[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22610]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AZ-933-1990-00]


Notice of Availability of the Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment for Selected Actions Taken for Mining Claim Use and 
Occupancy in Arizona, and the Preliminary Finding of No Significant 
Impact

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA), and Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws regulations 
(43 CFR 3715), the Bureau of Land Management has prepared an 
environmental assessment (EA) that evaluates the impacts of typical 
mining claim and/or millsite occupancies. This EA describes and 
analyzes the proposed action, consisting of seven typical occupancy 
scenarios, and the no action option. The actions analyzed in this EA 
involve operations that disturb 5 acres or less. This notice is 
intended to invite the public to comment on the analysis of impacts 
presented in the EA and the performance measures developed for the 
proposed action.

DATES: Written comments will be accepted on or before September 29, 
1997. Any comments received by the close of the comment period will be 
evaluated and those letters that identify issues, where clarification 
or discussion is required, will be addressed in the final EA. Copies of 
the EA and the preliminary Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) 
will be provided to any person or agency commenting, or to other 
interested parties, upon written request.
    Comments on the EA and FONSI should be sent to the Arizona State 
Office at the address listed below.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on the EA to: Bureau of Land Management, 
Arizona State Office, AZ-933, 222 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 
85004-2203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ralph Costa, Mining Engineer, Arizona 
State Office. Telephone: (602) 417-9349.

    Dated: August 20, 1997.
Denise P. Meridith,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 97-22610 Filed 8-27-97; 8:45 am]
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