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notification, please direct emails to 

protest@blm.gov. 

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 1506.6; 40 CFR 

1506.10; 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 1610.5–2) 

Sheila Mallory, 

Acting, State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30169 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCAD06800.L17110000.FM0000] 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Land Exchange Between 

the Bureau of Land Management and 

the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 

Indians, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Palm SpringsSouth Coast Field Office, has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Proposed Land Exchange 

between the BLM and the Agua Caliente 

Band of Cahuilla Indians (Tribe) and by 

this notice is announcing the opening of 

the comment period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft EIS for 

the Proposed Land Exchange between 

the BLM and the Tribe within 90 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register. 

The BLM will announce future meetings 

or hearings and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Draft EIS for the Proposed 

Land Exchange between the BLM and 

the Tribe by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: 

AguaCalienteExchange@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 760–833–7199. 

• Mail: National Monument Manager, 

BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field 

Office, 1201 Bird Center Dr., Palm 

Springs, CA 92262. 

Copies of the Draft EIS for the 

Proposed Land Exchange between the 

BLM and the Tribe are available in the 

Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office 

at the above address, or on the Internet 

at http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/ 

palmsprings.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Foote, National Monument Manager, 

telephone 760–833–7136; address BLM 

Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 

1201 Bird Center Dr., Palm Springs, CA 

92262; email jfoote@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 

proposes to exchange certain Federal 

lands for properties owned by the Agua 

Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. The 

selected Federal lands and offered tribal 

lands occur within the Santa Rosa and 

San Jacinto Mountains National 

Monument. The exchange would 

transfer all or portions of the following 

described Federal lands to the Agua 

Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians: 

San Bernardino and Base Meridian, 

California 

T.4S. R.4E. 

Section 16, all; 

Section 17, W1/2NW1/4NE1/4, W1/2E1/ 

2NW1/4NE1/4; 

Section 18, W1/2NE1/4, N1/2NE1/4SW1/4, 

S1/2 of lot 1, N1/2 of lot 2; 

Section 36, lots 1–4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/ 

2SE1/4, E1/2SW1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, N1/ 

2SW1/4SW1/4, E1/2NW1/4SW1/4, SW1/ 

4NW1/4SW1/4, S1/2NW1/4NW1/4SW1/ 

4. 

T.5S. R.4E. 

Section 5, lots 1–4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/ 

4, S1/2; 

Sections 16, 21, 27, 29, 32, and 36, all. 

The described Federal lands were 

withdrawn from all forms of 

appropriation under the public land 

laws and mining laws under Public Law 

106–351 dated October 24, 2000. 

However, Section 5(i) of Public law 

106–351 specifically allows the 

exchange of Federal lands within the 

monument in certain circumstances. 

The United States would acquire all 

or portions of the following described 

land from the Agua Caliente Band of 

Cahuilla Indians: 

San Bernardino and Base Meridian, 

California 

T.5S. R. 5E. 

Section 7, all; 

Section 19, all; 

Section 20, W1/2W1/2. 

The Draft EIS describes and analyzes 

alternatives based on varying amounts 

of Federal lands to be exchanged for 

tribal lands, as well as the no action 

alternative. The BLM’s preferred 

alternative eliminates certain Federal 

lands from consideration that, if 

exchanged, would be contrary to the 

purpose of the exchange, which is to 

promote effective and efficient 

management of the Federal and tribal 

lands by reducing the extent of 

‘‘checkerboard’’ landownership, thereby 

providing the BLM and the Tribe with 

more logical and consistent land 

management responsibility in the 

Monument. 

Important issues identified by the 

public during scoping address purpose 

and need for the proposed land 

exchange; conformance with statutes, 

regulations, policies, and land use 

plans; development of alternatives and 

mitigation measures; public access to 

trails; protection of threatened and 

endangered species; and potential 

development of exchanged lands. 

Responses to specific questions related 

to these issues are provided in the Draft 

EIS. Lands acquired by the BLM through 

the land exchange would be managed in 

accordance with applicable statutes and 

regulations, as well as the California 

Desert Conservation Area Plan, as 

amended, and the Santa Rosa and San 

Jacinto Mountains National Monument 

Management Plan. Lands acquired by 

the Tribe would be managed in 

accordance with its Land Use 

Ordinance, Indian Canyons Master Plan, 

and Tribal Habitat Conservation Plan. 

