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[FR Doc No: 94-20212]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-060-5440-10 B021]

 

Availability of Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental 
Impact Statement for Rail-Cycle Bolo Station Landfill, San Bernardino 
County

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a joint final Environmental Impact 
Report/Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) has been prepared by the Bureau of 
Land Management and the County of San Bernardino for the proposed Bolo 
Station Class III landfill. The proposed Federal action comprises a 
land exchange involving 2.5 sections of public land, 2 rights-of-ways 
for access and utilities, and a plan amendment to the California Desert 
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted if received on or before 
September 12, 1994, and comments received after that date may not be 
considered in the Record of Decision. The address for written comments 
is given below.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District 
Office, Attn: Rail-Cycle, 6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside, CA 92507.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Romoli, (909) 697-5237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed land exchange involves 2.5 
sections of public land of which 1.5 sections are designated Multiple 
Use Class L (Limited Use) under the CDCA Plan. The proposed use as 
landfill is not consistent with the guidelines for Class L, and the 
proposed amendment would designate the 1.5 sections as Class M 
(Moderate Use). The guidelines for Class M allow disposal of public 
lands for potential landfill purposes. The proposed 3 sections of 
private land to be acquired contain tortoise habitat, including 
critical habitat, recreational value and land in the proposed East 
Mojave National Park.
    The proposed landfill site is located between Amboy and Cadiz, 
south of Highway 66 and about 35 miles northeast of the City of 
Twentynine Palms. The proposed landfill consists of 4800 acres of which 
2100 acres would be used for the landfill. Solid waste would be sorted 
and processed for recyclables at a Materials Recovery Facility in 
Southern California. The residue would be packed into containers and 
transported by train to the Bolo Station site. At full operation, 
approximately 21,000 tons per day of solid waste would be transported, 
and the facility would be operated between 60-years and 100-years.
    Besides the proposed action, two alternatives and a no-action 
alternative are analyzed. The EIR/EIS analyzes the affects of the 
proposed action on such environmental issues as ground water, air 
quality, geology, visual resources and wildlife among other resources. 
Copies of the Final EIR/EIS are located in the California Desert 
District Office, Riverside, California and in the Needles Resource Area 
Office, 101 W. Spikes Rd., Needles, CA.

    Dated: August 8, 1994.
Henri R. Bisson,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-20212 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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