The Federal Register

Notice of Extension of Comment Period for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of Resource

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of the comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts. The original notice published in the Federal Register on August 10, 2007 [72 FR 45062] and provided for a comment period to end on November 9, 2007. The BLM is extending the comment period to January 11, 2008.

Granite Mountain LLC Wind Farm, California Desert District, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 43214347, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Barstow Field Office, Barstow, California, in coordination with the County of San Bernardino (County), California will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the development and operation of a wind energy farm on public and private lands in the Granite Mountains, north of Apple Valley, California to meet the requirements of both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and NEPA. The project and associated ancillary facilities will require both BLM and County authorizations. Pursuant to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, new power generation projects must be evaluated through the planning process. By this notice the BLM is announcing a 30day period for public scoping of alternatives, issues, the scope of the direct, indirect, and cumulative analysis for this proposal

Notice of Realty Action--Recreation and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act Classification, New Mexico

Thu, Dec 6 2007 11:00:00 GMT

The following described public land is determined suitable for classification for leasing and subsequent conveyance to San Juan County for a Drag Strip, under the provisions of the Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., and under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive Order No. 6910.
New Mexico Principal Meridian
T. 26 N., R. 11 W.,
Sec. 1: S\1/2\SW\1/4\NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\SE\1/4\NE\1/4\, S\1/2\S\1/ 2\NW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SW\1/4\, N\1/2\N\1/2\SE\1/4\.

The area described contains 140 acres more or less. Comment Dates: Submit comments on or before January 22, 2008. Interested parties may submit comments regarding the proposed leasing/ conveyance or classification of the lands to the Bureau of Land Management at the following address. Any adverse comments will be reviewed by the Bureau of land Management, Farming District Manager, 1235 La Plata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401, who may sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action. In the