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ownership of these lands would prevent
their subdivision and development,
enhance habitat for four threatened and
endangered fish species and a variety of
wildlife, and substantially increase
public access to the Lyon Creek
drainage in Custer County. The Challis
RMP does not identify the selected land
as available for disposal. Therefore, in
addition to evaluating the land
exchange proposal, the draft EIS also
evaluates amending the RMP to identify
the selected land as suitable for disposal
pursuant to the FLPMA.
The BLM published the notice of
intent to prepare an EIS in the Federal
Register on August 3, 2010 (75 FR
45652). The BLM held public meetings
in Boise, Idaho on August 23, 2010 and
in Challis, Idaho on August 24, 2010.
The BLM also published a notice of
exchange proposal for 4 consecutive
weeks in April and May 2013 in
newspapers of general circulation in the
counties containing the selected and
offered lands. Scoping identified
multiple issues for nearly all of the
elements of the human environment,
e.g., socio-economic factors, water
resources, tribal treaty rights, etc. These
issues are described in the Scoping and
Alternatives report available at https://
www.blm.gov/id/st/en/prog/nepa_
register/TCM-exlx_EIS.html.
In response to these issues, the
agencies have developed a set of MMPO
alternatives and a set of independent
land disposal alternatives which are
described in the Scoping and
Alternatives report and analyzed in the
draft EIS:
D Alternative M1—No Action. TCMC
would complete mining and
reclamation under the current mining
plan of operations (Phase 7), with
molybdenum mining ending in
approximately 2015. Approximately
2,800 acres would be disturbed;
D Alternative M2—MMPO as
submitted by TCMC. TCMC would
complete mining and reclamation under
the proposed MMPO (Phase 8), with
molybdenum mining ending in
approximately 2025. The two existing
waste rock storage facilities would be
enlarged. Approximately 3,300 acres
would be disturbed (which includes the
disturbance of Alternative M1);
D Alternative M3—No Name Waste
Rock Facility. A variation of Alternative
M2 in which TCMC would develop a
new waste rock storage facility in the No
Name drainage, with less waste rock
placed into the two existing waste rock
storage facilities. Approximately 3,400
acres would be disturbed (which
includes the disturbance of Alternative
M1);
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D Alternative L1—No Action. The
BLM would not amend the RMP and the
land exchange would not occur. Mining
would occur according to the selected
MMPO alternative. That is, the MMPO
alternatives do not depend on the
outcome of the land disposal
alternatives; TCMC would not operate
the mine any differently if the BLMadministered land in the land exchange
proposal were owned by TCMC or
continued to be administered by the
BLM. This is the case for all of the land
disposal alternatives;
D Alternative L2—Land Exchange
Proposal submitted by TCMC. The BLM
would amend the RMP, TCMC would
acquire up to approximately 5,100 acres
of BLM-administered land, and the US
would acquire up to approximately 900
acres of private land that would be
administered by the BLM.
D Alternative L3—Land Sale. The
BLM would amend the RMP allowing
conveyance of up to approximately
5,100 acres of BLM-administered land to
TCMC via a sale at the appraised fair
market value pursuant to Section 203 of
the FLPMA;
D Alternative L4—Reduced Area Land
Exchange, Fee Simple. The BLM would
amend the RMP, TCMC would acquire
approximately 3,600 acres of BLMadministered land, and the US would
acquire approximately 30 percent less
private land by fair market value
compared to Alternative L2; and
D Alternative L5—Reduced Area Land
Exchange, Easement. The BLM would
amend the RMP and TCMC would
acquire approximately 5,100 acres of
BLM-administered land, but with a
conservation easement on
approximately 1,500 acres. The US
would accordingly acquire
approximately 10 percent less private
land by fair market value.
The BLM and Forest Service preferred
MMPO alternative is Alternative M2.
The BLM preferred land disposal
alternative is Alternative L2. Pursuant to
the notice of intent (75 FR 45652) and
this notice, the BLM is complying with
the requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2 to
notify the public of potential
amendments to land use plans, based on
the analysis in an EIS. The BLM will
continue to integrate the land use
planning process with the NEPA
process for the EIS. The BLM will
utilize and coordinate the NEPA
commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement for Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act
(16 U.S.C. 470f) as provided for in 36
CFR 800.2(d)(3). The responsible
officials for the proposed actions are the
Field Manager, Challis Field Office,
BLM (MMPO); District Manager, Idaho
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Falls District, BLM (land disposal); State
Director, Idaho State Office, BLM (RMP
amendment); Forest Supervisor,
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Forest
Service (MMPO); and Chief, Regulatory
Division, Walla Walla District, USACE
(404 Permit).
Please be aware that your entire
comment—including any personal
identifying information such as your
address, phone number, email address,
etc.—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you may ask the BLM
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 33 CFR
325.3; 43 CFR 1610.2.
