Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Rossi Mine Expansion Project, Elko County, Nevada, 46753-46754 [2018-19940]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVE02000–L5110.0000–GN.0000–
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Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Rossi Mine Expansion Project,
Elko County, Nevada
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
SUMMARY:
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1969 (NEPA), 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 Rossi Mine Expansion
Project. This notice announces the
availability of the Draft EIS and the
opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft EIS for
the Rossi Mine Expansion Project
within 45 days following the date the
Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in
the Federal Register. The BLM will
announce future meetings and any other
public involvement activities at least 15
days prior to the close of the comment
period through public notices, media
releases and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Rossi Mine Expansion
Project by any of the following methods:
• Email: blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_
project_eis@blm.gov;
• Fax: 775–753–0347; or
• Mail: Bureau of Land Management,
Rossi Mine Expansion Project,
Attention: Janice Stadelman, Project
Manager, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko,
Nevada 89801.
Copies of the Draft EIS for the Rossi
Mine Expansion Project are available at
the BLM Elko District Office, located at
the address above; at the BLM’s NEPA
eplanning website at https://go.usa.gov/
xnRCr; or through eplanning on the
BLM’s website at https://www.blm.gov/
nv.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Stadelman, Project Manager, at
telephone, 775–753–0346; address, 3900
Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801; or email,
blm_nv_eldo_rossimine_project_eis@
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 Draft
EIS addresses the direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts of
the proposed action and alternatives.
Halliburton Energy Services proposes a
modification to their plan of operations
for the Rossi Mine Project. The existing
infrastructure would continue to be
used, but would be expanded to support
the continuation of the open pit mining
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operation and surface exploration
activities for barite. The proposed action
would increase the disturbance to a total
of approximately 2,063 acres of public
and private land, including 896 acres of
previously approved or existing
disturbance and 1,167 acres of new land
disturbance. Of the 2,063 acres of
surface disturbance, approximately 209
acres consists of private land and the
remaining 1,854 acres are public land
administered by the BLM. The proposed
expansion would employ an estimated
433 people.
The proposed action includes the
expansion of the existing plan of
operations boundary, expansion of the
existing open pits, development of new
open pits, expansion of the existing
waste rock disposal facilities,
construction of new waste rock disposal
facilities, expansion or modification of
ancillary facilities, expansion and
development of new roads, re-alignment
of segments of the Boulder Valley Road
and Antelope-Boulder Connector Road,
installation of new power distribution
lines, the continuation of surface
exploration, and reclamation activities.
The proposed expansion is projected to
add eight years to the mine’s life. The
Project is located on the northern end of
the Carlin Trend in Elko County,
approximately 25 miles north of the
community of Dunphy and 28 aerial
miles northwest of the town of Carlin,
Nevada.
The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS
was published in the Federal Register
on September 9, 2015 (80 FR 54319).
Scoping meetings, news release and
mailings were used to solicit comments
and identify key issues to be analyzed.
Tribal governments with interest in this
project were also contacted to discern
their issues and concerns, and to
conduct government-to-government
consultation. During the scoping period,
the BLM received 12 comment
submittals (e.g., letters, emails,
comment forms), resulting in a total of
131 comments and questions. Key
issues identified by individuals, groups,
and government entities include
potential impacts to sage-grouse and
wildlife, cultural resources and
traditional cultural properties, access,
noise, surface and ground water, air
quality, and support for the project. The
BLM is the lead Federal agency for this
EIS. Cooperating agencies include the
Nevada Department of Wildlife, the
Nevada Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources Sagebrush Ecosystem
Technical Team, the United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, the Elko County
Board of Commissioners, and the United
States Environmental Protection
Agency.
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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 1506.6, 40 CFR
1506.10.
Jill C. Silvey,
District Manager, Elko District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Indian Gaming Commission
Adoption and Recirculation of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Wilton Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and
Casino Project
National Indian Gaming
Commission, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of adoption and
recirculation of the final environmental
impact statement for the Wilton
Rancheria Fee-to-Trust and Casino
Project.
AGENCY:
The National Indian Gaming
Commission (NIGC) is adopting the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
Department of the Interior, December
2016 Final Environmental Impact
Statement (the ‘‘BIA EIS’’) for the
Wilton Rancheria (Tribe) Fee-to-Trust
and Casino Project in Elk Grove,
California. The NIGC is adopting the
BIA EIS to satisfy the NIGC’s National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
obligations related to the Tribe’s request
for the NIGC Chairman’s approval of a
gaming management agreement between
the Tribe and BGM Co, Inc. (BGM).
DATES: The NIGC will execute a Record
of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30
days following publication by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
of its Notice of Availability of the BIA
EIS (EPA Notice) in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
An electronic copy of the
BIA EIS, among other documents, is
available for download from https://
www.wiltoneis.com. Electronic copies
are also available on CD at the NIGC
Sacramento Region Office located at 801
I Street Suite 489, Sacramento, CA
95814.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Austin Badger, National Indian Gaming
Commission, Office of the General
Counsel; 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop
#1621, Washington, DC 20240. Phone:
202–632–7003. Facsimile: 202–632–
7066. Email: info@nigc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described in the BIA EIS, the Tribe’s
casino resort project (2017 Approved
Project) includes management of the
gaming facility by a professional
management company on behalf of the
Tribe. The NIGC Chairman’s approval is
necessary for the management
agreement to take effect. The Tribe has
therefore requested that the NIGC
Chairman approve a management
agreement between the Tribe and BGM
which would allow BGM to manage the
Tribe’s gaming facility on the Tribe’s
trust property in Elk Grove, California
(Proposed Action).
