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140 / Friday, July 22, 2005 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–931–6320 HAG5–0120]
Notice of Availability of a Final
Integrated Pest Management Program
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Tyrrell Seed Orchard; Lane County,
OR
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with Section
102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) that evaluates,
analyzes, and discloses to the public
direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of a proposed
integrated pest management program at
the Tyrrell Seed Orchard in Lane
County, Oregon, in BLM’s Eugene
District. The integrated pest
management program is proposed to
control the insect, weed, animal, and
disease problems at the orchard, and to
maintain healthy, vigorous crop trees for
the production of seed and other
vegetative materials used for
reforestation and a variety of land
management actions.
DATES: Written comments on the Final
EIS will be accepted for 30 days
following the date that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. BLM asks that
those submitting comments on the Final
EIS make them as specific as possible
with reference to page numbers and
chapters of the document. Comments
will not receive a formal response;
however, they will be considered and
included as part of the BLM decision-
making process.
Freedom of Information Act
Considerations: Public comments
submitted for this planning action,
including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Eugene District
Office, 2890 Chad Drive, Eugene,
Oregon, during regular business hours
(7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday
through Friday, except holidays; or at
the Tyrrell Seed Orchard at 26350
Siuslaw River Road, Lorane, Oregon, by
appointment (541–683–6445).
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name or street address from public
review or from disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act, you must
state this prominently at the beginning
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of your comments. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by law.
All submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives of officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
ADDRESSES: Please address questions,
comments, or requests for copies of the
Final EIS to Mr. Glenn Miller, Manager,
Tyrrell Seed Orchard at 26350 Siuslaw
River Road (P.O. Box 121), Lorane, OR
97451, or by fax at 541–683–6597, or by
e-mail to
OR_Eugene_TSOEIS@or.blm.gov. A
copy of the Final EIS has been sent to
those persons who responded to BLM
indicating that they wished to receive a
copy of the Final EIS. Copies of the
Final EIS will be available at Eugene
(Eugene city library-downtown branch),
Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Veneta
public libraries located in Lane County,
OR, and on the BLM Eugene District
Web site at http://www.edo.or.blm.gov/
planning/seed_orchard/
pest_mgmt_eis.htm.
Public reading copies will also be
available for review at the following
locations:
Tyrrell Seed Orchard, 26350 Siuslaw
River Road, Lorane, OR 97451, 541–
683–6445.
BLM Eugene District Office, 2890 Chad
Drive, Eugene, OR 97440, 541–683–
6600.
USDI Bureau of Land Management,
Oregon State Office (OR931), 333 SW.
First Avenue, Portland, OR 97204,
503–808–6002.
Bureau of Land Management Office of
Public Affairs, Main Interior Building,
Room 5600, 1849 C St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20240, Need
telephone number.
Background information and maps
used in developing the Final EIS are
available at the Eugene District Office
and the Oregon State Office in Portland.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Glenn Miller, Manager, Tyrrell Seed
Orchard at 26350 Siuslaw River Road,
Lorane, OR 97451, 541–683–6445,
OR_Eugene_TSOEIS@or.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final
EIS analyzes four action alternatives and
the no action alternative to manage
pests at Tyrrell. The alternatives can be
summarized as follows:
Alternative A—Maximum Production
Integrated Pest Management. Pests
would be managed using all identified
biological, chemical, prescribed fire,
cultural, and other pest control
methods, including aerial application by
helicopter.
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Alternative B—Integrated Pest
Management with Environmental
Protection Emphasis. Pests would be
managed using all of the methods in
Alternative A, with special exceptions
designed to further protect workers’
health and safety and the environment.
The limitations were based on results of
the human health and ecological risk
assessment, scoping comments, and
consultation with the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration’s
Fisheries office under the Endangered
Species Act.
Alternative C—Ground-Based
Integrated Pest Management. This
alternative is identical to Alternative B
except for the exclusion of helicopter
application.
Alternative D—Pest Management with
No Pesticides. Pests would be managed
using only the non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
methods listed under Alternative A.
Alternative E—No action:
Continuation of Current Management
Approach. The current management
system allows for use of all non-
pesticide pest control practices at the
seed orchard, as well as the use of
pesticides on a specific case-by-case
basis. All non-pesticide biological,
prescribed fire, cultural, and other
methods would be used in accordance
with current procedures. When a
specific need is identified for a
biological or chemical pesticide, the
action would be reviewed to determine
whether it is encompassed by an
existing environmental assessment or
EIS.
Agency Preferred Alternative: BLM’s
preferred alternative is Alternative B.
