Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 11, 2017 / Notices 47247 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2. 

Mary Jo Rugwell, 

BLM Wyoming State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21965 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNV912000 L13400000.PQ0000 

LXSS006F0000; MO#] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the Sierra 

Front-Northwestern Great Basin 

Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 

1972, the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management’s 

(BLM) Sierra Front-Northwestern Great 

Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) 

will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The RAC will hold a public 

meeting on Thursday, October 12 and a 

field trip on Friday, October 13, to the 

Porter Springs Recreation Area within 

the BLM Winnemucca District. The 

meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. and end 

at 5:00 p.m. However, the meeting could 

end earlier if discussions and 

presentations conclude before 4:30 p.m. 

On October 13, the field trip will begin 

at 7:30 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the BLM Winnemucca District Office, 

5100 East Winnemucca Blvd., 

Winnemucca, NV and the field trip will 

depart from the BLM Winnemucca 

District Office. Comments may be 

submitted by email to lross@blm.gov 

with the words ‘‘SFNWGB RAC Oct. 

2017 Comment’’ in the subject line. 

Written comments should be sent to the 

following address and be received no 

later than October 11, 2017 in order to 

be discussed at meeting; SFNWGB RAC 

Oct. 2017 Comment, Attention: Lisa 

Ross, 5665 Morgan Mill Road, Carson 

City, Nevada 89703. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Ross by telephone at (775) 885–6107, or 

by email at lross@blm.gov. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS 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 15- 

member RAC advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM Nevada 

State Director, on a variety of planning 

and management issues associated with 

public land management in Nevada. 

Meeting agenda topics include updates 

on Wildfire, Burning Man, Wild Horses 

and Burros, Jordan Meadows 

Collaborative process, Mining, RAC 

subcommittee reports, and District 

manager’s updates. Both the meeting 

and field trip are open to the public. 

However, the public is required to 

provide its own transportation for the 

field trip. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need further information about the 

meeting or need special assistance such 

as sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, may 

contact Lisa Ross at the phone number 

or email address above. A Public 

comment period will be available on 

October 12 from 8:10–8:30 a.m. and 

4:30–5:00 p.m. during the meeting. 

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 the BLM in your 

comment to withhold your personalidentifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. 

Chris Rose, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Office of 

Communications. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21964 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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DF0000.LXSSH1050000. 17X.HAG 17–0148] 

Notice of Public Meetings for the 

Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Southeast 

Oregon Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Southeast Oregon RAC will 

hold a public meeting on Monday and 

Tuesday, October 16 and 17, 2017. The 

October 16 meeting will consist of a 

field trip to view the Beaty Butte Wild 

Horse Training Facility and a local 

mining claim, departing at 8 a.m. and 

returning at 5 p.m. The October 17 

meeting will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 

1 p.m. A public comment period will be 

available from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

The final agenda will be posted online 

at http://www.blm.gov/or/rac/ 

seorrac.php on or before October 3, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: The Southeast Oregon RAC 

will meet at the BLM Lakeview 

Interagency Center, 1301 S. G St., 

Lakeview, OR 97630, for both the 

Monday, October 16, field trip and the 

RAC business meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larisa Bogardus, Public Affairs Officer, 

1301 South G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 

97630; 541–947–6237; lbogardus@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1(800) 877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS 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 15- 

member Southeast Oregon RAC was 

chartered and appointed by the 

Secretary of the Interior. The members 

represent commodity, conservation, and 

general interests. They provide advice to 

BLM and Forest Service resource 

managers regarding management plans 

and proposed resource actions on public 

land in southeast Oregon. All meetings 

are open to the public in their entirety. 

Information to be distributed to the the 

Southeast Oregon RAC is requested 

prior to the start of each meeting. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, please 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. 


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47248 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 11, 2017 / Notices 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2. 

Donald Gonzalez, 

Vale District Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21962 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO350000.16X.L11100000.PI0000 

LXSISGMW0000] 

Notice of Cancellation of Withdrawal 

Application and Withdrawal Proposal 

and Notice of Termination of 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Sagebrush Focal Area Withdrawal 

in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, 

Utah and Wyoming 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of cancellation. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has canceled its 

withdrawal application and the 

withdrawal proposal relating to 

approximately 10 million acres of 

public and National Forest system lands 

located within Sagebrush Focal Areas 

(SFAs) in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming. The BLM 

has determined that the lands are no 

longer needed in connection with the 

proposed withdrawal. The BLM has also 

terminated the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement 

evaluating this application and 

proposal. 

