[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81560-81561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32621]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Buckhorn Exploration Project 2010, Okanogan-Wenatchee National 
Forest, Okanogan County, Washington

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Scoping Period for Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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    Joint Lead Agencies: Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and 
Department of Natural Resources, Washington State.
    Cooperating Agencies: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the 
Interior; and Department of Ecology, Washington State.
    On November 26, 2010, the Department of Agriculture, Forest 
Service, in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of 
Land Management (BLM), Washington State Department of Natural Resources 
(DNR), and Washington Department of Ecology (WADOE), announced the 
intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a 
proposal by Echo Bay Exploration, Inc. (Echo Bay) to explore their 
mineral holdings northeast of Tonasket, Washington (FR 72781, Vol. 75, 
No. 227).
    That notice of intent identified January 3, 2011 as the time by 
which comments on the scope of the project must be received. That 
period is now being extended until January 18, 2011. Comments must be 
received by this new date. For further information, contact Phillip 
Christy, District Environmental Coordinator, 1 West Winesap, Tonasket, 
Washington 98855, phone (509) 486-5137, Kelly Courtright, BLM Mining 
Engineer, 1103 N. Fancher Road, Spokane, WA 99212, phone (509) 536-
1218, or Fred Greef, SEPA Coordinator, Washington State Department of 
Natural Resources, P.O. Box 7015, Olympia, WA 98504-7015, phone (360) 
902-1628. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8

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a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: December 20, 2010.
Maureen R. Hanson,
Acting Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2010-32621 Filed 12-27-10; 8:45 am]
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