[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 4, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71824-71825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-29227]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the Redding Resource
Management Plan and an Associated Environmental Assessment, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Redding Field Office, Redding, California, intends to prepare an
amendment to the 1993 Redding Resource Management Plan (RMP) with an
associated Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze the sale of the
reversionary interest held by the United States (U.S.) in 5 acres of
land previously conveyed out of Federal ownership and by this notice is
announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the RMP
amendment with associated EA. Comments on issues may be submitted in
writing until January 3, 2013. In order to be included in the analysis,
all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping
period. We will provide additional opportunities for public
participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria
related to the Redding RMP amendment and associated EA by any of the
following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Fax: 530-224-2172.
Mail: Jennifer Mata, BLM Redding Field Manager, 355
Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Redding
Field Office, 355 Hemsted Drive, Redding, CA 96002.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ilene Emry, Realty Specialist, BLM
Redding Field Office, telephone 530-224-2122; address 355 Hemsted
Drive, Redding California 96002; email [email protected]. You may also
request to have your name added to our mailing list. 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 Redding Field Office, Redding,
California is providing notice that it intends to prepare an RMP
amendment with an associated EA for the 1993 Redding RMP; announces the
beginning of the scoping process; and seeks public input on issues and
planning criteria. The planning area is located in Butte County,
California, and encompasses the reversionary interest held by the U.S.
in 5 acres of land previously conveyed out of Federal ownership. The
BLM has received a request from the Forbestown Lodge No. 50, Free and
Accepted Masons, to purchase the reversionary held by the U.S., in the
following described land:
Mount Diablo Meridian
T. 19 N., R. 6 E.,
Sec. 10, lot 27.
The area described aggregates 5.00 acres, more or less, in Butte
County, California.
The land described above was conveyed in 1971 to the Forbestown
Lodge No. 50, Free and Accepted Masons, a California non-profit
association, under the authority of the Recreation and Public Purposes
Act of June 14, 1926 (R&PP), for use as a public recreation site and
meeting hall for the Lodge and public. The land is surrounded by
private land, and is not contiguous to any other public land. When
public land is conveyed under the authority of the R&PP, the U.S.
retains a reversionary interest in the land which could result in title
to the land reverting to the U.S. if the land is not used for the
purposes for which it was conveyed or if the land is sold or
transferred without the BLM's approval. The BLM is responsible for
monitoring these reversionary interests in perpetuity to ensure the
lands are used for the purposes for which they were conveyed. The
reversionary interest in the land described above was not specifically
identified for sale in the 1993 Redding RMP, as amended, and a plan
amendment is required to process a direct sale. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will
influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and will guide the planning process. The BLM anticipates
that the EA will consider both a plan amendment and the subsequent sale
of the land and has identified local land uses and input from local
governments as the primary preliminary issue of concern. The BLM
anticipates that the EA will include, at a minimum, input from the
disciplines of land use planning, biology and archaeology. This plan
amendment will be limited to an analysis of whether the reversionary
interest in the land described above meets the criteria for sale under
Section 203 of the FLPMA, which are the planning criteria for this
amendment.
You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing
to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ``ADDRESSES'' section
above. To be most helpful, you should submit comments by the close of
the 30-day scoping period.
The BLM will use the NEPA public participation requirements to
assist the agency in satisfying the public involvement requirements
under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16
U.S.C. 470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by
the proposed action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating
impacts to such resources in the context of both the NEPA and Section
106 of the NHPA.
The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to-
government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other
policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets and
potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes
and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the
proposed action that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate
in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request, or be requested
by the BLM, to participate in the development of the environmental
analysis as a cooperating agency.
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.
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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 1501.7 and 43 CFR 1610.2
Cynthia Staszak,
Associate Deputy State Director Resources, California.
[FR Doc. 2012-29227 Filed 12-3-12; 8:45 am]
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