The environmental effects of the 2017
Approved Project, including
management by a professional
management company, were fully
analyzed and chosen as the Preferred
Alternative in the BIA EIS and approved
in the BIA’s January 19, 2017 Record of
Decision (BIA ROD) for the acquisition
in trust by the United States of land in
the City of Elk Grove, California, for the
Tribe. The adequacy of the BIA EIS is
the subject of a judicial action which is
not final, Stand Up For California!, et
al., v. United States Department of
Interior, et al., Civil Action No. 1:17-cv00058 (D.D.C. filed Jan. 11, 2017).
Electronic copies of the BIA EIS and
BIA ROD, among other documents, are
available for download from https://
www.wiltoneis.com.
The BIA ROD included mitigation for
any significant environmental impacts
resulting from the 2017 Approved
Project by recommending that the Tribe
implement mitigation measures set out
in the Mitigation Monitoring and
Enforcement Plan (MMEP), which was
Attachment IV to the BIA ROD. The
NIGC was consulted during the
preparation of the BIA EIS but did not
serve as a cooperating agency in the
development of the BIA EIS.
Subsequent to the release of the BIA
EIS and BIA ROD, the Tribe made
several modifications to the casino
resort project (2018 Modified Project).
The NIGC therefore directed preparation
of a Supplemental Information Report
(SIR) to evaluate the 2018 Modified
Project and the adequacy of the BIA EIS
to address NIGC NEPA compliance
requirements in its consideration of the
Proposed Action. The SIR concluded
that the 2018 Modified Project does not
include any substantial changes to the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVE02000-L5110.0000-GN.0000-LV.EM.F1503680-15X MO# 4500119719]
Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Rossi Mine Expansion Project, Elko County, Nevada
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 (NEPA), 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 Rossi Mine Expansion
Project. This notice announces the availability of the Draft EIS and
the opening of the comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Draft EIS for the Rossi Mine Expansion Project
within 45 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM
will announce future meetings and any other public involvement
activities at least 15 days prior to the close of the comment period
through public notices, media releases and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Rossi Mine Expansion
Project by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected];
Fax: 775-753-0347; or
Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Rossi Mine Expansion
Project, Attention: Janice Stadelman, Project Manager, 3900 Idaho
Street, Elko, Nevada 89801.
Copies of the Draft EIS for the Rossi Mine Expansion Project are
available at the BLM Elko District Office, located at the address
above; at the BLM's NEPA eplanning website at https://go.usa.gov/xnRCr;
or through eplanning on the BLM's website at https://www.blm.gov/nv.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janice Stadelman, Project Manager, at
telephone, 775-753-0346; address, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801; or
email, [email protected].
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 Draft EIS addresses the direct,
indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed action
and alternatives. Halliburton Energy Services proposes a modification
to their plan of operations for the Rossi Mine Project. The existing
infrastructure would continue to be used, but would be expanded to
support the continuation of the open pit mining
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operation and surface exploration activities for barite. The proposed
action would increase the disturbance to a total of approximately 2,063
acres of public and private land, including 896 acres of previously
approved or existing disturbance and 1,167 acres of new land
disturbance. Of the 2,063 acres of surface disturbance, approximately
209 acres consists of private land and the remaining 1,854 acres are
public land administered by the BLM. The proposed expansion would
employ an estimated 433 people.
The proposed action includes the expansion of the existing plan of
operations boundary, expansion of the existing open pits, development
of new open pits, expansion of the existing waste rock disposal
facilities, construction of new waste rock disposal facilities,
expansion or modification of ancillary facilities, expansion and
development of new roads, re-alignment of segments of the Boulder
Valley Road and Antelope-Boulder Connector Road, installation of new
power distribution lines, the continuation of surface exploration, and
reclamation activities. The proposed expansion is projected to add
eight years to the mine's life. The Project is located on the northern
end of the Carlin Trend in Elko County, approximately 25 miles north of
the community of Dunphy and 28 aerial miles northwest of the town of
Carlin, Nevada.
The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal
Register on September 9, 2015 (80 FR 54319). Scoping meetings, news
release and mailings were used to solicit comments and identify key
issues to be analyzed. Tribal governments with interest in this project
were also contacted to discern their issues and concerns, and to
conduct government-to-government consultation. During the scoping
period, the BLM received 12 comment submittals (e.g., letters, emails,
comment forms), resulting in a total of 131 comments and questions. Key
issues identified by individuals, groups, and government entities
include potential impacts to sage-grouse and wildlife, cultural
resources and traditional cultural properties, access, noise, surface
and ground water, air quality, and support for the project. The BLM is
the lead Federal agency for this EIS. Cooperating agencies include the
Nevada Department of Wildlife, the Nevada Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources Sagebrush Ecosystem Technical Team, the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Elko County Board of
Commissioners, and the United States Environmental Protection 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 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.
Jill C. Silvey,
District Manager, Elko District Office.
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