Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for P4 Production LLC's Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and Reclamation Plan Project, Caribou County, Idaho, 104203-104204 [2024-30346]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2024 / Notices effectiveness and adapt subsequent implementation actions and will also provide an opportunity for additional coordination with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) prior to fuel break construction along lesstraveled roads. During the first phase, the BLM will focus on well-traveled routes in order to further enhance the knowledge base on successful treatment timing and techniques, ecological impacts of treatments, and adaptive management responses. Treatments and methods in Oregon will be the same as those identified and analyzed in the FEIS. Up to four new mineral material sites will be developed as the first phase of fuel break development is nearing completion. All practicable means to avoid or minimize environmental harm from the Project that were analyzed in the FEIS have been adopted in this decision and are included as appendices. Design features provide implementation timing restrictions and other protections to minimize impacts to wildlife. These features include buffers for sensitive plant occurrences from non-native seeded species, mechanical treatment avoidance buffers to protect riparian resources, and treatment buffers no more than 200 feet from either side of centerline along roads to conform to the 2024 Southeastern Oregon Resource Management Plan Amendment, which established 250-foot setbacks for Wilderness Study Areas. The Project includes a robust monitoring and adaptive management plan to manage invasive annual species and noxious weeds within fuel breaks, collect ecological trend data to provide information on the ecological effects of vegetative treatments, and outline appropriate management responses. The Project also includes management direction and required design features from the 2015 Oregon Greater Sagegrouse Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment, as described in Appendix 3 to the ROD. A programmatic agreement (Appendix 4 to the ROD) describes how BLM will meet its responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and avoid or minimize adverse impacts to cultural resources during Project implementation and maintenance. There have been no changes made to the selected alternative between the publication of the FEIS and the ROD. The Department of the Interior has approved the BLM’s decision. Approval of the Record of Decision therefore constitutes the final decision of the Department of the Interior and is not VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 265001 subject to appeal under Departmental regulations at 43 CFR part 4. Barry R. Bushue, BLM Oregon/Washington State Director. [FR Doc. 2024–30357 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–24–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [PO4820000251] Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for P4 Production LLC’s (P4) Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and Reclamation Plan Project (Project) in Caribou County, Idaho. DATES: To afford the BLM the opportunity to consider comments in the Draft EIS, please ensure that the BLM receives your comments within 45 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS in the Federal Register. The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays. ADDRESSES: The draft EIS and associated documents are available for review on the BLM project website at https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2026858/510. Written comments related to the Project may be submitted by any of the following methods: • BLM’s National NEPA Register (ePlanning) at: https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2026858/510. • Email: BLM_ID_ CaldwellRevisedMRP_EIS@blm.gov. • Mail: Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine EIS, C/O Stantec Consulting Services Inc., 2890 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT 84121. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Myers, project lead, at telephone (208) 559–3662; address 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, ID 83204; or email SUMMARY: Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 bmyers@blm.gov. 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 Mr. Myers. 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: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for P4 Production LLC’s Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and Reclamation Plan Project, Caribou County, Idaho PO 00000 104203 Sfmt 4703 Purpose and Need The purpose of the EIS is to evaluate and respond to the Revised Mine and Reclamation Plan (RMRP) submitted for the recovery of phosphate ore contained within Federal phosphate leases IDI–02, IDI–014080, and IDI–013738, and to modify leases, in accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. The need for the Project is to develop the phosphate ore resource in accordance with established requirements (including, but not limited to, applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, lease terms, and land use plans) using an economically viable method, and to allow P4 the ability to exercise its right under the Mineral Leasing Act to develop the leases. Proposed Action P4’s application proposes mining of existing Federal phosphate leases IDI– 02, IDI–014080, and IDI–013738, and State of Idaho Mineral Lease E07959, by constructing two open pits, partially backfilling the inactive Dry Valley Mine South Extension Panel D pit with initial overburden materials, constructing haul and access roads, installing various utility lines, and constructing water management features, monitoring wells, shop and office facilities, while implementing environmental protection measures and reclamation. Portions of the two open pits, the North and South Pits, would extend beyond the existing Federal and State lease boundaries. To accommodate those portions of the pits that extend outside the current Federal and State leases, P4 proposes expanding their leases in accordance with 43 CFR Subpart 3510. Operations would be conducted over an estimated 40-year period and would occur on public lands administered by the BLM, on National Forest System lands, on lands administered by the Idaho Department of Lands, and on private lands. Total disturbance for the Project would be approximately 1,832 acres, with approximately 418 acres of E:\FR\FM\20DEN1.SGM 20DEN1 104204 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 245 / Friday, December 20, 2024 / Notices disturbance having already occurred under previous approvals. The RMRP includes designs to reduce environmental impacts and to reclaim proposed disturbance. To ensure water quality requirements are met, reclamation includes a combination of earthen and synthetic reclamation cover systems. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Additional Alternatives In addition to the Proposed Action, three action alternatives and the No Action Alternative are fully analyzed in the Draft EIS. Under Alternative 1, disturbance to public lands would be minimized by aligning the Dry Valley Area Haul Road/Access Road/Utility Corridor to avoid public lands and by not approving a Phosphate Use Permit associated with the Caldwell Canyon Service Road. Alternative 2 considers and analyzes impacts associated with not issuing the Federal lease modifications proposed by P4. Alternative 3 excludes any new disturbance and mining-related activities within designated Greater Sage-Grouse habitat to minimize impacts. The draft EIS identifies the Proposed Action as the Agency Preferred Alternative. Public Involvement Process The BLM will hold one virtual public meeting. The specific date of this meeting will be announced in advance through BLM’s National NEPA Register (ePlanning) website https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2026858/510. Information on how to register for the online meeting will be posted on the above website. The BLM will continue to consult with Indian Tribal Nations on a government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Agencies will give due consideration to Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian Trust Assets and treaty rights, and potential impacts to cultural resources. The purpose of public review of the Draft EIS is to provide an opportunity for meaningful collaborative public engagement and for the public to provide substantive comments, such as identification of factual errors, data gaps, relevant methods, or scientific studies. The BLM will respond to substantive comments by making appropriate revisions to the EIS or explaining why a comment did not warrant a change. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:12 Dec 19, 2024 Jkt 265001 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) Peter Ditton, Acting State Director. [FR Doc. 2024–30346 Filed 12–19–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–21–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Mobile Electronic Devices, DN 3793; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. SUMMARY: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The public version of the complaint can be accessed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at United States International Trade Commission (USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of Maxell, Ltd. on December 17, 2024. The complaint alleges violations of section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain mobile electronic devices. The complaint names as respondents: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of South Korea and Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, NJ. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondents’ alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Proposed respondents, other interested parties, members of the public, and interested government agencies are invited to file comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should address whether issuance of the relief specifically requested by the complainant in this investigation would affect the public health and welfare in the United States, competitive conditions in the United States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers. Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the E:\FR\FM\20DEN1.SGM 20DEN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 245 (Friday, December 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104203-104204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30346]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[PO4820000251]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for P4 Production LLC's Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and 
Reclamation Plan Project, Caribou County, Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
announces the availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for P4 Production LLC's (P4) Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine and 
Reclamation Plan Project (Project) in Caribou County, Idaho.

