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129 / Friday, July 6, 2007 / Notices
After gathering public comments on
what additional issues the SEIS should
address, the suggested issues will be
placed in one of two categories:
1. Issues to be analyzed in the SEIS
and
2. Issues beyond the scope of the
SEIS.
Rationale for the placement of each
issue in category one or two, as well as
for the resolution of such issue(s) will
be included in the SEIS and/or ROD for
the CTA. During the scoping phase, the
public is encouraged to help identify
questions and concerns to be addressed
through the management of the CTA.
An interdisciplinary approach will be
used to develop the SEIS in order to
consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified. Disciplines
involved in the SEIS process will
include specialists with expertise in
soils, minerals and geology; hydrology;
botany; wildlife; transportation; visual
resources; air quality; lands and realty;
outdoor recreation; archaeology;
paleontology; and sociology and
economics, including community
development.
Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7.
Dated: April 3, 2007.
Juan Palma,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7–13102 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5853–EU–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AK–932–1430–ET; F–025943]
Notice of Public Meeting on
Withdrawal Extension
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2310.3–1 notice is hereby given that a
public meeting will be held regarding
the proposed extension of the
withdrawal to protect the Fairbanks
Command and Data Acquisition Station
(also known as the Gilmore Satellite
Tracking Station). The station is
operated by NOAA’s National Satellite
Information Services (also known as the
National Environmental Satellite, Data,
and Information Service). The Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) proposes to
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extend the duration of Public Land
Order (PLO) No. 3708, as modified by
PLO No. 6709 (54 FR 6919, February 15,
1989) for an additional 20 year period.
The lands comprise approximately
8,500 acres and are located in T. 2 N.,
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R. 1 E., and T. 2 N., R. 2 E., Fairbanks
Meridian near Fox, Alaska. A complete
description can be provided by the BLM
Fairbanks District Office at the address
below.
DATES: August 8, 2007, 3–5 p.m. Alaska
Daylight Time.
Location: BLM Fairbanks District
Office, 1150 University Avenue,
Fairbanks, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
BLM’s Betsy Bonnell at 907–474–2336/
e-mail betsy_bonnell@blm.gov or
NOAA’s Richard Von Wittkamp at 206–
526–4400/e-mail
richard.vonwittkamp@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
the proposed withdrawal extension was
published in the Federal Register on
February 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number
21). The meeting will be handicap
accessible.
Dated: June 29, 2007.
Nichelle W. Jacobson,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7–13087 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–920–1310–FI); (CACA 44895]
Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated
Oil and Gas Lease CACA 44895
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of
Terminated Oil and Gas Lease.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of
Public Law 97–451, Carneros Energy,
Inc timely filed a petition for
reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA
44895 for lands in Kern County,
California, and it was accompanied by
all required rentals and royalties
accruing from January 1, 2007, the date
of termination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita
Altamira, Land Law Examiner, Branch
of Adjudication, Division of Energy &
Minerals, BLM California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, W–1834,
Sacramento, California 95825, (916)
978–4378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid
lease has been issued affecting the
lands. The lessee has agreed to new
lease terms for rentals and royalties at
rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction
thereof and 162⁄3 percent, respectively.
The lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and has reimbursed
the Bureau of Land Management for the
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cost of this Federal Register notice. The
Lessee has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and
the Bureau of Land Management is
proposing to reinstate the lease effective
January 1, 2007, subject to the original
terms and conditions of the lease and
the increased rental and royalty rates
cited above.
Dated: June 28, 2007.
Debra Marsh,
Supervisor, Branch of Adjudication, Division
of Energy & Minerals.
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BILLING CODE 4310–40–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–923–1310–FI; WYW135113]
Wyoming: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease.
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Samson
Oil & Gas USA Inc. for competitive oil
and gas lease WYW135113 for land in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The
petition was filed on time and was
accompanied by all the rentals due
since the date the lease terminated
under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of $10
per acre or fraction thereof, per year and
162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee
has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163.00 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
has met all the requirements for
reinstatement of the lease as set out in
Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral
Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.
188), and the Bureau of Land
Management is proposing to reinstate
lease WYW135113 effective February 1,
2007, under the original terms and
conditions of the lease and the
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increased rental and royalty rates cited
above. BLM has not issued a valid lease
affecting the lands.
Pamela J. Lewis,
Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. E7–13101 Filed 7–5–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management, Interior
[MT066–1220–FV]
Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on
Public Land in Chouteau County,
Montana Under the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (REA)
and Impose Supplementary Rules
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Lewistown Field Office, Fort Benton,
Montana.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management proposes to establish fees
and supplementary rules for the Upper
Missouri River Breaks National
Monument (UMRBNM) Interpretive
Center for public use of the day-use
areas. The fees are authorized under the
Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
Act (REA), 16 U.S.C. 6801 et seq. The
UMRBNM Interpretive Center qualifies
as a site wherein visitors can be charged
a ‘‘Standard Amenity Recreation Fee’’
authorized under section 3(4)(f) of the
REA, for a recreation use permit
described at 43 CFR part 2930. The
supplementary rules, developed
pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1–6, are
necessary for human health and safety
and to protect the natural resources of
the site. In accordance with BLM
recreation fee program policy, the
business plan explains the fee collection
process, as well as outlining how the
fees will be used at the UMRBNM
Interpretive Center. BLM has notified
and involved the public at each stage of
the planning process, including the
proposal to collect fees.
