[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35079-35080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14931]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Arturo Mine Project, Elko County, NV
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
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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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tuscarora
Field Office, Elko, Nevada intends to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the proposed Arturo Mine Project (Project) and by
this notice 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 EIS.
Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until July 21, 2010. The
date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at
least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers and the
following BLM Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/elko_field_office.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments
must be received prior to the close of the scoping period or 15 days
after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide
additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Arturo Mine Project
by any of the following methods:
Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/elko_field_office.html
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: (775) 753-0255.
Mail: BLM Tuscarora Field Office, Attn. John Daniel, 3900
Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada 89801.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the
Tuscarora Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list, contact John Daniel, Project Lead,
telephone: (775) 753-0277; address: 3900 Idaho St, Elko, Nevada 89801;
E-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. (Barrick)
proposes to develop and expand the Dee Gold Mine, which is an existing
open pit gold mine currently in a closure and reclamation status.
Included in the proposal is the expansion of the existing open pit,
construction of two new waste rock disposal storage facilities,
construction of a new heap leach facility, construction of new support
facilities (office, substation and associated power transmission lines,
water wells, water distribution and sewer systems, landfill, mined
material stockpile, communications site,
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stormwater control features, haul roads, and an access road), and
continued surface exploration. Mill grade mined material will be
processed at Barrick's Betze Mine Project located 8 miles south-
southeast of the Project. Mined material will be transported using
highway approved haul trucks. Dewatering is not proposed for this
project. The Project would create approximately 2,347 acres of surface
disturbance on public lands administered by the BLM. The project life
is approximately 11 years. The Project is located approximately 45
miles northwest of Elko, Nevada in Elko County.
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.
The Draft EIS will address impacts to transportation, public safety,
cultural resources, recreational opportunities, wildlife, threatened
and endangered species, visual resources, air quality, wilderness
characteristics, and other relevant issues. At present, the BLM has
identified the following preliminary issues: grazing, wildlife, Native
American concerns, cultural resources, and water resources.
The BLM will use and coordinate the NEPA comment process to satisfy
the requirements for public involvement under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470(f)) as provided for
in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal consultations will be
conducted in accordance with policy, and tribal concerns will be given
due consideration, including impacts on Indian trust assets. Federal,
state, and local agencies, along with other stakeholders that may be
interested or affected by the BLM's decision on this project are
invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may
request or be requested by the BLM to participate as a cooperating
agency. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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 1501.7.
Kenneth E. Miller,
Manager, Elko District Office.
[FR Doc. 2010-14931 Filed 6-18-10; 8:45 am]
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