Appendix C Notices of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

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1 Appendix C Notices of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

2 17672 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 4, 2000 / Notices broaden the definition of a coastal barrier, and approved a series of maps entitled Coastal Barrier Resources System dated October 24, These maps identify and depict those coastal barriers located on the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes and in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that are subject to the Federal funding limitations outlined in the Act. The 1990 Act also approved a related series of maps depicting otherwise protected areas (OPA) along the same coastlines. In full System units most forms of Federal subsidies are prohibited. In OPAs only Federal flood insurance is prohibited. The Act also defines our responsibilities regarding the System and OPA maps. We have official custody of these maps and prepare and distribute copies of them. We published a notice of the filing, distribution, and availability of the maps dated October 24, 1990, in the Federal Register on June 6, 1991 (56 FR ). We have announced all subsequent map revisions in the Federal Register. Revisions to a System Unit and OPA in North Carolina Section 1(a) of Public Law , enacted on November 29, 1999, requires us to replace 7 maps relating to the System with 14 new maps. These changes affect a Coastal Barrier Resources System Unit (designated as L03) and an OPA (designated as NC 03P) in Dare County, North Carolina. The changes to the Cape Hatteras NC 03P are designed to coincide with the boundary of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The changes to Hatteras Island Unit L03 are designed to meet the original intent of Congress. How To Get Copies of the Maps The Service has given copies of the revised System and OPA maps to the House of Representatives Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, and will be sending copies to the House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Financial Services and each appropriate Federal, State, and local agency having jurisdiction over the areas in which the modified units are located. You can purchase copies of System and OPA maps from the U.S. Geological Survey, Earth Science Information Center, P.O. Box 25286, Denver, Colorado The cost is $4.00 per map, plus a $3.50 shipping and handling fee for the entire order. Maps can also be viewed at the following Fish and Wildlife Service offices: Washington Office all System and OPA maps. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Habitat Conservation, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203, (703) Southeast Regional Office all System and OPA maps for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30345, (404) Field Office System and OPA maps for North Carolina. Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh Field Office 551 F Pylon Drive, P.O. Box 33726, Raleigh, NC , (919) Dated: March 23, Jamie Rappaport Clark, Director, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Application AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, ACTION: Notice of receipt of application. The following applicant has applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species. This notice is provided pursuant to section 10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). Permit Number TE Applicant: Mark Hove, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. The applicant requests a permit to take (collect) the following endangered species from the St. Croix River, from river miles in Minnesota and Wisconsin: Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa) and Higgins eye pearlymussel (Lampsilis higginsi). Activities are proposed for the enhancement of survival of the species in the wild. Written data or comments should be submitted to the Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota , and must be received within 30 days of the date of this publication. Documents and other information submitted with this application are available for review by any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to the following office within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota Telephone: (612/ ); FAX: (612/ ). Dated: March 29, T.J. Miller, Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P [CO ] Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Public Scoping; San Juan Basin, Colorado AGENCY:, USDI, and U.S., USDA. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and conduct public scoping; San Juan Basin, Colorado. Also, the action proposes to amend both the BLM s San Juan and San Miguel Resource Management Plan (RMP) of 1985, and the Colorado Oil and Gas Leasing and Development Final EIS of SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. (USFS), as joint lead agencies, are initiating the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) with associated public scoping, on the proposed continued development of Fruitland Coalbed Methane (CBM) gas. The EIS analysis area (106,000 acres) generally encompasses land north of the Southern Ute Line and within the San Juan Basin, and is bordered on the north, west, and east by the Fruitland Outcrop. The east side of the analysis area dips south at the San Juan National Forest boundary and includes all San Juan National Forest lands within the Basin, south of the Southern Ute line. This EIS will be undertaken in cooperation with La Plata County, Colorado. 