Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Carrizo Plain National Monument, California, 9578-9579 [E7-3640]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Zale, (760) 337–4420.
The
Eastern San Diego County Planning Unit
is comprised of 98,902 acres of public
land, spanning a portion of the eastern
escarpment of Southern California’s
Peninsular Ranges. The Eastern San
Diego County RMP, when completed,
will provide management guidance for
use and protection of the resources
managed by the El Centro Field Office
in this area. The Draft RMP/EIS has
been developed through a collaborative
planning process and considers five
alternatives. The primary issues
addressed include: Conflicts between
motorized, mechanized, and nonmotorized/non-mechanized
recreationists; protection of sensitive
natural and cultural resources from
impacts due to recreational use,
livestock grazing, and other land uses;
guidance for renewable energy
development; and addressing other
planning issues raised during the
scoping process.
The Draft RMP/EIS also includes
consideration of the designation of
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACECs). The preferred alternative
includes the following ACECs: In-KoPah ACEC—23,020 acres (currently
22,186 acres); Table Mountain ACEC—
4,684 acres (currently 4,293 acres). Use
of public lands within these ACECs
would vary, depending on the resources
and/or values identified (see Chapter 2
of the Draft RMP/EIS), but would likely
include limitations on OHV use,
livestock grazing, and development
projects.
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.
Dated: September 6, 2006.
Vicki L. Wood,
El Centro Field Office Manager.
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National Monument, Bakersfield Field
Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield,
Calif. 93308 or telephone (661) 391–
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BLM State Office, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA–169–07–1610–DO]
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Resource Management Plan and
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement for the Carrizo Plain
National Monument, California
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice is a revision of the
April 24, 2002 Notice of Intent (Federal
Register Volume 67, Number 79, pages
20152–20153). In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, and
the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR
1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), notice is hereby
given that the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) intends to initiate a
new scoping process for a Resource
Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement (RMP/EIS).
Previously, the BLM announced that an
Environmental Assessment would be
prepared in connection with the RMP
for the Carrizo Plain National
Monument. By this notice, the BLM is
announcing public scoping meetings.
DATES: Specific dates and locations of
public meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local
news media and on BLM’s Web site,
https://www.ca.blm.gov. We will provide
additional formal opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft RMP/EIS, expected to be ready
for public review and comment
sometime in 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments
should be sent to: Monument Manager,
Carrizo Plain National Monument,
Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus
Drive, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308. Scoping
comments previously submitted
following publication of the 2002 Notice
of Intent are still valid and will be
considered together with comments
received pursuant to this revised notice.
Commentors do not need to resubmit
comments but may provide additional
comments or clarifications of those
previously made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Monument Manager, Carrizo Plain
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With the
recent appointment of the new Carrizo
Plain National Monument Advisory
Committee, the BLM is resuming work
with the public on developing a draft
RMP to guide future management of the
Monument.
BLM has decided to prepare an EIS to
support the plan, based on public
requests and BLM’s interest in
expanding public involvement in the
planning process. The BLM will use an
interdisciplinary approach to develop
the RMP in order to consider the variety
of resource issues and concerns
identified during scoping.
In cooperation with the Monument
Advisory Committee, the BLM and its
Monument managing partners, The
Nature Conservancy and the California
Department of Fish and Game, will be
conducting additional public scoping
meetings to gather input on issues to be
addressed in the draft RMP and EIS. To
be most helpful, you should submit
formal scoping comments within 30
days after the last public meeting. The
minutes and list of attendees for each
scoping meeting will be available to the
public and open for 30 days after the
meeting to any participant who wishes
to clarify the views he or she expressed.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold
your name and/or address from public
review or disclosure under the Freedom
of Information Act, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
written comment. The BLM will honor
such requests 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, are
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
The Carrizo Plain, the largest
undeveloped remnant of the once vast
San Joaquin Valley ecosystem, was
designated a national monument in
2001 in recognition of its special
resource values, including threatened
and endangered species such as the San
Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, and
blunt-nosed leopard lizard. It also
contains nationally significant
geological features, such as one of the
best exposed examples of the 10-million
year old San Andreas Fault, as well as
one of the most significant cultural sites
in California, at Painted Rock. In the
spring, the Plain exhibits a lavish
wildflower display of goldfields, purple
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owls, lupine, and the rare California
jewel flower.
