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Consultation and Coordination With 

Tribal Governments (Executive Order 

13175) 

The BIA irrigation projects are vital 

components of the local agriculture 

economy of the reservations on which 

they are located. To fulfill its 

responsibilities to the tribes, tribal 

organizations, water user organizations, 

and the individual water users, the BIA 

communicates, coordinates, and 

consults on a continuing basis with 

these entities on issues of water 

delivery, water availability, costs of 

administration, operation, maintenance, 

and rehabilitation. This is accomplished 

at the individual irrigation projects by 

Project, Agency, and Regional 

representatives, as appropriate, in 

accordance with local protocol and 

procedures. This notice is one 

component of the BIA’s overall 

coordination and consultation process 

to provide notice and request comments 

from these entities on adjusting our 

irrigation rates. 

Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use (Executive Order 

13211) 

The rate adjustments will have no 

adverse effects on energy supply, 

distribution, or use (including a 

shortfall in supply, price increases, and 

increase use of foreign supplies) should 

the proposed rate adjustments be 

implemented. This is a notice for rate 

adjustments at BIA owned and operated 

irrigation projects, except for the Fort 

Yuma Irrigation Project. The Fort Yuma 

Irrigation Project is owned and operated 

by the Bureau of Reclamation with a 

portion serving the Fort Yuma 

Reservation. 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

(Executive Order 12866) 

These rate adjustments are not a 

significant regulatory action and do not 

need to be reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

This rate making is not a rule for the 

purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act because it is ‘‘a rule of particular 

applicability relating to rates.’’ 5 U.S.C. 

601(2). 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995 

These rate adjustments impose no 

unfunded mandates on any 

governmental or private entity and are 

in compliance with the provisions of the 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995. 

Takings (Executive Order 12630) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant ‘‘takings’’ implications. The 

rate adjustments do not deprive the 

public, state, or local governments of 

rights or property. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not have 

significant Federalism effects because 

they pertain solely to Federal-tribal 

relations and will not interfere with the 

roles, rights, and responsibilities of 

states. 

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 

12988) 

This notice complies with the 

requirements of Executive Order 12988. 

Specifically, this notice does not unduly 

burden the judicial system and meets 

the requirements of sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of the Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

These rate adjustments do not affect 

the collections of information which 

have been approved by the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. The OMB Control Number is 

1076–0141 and expires August 31, 2009. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

The Department has determined that 

these rate adjustments do not constitute 

a major Federal action significantly 

affecting the quality of the human 

environment and that no detailed 

statement is required under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370(d)). 

Data Quality Act 

In developing this notice, we did not 

conduct or use a study, experiment, or 

survey requiring peer review under the 

Data Quality Act (Pub. L. 106–554). 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Carl J. Artman, 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–2304 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–W7–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–1990–EX] 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion 

at Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson 

County, Montana 

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.), a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

has been prepared for the Montana 

Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion 

administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management’s Butte Field Office (BLM) 

and the Montana Department of 

Environmental Quality (DEQ). 

Operations on public lands are on 

mining claims located in accordance 

with the General Mining Law of 1872, 

as amended (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). The 

public is invited to review and comment 

on the range and adequacy of the draft 

alternatives and associated 

environmental effects. For comments to 

be most helpful, they should relate to 

specific concerns or conflicts that are 

within the legal responsibilities of the 

BLM and DEQ. The DEIS addresses 

alternatives associated with Montana 

Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion. 

DATES: We will accept written 

comments on the Draft EIS for 60 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its 

Notice of Availability in the Federal 

Register. The last day of the written 

comment period may be identified at 

the Internet address below, after 

publication of the EPA Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. We 

will announce future meetings or 

hearings and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media new releases, and/or mailings. 

The Draft EIS will be posted on the 

Montana DEQ Web site http:// 

www.deq.state.mt.us. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• E-mail: ghallsten@state.mt.us. 

• Mail: Send written comments to 

‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion at Montana 

Tunnels Mine EIS, Greg Hallsten, 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality, Director’s Office, PO Box 

200901, Helena, MT 59620–0901. 


