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Sciences; 93.113, Biological Response to 

Environmental Health Hazards; 93.114, 

Applied Toxicological Research and Testing, 

National Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: October 15, 2014. 

Carolyn Baum, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24911 Filed 10–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[14X.LLAZA03000.L17110000.DF0000.241A] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Uinkaret Mountains 

Landscape Restoration Project, 

Arizona Strip, Mohave County, AZ 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Grand 

Canyon-Parashant National Monument 

and Arizona Strip Field Office, St. 

George, Utah, intend to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Uinkaret Mountains Landscape 

Restoration Project and by this notice is 

announcing the beginning of the 

scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS. Comments 

on issues may be submitted in writing 

until November 20, 2014. Two public 

open-house meetings will be held—one 

in St. George, Utah, and one in 

Mesquite, Nevada. The dates and 

locations of these meetings will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media, newspapers and 

the BLM Web sites at: http://

www.blm.gov/az/st/en/fo/grand_

canyon-parashant.html, and http://

www.blm.gov/az/st/en/fo/arizona_strip_

field.html. In order to be considered 

during preparation of the Draft EIS, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the 30 day scoping period or 15 

days after the last public meeting, 

whichever is later. The BLM will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues related to the proposed 

Uinkaret Mountains Landscape 

Restoration Project by any of the 

following methods: 

• Email: blm_az_uinkaret_eis@

blm.gov. 

• Fax: 435–688–3258. 

• Mail: 345 East Riverside Drive, St. 

George, UT 84790. 

• In person: At either open-house 

meeting. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Grand CanyonParashant National Monument and 

Arizona Strip Field offices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Spotts, Planning and 

Environmental Coordinator; telephone 

435–688–3207; address 345 East 

Riverside Drive, St. George, UT 84790; 

email: blm_az_uinkaret_eis@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

is proposing to conduct the Uinkaret 

Mountains Landscape Restoration 

Project located on public lands 

administered by the Grand CanyonParashant National Monument and 

Arizona Strip Field Office in Mohave 

County, Arizona. The project area 

encompasses approximately 128,535 

acres. Individual areas ranging from 

several acres to several thousand acres 

would be treated using a variety of 

methods including manual, mechanical, 

chemical, management of wildfires, use 

of prescribed fire, and seeding 

depending on the resource management 

goals and desired outcomes for the 

specific treatment area. Grand CanyonParashant National Monument and the 

Arizona Strip Field Office completed 

interdisciplinary land health 

evaluations of existing resource 

conditions throughout the project area. 

These evaluations identified areas 

where one or more of the Standards for 

Rangeland Health were not being met. 

The information from these land health 

evaluations will be used in development 

of the Uinkaret Mountains Landscape 

Restoration Project. The project will be 

conducted in conformance with the 

Grand Canyon-Parashant National 

Monument and Arizona Strip Field 

Office Resource Management Plans and 

Records of Decision approved January 

29, 2008. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: 

• Excessive fuel loadings, including 

closed-canopy stands and ladder fuels, 

are contributing to the risk of large highintensity wildfires, and posing a threat 

to resources including wildlife habitat, 

species diversity, wildland urban 

interface areas, and the ponderosa pine 

ecosystem in the Mt. Trumbull area 

which is identified as a biologic 

resource of scientific interest to be 

protected in the Monument 

proclamation. 

• Past management practices, such as 

timber harvest, livestock grazing, and 

fire suppression have affected 

vegetation communities; this has altered 

species composition, structure and 

function in many portions of the project 

area including within designated 

wilderness. 

• Pinyon and juniper species are 

encroaching or expanding into the 

sagebrush and ponderosa pine 

communities causing a decline in 

species diversity, hydrologic function, 

and a decrease in the quality of 

important wildlife habitat, as well as 

habitat fragmentation. 

• Accelerated soil erosion in parts of 

the project area is decreasing nutrient 

cycling and soil productivity. 

• Habitat conditions have declined in 

areas with sagebrush monoculture and 

continuous closed canopy stands, 

resulting in a lack of species diversity 

and accelerated soil erosion. 

The BLM anticipates that potential 

direct and indirect impacts of the 

project will be mitigated to an 

acceptable level onsite. The BLM will 

consider and analyze potential regional 

mitigation actions through the NEPA 

process. 

The BLM will use NEPA public 

participation requirements to assist the 

agency in satisfying the public 

involvement requirements under 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 

470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 

The information about historic and 

cultural resources within the area 

potentially affected by the proposed 

Uinkaret Mountains Landscape 

Restoration Project will assist the BLM 

in identifying and evaluating impacts to 

such resources in the context of both 

NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA. 

