Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on a Plan of Operations for the Graymont Western U.S. proposed expansion of the Indian Creek Limestone Mine and To Initiate the Public Scoping Period, in Montana, 28067-28068 [E7-9576]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–03–840–1610–241A]
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee
Meeting; Call for Nominations
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Call for Nominations for the
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee, to fill
ten positions.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management is publishing this notice
under section 9(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, and BLM
regulations found at 43 CFR Subpart
1784. The notice requests the public to
submit nominations for membership on
the Canyons of the Ancients Advisory
Committee (Committee). The Committee
is necessary to advise the Secretary and
BLM on resource management issues
associated with Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument.
DATES: Submit a completed nomination
form and nomination letters to the
address listed below no later than June
18, 2007.
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Send nominations to:
Manager, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument, Bureau of Land
Management, 27501 Highway 184,
Delores, Colorado 81323.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Musclow, Planner, 970–882–
5632, LouAnn Jacobson, Manager, 970–
882–5600, or e-mail
Heather_Musclow@blm.gov, or visit the
monument Web site at https://
www.co.blm.gov/canm/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any
individual or organization may
nominate one or more persons to serve
on the Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee.
Individuals may nominate themselves
for Committee membership. Individuals
currently or previously on the
Committee are eligible to reapply. You
may obtain nomination forms from the
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Manager, BLM (see CONTACT
INFORMATION, above). To make a
nomination, you must submit a
completed nomination form, letters of
reference from the represented interests
or organizations, as well as any other
information that speaks to the
nominee’s qualifications, to the Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument
Manager. You may make nominations
for the following categories of interest:
• One representative of the
Montezuma County Commission
(appointed from nominees submitted by
the Montezuma County Commission);
• Two person from any of the
following tribes and pueblos
representing Native American interests:
The Ute Mountain Tribe, The UintahOuray Ute Tribe, The Southern Ute
Tribe, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi
Tribe, The Pueblo of Acoma, The Pueblo
of Cochiti, The Pueblo of Isleta, The
Pueblo of San Felipe, The Pueblo of
Santa Ana, The Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, The Pueblo of Jemez, The
Pueblo of Laguna, The Pueblo of Sandia,
The Pueblo of Zia, The Pueblo of Zuni,
The Pueblo of Nambe, The Pueblo of
San Juan, The Pueblo of Picuris, The
Pueblo of Pojoaque, The Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, The Pueblo of Santa Clara,
The Pueblo of Taos, The Pueblo of
Tesuque (appointed from nominees
submitted by the BLM);
• Two persons who are recognized
cultural resource representatives, one of
whom represents regional interests and
one of whom is from the local area
(appointed from nominees submitted by
the BLM);
• One person who is a grazing
permittee on Federal lands in the
CANM (appointed from nominees
submitted by the BLM);
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• One person who represents fluid
minerals development (appointed from
nominees submitted by the BLM);
• Three people representing any of
the following: private landowners in or
adjacent to the CANM, recognized
national or regional environmental or
resource conservation organizations, offroad vehicle use, commercial recreation,
and/or representing statewide
perspectives with no financial interest
in the CANM (appointed from nominees
submitted by the BLM).
The specific category the nominee
would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination
and the nomination form. The Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument
Manager will collect the nominations
forms and letters of reference and
distribute them to the officials
responsible for submitting nominations
(Montezuma County Commission and
the Bureau of Land Management). The
BLM will then forward recommended
nominations to the Secretary, who has
responsibility for making the
appointments.
The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the BLM concerning
development and implementation of a
management plan for public lands
within Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument. Each member will
be a person who, as a result of training
and experience, has knowledge or
special expertise which qualifies him or
her to provide advice from among the
categories of interest listed above.
Members will serve without monetary
compensation, but will be reimbursed
for travel and per diem expenses at
current rates for Government
employees. The membership term will
be for two years.
