[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53027-53028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22275]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for 
the proposed Moapa Paiute Power Generating Station and Associated 
Facilities, Moapa Indian Reservation, Clark County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period and additional 
public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the closing date of the 
public comment period on the scope and implementation of an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Moapa Paiute 
Power Generating Station and Associated Facilities (previously referred 
to as the Crystal Power Generating Station * * * .) announced in the 
Federal Register on Wednesday, July 19, 2000, (FR 44806-44807) has been 
extended from August 18, 2000, to October 1, 2000. In addition, two 
more public scoping meetings will be held on the content of the EIS. 
The Bureau of Indian Affairs also wishes to announce that the Bureau of 
Land Management will be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the 
EIS. All other information in the earlier notice remains the same.

DATES: Comments on the scope and implementation of this proposal must 
arrive by October 1, 2000. The public scoping meetings will be held on 
September 19, 2000, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and September 20, 
2000, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to either (1) 
Amy L. Heuslein, Regional Environmental Protection Officer, Western 
Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Environmental Quality 
Services, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 85001, Telephone (602) 379-6750 
or Telefax (602) 379-3833, or (2) Deborah Hamlin, Realty Specialist, 
Southern Paiute Field Station, P.O. Box 720, St. George, Utah 84771, 
Telephone (435) 674-9720 or Telefax (435) 674-9714.
    The September 19, 2000, public scoping meeting will be held at the 
Tribal Hall, Number 1 Lincoln Street, Moapa Indian Reservation, Moapa, 
Nevada. The September 20, 2000, public scoping meeting will be held in 
the First Floor Conference Room of the North Las Vegas Airport, 2730 
Airport Drive, North Las Vegas, NV 89032.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy L Heuslein, (602) 379-6750 or 
Deborah Hamlin, (435) 674-9720.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to Section 
1503.1 of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR, 
Parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
437 et seq.) Department of the Interior Manual (510 DM1-7) and is in 
the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs by 209 DM 8.

Public Comment Solicitation

    Interested persons may submit written comments regarding the scope 
and implementation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
proposed Moapa Paiute Power Generating Station and Associated 
Facilities to the location identified in the ADDRESSES section of this 
document. You may also comment via the Internet to [email protected] 
or [email protected]. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII 
file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. If you do not receive confirmation from the system that 
your message was received, contact us directly at (602) 379-6750 or 
(435) 674-9720, respectively.
    Comments, including the names and home addresses of respondents 
will be available for public review at the above addresses during 
regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 
except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If 
you wish us to withhold your name and/or your address from public 
review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you 
must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. 
Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. We will 
not, however, consider anonymous comments. All submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals representing 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

    Dated: August 25, 2000.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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