[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4275-4276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1751]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement: Rosemont Copper Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: The USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest, is 
extending the public comment period for a draft environmental impact 
statement (DEIS) that discloses the potential impacts of a proposed 
action to construct; operate with concurrent reclamation; and close an 
open-pit mine about 30 miles southeast of Tucson, Arizona (Rosemont 
Copper Project). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a notice of availability (NOA) of the DEIS in the Federal 
Register on October 21, 2011 [76 FR 65509]. The NOA provided for a 
public comment period ending on January 18, 2012.

DATES: Because of a short-term, temporary malfunction of an electronic 
mailbox for receiving public comments on the DEIS, several individuals 
and organizations have requested an extension of the comment period. 
The Forest Service has decided to accommodate these requests; 
therefore, comments on the Rosemont Copper Project DEIS will now be 
accepted through January 31, 2012. Comments received or postmarked 
after January 31, 2012, will be considered to the extent practicable. 
Those parties who submit comments on or before this date will be 
eligible to appeal a decision on the project in accordance with 36 CFR 
part 215.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS are available for public review at the 
following locations:
    * Nogales Ranger District: 303 Old Tucson Road, Nogales, Arizona.
    * Coronado National Forest Supervisor's Office: 300 West Congress 
Street, 6th Floor, Tucson, Arizona.
    Written comments on the DEIS are best submitted electronically by 
accessing http://RosemontEIS.us and following the link to ``Comment 
Here''. Written comments may be mailed to: Rosemont Comments, P.O. Box 
4207, Logan, UT 84323-4207.
    Written comments may also be submitted by facsimile to (435) 750-

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8799 and by electronic mail (email) to [email protected]. The 
subject line of a facsimile or email should include the words 
``Rosemont Copper Project EIS''.
    Oral comments can be made by calling toll-free (888) 654-6646.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact Ms. Melinda Roth, Coronado National Forest, at (520) 388-8300.

    Dated: January 20, 2012.
Jim Upchurch,
Forest Supervisor, Coronado National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2012-1751 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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