DATES: To afford the BLM the opportunity to consider comments in the 
Draft EIS, please ensure that the BLM receives your comments within 45 
days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the draft EIS in the 
Federal Register. The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays.

ADDRESSES: The draft EIS and associated documents are available for 
review on the BLM project website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2026858/510.
    Written comments related to the Project may be submitted by any of 
the following methods:
     BLM's National NEPA Register (ePlanning) at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2026858/510.
     Email: [email protected].
     Mail: Caldwell Canyon Revised Mine EIS, C/O Stantec 
Consulting Services Inc., 2890 East Cottonwood Parkway, Suite 300, Salt 
Lake City, UT 84121.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Myers, project lead, at 
telephone (208) 559-3662; address 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, ID 
83204; or email [email protected]. 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 Mr. Myers. 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:

Purpose and Need

    The purpose of the EIS is to evaluate and respond to the Revised 
Mine and Reclamation Plan (RMRP) submitted for the recovery of 
phosphate ore contained within Federal phosphate leases IDI-02, IDI-
014080, and IDI-013738, and to modify leases, in accordance with the 
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended.
    The need for the Project is to develop the phosphate ore resource 
in accordance with established requirements (including, but not limited 
to, applicable Federal and State laws and regulations, lease terms, and 
land use plans) using an economically viable method, and to allow P4 
the ability to exercise its right under the Mineral Leasing Act to 
develop the leases.

Proposed Action

    P4's application proposes mining of existing Federal phosphate 
leases IDI-02, IDI-014080, and IDI-013738, and State of Idaho Mineral 
Lease E07959, by constructing two open pits, partially backfilling the 
inactive Dry Valley Mine South Extension Panel D pit with initial 
overburden materials, constructing haul and access roads, installing 
various utility lines, and constructing water management features, 
monitoring wells, shop and office facilities, while implementing 
environmental protection measures and reclamation.
    Portions of the two open pits, the North and South Pits, would 
extend beyond the existing Federal and State lease boundaries. To 
accommodate those portions of the pits that extend outside the current 
Federal and State leases, P4 proposes expanding their leases in 
accordance with 43 CFR Subpart 3510. Operations would be conducted over 
an estimated 40-year period and would occur on public lands 
administered by the BLM, on National Forest System lands, on lands 
administered by the Idaho Department of Lands, and on private lands.
    Total disturbance for the Project would be approximately 1,832 
acres, with approximately 418 acres of

[[Page 104204]]

disturbance having already occurred under previous approvals. The RMRP 
includes designs to reduce environmental impacts and to reclaim 
proposed disturbance. To ensure water quality requirements are met, 
reclamation includes a combination of earthen and synthetic reclamation 
cover systems.

Additional Alternatives

    In addition to the Proposed Action, three action alternatives and 
the No Action Alternative are fully analyzed in the Draft EIS. Under 
Alternative 1, disturbance to public lands would be minimized by 
aligning the Dry Valley Area Haul Road/Access Road/Utility Corridor to 
avoid public lands and by not approving a Phosphate Use Permit 
associated with the Caldwell Canyon Service Road. Alternative 2 
considers and analyzes impacts associated with not issuing the Federal 
lease modifications proposed by P4. Alternative 3 excludes any new 
disturbance and mining-related activities within designated Greater 
Sage-Grouse habitat to minimize impacts. The draft EIS identifies the 
Proposed Action as the Agency Preferred Alternative.

Public Involvement Process

    The BLM will hold one virtual public meeting. The specific date of 
this meeting will be announced in advance through BLM's National NEPA 
Register (ePlanning) website https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2026858/510. Information on how to register for the online 
meeting will be posted on the above website.
    The BLM will continue to consult with Indian Tribal Nations on a 
government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 
and other policies. Agencies will give due consideration to Tribal 
concerns, including impacts on Indian Trust Assets and treaty rights, 
and potential impacts to cultural resources.
    The purpose of public review of the Draft EIS is to provide an 
opportunity for meaningful collaborative public engagement and for the 
public to provide substantive comments, such as identification of 
factual errors, data gaps, relevant methods, or scientific studies. The 
BLM will respond to substantive comments by making appropriate 
revisions to the EIS or explaining why a comment did not warrant a 
change.
    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)

Peter Ditton,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-30346 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331-21-P

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.