Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Arturo Mine Project, Elko County, NV, 35079-35080 [2010-14931]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 118 / Monday, June 21, 2010 / Notices 12. Any BLM permits, leases, or licenses that the nominee holds (or state Not Applicable). Attach or have letters of references sent from special interests or organizations. Also include, if applicable, letters of endorsement from business associates, friends, co-workers, local, State, and/or Federal Government, or members of Congress along with any other information that speaks to the nominee’s qualifications. Simultaneous with this notice, the BLM State offices will issue press releases providing information for submitting nominations. As appropriate, certain Board members may be appointed as Special Government Employees. Special Government Employees serve on the board without compensation, and are subject to financial disclosure requirements in the Ethics in Government Act and 5 CFR part 2634. Nominations are to be sent to the address listed in the ADDRESSES section above. 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Today’s Federal Register notice provides information inadvertently omitted on how the public can submit comments. ADDRESSES: Written comments pertaining to the Draft EIS/SA Calico Solar Project may be submitted by any of the following methods: • E-mail: cacalicospp@blm.gov • Fax: (760) 252–6098 • Mail: BLM Barstow Field Office, Attn: Calico Solar, 2601 Barstow Road, Barstow, California 92311. Copies of the Calico Solar Draft EIS/ SA are available at the above address. The document may also be viewed at public libraries in San Bernardino County, Sacramento, Fresno, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Eureka, and San Diego. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Stobaugh, BLM Project Manager, by mail: P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada 89520; phone (775) 861–6478; or e-mail Jim_Stobaugh@blm.gov. 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. ACTION: 35079 Notice of intent. [FR Doc. 2010–14927 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuscarora Field Office, Elko, Nevada intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Arturo Mine Project (Project) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until July 21, 2010. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the following BLM Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ elko_field_office.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Arturo Mine Project by any of the following methods: • Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/ en/fo/elko_field_office.html • E-mail: arturo_eis@blm.gov • Fax: (775) 753–0255. • Mail: BLM Tuscarora Field Office, Attn. John Daniel, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada 89801. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Tuscarora Field Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact John Daniel, Project Lead, telephone: (775) 753–0277; address: 3900 Idaho St, Elko, Nevada 89801; E-mail: arturo_eis@blm.gov. Bureau of Land Management BILLING CODE 4310–40–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [CACA 49537, LLCAD08000, L51030000.FX0000, LVRAB109AA02] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bud Cribley, Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2. [FR Doc. 2010–14924 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–84–P Thomas Pogacnik, Deputy State Director, Natural Resources. sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Notice of Correction to Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Staff Assessment to the California Desert Conservation Area Plan for the Calico Solar (Formerly SES Solar One) Project, San Bernardino County, CA AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Correction. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Jun 18, 2010 Jkt 220001 Bureau of Land Management [LLNVE00000 L51100000.GN0000 LVEMF1000580 241A; 10–08807; MO#4500012658; TAS: 14X1109] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Arturo Mine Project, Elko County, NV AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. (Barrick) proposes to develop and expand the Dee Gold Mine, which is an existing open pit gold mine currently in a closure and reclamation status. Included in the proposal is the expansion of the existing open pit, construction of two new waste rock disposal storage facilities, construction of a new heap leach facility, construction of new support facilities (office, substation and associated power transmission lines, water wells, water distribution and sewer systems, landfill, mined material stockpile, communications site, E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with NOTICES 35080 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 118 / Monday, June 21, 2010 / Notices stormwater control features, haul roads, and an access road), and continued surface exploration. Mill grade mined material will be processed at Barrick’s Betze Mine Project located 8 miles south-southeast of the Project. Mined material will be transported using highway approved haul trucks. Dewatering is not proposed for this project. The Project would create approximately 2,347 acres of surface disturbance on public lands administered by the BLM. The project life is approximately 11 years. The Project is located approximately 45 miles northwest of Elko, Nevada in Elko County. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. The Draft EIS will address impacts to transportation, public safety, cultural resources, recreational opportunities, wildlife, threatened and endangered species, visual resources, air quality, wilderness characteristics, and other relevant issues. At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary issues: grazing, wildlife, Native American concerns, cultural resources, and water resources. The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA comment process to satisfy the requirements for public involvement under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be conducted in accordance with policy, and tribal concerns will be given due consideration, including impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal, state, and local agencies, along with other stakeholders that may be interested or affected by the BLM’s decision on this project are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate as a cooperating agency. 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. VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:46 Jun 18, 2010 Jkt 220001 Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7. Kenneth E. Miller, Manager, Elko District Office. [FR Doc. 2010–14931 Filed 6–18–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R4–R–2009–N165; 40136–1265–0000– S3] Tampa Bay Refuges, FL AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability: final comprehensive conservation plan and finding of no significant impact. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for the environmental assessment for Egmont Key, Pinellas, and Passage Key National Wildlife Refuges. These three refuges, known as the Tampa Bay Refuges, are managed as part of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Complex. In the final CCP, we describe how we will manage these refuges for the next 15 years. ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of the CCP by writing to: Mr. Michael Lusk, Refuge Manager, 1502 S.E. Kings Bay Drive, Crystal River, FL 34429. You may also access and download the document from the Service’s Web site: https://southeast.fws.gov/planning. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Lusk; telephone: 727/570–5417; e-mail: michael_lusk@fws.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we finalize the CCP process for the Tampa Bay Refuges. We started this process through a notice in the Federal Register on December 3, 2004 (69 FR 70276). For more about the process, please see that notice. Egmont Key NWR includes 392 acres and was established in 1974 to protect the Key’s significant natural, historical, and cultural resources from the impending threats of development. Of the three Tampa Bay Refuges, it is the only refuge island open to the public and has been traditionally visited for many years as a primary recreation destination. Egmont Key NWR seeks to provide nesting habitat for brown pelicans and other waterbirds, as well as to conserve and protect barrier island habitat and to preserve historical PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 structures of national significance (i.e., historic lighthouse, guardhouse, gun batteries, and brick roads). Presently, the island’s approximately 244 acres of beach and coastal berm support more than 110 species of nesting, migrating, and wintering birds. The island is designated as critical habitat for endangered piping plovers and provides habitat and protection for endangered manatees and sea turtles. Egmont Key NWR has an unusually high population of gopher tortoises and box turtles. Two wildlife sanctuaries, one on the east side of the island and one at the south end of the island, comprise about 97 acres and are closed to public use. Cooperative management agreements between the Service, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection entrust daily management activities of Egmont Key NWR to the Florida Park Service, which manages the island to protect and restore the historic structures and for swimming, sunbathing, shelling, and picnicking. Pinellas NWR was established in 1951 as a breeding ground for colonial bird species. It contains 7 mangrove islands encompassing about 394 acres. The refuge is comprised of Little Bird, Mule, Jackass, Listen, and Whale Island Keys and leases Tarpon and Indian Keys from Pinellas County. A Pinellas County seagrass sanctuary is located around Tarpon and Indian Keys, and the use of internal combustion engines within this zone is prohibited to protect the seagrass beds. Hundreds of brown pelicans and double-crested cormorants and dozens of herons, egrets, and roseate spoonbills nest within Tarpon and Little Bird Keys. Pinellas NWR provides important mangrove habitat for most long-legged wading species, especially the reddish egret. All of the mangrove islands of Pinellas NWR are closed to all public use year-round to protect the migratory birds. Passage Key NWR was originally designated as a Federal bird reservation by President Roosevelt in 1905, when it consisted of a 60-acre island with a freshwater lake and lush vegetation. However, erosion and hurricanes have virtually destroyed the key, and it is now a meandering sand bar varying in size from 0.5 to 10 acres, depending on weather. In 1970, Passage Key NWR was designated a Wilderness Area. The refuge’s objective is to provide habitat for colonial waterbirds. Hundreds of brown pelicans, laughing gulls, black skimmers, and royal terns, and small numbers of herons and egrets, nested annually until the island was destroyed by a hurricane in 2005. The key once hosted the largest royal tern and E:\FR\FM\21JNN1.SGM 21JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35079-35080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14931]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the Proposed Arturo Mine Project, Elko County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuscarora 
Field Office, Elko, Nevada intends to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the proposed Arturo Mine Project (Project) and by 
this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to 
solicit public comments and identify issues.

DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. 
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until July 21, 2010. The 
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at 
least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the 
following BLM Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/elko_field_office.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments 
must be received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days 
after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide 
additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of 
the Draft EIS.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Arturo Mine Project 
by any of the following methods:
     Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/elko_field_office.html
     E-mail: arturo_eis@blm.gov
     Fax: (775) 753-0255.
     Mail: BLM Tuscarora Field Office, Attn. John Daniel, 3900 
Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada 89801.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the 
Tuscarora Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have 
your name added to our mailing list, contact John Daniel, Project Lead, 
telephone: (775) 753-0277; address: 3900 Idaho St, Elko, Nevada 89801; 
E-mail: arturo_eis@blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. (Barrick) 
proposes to develop and expand the Dee Gold Mine, which is an existing 
open pit gold mine currently in a closure and reclamation status. 
Included in the proposal is the expansion of the existing open pit, 
construction of two new waste rock disposal storage facilities, 
construction of a new heap leach facility, construction of new support 
facilities (office, substation and associated power transmission lines, 
water wells, water distribution and sewer systems, landfill, mined 
material stockpile, communications site,

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stormwater control features, haul roads, and an access road), and 
continued surface exploration. Mill grade mined material will be 
processed at Barrick's Betze Mine Project located 8 miles south-
southeast of the Project. Mined material will be transported using 
highway approved haul trucks. Dewatering is not proposed for this 
project. The Project would create approximately 2,347 acres of surface 
disturbance on public lands administered by the BLM. The project life 
is approximately 11 years. The Project is located approximately 45 
miles northwest of Elko, Nevada in Elko County.
    The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant 
issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, 
including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. 
The Draft EIS will address impacts to transportation, public safety, 
cultural resources, recreational opportunities, wildlife, threatened 
and endangered species, visual resources, air quality, wilderness 
characteristics, and other relevant issues. At present, the BLM has 
identified the following preliminary issues: grazing, wildlife, Native 
American concerns, cultural resources, and water resources.
    The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA comment process to satisfy 
the requirements for public involvement under Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as provided for 
in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be 
conducted in accordance with policy, and tribal concerns will be given 
due consideration, including impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal, 
state, and local agencies, along with other stakeholders that may be 
interested or affected by the BLM's decision on this project are 
invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may 
request or be requested by the BLM to participate as a cooperating 
agency. 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.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1501.7.

Kenneth E. Miller,
Manager, Elko District Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-14931 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P

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