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67.7 miles in length. The routes cross 

portions of Juab, Utah and Tooele 

Counties. 

Limber to Oquirrh: There are six 

alternative transmission line routes that 

connect the future Limber Substation to 

the existing Oquirrh Substation with a 

double-circuit 345kV transmission line, 

ranging from 28.9 to 49.0 miles in 

length. The routes cross portions of 

Tooele and Salt Lake Counties. 

Limber to Terminal: There are two 

alternative transmission line routes that 

connect the future Limber Substation to 

the existing Terminal Substation with a 

double-circuit 345kV transmission line, 

ranging from 40.0 to 45.1 miles in 

length. The routes cross portions of 

Tooele and Salt Lake counties. 

The proposed transmission line(s) 

right-of-way (ROW) alignment would 

fall outside of current utility corridors 

designated by the BLM in the SLFO 

Pony Express RMP. For the project to be 

in conformance with the Pony Express 

RMP, this RMP would be amended to 

designate a new utility corridor. The 

DEIS addresses the establishment of a 

new utility corridor that would 

accommodate the proposed 

transmission line ROW. 

The planning issues for the RMP 

amendment include: 

• Access to and transportation on the 

public lands. 

• Existing and planned land uses, 

including recreation, transportation, 

agriculture, grazing, rights-of-way, and 

other authorized land uses. 

• Wildlife habitat and management of 

summer and winter ranges and 

migration corridors for antelope, mule 

deer, and elk. 

• Cumulative effects of land uses and 

human activities on threatened, 

endangered, candidate, and sensitive 

species and their habitats. 

• Vegetation, including impacts of 

invasive non-native species. 

• Cultural, historic and 

paleontological resources and tribal 

values. 

• Management objectives in the North 

Oquirrh Management Area. 

• Visual resource management. 

• Air, soil, and water resources. 

• Sociology and economics. 

• Human health and safety. 

An interdisciplinary approach was 

used to develop the DEIS, in order to 

consider the variety of resource issues 

and concerns identified. An amendment 

to the Pony Express RMP would be 

based upon the following planning 

criteria: 

• The amendment will be completed 

in compliance with the Federal Land 

Policy Management Act, NEPA, and all 

other relevant Federal law, Executive 

Orders, and management policies of the 

BLM; 

• Where existing planning decisions 

are still valid, those decisions will 

remain unchanged and be incorporated 

into the new amendment; and 

• The amendment will recognize 

valid existing rights. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and e-mail addresses of 

respondents 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. 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. 

Selma Sierra, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–11297 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Availability of the Draft General 

Management Plan and Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Effigy Mounds National Monument, 

Iowa 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft General Management Plan and 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for Effigy Mounds National Monument, 

Iowa. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the 

National Park Service announces the 

availability of a Draft General 

Management Plan (GMP)/Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for Effigy 

Mounds National Monument 

(Monument), Iowa. 

DATES: The GMP/EIS will remain 

available for public review for 60 days 

following the publishing of the notice of 

availability in the Federal Register by 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency. Public meetings will be held 

during the 60-day review period on the 

GMP/EIS, and specific dates and 

locations will be announced in local 

and regional media sources of record 

and on the NPS planning Web site at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GMP/EIS are 

available by request by writing to 

Superintendent Phyllis Ewing, Effigy 

Mounds National Monument, 151 

Highway 76, Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146, 

or by telephoning 563–873–3491. The 

document is also available to be pickedup in person at the address above. The 

document can be found on the Internet 

on the NPS Planning Web site at: 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo. 

You may submit your comments by 

any of several methods. You may 

comment via the Internet through the 

NPS planning Web site http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo; simply 

click on the link to the Effigy Mounds 

National Monument. You may mail 

comments to Superintendent Ewing, 

Effigy Mounds National Monument, at 

the address above. Finally, you may 

hand-deliver comments to the park 

headquarters at the address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Phyllis Ewing, Effigy 

Mounds National Monument, 151 

Highway 76, Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146, 

telephone 563–873–3491. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Monument was established by 

presidential proclamation on October 

25, 1949 to protect significant 

prehistoric earth mounds found in 

northeast Iowa. Subsequent legislation 

expanded the purpose and significance 

by specifying the wildlife, scenic, and 

other natural values of the area. The 

Monument’s authorized boundary was 

expanded in 1961 and again in 2000 

until it now encompasses a total of 

2,256 acres. 

The purpose of the GMP is to set forth 

the basic management philosophy for 

the Monument and to provide strategies 

for addressing issues and achieving 

identified management objectives. The 

GMP/EIS describes and analyzes the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and one other action alternative 

for the future management direction of 

the Monument. A no action alternative 

is also evaluated. 

