[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 92 (Monday, May 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32058-32059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11869]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-060-1990]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to 
Analyze the Proposed Pediment Plan of Operations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

Cooperating Agencies: Nevada Division of Wildlife.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
to analyze the Proposed Pediment Project Plan of Operations for Cortez 
Gold Mines and notice of public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 40 Code of Federal Regulations 1500-1508 
Council on

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Environmental Quality Regulations, and 43 Code of Federal Regulations 
3809, the Bureau of Land Management's Battle Mountain Field Office will 
be directing the preparation of a third-party Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) to analyze a proposed new open pit, heap leach 
facility, and ancillary facilities. The project will involve public and 
private lands in Lander County, Nevada.

DATES: Written comments must be post-marked or otherwise delivered by 
4:30 p.m. on June 24, 2002. Comments may also be presented at public 
meetings to be held:
    June 5, 2002 (7-9 p.m.), Community Center in Crescent Valley, NV
    June 6, 2002 (7-9 p.m.) BLM Battle Mountain Field Office, Battle 
Mountain, NV

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Bureau of Land 
Management, Battle Mountain Field Office, Attention: Pam Jarnecke, 50 
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jarnecke, Battle Mountain BLM, at 
(775) 635-4144.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of these meetings is to identify 
potentially significant issues to be addressed in the EIS, to determine 
the scope of issues to be addressed, to identify viable alternatives, 
and to encourage public participation in the NEPA process. Additional 
briefings will be considered, as appropriate.
    Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will 
be available for public review at the Battle Mountain Field Office 
located in Battle Mountain, Nevada, during regular business hours, and 
may be published as part of the EIS. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street 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. 
All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their 
entirety.
    Cortez Gold Mines has submitted a proposal to develop a mining 
facility approximately 40 miles south of Beowawe in Lander County, 
Nevada. The proposed mining development would involve 1,766 acres of 
disturbance including a new open pit, a new heap leach facility, new 
waste rock dumps, widening a portion of the Horse Canyon haul road to 
150 feet, and relocation of a portion of the county road that is within 
the project area.

Gerald M. Smith,
Field Manager, Battle Mountain Field Office.
[FR Doc. 02-11869 Filed 5-10-02; 8:45 am]
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