[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8313]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-060-05-3800-006, UTU-72499]


Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for SUMMO USA 
Corporation; Lisbon Valley Open Pit Copper Mine in San Juan County, 
Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the record of decision prepared for 
SUMMO USA Corporation's Lisbon Valley Open Pit Copper Mine in San Juan 
County, Utah.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 202 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared, 
under third party contract, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 
Moab District Office. The EIS was prepared to analyze impacts and 
alternatives for SUMMO USA Corporation's proposed Lisbon Valley Open 
Pit Copper Mine and Heap Leaching Operation. The proposed project would 
occur on 1103 acres of federal, state, and private lands located in San 
Juan County, Utah. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed by the Utah 
BLM State Director on March 26, 1997, approving the proposed project 
and incorporating mitigating modifications analyzed under the 
alternatives
    Copies of the ROD can be obtained from the Moab District Office at 
82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah, or by calling (801) 259-6111 and 
requesting a copy of the document. Additionally, a copy of the ROD will 
be mailed to individuals, agencies or companies that commented during 
the scoping process, or on the Draft and Final EIS.

DATES: Parties adversely affected by the Record of Decision have 30 
days, from the date of publication of this notice, to file a Notice of 
Appeal in the office which issued this decision (43 CFR 4.411 and 
4.413). The decision to approve the mining operation is in full force 
and effect, effective on the date of this publication of the Notice of 
Availability of the Record of Decision. A petition for a stay of the 
decision must be filed in accordance with the above cited regulations.

ADDRESSES: A notice of Appeal should be addressed to: Bill Lamb, Utah 
State Director, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, 324 South 
State Street, Room 301, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lyn Jackson, Project Coordinator, Moab District Office, Bureau of Land 
Management, 82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532, (801) 259-6111.

    Dated: March 26, 1997.
Brad Palmer,
Acting District Manager, Moab District.
[FR Doc. 97-8313 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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