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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several 

agencies and individuals notified the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 

that a suspected gray wolf (Canis lupus) 

was wandering in the area of the North 

Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. 

Without being able to trap and identify 

the animal, it is unknown as to whether 

it is a gray wolf or some type of wolfdog hybrid. We believe it is in the 

animal’s best interest, with the 

upcoming deer hunting season opening 

in this area of Arizona, to capture, affix 

a brightly colored radio collar (if it is 

found to be a gray wolf), and draw blood 

(to identify the species), to help protect 

the animal from harm. We, the Service, 

under an Endangered Species Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) permit, have 

authorized the following researchers to 

conduct the above-mentioned activities 

for gray wolf in the North Rim of the 

Grand Canyon, Arizona. 

Permit TE–676811 

Applicant: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Region 2, Regional Director 

Blanket Permit, Albuquerque, New 

Mexico. 

We approved the applicant’s request 

for an amendment to a current permit 

for research and recovery purposes to 

survey for, locate, capture, temporarily 

hold, draw blood, and radio collar, a 

gray wolf (Canis lupus) within the area 

of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, 

Arizona. 

This emergency permit is issued for 

the sole purpose of protecting the 

suspected gray wolf in Arizona. Any 

further authorization for surveys or 

research of the gray wolf will be 

processed separately. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. 

Dated: October 30, 2014. 

Joy E. Nicholopoulos, 

Deputy Regional Director, Southwest Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTC 00900.L16100000.DP0000 

MO#4500073795] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Eastern Montana Resource 

Advisory Council meeting will be held 

on December 4, 2014 in Billings, 

Montana. The meeting will start at 8:00 

a.m. and adjourn at approximately 4:30 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Billings Hampton Inn, 5110 

Southgate Drive, Billings, MT 59101 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 

BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District, 

111 Garryowen Road, Miles City, 

Montana 59301; (406) 233–2831; 

mjacobse@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–677–8339 

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 a question with 

the above individual. You will receive 

a reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Resource Advisory Council 

advises the Secretary of the Interior 

through the BLM on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Montana. At this 

meeting, the agenda will include: A 

welcome to the new RAC members, 

councilmember and BLM staff 

introductions, an Eastern Montana/

Dakotas District Manager update, Miles 

City Field Office and Billings Field 

Office progress briefings, a progress 

report by the Pumpkin Creek Area RAC 

subcommittee, individual RAC member 

reports to BLM managers and other 

issues that the council may raise during 

the course of discussion at this meeting. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

This RAC meeting will have time 

allocated for hearing public comments 

and the public may also present written 

comments to the council. Depending on 

the number of persons wishing to 

comment and the time available, the 

time for individual oral comments may 

be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, tour 

transportation or other reasonable 

accommodations should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. 

Diane M. Friez, 

Eastern Montana/Dakotas District Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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L14200000.BJ0000;14X1109AF, MO 

#4500073723] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, on December 8, 2014. 

DATES: Protests of the survey must be 

filed before December 8, 2014 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey 

should be sent to the Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5007, Marvin_Montoya@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: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals, 

Bureau of Land Management, Montana 

State Office, Billings, Montana, and was 

necessary to determine Federal Leasable 

Mineral Lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Fifth Principal Meridian, North Dakota 

T. 148 N., R. 97 W. 

The plat, in 9 sheets: 

Representing the dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the 12th Standard Parallel, through 

Ranges 96 and 97 West, a portion of the east 

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional 

lines, the adjusted original meanders of the 

former left and right banks of the Little 

Missouri River, through sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 

and 12, and the subdivision of section 3, the 

subdivision of certain sections, and the 

survey of the meanders of the present left and 

right banks of the Little Missouri River and 

informative traverse, through sections 1, 2, 3, 

4, and 12, the limits of erosion in sections 1, 

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2, 3, and 12, the left and right banks and 

medial line of the abandoned channels of the 

Little Missouri River in sections 2, 3, and 4, 

and certain division of accretion and 

partition lines, 

T. 149 N., R. 96 W. 

Representing the dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the subdivisional lines, and the 

adjusted original meanders of the former left 

and right banks of the Little Missouri River, 

through sections 31 and 32, the subdivision 

of sections 31 and 32, and the survey of 

Parcels A and B, section 31, the meanders of 

the present left and right banks of the Little 

Missouri River and informative traverse, 

through sections 31 and 32, the limits of 

erosion in section 31, the left and right banks 

and medial line of the abandoned channels 

of the Little Missouri River in section 31, and 

certain division of accretion and partition 

lines, and 

T. 149 N., R. 97 W. 

Representing the dependent resurvey of a 

portion of the east boundary and the adjusted 

original meanders of the former left and right 

banks of the Little Missouri River, through 

section 36 and the survey of the meanders of 

the present left and right banks of the Little 

Missouri River and informative traverse, 

through section 36, the limits of erosion and 

the meanders of a 1951 right bank of the 

Little Missouri River in section 36, the left 

and right banks and the medial line of the 

abandoned channels of the Little Missouri 

River in section 36, and certain partition 

lines, Township 149 North, Range 97 West, 

Fifth Principal, Meridian, North Dakota was 

accepted September 29, 2014. 