The preferred alternative (Alternative 

B) in the draft General Management 

Plan would provide an enhanced visitor 

experience with increasing 

understanding of the monument while 

protecting and preserving natural and 

cultural resources. An overall goal for 

the park would be to serve as a catalyst 

for mound research and management in 

the region. A new multi-purpose facility 

in the visitor center area would 

accommodate research needs and a 

small visitor contact station on newly 

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acquired land contiguous to the Sny 

Magill unit would allow visitors regular 

access to this area. In addition to the 

recommended boundary addition at Sny 

Magill, the draft plan also recommends 

three other tracts be added in order to 

protect resources and to support park 

operations. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, electronic mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, 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 comments to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. We will make all submissions 

from organizations or businesses and 

from individuals identifying themselves 

as representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Dated: April 2, 2009. 

David N. Given, 

Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–11370 Filed 5–14–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–93–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–260–09–1060–XQ–24 1A] 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces that the 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board 

will conduct a meeting on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet 

Monday, June 15, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m., local time. This will be a one 

day meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will 

meet in Sacramento, California at the 

Red Lion Hotel at Arden Village. The 

Red Lion’s address is 1401 Arden Way, 

Sacramento, California 95815. Their 

phone number is 1–916–922–8041 and 

their e-mail is http:// 

www.redlionsac.com. 

Written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting should be sent 

to: Bureau of Land Management, 

National Wild Horse and Burro 

Program, WO–260, Attention: Ramona 

DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, Nevada 89502–7147. Submit 

written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting no later than 

close of business June 10, 2009. See the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

electronic access and filing address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and 

Burro Administrative Assistant, at 775– 

861–6583. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may reach Ms. DeLorme at any 

time by calling the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Meeting 

Under the authority of 43 CFR part 

1784, the Wild Horse and Burro 

Advisory Board advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, the Director of the BLM, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief 

of the Forest Service, on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

The tentative agenda for the meeting is: 

Monday, June 15, 2009 (8 a.m.–5 p.m.) 

8 a.m. Call to Order & Introductions: 

8:15 a.m. Old Business: 

Approval of March 2009 Minutes. 

Update Pending Litigation. 

8:45 a.m. Program Updates: 

Gathers; 

Adoptions; 

Facilities; 

Forest Service Update. 

Break (9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.) 

9:45 a.m. Program Updates 

(continued): 

Program Accomplishments; 

BLM Response to Advisory Board 

Recommendations. 

Lunch (11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.) 

1 p.m. New Business: 

Break (2:45 p.m.–3 p.m.) 

3 p.m. Public Comments 

4 p.m. Board Recommendations 

4:45 p.m. Recap/Summary/Next 

Meeting/Date/Site 

5 p.m. Adjourn. 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. An 

individual with a disability needing an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting, such as an interpreting 

service, assistive listening device, or 

materials in an alternate format, must 

notify the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although the BLM will attempt to 

meet a request received after that date, 

the requested auxiliary aid or service 

may not be available because of 

insufficient time to arrange it. 

The Federal Advisory Committee 

Management Regulations [41 CFR 101– 

6.1015(b),] require BLM to publish in 

the Federal Register notice of a meeting 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

II. Public Comment Procedures 

Members of the public may make oral 

statements to the Advisory Board on 

June 15, 2009 at the appropriate point 

in the agenda. This opportunity is 

anticipated to occur at 3 p.m., local 

time. Persons wishing to make 

statements should register with the BLM 

by noon on June 15, 2009 at the meeting 

location. Depending on the number of 

speakers, the Advisory Board may limit 

the length of presentations. At previous 

meetings, presentations have been 

limited to three minutes in length. 

Speakers should address the specific 

wild horse and burro-related topics 

listed on the agenda. Speakers must 

submit a written copy of their statement 

to the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section or bring a written copy to the 

meeting. 

Participation in the Advisory Board 

meeting is not a prerequisite for 

submission of written comments. The 

BLM invites written comments from all 

interested parties. Your written 

comments should be specific and 

explain the reason for any 

recommendation. The BLM appreciates 

any and all comments, but those most 

useful and likely to influence decisions 

on management and protection of wild 

horses and burros are those that are 

either supported by quantitative 

information or studies or those that 

include citations to and analysis of 

applicable laws and regulations. Except 

for comments provided in electronic 

format, speakers should submit two 

copies of their written comments where 

feasible. The BLM will not necessarily 

consider comments received after the 

time indicated under the DATES section 

or at locations other than that listed in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

In the event there is a request under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

for a copy of your comments, the BLM 

will make them available in their 

entirety, including your name and 

address. 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 BLM will release all 

submissions from organizations or