Legal Description of the Limestone Hills Training Area Withdrawal, Montana, 8107-8108 [2019-04061]
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Packard Mines POA11 Project by any of
the following methods:
• Website: https://go.usa.gov/xPdjC.
• Email: wfoweb@blm.gov. Include
‘‘Coeur POA11 EIS Comments’’ in the
subject line.
• Fax: (775) 623–1503.
• Mail: BLM Winnemucca District,
Humboldt River Field Office, 5100 East
Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca,
NV 89445.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Humboldt River
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathleen Rehberg, telephone 775–623–
1500; address BLM Winnemucca
District, Humboldt River Field Office,
5100 East Winnemucca Boulevard,
Winnemucca, Nevada 89445; email
krehberg@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Rehberg
to have your name added to our mailing
list. 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, 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
applicant, Coeur Rochester Inc. has
requested to modify its approved Plan of
Operations at the Rochester and Packard
mines to expand its mining operations.
The mine is located approximately 26
miles northeast of Lovelock, Nevada.
The mine is currently authorized to
disturb up to 2203.1 acres
(approximately 164.6 acres of private
land and 2038.5 acres of public land), as
permitted under a series of
Environmental Impacts Statements and
Environmental Assessments beginning
with the initial Plan of Operations in
1986 through the latest EIS in 2015.
Coeur Rochester Inc, is proposing to
expand and optimize their current
operations. Their proposed action
would expand mining in both of their
current pits (the Rochester and Packard
pits) and move, relocate, or expand:
Heap leach pads, waste rock dumps,
haul roads, access road, water pipeline,
and processing facilities. The proposal
would increase disturbance by 2,815.4
acres (435.2 acres on private land and
2380.2 acres on public land).
Mining of the Rochester Pit would
extend below groundwater and require
dewatering, resulting in a permanent pit
lake after closure. Additional potentially
acid generating material would be
excavated and would be processed as
ore or stored according to their Waste
Rock Storage Plan. The plan would also
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necessitate an upgrade in power
distribution lines and a substation. With
the proposed expansion, mine life
would be extended to 2033, and would
be followed by mine closure and
reclamation.
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) Dewatering during mining
and the formation of a pit lake after
completion of mining activities; (b)
Production of acid forming rock and to
waters of the state and public lands; (c)
Potential impacts to visual resources; (d)
Potential impacts to wildlife habitat;
and (e) Potential impacts to the
Rochester Historic Mining district.
The BLM will use the procedures for
public involvement under the NEPA
process to also satisfy the public
involvement requirements under the
National Historic Preservation Act (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 action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources in the context of both
NEPA and the National Historic
Preservation Act.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175, Secretarial Order 3317,
and other policies. Tribal concerns,
including but not limited to 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 Coeur
Rochester and Packard Mines Plan of
Operations—POA11 Project are invited
to participate in the scoping process
and, if eligible, may request or be asked
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.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7
David Kampwerth,
Field Manager, Humboldt River Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MTM 952800; 3720–58]
Legal Description of the Limestone
Hills Training Area Withdrawal,
Montana
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of legal description.
AGENCY:
This notice provides official
publication of the legal description for
the Limestone Hills Training Area
(LHTA) Withdrawal and notification of
the availability of the map dated May
11, 2017.
DATES: The lands in the legal
description contained in this notice
were withdrawn on December 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Insko, Realty Specialist,
telephone: 406–533–7600; email:
minsko@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS)
at 1–800–877–8339 to leave a message
or question for Mr. Insko. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
2912(a)(1) of Public Law 113–66,
enacted December 26, 2013, and known
as the National Defense Authorization
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014
(FY2014 NDAA), withdrew lands in the
LHTA for military purposes based on a
map dated April 10, 2013. The FY2014
NDAA required the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) to publish the
official legal description of the lands in
the Federal Register as soon as
practicable after enactment of the
legislation. The BLM could not use the
April 10, 2013, map to create a legal
description without an on-the-ground
cadastral survey, and agreed to correct
the map. Section 2850 of Public Law
115–232, enacted August 13, 2018, and
known as the NDAA for FY 2019
(FY2019 NDAA), references an updated
map dated May 11, 2017, as a technical
correction and the basis for the legal
description.
