Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Leasing and Underground Mining of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT, 15517 [E9-7827]
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routine land management activities, and
to return to pre-SHA conditions
(baseline). Under the SHA, the
Applicant would undertake
management activities to benefit the
PVB by: planting 934 ocean locoweed
(Astragalus trichopodus var.lonchus)
and 1,400 deerweed (Lotus scoparius)
plants (PVB hostplants) in a matrix of
native CSS plants that will benefit a
variety of dependent wildlife species
including the PVB; completing
restoration of 8 acres of park land into
CSS habitat with a diverse native plant
community and high structural
diversity; controlling invasive weeds;
and increasing the connectivity of CSS
habitats on the Peninsula within the
Enrolled Property.
In order to receive the above
assurances regarding incidental take of
the PVB, the Applicant must maintain
baseline on the Enrolled Property. The
Service and Applicant have determined
that the measure of baseline for PVB
will be the number of ocean locoweed
plants that were present within
Friendship Park prior to restoration
actions. The Palos Verdes blue butterfly
does not currently inhabit the Enrolled
Property. Therefore, the baseline for the
SHA is 194 ocean locoweed plants
within 0.055 acres of habitat for the
PVB. There were only a few scattered
deerweed plants on the property prior to
restoration actions, and these plants are
not considered part of the baseline
condition.
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, including the SHA, or the
Environmental Action Statement, you
may submit your comments to the
address listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this document. Comments and
materials received, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
available for public review, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the address in the ADDRESSES
section above. If you provide personal
identifying information, you may
request at the beginning of your
comment that we withhold this
information from public review.
However, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
We will evaluate this permit
application, associated documents, and
comments submitted thereon to
determine whether the permit
application meets the requirements of
section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA
regulations. If we determine that the
requirements are met, we will sign the
proposed Agreement and issue an
enhancement of survival permit under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the
Applicants for take of the PVB
incidental to otherwise lawful activities
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in accordance with the terms of the
SHA. We will not make our final
decision until after the end of the 30day comment period and will fully
consider all comments received during
the comment period.
The Service provides this notice
pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and
pursuant to implementing regulations
for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6).
Dated: March 31, 2009.
Jim A. Bartel,
Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office, Carlsbad, California.
[FR Doc. E9–7608 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am]
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[LLUT070 L13200000 EL0000 24 1A00]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Leasing and Underground Mining
of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease Tract,
Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior and Forest Service, Agriculture.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Leasing and
Underground Mining of the Greens
Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and
Sevier Counties, Utah and by this Notice
is announcing the opening of the
comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Leasing and
Underground Mining of the Greens
Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and
Sevier Counties, Utah DEIS within 45
days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BLM will
announce future meetings or hearings
and any other public involvement
activities at least 14 days in advance
through public notices, media news
releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
E-mail:
UT_PR_Comments2@BLM.gov.
Fax: (435) 636–3657.
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Copies of the Leasing and Underground
Mining of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease
Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties,
Utah are available at the Price Field
Office at the above address; the MantiLa Sal National Forest—Supervisor’s
Office, 599 West Price River Drive,
Price, Utah 84501, and the Fishlake
National Forest, 115 East 900 North,
Richfield, Utah 84701.
The DEIS
evaluates a proposal by Ark Land
Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal,
Inc., to lease and conduct underground
mining of Federal coal within the 6,334
acre project area. The development plan
proposal also includes two ventilation
shafts, one surface mine ventilation fan
and associated operational
infrastructure, a new surface 69 kV
powerline, and access road upgrade.
To address potential effects on the
multiple resources which make up the
affected environment, the BLM and the
U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service, in coordination with
cooperating agencies, have developed
three alternatives in the DEIS. The
alternatives include a No Action
Alternative, the Proposed Action, and a
third Alternative, which modifies
components of the Proposed Action.
The alternatives incorporate best
management practices for underground
coal mining and other measures
necessary to adequately address impacts
to geology, water resources, cultural
resources, recreational opportunities,
wildlife, vegetation, Threatened and
Endangered Species, socioeconomics,
visual resources, air quality, and other
relevant issues.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Bureau of Land Management
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Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Price Field Office, 125 South 600 West,
Price, Utah 84501, Attn: Greens Hollow
Coal Lease Tract DEIS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Rigby, Project Manager, Price
BLM Field Office at (435) 636–3604.
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Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director, BLM.
William LeVere,
Acting Deputy Regional Forester.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
[LLUT070 L13200000 EL0000 24 1A00]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Leasing and Underground Mining of the Greens Hollow
Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, UT
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior and Forest Service,
Agriculture.
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.), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for
the Leasing and Underground Mining of the Greens Hollow Coal Lease
Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah and by this Notice is
announcing the opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Leasing and Underground Mining of the Greens
Hollow Coal Lease Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah DEIS within
45 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM
will announce future meetings or hearings and any other public
involvement activities at least 14 days in advance through public
notices, media news releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
E-mail: UT_PR_Comments2@BLM.gov.
Fax: (435) 636-3657.
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Price Field Office, 125 South 600
West, Price, Utah 84501, Attn: Greens Hollow Coal Lease Tract DEIS.
Copies of the Leasing and Underground Mining of the Greens Hollow Coal
Lease Tract, Sanpete and Sevier Counties, Utah are available at the
Price Field Office at the above address; the Manti-La Sal National
Forest--Supervisor's Office, 599 West Price River Drive, Price, Utah
84501, and the Fishlake National Forest, 115 East 900 North, Richfield,
Utah 84701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Rigby, Project Manager, Price
BLM Field Office at (435) 636-3604.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS evaluates a proposal by Ark Land
Company, a subsidiary of Arch Coal, Inc., to lease and conduct
underground mining of Federal coal within the 6,334 acre project area.
The development plan proposal also includes two ventilation shafts, one
surface mine ventilation fan and associated operational infrastructure,
a new surface 69 kV powerline, and access road upgrade.
To address potential effects on the multiple resources which make
up the affected environment, the BLM and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Forest Service, in coordination with cooperating agencies,
have developed three alternatives in the DEIS. The alternatives include
a No Action Alternative, the Proposed Action, and a third Alternative,
which modifies components of the Proposed Action. The alternatives
incorporate best management practices for underground coal mining and
other measures necessary to adequately address impacts to geology,
water resources, cultural resources, recreational opportunities,
wildlife, vegetation, Threatened and Endangered Species,
socioeconomics, visual resources, air quality, and other relevant
issues.
Selma Sierra,
Utah State Director, BLM.
William LeVere,
Acting Deputy Regional Forester.
[FR Doc. E9-7827 Filed 4-2-09; 4:15 pm]
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