Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road, Fairbanks, Alaska, 57509-57510 [2022-20251]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
temporary closure order applies to 11
sites that encompass approximately 4.5
acres (250-foot radius circle) each and
will collectively total approximately 50
acres of BLM-administered lands in the
Anderson Butte area of Jackson County,
Oregon. This temporary closure is
necessary to protect persons, property,
public lands, and resources from the
discharge or use of firearms at unsafe
locations. The temporary closure
applies only to recreational target
shooting. It does not prohibit public
access to this portion of the Anderson
Butte or apply to legal hunting in the
area.
The Anderson Butte area of BLMadministered lands consists of
approximately 11,459 acres located
immediately south of the cities of
Jacksonville and Medford, Oregon. The
area is used for a variety of outdoor
recreational activities including, but not
limited to, hiking, horseback riding,
hunting, mountain biking, off-highway
vehicle use, and recreational target
shooting. Despite more than 5 years of
efforts to reduce conflicts and dangers
associated with recreational target
shooting, the BLM continues to receive
reports of stray bullets traveling across
recreational trails and roads or onto
nearby private property. Eleven sites
were identified as posing a high risk of
potential harm to recreational users of
the area and nearby residents due to
recreational target shooting activities
occurring at those sites.
To ameliorate the dangerous and
unsafe target shooting activities at the
11 locations, the BLM Ashland Field
Office signed a Decision Record on
March 10, 2022, authorizing a
temporary closure to recreational target
shooting on select public lands. As
stated earlier, the temporary closure
only affects recreational target shooting;
it does not affect legal hunting.
The BLM will monitor recreation uses
and site conditions during the 2-year
temporary closure to determine if it
resolves the identified safety issues. The
findings will help guide long-term
solutions to these land management
challenges.
The BLM will post recreational target
shooting closure signs at main entry
points to the Anderson Butte area and
at the 11 target shooting locations.
Description of Closed Areas: The legal
description of the affected public lands
is:
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Closure: The 11 sites that each
encompass approximately 4.5 acres
(250-foot radius circle) and totaling
approximately 50 acres as described
above will be temporarily closed to
recreational target shooting.
Exceptions to Closure: The following
persons are exempt from this order:
Federal, State, and local officers and
employees in the performance of their
official duties; members of organized
rescue or fire-fighting forces in the
performance of their official duties; and
persons with written authorization from
the BLM.
Enforcement: Any person who
violates the restriction may be tried
before a United States magistrate and
fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C.
3571, imprisoned no more than 12
months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43
CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance
with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local
officials may also impose penalties for
violations of State law.
Effect of Closure: The 11 sites that
encompass approximately 4.5 acres
(250-foot radius circle) totaling
approximately 50 acres as described
earlier and for the duration as described
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are temporarily closed to recreational
target shooting unless specifically
excepted as described above.
(Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1)
Lauren Brown,
Ashland Field Manager.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Ambler
Mining District Industrial Access Road,
Fairbanks, Alaska
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
Notice of intent to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement.
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and the
Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) intends to prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to consider the effects of
Federal authorizations to construct and
operate a 200+mile long industrial
access road in the southern Brooks
Range foothills of Alaska, terminating at
the Ambler Mining District. By this
notice BLM is announcing the beginning
of the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues.
This notice initiates the publicscoping process for the Supplemental
EIS. The BLM requests that the public
submit comments concerning the scope
of the analysis, potential alternatives,
and identification of relevant
information, and studies by November
4, 2022. To afford the BLM the
opportunity to consider comments in
the Draft Supplemental EIS, please
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ensure your comments are received
prior to the close of the 45-day scoping
period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Proposed Ambler Mining
District Industrial Access Road by any
of the following methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/57323/510.
• Email: BLM_AK_AKSO_
AmblerRoad_Comments@blm.gov.
• Fax: (907) 271–5479.
• Mail: Ambler Road Scoping
Comments, 222 West 7th Avenue, Stop
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/57323/510 and at the BLM
Alaska Public Room, Fairbanks District
Office, 222 University Avenue,
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709; and at the
BLM Alaska Public Information Center,
Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Huber, Planning and
Environmental Specialist, telephone
907–271–3137; address 222 W 7th Ave.
Stop #13, Anchorage, AK 99513; email
whuber@blm.gov. Contact Ms. Huber to
have your name added to our mailing
list. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Huber. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Proposed Ambler Mining District
Industrial Access Road was originally
analyzed in the March 2020 Final EIS
and authorized in a Record of Decision
(ROD) issued in July 2020. Litigation
commenced with suits from multiple
parties in August and October 2020. In
February 2022, the Department of the
Interior requested the U.S. District Court
for Alaska grant voluntary remand,
stating that additional legal analysis had
revealed deficiencies in the BLM’s
analysis of subsistence impacts under
ANILCA Section 810 and consultation
with tribes pursuant to Section 106 of
the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). The Court granted that request
in May 2022, returning the matter to
BLM to correct the identified
deficiencies. The BLM will prepare a
Supplemental EIS to help address the
identified deficiencies, and to ensure
compliance with applicable law,
including NEPA, FLPMA, NHPA, and
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ANILCA. The BLM’s Supplemental EIS
analysis will focus on more thoroughly
assessing the impacts and resources
related to the identified deficiencies to
facilitate integrating its NEPA analysis
with its ongoing ANILCA Section 810
and NHPA Section 106 processes. BLM
is providing this opportunity for
scoping to help determine which
additional impacts and resources should
be more thoroughly assessed.