We will place a copy of the plat, in 9 

sheets, and related field notes we described 

in the open files. They will be available to 

the public as a matter of information. If the 

BLM receives a protest against this survey, as 

shown on this plat, in 9 sheets, prior to the 

date of the official filing, we will stay the 

filing pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this plat, 

in 9 sheets, until the day after we have 

accepted or dismissed all protests and they 

have become final, including decisions or 

appeals. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. 

Joshua F. Alexander, 

Chief, Branch of Cadastral Survey, Division 

of Energy, Minerals and Realty. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAC08000 XXXL1109RM 

L19200000.JP0000 LRORBX003800] 

Notice of Interim Final Supplementary 

Rules for Public Lands in El Dorado 

County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Interim final supplementary 

rules. 

SUMMARY: The California State Director 

for the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) is establishing interim final 

supplementary rules and requests 

public comments. These interim final 

supplementary rules will become 

effective immediately upon publication 

in the Federal Register, and will apply 

to 695 acres of public lands, known as 

Kanaka Valley, in El Dorado County, 

California. The BLM has determined 

that these interim final supplementary 

rules are necessary to enhance the safety 

of visitors and local residents and 

reduce the risk of undue ecological 

degradation to Kanaka Valley’s rare soils 

and plants and other significant values. 

These rules are in accordance with the 

Kanaka Valley Management Plan (2013). 

DATES: The interim final supplementary 

rules are effective immediately and 

remain in effect until modified or 

rescinded by the publication of final 

supplementary rules. The BLM invites 

comments until January 5, 2015. 

Comments received, postmarked, or 

electronically dated after that date will 

not necessarily be considered in the 

development of final supplementary 

rules. 

ADDRESSES: Please mail or hand deliver 

all comments concerning the interim 

final supplementary rules to the Bureau 

of Land Management, Attention: 

Supplementary Rules, BLM Mother 

Lode Field Office, 5152 Hillsdale Circle, 

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Barnes, telephone (916) 941– 

3140; address 5152 Hillsdale Circle, El 

Dorado Hills, CA 95762; email jjbarnes@

blm.gov or Web site http://

www.ca.blm.gov/motherlode. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

The public is invited to provide 

comments on these interim final 

supplementary rules. See DATES and 

ADDRESSES for information on 

submitting comments. Written 

comments on the interim final 

supplementary rules should be specific, 

confined to issues pertinent to the 

interim final supplementary rules and 

explain the reason for any 

recommended change. Comments 

requesting changes to decisions in the 

2013 Kanaka Valley Management Plan 

and Decision Record would be outside 

the scope of this rulemaking. 

Where possible, comments should 

reference a specific provision of these 

interim final supplementary rules. The 

BLM need not consider or include in the 

administrative record: (a) comments that 

the BLM receives after the close of the 

comment period (see DATES), unless 

they are postmarked or electronically 

dated before the deadline, or (b) 

comments delivered to an address other 

than that listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

Comments, including names, street 

addresses, and other contact 

information of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Mother Lode Field Office during regular 

business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Before including your address, 

telephone number, email 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. 

II. Background 

Kanaka Valley is comprised of 695 

acres of public lands in El Dorado 

County, California. The BLM acquired 

Kanaka Valley through a donation in 

2010. In response to the rapidly growing 

popularity of Kanaka Valley with the 

recreating public and the need to 

provide for public safety and protect 

this area’s special environmental values, 

the BLM developed the 2013 Kanaka 

Valley Management Plan and Decision 

Record. This is an area-specific activitylevel plan that tiers to the BLM’s 2008 

Sierra Resource Management Plan. It 

was needed to help the BLM manage 

Kanaka Valley’s special environmental 

values and recreational opportunities. 

Sections 302 and 310 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (43 U.S.C. 1732 and 1740) provide 

the overall authority for the BLM’s 

management of Kanaka Valley. The 

BLM is establishing these interim final 

supplementary rules under the authority 

of 43 CFR 8365.1–6, which allows BLM 

State Directors to establish 

supplementary rules for the protection 

of persons, property, and public lands 

and resources. 

The supplementary rules outlined in 

this notice are designed to immediately 

and effectively reduce risks to public 

health and safety and the area’s 

environmental resources including, but 

not limited to, rare gabbro soils and 

plants. The supplementary rules include 

provisions to partially open Kanaka 

Valley to hunting. The seasons of use 

and methods of take were developed 

collaboratively by the BLM, adjacent 

private residents, local stakeholders, 

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