Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project, White Pine County, NV, 54674-54675 [2013-21591]
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Section 13. When requested by the
provider of liquor or alcoholic beverages
as defined by this Ordinance, any
person shall be required to present
official documentation of the bearer’s
age, signature and photograph. Official
documentation includes one of the
following:
(1) Driver’s license or identification
card issued by any state department of
motor vehicles;
(2) United States Active Duty Military
I.D.; or
(3) Passport.
Section 14. The consumption of
liquor or alcoholic beverages on
premises where such consumption or
possession is contrary to the terms of
this Ordinance, will result in a
declaration that such liquor or alcoholic
beverages are contraband. Any tribal
agent, employee or officer who is
authorized by the MBRC shall seize all
contraband and preserve it in
accordance with provisions established
for the preservation of impounded
property.
Section 15. Upon being found in
violation of the Ordinance, the party
owning or in control of the premises
where contraband is found, shall forfeit
all right, title and interest in the items
seized, which shall become the property
of the MBRC.
Article VIII. Abatement
Section 1. Any room, house, building,
vehicle, structure, or other place where
liquor or alcoholic beverages as defined
in this Ordinance are sold,
manufactured, bartered, exchanged,
given away, furnished, or otherwise
disposed of in violation of the
provisions of this Ordinance, or of any
other tribal law relating to the
manufacture, importation,
transportation, possession, distribution,
and sale of liquor, and all property kept
in and used in maintaining such place,
is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Section 2. The Chairman of the MBRC
or, if the Chairman fails or refuses to do
so, the MBRC, by majority vote, shall
institute and maintain in Tribal Court,
in the name of the Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma, an action to abate and
perpetually enjoin any nuisance
declared under this Section. In addition
to all other remedies at tribal law, the
Tribal Court may also order the room,
house, building, vehicle, structure, or
place closed for a period of one (1) year,
or until the owner, lessee, tenant, or
occupant thereof shall give bond or
sufficient sum from $1,000 to $15,000,
depending upon the severity of past
offenses, the risk of offenses in the
future, and any other appropriate
criteria, payable to the Miami Tribe of
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Oklahoma, and conditioned that liquor
or alcoholic beverages as defined in this
Ordinance will not be thereafter kept,
sold, bartered, exchanged, given away,
furnished, or otherwise disposed thereof
in violation of the provisions of this
Ordinance or of any other applicable
tribal laws. If any conditions of the bond
are violated, the bond may be applied to
satisfy any amounts due to the Miami
Tribe of Oklahoma under this
Ordinance.
Article IX. Severability, Effective Date,
and Non-Impairment
Section 1. If any provision or
application of this Ordinance is
determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, such
determination shall not be held to
render ineffectual the remaining
portions of this Ordinance or to render
such provisions inapplicable to other
persons or circumstances.
Section 2. Once this Ordinance has
been signed into law by the Chief and
Secretary/Treasurer, this Ordinance
shall be effective on such date as the
Secretary of the United States
Department of Interior certifies this
Ordinance and publishes the same in
the Federal Register.
Section 3. Any and all previous
statutes, laws and ordinances of the
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma which are
inconsistent with this Ordinance are
hereby repealed and rescinded.
Section 4. Nothing in this Ordinance
may be construed to diminish or impair
in any way the rights or sovereign
powers of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
or its tribal government.
Article X. Amendment
This Ordinance may only be amended
by a vote of the Miami Tribe of
Oklahoma Business Committee and
shall be effective when it meets the
requirements of Article IX, Section 2,
above.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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LVEMF1302520; N91957; MO# 4500053094;
TAS: 14X5017]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project,
White Pine County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Egan Field Office, Ely, Nevada, intends
to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and by this notice is
announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The
proposed project is located in White
Pine County, about 50 miles west of Ely,
in the Upper Railroad Valley.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS. Comments
on issues may be submitted in writing
until October 7, 2013. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media,
newspapers, the BLM Web site at http:
//www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_
office.html, and the BLM’s ePlanning
NEPA Register at https://www.blm.gov/
epl-front-office/eplanning/nepa/nepa_
register.do. 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 Gold Rock Mine Project by
any of the following methods:
• Email: BLM_NV_EYDO_Midway_
Gold_Rock_EIS@blm.gov
• Fax: 775–289–1910
• Mail: BLM Ely District, Egan Field
Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV
89301–9408
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Egan Field
Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely,
Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Netcher, Project Manager, telephone:
775–289–1872; email: dnetcher@
blm.gov. If you want to add your name
to our mailing list, please contact Mr.
