[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 67 (Friday, April 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18043-18044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7104]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-040-04-5101-ER-F345; N-78803]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) and Initiate the Public Scoping Process

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management 
(BLM), Ely Field Office, will be directing the preparation of an EIS 
and conducting public scoping meetings for the proposed Clark, Lincoln 
and White Pine Counties Groundwater Development Project.

DATES: The scoping comment period will commence with the publication of 
this notice and will end 60 days after its publication. Comments on the 
scope of the EIS, including concerns, issues, or proposed alternatives 
that should be considered in the EIS should be submitted in writing to 
the address below and will be accepted throughout the scoping period. 
This scoping notice will be distributed by mail on or about the date of 
this notice. All public meetings will be announced through the local 
news media, newsletters, and the BLM Web site at http://nv.blm.gov.

ADDRESSES: Please mail written comments to the BLM, Ely Field Office, 
HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, Nevada 89301, (fax (775) 289-1910). Comments 
submitted during this EIS process, including names and street addresses 
of respondents will be available for public review at the Ely Field 
Office during regular business hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request 
confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name and address from 
public review or disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you 
must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. Such 
requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions 
from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their 
entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have 
your name added to the EIS mailing list, contact Bruce Flinn at the Ely 
Field Office (see address above), telephone (775) 289-1903.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed Clark, Lincoln and White Pine 
Counties Groundwater Development Project is proposed by the Southern 
Nevada Water Authority and would be located in central and eastern 
Nevada, in Clark, Lincoln and White Pine Counties. The proposed project 
would develop and convey groundwater rights as they are permitted by 
the Nevada Division of Water Resources to the Southern Nevada Water 
Authority (SNWA) in Coyote Spring, Tikaboo North, Delamar, Dry Lake, 
Cave, Spring, and Snake Valleys. The volume of water to be transported 
through the proposed facilities could range between approximately 
125,000 and 200,000 acre-feet per year.
    The proposed facilities include groundwater production wells, water 
pipelines, pumping stations, and water treatment, power, and other 
appurtenant facilities. The facilities would be generally located 
within and/or across the following public lands:

Mt. Diablo Meridian (MDM):
    Cave Valley--Townships 5-9 North and Ranges 63-64 East, various 
sections
    Coyote Spring Valley--Townships 9-15 South and Ranges 62-63 East, 
various sections
    Delamar Valley--Townships 4-8 South and Ranges 62-64 East, various 
sections
    Dry Lake Valley--Townships 1-4 South, Townships 1-7 North and 
Ranges 63-65 East, various sections
    Garnet Valley--Townships 17-18 South and Range 63 East, various 
sections
    Hamlin--Township 9 North and Range 69 East, various sections
    Hidden Valley (north)--Townships 15-17 South and Range 63 East, 
various sections
    Lake Valley--Townships 6-7 North and Ranges 65-67 East, various 
sections
    Las Vegas Valley--Township19 South and Ranges 62-63 East, various 
sections
    Pahranagat Valley--Townships 4-6, 8 and 9 South and Ranges 59-63 
East, various sections
    Snake Valley--Townships 9-10 North and Ranges 69-70 East, various 
sections
    Spring Valley--Townships 7-16 North, and Ranges 65-68 East, various 
sections
    Tikaboo Valley North--Townships 6-7 South, Ranges 58-59 East, 
various sections
    Steptoe Valley (power line)--Townships 14-17 North, Ranges 64-65 
East, various sections

    A map of the proposed project is available for viewing at the 
Bureau of

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Land Management, Ely Field Office, 702 North Industrial Way, Ely, NV 
89301.

    Dated: February 2, 2005.
Gene A. Kolkman,
Ely Field Manager.
[FR Doc. 05-7104 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
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