Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Draw Reservoir Special Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park, 21404 [2011-9178]
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Pit to prevent development of a pit lake
in the Genesis pit, expand the Section
36 and Section 5 waste rock disposal
facilities, construct the necessary haul
roads and access roads, and process 60
million tons of gold-bearing ore. The
proposed project would disturb an
additional 43 acres (25 acres of public
land and 18 acres of private land) and
provide for continued mining activities
on approximately 1,092 acres of
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action and no action alternatives, and
identified measures to mitigate adverse
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impacts of mining and related actions
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Draft EIS was released for public review
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period. A public comment meeting was
held in Elko, Nevada on May 19, 2010.
The Final EIS has been prepared in an
abbreviated format, and includes
comments on the Draft EIS and the
BLM’s responses along with minor
modifications and corrections to the
Draft EIS.
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Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Long Draw Reservoir Special
Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain
National Park
National Park Service, Interior.
[Notice of Availability] Notice of
Availability of a Record of Decision on
the Final Environmental Impact
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Statement for the Long Draw Reservoir
Special Use Authorization, Rocky
Mountain National Park.
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of the
Record of Decision for the Long Draw
Reservoir Special Use Authorization,
Rocky Mountain National Park,
Colorado. On September 17, 2010, the
Regional Director, Intermountain Region
approved the Record of Decision for the
project. As soon as practicable, the
National Park Service will begin to
implement the Preferred Alternative
contained in the FEIS issued on March
27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Gamble, Chief of Planning
and Compliance, Rocky Mountain
National Park, Estes Park, CO 80517,
telephone 970–586–1320, e-mail
larry_gamble@nps.gov; Dyce Gayton,
Forest Planner, Arapaho and Roosevelt
National Forests and Pawnee National
Grassland, 2150 Centre Avenue,
Building E, Fort Collins, Colorado
80526, telephone 970–295–6761, e-mail
dgayton@fs.fed.us; or Tom Ford, Group
Leader for Recreation, Planning and
Design, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building
E, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526,
telephone 970–295–6610, e-mail
tford01@fs.fed.us.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The
United States Department of
Agriculture, Forest Service, is the lead
agency for this project and was
responsible for preparation of the EIS
because Long Draw Reservoir is located
on National Forest System lands. The
NPS is a cooperating agency on this
project because the operations of Long
Draw Reservoir affect lands within
Rocky Mountain National Park managed
by the NPS, and two alternatives
considered in the EIS propose actions
within the park. A total of four
alternatives were considered: A noaction alternative and three action
alternatives.
With the Record of Decision, the
National Park Service approves the
implementation of Alternative 3 within
the park. This decision is being made in
conjunction with the Forest Service’s
decision to apply terms and conditions
to the 30-year authorization for Long
Draw Reservoir and is necessary for the
Forest Service to implement the selected
alternative. The National Park Service is
approving implementation of native
greenback cutthroat trout restoration in
the headwaters of the Cache la Poudre
River within Rocky Mountain National
Park by the Forest Service, Water
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Supply and Storage Company of Fort
Collins, Colorado, and their project
partners, with oversight provided by the
National Park Service. In addition to the
activities associated with
implementation of the terms and
conditions for the Long Draw reservoir
authorization, the NPS will implement
native fish restoration in Cascade Creek.
The Record of Decision includes a
description of the background of the
project; a statement of the decision
made including key actions and
mitigating measures/monitoring to
minimize environmental harm; the basis
for the decision; an overview of public
involvement and agency consultation in
the decision-making process; a
description of other alternatives
considered; a description of the
environmentally preferred alternative;
and a findings on impairment of park
resources and values.
Copies of the Record of Decision may
be obtained from the contact listed
above or online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/romo.
Dated: March 1, 2011.
John Wessels,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Draw Reservoir
Special Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: [Notice of Availability] Notice of Availability of a Record of
Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Long Draw
Reservoir Special Use Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability
of the Record of Decision for the Long Draw Reservoir Special Use
Authorization, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. On September 17,
2010, the Regional Director, Intermountain Region approved the Record
of Decision for the project. As soon as practicable, the National Park
Service will begin to implement the Preferred Alternative contained in
the FEIS issued on March 27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Gamble, Chief of Planning and
Compliance, Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO 80517,
telephone 970-586-1320, e-mail larry_gamble@nps.gov; Dyce Gayton,
Forest Planner, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee
National Grassland, 2150 Centre Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins,
Colorado 80526, telephone 970-295-6761, e-mail dgayton@fs.fed.us; or
Tom Ford, Group Leader for Recreation, Planning and Design, 2150 Centre
Avenue, Building E, Fort Collins, Colorado 80526, telephone 970-295-
6610, e-mail tford01@fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, is the lead agency for this project and was responsible
for preparation of the EIS because Long Draw Reservoir is located on
National Forest System lands. The NPS is a cooperating agency on this
project because the operations of Long Draw Reservoir affect lands
within Rocky Mountain National Park managed by the NPS, and two
alternatives considered in the EIS propose actions within the park. A
total of four alternatives were considered: A no-action alternative and
three action alternatives.
With the Record of Decision, the National Park Service approves the
implementation of Alternative 3 within the park. This decision is being
made in conjunction with the Forest Service's decision to apply terms
and conditions to the 30-year authorization for Long Draw Reservoir and
is necessary for the Forest Service to implement the selected
alternative. The National Park Service is approving implementation of
native greenback cutthroat trout restoration in the headwaters of the
Cache la Poudre River within Rocky Mountain National Park by the Forest
Service, Water Supply and Storage Company of Fort Collins, Colorado,
and their project partners, with oversight provided by the National
Park Service. In addition to the activities associated with
implementation of the terms and conditions for the Long Draw reservoir
authorization, the NPS will implement native fish restoration in
Cascade Creek.
The Record of Decision includes a description of the background of
the project; a statement of the decision made including key actions and
mitigating measures/monitoring to minimize environmental harm; the
basis for the decision; an overview of public involvement and agency
consultation in the decision-making process; a description of other
alternatives considered; a description of the environmentally preferred
alternative; and a findings on impairment of park resources and values.
Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained from the contact
listed above or online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/romo.
Dated: March 1, 2011.
John Wessels,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
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