Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral Material Sales, Clark County, NV, 47607-47608 [2011-19651]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive
Mineral Material Sales, Clark County,
NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Southern
Nevada District Office in Las Vegas,
Nevada has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed competitive sale of
mineral materials in the Sloan Hills of
Southern Nevada, and by this notice
announces the availability of the Draft
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EIS and the opening of the comment
period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Proposed
Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral
Materials Sales Draft EIS within 120
days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BLM will
announce future meetings or hearings
and any other public involvement
activities at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media releases,
and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written
comments related to the Proposed Sloan
Hills Competitive Mineral Materials
Sales by any of the following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/
en/fo/lvfo.html.
• E-mail: sloanhillseis@blm.gov.
• Fax: 702–515–5023, Attention
Robert B. Ross, Jr.
• Mail: Robert B. Ross, Jr., Field
Manager, BLM Las Vegas Field Office,
4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las
Vegas, Nevada 89130–2301.
Copies of the Draft EIS for the
Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive
Mineral Materials Sales are available in
the Las Vegas Field Office at the above
address and at the following public
library locations in Nevada:
• Paseo Verde Library, 280 South
Green Valley Parkway, Henderson.
• James I Gibson Library, 280 South
Water Street, Henderson.
• Enterprise Library, 25 East
Shelbourne Avenue, Las Vegas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information contact Shonna
Dooman at (702) 515–5174 or e-mail:
sloanhillseis@blm.gov. Persons who use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
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Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft
EIS describes and analyzes the proposed
competitive sale of mineral materials
within the Sloan Hills of Southern
Nevada. The proposed project site
consists of a total of 640 acres south of
Las Vegas and east of Interstate 15 near
the community of Sloan. The proposed
project site includes the entire south
half Section 29 (the North Site) and the
entire north half of Section 32 (the
South Site) located in Township 23
South, Range 61 East. The proposed
action is consistent with 43 CFR 3600
and is authorized under the Mineral
Materials Act of 1947 and the Federal
Land Policy Management Act of 1976.
Two mining companies, CEMEX and
Service Rock Products Corporation,
have submitted mining plans of
operations proposing to mine and
process limestone and dolomite from
the proposed project site. In addition to
open pit mines, each proponent is
proposing ancillary facilities that would
include a minerals processing plant and
other support facilities, which may
include office buildings, truck
maintenance buildings, fueling
facilities, scale houses, parking
facilities, an employee training facility,
parts storage area, and a quality control/
quality assurance laboratory.
Four action alternatives are analyzed
in the Draft EIS, ranging from 320 acres
to 640 acres. Alternative 1, at 640 acres,
includes the sale of mineral materials in
the North Site and the South Site to two
mining companies that would operate
independently and results in a single
open pit mine. Alternative 2, at 320
acres, includes the sale of mineral
materials in the North Site only.
Alternative 3, at 320 acres, includes the
sale of mineral materials in the South
Site only. Alternative 4, at 640 acres,
includes the sale of mineral materials in
both the North Site and the South Site
to a single mining company. Alternative
5 is the No Action Alternative.
A Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft
EIS was published in the Federal
Register on Monday, June 11, 2007.
Scoping of the project occurred from
June 11, 2007 to January 5, 2008. Two
public scoping meetings were held at
the Henderson Executive Airport on
December 5 and 6, 2007. A total of 126
individuals submitted comments during
the scoping period. Comments received
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pertained to a variety of broad
categories, including alternatives,
mining operations, and physical/natural
resources.
The Draft EIS addresses the following
issues identified during scoping: NEPA
process (consultations/coordination,
proposal description, alternatives, and
connected action/cumulative impacts);
social resources (cultural resources,
visual resources, noise, land use,
recreation, transportation, and
socioeconomic resources); and physical/
natural resources (biological resources,
water resources, paleontological
resources and geologic/soil resources).
Please note that public comments and
information submitted including names,
street addresses, and e-mail addresses of
persons who submit comments will be
available for public review and
disclosure at the above address during
regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.), Monday through Friday, except
holidays.
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. While you
may 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 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Robert B. Ross Jr.,
Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
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Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Rice Solar Energy, LLC Rice Solar
Energy Project and Proposed
California Desert Conservation Area
Plan Amendment
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Western Area Power Administration
(Western), the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), and the California
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Energy Commission (CEC) prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and California Desert Conservation
Area (CDCA) Plan Amendment for the
Rice Solar Energy Project (RSEP) in
Riverside County, California. By this
Notice, the BLM is announcing the
availability of the Proposed CDCA Plan
Amendment/Final EIS.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations
state that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the
regulations may protest the BLM’s
Proposed CDCA Plan Amendment. A
person who meets the conditions and
files a protest must file the protest by
September 6, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RSEP
Proposed CDCA Plan Amendment/Final
EIS have been sent to affected Federal,
State, and local government agencies
and to other stakeholders. Copies are
available for public inspection at the
Palm Springs South Coast Field Office,
1201 Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs,
California 92262. Interested persons
may also review the document at the
following Web site: https://
www.wapa.gov/transmission/
RiceSolar.htm. All protests must be in
writing and mailed to one of the
following addresses:
Regular Mail: BLM Director (210),
Attention: Brenda Hudgens-Williams,
P.O. Box 71383, Washington, DC 20024–
1383.
