Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the January 2007 Amendment to the Plan of Operations for the Barrick Goldstrike Mine (Also Known as the Betze Project), Nevada, 29545-29546 [E7-10162]
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Lots 7, 9, 10, 11, and 13, U.S. Survey No.
6664, Alaska.
Containing 101.65 acres.
T. 7 S., R. 10 E.,
Secs. 19, 30, and 31.
Containing 1,775.79 acres.
T. 10 S., R. 11 E.,
Secs. 21, 28, and 29; Secs. 30 to 33,
inclusive.
Containing 4,345.45 acres.
Aggregating 6,222.89 acres.
The subsurface estate in these lands
will be conveyed to Doyon, Limited
when the surface estate is conveyed to
Gana-a’Yoo, Limited. Notice of the
decision will also be published four
times in the Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner.
The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register
to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
DATES:
Jenny M. Anderson,
Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication
II.
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Notice of Seasonal Closure of Public
Lands, San Juan County, CO
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of seasonal closure.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The San Juan Public Lands
Center, Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) is giving notice that public lands
near the Silverton Ski Area as described
below, will be seasonally closed to all
entry, from November 1 through the end
of the seasonal ski area operation, but
not later than June 15 of each year. This
closure is necessary to protect skiers
within the ski area boundaries and the
general public during periods of
avalanche control work as authorized
under BLM permit/lease.
The lands affected by this closure are
described as a portion of those federal
lands administered by the Bureau of
Land Management within sections 20,
21, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 of
protracted Township 42 N., R.7 W., New
Mexico Principal Meridian. These lands
are further described as: beginning at a
point 0.5 mile north of Cascade Gulch
and extending northeasterly along the
east side of Colorado State highway
#110A to the junction of San Juan
County #52, thence southeasterly along
the Middle Fork of Cement Creek to the
divide between the Middle Fork Cement
Creek and the South Fork of the Animas
River, thence south along the ridge line
forming the Colorado Basin to Storm
Peak, thence west along a descending
ridge line to the tree line between
Grassy Gulch and Cascade Gulch,
thence, northwest to the point of the
beginning.
The BLM will post closure signs in
this area. You may obtain maps of the
closure area and information from the
San Juan Public Lands Center in
Durango, CO.
Discussion of the Rule: Under the
authority of 43 CFR 9268.3(d)(1)(I) and
43 CFR 8364.1(a), the BLM will enforce
the following rule on public lands
within the closed area as described
above:
You must not enter the closed area
between November 1st through the end
of the seasonal ski area operation, or
June 15 of each year whichever is the
last date of seasonal operation.
Exemptions: Persons who are exempt
from these rules include any Federal,
State, or local officer or employee in the
scope of their duties; Members of any
organized rescue or fire-fighting force in
performance of an official duty; and any
person authorized in writing by the
Bureau of Land Management.
Penalties: The authorities for this
closure are section 303(a) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (43 U.S.C. 1733(a), 43 CFR
9268.3(a)(4) and 43 CFR 8360.0–7. Any
person who violates this closure may be
tried before a United States Magistrate
and fined no more than $1,000 or
imprisoned for no more than 12 months,
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or both. Such violations may also be
subject to the enhanced fines provided
for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlie Higby, BLM Realty Specialist,
(970) 385–1374; San Juan Public Lands
Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango,
Colorado 81301.
Pauline E. Ellis,
Field Office Manager, Columbine Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–910–07–1990–EX]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the January 2007
Amendment to the Plan of Operations
for the Barrick Goldstrike Mine (Also
Known as the Betze Project), Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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), Elko Field Office will be
preparing a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
to analyze the environmental effects of
the proposed amendment to the Plan of
Operations for the Goldstrike Mine also
known as the Betze Project, 25 miles
north of Carlin, Nevada. The original
EIS was completed in 1991. The
Goldstrike Mine has continued in
operation since that date.
DATES: Public comments must be
received in the Elko Field Office within
30 days after publication of this notice
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
—Fax: (775) 753–0255.
—Mail: Sent to the attention of the
January 2007 Barrick Goldstrike
Amendment Manager, BLM Elko
Field Office, 3900 East Idaho Street,
Elko, NV 89801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk
Laird, Project Manager at the Elko Field
Office, 3900 E. Idaho, Elko, NV 89801.
Telephone (775) 753–0200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
current amendment proposes to expand
the Goldstrike Mine from 7,771 acres of
disturbance to 9,031 acres of which 493
acres of new disturbance will be on
public land managed by the BLM Elko
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Field Office. The proposed amendment
includes four primary components: (1)
A third tailings facility, which includes
burial of an existing tailings facility, (2)
a new waste rock facility (Clydesdale),
(3) an expansion of the open pit by 296
acres, which will result in an increase
of the size of the post-mining pit lake
from 800 to 900 acres, and (4) an
extension of mining activities until
approximately 2015, including mining
employment for 4 years as well as an
extension of the dewatering program to
maintain the water table at its current
level for an additional four years.