LouAnn Jacobson,
Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–070–07–1990–EX]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement on a
Plan of Operations for the Graymont
Western U.S. proposed expansion of
the Indian Creek Limestone Mine and
To Initiate the Public Scoping Period,
in Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section
102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR part
3809, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) Butte Field Office will be
directing the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
by a third-party contractor on the
potential impacts of a proposed Plan of
Operations for a proposed expansion of
limestone mining operations by
Graymont Western U.S., Inc.
DATES: This Notice initiates the 30-day
public scoping period. Within 30 days
of the publication of this Notice, public
scoping meetings will be held in
Townsend and Helena, Montana to
familiarize the public with the project
and to identify issues and concerns to
be addressed in the EIS. The date, time,
and location of each scoping meeting
will be announced through the local
news media, newsletters, and the BLM
Web site at https://www.mt.blm.gov/
Butte at least 15 days prior to the event.
Any additional public meetings, if
necessary, will be announced similarly.
Comments on issues can also be
submitted in writing to the address
listed below for 30 days after
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register. In addition to the initial public
participation process, formal
opportunities for public participation
will be provided upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
—E-mail: david_r_williams@blm.gov,
ghallsten@mt.gov.
—Fax: (406) 533–7660 (BLM), (406)
444–4386 (Department of
Environmental Quality).
—Mail: Send to the attention of the
Graymont Mine Project Manager, BLM
Butte Field Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701 or Greg
Hallsten, Director’s Office, Montana
Department of Environmental Quality,
PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620–
0901.
Comments, including names and
street addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the above
address of the BLM Butte Field Office
during regular business hours 7:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except holidays, and may be published
as part of the EIS. Anonymous
comments will not be considered.
Individual respondents may request
confidentiality. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be
advised that your entire comment—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
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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. 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:
David Williams or Joan Gabelman, at the
BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701,
telephone: (406) 533–7600 or Greg
Hallsten at the Director’s Office,
Montana Department of Environmental
Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT
59620–0901, telephone: (406) 444–3276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Graymont
Western U.S., Inc. has submitted a
proposal to expand limestone mining
operations at its Indian Creek Mine and
Plant located approximately four miles
west of Townsend, Montana. The mine
expansion would include portions of
sections 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, and 34, T. 7
N. R. 1 E. and portions of sections 4, 5,
8, 9, 16, 17, 20, 21, 28, and 29, T 6 N.,
R. 1 E. The proposed expansion would
be a continuation to the south of
Graymont’s existing permitted
operations in the Limestone Hills. The
mine expansion would include quarry
areas, topsoil salvage areas, haul roads
and waste rock placement areas, and
concurrent reclamation. Approximately
2,060 acres of public land would be
disturbed, of which 1,000 acres are
represented by this proposed expansion.
The remaining 1,060 acres have been
previously permitted. Proposed mining
operations would last for approximately
50 years.
The issues expected to be analyzed in
the EIS include potential impacts to the
Montana National Guard’s training
range, including Unexploded Ordnance
(UXO), which is present in the proposed
expansion area wildlife and cultural
resources, and cumulative impacts. In
addition, the EIS will analyze the
following: geology and minerals; Native
American religious concerns; air
quality; paleontology; lands and realty;
fisheries and aquatic resources; range
management; vegetation; soils; visual
resources; recreation and wilderness;
weeds; social and economic values;
environmental justice; and threatened,
endangered, candidate, and sensitive
resources. A range of alternatives
(including, but not limited to,
alternative reclamation measures and
the no-action alternative) will be
developed to address the issues.
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Mitigating measures will be considered
to minimize environmental impacts and
to assure that the proposed action does
not result in unnecessary or undue
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 Graymont’s Plan of
Operations are invited to participate in
the scoping process with respect to this
EIS.
Authority: 43 CFR part 3809.
Richard M. Hotaling,
Field Manager.
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Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed
Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and
Gas Lease
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30
U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR
3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) received a
petition for reinstatement from Kennedy
Oil for competitive oil and gas lease
WYW138450 for land in Johnson
County, Wyoming. The petition was
filed on time and was accompanied by
all the rentals due since the date the
lease terminated under the law.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J.
Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals
Adjudication, at (307) 775–6176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee
has agreed to the amended lease terms
for rentals and royalties at rates of
$10.00 per acre or fraction thereof, per
year and 162⁄3 percent, respectively. The
lessee has paid the required $500
administrative fee and $163 to
reimburse the Department for the cost of
this Federal Register notice. The lessee
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-070-07-1990-EX]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on
a Plan of Operations for the Graymont Western U.S. proposed expansion
of the Indian Creek Limestone Mine and To Initiate the Public Scoping
Period, in Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR part 3809, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Butte Field Office will be directing the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) by a third-party
contractor on the potential impacts of a proposed Plan of Operations
for a proposed expansion of limestone mining operations by Graymont
Western U.S., Inc.
DATES: This Notice initiates the 30-day public scoping period. Within
30 days of the publication of this Notice, public scoping meetings will
be held in Townsend and Helena, Montana to familiarize the public with
the project and to identify issues and concerns to be addressed in the
EIS. The date, time, and location of each scoping meeting will be
announced through the local news media, newsletters, and the BLM Web
site at https://www.mt.blm.gov/Butte at least 15 days prior to the
event. Any additional public meetings, if necessary, will be announced
similarly. Comments on issues can also be submitted in writing to the
address listed below for 30 days after publication of this Notice in
the Federal Register. In addition to the initial public participation
process, formal opportunities for public participation will be provided
upon publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
--E-mail: david_r_williams@blm.gov, ghallsten@mt.gov.
--Fax: (406) 533-7660 (BLM), (406) 444-4386 (Department of
Environmental Quality).
--Mail: Send to the attention of the Graymont Mine Project Manager, BLM
Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701 or Greg
Hallsten, Director's Office, Montana Department of Environmental
Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901.
Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will
be available for public review at the above address of the BLM Butte
Field Office during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except holidays, and may be published as part of
the EIS. Anonymous comments will not be considered. Individual
respondents may request confidentiality. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail 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. 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: David Williams or Joan Gabelman, at
the BLM Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701,
telephone: (406) 533-7600 or Greg Hallsten at the Director's Office,
Montana Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT
59620-0901, telephone: (406) 444-3276.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Graymont Western U.S., Inc. has submitted a
proposal to expand limestone mining operations at its Indian Creek Mine
and Plant located approximately four miles west of Townsend, Montana.
The mine expansion would include portions of sections 27, 28, 29, 32,
33, and 34, T. 7 N. R. 1 E. and portions of sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 16,
17, 20, 21, 28, and 29, T 6 N., R. 1 E. The proposed expansion would be
a continuation to the south of Graymont's existing permitted operations
in the Limestone Hills. The mine expansion would include quarry areas,
topsoil salvage areas, haul roads and waste rock placement areas, and
concurrent reclamation. Approximately 2,060 acres of public land would
be disturbed, of which 1,000 acres are represented by this proposed
expansion. The remaining 1,060 acres have been previously permitted.
Proposed mining operations would last for approximately 50 years.
The issues expected to be analyzed in the EIS include potential
impacts to the Montana National Guard's training range, including
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), which is present in the proposed expansion
area wildlife and cultural resources, and cumulative impacts. In
addition, the EIS will analyze the following: geology and minerals;
Native American religious concerns; air quality; paleontology; lands
and realty; fisheries and aquatic resources; range management;
vegetation; soils; visual resources; recreation and wilderness; weeds;
social and economic values; environmental justice; and threatened,
endangered, candidate, and sensitive resources. A range of alternatives
(including, but not limited to, alternative reclamation measures and
the no-action alternative) will be developed to address the issues.
Mitigating measures will be considered to minimize environmental
impacts and to assure that the proposed action does not result in
unnecessary or undue 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 Graymont's Plan of
Operations are invited to participate in the scoping process with
respect to this EIS.
Authority: 43 CFR part 3809.
Richard M. Hotaling,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E7-9576 Filed 5-17-07; 8:45 am]
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