Dated: November 27, 2006.
Ron Huntsinger,
Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on February 26, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–060–1990]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement To
Analyze the Proposed Mount Hope
Project Plan of Operations (NVN–
082096) for the Mount Hope
Molybdenum Mine
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, 40 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) subparts 1500–1508,
and 43 CFR subpart 3809, notice is
hereby given that the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Battle Mountain
Field Office will be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Mount Hope Project, a proposed
open pit molybdenum mine, mill, and
associated facilities, located on public
and private lands in Eureka County,
Nevada.
This notice initiates the public
scoping period. Written comments on
the scope of the EIS should be postmarked or hand delivered to the BLM
Battle Mountain Field Office by 4:30
p.m., no later than 30 days after the date
of publication in the Federal Register to
ensure full consideration. The public
will be notified of scoping meetings
through the local news media at least 15
days prior to the first meeting. It is
anticipated at least two scoping
meetings (in Eureka and Battle
Mountain, Nevada) will be held during
this scoping period.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments
should be sent to the BLM, Battle
Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road,
Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820, ATTN:
Angelica Ordaz. Written comments may
also be faxed to Angelica Ordaz at (775)
635–4034, or submitted in writing to the
BLM at one of the scoping meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
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Angelica Ordaz, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator at the BLM
Battle Mountain Field Office, or by
telephone at (775) 635–4000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Idaho
General Mines, Inc. (IGMI) has
submitted a Plan of Operations (NVN–
082096) to the BLM for the proposed
mining project. Pursuant to Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations 1502.14(a) and 1502.14(d),
in addition to the proposed action, the
BLM will explore and objectively
evaluate all reasonable alternatives,
including the alternative of no action.
The reasonable range of alternatives will
include an analysis of the feasibility to
back fill or partially back fill the mined
out pits.
The Mount Hope Project Plan of
Operations (Plan) will be presented to
the public during scoping meetings, and
informational letters on the Plan will be
mailed to interested parties. The Plan
will be available for public review at
BLM’s Battle Mountain Field Office.
The BLM invites public comment on the
scope of the analysis, including issues
to consider and alternatives to the
proposed action. The purpose of the
public scoping process is to determine
relevant issues that will influence the
scope of the environmental analysis and
EIS alternatives. BLM personnel will be
present at the scoping meetings to
explain the environmental review
process, the mining regulations, and
other requirements for processing the
proposed Plan and the associated EIS.
Representatives of IGMI will also be
available to describe their proposal.
You may submit comments on issues
in writing to the BLM at the public
scoping meetings, or you may submit
them to the BLM using one of the
methods listed in the ADDRESSES section
above. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised 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 from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. To be most helpful, formal
scoping comments should be submitted
within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice, although
comments will be accepted throughout
the development of the EIS. Comments
received and a list of attendees for each
scoping meeting will be made available
for public inspection and open for 30
days following each meeting for any
participant(s) who wish to clarify their
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views. Comments and documents
pertinent to this proposal, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, may be examined at the
Battle Mountain Field Office during
regular business hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday, except
holidays). Comments may be published
as part of the EIS.
The proposed project would be
located in north-central Nevada
approximately 23 miles northwest of the
town of Eureka in Townships 20, 21, 22,
and 23 North, Ranges 51 and 52 East.
The project would involve both public
and private lands in Eureka County,
Nevada. The project would involve the
construction and development of the
following primary components: An
open pit for development of the Mount
Hope ore body with an in-pit
groundwater dewatering system; waste
rock stockpiles; high grade and low
grade ore stockpiles; ancillary facilities
(maintenance shop, administrative
facilities, and fuel and lubricant storage
facilities); primary crusher; conveyor
system; crushed ore stock pile area and
ore reclaim system; a mill and flotation
circuit including reagent storage, offices
and a laboratory, warehouse, and
laydown yards; north and south tailings
storage facilities; a molybdenite
concentrate roaster; water supply well(s)
and associated rights-of-way for access
roads, power lines, and pipelines;
relocation of existing Falcon to Gonder
230-kV transmission line segments in
the project area; installation of a 120-kV
transmission line and substation;
construction of a landfill, haul,
secondary, access, and exploration
roads; and ancillary facilities including
growth media stockpiles, diversion
ditches, and stormwater runoff controls.
