[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 144 (Friday, July 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 48942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-18186]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-010-1990-EX]


Final Environmental Impact Statement; Leeville Project, Eureka 
Co., NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, notice is given that the Elko Field Office of the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared, by third party 
contractor, a Final Environmental Impact Statement on Newmont Mining 
Corporation's Leeville Project, located in Eureka County, Nevada.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The Final Environmental Impact Statement will be 
distributed and made available to the public on July 26, 2002. The 
period of availability for public review for the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement ends August 26, 2002. At that time a Record of 
Decision will be issued regarding the Proposed Action.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Final Environmental Impact Statement can be 
obtained from: Bureau of Land Management, Elko Field Office, 3900 Idaho 
Street, Elko, Nevada 89801. The Final Environmental Impact Statement 
may also be downloaded from the Elko Field Office Internet site at 
http://www.nv.blm.gov/elko.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah McFarlane, Project Manager, at 
the above Elko Field Office address or telephone (775) 753-0200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposed action is to develop and operate an 
underground mine and ancillary facilities, including dewatering. An 
abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement has been produced. The 
abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement contains copies of 
substantive comments received on the draft EIS, responses to those 
comments, and an errata section with specific modifications and 
corrections to the draft in response to the comments. Alternatives 
analyzed include the Proposed Action, No Action, (A) Eliminate Canal 
Portion of Water Discharge Pipeline System, (B) Backfill Shafts, and 
(C) Relocation of the Waste Rock Disposal Facility and Refractory Ore 
Stockpile. The Bureau of Land Management's preferred alternative is to 
implement A, B, and C.

Robert V. Abbey,
State Director, Nevada.
[FR Doc. 02-18186 Filed 7-25-02; 8:45 am]
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