Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, 15347-15348 [05-5880]
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the Attention of the Emigrant Project
Manager, BLM Elko Field Office, 3900
East Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801. Email: tschmidt@nv.blm.gov. Fax: (775)
753–0255.
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the above
address during regular business hours,
Monday–Friday, except holidays, and
may be published as part of the final
EIS. 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
of your written comment. However, we
will not consider anonymous
comments. Such requests to withhold
your name or street address from public
review will be honored to the extent
allowed by law. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety. The DEIS is available for
review at the Elko Field Office during
regular business hours, 3900 E. Idaho
Street, Elko, NV, and on the Elko Field
Office Internet site at https://
www.nv.blm.gov/elko.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom
Schmidt, Emigrant Project Manager at
the Elko Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho
Street, Elko, NV 89801. Telephone:
(775) 753–0200. E-mail:
tschmidt@nv.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Newmont Mining Corporation has
submitted a Plan of Operations to open
the Emigrant Mine about ten miles
south of Carlin, Nevada. The mine and
associated facilities would be located in
portions of Sections 24, 26, 34, 36 of T.
32 N., R. 53 E.; and Sections 1, 2, 3, 11,
12, T. 31 N., R 53 E. The proposed
Emigrant Mine would include
developing and operating an open pit
mine; constructing a waste rock disposal
facility, storing oxide waste in mined
out areas of the pit; developing an oxide
heap leach pad; constructing ancillary
facilities; rerouting intermittent stream
and flows in the pit area; and
concurrent reclamation. Proposed
mining operations would last for
approximately 9 years through the year
2014. Approximately 1172 acres of
public land and 260 acres of private
land would be disturbed.
The issues analyzed in the DEIS
include potential impacts to wildlife
and cultural resources; the potential for
waste rock, heap leach, and pit walls to
produce acid rock drainage or heavy
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metals; and diversion of an unnamed
drainage. Cumulative impacts are also
addressed. The following resources are
also analyzed in the DEIS: Geology and
minerals, Native American religious
concerns, air and water quality,
paleontology, lands and realty, fisheries,
aquatic and riparian resources, range
management, vegetation, soils, visual
resources, recreation, wilderness,
weeds, social and economic values,
environmental justice, and threatened,
endangered, candidate, and sensitive
species.
A range of alternatives, (including,
but not limited to, the no-action
alternative), have been developed to
address issues identified during
scoping. Mitigating measures are
considered in the DEIS to minimize
environmental impacts and undue or
unnecessary degradation of public
lands.
Federal, State and local agencies and
other individuals or organizations that
may be interested in or affected by
BLM’s decision on the Emigrant Project
Plan of Operations are invited to
participate in the EIS process.
Dated: August 25, 2004.
Helen Hankins,
Field Office Manager.
Note: This document was received at the
Office of the Federal Register on March 21,
2005.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of Draft Resource
Management Plan/Environmental
Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon
National Conservation Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
Cooperating Agencies: Nevada
Department of Wildlife, Nevada State
Historic Preservation Office, Clark
County Department of Comprehensive
Planning, City of Henderson, City of
Boulder City, Las Vegas Paiute Tribe,
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Fort Mojave
Indian Tribe.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and
the Clark County Conservation of Public
Land and Natural Resources Act of 2002
(Clark County Act) (Pub. L. 107–282),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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has prepared a Draft RMP/EIS to analyze
alternative approaches to management
of the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area (NCA).
DATES: Written comments on the Draft
Resource Management Program
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
EIS) will be accepted for 90 days
following the date of publication of the
Notice of Availability by the
Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register. Future meetings or
hearings and any other public
involvement activities will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media news
releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.sloancanyon.org.
• E-mail: charles_carroll@nv.blm.gov.
• Fax: (702) 515–5023 (Attn: Sloan
Canyon NCA).
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Las Vegas Field Office, Attn: Sloan
Canyon NCA, 4701 North Torrey Pines
Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130–2301.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name and street 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. All submissions
from organizations and businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations and businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety. Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS
are available on the Web site and upon
request. The Draft RMP/EIS is available
for review at public information
repositories (BLM Nevada State Office
in Reno, Paseo Verde Library in
Henderson, Boulder City Library in
Boulder City, North Las Vegas Library—
Main Branch in North Las Vegas, and
Summerlin Library in Las Vegas), and at
the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the
address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to the mailing list, visit the
web site or contact: Charles Carroll,
BLM Las Vegas Field Office, Telephone
(702) 515–5000, and e-mail
charles_carroll@nv.blm.gov.
