[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 221 (Thursday, November 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-28372]


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[Federal Register: November 17, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 

Crown Jewel Mine, Okanogan National Forest, Okanogan County, WA

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revision of notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement.

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SUMMARY: On March 2, 1992, the USDA, Forest Service and the Washington 
State Department of Ecology, as joint lead agencies, issued a notice of 
intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a 
proposal to develop a mine for precious mineral extraction on Buckhorn 
Mountain in the Federal Register (57 FR 7362). On April 15, 1993, and 
March 11, 1994 the USDA, Forest Service and the Washington State 
Department of Ecology, as joint lead agencies, issued revisions to the 
notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) in the Federal Register (58 FR 19646 and 59 FR 11576). The 
purpose of this revised notice of intent is to inform the interested 
publics, of a revised release date for the draft and final EIS. The 
draft environmental impact statement (EIS) is expected to be completed 
and available for public review in March, 1995. The final EIS is 
expected to be available in September, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phil Christy, 1 West Winesap, Tonasket Ranger District, Tonasket, 
Washington 98855; phone 486-2186.

    Dated: November 3, 1994.
David Hood,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 94-28372 Filed 11-16-94; 8:45 am]
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