Todd Kuck,
Challis Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON02000 L16100000.DQ0000]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Kremmling Field Office, Colorado
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan
(RMP)/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Kremmling Field
Office Planning Area and by this notice
is announcing its availability.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations
provide that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the
regulations may protest the BLM’s
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. A person who
meets the conditions and files a protest
must file the protest within 30 days of
the date that the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its notice
of availability in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The BLM sent copies of the
Kremmling Proposed RMP/Final EIS to
affected Federal, State, and local
government agencies; other
stakeholders; Tribal governments; and
members of the public who requested
copies. Copies of the Proposed RMP/
Final EIS are available for public
SUMMARY:
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inspection at the BLM Kremmling Field
Office, 2103 East Park Avenue,
Kremmling, CO 80459. Interested
persons may also review the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS on the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html. All
protests must be in writing and mailed
to one of the following addresses:
Regular Mail: BLM Director (210),
Attention: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box
71383, Washington, DC 20024–1383.
Overnight Delivery: BLM Director (210),
Attention: Protest Coordinator, 20 M
Street SE., Room 2134LM, Washington,
DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis Gale, project manager;
telephone: 970–724–3003; address: BLM
Kremmling Field Office, P.O. Box 68,
Kremmling, CO 80459; email: dgale@
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 RMP/Final EIS addresses
management of public lands and
resources within the Kremmling Field
Office planning area, which includes
Grand, Jackson, Summit and parts of
Larimer and Eagle counties, Colorado.
Public lands and resources in the
Kremmling Field Office are currently
managed under the 1984 Kremmling
RMP, as amended. The planning area
includes approximately 377,900 acres of
BLM-administered surface estate and
approximately 653,500 acres of
subsurface Federal mineral estate.
The Proposed RMP/Final EIS is a mix
of the actions presented and analyzed in
the four alternatives in the Draft RMP/
EIS. The Draft RMP alternatives
emphasized: continuation of current
management (No Action—Alternative
A); allocation of limited resources to
meet the demands of competing land
uses while conserving natural and
cultural resources (Preferred—
Alternative B); resource protection and
preservation of the ecological integrity
of habitats for all priority plant, wildlife
and fish species, particularly the
habitats needed for the conservation and
recovery of threatened and endangered
plant and animal species (Alternative
C); and maximizing resource production
while maintaining the basic protections
needed to sustain resources (Alternative
D). The alternatives varied accordingly
in their resource management actions
addressing the 12 major planning issues
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identified in the initial public scoping
process for the RMP revision. The
planning issues are recreation demand
and uses, special designations, energy
development, wildlife habitat
management, sagebrush habitat and
sagebrush-dependent species,
vegetation, travel management and
transportation, lands and realty,
wildland-urban interface, rangeland
health and upland management, water
and riparian resources and cultural
resources. The management actions
selected for the Proposed RMP are a mix
of actions from the alternatives in the
Draft RMP that best meet the purpose
and need for the RMP and respond to
the major planning issues.
The Proposed RMP includes, among
an extensive list of management actions,
designating and managing 4 special
recreation management areas and 1
extensive recreation management area;
protecting wilderness characteristics on
544 acres of lands adjacent to the
Troublesome Wilderness Study Area;
managing to protect a variety of special
status plant and animal species,
including the Greater Sage-Grouse;
designating 14 core wildlife areas (8 in
Jackson County and 6 in Grand County);
implementing a Stakeholder’s
Management Plan to manage 2 Colorado
River segments eligible for Wild and
Scenic River designation; designating 8
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC); continuing to manage 3 existing
Wilderness Study Areas; and
designating motorized and nonmotorized travel routes on the public
lands within the planning area.
The Proposed RMP also includes a
Master Leasing Plan (MLP) to facilitate
the exploration and development of oil
and gas resources in the North Park
MLP area (390,600 acres) while
resolving possible conflicts with future
leasing and development and ensuring
protection of the area’s resources and
resource uses, including, but not limited
to: air quality, soils, water, riparian, fish
and wildlife, Special Status Species,
recreation and ACECs.
Comments on the Draft RMP/Draft EIS
received from the public and internal
BLM review were considered and
incorporated as appropriate into the
proposed plan. Public comments
resulted in the addition of clarifying
text, but did not significantly change
proposed land use plan decisions.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the Director of the BLM regarding the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found
in the ‘‘Dear Reader’’ Letter of the
Kremmling Proposed RMP/Final EIS
and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. All protests
must be in writing and mailed to the
appropriate address, as set forth in the
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ADDRESSES section above. Emailed
protests will not be accepted as valid
protests unless the protesting party also
provides the original letter by either
regular or overnight mail postmarked by
the close of the protest period. Under
these conditions, the BLM will consider
the emailed protest as an advance copy
and it will receive full consideration. If
you wish to provide the BLM with such
advance notification, please direct
emails to protest@blm.gov.
Before including your phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your protest,
you should be aware that your entire
protest—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your protest 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, 40 CFR 1506.10,
43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5.
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado Acting State Director.