The legal description of the
withdrawal for the LHTA is as follows:
SUMMARY:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 5 N., R. 1 E.,
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Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2.
T. 6 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 2, lots 2, 3, and 4, W1/2SW1/4NE1/
4, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4, SE1/4SW1/
4, SW1/4SE1/4, and SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4;
Sec. 3, lots 1 thru 4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/
4, and S1/2;
Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/
4, and S1/2;
Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S1/2NE1/4, and SE1/
4;
Sec. 8, E1/2 and E1/2SW1/4;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and
SW1/4SW1/4;
Sec. 12, lots 2, 3, and 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/
2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2,
and W1/2SE1/4;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, and E1/2SW1/
4;
Sec. 20, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, and E1/2SW1/
4;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 22, lots 3 and 4, W1/2NW1/4, and S1/
2SW1/4;
Sec. 23;
Sec. 24, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2,
and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 25, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2,
and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 26;
Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 9, NE1/4NE1/4, S1/
2NE1/4, and SE1/4;
Sec. 28, lots 1 thru 4, N1/2NE1/4, W1/2,
and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 29, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4,
N1/2SE1/4, and SW1/4SE1/4;
Sec. 33, E1/2;
Sec. 34, lots 1 thru 8, NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4,
and N1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 35, lots 1 thru 4, N1/2, N1/2SW1/4,
and N1/2SE1/4.
T. 7 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 26, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2SW1/4NW1/4, S1/
2SE1/4NW1/4, and S1/2;
Sec. 27, lots 6, 7, and 8, S1/2SW1/4, and
S1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 28, SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4, S1/
2SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4NE1/4SE1/
4SW1/4, S1/2SE1/4SW1/4, NE1/4SW1/
4SE1/4, S1/2NW1/4SW1/4SE1/4, S1/
2SW1/4SE1/4, and SE1/4SE1/4;
Sec. 32, lots 1 and 6, NE1/4NE1/4NE1/4,
S1/2NE1/4NE1/4, NE1/4SE1/4NW1/
4NE1/4, S1/2SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4, E1/
2NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4SW1/
4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4,
and E1/2SE1/4;
Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 17, S1/2SW1/4;
Sec. 18, lot 4, SE1/4SW1/4, and S1/2SE1/
4;
Sec. 19, lots 1, 2, and 3;
Sec. 19, E1/2NE1/4 and SE1/4 (minerals
only);
Sec. 20, W1/2;
Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, NE1/4NE1/4, S1/
2NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and
SE1/4;
Sec. 30, NW1/4NE1/4 and NE1/4NW1/4
(minerals only).
The lands described aggregate 18,962.72
acres, including 18,642.72 acres of public
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domain and 320 acres of Federal reserved
mineral estate.
The FY14 NDAA withdrew the lands
on December 26, 2013, from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the mining laws, the
mineral leasing laws, and geothermal
leasing laws, subject to valid existing
rights except as otherwise provided for
under Sections 2931–2936 of the
FY2014 NDAA.
Copies of the legal description and
map as corrected under Section 2850 of
the FY2019 NDAA are available for
public inspection in the following
offices:
BLM, Attn: Celeste Mitchell (WO350),
20 M Street SE, Washington, DC 20003–
3503.
BLM, Montana/Dakotas State Office
(954), 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101.
BLM, Butte Field Office, 106 North
Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle
District Real Estate Division, 4735 E.
Marginal Way S., Bldg 1202, Seattle,
WA 98134.
Montana Army National Guard,
Public Affairs Office, 1956 Mt Majo
Street, Fort Harrison, Montana 59636–
4789.
Office of the Secretary of Defense,
1000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–1000.
