[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27297]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-1990-EX]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Golden Sunlight Mine, Jefferson County, 
Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA) a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 
has been prepared for the Golden Sunlight Mine administered by the 
Bureau of Land Management's Butte Field Office (BLM) and the Montana 
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The SEIS addresses 
alternatives and potential impacts and mitigating measures associated 
with Golden Sunlight Mine's proposed pit backfill.

DATES: We will accept written comments on the Draft SEIS for 60 days 
following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the 
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. We will announce future 
meetings and any other public involvement activities at least 15 days 
in advance through public notices, media news releases, and/or 
mailings. The Draft SEIS will be posted on the Montana DEQ Web site 
(http://www.deq.state.mt.us).

ADDRESSES: Send your written comments concerning this notice to: Greg 
Hallsten, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, 
Helena, MT 59620-0901. Submit electronic comments to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to 
request a copy of the document, contact: Greg Hallsten, Montana 
Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-
0901 or David Williams, Bureau of Land Management, Butte Field Office, 
106 N. Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Golden Sunlight Mine pit 
backfill and reclamation is in response to a District Court order 
stipulating that reclamation of the open pit be carried out in 
accordance with the Montana Metal Mine Reclamation Act. The public is 
invited to review and comment on the range and adequacy of the 
alternatives, potential environmental impacts, and proposed mitigation 
of impacts in the SEIS. For comments to be most helpful, they should be 
specific in identifying any concerns or conflicts the reviewer may have 
with the analysis in the SEIS.
    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.

Richard M. Hotaling,
Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 04-27297 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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