If the BLM holds any public meetings,
in-person or virtual, during this 45-day
scoping period, specific date(s) and
location(s) of meetings will be
announced in advance on the project
page at https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/57323/510. The
BLM is seeking public comments on
issues, concerns, potential impacts,
alternatives, and mitigation measures
that should be considered in the
analysis. Additional opportunities for
public participation, including at least a
45-day public comment period, will be
provided upon publication of the Draft
Supplemental EIS.
The input of Alaska Native Tribes and
Corporations is of critical importance to
this Supplemental EIS. Therefore, the
BLM will continue to consult with
potentially affected Federally
recognized Tribes on a government-togovernment basis, and with affected
Alaska Native Corporations in
accordance with Executive Order 13175
and Public Law 108–199, Div. H, sec.
161, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by
Public Law 108–447, Div. H, sec. 518,
118 Stat. 3267, as well as other
Department and Bureau policies. The
BLM will hold individual consultation
meetings upon request.
The BLM will also use and coordinate
the NEPA process to help fulfill its
obligations under the National Historic
Preservation Act, including as provided
in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). New 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.
It is important that commenters
provide their comments at such times
and in such manner that they are useful
to the agency’s preparation of the
Supplemental EIS. Therefore, comments
should be provided prior to the close of
the comment period and should clearly
articulate the commenter’s concerns and
contentions. Comments received in
response to this solicitation, including
names and addresses of those who
comment, will be part of the public
record for this proposed action.
Comments submitted anonymously will
be accepted and considered.
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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)
Erika Reed,
Acting Alaska State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAKF00000.L51010000.ER0000.LVRWL22L0980.22X]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Proposed Ambler Mining District Industrial Access
Road, Fairbanks, Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and the Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to consider the effects of Federal authorizations to
construct and operate a 200+mile long industrial access road in the
southern Brooks Range foothills of Alaska, terminating at the Ambler
Mining District. By this notice BLM is announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues.
DATES: This notice initiates the public-scoping process for the
Supplemental EIS. The BLM requests that the public submit comments
concerning the scope of the analysis, potential alternatives, and
identification of relevant information, and studies by November 4,
2022. To afford the BLM the opportunity to consider comments in the
Draft Supplemental EIS, please
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ensure your comments are received prior to the close of the 45-day
scoping period.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Proposed Ambler
Mining District Industrial Access Road by any of the following methods:
Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/57323/510.
Email: [email protected].
Fax: (907) 271-5479.
Mail: Ambler Road Scoping Comments, 222 West 7th Avenue,
Stop #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/57323/510 and at the BLM
Alaska Public Room, Fairbanks District Office, 222 University Avenue,
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709; and at the BLM Alaska Public Information
Center, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Huber, Planning and
Environmental Specialist, telephone 907-271-3137; address 222 W 7th
Ave. Stop #13, Anchorage, AK 99513; email [email protected]. Contact Ms.
Huber to have your name added to our mailing list. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Huber. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed Ambler Mining District
Industrial Access Road was originally analyzed in the March 2020 Final
EIS and authorized in a Record of Decision (ROD) issued in July 2020.
Litigation commenced with suits from multiple parties in August and
October 2020. In February 2022, the Department of the Interior
requested the U.S. District Court for Alaska grant voluntary remand,
stating that additional legal analysis had revealed deficiencies in the
BLM's analysis of subsistence impacts under ANILCA Section 810 and
consultation with tribes pursuant to Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The Court granted that request in May
2022, returning the matter to BLM to correct the identified
deficiencies. The BLM will prepare a Supplemental EIS to help address
the identified deficiencies, and to ensure compliance with applicable
law, including NEPA, FLPMA, NHPA, and ANILCA. The BLM's Supplemental
EIS analysis will focus on more thoroughly assessing the impacts and
resources related to the identified deficiencies to facilitate
integrating its NEPA analysis with its ongoing ANILCA Section 810 and
NHPA Section 106 processes. BLM is providing this opportunity for
scoping to help determine which additional impacts and resources should
be more thoroughly assessed.
If the BLM holds any public meetings, in-person or virtual, during
this 45-day scoping period, specific date(s) and location(s) of
meetings will be announced in advance on the project page at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/57323/510. The BLM is seeking
public comments on issues, concerns, potential impacts, alternatives,
and mitigation measures that should be considered in the analysis.
Additional opportunities for public participation, including at least a
45-day public comment period, will be provided upon publication of the
Draft Supplemental EIS.
The input of Alaska Native Tribes and Corporations is of critical
importance to this Supplemental EIS. Therefore, the BLM will continue
to consult with potentially affected Federally recognized Tribes on a
government-to-government basis, and with affected Alaska Native
Corporations in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and Public Law
108-199, Div. H, sec. 161, 118 Stat. 452, as amended by Public Law 108-
447, Div. H, sec. 518, 118 Stat. 3267, as well as other Department and
Bureau policies. The BLM will hold individual consultation meetings
upon request.
The BLM will also use and coordinate the NEPA process to help
fulfill its obligations under the National Historic Preservation Act,
including as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). New 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.
It is important that commenters provide their comments at such
times and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's
preparation of the Supplemental EIS. Therefore, comments should be
provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly
articulate the commenter's concerns and contentions. Comments received
in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of
those who comment, will be part of the public record for this proposed
action. Comments submitted anonymously will be accepted and considered.
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)
Erika Reed,
Acting Alaska State Director.
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