[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 30954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11443]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-010-1990-EX]


Record of Decision; South Operations Area Project Amendment, 
Eureka Co., NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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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), 
Elko Field Office. The EIS was prepared to analyze impacts and 
alternatives for Newmont Mining Corporation's proposed South Operations 
Area Project Amendment. The proposed project expansion would result in 
disturbance of an additional 1392 acres of federal and private lands 
located in Eureka County, Nevada. The Final EIS was released for public 
review April 26, 2002. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed by the 
Elko Field Office Manager May 31, 2002, approving the proposed project 
and incorporating mitigating modifications analyzed under the proposed 
action.
    Copies of the ROD can be obtained from the Elko Field Office at 
3900 Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada, or by calling (775) 753-0200 and 
requesting a copy of the document. It may also be downloaded from the 
Elko Field office internet site at www.nv.blm.gov/elko. 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.

EFFECTIVE 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 signing 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 copy of the Record of Decision can be obtained from: 
Bureau of Land Management, Elko Field Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, 
Nevada 89801. A notice of Appeal should be addressed to: Bureau of Land 
Management, Elko Field Office, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, NV 89801, and a 
copy to: Office of the Regional Solicitor, Salt Lake City Federal 
Building, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roger Congdon, Project Coordinator, 
Elko Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, 3900 Idaho Street, Elko, 
Nevada 89801, (775) 753-0200.

Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 02-11443 Filed 5-7-02; 8:45 am]
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