DATES: There will be a thirty (30) day
public comment period that will expire
30 days after publication of this notice.
The public is encouraged to participate
in the public comment period. Effective
6 months after the publication of this
notice, the Bureau of Land Management,
Lewistown Field Office will initiate fee
collection in the UMRBNM Interpretive
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Center, unless BLM publishes a Federal
Register notice to the contrary. The
Central Montana Resource Advisory
Council (RAC) will review
consideration for the new fee at least 3
months prior to the proposed initiation
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date. BLM may not necessarily consider
or include in the Administrative Record
for the final supplementary rules
comments that are received after the
close of the comment period described
in this paragraph or comments that are
delivered to an address other than that
listed in the following paragraph.
ADDRESSES: (1) You may mail comments
on the proposed fee and supplementary
rules to Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Field Manager, Lewistown Field
Office, 920 NE Main Street, Lewistown,
MT 59457; (2) You may hand deliver
comments to the Bureau of Land
Management at the same address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June
Bailey, Field Office Manager, Bureau of
Land Management, 920 NE Main Street,
Lewistown, MT 59457, 406–538–1900.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
UMRBNM Interpretive Center is a day-
use site located at the head of the Wild
and Scenic Upper Missouri River, and
the Upper Missouri River Breaks
National Monument in Fort Benton,
Montana. Pursuant to the REA, a fee per
person will be charged for day use. BLM
will charge separate fees for day use,
educational tours, area passes and group
reservations of the center. These fees
will be posted at the UMRBNM
Interpretive Center, at the Web site
http://www.mt.blm.gov/ldo/um/docs/
interpretivecenter.htm, and at the
Lewistown Field Office in Lewistown,
MT. Fees must be paid at the front desk
located in the lobby of the interpretive
center. People holding a River and
Plains Society partnership pass; the
America The Beautiful—The National
Parks and Federal Recreational Lands
Pass (i.e. the Interagency Annual Pass,
Interagency Senior Pass, Interagency
Access Pass, and Interagency Volunteer
Pass); the National Parks Pass with
Golden Eagle Hologram; and the Golden
Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access
Passports will be entitled to free
admission to the UMRBNM Interpretive
Center.
The REA provides authority for 10
years for the Secretary of the Interior
and the Secretary of Agriculture to
establish, modify, charge, and collect
recreation fees for use of some Federal
recreation lands and waters, and
contains specific provisions addressing
public involvement in the establishment
of recreation fees, including a
requirement that Recreation Resource
Advisory Committees or Councils have
the opportunity to make
recommendations regarding
establishment of such fees. REA also
directed the Secretaries of the Interior
and Agriculture to publish advance
notice in the Federal Register whenever
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new recreation fee areas are established
under their respective jurisdictions. In
accordance with BLM recreation fee
program policy, the Lewistown Field
Office UMRBNM Interpretive Center
business plan explains the fee collection
process, and outlines how the fees will
be used at the UMRBNM Interpretive
Center. BLM has notified and involved
the public at each stage of the planning
process, including the proposal to
collect fees. Fee amounts will be posted
on-site, and at the Lewistown Field
Office, and copies of the business plan
will be available at the Lewistown Field
Office and the BLM Montana State
Office.
The supplementary rules proposed
pursuant to 43 CFR 8366.1–5 will not
create a serious inconsistency or
otherwise interfere with an action taken
or planned by another agency. These
proposed supplementary rules do not
alter the budgetary effects of
entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan
programs or the rights or obligations of
their recipients; nor do they raise novel
legal or policy issues. They merely
impose rules of conduct and other
limitations on certain recreational
activities at a recreation site at the
UMRBNM Interpretive Center to protect
natural resources and human health and
safety. This new interpretive center
opened to the public on October 18,
2006. Fees have not been charged at this
site in the past. Information concerning
the proposed new fees has been
available on the BLM Web site, is posted
on site, has been written up in local
newspapers, and has been spread
through word of mouth from on-site
volunteer hosts and local users. These
efforts will continue following
publication of this notice, with
additional press releases to local news
media.
Clarity of the Supplementary Rules
Executive Order 12866 requires each
agency to write regulations that are
simple and easy to understand. The
BLM invites your comments on how to
make these proposed supplementary
rules easier to understand, including
answers to questions such as the
following: (1) Are the requirements in
the proposed supplementary rules
clearly stated? (2) Do the proposed
supplementary rules contain technical
language or jargon that interferes with
their clarity? (3) Does the format of the
proposed supplementary rules
(grouping and order of sections, use of
headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or
reduce their clarity? (4) Would the
supplementary rules be easier to
understand if they were divided into
more (but shorter) sections? (5) Is the
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