Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed “M” Pit Mine Expansion at Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson County, Montana, 7588-7589 [E8-2242]
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Carl J. Artman,
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Notice of Availability of Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion
at Montana Tunnels Mine, Jefferson
County, Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
has been prepared for the Montana
Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion
administered by the Bureau of Land
Management’s Butte Field Office (BLM)
and the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality (DEQ).
Operations on public lands are on
mining claims located in accordance
with the General Mining Law of 1872,
as amended (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). The
public is invited to review and comment
on the range and adequacy of the draft
alternatives and associated
environmental effects. For comments to
be most helpful, they should relate to
specific concerns or conflicts that are
within the legal responsibilities of the
BLM and DEQ. The DEIS addresses
alternatives associated with Montana
Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion.
DATES: We will accept written
comments on the Draft EIS for 60 days
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its
Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. The last day of the written
comment period may be identified at
the Internet address below, after
publication of the EPA Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. We
will announce future meetings or
hearings and any other public
involvement activities at least 15 days
in advance through public notices,
media new releases, and/or mailings.
The Draft EIS will be posted on the
Montana DEQ Web site https://
www.deq.state.mt.us.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: ghallsten@state.mt.us.
• Mail: Send written comments to
‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion at Montana
Tunnels Mine EIS, Greg Hallsten,
Montana Department of Environmental
Quality, Director’s Office, PO Box
200901, Helena, MT 59620–0901.
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• Fax: (406) 444–4386.
County. This notice initiates the public
review process on the FEIS.
DATES: The Kane Springs Valley
Groundwater Development Project FEIS
will be available for review and
comment for 30 days following the date
the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes their Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the FEIS using any of the following
methods:
• Mail: Penny Woods, Project
Manager, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV
89520.
• Fax: 775–861–6689 (Attn: Penny
Woods, Project Manager).
• E-mail: nvgwprojects@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager,
P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520,
telephone 775–861–6466, or e-mail:
nvgwprojects@blm.gov with ‘‘Kane
Springs Information Request’’ in the
subject line.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS
describes and analyzes a proposal for
groundwater facilities in the Kane
Springs Valley submitted by the Lincoln
County Water District (LCWD). The
FEIS addresses the proposal submitted
by LCWD, an alternative alignment, and
a no action alternative. Under the
Proposed Action, the LCWD would
develop and convey groundwater in
Dated: December 6, 2007.
Kane Springs Valley to private land for
Richard M. Hotaling,
community development purposes in
Field Manager.
Coyote Springs Valley. The volume of
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water to be transported through the
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proposed facilities could be up to 5,000
acre-feet per year.
The proposed project would be
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
located in unincorporated portions of
southwestern Lincoln County, Nevada,
Bureau of Land Management
and would consist of a 13.2 mile
pipeline, seven production wells, water
[NV–040–5101–ER–F851; N–79742; 8–08807]
storage tanks, a 12.5 kV transmission
line, and a fiber optic line.
Notice of Availability of the Final
On June 22, 2007, the BLM published
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Notice of Availability for the Draft
the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater
EIS for this project in the Federal
Development Project, Nevada
Register. Nineteen comments were
received from individuals,
AGENCY: Lead Agency—Bureau of Land
organizations, agencies and a tribal
Management, Interior; Cooperating
band. Specific comment responses are
Agencies—U.S. Fish and Wildlife
provided in the FEIS, and issues and
Service, Interior; State of Nevada
concerns raised during the review are
Department of Wildlife; Moapa Valley
addressed in the FEIS.
Water District, Nevada.
Copies of the FEIS will be mailed to
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
individuals, agencies, or companies
who previously requested copies or who
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
responded to the BLM on the Draft EIS.
National Environmental Policy Act of
Copies of the FEIS are available on
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has request from the BLM Nevada State
Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box
prepared a Final Environmental Impact
12000, Reno, NV 89520, phone 775–
Statement (FEIS) that analyzes a
861–6681 or e-mail to:
proposed right-of-way for groundwater
nvgwprojects@blm.gov. You may request
and conveyance facilities in Lincoln
For
further information and/or to request a
copy of the document, contact: Greg
Hallsten, Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901,
Helena, MT 59620–0901 or David
Williams, Bureau of Land Management,
Butte Field Office, 106 N. Parkmont,
Butte, MT 59701.
Documents related to this EIS,
including public comments, will be
posted on the Montana DEQ Web site
(https://www.deq.state.mt.us) and may be
published as part of the final EIS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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.
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a hard copy or a computer disc (CD).
The document will be available
electronically at: https://www.blm.gov/
nv/. Copies of the FEIS will be available
for review at the following locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial
Blvd., Reno, Nevada.
• Bureau of Land Management, Ely
Field Office, 702 North Industrial Way,
Ely, Nevada.
All comment submittals to this FEIS
must include the commenter’s name
and street address. Comments,
including the names and street
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review at the
Nevada State Office during regular
business hours (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday except for
Federal holidays). Before including your
address, telephone 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
in your comment to withhold from
public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Ron Wenker,
Nevada State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[Docket No. AZ–910–0777–XP–241A]
State of Arizona Resource Advisory
Council Meeting
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource
Advisory Council Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Arizona
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will
meet on March 6, 2008, in Phoenix,
Arizona, at the BLM National Training
Center located at 9828 North 31st
Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. and
conclude at 4:30 p.m. Morning agenda
items include: Review of the December
6, 2007, meeting minutes for RAC and
Recreation Resource Advisory Council
(RRAC) business; BLM State Director’s
update on statewide issues;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT-070-1990-EX]
Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Proposed ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion at Montana Tunnels Mine,
Jefferson County, Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been prepared for the Montana
Tunnels Mine ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion administered by the Bureau of
Land Management's Butte Field Office (BLM) and the Montana Department
of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Operations on public lands are on
mining claims located in accordance with the General Mining Law of
1872, as amended (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). The public is invited to
review and comment on the range and adequacy of the draft alternatives
and associated environmental effects. For comments to be most helpful,
they should relate to specific concerns or conflicts that are within
the legal responsibilities of the BLM and DEQ. The DEIS addresses
alternatives associated with Montana Tunnels Mine ``M'' Pit Mine
Expansion.
DATES: We will accept written comments on the Draft EIS for 60 days
following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes
its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The last day of the
written comment period may be identified at the Internet address below,
after publication of the EPA Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. We will announce future meetings or hearings and any other
public involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through
public notices, media new releases, and/or mailings. The Draft EIS will
be posted on the Montana DEQ Web site https://www.deq.state.mt.us.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: ghallsten@state.mt.us.
Mail: Send written comments to ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion at
Montana Tunnels Mine EIS, Greg Hallsten, Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, Director's Office, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT
59620-0901.
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Fax: (406) 444-4386.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to
request a copy of the document, contact: Greg Hallsten, Montana
Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-
0901 or David Williams, Bureau of Land Management, Butte Field Office,
106 N. Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701.
Documents related to this EIS, including public comments, will be
posted on the Montana DEQ Web site (https://www.deq.state.mt.us) and may
be published as part of the final EIS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 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: December 6, 2007.
Richard M. Hotaling,
Field Manager.
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