In
November 2002 Congress designated the
Sloan Canyon NCA to preserve and
protect a portion of southern Nevada’s
Mojave Desert as a permanent asset for
future generations. The Clark County
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Act established both the Sloan Canyon
NCA of 48,438 acres and the North
McCullough Wilderness Area (14,763
acres entirely contained within the
NCA), which are located southeast of
the City of Las Vegas, adjacent to the
City of Henderson in Clark County,
Nevada. The Clark County Act requires
the BLM to develop a plan for the
appropriate use and management of the
Sloan Canyon NCA and Wilderness
within three years of enactment. The
Draft RMP/EIS fulfills the needs and
obligations set forth by NEPA, FLPMA,
the Clark County Act, and BLM
management policies described in the
Las Vegas RMP of 1998. Upon
completion, this RMP/EIS will amend
the Las Vegas RMP regarding
management of the 48,438 acres within
Sloan Canyon NCA and North
McCullough Wilderness Area. The
management alternatives considered in
the Draft RMP/EIS include: Continuing
current management practices (no
action alternative), an alternative that
emphasizes natural character, one that
allows moderate developed use while
maintaining natural character, and
another that emphasizes developed
uses. The no action alternative is
required by NEPA, and would continue
current management as described in the
Las Vegas RMP, in conjunction with the
requirements of the Clark County Act.
The alternatives contain both land use
planning decisions and implementing
decisions to provide planning structure
to facilitate management of the Sloan
Canyon NCA. The analysis of the
alternatives includes an evaluation of
indirect, direct, and cumulative
impacts.
Major resources and activities
addressed in the Draft RMP/EIS include:
Recreation, the North McCullough
Wilderness Area, cultural resources,
special designations, visual resources,
interpretation, facilities, lands and
realty, transportation, vegetation
management, wildlife management,
wildland fire management, water
resources and quality, air quality,
livestock grazing, geology and soils,
minerals, abandoned mines, hazardous
materials, and socioeconomics and
environmental justice.
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Helen Hankins,
Field Manager, Las Vegas.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–020–1610–DO–015F]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) and
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and Initiate the Public
Scoping Process
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Winnemucca Field Office (WFO),
Nevada, is initiating a planning effort to
prepare the Winnemucca RMP and
associated EIS. The RMP would replace
the existing 1982 Sonoma-Gerlach and
Paradise-Denio Management Framework
Plans and one land use plan amendment
titled the ‘‘Paradise-Denio and SonomaGerlach Management Framework PlanLands Amendment (Jan. 1999).’’
DATES: The scoping comment period
will commence with the publication of
this notice and will end on May 24,
2005. However, collaboration with the
public will continue throughout the
planning process. Public meetings will
be announced through the local news
media, newsletters, and a BLM Web site
at least 15 days prior to the event.
Comments on issues and planning
criteria should be received on or before
the end of the scoping period at the
address listed below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to the Winnemucca Field Office,
Bureau of Land Management, 5100 E.
Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV
89445 or via fax at (775) 623–1503.
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the BLM
WFO, during regular hours 7:30 a.m.–
4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except
holidays. 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 of your written comment.
Such requests will be honored to the
extent allowed by law. All submissions
from organizations and businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
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Jeff Johnson, Project Lead, Telephone
(775) 623–1500.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the public scoping process is
to identify issues that should be
considered in the RMP/EIS and to
initiate public participation in the
planning process. BLM personnel will
also be present at scoping meetings to
explain the planning process and other
requirements for preparing the RMP/
EIS.
The planning area includes lands
within the BLM WFO administrative
boundary. The WFO RMP decision area
encompasses about 7.1 million acres of
public lands, which are located within
Humboldt, Pershing, Lyon, Churchill
and Washoe Counties, Nevada. The
decision area includes public lands
administered by the BLM WFO, and
does not include private lands, state
lands, tribal trust lands, federal lands
not administered by the BLM, and lands
located within the planning area of the
RMP for the Black Rock Desert—High
Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National
Conservation Area, associated
Wilderness Areas, and other contiguous
lands.
The plan will fulfill the needs and
obligations set forth by the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
associated Council of Environmental
Quality Regulations 40 CFR part 1500.