The mine and milling facility would
operate for approximately 53 years.
During the first 12 years, the milling rate
would be 44,100 tons per day and
would increase to 55,100 tons per day
for years 12 through 53. The roaster
would convert molybdenum disulfide
(MoS2) to technical grade molybdenum
oxide (MoO3). Up to 100 tons of
molybdenite concentrate per day would
be processed through the roaster.
Concurrent reclamation would be
conducted during the 53-year operating
period as mining in an area is
completed. Site closure and final
reclamation would be undertaken at the
end of mining and milling.
An interdisciplinary approach will be
used to develop the EIS, in order to
consider the variety of resource issues
and concerns identified. Potential
significant direct, indirect, residual, and
cumulative impacts from the proposed
action will be analyzed in the EIS.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CA-169-07-1610-DO]
Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan
and Associated Environmental Impact Statement for the Carrizo Plain
National Monument, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
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SUMMARY: This notice is a revision of the April 24, 2002 Notice of
Intent (Federal Register Volume 67, Number 79, pages 20152-20153). In
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA),
the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, and the Code of
Federal Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), notice is hereby
given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to initiate a
new scoping process for a Resource Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). Previously, the BLM announced that an
Environmental Assessment would be prepared in connection with the RMP
for the Carrizo Plain National Monument. By this notice, the BLM is
announcing public scoping meetings.
DATES: Specific dates and locations of public meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media and on
BLM's Web site, https://www.ca.blm.gov. We will provide additional
formal opportunities for public participation upon publication of the
Draft RMP/EIS, expected to be ready for public review and comment
sometime in 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments should be sent to: Monument
Manager, Carrizo Plain National Monument, Bakersfield Field Office,
3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308. Scoping comments
previously submitted following publication of the 2002 Notice of Intent
are still valid and will be considered together with comments received
pursuant to this revised notice. Commentors do not need to resubmit
comments but may provide additional comments or clarifications of those
previously made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monument Manager, Carrizo Plain
National Monument, Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive,
Bakersfield, Calif. 93308 or telephone (661) 391-6000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the recent appointment of the new
Carrizo Plain National Monument Advisory Committee, the BLM is resuming
work with the public on developing a draft RMP to guide future
management of the Monument.
BLM has decided to prepare an EIS to support the plan, based on
public requests and BLM's interest in expanding public involvement in
the planning process. The BLM will use an interdisciplinary approach to
develop the RMP in order to consider the variety of resource issues and
concerns identified during scoping.
In cooperation with the Monument Advisory Committee, the BLM and
its Monument managing partners, The Nature Conservancy and the
California Department of Fish and Game, will be conducting additional
public scoping meetings to gather input on issues to be addressed in
the draft RMP and EIS. To be most helpful, you should submit formal
scoping comments within 30 days after the last public meeting. The
minutes and list of attendees for each scoping meeting will be
available to the public and open for 30 days after the meeting to any
participant who wishes to clarify the views he or she expressed.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name and/or address from public review or disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently
at the beginning of your written comment. The BLM will honor such
requests 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, are available for public inspection in their entirety.
The Carrizo Plain, the largest undeveloped remnant of the once vast
San Joaquin Valley ecosystem, was designated a national monument in
2001 in recognition of its special resource values, including
threatened and endangered species such as the San Joaquin kit fox,
giant kangaroo rat, and blunt-nosed leopard lizard. It also contains
nationally significant geological features, such as one of the best
exposed examples of the 10-million year old San Andreas Fault, as well
as one of the most significant cultural sites in California, at Painted
Rock. In the spring, the Plain exhibits a lavish wildflower display of
goldfields, purple
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owls, lupine, and the rare California jewel flower.
Dated: November 27, 2006.
Ron Huntsinger,
Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office.
Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the
Federal Register on February 26, 2007.
[FR Doc. E7-3640 Filed 3-1-07; 8:45 am]
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