Scott S. Haight,
Field Manager, Butte Field Office, Montana/
Dakotas Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[19X LLUT920000 L13200000.EL0000 UTU–
93299]
Notice of Invitation To Participate; Coal
Exploration License Application UTU–
93299, Sanpete County, Utah
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of invitation.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920, as amended by the
Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act
of 1976, and the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) regulations, the
BLM invites all interested, qualified
parties to participate with Canyon Fuel
Company, LLC (CFC) on a pro rata cost
sharing basis for the exploration of coal
deposits owned by the United States of
America in Sanpete County, Utah.
DATES: CFC published a notice of
invitation to participate in this coal
SUMMARY:
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exploration license once each week for
two consecutive weeks in the Pyramid
Newspaper in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, dated
May 31, 2018, and June 7, 2018, and by
virtue of this announcement in the
Federal Register. Any party seeking to
participate in this exploration program
must send written notice to the BLM
and CFC, as provided in the ADDRESSES
section below, no later than April 5,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the exploration
license application and exploration plan
are available for review from 7:45 a.m.–
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding Federal holidays (serialized
under the number of UTU–93299) in the
State Office public room at 440 West
200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake City,
Utah.
The written notice to participate in
the exploration program must be sent to
Kent Hoffman, BLM Utah State Office,
Division of Lands and Minerals, 440
West 200 South, Suite 500, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84101, and to Paul Jensen,
Canyon Fuel Company LLC., c/o
Skyline Mine, HC 35 Box 380, Helper,
Utah 84526.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stan
Perkes by telephone (801) 539–4036, or
by email: sperkes@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 leave a message or question for the
above individual. The FRS is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The BLM
will reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
authorizes coal exploration on lands not
contained in a federal coal lease per the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended. This BLM coal exploration
program allows the public a
methodology to gain geologic
information to determine the viability of
the coal resources. The BLM issues the
licenses for up to two years. If the
holder requires more time for the
exploration, the BLM can issue a new
license based on a new application. The
BLM regulations at 43 CFR 3410.2
require the publication of an invitation
for interested parties to participate in
the coal exploration in the Federal
Register. The BLM may require a
modification to the exploration plan to
accommodate the legitimate exploration
needs of persons seeking to participate.
The proposed exploration area includes
the following described lands in
Sanpete County, Utah:
Salt Lake Meridian, Utah
T. 14 S., R. 6 E.,
Sec. 8, NE1/4;
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MTM 952800; 3720-58]
Legal Description of the Limestone Hills Training Area
Withdrawal, Montana
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of legal description.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides official publication of the legal
description for the Limestone Hills Training Area (LHTA) Withdrawal and
notification of the availability of the map dated May 11, 2017.
DATES: The lands in the legal description contained in this notice were
withdrawn on December 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Insko, Realty Specialist,
telephone: 406-533-7600; email: minsko@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for Mr.
Insko. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will
receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2912(a)(1) of Public Law 113-66,
enacted December 26, 2013, and known as the National Defense
Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 (FY2014 NDAA),
withdrew lands in the LHTA for military purposes based on a map dated
April 10, 2013. The FY2014 NDAA required the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) to publish the official legal description of the lands in the
Federal Register as soon as practicable after enactment of the
legislation. The BLM could not use the April 10, 2013, map to create a
legal description without an on-the-ground cadastral survey, and agreed
to correct the map. Section 2850 of Public Law 115-232, enacted August
13, 2018, and known as the NDAA for FY 2019 (FY2019 NDAA), references
an updated map dated May 11, 2017, as a technical correction and the
basis for the legal description.
The legal description of the withdrawal for the LHTA is as follows:
Principal Meridian, Montana
T. 5 N., R. 1 E.,
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Sec. 4, lots 1 and 2.