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• Fax: (406) 444–4386. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to request a 

copy of the document, contact: Greg 

Hallsten, Montana Department of 

Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, 

Helena, MT 59620–0901 or David 

Williams, Bureau of Land Management, 

Butte Field Office, 106 N. Parkmont, 

Butte, MT 59701. 

Documents related to this EIS, 

including public comments, will be 

posted on the Montana DEQ Web site 

(http://www.deq.state.mt.us) and may be 

published as part of the final EIS. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. All submissions from 

organizations and businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Dated: December 6, 2007. 

Richard M. Hotaling, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–2242 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–040–5101–ER–F851; N–79742; 8–08807] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater 

Development Project, Nevada 

AGENCY: Lead Agency—Bureau of Land 

Management, Interior; Cooperating 

Agencies—U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Interior; State of Nevada 

Department of Wildlife; Moapa Valley 

Water District, Nevada. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

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

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared a Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS) that analyzes a 

proposed right-of-way for groundwater 

and conveyance facilities in Lincoln 

County. This notice initiates the public 

review process on the FEIS. 

DATES: The Kane Springs Valley 

Groundwater Development Project FEIS 

will be available for review and 

comment for 30 days following the date 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes their Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the FEIS using any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Penny Woods, Project 

Manager, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 

89520. 

• Fax: 775–861–6689 (Attn: Penny 

Woods, Project Manager). 

• E-mail: nvgwprojects@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, 

P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520, 

telephone 775–861–6466, or e-mail: 

nvgwprojects@blm.gov with ‘‘Kane 

Springs Information Request’’ in the 

subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS 

describes and analyzes a proposal for 

groundwater facilities in the Kane 

Springs Valley submitted by the Lincoln 

County Water District (LCWD). The 

FEIS addresses the proposal submitted 

by LCWD, an alternative alignment, and 

a no action alternative. Under the 

Proposed Action, the LCWD would 

develop and convey groundwater in 

Kane Springs Valley to private land for 

community development purposes in 

Coyote Springs Valley. The volume of 

water to be transported through the 

proposed facilities could be up to 5,000 

acre-feet per year. 

The proposed project would be 

located in unincorporated portions of 

southwestern Lincoln County, Nevada, 

and would consist of a 13.2 mile 

pipeline, seven production wells, water 

storage tanks, a 12.5 kV transmission 

line, and a fiber optic line. 

On June 22, 2007, the BLM published 

the Notice of Availability for the Draft 

EIS for this project in the Federal 

Register. Nineteen comments were 

received from individuals, 

organizations, agencies and a tribal 

band. Specific comment responses are 

provided in the FEIS, and issues and 

concerns raised during the review are 

addressed in the FEIS. 

Copies of the FEIS will be mailed to 

individuals, agencies, or companies 

who previously requested copies or who 

responded to the BLM on the Draft EIS. 

Copies of the FEIS are available on 

request from the BLM Nevada State 

Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 

12000, Reno, NV 89520, phone 775–

861–6681 or e-mail to: 

nvgwprojects@blm.gov. You may request 

a hard copy or a computer disc (CD). 

The document will be available 

electronically at: http://www.blm.gov/ 

nv/. Copies of the FEIS will be available 

for review at the following locations: 

• Bureau of Land Management, 

Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial 

Blvd., Reno, Nevada. 

• Bureau of Land Management, Ely 

Field Office, 702 North Industrial Way, 

Ely, Nevada. 

All comment submittals to this FEIS 

must include the commenter’s name 

and street address. Comments, 

including the names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the 

Nevada State Office during regular 

business hours (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday except for 

Federal holidays). Before including your 

address, telephone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment, 

including your personal identifying 

information, may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

in your comment to withhold from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Ron Wenker, 

Nevada State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–2231 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[Docket No. AZ–910–0777–XP–241A] 

State of Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource 

Advisory Council Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Arizona 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will 

meet on March 6, 2008, in Phoenix, 

Arizona, at the BLM National Training 

Center located at 9828 North 31st 

Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. and 

conclude at 4:30 p.m. Morning agenda 

items include: Review of the December 

6, 2007, meeting minutes for RAC and 

Recreation Resource Advisory Council 

(RRAC) business; BLM State Director’s 

update on statewide issues; 


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