Overnight Mail: BLM Director (210),
Attention: Brenda Hudgens-Williams,
20 M Street, SE, Room 2134LM,
Washington, DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Liana Reilly, NEPA Document Manager,
Western Area Power Administration,
P.O. Box 281213, Lakewood, Colorado
80228–8213, e-mail:
RiceSolar@wapa.gov; or Ms. Allison
Shaffer, Realty Specialist, telephone
760–833–7100, address (see above field
office address), e-mail
CAPSSolarRice@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed Rice Solar Energy Project
(Project) is a 150 megawatt (MW) solar
electric power plant that would use
concentrating solar ‘‘power tower’’
technology to capture the sun’s heat to
make steam, which would power
traditional steam turbine generators.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVS00530 L13300000.EP0000 241A; 10-08807; MO4500013258;
TAS: 14X1109]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral Material
Sales, Clark County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Southern Nevada District Office in Las Vegas, Nevada has prepared a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed competitive
sale of mineral materials in the Sloan Hills of Southern Nevada, and by
this notice announces the availability of the Draft EIS and the opening
of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral
Materials Sales Draft EIS within 120 days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings
and any other public involvement activities at least 15 days in advance
through public notices, media releases, and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments related to the Proposed
Sloan Hills Competitive Mineral Materials Sales by any of the following
methods:
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html.
E-mail: sloanhillseis@blm.gov.
Fax: 702-515-5023, Attention Robert B. Ross, Jr.
Mail: Robert B. Ross, Jr., Field Manager, BLM Las Vegas
Field Office, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-
2301.
Copies of the Draft EIS for the Proposed Sloan Hills Competitive
Mineral Materials Sales are available in the Las Vegas Field Office at
the above address and at the following public library locations in
Nevada:
Paseo Verde Library, 280 South Green Valley Parkway,
Henderson.
James I Gibson Library, 280 South Water Street, Henderson.
Enterprise Library, 25 East Shelbourne Avenue, Las Vegas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information contact Shonna
Dooman at (702) 515-5174 or e-mail: sloanhillseis@blm.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
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Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft EIS describes and analyzes the
proposed competitive sale of mineral materials within the Sloan Hills
of Southern Nevada. The proposed project site consists of a total of
640 acres south of Las Vegas and east of Interstate 15 near the
community of Sloan. The proposed project site includes the entire south
half Section 29 (the North Site) and the entire north half of Section
32 (the South Site) located in Township 23 South, Range 61 East. The
proposed action is consistent with 43 CFR 3600 and is authorized under
the Mineral Materials Act of 1947 and the Federal Land Policy
Management Act of 1976.
Two mining companies, CEMEX and Service Rock Products Corporation,
have submitted mining plans of operations proposing to mine and process
limestone and dolomite from the proposed project site. In addition to
open pit mines, each proponent is proposing ancillary facilities that
would include a minerals processing plant and other support facilities,
which may include office buildings, truck maintenance buildings,
fueling facilities, scale houses, parking facilities, an employee
training facility, parts storage area, and a quality control/quality
assurance laboratory.
Four action alternatives are analyzed in the Draft EIS, ranging
from 320 acres to 640 acres. Alternative 1, at 640 acres, includes the
sale of mineral materials in the North Site and the South Site to two
mining companies that would operate independently and results in a
single open pit mine. Alternative 2, at 320 acres, includes the sale of
mineral materials in the North Site only. Alternative 3, at 320 acres,
includes the sale of mineral materials in the South Site only.
Alternative 4, at 640 acres, includes the sale of mineral materials in
both the North Site and the South Site to a single mining company.
Alternative 5 is the No Action Alternative.
A Notice of Intent to prepare a Draft EIS was published in the
Federal Register on Monday, June 11, 2007. Scoping of the project
occurred from June 11, 2007 to January 5, 2008. Two public scoping
meetings were held at the Henderson Executive Airport on December 5 and
6, 2007. A total of 126 individuals submitted comments during the
scoping period. Comments received pertained to a variety of broad
categories, including alternatives, mining operations, and physical/
natural resources.
The Draft EIS addresses the following issues identified during
scoping: NEPA process (consultations/coordination, proposal
description, alternatives, and connected action/cumulative impacts);
social resources (cultural resources, visual resources, noise, land
use, recreation, transportation, and socioeconomic resources); and
physical/natural resources (biological resources, water resources,
paleontological resources and geologic/soil resources).
Please note that public comments and information submitted
including names, street addresses, and e-mail addresses of persons who
submit comments will be available for public review and disclosure at
the above address during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.),
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
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. While you may 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 1506.6 and 1506.10.
Robert B. Ross Jr.,
Manager, Las Vegas Field Office.
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