[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14000-14001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6331]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-050-05; 1790-00]
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and/or
Environmental Impact Statement for the La Paz County Regional Landfill
Expansion Project, Yuma District, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and/or
Environmental Impact Statement for the La Paz County Regional Landfill
Expansion Project.
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SUMMARY: The Yuma District's Havasu Resource Area Office is preparing
an Environmental Assessment and/or Environmental Impact Statement for
the expansion of the La Paz County Regional Landfill, and the
construction of a railroad drill track (spur) and haul road. The
landfill is located near the intersection of Arizona State Highways 72
and 95, approximately 15 miles southeast of Parker, Arizona. La Paz
County has submitted an application for 6.3 miles of right-of-way
across public lands pursuant to the Federal Land Policy Management Act
of 1976, and a request for the sale of 480 acres of public land
pursuant to the Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 1926, as amended.
The Bureau of Land Management has responsibility for the environmental
review of the right-of-way and land sale application pursuant
[[Page 14001]] to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
Preparation of appropriate NEPA documentation will follow Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural
provisions of NEPA, pertinent guidance contained in the Department of
Interior Manual on Environmental Quality (DM 516), and the BLM NEPA
Handbook (H-1790-1).
La Paz County proposes the expansion of an existing 160-acre
landfill, with an additional 480 acres, and the construction of 6.3
miles of drill track and/or haul road to service the facility.
Construction of the drill track will require a Clean Water Act (CWA)
Section 404 Nationwide Permit for the crossing of Bouse Wash.
Implementation of the proposed project will provide regional, long-term
waste disposal capacity.
The Environmental Assessment and/or Environmental Impact Statement
will be developed by a third party contractor who has been approved by
the Bureau of Land Management. The contractor will use an
interdisciplinary team to develop the document. The Bureau of Land
Management will retain overall responsibility for preparation and
review of the document.
Complete records of all phases of the environmental documentation
process will be available for public review at the Bureau of Land
Management, Havasu Resource Area Office, 3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake
Havasu City, Arizona.
The public is invited to participate in the NEPA process beginning
with scoping and the identification of issues in April 1995.
DATES: Public Scoping Meetings to identify issues will be held as
follows: Wednesday, April 5, 1995 (1-3 pm), Quartzsite Town Hall
Complex, Public Library Meeting Room, 465 North Plymouth Avenue, 465
North Plymouth Avenue, Quartzsite, Arizona; telephone (602) 927-6593;
and Wednesday, April 5, 1995 (6-8 pm), La Paz County Board of
Supervisor's Meeting Room, 1112 Joshua Avenue, Parker, Arizona;
telephone (602) 669-6138.
The comment period for this Notice of Intent ends April 14, 1995.
COMMENTS/FURTHER INFORMATION: Send comments and/or requests for further
information to: Bureau of Land Management, Havasu Resource Area,
Attention: Joe Liebhauser, 3189 Sweetwater Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86403. Telephone: (602) 855-9017.
Dated: March 7, 1995.
Don Applegate,
Nonrenewable Resource Advisor/Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 95-6331 Filed 3-14-95; 8:45 am]
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