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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–230–07–1610–DQ–081A] 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Resource Management Plans and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Agua Fria National Monument and 

Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 and the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

Proposed Resource Management Plans 

and a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (PRMPs/FEIS) for the Agua 

Fria National Monument and BradshawHarquahala Planning Area. 

DATES: BLM Planning Regulations (43 

CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person 

who participated in the planning 

process, and has an interest that may be 

adversely affected, may protest the 

approval of the resource management 

plan. The protest must be filed within 

30 days of the date that the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes this notice in the Federal 

Register. Instructions for filing of 

protests are described in the cover letter 

of the PRMPs/FEIS and included in the 

‘‘Additional Protest Information’’

section of this notice. Please consult the 

BLM’s planning regulations at 43 CFR 

1610.5–2 for further instructions on 

protests. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Connie Stone, Bureau of Land 

Management, Hassayampa Field Office, 

21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85027, 623–580–5500. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The two 

planning areas encompass more than 3 

million acres in Maricopa and Yavapai 

Counties, located in central and western 

Arizona. The Hassayampa Field Office 

administers 967,000 surface acres 

within these planning boundaries, 

including 70,900 of the 72,344 acres 

within the Agua Fria National 

Monument (Monument), which was 

established by Presidential 

Proclamation on January 11, 2000. The 

BLM also retains subsurface (mineral) 

rights to 346,000 additional acres within 

the Bradshaw-Harquahala planning area 

boundaries, and another 181,200 acres 

of subsurface (mineral) rights north and 

east of the boundaries, which are 

addressed in the PRMP/FEIS for the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala area. 

The BLM has prepared two proposed 

resource management plans, one for the 

Monument and another for the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area. 

Both plans are analyzed separately 

within the same environmental impact 

statement. BLM developed the PRMPs/ 

FEIS with broad public participation 

through a 5-year collaborative planning 

process. In preparing the document, the 

BLM conducted public meetings and 

alternatives development workshops, 

and considered community vision 

statements developed by several 

communities within the planning area. 

The PRMPs address the challenges of 

managing lands and resources adjacent 

to Phoenix and other areas of rapid 

population growth. Specifically, the 

PRMP for the Monument provides for 

the protection of its significant cultural 

and natural resources; the PRMP for the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala area includes 

management actions for protecting the 

natural, cultural, scenic, and 

recreational values of the area while 

managing multiple uses in support of 

communities. Four action alternatives 

for each PRMP, as well as the No Action 

alternative for each PRMP, were 

developed and analyzed for the PRMPs/ 

FEIS. 

The PRMP for the BradshawHarquahala Planning Area identifies 

four new Areas of Critical 

Environmental Concern (ACECs): Tule 

Creek ACEC (640 acres); Vulture 

Mountain ACEC (6,120 acres); 

Harquahala Mountains ACEC (74,950 

acres); and Black Butte ACEC (8,260 

acres). The following types of resource 

use limitations would generally apply to 

these ACECs: (1) Motorized travel 

would be permitted only on existing 

(temporary) or designated open routes; 

(2) new recreation facilities would be 

limited to projects that protect ACEC 

values; (3) new mineral material 

disposal sites would not be authorized; 

(4) areas would be unavailable for 

livestock grazing in the Tule Creek 

ACEC, and there would be no grazing 

improvements that would encourage 

concentrated livestock use in the 

Harquahala Mountains ACEC; and (5) 

rock climbing would be prohibited in 

the Vulture Mountain and Black Butte 

ACECs to protect wildlife habitat. 

The PRMP for the Agua Fria National 

Monument removes designations of the 

Perry Mesa ACEC and Larry Canyon 

ACEC, established in the Phoenix 

Resource Management Plan (1988). The 

protective management prescriptions for 

the two ACECs are incorporated into the 

Monument PRMP or, in the case of 

lands and minerals actions, are more 

restrictive under the Monument 

Proclamation. 

The BLM will prepare two Records of 

Decision; one for the Agua Fria National 

Monument and one for the BradshawHarquahala Planning Area. 

Copies of the PRMPs and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Agua Fria National Monument and 

Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area 

have been sent to affected Federal, State, 

and local government agencies, and to 

interested parties. Copies are available 

for public inspection at 21605 North 7th 

Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85027. 