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3 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 65 / Tuesday, April 4, 2000 / Notices of additional Fruitland CBM wells and associated facilities on multijurisdictional lands (BLM, USFS, and non-federal) within the San Juan Basin of southwestern Colorado. The EIS will address environmental impacts and mitigation measures associated with drilling, production and eventual abandonment of these additional Fruitland CBM wells. The EIS will also disclose direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of projected CBM development on non-federal land within the described area. DATES: Written comments will be accepted until June 1, Two public scoping meetings will be held, one beginning at 4:00 p.m. on May 16, 2000 at the BLM/USFS Public Lands Center, Durango, Colorado and the other beginning at 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2000 at the Bayfield High School, in Bayfield, Colorado. ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the, San Juan Field Office Manager, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ilyse Auringer, Jim Powers, or Paul Peck (970) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The objectives of the EIS will be to study and assess the impacts of additional Fruitland CBM drilling and development within the described area of southwestern Colorado. Potential impacts of the proposed action involve various natural and human resources including, geology, water resources, biological (e.g., threatened and endangered species) wildlife, cultural, visual, land use, suburban interface and subdivisions, socioeconomic and others that are identified through the scoping process. The proposed action will involve federal jurisdictions of the BLM and. Two Record of Decisions, one by the BLM and one by the will be issued. Much of the BLM jurisdiction is split estate land (where the mineral owner is not the same as the surface owner). Because of the large proportion of private mineral and surface estate contained in the proposed action, La Plata County will participate on this EIS as a Cooperating Agency. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission will be an active, though informal, contributor. A memorandum of agreement is anticipated between the BLM, USFS, and La Plata County. The BLM and will issue interim criteria for those proposed Applications for Permit to Drill (APDs) received prior to the completion of the EIS and the two Record of Decisions (ROD s). The interim criteria will define those actions that would not limit the choice of reasonable alternatives and thus may be approved; as well as define those actions that may preclude future options and therefore may not be approved during preparation of the EIS and ROD s. The interim criteria will be subject to their own 30-day public comment period. It is anticipated that the EIS process will take 24 months to complete and will include public information and meetings. Publication of the two ROD s is anticipated in March Public information, scoping meetings, and request for input on the EIS will begin with publication of this notice. Written comments must be submitted on or before June 1, Dated: March 27, San Juan Field Office Manager, BLM, Colorado, and Forest Supervisor, San Juan National Forest, USFS, Colorado. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] [CO XQ 1784] Southwest Resource Advisory Council Meeting AGENCY:, ACTION: Notice; Southwest Resource Advisory Council Meeting. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Southwest Resource Advisory Council (Southwest RAC) will meet in May, 2000 in Gunnison, Colorado. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 11, ADDRESSES: For additional information, contact Roger Alexander, Bureau of Land Management, Southwest Center, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, Colorado 81401; phone ; TDD ; Roger Alexander@co.blm.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The May 11, 2000 meeting will be held at the Gunnison County Fairgrounds Multipurpose Building, 275 South Spruce Street in Gunnison, Colorado. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. and at approximately 4:30 p.m. The morning agenda will focus on the implementation of BLM Colorado Standards for public land health and Guidelines for livestock grazing and the Gunnison Sage Grouse Conservation Plan. General public comment is scheduled for 9:15 a.m. A field trip to nearby grazing allotments is scheduled during the afternoon session. The public is invited to accompany the RAC on the field trip but will need to provide their own transportation; a four wheel drive vehicle is recommended. Summary minutes for Council meetings are maintained in the Southwest Center Office and on the World Wide Web athttp:// mdo sw rac.htm and are available for public inspection and reproduction within thirty (30) days following each meeting. Dated: March 23, Roger Alexander, Public Affairs Specialist. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Lower Snake River District,, ACTION: Meeting Notice. SUMMARY: The Lower Snake River District Resource Advisory Council will meet in Boise. Potential agenda topics are the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Plan, the Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan for the U.S. Air Force Enhanced Training in Idaho project, sage grouse habitat management, implementation of rangeland standards and guidelines, proposed land exchanges and other land management issues. DATES: May 3, The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. Public comment periods will be held at 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Lower Snake River District Office, located at 3948 Development Avenue, Boise, Idaho. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Rose, Lower Snake River District Office ( ). Dated: March 29, Katherine Kitchell, District Manager. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE U VerDate 20<MAR> :17 Apr 03, 2000 Jkt PO Frm Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM pfrm01 PsN: 04APN1