The plan also fulfills requirements of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA: 43 U.S.C.
1711), applicable planning regulations
at 43 CFR part 1600, and BLM
management policies.
The BLM WFO will work
collaboratively with interested parties to
identify the management actions and
decisions that are best suited to local,
regional, and national needs and
concerns of the public, subject to
planning criteria to be developed to
guide the plan. Preliminary issues and
management concerns have been
identified by the BLM, other agencies,
and meetings with individuals and user
groups. The major issue themes to be
addressed in the RMP effort include:
• Management and protection of
public land resources while allowing for
multiple uses.
• Management of riparian areas and
water quality concerns.
• Recreation/visitor use and safety
management.
• Travel management, including Off
Highway Vehicle.
• Management of areas with special
values.
• Energy and minerals management.
• Management of wildlife habitat
including protection of sensitive species
habitat.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Availability of Draft Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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Cooperating Agencies: Nevada Department of Wildlife, Nevada State
Historic Preservation Office, Clark County Department of Comprehensive
Planning, City of Henderson, City of Boulder City, Las Vegas Paiute
Tribe, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976, and
the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act
of 2002 (Clark County Act) (Pub. L. 107-282), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft RMP/EIS to analyze alternative
approaches to management of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area
(NCA).
DATES: Written comments on the Draft Resource Management Program
Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) will be accepted for 90 days
following the date of publication of the Notice of Availability by the
Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register. Future
meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities will
be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media
news releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.sloancanyon.org.
E-mail: charles_carroll@nv.blm.gov.
Fax: (702) 515-5023 (Attn: Sloan Canyon NCA).
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office,
Attn: Sloan Canyon NCA, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89130-2301.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name and street 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. All submissions from
organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations and
businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.
Copies of the Draft RMP/EIS are available on the Web site and upon
request. The Draft RMP/EIS is available for review at public
information repositories (BLM Nevada State Office in Reno, Paseo Verde
Library in Henderson, Boulder City Library in Boulder City, North Las
Vegas Library--Main Branch in North Las Vegas, and Summerlin Library in
Las Vegas), and at the BLM Las Vegas Field Office at the address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to the mailing list, visit the web site or contact:
Charles Carroll, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, Telephone (702) 515-5000,
and e-mail charles_carroll@nv.blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November 2002 Congress designated the
Sloan Canyon NCA to preserve and protect a portion of southern Nevada's
Mojave Desert as a permanent asset for future generations. The Clark
County
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Act established both the Sloan Canyon NCA of 48,438 acres and the North
McCullough Wilderness Area (14,763 acres entirely contained within the
NCA), which are located southeast of the City of Las Vegas, adjacent to
the City of Henderson in Clark County, Nevada. The Clark County Act
requires the BLM to develop a plan for the appropriate use and
management of the Sloan Canyon NCA and Wilderness within three years of
enactment. The Draft RMP/EIS fulfills the needs and obligations set
forth by NEPA, FLPMA, the Clark County Act, and BLM management policies
described in the Las Vegas RMP of 1998. Upon completion, this RMP/EIS
will amend the Las Vegas RMP regarding management of the 48,438 acres
within Sloan Canyon NCA and North McCullough Wilderness Area. The
management alternatives considered in the Draft RMP/EIS include:
Continuing current management practices (no action alternative), an
alternative that emphasizes natural character, one that allows moderate
developed use while maintaining natural character, and another that
emphasizes developed uses. The no action alternative is required by
NEPA, and would continue current management as described in the Las
Vegas RMP, in conjunction with the requirements of the Clark County
Act. The alternatives contain both land use planning decisions and
implementing decisions to provide planning structure to facilitate
management of the Sloan Canyon NCA. The analysis of the alternatives
includes an evaluation of indirect, direct, and cumulative impacts.
Major resources and activities addressed in the Draft RMP/EIS
include: Recreation, the North McCullough Wilderness Area, cultural
resources, special designations, visual resources, interpretation,
facilities, lands and realty, transportation, vegetation management,
wildlife management, wildland fire management, water resources and
quality, air quality, livestock grazing, geology and soils, minerals,
abandoned mines, hazardous materials, and socioeconomics and
environmental justice.
Dated: January 10, 2005.
Helen Hankins,
Field Manager, Las Vegas.
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