Notice of Public Meeting, Twin Falls District Resource Advisory Council, Idaho, 12463-12464 [2017-04071]
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facilities; heap leach pads, associated
process solution pond, and an event
pond; an adsorption, desorption, and
recovery plant, including barren and
pregnant solution tanks; ancillary and
other facilities, including explosive
storage area, ammonium nitrate prill
silos, liquid natural gas cryostorage, or
compressed natural gas generators and
switch station, truck shop and wash
bay, ready line, landfill, laydown areas,
water and power infrastructure,
buildings, yards, parking, storage,
growth media stockpiles, production
water wells (GBPW–210 and GBPW–
211) and associated water supply
pipeline, groundwater monitoring wells
(GBMW–01, GBMW–03, and GBMW–
04), communication facilities, potable
water and fire water facilities, septic
systems, and fencing; and mine access
roads (Three Bars Road, Atlas Haul
Road, North Roberts Creek Road, Bypass
Road [NVN–91566], and Roberts Creek
Road). Total proposed Project
disturbance would be approximately
1,127 acres of surface disturbance,
which includes both proposed new
disturbance and existing disturbance
that would be incorporated into the
Project, with approximately 944 acres
on public land administered by the BLM
Mount Lewis Field Office and 183 acres
on private land. The actions involved in
the decision to be made by the U.S.
Department of the Interior’s BLM
include authorization of the Gold Bar
Plan of Operations. The Gold Bar Mine
Project is in conformance with the 1986
Shoshone-Eureka Resource Area
Resource Management Plan and Record
of Decision.
The proposed pit depths would not
intercept groundwater. No pit
dewatering would be necessary and no
pit lakes are anticipated to form after
mining operations end.
The purpose of this comment period
is for the public to comment on the
Draft EIS. The Draft EIS, through
scoping, has identified and analyzed
impacts to the following resources areas:
Water resources; air quality; vegetation
resources (including noxious weed and
special status species); wildlife
(including migratory birds and special
status species); grazing management;
land use and access; aesthetics (noise
and visual); cultural resources;
paleontological resources; geological
resources (including minerals and soils);
recreation; social and economic values;
hazardous materials; Native American
cultural concerns; and wild horses. The
project area does not have any lands
with wilderness characteristics. The
Pony Express National Historic Trail
(NHT) crosses existing Three Bars and
North Roberts Creek Roads; however,
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public and recreational access to the
NHT would not be affected by mining
activities.
The Draft EIS describes and analyzes
the proposed Project’s direct, indirect,
and cumulative impacts on all affected
resources. In addition to the proposed
Project, four alternatives were analyzed
including the 25kV Overhead
Distribution Line Alternative, the Three
Bars Road/Atlas Haul Road as Only
Access Alternative, the Mount Hope and
North Roberts Creek Road for Light
Vehicle Traffic Alternative, and the No
Action Alternative. Development of
alternatives focused on reducing
impacts to Greater Sage-Grouse habitat.
On September 11, 2015, a Notice of
Intent was published in the Federal
Register inviting scoping comments on
the Proposed Action (80 FR 54800). A
public scoping meeting was held in
Eureka on October 6, 2015. A total of 12
scoping comment letters were received
during the scoping period. Concerns
raised included impacts to water
resources, air quality, wild horses,
wildlife, and recreation.
The BLM has utilized and
coordinated the NEPA scoping and
comment 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)—and the BLM
continues to do so. The information
about historic and cultural resources
within the area potentially affected by
the proposed Project has assisted the
BLM in identifying and evaluating
impacts to such resources in the context
of both NEPA and Title 54 of the NHPA.
The BLM has consulted and continues
to consult with Indian tribes on a
government-to-government basis in
accordance with Executive Order 13175
and other policies. Tribal concerns,
including potential impacts to areas of
critical cultural and spiritual
significance and potential impacts to
cultural resources, have been analyzed
in the Draft EIS. 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 comment process.
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.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1503.1 and 1506.6.
Jon D. Sherve,
Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field Office.
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Notice of Public Meeting, Twin Falls
District Resource Advisory Council,
Idaho
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls
District Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Twin Falls District RAC will
meet March 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the BLM Shoshone Fire Ready Room,
400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho
83352. The meeting will begin at 9:00
a.m. and end no later than 5:30 p.m. The
public comment period will take place
from 10:15–10:45 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Tiel-Nelson, Twin Falls
District, Idaho, 2878 Addison Ave. E.,
Twin Falls, Idaho, 83301, (208) 736–
2352. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339, to
contact the above individual. The FRS
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 15member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Bureau of Land
Management, on a variety of planning
and management issues associated with
public land management in Idaho.
