[Federal Register: October 19, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 202)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the
Proposed Coeur d'Alene Tribal Integrated Resource Management Plan,
Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) intends to file a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact
Statement (FPEIS) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the
proposed Coeur d'Alene Tribal Integrated Resource Management Plan
(IRMP), Coeur d'Alene Reservation, Idaho, and that the FPEIS is now
available to the public. The FPEIS analyzes the impacts of four
alternative approaches to managing the natural, environmental and
cultural resources of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The purpose of the
proposed action, approval of the tribe's implementation of the IRMP for
a period of 20 years, is to protect and sustain these resources.
DATES: The Record of Decision on the proposed action will be issued on
or after November 19, 2007. Any comments on the FPEIS must arrive by
November 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand deliver written comments to
Superintendent, Coeur d'Alene Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, P.O.
Box 408, 850 A Street, Plummer, Idaho 83851.
Any person wishing a copy of this FPEIS should immediately write to
the Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Attention: Tiffany Allgood, P.O. Box 408, 850
A Street, Plummer, Idaho 83851, or call her at the number provided
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tiffany Allgood, (208) 686-8802.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FPEIS analyzes the impacts of four
possible alternatives for the IRMP, as follows:
Alternative A--This is the No Action Alternative. Under this
alternative, there would be no change in the existing management.
Current land use, recreation and resource management activities would
continue using existing laws, policies, land use practices, management
plans and agreements.
Alternative B--This is the preferred alternative. It would provide
for the enhancement of natural and cultural resources on the
reservation, while maintaining the rural character of the reservation.
The reservation ecology and biodiversity would be managed to ensure
their restoration and maintenance to provide for tribal subsistence and
cultural uses of the resources. Under this alternative, 11,136 acres
would be available for development, 76,149 acres would be managed for
conservation, 661,123 acres would retain their rural character, 92,565
acres would be managed for agricultural uses and 95,558 acres would be
forested.
Alternative C--This alternative emphasizes natural resource
conservation, while maintaining a working landscape for agriculture and
forestry where compatible. New development would be limited to
designated and environmentally suitable areas to minimize resource
disturbances and adverse environmental impacts. Under this alternative,
5,401 acres would be available for development, 172,502 acres would be
managed for conservation values, 62,104 acres would be managed for
agricultural uses and 96,569 acres would be forested.
Alternative D--This alternative would manage the Reservation to
maximize growth and development where it is not in conflict with either
the natural and cultural resources or existing land use designations
and suitability. Under this alternative, 55,909 acres would be
available for development, 9,215 acres would be managed for
conservation values, 4,808 acres would maintain their rural character,
50,953 acres would be managed for recreational uses, 72,791 acres would
be managed for agricultural uses and 123,634 acres would be forested.
Public Comment Availability
Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BIA mailing address shown in the
ADDRESSES section, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or
address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of
your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. We will not, however, consider anonymous comments. All
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority
This notice is published in accordance with section 1502.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508) implementing the procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),
and the Department of Interior Manual (516 DM 1-6), and is in the
exercise of authority delegated to the Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Dated: August 23, 2007.
Carl J. Artman,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E7-20683 Filed 10-18-07; 8:45 am]
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