Public participation has been sought 

through a comment period provided for 

an Environmental Assessment that 

preceded preparation of the Draft EIS, 

and during the scoping process to 

identify issues to be addressed in the 

Draft EIS for the proposed land 

exchange. Please note that public 

comments and information submitted 

including names, street addresses, and 

email addresses of persons who submit 

comments will be available for public 

review and disclosure at the above 

address during regular business hours (8 

a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 


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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 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10. 

John R. Kalish, 

Field Manager, Palm Springs-South Coast 

Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30324 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK910000 L13100000.DB0000 

LXSINSSI0000] 

Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope 

Science Initiative—Science Technical 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA) as amended and 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (FACA), the North Slope Science 

Initiative (NSSI)—Science Technical 

Advisory Panel (STAP), Bureau of Land 

Management, U.S. Department of the 

Interior will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be January 26– 

28, 2015, at the Inupiat Heritage Center, 

5421 North Star Blvd., Barrow, Alaska. 

The meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. on 

Monday, January 26, and at 9:00 a.m. on 

Tuesday, January 27 and Wednesday, 

January 28. The NSSI STAP will receive 

public comment between 3:00 p.m. and 

4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denny Lassuy, Deputy Director, North 

Slope Science Initiative and Acting 

Designated Federal Officer, North Slope 

Science Initiative, AK–910, c/o Bureau 

of Land Management, 222 W. Seventh 

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513, 

907–271–3431, or email dlassuy@

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, seven 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 NSSI 

STAP provides advice and 

recommendations to the NSSI Oversight 

Group regarding priority information 

needs for management decisions across 

the North Slope of Alaska. These 

priority information needs may include 

recommendations on inventory, 

monitoring, and research activities that 

contribute to informed resource 

management decisions. 

The NSSI STAP meeting agenda will 

include: Continue dialogue for 

prioritizing inventory, monitoring and 

research using the North Slope 

Scenarios Project results for the North 

Slope and adjacent marine 

environments; Continue dialogue on a 

long-term monitoring strategy for the 

North Slope; Review the status of the 

emerging issue summaries released 

October 2010 and revised June 2014; 

and a joint meeting on Wednesday, 

January 28, with the NSSI Oversight 

Group. 

The public may present written 

comments to the NSSI STAP through 

the Deputy Director, NSSI. Each formal 

meeting will have time allotted for 

public comments. Depending on the 

number of persons wishing to comment 

and 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, 

transportation, or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

Deputy Director, NSSI. 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. 

Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Bud C. Cribley, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30298 Filed 12–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–SERO–CAHA–16843; PPSESEROC3, 

PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Special Use Permit to Dare County for 

Activities Related to the Protection of 

North Carolina Highway 12 in Cape 

Hatteras National Seashore, North 

Carolina 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) is preparing a draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

in response to a request from Dare 

County, North Carolina, for a Special 

Use Permit for activities related to the 

protection of North Carolina Highway 

12 (Highway 12) in the Buxton area. The 

EIS will assist the NPS in determining 

whether, where, and under what 

conditions the NPS would issue a 

Special Use Permit to Dare County for 

actions related to the protection of 

Highway 12 in the Buxton Village area. 

The NPS is considering this proposal to 

address erosion issues and prevent 

future emergency closure of these areas 

of Highway 12 due to storm impacts to 

the road in this narrow area of Hatteras 

Island. This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for this EIS. 

DATES: The date, time, and location of 

public meetings will be announced 

through the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site http://

parkplanning.nps.gov/caha, the Cape 

Hatteras National Seashore Web site, 

and in local media outlets. The NPS will 

conduct public meetings in the local 

area to receive input from interested 

parties on issues, concerns, and 

suggestions regarding the potential to 

issue a Special Use Permit to Dare 

County for activities related to the 

protection of Highway 12 in the Buxton 

area. The comment period will be 

announced at the meetings and will be 

published on the Cape Hatteras National 

Seashore Web site for this project at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/caha. 

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are 

encouraged to provide written 

comments or suggestions to assist the 

NPS in determining the scope of issues 

related to the issuance of a Special Use 

Permit to Dare County for activities 

related to the protection of Highway 12 

near Buxton. Written comments may be 

sent to: Superintendent, 1401 National 


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