Notice2023-08240
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use on Public Lands
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Published
April 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use on Public Lands.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24627-24628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08240]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO45169797]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement for Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use
on Public Lands
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Approval of Herbicide Active Ingredients for Use on
Public Lands.
DATES: To afford the BLM the opportunity to consider comments in the
Final EIS, please ensure that the BLM receives your comments within 45
days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft EIS in the
Federal Register. The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays.
ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS is available for review on the BLM ePlanning
project website at <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a">https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a</a>.
Written comments related to the Herbicide Approval EIS may be
submitted by any of the following methods:
<bullet> ePlanning Website: <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a">https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a</a>.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d89a94958790bdaabab1bbb1bcbd879d918b98bab4b5f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="155759584a5d7067777c767c71704a505c46557779783b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Seth Flanigan--Project Manager, HQ-220, 1387 South
Vinnell Way, Boise, ID 83709.
wDocuments pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at the
ePlanning website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth Flanigan, Project Manager,
telephone: 208-373-4094; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c5b6a3a9a4abaca2a4ab85a7a9a8eba2aab3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a9dacfc5c8c7c0cec8c7e9cbc5c487cec6df">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for contacting Mr. Flanigan.
Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services
offered within their country to make international calls to the point-
of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document provides notice that the BLM
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has prepared a Draft Programmatic EIS for a review of active
ingredients that may be approved for use in vegetation treatments on
BLM-managed public lands, announces the beginning of the associated
public review process, and seeks public input regarding the assessment
and disclosure of impacts associated with this action.
Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action
The BLM's purpose and need is to improve the effectiveness of its
invasive plant management efforts by allowing the use of EPA-registered
active ingredients not currently authorized for use on BLM public
lands. Approving additional active ingredients would diversify the
BLM's herbicide treatment options and help meet the purposes that were
first identified in the 2007 and 2016 Programmatic EISs related to
vegetation treatments, which are to make herbicides available for
vegetation treatment on public lands and to describe the stipulations
that apply to their use.
Preliminary Proposed Action and Alternatives
The BLM proposes to approve several herbicide active ingredients,
including aminocyclopyrachlor, clethodim, fluozifop-p-butyl,
flumioxazin, imazamox, indaziflam, and oryzalin, for use in vegetation
treatments on public lands. These active ingredients are registered by
the EPA. In an effort to approve any of these active ingredients, the
BLM will adopt and rely on Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments
prepared by the U.S. Forest Service.
Schedule for the Decision-Making Process
The BLM anticipates releasing a Final EIS in August 2023 and
anticipates issuing a Record of Decision in September 2023.
Responsible Official
Assistant Director for Resources and Planning.
Nature of Decision To Be Made
Through this process, the BLM will decide whether to approve the
herbicide active ingredients identified earlier for use on BLM-managed
public lands. This decision will be based on the best available science
and current needs for vegetation management. Any authorization to apply
any of these active ingredients at a particular site will be made
through a separate, site-specific decision and so is not within the
scope of the programmatic EIS or potential decision described in this
notice.
Public Comment Process
The BLM will host a virtual public meeting during the public
comment period. The date, time, and virtual access information for this
meeting is provided on the BLM website at: <a href="https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a">https://go.usa.gov/xtk6a</a>.
The BLM will continue to consult with Indian Tribal Nations and
Alaska Native corporations on a government-to-government basis in
accordance with Executive Order 13175, BLM MS 1780, and other
Departmental policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian
trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given
due consideration.
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. 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 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.)
Brian St. George,
Acting Assistant Director, Resources and Planning.
[FR Doc. 2023-08240 Filed 4-20-23; 8:45 am]
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