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and establishment of an associated
Right-of-Way (ROW); relocation of a
portion of the paved Rochester main
access road ROW; realignment of the
Stage IV haul road and construction of
secondary access roads; relocation of
existing power lines consistent with the
proposed ROW realignments and HLP
construction; relocation of the electrical
building, core shed, and production
well PW–2a; excavation of new borrow
areas and construction of one new
growth medium stockpile; installation
of the Stage IV HLP conveyor system,
associated load out points, ore
stockpiles, maintenance road, and
utility corridor, including process
solutions and fresh water supply
pipelines; and changes to closure
activities for existing facilities including
altering the open pit safety berm sizes;
HLP interim fluid management plans;
HLP cover designs; the installation of
evaporation cells (E-Cells); and longterm draindown management.
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) The potential to create acid
rock drainage or heavy metals from
mining activities, and ensuring that
there is no degradation of waters of the
state or undue or unnecessary
degradation of public lands; (b)
Potential impacts to wildlife habitat;
and (c) Potential impacts to cultural
sites.
The BLM will analyze a combination
of proposed environmental measures
and possible mitigation to eliminate or
minimize any impacts associated with
the proposed action. This could include
the potential of identifying
opportunities to apply mitigation
hierarchy strategies for on-site, regional,
and compensatory mitigation
appropriate to the size of the proposal
and management actions to achieve
resource objectives.
The BLM will use NEPA public
participation requirements to assist the
agency in satisfying the public
involvement requirements under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470(f)) pursuant to 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
The information about historic and
cultural resources within the area
potentially affected by the proposed
Coeur Rochester Mine Plan of
Operations Amendment 10 will assist
the BLM in identifying and evaluating
impacts to such resources in the context
of both NEPA and Section 106 of the
NHPA.
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The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal
concerns, including impacts on Indian
trust assets and potential impacts to
cultural resources, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local
agencies, along with tribes and
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed Coeur
Rochester Mine Plan of Operations
Amendment 10 that the BLM is
evaluating, are invited to participate in
the scoping process and, if eligible, may
request or be requested by the BLM to
participate in the development of the
environmental analysis 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 1501.7.
Victor W. Lozano,
Field Manager, Humboldt River Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Utah Resource Advisory Council/
Recreation Resource Advisory Council
Meeting/Conference Call
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting/conference
call.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, and the Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, the Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) Utah Resource
Advisory Council (RAC)/Recreation
Resource Advisory Council (RecRAC)
will host a meeting/conference call.
DATES: The BLM-Utah RAC/RecRAC
will host a meeting/conference call on
Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, from 8:30
a.m.–5:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight
Time.
SUMMARY:
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Those attending in person
must meet at the Home2 Suites, Summit
Conference Room, 3051 W. Club House
Drive, Lehi, Utah 84043.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you wish to listen to the teleconference,
orally present material during the
teleconference, or submit written
material for the RAC/RecRAC to
consider during the teleconference,
please notify Sherry Foot, Special
Programs Coordinator, Bureau of Land
Management, Utah State Office, 440
West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84101; phone (801) 539–
4195; or, sfoot@blm.gov no later than
Monday, Aug. 11, 2014.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda
topics will consist of introduction of
new members; an overview of BLMUtah issues; planning updates for the
Greater sage- grouse, City Cedar and St.
George; discussion on the Special
Recreation Permit Application Fee
Proposal; and an overview on BLM-Utah
Wild Horse and Burro program.
The RecRAC will listen to three fee
presentations from the Uinta-WasatchCache National Forest on 11 new cabin
rentals, Mirror Lake Scenic Byway
Recreation Area, and the American Fork
Canyon/Alpine Loop Recreation Area.
A half-hour public comment period
will take place from 3:00–3:30 p.m. The
meeting is open to the public; however,
transportation, lodging, and meals are
the responsibility of the participating
individuals.
The conference call will be recorded
for purposes of minute-taking. 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 for the above individual. The
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week. Replies are provided
during normal business hours.
ADDRESSES:
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Juan Palma,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante
National Monument Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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Notice.
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The GSENMAC will meet
Tuesday, July 29, 2014, (1 p.m.–6:00
p.m.) and Wednesday, July 30, 2014, (8
a.m.–12 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in
the Cottonwood Room at the Bureau of
Land Management Complex, 669 South
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs Officer,
Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument, Bureau of Land
Management, 669 South Highway 89A,
Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644–
1209. 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 for the
above individual. The FIRS is available
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Replies are provided during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member GSENMAC was appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior on August
2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument
Management Plan (MMP), the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972
(FACA). As specified in the MMP, the
GSENMAC will have several primary
tasks: (1) Review evaluation reports
produced by the Management Science
Team and make recommendations on
protocols and projects to meet overall
objectives; (2) Review appropriate
research proposals and make
recommendations on project necessity
and validity; (3) Make recommendations
regarding allocation of research funds
through review of research and project
proposals as well as needs identified
through the evaluation process above;
and, (4) Could be consulted on issues
such as protocols for specific projects.
One of the topics to be discussed by
the GSENMAC during this meeting will
be the ongoing Livestock Grazing
Management Plan Amendment and
Associated Environmental Impact
Statement (LGMPA/AEIS). The BLM is
preparing this Plan Amendment because
the existing land use plans that provide
land-use level decisions for livestock
grazing were completed in 1981 and are
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outdated. The MMP that became
effective in February 2000 did not
address most of the prior livestock
grazing decisions. This Plan
Amendment will allow the integration
of livestock and rangeland management
with the other resources in the MMP.