DATES: This Notice is applicable on 

October 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark A. Mackiewicz, BLM, by 

telephone at 435–636–3616, mail to 125 

South 600 West, Price, UT 84501–2833 

or by email at mmackiew@blm.gov. 

Persons using a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 800–877– 

8339. FRS is available 24 hours a day, 

7 days a week, to leave a message or 

question. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice 

of Proposed Withdrawal was published 

in the Federal Register on September 

24, 2015, (80 FR 57635), as corrected (80 

FR 63583), of the Department’s proposal 

to withdraw approximately 10 million 

acres of public and National Forest 

System lands in Idaho, Montana, 

Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming 

from location and entry under the 

United States mining laws for 20 years, 

subject to valid existing rights. The 

September 24, 2015, Notice also served 

as a Notice of Intent to Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4331, and initiated 

a public scoping process. The BLM has 

determined that the lands are no longer 

needed in connection with the proposed 

withdrawal. In accordance with 43 CFR 

2310.1–4(a), the BLM therefore has 

canceled the proposed withdrawal and 

its application in support thereof. 

Preparation of an EIS is hereby 

terminated. Pursuant to 43 CFR 2310.2– 

1(d), the segregative effect for the lands 

described in 80 FR 57635 as amended 

by 80 FR 63583 terminated by operation 

of law on September 24, 2017, and the 

lands are currently open to location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, subject to valid existing rights, the 

provision of existing withdrawals, other 

segregations of record, and the 

requirements of applicable law. 

Michael D. Nedd, 

Acting Director. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21963 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

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L11100000.PH0000] 

Notice of Intent To Amend Land Use 

Plans Regarding Greater Sage-Grouse 

Conservation and Prepare Associated 

Environmental Impact Statements or 

Environmental Assessments 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: On March 31, 2017, the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Nevada held that the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM) violated the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, (NEPA) by failing to 

prepare a supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the 

designation of Sagebrush Focal Areas 

(SFA) in the Nevada and Northeastern 

California Greater Sage-Grouse Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) Amendment in 

Nevada. In order to comply with the 

court’s order and to address issues 

raised by various interested parties, the 

BLM intends to consider the possibility 

of amending some, all or none of the 

BLM land use plans that were amended 

or revised in 2014 and 2015 regarding 

Greater Sage-Grouse conservation in the 

States of California, Colorado, Idaho, 

Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and 

Montana (‘‘2015 Sage-Grouse Plans’’). 

By this Notice the BLM is announcing 

the beginning of the scoping process to 

solicit public comments on Greater 

Sage-Grouse land management issues 

that could warrant land use plan 

amendments. 

DATES: This Notice initiates the public 

scoping process for RMP amendment(s) 

with associated NEPA document(s). 

Comments may be submitted in writing 

until November 27, 2017. The date(s) 

and location(s) of any scoping meetings 

will be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through local news media, 

newspapers and the BLM Web site at: 

http://bit.ly/GRSGplanning. In order to 

be included in the analysis, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the 45-day scoping period or 15 

days after the last public meeting, 

whichever is later. We will provide 

additional opportunities for public 

participation as appropriate. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues and planning criteria related 

to amending land use plans regarding 

Greater Sage-Grouse conservation to the 

BLM Web site at: http://bit.ly/ 

GRSGplanning or to one of the 

addresses listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. If your 

comments are specific to an individual 

State or region, please specify that in 

your comments. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the addresses listed 

below in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Johanna Munson in the BLM-Idaho 

State Office at (208) 373–7834, email 

BLM_sagegrouseplanning@blm.gov, or 

mail 1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 

83708. For a list of local BLM contacts, 

please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. Persons who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individuals during 

normal business hours. The FRS 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: On March 

31, 2017, the United States District 

Court for the District of Nevada held 

that the BLM violated NEPA by failing 

to prepare a supplemental EIS for the 

designation of SFAs in the 2015 Greater 

Sage-Grouse Plan in Nevada. Similar 

claims were raised in other lawsuits that 

have not been decided. The BLM also 

recognizes that the 2015 Greater SageGrouse Plans blended elements from 

among the action alternatives analyzed 

through the NEPA process for those 


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