4 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices Prineville Oregon 97754, telephone (541) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violation of this closure order is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months as provided in 43 CFR (d)(iv). Don L. Smith, Acting District Manager, Prineville District Office. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE M [NM ; OKNM ] Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in Oklahoma AGENCY:, Interior ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Farrell Cooper Mining Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis, in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America. The lands are located in Haskell County, Oklahoma, and are described as follows: T. 10 N., R. 21 E., Indian Meridian Sec. 1, S 1 2, NE 1 4; Sec. 12, NW 1 4, N 1 2SW 1 4, SW 1 4SW 1 4, NW 1 4SE 1 4, W 1 2NE, and NE 1 4NE 1 4; Containing acres, more or less. Any parties electing to participate in this exploration program shall notify in writing, both the Sate Director, Bureau, of Land Management, NW Mexico State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico , and Farrell Cooper Mining Company, P.O. Box 11050, Fort Smith, Arkansas such written notice must include a justification for wanting to participate and any recommended changes in the exploration plan with specific reasons for such changes. The notice must be received no later than 30-calendar days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. This proposed exploration program is for the purpose of determing the quality and quantity of the coal in the area and will be conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the. A copy of the exploration plan as submitted by Farrel Cooper Mining company may be examined at the Bureau of land Management, New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502, and the Tulsa Field Office, 7906 East 33rd Street, Suite 101, Tulsa, Oklahoma Carsten F. Goff, Acting State Director. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE M Environmental Impact Statement for Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas Development AGENCY:, USDI, and, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: The San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management San Juan Field Office published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas Development on April 4, 2000, (65 FR 17672). Included in the notice were dates for public meetings to review the notice of intent. This notice changes the public meeting dates from May 16 to June 28, 2000, and from May 17 to June 29, 2000, and extends the comment period for written comments for the notice of intent from June 1 to July 14, These changes are necessary to accommodate increased public interest. DATES: The meetings will be held on June 28, 2000, and June 29, 2000; written comments must be received by July 14, ADDRESSES: The June 28 meeting will be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Street, Durango, Colorado; the June 29 meeting will be held at Bayfield High School, 800 County Road 501, Bayfield, Colorado. Both meetings will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written comments should be sent to the San Juan Field Office Manager,, USDI, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Powers (970) San Juan Field Office Manager, Colorado,, USDI, and Forest Supervisor, San Juan National Forest, Colorado,, USDA. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am]. [NV ES; N ] Notice of Realty Action: Lease/ conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes AGENCY:, ACTION: Recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance. SUMMARY: The following described public lands in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, were segregated on December 1, 1996 for administrative purposes under serial number N This segregation on the lands listed below will be terminated upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The land has been examined and found suitable for lease/conveyance for recreational or public purposes under Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The Clark County School District proposes to amend their current Recreation and Public Purposes lease N to include the following lands for development and expansion of Edith Garehime Elementary School. Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 20 S., R. 60 E., Section 8: S 1 2NW 1 4NE 1 4NW 1 4, Containing 5 acres, more or less. The land is not required for any federal purpose. The leases/ conveyances are consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in the public interest. The leases/ patents, when issued, will be subject to Public Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and each will contain the following reservations to the United States: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. And will be subject to: 1. Easements in favor of City of Las Vegas for roads, public utilities and flood control purposes. 2. All valid and existing rights, which are identified and shown in the case file. 