The BLM will consult with Indian 

tribes on a government-to-government 

basis in accordance with Executive 

Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal 

concerns, including impacts on Indian 

trust assets and potential impacts to 

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cultural resources, will be given due 

consideration. Federal, State, and local 

agencies, along with tribes and other 

stakeholders that may be interested in or 

affected by the proposed Uinkaret 

Mountains Landscape Restoration 

Project are invited to participate in the 

scoping process and, if eligible, may 

request or be requested by the BLM to 

participate in the development of the 

environmental analysis as a cooperating 

agency. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7. 

Timothy J. Burke, 

District Manager, Arizona Strip District. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[15X.LLAZ956000.L14200000.BJ0000.241A] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of 

Survey; Arizona. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

described lands were officially filed in 

the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on 

dates indicated. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

Arizona 

The plat, in three sheets, representing 

the survey of a portion of the Ninth 

Standard Parallel North (south 

boundary), a portion of the Second 

Guide Meridian East (west boundary), 

the east and north boundaries, the 

subdivisional lines and the subdivision 

of certain sections, Township 37 North, 

Range 9 East, accepted June 11, 2014, 

and officially filed June 13, 2014, for 

Group 1121, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the survey of a 

portion of the Second Guide Meridian 

East (west boundary), the north 

boundary, the subdivisional lines and 

the subdivision of certain sections, 

Township 38 North, Range 9 East, 

accepted June 11, 2014, and officially 

filed June 13, 2014, for Group 1122, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the survey of a portion of the Tenth 

Standard Parallel North through 

Township 41 North, Range 10 East 

(north boundary), the east boundary, the 

subdivisional lines, the subdivision of 

certain sections and the segregation of 

the Glen Canyon National Recreation 

Area, Township 40 North, Range 10 

East, accepted May 14, 2014, and 

officially filed May 15, 2014, for Group 

1118, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the Fifth Standard Parallel North (south 

boundary) and the west boundary, the 

survey of the east boundary, the 

subdivisional lines and the metes-andbounds survey, Township 21 North, 

Range 12 East, accepted August 7, 2014, 

and officially filed August 11, 2014, for 

Group 1129, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the Hopi— 

Navajo Partition Line, Segment ‘‘D’’, and 

the survey of the Third Guide Meridian 

East (west boundary), the east and north 

boundaries, the subdivisional lines and 

the subdivision of certain sections, 

Township 34 North, Range 13 East, 

accepted September 12, 2014, and 

officially filed September 16, 2014, for 

Group 1125, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the east 

boundary of the White Mountain 

Apache Indian Reservation, from 

milepost 3 1/2 to milepost 9, partially 

surveyed Township 5 North, Range 27 

East, accepted June 17, 2014, and 

officially filed June 19, 2014, for Group 

1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and the subdivision 

of sections 17 and 20, Township 7 

North, Range 27 East, accepted July 30, 

2014, and officially filed July 30, 2014, 

for Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the east 

boundary of the White Mountain 

Apache Indian Reservation, unsurveyed 

Township 3 1/2 North, Range 28 East 

and unsurveyed Township 4 North, 

Range 27 1/2 East, accepted June 17, 

2014, and officially filed June 19, 2014, 

for Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and the subdivision 

of section 13, Township 6 North, Range 

28 East, accepted July 30, 2014, and 

officially filed July 31, 2014, for Group 

1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and the subdivision 

of certain sections, Township 7 North, 

Range 29 East, accepted July 28, 2014, 

and officially filed July 30, 2014, for 

Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of Homestead Entry Survey 

Number 595, unsurveyed Township 4 

North, Range 30 East, accepted July 28, 

2014, and officially filed July 30, 2014, 

for Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of Homestead Entry Survey 

Number 597, unsurveyed Township 4 

North, Range 30 East, accepted July 28, 

2014, and officially filed July 30, 2014, 

for Group 1108, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of the YavapaiPrescott Indian Reservation (Whipple 

Barracks Military Addition) and the 

Yavapai Indian Reservation, Act of June 

7, 1935, Public Law 117, 74th Congress, 

49 Stat. 332, the metes-and-bounds 

survey of the Whipple Veterans 

Administration Reservation boundary, 

the survey of lots 7 and 8, block 6 of the 

Dameron Park Addition and the 

completion survey of the subdivisional 

lines within the Yavapai-Prescott Indian 

Reservation, Township 14 North, Range 

2 West, accepted May 16, 2014, and 

officially filed May 19, 2014, for Group 

1116, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, the subdivision of 

section 10 and the metes-and-bounds 

survey of a portion of the North Santa 

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