During the March 15 meeting, there will
be a new member orientation, an officer
election, field office manager updates
and an overview of the Idaho
Department of Water Resources water
recharge efforts—which will include an
afternoon field tour. Additional topics
may be added and will be included in
local media announcements.
SUMMARY:
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More information is available online
at https://bit.ly/TFD-RAC
RAC meetings are open to the public.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Elizabeth A. Maclean,
BLM Twin Falls District Manager (Acting).
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Notice of Public Meeting, North Slope
Science Initiative—Science Technical
Advisory Panel, Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act, the Energy Policy Act, Section 348,
and the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, the U.S. Department of the Interior,
North Slope Science Initiative—Science
Technical Advisory Panel will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 20–21, 2017, in Fairbanks,
Alaska. The meeting will begin at 9 a.m.
and conclude at 4 p.m. on Monday,
March 20, and will begin at 9 a.m. and
conclude at Noon on Tuesday, March
21. The public will have an opportunity
to comment from 3:30 p.m.–4 p.m. on
Monday, March 20.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the University of Alaska Fairbanks
campus in the International Arctic
Research Center, Room 401, 930 North
Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, Alaska.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Guyer, Acting Deputy Director,
North Slope Science Initiative, Bureau
of Land Management, 222 W. Seventh
Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513,
907–271–3284 or email sguyer@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a
day, seven 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
Science Technical Advisory Panel
provides advice and recommendations
to the North Slope Science Initiative
Oversight Group about priority
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information needs for management
decisions across the North Slope of
Alaska. These priority information
needs and recommendations may
include inventory, monitoring, and
research activities that contribute to
informed resource management
decisions. This meeting will include
continued review of emerging issues
and application of North Slope
Scenarios implications to inventory,
monitoring, and research priorities.
Individuals who plan to attend and
need special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation, transportation,
or other reasonable accommodations,
should contact the North Slope Science
Initiative Acting Deputy Director. The
public may present written comments to
the Science Technical Advisory Panel
through the North Slope Science
Initiative Acting Deputy Director. 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. 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.
The draft meeting plan and minutes
from previous meetings are available for
public inspection at https://
northslope.org/stap/#documents.
Erika Reed,
Acting Alaska State Director.
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Notice of Public Meeting, Southwest
Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Southwest
Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is
scheduled to meet as indicated below.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
March 31, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
A public comment time regarding
matters on the agenda will be held at
11:30 a.m.
SUMMARY:
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The meeting will be held at
the Montrose County Fairgrounds
(Pioneer Room), 1001 N. Second St.,
Montrose, CO 81401.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon Borders, Public Affairs
Specialist; 970–240–5300; 2505 S.
Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–
877–8339 to contact this office during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to leave a message or question
with this office. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
The
Southwest RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the BLM, on a
variety of public land issues in
Colorado. Topics of discussion for the
meeting may include field manager and
working group reports, recreation, fire
management, land use planning,
invasive species management, energy
and minerals management, travel
management, wilderness, land exchange
proposals, cultural resource
management, and other issues, as
appropriate.
This meeting will be open to the
public. As noted above, the RAC
meeting also will allocate time for
public comments. Depending on the
number of people who wish to comment
and the time available, the time for
individual oral comments may be
limited. Attendees may also submit
written comments for the RAC’s
consideration. 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.
Summary minutes for the RAC
meeting will be available for public
inspection within 30 days following the
meeting at https://www.blm.gov/getinvolved/resource-advisory-council/
near-you/colorado/southwest-rac/
minutes.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
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Notice of Public Meeting, Twin Falls District Resource Advisory
Council, Idaho
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
(FLPMA), the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls
District Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The Twin Falls District RAC will meet March 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the BLM Shoshone Fire Ready
Room, 400 West F Street, Shoshone, Idaho 83352. The meeting will begin
at 9:00 a.m. and end no later than 5:30 p.m. The public comment period
will take place from 10:15-10:45 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Tiel-Nelson, Twin Falls
District, Idaho, 2878 Addison Ave. E., Twin Falls, Idaho, 83301, (208)
736-2352. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339, to
contact the above individual. The FRS 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 15-member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of
planning and management issues associated with public land management
in Idaho. During the March 15 meeting, there will be a new member
orientation, an officer election, field office manager updates and an
overview of the Idaho Department of Water Resources water recharge
efforts--which will include an afternoon field tour. Additional topics
may be added and will be included in local media announcements.
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More information is available online at https://bit.ly/TFD-RAC
RAC meetings are open to the public.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4-1.
Elizabeth A. Maclean,
BLM Twin Falls District Manager (Acting).
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