[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 81 (Friday, April 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24770-24771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09662]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVS00530 L13300000.EP0000 241A; 13-08807; MO 4500048244; 
TAS: 14X1109]


Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement and Record of Decision for the Proposed Sloan Hills 
Competitive Mineral Material Sales, Clark County, NV

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), as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and a Record of Decision 
(ROD) for the Proposed Sloan Hills Mineral Material Sales, Clark 
County, Nevada, and by this notice is announcing their availability.

DATES: The BLM will not act on a final decision on the proposal for a 
minimum of 30 days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency 
publishes its notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS and ROD are available for public 
inspection at the following locations in Nevada:
     BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno;
     BLM Southern Nevada District Office, 4701 North Torrey 
Pines Drive, Las Vegas;
     Paseo Verde Library, 280 South Green Valley Parkway, 
Henderson;
     James I Gibson Library, 100 West Lake Mead Parkway, 
Henderson; and
     Enterprise Library, 25 East Shelbourne Avenue, Las Vegas.
    Interested persons may also review the Final EIS and ROD at http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/lvfo.html or request a printed copy or a 
compact disc from the BLM Las Vegas Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines 
Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130, phone: 702-515-5000, or email to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shonna Dooman, Las Vegas Field Office 
Assistant Field Manager, telephone: 702-515-5174; address Las Vegas 
Field Office, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89130; or 
email: [email protected]. Persons who use a telecommunications 
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 
week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. You 
will receive a reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: After environmental analysis, consideration 
of public comments, and application of pertinent Federal laws, it is 
the decision of the BLM to not authorize the competitive sale of 
mineral materials in the Sloan Hills area in southern Las Vegas Valley, 
Nevada. The selected No Action Alternative reflects the BLM's intent to 
continue the current management of public lands within the Sloan Hills. 
The BLM prepared a Final EIS and ROD to fulfill responsibilities under 
the Act of July 31, 1947, as amended (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), commonly 
referred to as the Materials Act, and the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). The purpose of this 
analysis was for the BLM to respond to applications from two mining 
companies (CEMEX and Service Rock Products Corporation) to mine and 
process limestone and dolomite minerals in the Sloan Hills area of 
southern Nevada. Two settlement agreements obligate the BLM to process 
the mineral material sales applications submitted by CEMEX and Service 
Rock Products Corporation. The BLM's decision to select the No Action 
Alternative is in conformance with the Las Vegas Resource Management 
Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement, approved on October 5, 1998. 
The BLM's decision is consistent with the Materials Act and the Federal 
Land Policy and Management Act.
    Alternatives analyzed in the Final EIS include: Alternative 1, at 
640 acres, includes the sale of mineral materials in the North Site and 
the South Site to two mining companies that would operate independently 
and results in a single open pit mine; Alternative 2, at 320 acres, 
includes the sale of mineral materials in the North Site only; 
Alternative 3, at 320 acres, includes the sale of mineral materials in 
the South Site only; Alternative 4, at 640 acres, includes the sale of 
mineral materials in both the North Site and the South Site to a single 
mining company and Alternative 5, the No Action Alternative.
    On August 5, 2011, a Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS for 
this project was published in the Federal Register (76 FR 47607). The 
BLM held three public meetings and accepted public comments for 120 
days through email, fax, mail, and public meetings. A total of 82 
comments from individuals and 26 comments from governmental entities 
were received. Additionally, the BLM received one petition signed by 
3,420 individuals. The majority of the comments received addressed 
impacts on air quality, water use, noise and vibration, visual 
resources, transportation and traffic, socioeconomics, and special 
management areas. Cooperating agencies in the development of the EIS 
include: Las Vegas Valley Water District, Nevada Department of 
Wildlife, Clark County Department of Air Quality, Clark County 
Department of Aviation, and City of Henderson.
    Comments received from the public on the Draft EIS and internal BLM 
review were considered and incorporated as appropriate into the Final 
EIS following the standards of 40 CFR 1503.4(c).
    Filing an Appeal:
    The decision by the BLM to select the No Action Alternative as the 
agency's Preferred Alternative is appealable subject to 43 CFR part 4, 
subpart E--Special Rules Applicable to Public Land Hearings and 
Appeals, and 43 CFR 3601.80. Any party adversely affected by this 
decision may appeal within the 30-day timeframe by filing an appeal 
with the BLM Las Vegas Field Manager, 4701 N. Torrey Pines Drive, Las 
Vegas, NV 89130, or fax: 702-515-5023. A copy of the notice of appeal, 
and statement of reasons and all pertinent documents must be served on 
each adverse party named in the decision from which the appeal is taken 
and on the Office of the Regional Solicitor, U.S. Department of the 
Interior, Pacific Southwest Region, 2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1712, 
Sacramento, CA 95826, no later than 15 days after filing documents with 
the Las Vegas Field Manager.
    To file a petition for stay of the ROD pursuant to 43 CFR 4.21 
while an appeal is pending before the Interior Board of Land Appeals 
(IBLA), the petition for stay must accompany the Notice of Appeal (see 
43 CFR 4.21;43 CFR 3601.80). A petition for stay must show sufficient 
justification based on the standards listed in 43 CFR 4.21(b). If a 
petition for stay is submitted with the notice of appeal, a copy of the 
notice of appeal and petition for stay must be

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served on the IBLA at the same time it is filed with the Las Vegas 
Field Manager. Persons interested in filing an appeal are encouraged to 
consult the cited Federal regulations for additional appeal 
requirements.

    Authority:  40 CFR 1506.6 and 1506.10.

Robert B. Ross, Jr.,
Las Vegas Field Manager.
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