T. 6 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 2, lots 2, 3, and 4, W1/2SW1/4NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, N1/2SW1/4,
SE1/4SW1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, and SW1/4SE1/4SE1/4;
Sec. 3, lots 1 thru 4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, and S1/2;
Sec. 4, lots 1 thru 4, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2NW1/4, and S1/2;
Sec. 5, lots 1 and 2, S1/2NE1/4, and SE1/4;
Sec. 8, E1/2 and E1/2SW1/4;
Secs. 9 and 10;
Sec. 11, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, E1/2SW1/4, and SW1/4SW1/4;
Sec. 12, lots 2, 3, and 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 13, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Secs. 14 and 15;
Sec. 17, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, and E1/2SW1/4;
Sec. 20, E1/2, E1/2NW1/4, and E1/2SW1/4;
Sec. 21;
Sec. 22, lots 3 and 4, W1/2NW1/4, and S1/2SW1/4;
Sec. 23;
Sec. 24, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 25, lots 1 thru 4, W1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 26;
Sec. 27, lots 1 thru 9, NE1/4NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4, and SE1/4;
Sec. 28, lots 1 thru 4, N1/2NE1/4, W1/2, and W1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 29, NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4, and SW1/4SE1/
4;
Sec. 33, E1/2;
Sec. 34, lots 1 thru 8, NE1/4, N1/2NW1/4, and N1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 35, lots 1 thru 4, N1/2, N1/2SW1/4, and N1/2SE1/4.
T. 7 N., R. 1 E.,
Sec. 26, S1/2NE1/4, S1/2SW1/4NW1/4, S1/2SE1/4NW1/4, and S1/2;
Sec. 27, lots 6, 7, and 8, S1/2SW1/4, and S1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 28, SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4SW1/4, S1/2SE1/4SW1/4SW1/4, SE1/4NE1/
4SE1/4SW1/4, S1/2SE1/4SW1/4, NE1/4SW1/4SE1/4, S1/2NW1/4SW1/4SE1/4,
S1/2SW1/4SE1/4, and SE1/4SE1/4;
Sec. 32, lots 1 and 6, NE1/4NE1/4NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4NE1/4, NE1/
4SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4, S1/2SE1/4NW1/4NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4SW1/4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/
4SW1/4NE1/4, E1/2SW1/4NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, and E1/2SE1/4;
Secs. 33, 34, and 35.
T. 6 N., R. 2 E.,
Sec. 17, S1/2SW1/4;
Sec. 18, lot 4, SE1/4SW1/4, and S1/2SE1/4;
Sec. 19, lots 1, 2, and 3;
Sec. 19, E1/2NE1/4 and SE1/4 (minerals only);
Sec. 20, W1/2;
Sec. 30, lots 2, 3, and 4, NE1/4NE1/4, S1/2NE1/4, SE1/4NW1/4,
E1/2SW1/4, and SE1/4;
Sec. 30, NW1/4NE1/4 and NE1/4NW1/4 (minerals only).
The lands described aggregate 18,962.72 acres, including
18,642.72 acres of public domain and 320 acres of Federal reserved
mineral estate.
The FY14 NDAA withdrew the lands on December 26, 2013, from all
forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining
laws, the mineral leasing laws, and geothermal leasing laws, subject to
valid existing rights except as otherwise provided for under Sections
2931-2936 of the FY2014 NDAA.
Copies of the legal description and map as corrected under Section
2850 of the FY2019 NDAA are available for public inspection in the
following offices:
BLM, Attn: Celeste Mitchell (WO350), 20 M Street SE, Washington, DC
20003-3503.
BLM, Montana/Dakotas State Office (954), 5001 Southgate Drive,
Billings, Montana 59101.
BLM, Butte Field Office, 106 North Parkmont, Butte, Montana 59701.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Real Estate
Division, 4735 E. Marginal Way S., Bldg 1202, Seattle, WA 98134.
Montana Army National Guard, Public Affairs Office, 1956 Mt Majo
Street, Fort Harrison, Montana 59636-4789.
Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1000 Defense Pentagon,
Washington, DC 20301-1000.
Scott S. Haight,
Field Manager, Butte Field Office, Montana/Dakotas Bureau of Land
Management.
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