Netcher. 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: Midway
Gold US, Inc. (Midway) proposes to
construct and operate an open-pit gold
mining operation, which would include
an open pit; a heap leach pad and
SUMMARY:
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associated ponds, process facility, and
refinery; a mill; a carbon-in-leach plant;
waste rock dumps; a tailings storage
facility; and ancillary facilities. The
mine would be located on the eastern
side of the Pancake Mountain Range,
about 30 miles southeast of Eureka, 50
miles west of Ely and 15 miles south of
U.S. Route 50. Currently, Midway is
authorized to disturb up to 267 acres for
exploration purposes. The proposed
operations and associated disturbance
would increase disturbance to 3,749
acres of public land managed by the
BLM. The projected mining period is 10
years. Associated construction, closure,
reclamation, and post-closure
monitoring periods would extend the
project life for an additional estimated
38 years. Midway is currently
conducting exploration activities in this
area which were analyzed in two
environmental assessments: The
Midway Gold Rock Project Final
Environmental Assessment (June 2012),
and the Environmental Assessment for
the Midway Gold Rock Project,
Exploration Amendment (October
2012).
A range of alternatives will be
developed, including the no-action
alternative, to address the issues
identified during scoping. Mitigation
measures will be considered to
minimize environmental impacts and to
assure the proposed action does not
result in unnecessary or undue
degradation of public lands.
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. At present, the BLM
has identified the following preliminary
issues:
(a) Potential effects to wild horses,
which would include loss of habitat
from surface disturbance and which
could include mortality from collision
with project-related vehicles on existing
roads.
(b) Potential effects to Greater SageGrouse, which would include loss of
habitat from surface disturbance and
which could include impacts to the
species created by construction and
operation in proximity to active sagegrouse leks.
(c) Potential effects to mule deer,
which would include loss of habitat
from surface disturbance habitat and
which could include mortality from
collision with project-related vehicles
on existing access roads.
(d) Potential effects to employment
and housing availability.
(e) Potential effects to archaeological
resources in the area, which could
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include Carbonari (historical charcoal
production) sites and the Lincoln
Highway route.
(f) Potential effects to air quality
created by the initiation of mining at the
Gold Rock Mine Project.
(g) Potential effects to viewshed in
and around areas of Visual Resources
Management Classes III and IV from
project construction and operation,
including effects to night sky from
nighttime operations.
(h) Potential effects to recreational
uses and users, which would include
loss of access and loss of hunting areas.
The BLM will use the NEPA
commenting process to help fulfill the
public involvement requirements of
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as
provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Native American tribal consultations
will be conducted in accordance with
policy, and tribal concerns, including
impacts on Indian trust assets, will be
given due consideration. The BLM is in
the process of determining the
Cooperating Agencies. 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, email 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 part 1501 and 43 CFR
part 3809.
Jill A. Moore,
Egan Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLUTCO3100.L17110000.EB000]
Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on
Public Lands in the Red Cliffs National
Conservation Area, Washington
County, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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Pursuant to the Federal Lands
Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) St.
George Field Office proposes to
establish a new standard amenity
recreation fee for day-use of the
developed amenities at the White Reef
Park, located in the Red Cliffs National
Conservation Area (NCA) in Washington
County, Utah.
DATES: Effective March 5, 2014, the BLM
will begin collecting standard amenity
fees at White Reef Park.
ADDRESSES: Mail: NCA Manager, Beaver
Dam Wash and Red Cliffs National
Conservation Areas, St. George Field
Office, Bureau of Land Management,
345 E Riverside Drive, St. George, Utah
84790 or utsgmail@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Voyles, NCA Outdoor Recreation
Planner, St. George Field Office, Bureau
of Land Management, 345 E. Riverside
Drive, St. George, Utah 84790, 435–688–
3373, kvoyles@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 leave a message or
question with the above individual. The
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the REA (16 U.S.C 6802 (f)), the
Secretary may charge a standard
amenity recreation fee provided the
following specific requirements are met:
The area provides significant
opportunities for outdoor recreation; the
area has substantial Federal
investments; the fees can be efficiently
collected; and the area includes six
required amenities: Designated
developed parking, a permanent toilet
facility, a permanent trash receptacle, an
interpretive sign, exhibit, or kiosk,
picnic tables, and security services.