Public participation has occurred
throughout the NEPA process. Two
Notices of Intent were filed in the
Federal Register on March 26, 1999 (64
FR 14747) and March 29, 2001 (66 FR
17192). An open house, direct mailings,
and a site visit were conducted during
scoping to solicit comments and ideas.
A written comment period of 60 days
was provided for review of the Draft
EIS, during which two public meetings
were conducted at the Tyrrell Seed
Orchard on July 16, 2003 from 1 to 3
p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. A new appendix
in the Final EIS provides a complete set
of public comments received on the
Draft EIS, along with BLM’s response to
each comment.
Following the 30-day availability
period that begins with publication of
EPA’s Federal Register Notice of
Availability, BLM will issue a Record of
Decision announcing selection of the
alternative to be implemented. This
forest management decision may be
protested under 43 CFR part 5003—
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Administrative Remedies. In accordance
with 43 CFR 5003.2, the decision for
this project will not be subject to protest
until the publication of a notice of
decision in a newspaper of general
circulation, a minimum of 30 days after
the Notice of Availability of this Final
EIS. Protests of the decision must be
filed with this office within 15 days of
the publication of a notice of decision
in the newspaper. If no protest is
received by the close of business (4:15
p.m. Pacific standard time) on the 15th
day, the decision will become final. If a
timely protest is received, the decision
will be reconsidered in light of the
protest and other pertinent information
available in accordance with 43 CFR
5003.3.
Julia Dougan,
District Manager.
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BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR 120 5882 CD99; HAG# 05–0169]
Notice of Public Meeting, Coos Bay
Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Coos Bay District
Resource Advisory Committee Meeting
as identified in Section 205(f)(2) of the
Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000, Public
Law 106–393 (the Act).
SUMMARY: The BLM Coos Bay District
Resource Advisory Committee is
scheduled to meet on August 4, 2005
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the BLM
Coos Bay District Office. The BLM
Office is located at 1300 Airport Lane in
North Bend, Oregon. The purpose of
this meeting will be for the BLM Coos
Bay District Resource Advisory
Committee to recommend for funding
Title II projects, as identified under the
Act. The BLM Coos Bay District
Resource Advisory Committee meeting
is open to the public and there will be
an opportunity for the public to
comment at approximately 11 a.m. at
this meeting. The BLM Coos Bay District
Resource Advisory Committee may also
meet on August 11, 2005 for the same
purpose. The need for this meeting will
be dependent upon the progress made
in making recommendations at the
meeting on August 4. The scheduled
meeting time and location for the
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August 11 meeting will be the same as
for the meeting scheduled on August 4.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue
Richardson, BLM Coos Bay District
Manager, at (541) 756–0100, or Glenn
Harkleroad, District Restoration
Coordinator, at (541) 751–4361, or glenn
_harkleroad@or.blm.gov. The mailing
address for the BLM Coos Bay District
Office is 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend,
Oregon 97459.
Dated: July 15, 2005.
Sue E. Richardson,
Coos Bay District Manager.
[FR Doc. 05–14473 Filed 7–21–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–33–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–954–05–1910–BM–4677]
Montana: Filing of Plats of Amended
Protraction Diagrams
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Montana State Office, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of
amended protraction diagrams.
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) will file the plats of
the amended protraction diagrams of the
lands described below in the BLM
Montana State Office, Billings, Montana,
(30) days from the date of publication in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven G. Schey, Cadastral Surveyor,
Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of
Land Management, 5001 Southgate
Drive, P.O. Box 36800, Billings,
Montana 59107–6800, telephone (406)
896–5132 or (406) 896–5009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
amended protraction diagrams were
prepared at the request of the U.S.
Forest Service and are necessary to
accommodate Revision of Primary Base
Quadrangle Maps for the Geometronics
Service Center.
The lands for the prepared amended
protraction diagrams are:
Principal Meridian, Montana
Tps. 25, 26, 27, and 28 N., Rs. 30, 31, 32, 33,
34, and 35 W.
The plat, representing the Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 Index of unsurveyed
Townships 25, 26, 27, and 28 North, Ranges
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 West, Principal
Meridian, Montana, was accepted June 17,
2005.
T. 25 N., R. 31 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 25 North, Range 31 West,
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Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 26 N., R. 30 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 26 North, Range 30 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 26 N., R. 31 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 26 North, Range 31 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 30 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 30 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 31 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 31 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 32 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 32 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 33 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 33 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 34 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 34 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 27 N., R. 35 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 27 North, Range 35 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 28 N., R. 30 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 28 North, Range 30 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 28 N., R. 31 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 28 North, Range 31 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 28 N., R. 32 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
Township 28 North, Range 32 West,
Principal Meridian, Montana, was accepted
June 17, 2005.
T. 28 N., R. 33 W.
The plat, representing Amended
Protraction Diagram 39 of unsurveyed
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