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existing tailings storage facility, and a
new borrow area.
NMC would continue to employ the
existing workforce of approximately 500
employees for the construction,
operation, reclamation, and closure of
the proposed project expansion, which
is anticipated to extend the mine life by
approximately another 23 years from
2040 to 2063.
The proposed Project surface
disturbance affecting Greater SageGrouse habitat on BLM administered
land is 7 acres of Preliminary Priority
Habitat (PPH) and 108 acres of
Preliminary General Habitat (PGH).
Since 2013, BLM biologists at the Mount
Lewis Field Office have coordinated
with the Nevada Department of Wildlife
(NDOW) and the BLM State Office
regarding NMC’s disturbance to Greater
Sage-Grouse habitat. Collectively, the
organizations will formulate best
management practices for Greater SageGrouse and other wildlife species and
will agree on measures to mitigate the
disturbance to Greater Sage-Grouse
habitat through the EIS development.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
potential alternatives, and guide the
process for developing the EIS. At
present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: Closure of
the cyanide heap leach pad (s), water
management, air quality impacts,
wildlife (including migratory birds),
special status species, noise and visual
issues, soils, recreation, cultural
resources, Native American cultural
concerns, and grazing management.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
the public involvement process under
the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided
in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information
about historic and cultural resources
within the area potentially affected by
the proposed Project will assist the BLM
in identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources in the context of both
NEPA and the NHPA.
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 other
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed Project that the
BLM is evaluating, are invited to
participate in the scoping process and,
if eligible, may request or be requested
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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.
Jon D. Sherve,
Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]
Notice of National Petroleum Reserve
in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015
and Notice of Availability of the
Detailed Statement of Sale for Oil and
Gas Lease Sale 2015 in the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management’s (BLM) Alaska State
Office hereby notifies the public it will
hold a National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska oil and gas lease sale bid
opening for tracts in the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The
United States reserves the right to
withdraw any tract from this sale prior
to issuance of a written acceptance of a
bid.
DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid
opening will be held at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Sealed
bids must be received by 4 p.m.,
Monday, November 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The oil and gas lease sale
bids will be opened at the Anchorage
Federal Building, Denali Room (fourth
floor), 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage,
AK. Sealed bids must be sent to Carol
Taylor (AK932), BLM-Alaska State
Office; 222 West 7th Avenue, #13;
Anchorage, AK 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Svejnoha, 907–271–4407.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
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(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
Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)
Alaska State Office, under the authority
of 43 CFR 3131.4–1(a), hereby notifies
the public it will hold a National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska oil and gas
lease sale bid opening for tracts in the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska.
All bids must be submitted by sealed
bid in accordance with the provisions
identified in the Detailed Statement of
Sale. They must be received at the BLM
Alaska State Office, ATTN: Carol Taylor
(AK932); 222 West 7th Avenue, #13;
Anchorage, AK 99513–7504; no later
than 4:00 p.m., Monday, November 16,
2015.
The Detailed Statement of Sale for the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015 will be
available to the public immediately after
publication of this Notice in the Federal
Register. The Detailed Statement may be
obtained from the BLM Alaska Web site
at www.blm.gov/ak, or by request from
the Public Information Center, BLM
Alaska State Office; 222 West 7th
Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513–
7504; telephone 907–271–5960. The
Detailed Statement of Sale will include
a description of the areas to be offered
for lease, the lease terms, conditions,
special stipulations, required operating
procedures, and how and where to
submit bids.
Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4–1 and 43 U.S.C.
1733 and 1740.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
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[BOEM–2015–0016]
Revised Environmental Assessment
for Virginia Offshore Wind Technology
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]
Notice of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease
Sale 2015 and Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale
for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015 in the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska State Office
hereby notifies the public it will hold a National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The United States reserves the right to
withdraw any tract from this sale prior to issuance of a written
acceptance of a bid.
DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be held at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Sealed bids must be received by 4 p.m.,
Monday, November 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The oil and gas lease sale bids will be opened at the
Anchorage Federal Building, Denali Room (fourth floor), 222 West 7th
Avenue, Anchorage, AK. Sealed bids must be sent to Carol Taylor
(AK932), BLM-Alaska State Office; 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage,
AK 99513-7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, 907-271-4407. 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 Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska
State Office, under the authority of 43 CFR 3131.4-1(a), hereby
notifies the public it will hold a National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska.
All bids must be submitted by sealed bid in accordance with the
provisions identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale. They must be
received at the BLM Alaska State Office, ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932);
222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513-7504; no later than 4:00
p.m., Monday, November 16, 2015.
The Detailed Statement of Sale for the National Petroleum Reserve
in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015 will be available to the public
immediately after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register.
The Detailed Statement may be obtained from the BLM Alaska Web site at
www.blm.gov/ak, or by request from the Public Information Center, BLM
Alaska State Office; 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513-
7504; telephone 907-271-5960. The Detailed Statement of Sale will
include a description of the areas to be offered for lease, the lease
terms, conditions, special stipulations, required operating procedures,
and how and where to submit bids.
Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4-1 and 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740.
Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-24671 Filed 9-28-15; 8:45 am]
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