 

supplementary rules provide for 

enforcement of plan decisions. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Congress enacted the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, to ensure 

that government regulations do not 

unnecessarily or disproportionately 

burden small entities. The RFA requires 

a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule 

would have a significant economic 

impact, either detrimental or beneficial, 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. These final supplementary 

rules do not pertain specifically to 

commercial or governmental entities of 

any size, but to public recreational use 

of specific public lands. Therefore, the 

BLM has determined under the RFA 

that these final supplementary rules 

would not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

These final supplementary rules do 

not constitute a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined 

at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). Again, these final 

supplementary rules merely establish 

limits for recreational use of certain 

public lands. These final supplementary 

rules have no effect on business— 

commercial or industrial—use of the 

public lands. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

These final supplementary rules do 

not impose an unfunded mandate on 

state, local, or tribal governments, or the 

private sector of more than $100 million 

per year nor do these final 

supplementary rules have a significant 

or unique effect on state, local, or tribal 

governments, or the private sector. 

These final supplementary rules do not 

require anything of state, local, or tribal 

governments. Therefore, the BLM is not 

required to prepare a statement 

containing the information required by 

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference With 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights (Takings) 

These final supplementary rules do 

not represent a government action 

capable of interfering with 

constitutionally protected property 

rights. These final supplementary rules 

do not address property rights in any 

form and do not cause the impairment 

of anybody’s property rights. Therefore, 

the Department of the Interior has 

determined that these final 

supplementary rules would not cause a 

taking of private property or require 

further discussion of takings 

implications under this Executive 

Order. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

These final supplementary rules do 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the states, on the relationship between 

the national government and the states, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. These final 

supplementary rules will have little or 

no effect on state or local government. 

Therefore, in accordance with E.O. 

13132, the BLM has determined that 

these final supplementary rules do not 

have sufficient federalism implications 

to warrant preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

Under E.O. 12988, the BLM has 

determined that these final 

supplementary rules would not unduly 

burden the judicial system and that they 

meet the requirements of Sections 3(a) 

and 3(b)(2) of the Executive Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

These final supplementary rules do 

not directly provide for any information 

collection that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Any information 

collection that may result from Federal 

criminal investigations or prosecutions 

conducted in enforcing these final 

supplementary rules is exempt from the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(1). 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

In accordance with E.O. 13175, the 

BLM has found that these final 

supplementary rules do not include 

policies that have tribal implications. 

These final supplementary rules provide 

for enforcement of decisions adopted in 

the record of decision and thoroughly 

analyzed in the EIS prepared for the 

RMP of each district office. During 

preparation of the EIS, government-togovernment consultation was conducted 

with the tribal governments with 

interests in the affected area. None of 

these tribal governments expressed 

concerns regarding the decisions these 

final supplementary rules are designed 

to enforce. Therefore, in accordance 

with E.O. 13175, the BLM has found 

that these final supplementary rules do 

not include polices that have tribal 

implications. 

Author 

The principal author of these final 

supplementary rules is Christina Miller, 

Outdoor Recreation Planner, BLM, 

Montana State Office. For the reasons 

stated in the Preamble, and under the 

authority for supplementary rules found 

in 43 U.S.C. 1740, 16 U.S.C. 670h(c)(5), 

43 U.S.C. 315a, and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, 

the Montana/Dakotas State Director, 

BLM, proposes the following final 

supplementary rules for camping on 

public lands within the States of 

Montana, North Dakota, and South 

Dakota: 

Final Supplementary Rules for 

Undeveloped BLM-Administered Lands 

in the States of Montana, North Dakota, 

and South Dakota 

Definitions 

Camping: The erecting of a tent or 

shelter of natural or synthetic material, 

preparing a sleeping bag or other 

bedding material for use, parking of a 

motor vehicle, motor home, or trailer, or 

mooring of a vessel for the apparent 

purpose of overnight occupancy. The 

placing or leaving of unattended motor 

vehicles, trailers, or other personal 

property for the purpose of reserving a 

camping site is considered camping for 

the purpose of these final 

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Personal Property: Ownership of any 

tangible article. Examples of personal 

property include vehicles, furniture, 

boats, collectibles, etc. 

Refuse: Items or material discarded or 

rejected as useless or worthless, trash or 

rubbish. 

You must follow these rules: 

These final supplementary rules 

apply, except as specifically exempted, 

to all camping on undeveloped public 

lands managed by the Montana State 

Office of the BLM within the states of 

Montana, North Dakota, and South 

Dakota. These final supplementary rules 

are in effect on a year-round basis and 

will remain in effect until modified by 

the BLM. 

