[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46941-46942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19216]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-610-00-1220-HQ]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Soledad 
Canyon Sand and Gravel Mining Project

SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act 
(NEPA) of 1969 , Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 1505 and 
1506, and BLM Handbook H-1790-1, notice is hereby given that the U.S. 
Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 
prepared the Record of Decision for the Soledad Canyon Sand and Gravel 
mining Project. It is the BLM's decision to approve the Reduced North 
Fines Storage Alternative with additional environmental modifications 
as described in the Final Environmental Impact Statement published by 
BLM on June 2, 2000.
    This decision directs the manner in which the Transit Mixed 
Concrete Company (TMC) is authorized to extract a total of 78 million 
tons of material to produce and sell approximately 56.1 million tons of 
sand and gravel in the Soledad Canyon area of northeastern Los Angeles 
County, California over a 20-year period in conformance with Federal 
contracts issued by BLM to TMC in 1990.
    This decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Land 
Appeals, Office of the Secretary within 30 days from the date of this 
notice, in accordance with the regulations at Title 43 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations Part 4. For more information, contact BLM's Palm 
Springs-South Coast Field Office at the address and phone number listed 
below.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision is online at 
www.ca.blm.gov. Printed copies can also be obtained from the BLM in 
Palm Springs by calling (760) 251-4810 or by writing to the Bureau of 
Land Management, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet, 
North Palm Springs, CA 92258, Attn: Elena Misquez.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doran Sanchez at (909) 697-5220, BLM 
California Desert District External Affairs.

    Dated: July 25, 2000.
Tim Salt,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 00-19216 Filed 7-31-00; 8:45 am]
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