[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 27 (Friday, February 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2231]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV-040-5101-ER-F851; N-79742; 8-08807]


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project, 
Nevada

AGENCY: Lead Agency--Bureau of Land Management, Interior; Cooperating 
Agencies--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; State of Nevada 
Department of Wildlife; Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 
has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that 
analyzes a proposed right-of-way for groundwater and conveyance 
facilities in Lincoln County. This notice initiates the public review 
process on the FEIS.

DATES: The Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project FEIS 
will be available for review and comment for 30 days following the date 
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their Notice of 
Availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the FEIS using any of the 
following methods:
     Mail: Penny Woods, Project Manager, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, 
NV 89520.
     Fax: 775-861-6689 (Attn: Penny Woods, Project Manager).
     E-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, P.O. 
Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520, telephone 775-861-6466, or e-mail: 
[email protected] with ``Kane Springs Information Request'' in the 
subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS describes and analyzes a proposal 
for groundwater facilities in the Kane Springs Valley submitted by the 
Lincoln County Water District (LCWD). The FEIS addresses the proposal 
submitted by LCWD, an alternative alignment, and a no action 
alternative. Under the Proposed Action, the LCWD would develop and 
convey groundwater in Kane Springs Valley to private land for community 
development purposes in Coyote Springs Valley. The volume of water to 
be transported through the proposed facilities could be up to 5,000 
acre-feet per year.
    The proposed project would be located in unincorporated portions of 
southwestern Lincoln County, Nevada, and would consist of a 13.2 mile 
pipeline, seven production wells, water storage tanks, a 12.5 kV 
transmission line, and a fiber optic line.
    On June 22, 2007, the BLM published the Notice of Availability for 
the Draft EIS for this project in the Federal Register. Nineteen 
comments were received from individuals, organizations, agencies and a 
tribal band. Specific comment responses are provided in the FEIS, and 
issues and concerns raised during the review are addressed in the FEIS.
    Copies of the FEIS will be mailed to individuals, agencies, or 
companies who previously requested copies or who responded to the BLM 
on the Draft EIS. Copies of the FEIS are available on request from the 
BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 
89520, phone 775-861-6681 or e-mail to: [email protected]. You may 
request a hard copy or a computer disc (CD). The document will be 
available electronically at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/. Copies of the FEIS 
will be available for review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 1340 
Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada.
     Bureau of Land Management, Ely Field Office, 702 North 
Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada.
    All comment submittals to this FEIS must include the commenter's 
name and street address. Comments, including the names and street 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
Nevada State Office during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 
Monday through Friday except for Federal holidays). Before including 
your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal 
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire 
comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made 
publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment to 
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Ron Wenker,
Nevada State Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-2231 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]
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