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Long Canyon Mine
Project, Elko County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed Long Canyon Mine
Project 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 Long Canyon
Mine Project Draft EIS within 45 days
following the date the Environmental
Protection Agency publishes its Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register.
The BLM will announce future public
meetings or other public involvement
activities at least 15 days in advance
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCON02000 L16100000.DQ0000]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Kremmling Field
Office, Colorado
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP)/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Kremmling Field Office Planning Area and by
this notice is announcing its availability.
DATES: The BLM planning regulations provide that any person who meets
the conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's
Proposed RMP/Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and files a
protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that the
Environmental Protection Agency publishes its notice of availability in
the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The BLM sent copies of the Kremmling Proposed RMP/Final EIS
to affected Federal, State, and local government agencies; other
stakeholders; Tribal governments; and members of the public who
requested copies. Copies of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS are available
for public
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inspection at the BLM Kremmling Field Office, 2103 East Park Avenue,
Kremmling, CO 80459. Interested persons may also review the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS on the Internet at https://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/kfo.html. All protests must be in writing and mailed to one of the
following addresses: Regular Mail: BLM Director (210), Attention:
Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box 71383, Washington, DC 20024-1383.
Overnight Delivery: BLM Director (210), Attention: Protest Coordinator,
20 M Street SE., Room 2134LM, Washington, DC 20003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Gale, project manager;
telephone: 970-724-3003; address: BLM Kremmling Field Office, P.O. Box
68, Kremmling, CO 80459; email: dgale@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 RMP/Final EIS addresses
management of public lands and resources within the Kremmling Field
Office planning area, which includes Grand, Jackson, Summit and parts
of Larimer and Eagle counties, Colorado. Public lands and resources in
the Kremmling Field Office are currently managed under the 1984
Kremmling RMP, as amended. The planning area includes approximately
377,900 acres of BLM-administered surface estate and approximately
653,500 acres of subsurface Federal mineral estate.
The Proposed RMP/Final EIS is a mix of the actions presented and
analyzed in the four alternatives in the Draft RMP/EIS. The Draft RMP
alternatives emphasized: continuation of current management (No
Action--Alternative A); allocation of limited resources to meet the
demands of competing land uses while conserving natural and cultural
resources (Preferred--Alternative B); resource protection and
preservation of the ecological integrity of habitats for all priority
plant, wildlife and fish species, particularly the habitats needed for
the conservation and recovery of threatened and endangered plant and
animal species (Alternative C); and maximizing resource production
while maintaining the basic protections needed to sustain resources
(Alternative D). The alternatives varied accordingly in their resource
management actions addressing the 12 major planning issues identified
in the initial public scoping process for the RMP revision. The
planning issues are recreation demand and uses, special designations,
energy development, wildlife habitat management, sagebrush habitat and
sagebrush-dependent species, vegetation, travel management and
transportation, lands and realty, wildland-urban interface, rangeland
health and upland management, water and riparian resources and cultural
resources. The management actions selected for the Proposed RMP are a
mix of actions from the alternatives in the Draft RMP that best meet
the purpose and need for the RMP and respond to the major planning
issues.
The Proposed RMP includes, among an extensive list of management
actions, designating and managing 4 special recreation management areas
and 1 extensive recreation management area; protecting wilderness
characteristics on 544 acres of lands adjacent to the Troublesome
Wilderness Study Area; managing to protect a variety of special status
plant and animal species, including the Greater Sage-Grouse;
designating 14 core wildlife areas (8 in Jackson County and 6 in Grand
County); implementing a Stakeholder's Management Plan to manage 2
Colorado River segments eligible for Wild and Scenic River designation;
designating 8 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC);
continuing to manage 3 existing Wilderness Study Areas; and designating
motorized and non-motorized travel routes on the public lands within
the planning area.
The Proposed RMP also includes a Master Leasing Plan (MLP) to
facilitate the exploration and development of oil and gas resources in
the North Park MLP area (390,600 acres) while resolving possible
conflicts with future leasing and development and ensuring protection
of the area's resources and resource uses, including, but not limited
to: air quality, soils, water, riparian, fish and wildlife, Special
Status Species, recreation and ACECs.
Comments on the Draft RMP/Draft EIS received from the public and
internal BLM review were considered and incorporated as appropriate
into the proposed plan. Public comments resulted in the addition of
clarifying text, but did not significantly change proposed land use
plan decisions.
Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM
regarding the Proposed RMP/Final EIS may be found in the ``Dear
Reader'' Letter of the Kremmling Proposed RMP/Final EIS and at 43 CFR
1610.5-2. All protests must be in writing and mailed to the appropriate
address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES section above. Emailed protests
will not be accepted as valid protests unless the protesting party also
provides the original letter by either regular or overnight mail
postmarked by the close of the protest period. Under these conditions,
the BLM will consider the emailed protest as an advance copy and it
will receive full consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with
such advance notification, please direct emails to protest@blm.gov.
Before including your phone number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware
that your entire protest--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your protest 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, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR
1610.5.
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado Acting State Director.
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