[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 26 (Friday, February 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 5838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2928]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-130-1990-01; GP7-0085]


Notice of Availability of the Crown Jewel Mine Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Spokane District.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Crown Jewel Mine Record of 
Decision (ROD).

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SUMMARY: On January 14, 1997, Spokane District Manager, Joseph Buesing, 
made a decision to select Alternative B as presented in the Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Crown Jewel Mine, 
including the reclamation, mitigation, monitoring and performance 
security measures described in the Final EIS. Alternative B will allow 
Battle Mountain Gold Company and Crown Resources Corporation to 
develop, construct, operate, close and reclaim a surface mining and 
milling operation for gold and silver recovery and production on 
Buckhorn Mountain. Portions of the project are located on lands managed 
by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Wenatchee Resource Area Office. 
Seven alternatives were considered in detail. Six of these were action 
alternatives which evaluated a wide range of component options.
    Copies of the Crown Jewel Mine Final EIS and accompanying Record of 
Decision (ROD) will be available for review at each Public Library in 
the following cities in the State of Washington: Brewster, Chelan, 
Colville, Grand Coulee, Omak, Oroville, Republic, Seattle (Government 
Publications Dept.), Spokane, Tonasket, Twisp, Wenatchee and Winthrop. 
U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Office locations in Washington State where 
copies of the final EIS are available for review include the USFS 
Okanogan National Forest Supervisors Office in Okanogan and Tonasket 
Ranger District in Tonasket. The following State of Washington 
Department of Ecology Offices also have copies of the final EIS and 
ROD; they include, Headquarters Office in Lacey, Central Regional 
Office in Yakima, and Eastern Regional Office in Spokane. Public 
reading copies will also be available for review at the following BLM 
locations:

Oregon State Office, Public Room, 1515 S.W. Avenue, Portland, Oregon 
97201
Spokane District Office, 1103 N. Fancher, Spokane, Washington 99212-
1275
Wenatchee Resource Area Office, 915 Walla Walla Avenue, Wenatchee, 
Washington, 98801-1521.

DATES: The Decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Appeals 
within 30 days from the publication of this notice of availability of 
the Crown Jewel Mine Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final EIS in the 
Federal Register. The appeal procedures is set forth in the Record of 
Decision.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brent Cunderla, Bureau of Land Management Wenatchee Resource Area 
Office, 915 Walla Walla Avenue, Wenatchee, Washington 98801; (509) 665-
2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Only those actions pertaining to the public 
lands administered by the BLM and subject to BLM jurisdiction may be 
appealed under BLM administrative appeal rights.
    The decision affecting BLM administered lands will be in full force 
and effect as of the signature date of the Record of Decision and will 
remain in effect during any appeal unless a written request for a stay 
is granted pursuant to 43 CFR 4.21. The full force and effect 
provisions only apply to the approval of the Selected Alternative and 
do not pertain to initiating actions under a Plan of Operations.
    The Proponent is required to prepare a revised Plan of Operations 
and financial guarantee estimate that fully incorporates all of the 
requirements of the Record of Decision, obtain BLM approval of those 
documents, and post acceptable financial guarantees prior to commencing 
operations. BLM approval of the Plan of Operations and financial 
guarantee will be addressed in a separate appealable decision.

    Dated January 31, 1997.
Joseph K. Buesing,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-2928 Filed 2-6-97; 8:45 am]
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