Interested persons may also review the 

PRMP/FEIS on the Internet accessed 

through links from the Arizona Public 

Web Pages at http://www.blm.gov/az// 

st/en.html. Comments on the Draft 

RMPs/EIS received from the public and 

internal BLM review were incorporated 

into the PRMPs. Public comments 

resulted in the addition of clarifying 

text, corrections, and changes that did 

not significantly modify the proposed 

land use decisions. 

Additional Protest Information: Email and faxed protests will not be 

accepted as valid protests unless the 

protesting party also provides the 

original letter by either regular or 

overnight mail postmarked by the close 

of the protest period. Under these 

conditions, the BLM will consider the email or faxed protest as an advance copy 

and it will receive full consideration. If 

you wish to provide the BLM with such 

advance notification, please direct faxed 

protests to the attention of the BLM 

protest coordinator at 202–452–5112, 

and e-mails to Brenda_HudgensWilliams@blm.gov. 

All protests must be in writing and 

mailed to the following address: 

Regular mail: Overnight mail: 

Director (WO–210), 

Bureau of Land 

Management, Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 

66538, Washington, 

DC 20035.

Director (WO–210), 

Bureau of Land 

Management, Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L 

Street, NW., Suite 

1075, Washington, 

DC 20036. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your protest, you should be aware 

that your entire protest—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your protest to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. All submissions from 

organizations and businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 


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organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Helen M. Hankins, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–18194 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Appointment of Individuals 

To Serve as Members of Performance 

Review Boards 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Appointment of individuals to 

serve as members of Performance 

Review Board. 

DATES: Effective: September 26, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

L. Buchholz, Director of Human 

Resources, U.S. International Trade 

Commission (202) 205–2651. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Chairman of the U.S. International 

Trade Commission has appointed the 

following individuals to serve on the 

Commission’s Performance Review 

Board (PRB): 

Chairman of PRB—Vice-Chairman 

Deanna Tanner Okun. 

Chairman of PRB—Commissioner 

Jennifer A. Hillman. 

Member—Robert A. Rogowsky. 

Member—Lyn M. Schlitt. 

Member—Stephen A. McLaughlin. 

Member—Lynn I. Levine. 

Member—Robert G. Carpenter. 

Member—Robert B. Koopman. 

Member—James Lyons. 

Member—Karen Laney-Cummings. 

This notice is published in the 

Federal Register pursuant to the 

requirement of 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). 

Hearing-impaired individuals are 

advised that information on this matter 

can be obtained by contacting our TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 

Issued: September 26, 2005. 

By order of the Chairman. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18316 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–08–022] 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: August 11, 2008 at 11 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E. Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–453 and 731–

TA–1136–1137 (Final)(Sodium Nitrite 

from China and Germany)—briefing and 

vote. (The Commission is currently 

scheduled to transmit its determinations 

and Commissioners’ opinions to the 

Secretary of Commerce on or before 

August 20, 2008.) 

5. Outstanding action jackets: 

(1) Document No. GC–08–147: Final 

disposition of Inv. No. 337–TA–487 

(Certain Agricultural Vehicles and 

Components Thereof). 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. Earlier 

announcement of this meetings was not 

possible. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 5, 2008. 

William R. Bishop, 

Hearings and Meetings Coordinator. 

[FR Doc. E8–18326 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–08–023] 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: August 12, 2008 at 11 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–452 and 731–

TA–1129–1130 (Final)(Raw Flexible 

Magnets from China and Taiwan)—

briefing and vote. (The Commission is 

currently scheduled to transmit its 

determinations and Commissioners’

opinions to the Secretary of Commerce 

on or before August 25, 2008.) 

5. Outstanding action jackets: (1) 

Document No. GC–08–147: Final 

disposition of Inv. No. 337–TA–487 

(Certain Agricultural Vehicles and 

Components Thereof). 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 5, 2008. 

William R. Bishop, 

Hearings and Meetings Coordinator. 

[FR Doc. E8–18327 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–08–024] 

Government in the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: August 15, 2008 at 11 

a.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meetings: None. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–448 and 731–

TA–1117 (Final) (Certain Off-the-Road 

Tires from China)—briefing and vote. 

(The Commission is currently scheduled 

to transmit its determinations and 

Commissioners’ opinions to the 

Secretary of Commerce on or before 

August 28, 2008.) 

5. Outstanding action jackets: 

1) Document No. GC–08–147: Final 

disposition of Inv. No. 337–TA–487 

(Certain Agricultural Vehicles and 

Components Thereof). 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. 

By order of the Commission. 


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