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5 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 112 / Friday, June 9, 2000 / Notices Prineville Oregon 97754, telephone (541) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violation of this closure order is punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months as provided in 43 CFR (d)(iv). Don L. Smith, Acting District Manager, Prineville District Office. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE M [NM ; OKNM ] Invitation To Participate; Exploration for Coal in Oklahoma AGENCY:, Interior ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: Members of the public are hereby invited to participate with Farrell Cooper Mining Company on a pro rata cost sharing basis, in a program for the exploration of coal deposits owned by the United States of America. The lands are located in Haskell County, Oklahoma, and are described as follows: T. 10 N., R. 21 E., Indian Meridian Sec. 1, S 1 2, NE 1 4; Sec. 12, NW 1 4, N 1 2SW 1 4, SW 1 4SW 1 4, NW 1 4SE 1 4, W 1 2NE, and NE 1 4NE 1 4; Containing acres, more or less. Any parties electing to participate in this exploration program shall notify in writing, both the Sate Director, Bureau, of Land Management, NW Mexico State Office, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, New Mexico , and Farrell Cooper Mining Company, P.O. Box 11050, Fort Smith, Arkansas such written notice must include a justification for wanting to participate and any recommended changes in the exploration plan with specific reasons for such changes. The notice must be received no later than 30-calendar days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. This proposed exploration program is for the purpose of determing the quality and quantity of the coal in the area and will be conducted pursuant to an exploration plan to be approved by the. A copy of the exploration plan as submitted by Farrel Cooper Mining company may be examined at the Bureau of land Management, New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502, and the Tulsa Field Office, 7906 East 33rd Street, Suite 101, Tulsa, Oklahoma Carsten F. Goff, Acting State Director. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE M Environmental Impact Statement for Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas Development AGENCY:, USDI, and, USDA. ACTION: Notice of meetings. SUMMARY: The San Juan National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management San Juan Field Office published a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Fruitland Coalbed Methane Gas Development on April 4, 2000, (65 FR 17672). Included in the notice were dates for public meetings to review the notice of intent. This notice changes the public meeting dates from May 16 to June 28, 2000, and from May 17 to June 29, 2000, and extends the comment period for written comments for the notice of intent from June 1 to July 14, These changes are necessary to accommodate increased public interest. DATES: The meetings will be held on June 28, 2000, and June 29, 2000; written comments must be received by July 14, ADDRESSES: The June 28 meeting will be held at La Plata County Fairgrounds, Exhibit Hall, 2500 Main Street, Durango, Colorado; the June 29 meeting will be held at Bayfield High School, 800 County Road 501, Bayfield, Colorado. Both meetings will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written comments should be sent to the San Juan Field Office Manager,, USDI, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, Colorado FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Powers (970) San Juan Field Office Manager, Colorado,, USDI, and Forest Supervisor, San Juan National Forest, Colorado,, USDA. [FR Doc Filed ; 8:45 am]. [NV ES; N ] Notice of Realty Action: Lease/ conveyance for Recreation and Public Purposes AGENCY:, ACTION: Recreation and public purpose lease/conveyance. SUMMARY: The following described public lands in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, were segregated on December 1, 1996 for administrative purposes under serial number N This segregation on the lands listed below will be terminated upon publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The land has been examined and found suitable for lease/conveyance for recreational or public purposes under Public Purposes Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The Clark County School District proposes to amend their current Recreation and Public Purposes lease N to include the following lands for development and expansion of Edith Garehime Elementary School. Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada T. 20 S., R. 60 E., Section 8: S 1 2NW 1 4NE 1 4NW 1 4, Containing 5 acres, more or less. The land is not required for any federal purpose. The leases/ conveyances are consistent with current Bureau planning for this area and would be in the public interest. The leases/ patents, when issued, will be subject to Public Purposes Act and applicable regulations of the Secretary of the Interior, and each will contain the following reservations to the United States: 1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches or canals constructed by the authority of the United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 2. All minerals shall be reserved to the United States, together with the right to prospect for, mine and remove such deposits from the same under applicable law and such regulations as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. And will be subject to: 1. Easements in favor of City of Las Vegas for roads, public utilities and flood control purposes. 2. All valid and existing rights, which are identified and shown in the case file. 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