The planning area consists of about
2.1 million acres of land which includes
lands in the GSENM and nonmonument lands administered by
GSENM. The GSENM administers
livestock grazing on lands managed by
the National Park Service within Glen
Canyon National Recreation Area, as
well as, lands within BLM’s Kanab and
Arizona Strip Field Offices through
intra-agency agreements. Additional
topics include the formation of a
LGMPA/AEIS subcommittee; GSENM
division reports; and future meeting
dates and other matters as may
reasonably come before the GSENMAC.
The entire meeting is open to the
public. Members of the public are
welcome to address the Committee at
5:00 p.m., local time, on July 29, 2014,
and at 12:00 p.m., local time, on July 30,
2014. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, a time limit
could be established. Interested persons
may make oral statements to the
GSENMAC during this time or written
statements may be submitted for the
GSENMAC’s consideration. Written
statements can be sent to: Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument,
Attn: Larry Crutchfield, 669 South
Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741.
Information to be distributed to the
GSENMAC is requested 10 days prior to
the start of the GSENMAC meeting.
All meetings are open to the public;
however, transportation, lodging, and
meals are the responsibility of the
participating public.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Juan Palma,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
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Notice of Availability of the Northwest
Area Water Supply Project Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement; Burke, Bottineau, Divide,
McHenry, McLean, Mountrail, Pierce,
Renville, Ward, and Williams Counties,
North Dakota
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
has completed the Northwest Area
Water Supply Project Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (Draft SEIS). It is now
available for public review and
comment. The Draft SEIS describes the
potential environmental effects of the
No Action Alternative and four action
alternatives to complete the Project,
which would provide a reliable high
quality water supply to local
communities and rural water systems in
northwestern North Dakota, including
the City of Minot. Cooperating agencies
assisting in the preparation of the Draft
SEIS include the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, North Dakota State
Water Commission, City of Minot, and
Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District.
SUMMARY:
Send written comments on the
Draft SEIS on or before August 11, 2014.
One public hearing will be held on
the following date:
• Wednesday, July 23, 2014, 6:30
p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Minot, North Dakota.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments or
requests for copies to Ms. Alicia Waters,
Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 1017, Bismarck, ND 58502, or
via email to awaters@usbr.gov. The Draft
SEIS is also accessible from the
following Web site: https://
www.usbr.gov/gp/dkao/naws/.
The hearing location is:
• Comfort Inn, 1515 22nd Ave. SW.,
Minot, ND 58701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Alicia Waters, Project Manager,
701.221.1206; or by email at awaters@
usbr.gov.
DATES:
The Draft
SEIS documents the potential direct,
indirect, and cumulative physical,
biological, and socioeconomic
environment effects that may result
from the completion of a municipal,
rural, and industrial water system in
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[14X 1109AF LLUT030000-L17110000-PH0000-24-1A]
Notice of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory
Committee Meeting
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Grand
Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENMAC) will
meet as indicated below.
DATES: The GSENMAC will meet Tuesday, July 29, 2014, (1 p.m.-6:00 p.m.)
and Wednesday, July 30, 2014, (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) in Kanab, Utah.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet in the Cottonwood Room at the Bureau
of Land Management Complex, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Crutchfield, Public Affairs
Officer, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Bureau of Land
Management, 669 South Highway 89A, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644-
1209. 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 for the above individual. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-member GSENMAC was appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior on August 2, 2011, pursuant to the Monument
Management Plan (MMP), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA). As
specified in the MMP, the GSENMAC will have several primary tasks: (1)
Review evaluation reports produced by the Management Science Team and
make recommendations on protocols and projects to meet overall
objectives; (2) Review appropriate research proposals and make
recommendations on project necessity and validity; (3) Make
recommendations regarding allocation of research funds through review
of research and project proposals as well as needs identified through
the evaluation process above; and, (4) Could be consulted on issues
such as protocols for specific projects.
One of the topics to be discussed by the GSENMAC during this
meeting will be the ongoing Livestock Grazing Management Plan Amendment
and Associated Environmental Impact Statement (LGMPA/AEIS). The BLM is
preparing this Plan Amendment because the existing land use plans that
provide land-use level decisions for livestock grazing were completed
in 1981 and are outdated. The MMP that became effective in February
2000 did not address most of the prior livestock grazing decisions.
This Plan Amendment will allow the integration of livestock and
rangeland management with the other resources in the MMP.
The planning area consists of about 2.1 million acres of land which
includes lands in the GSENM and non-monument lands administered by
GSENM. The GSENM administers livestock grazing on lands managed by the
National Park Service within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, as
well as, lands within BLM's Kanab and Arizona Strip Field Offices
through intra-agency agreements. Additional topics include the
formation of a LGMPA/AEIS subcommittee; GSENM division reports; and
future meeting dates and other matters as may reasonably come before
the GSENMAC.
The entire meeting is open to the public. Members of the public are
welcome to address the Committee at 5:00 p.m., local time, on July 29,
2014, and at 12:00 p.m., local time, on July 30, 2014. Depending on the
number of persons wishing to speak, a time limit could be established.
Interested persons may make oral statements to the GSENMAC during this
time or written statements may be submitted for the GSENMAC's
consideration. Written statements can be sent to: Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, Attn: Larry Crutchfield, 669 South Highway
89A, Kanab, Utah 84741. Information to be distributed to the GSENMAC is
requested 10 days prior to the start of the GSENMAC meeting.
All meetings are open to the public; however, transportation,
lodging, and meals are the responsibility of the participating public.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Juan Palma,
State Director.
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