Ancillary disturbance includes a new
haul road with culverts over Rodeo
Creek, an intermittent drainage,
diversion channels for a portion of the
Brush Creek, an intermittent drainage,
and Rodeo Creek, and accelerated
reclamation of the Bazza Waste Rock
Facility. A focal point of the SEIS will
be the analysis of the cumulative
impacts of mining and related actions
along the Carlin Trend, including
incorporation of the re-analysis of
cumulative impacts for the Leeville and
South Operations Area Projects
currently underway by the Elko Field
Office. The BLM is asking the public for
information on any issues, including
cumulative impacts, relevant to this
amendment. Comments, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the above address 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 SEIS. Before including your
address, phone number, e-mail 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.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–910–07–0777–XX]
Notice of Public Meeting, New Mexico
Resource Advisory Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management, New Mexico
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: the meeting dates are July 24–25,
2007, at the Convention Center, 302
South Canal Street, Carlsbad, New
Mexico, Room 3. the public comment
period is scheduled July 24, 2007, from
6–7 p.m. at the Convention Center. the
public may present written comments to
the RAC. Depending on the number of
individuals wishing to comment and
time available, oral comments may be
limited. The three established RAC
working groups may have a later
afternoon or an evening meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Bureau of Land
Management, on a variety of planning
and management issues associated with
public land management in New
Mexico. All meetings are open to the
public. At this meeting, topics include
issues on renewable and nonrenewable
resources.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Herrera, New Mexico State
Office, Office of External Affairs, Bureau
of Land Management, P.O. Box 27115,
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502–0115,
505.438.7517.
Dated: May 22, 2007.
Linda S.C. Rundell,
State Director.
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Bureau of Land Management
Notice of Intent To Amend the Las
Vegas Resource Management Plan To
Relocate a Utility Corridor; Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) proposes to amend
the Las Vegas Resource Management
Plan (RMP) to allow for the relocation
of a section of a BLM utility corridor,
and to prepare an environmental
assessment (EA), pursuant to Section
102 of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) to analyze
the effects of that action. The BLM
proposes to relocate an 11.4-mile length
of the half-mile wide BLM Utility
Corridor that currently extends across
the southern portion of Indian Springs
in Clark County, NV. The Corridor as
designated overlaps private lands. The
amendment would relocate the Corridor
further south behind Grandpa Mountain
to avoid the private lands.
The scoping comment period
will commence with the publication of
this notice and will end 30 days after its
publication. Comments should be
submitted in writing to the address
below and will be accepted throughout
the scoping period. Any scoping
meetings will be announced 15 days in
advance through the local news media,
newsletters, and the BLM Web site at
https://www.nv.blm.gov/vegas/
default.htm.
DATES:
Please mail written
comments to the Bureau of Land
Management, Las Vegas Field Office,
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, NV, 89130–2301, (fax (702) 515–
5023) attention Mark R. Chatterton.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark R. Chatterton at the Las Vegas
Field Office (see address above),
telephone (702) 515–5049; e-mail
Mark_Chatterton@nv.blm.gov.
The Las
Vegas RMP was approved on October 5,
1998. The BLM Utility Corridor in the
vicinity of Indian Springs (see Map 2–
4 of Volume II of the Las Vegas RMP)
was established along an existing power
line. The existing BLM Utility Corridor
is approximately 2,640 feet wide in the
vicinity of Indian Springs. This halfmile wide utility corridor extends
northwest from T. 16 S., R. 57 E., sec.
33, M.D.M. along U.S. Highway 95 to
the community of Indian Springs where
the corridor diverges south around
Indian Springs. Approximately onequarter-mile of the Corridor width
extends into private property. This RMP
amendment is intended to relocate 11.4
miles of the half-mile wide corridor,
centered on Indian Springs, further
south behind Grandpa Mountain to
avoid abutting any private lands.
Beyond Indian Springs, the Corridor
continues west parallel to U.S. Highway
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-910-07-1990-EX]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the January 2007 Amendment to the Plan of Operations for
the Barrick Goldstrike Mine (Also Known as the Betze Project), Nevada
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), Elko Field Office will be preparing a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to analyze the
environmental effects of the proposed amendment to the Plan of
Operations for the Goldstrike Mine also known as the Betze Project, 25
miles north of Carlin, Nevada. The original EIS was completed in 1991.
The Goldstrike Mine has continued in operation since that date.
DATES: Public comments must be received in the Elko Field Office within
30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
--Fax: (775) 753-0255.
--Mail: Sent to the attention of the January 2007 Barrick Goldstrike
Amendment Manager, BLM Elko Field Office, 3900 East Idaho Street, Elko,
NV 89801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk Laird, Project Manager at the
Elko Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho, Elko, NV 89801. Telephone (775) 753-
0200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The current amendment proposes to expand the
Goldstrike Mine from 7,771 acres of disturbance to 9,031 acres of which
493 acres of new disturbance will be on public land managed by the BLM
Elko
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Field Office. The proposed amendment includes four primary components:
(1) A third tailings facility, which includes burial of an existing
tailings facility, (2) a new waste rock facility (Clydesdale), (3) an
expansion of the open pit by 296 acres, which will result in an
increase of the size of the post-mining pit lake from 800 to 900 acres,
and (4) an extension of mining activities until approximately 2015,
including mining employment for 4 years as well as an extension of the
dewatering program to maintain the water table at its current level for
an additional four years. Ancillary disturbance includes a new haul
road with culverts over Rodeo Creek, an intermittent drainage,
diversion channels for a portion of the Brush Creek, an intermittent
drainage, and Rodeo Creek, and accelerated reclamation of the Bazza
Waste Rock Facility. A focal point of the SEIS will be the analysis of
the cumulative impacts of mining and related actions along the Carlin
Trend, including incorporation of the re-analysis of cumulative impacts
for the Leeville and South Operations Area Projects currently underway
by the Elko Field Office. The BLM is asking the public for information
on any issues, including cumulative impacts, relevant to this
amendment. Comments, including names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at the above address
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 SEIS.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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.
Danielle Yroz,
Associate Field Manager.
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