55344 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14828–L, F–14935–J, F–14877–B, F– 

14877–E and F–14877–F, LLAK962000– 

L14100000–HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision 

approving the conveyance of surface 

estate for certain lands to NANA 

Regional Corporation, Inc., Successor in 

Interest to Ivisaapaagmiit Corporation, 

Koovukmeut Incorporated, and 

Isingmakmeut Incorporated, pursuant to 

the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

Act. The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc. when the surface 

estate is conveyed to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc., Successor in Interest 

to Ivisaapaagmiit Corporation, 

Koovukmeut Incorporated, and 

Isingmakmeut Incorporated. The lands 

are in the vicinity of Ambler, Shungnak, 

and Kobuk, Alaska, and are located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 21 N., R. 6 E., 

Sec. 21. 

Containing 640 acres. 

T. 16 N., R. 8 E., 

Sec. 19. 

Containing 594.40 acres. 

T. 19 N., R. 10 E., 

Sec. 13. 

Containing 545 acres. 

T. 19 N., R. 11 E., 

Secs. 7, 8, 17 and 18. 

Containing 2,471,78 acres. 

T. 20 N., R. 11 E., 

Sec. 2, 4, 5 and 13. 

Containing approximately 1,915 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 6,166 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Arctic 

Sounder. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision within 

the following time limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until October 12, 2010 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BLM by phone at 907–271–5960, by email at ak.blm.conveyance@blm.gov, or 

by telecommunication device (TTD) 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339, 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week. 

Joe J. Labay, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land 

Transfer Resolution Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22609 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLUTC01000—16100000—LXSS005J0000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource 

Management Plan for the Cedar City 

Field Office, Utah, and Associated 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, and the Federal Land 

Policy and Management Act of 1976, as 

amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) Cedar City Field 

Office, Cedar City, Utah, intends to 

prepare a Resource Management Plan 

(RMP) with an associated 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Cedar City Field Office. This 

notice announces the beginning of the 

scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. The RMP 

will replace the existing Cedar-BeaverGarfield-Antimony RMP (1986) and 

Pinyon Management Framework Plan 

(1983). 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the RMP with 

associated EIS. Comments on issues 

may be submitted in writing until 

December 9, 2010. The date(s) and 

location(s) of any scoping meetings will 

be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through local media outlets and 

through the Cedar City BLM Web site at: 

http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/ 

cedar_city.html. In order to be included 

in the Draft RMP/EIS, all comments 

must be received prior to the close of 

the scoping period or 15 days after the 

last public meeting, whichever is later. 

We will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the Draft RMP/EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to the Cedar City RMP/EIS by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/ 

en/fo/cedar_city.html. 

• E-mail: utccrmp@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 435–865–3058. 

• Mail: 176 East DL Sargent Drive, 

Cedar City, Utah 84721. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Cedar City Field 

Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Keith Rigtrup, Project Manager, 

telephone: 435–586–2401; address: 176 

East DL Sargent Drive, Cedar City, Utah 

84721; e-mail: utccrmp@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document provides notice that the BLM 

Field Office, Cedar City, Utah, intends 

to prepare an RMP with an associated 

EIS for the Cedar City Field Office; 

announces the beginning of the scoping 

process; and seeks public input on 

issues and planning criteria. The 

planning area is located in Beaver, Iron, 

and Washington Counties, Utah, and 

encompasses approximately 2.1 million 

acres of public land. The purpose of the 

public scoping process is to determine 

relevant issues that will influence the 

scope of the environmental analysis, 

including alternatives, and to guide the 

planning process. Preliminary issues for 

the planning area have been identified 

by BLM personnel; Federal, state, and 

local agencies; and other stakeholders. 

The issues include: Renewable energy 

development for geothermal, wind, and 

solar power; management of [site type] 

rights-of-way for renewable energy and 

other uses; visual resource management; 

evaluation of potential new Areas of 

Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC); 

Wild and Scenic River 

recommendations; Off-Highway Vehicle 

Area Designations; Special Recreation 

Management Areas; Wild Horse and 

Burro management; consideration of 

non-Wilderness Study Area lands with 

wilderness characteristics; and fluid and 

solid minerals management, including 

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resources. Preliminary planning criteria 

include: 

1. Lands addressed in the RMP will be 

public lands (including split estate 

lands) managed by the BLM. There will 

be no decisions in the RMP for lands not 

managed by the BLM. 

2. The BLM will use a collaborative 

and multi-jurisdictional approach, 

where possible, to determine the desired 

future condition of public lands. 

3. The BLM will ensure compliance 

with all applicable local, state, tribal, 

and Federal air quality laws, statutes, 

regulations, standards, and 

implementation plans and include an 

analysis of climate change. 