The White Reef Park (located at T. 41
S, R. 14 W., SLM, UT., sec. 23,
NW1/4) meets the requirements for a
standard amenity fee site. The White
Reef Park is comprised of approximately
715 acres of public land within the Red
Cliffs NCA and includes a developed
day-use area. White Reef Park is fenced
and includes designated-parking spaces
for 18 vehicles and four pull-through
stalls for oversized vehicles. A
permanent vault toilet and trash
receptacle, regulatory signing, an
information kiosk, and a shade shelter
with picnic tables are available at the
site. Within the White Reef Park is the
restored mid-19th century Orson B.
Adams House, which offers on-site
interpretive materials (panels and
brochures) and three designated-vehicle
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVL01000. L51100000.GN0000. LVEMF1302520; N91957; MO
4500053094; TAS: 14X5017]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project, White Pine 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
(FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Egan
Field Office, Ely, Nevada, intends to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. The
proposed project is located in White Pine County, about 50 miles west
of Ely, in the Upper Railroad Valley.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS.
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until October 7, 2013.
The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced
at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers, the BLM
Web site at https://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_office.html,
and the BLM's ePlanning NEPA Register at https://www.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do. 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 Gold Rock Mine
Project by any of the following methods:
Email: BLM_NV_EYDO_Midway_Gold_Rock_EIS@blm.gov
Fax: 775-289-1910
Mail: BLM Ely District, Egan Field Office, HC 33 Box
33500, Ely, NV 89301-9408
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Egan
Field Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Netcher, Project Manager,
telephone: 775-289-1872; email: dnetcher@blm.gov. If you want to add
your name to our mailing list, please contact Mr. Netcher. 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: Midway Gold US, Inc. (Midway) proposes to
construct and operate an open-pit gold mining operation, which would
include an open pit; a heap leach pad and
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associated ponds, process facility, and refinery; a mill; a carbon-in-
leach plant; waste rock dumps; a tailings storage facility; and
ancillary facilities. The mine would be located on the eastern side of
the Pancake Mountain Range, about 30 miles southeast of Eureka, 50
miles west of Ely and 15 miles south of U.S. Route 50. Currently,
Midway is authorized to disturb up to 267 acres for exploration
purposes. The proposed operations and associated disturbance would
increase disturbance to 3,749 acres of public land managed by the BLM.
The projected mining period is 10 years. Associated construction,
closure, reclamation, and post-closure monitoring periods would extend
the project life for an additional estimated 38 years. Midway is
currently conducting exploration activities in this area which were
analyzed in two environmental assessments: The Midway Gold Rock Project
Final Environmental Assessment (June 2012), and the Environmental
Assessment for the Midway Gold Rock Project, Exploration Amendment
(October 2012).
A range of alternatives will be developed, including the no-action
alternative, to address the issues identified during scoping.
Mitigation measures will be considered to minimize environmental
impacts and to assure the proposed action does not result in
unnecessary or undue degradation of public lands.
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.
At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary issues:
(a) Potential effects to wild horses, which would include loss of
habitat from surface disturbance and which could include mortality from
collision with project-related vehicles on existing roads.
(b) Potential effects to Greater Sage-Grouse, which would include
loss of habitat from surface disturbance and which could include
impacts to the species created by construction and operation in
proximity to active sage-grouse leks.
(c) Potential effects to mule deer, which would include loss of
habitat from surface disturbance habitat and which could include
mortality from collision with project-related vehicles on existing
access roads.
(d) Potential effects to employment and housing availability.
(e) Potential effects to archaeological resources in the area,
which could include Carbonari (historical charcoal production) sites
and the Lincoln Highway route.
(f) Potential effects to air quality created by the initiation of
mining at the Gold Rock Mine Project.
(g) Potential effects to viewshed in and around areas of Visual
Resources Management Classes III and IV from project construction and
operation, including effects to night sky from nighttime operations.
(h) Potential effects to recreational uses and users, which would
include loss of access and loss of hunting areas.
The BLM will use the NEPA commenting process to help fulfill the
public involvement requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as provided for in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). Native American tribal consultations will be conducted in
accordance with policy, and tribal concerns, including impacts on
Indian trust assets, will be given due consideration. The BLM is in the
process of determining the Cooperating Agencies. 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, email 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 part 1501 and 43 CFR part 3809.
Jill A. Moore,
Egan Field Manager.
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