[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10974]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-920-1990-NJ]


Notice of Availability of the Programmatic Environmental 
Assessment for Selected Actions Taken for Mining Claim Use and 
Occupancy in Nevada, and the 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 mill site occupancies. This EA describes and 
analyzes the proposed action, consisting of six typical occupancy 
scenarios, and the no occupancy option. The actions analyzed in this EA 
involve operations that disturb 5 acres or less. This notice is 
intended to inform the public of the analysis of impacts presented in 
the EA and the performance measures developed for the proposed action.

DATES: Copies of the EA and the Finding of No Significant Impact 
(FONSI) will be provided to any person or agency, or to other 
interested parties, upon written request.

ADDRESSES: Send requests for the EA to: Bureau of Land Management, 
Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Gibson, Geologist, Nevada State 
Office. Telephone: (775) 861-6564.

Robert V. Abbey,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 00-10974 Filed 5-2-00; 8:45 am]
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