4. Areas potentially suitable for 

ACECs and other special management 

designations will be identified and 

brought forward for analysis in the 

RMP. Public nominations will be 

requested. 

5. All river segments will be 

considered, and determinations of 

eligibility, suitability, tentative 

classification, and protective 

management will be made in 

accordance with Section 5(d) of the 

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act and BLM 

Manual Section 8351. Public 

nominations will be requested. 

6. Herd Areas will be identified and 

boundaries for Wild Horse Herd 

Management Areas will be addressed in 

the plan. 

7. Decisions of the RMP will be 

consistent with the goals and objectives 

of the legislation designating the Old 

Spanish National Historic Trail. 

Parties interested in leasing and 

development of Federal coal in the 

planning area should provide coal 

resource data for their area(s) of interest. 

Specifically, information is requested on 

the location, quality, and quantity of 

Federal coal with development 

potential, and on surface resource 

values related to the 20 coal 

unsuitability criteria described in 43 

CFR part 3461. This information will be 

used for any necessary updating of coal 

screening determinations (43 CFR 

3420.1–4) in the Decision Area and in 

the environmental analysis. You may 

submit comments on issues and 

planning criteria in writing to the BLM 

at any public scoping meeting, or you 

may submit them to the BLM using one 

of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section above. To be most helpful, you 

should submit comments before the 

close of the comment period or within 

15 days after the last public meeting. 

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. The minutes and list of attendees 

for each scoping meeting will be 

available to the public and open for 30 

days after the meeting to any participant 

who wishes to clarify the views he or 

she expressed. The BLM will evaluate 

identified issues to be addressed in the 

plan, and will place them into one of 

three categories: 

1. Issues to be resolved in the plan; 

2. Issues to be resolved through policy 

or administrative action; or 

3. Issues beyond the scope of this 

plan. 

The BLM will provide an explanation 

in the Draft RMP/EIS as to why an issue 

was placed in category two or three. The 

public is also encouraged to help 

identify any management questions and 

concerns that should be addressed in 

the plan. The BLM will work 

collaboratively with interested parties to 

identify the management decisions that 

are best suited to local, regional, and 

national needs and concerns. The BLM 

will use an interdisciplinary approach 

to develop the plan in order to consider 

the variety of resource issues and 

concerns identified. Specialists with 

expertise in the following disciplines 

will be involved in the planning 

process: rangeland management, air 

quality, minerals and geology, forestry, 

outdoor recreation, archaeology, 

paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, 

lands and realty, hydrology, soils, 

sociology and economics, wildland fire, 

and public affairs. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 43 CFR 

1610.2. Approved: 

Jeff Rawson, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22607 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMA02000 L16100000.XH0000] 

Notice of Availability of Record of 

Decision for the Socorro Field Office 

Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement, New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces the 

availability of the Record of Decision 

(ROD)/Approved Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) for the Socorro Field Office 

located in Socorro and Catron Counties, 

New Mexico. The State Director signed 

the ROD on August 20, 2010, which 

constitutes the final decision of the BLM 

and makes the Approved RMP effective 

immediately. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD/ 

Approved RMP are available upon 

request from the Field Manager, Socorro 

Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, 901 S. Highway 85, 

Socorro, New Mexico 87801 or via the 

Internet at http://www.blm.gov/nm. 

Copies of the ROD/Approved RMP are 

also available for public inspection at 

the Socorro Public Library located at 

401 Park Street, Socorro, New Mexico. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact Kevin 

Carson, Outdoor Recreation Planner, 

telephone 575–838–1280; address 

Socorro Field Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, 901 S. Highway 85, 

Socorro, New Mexico 87801; e-mail 

Kevin_I_Carson@nm.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Approved RMP provides direction for 

the long-term management of 1.5 

million surface acres of public land and 

6 million acres of Federal mineral estate 

public land within Socorro and Catron 

Counties and revises the 1989 Socorro 

RMP. Collaborative planning was used 

throughout the development of the 

RMP, which included public meetings, 

mailings, and other outreach activities. 

Catron County and the Pueblo of Zuni 

were cooperating agencies. 

Six issues are addressed in the 

Approved RMP. The issues include: 

(1) Special designations, such as 

Areas of Critical Environmental 

Concern; 

(2) Improving soil and vegetation 

conditions at the watershed level; 

(3) Fluid and solid mineral 

development; 

(4) Travel and transportation (e.g., offhighway vehicle use, mountain biking, 

hiking, and horseback riding); 

(5) Land-use allocations and 

initiatives (e.g., land tenure, right-ofway corridors, and areas where public 

and private lands abut one another); and 

(6) Regional heritage/tourism 

opportunities on the BLM-managed 

public land. Management actions in the 

Approved RMP consequently address 

those issues by program and resource 

area, including special designations, soil 

and water resources; vegetation and 

land health; wildlife, riparian and 

special status species; recreation, 


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