[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9483-9484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5601]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV-010-1990-01]


Notice of Availability for the Bootstrap Project Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Comment Period and Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act, 40 CFR 1500-1508 and 43 CFR 3809, notice is given that the 
Bureau of Land Management has prepared, with the assistance of a third-
party consultant, a Draft EIS on Newmont's proposed Bootstrap Project 
in northeastern Nevada, and has made copies of the document available 
for public review.
    The Draft EIS analyzes the potential environmental impacts that 
could result from the opening of a new open-pit mine and the reopening 
of an existing open-pit mine on the northern end of the Carlin Trend in 
northeastern Nevada.

DATES: Written comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted until close 
of business on April 29, 1996. A public meeting for oral and written 
comments is scheduled to be held: March 26, 1996 in Elko, Nevada, at 
the Bureau of Land Management Office, 3900 E. Idaho St.; 7:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Draft EIS should be addressed to: 
Bureau of Land Management, Elko District Office, Attn: Deb McFarlane, 
EIS Coordinator, 3900 E. Idaho St., Elko, NV 89801.
    The Draft EIS is available for inspection at the following 
locations: Bureau of Land Management State Office (Reno), Bureau of 
Land Management Elko District Office, Carson City and Elko County 
libraries, the University of Nevada libraries in Reno and Las Vegas, 
and the Great Basin College library in Elko.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, write to 
the above address or call Deb McFarlane at (702) 753-0200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Newmont proposes to reopen the Bootstrap 
open-pit mine and to open the Tara open-pit mine. The two mines and 
associated facilities would disturb approximately 1,271 acres of land, 
including 886 acres of public land. Both proposed pits are close enough 
to existing dewatering operations that no dewatering is required for 
the project.
    A copy of the Draft EIS has been sent to all individuals, agencies, 
and groups who have expressed interest in the project or as mandated by 
regulation or policy. A limited number of copies are available upon 
request from the Bureau of Land Management at the address listed above. 
Public participation has occurred during the EIS process. A Notice of 
Intent was filed in the Federal Register in December 1994 and an open 
scoping period was held for 30 days. Two public scoping meetings to 
solicit comments and ideas were held in December 1994. All comments 
presented to the Bureau of Land Management throughout the EIS process 
have been considered.

    Dated: February 28, 1996.
Helen Hankins,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-5601 Filed 3-7-96; 8:45 am]
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