1. You must not camp longer than 16 

consecutive days at any one location; 

2. No person or group may camp 

within a single location on public lands 

more than 16 days within any period of 

30 consecutive days. The 16-day limit 

may be reached either by compiling 

individual visits during a 30-day 

interval or by occupying a location 

continuously for 16 days during a 30- 

day interval. A 16-day interval begins 

when a person initially camps or leaves 

vehicles or property at a site on public 

lands; 

3. After 16 days of camping in a single 

location, you must not camp at that 

location until at least 30 days have 

passed, and any camp relocation within 

that 30-day period shall not be within 

a one-half mile radius from the original 

site. Under special circumstances and 

upon request, the BLM may issue a 

written permit for extension of the 16- 

day limit; 

4. You must not leave any personal 

property or refuse after vacating the 

campsite. This includes any property 

left for the purposes of use by another 

camper or occupant; 

5. The time such property is left 

unattended at a site will be counted 

toward the 16-day camping limit. 

(Unattended property is still subject to 

the time limits found in 43 CFR 8365.1– 

2(b)); and 

6. The following persons are exempt 

from these final supplementary rules: 

any Federal, state, or local officer or 

employee in the scope of their duties; 

members of any organized rescue or 

firefighting force in performance of an 

official duty; and any person whose 

activities are authorized in writing by 

the BLM. 

Penalties 

Penalties under these rules may 

depend on the location where a 

violation occurs. The primary statutory 

authority for proposing these final 

supplementary rules is the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA). 

Section 310 of FLPMA (43 U.S.C. 1740) 

authorizes the BLM to issue rules and 

regulations to carry out the purposes of 

FLPMA and other laws applicable to the 

public lands. Under Section 303(a) of 

FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43 CFR 

8360.0–7, any person who violates any 

of these final supplementary rules on 

any public lands 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. Also, 

such violations may be subject to the 

enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. Under the Taylor Grazing 

Act, any person who violates any of 

these final supplementary rules on 

public lands within grazing districts 

(see 43 U.S.C. 315a), or on public lands 

subject to a grazing lease (see 43 U.S.C. 

315m), may be tried before a United 

States Magistrate and fined no more 

than $500. Such violations may also be 

subject to the enhanced fines provided 

for by 18 U.S.C. 3571. 

Any person who violates any of these 

final supplementary rules on public 

lands managed in accordance with the 

Sikes Act may be tried before a United 

States Magistrate and fined no more 

than $500 or imprisoned for no more 

than six months, or both. Such 

violations may also be subject to the 

enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, 

state or local officials may also impose 

penalties for violations of Montana, 

North Dakota, or South Dakota law. 

Gene R. Terland, 

State Director, Montana State Office. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Hydroelectric Power Development at 

Ridgway Dam, Dallas Creek Project, 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to accept 

proposals, select lessee, and contract for 

hydroelectric power development at 

Ridgway Dam. 

SUMMARY: Current Federal policy 

encourages non-Federal development of 

environmentally sustainable 

hydropower potential on Federal water 

resource projects. The Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation), in 

consultation with the Department of 

Energy, Western Area Power 

Administration (Western), will consider 

proposals for non-Federal development 

of hydroelectric power at Ridgway Dam, 

a feature of the Dallas Creek Project. 

Reclamation is considering such 

hydroelectric power development under 

a lease of power privilege. No Federal 

funds will be available for such 

hydroelectric power development. 

Western would have the first 

opportunity to purchase and/or market 

the power that would be generated by 

such development under a lease of 

power privilege. The Dallas Creek 

Project is a Federal Reclamation project. 

This notice presents background 

information, proposal content 

guidelines, and information concerning 

selection of a non-Federal entity to 

develop hydroelectric power at Ridgway 

Dam, and power purchasing and/or 

marketing considerations. 

DATES: A written proposal and seven 

copies must be submitted on or before 

5 p.m. (MST), on Friday, December 3, 

2010. A proposal will be considered 

timely only if it is received in the office 

of the Area Manager by or before 5 p.m. 

on the designated date. Interested 

entities are cautioned that delayed 

delivery to this office due to failures or 

misunderstandings of the entity and/or 

of mail, overnight, or courier services 

will not excuse lateness and, 

accordingly, are advised to provide 

sufficient time for delivery. Late 

proposals will not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Send written proposals to 

Ms. Carol DeAngelis, Area Manager, 

Western Colorado Area Office, Bureau 

of Reclamation, 2764 Compass Drive, 

Suite 106, Grand Junction, Colorado 

81506, telephone (970) 248–0600. 

A copy of the proposal should also be 

sent at or about the time it is due at 

Reclamation to: CRSP Manager, Western 

Area Power Administration, 150 Social 

Hall Avenue, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, 

Utah 84111–1534. Western is also 

available to meet with Reclamation and 

interested entities to discuss Western’s 

potential marketing of hydropower. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical data, including past water 

release patterns, may be obtained by 

contacting Mr. Dan Crabtree, Water 

Management Group Chief, Western 

Colorado Area Office, Bureau of 

Reclamation 2764 Compass Drive, Suite 

106, Grand Junction, Colorado 81506, 

telephone (970) 248–0652. 

Reclamation will be available to meet 

with interested entities only upon 

written request to the Water 

Management Group Chief at the above 

cited address. Reclamation will provide 

an opportunity for a site visit. In 

addition, Reclamation reserves the right 


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