[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26265-26266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10508]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of a Hazardous Waste Temporary Closure in Tooele County, 
Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.

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SUMMARY: This is a notice of a temporary closure of certain public 
lands in Toole County, Utah administered by the Bureau of Land 
Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office. This closure is being made to 
protect public safety due to a release of hazardous waste at the site.

DATES: This public land closure will be in effect from February 25, 
2014 to May 25, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Oliver, District Manager, West 
Desert District, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City, 
Utah 84119; Phone: (801) 977-4300; 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 
hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary closure is being made for 
public safety and affects public lands near the US Magnesium Rowley 
Plant in Tooele County, Utah. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) and US Magnesium (USM) have voluntarily entered into an 
Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to address the recent release of 
acidic liquid waste from USM's magnesium production facility onto its 
own and adjacent BLM lands. The AOC details a three-phased action plan 
to address the spill. The first phase is to immediately fence the 
portion of the spill on BLM-managed lands. On February 25, 2014, the 
BLM issued a letter of authorization to USM to take immediate action 
and construct a fence on BLM-administered lands around the acidic 
liquid waste spill area. The BLM also issued a closure order for the 
area within the enclosure surrounding the waste spill area. This 
closure order was posted in the Salt Lake Field Office on February 25, 
2014. A map of the affected area and other documents associated with 
this closure are available at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West 
Valley, Utah 84119, or online at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php. These actions are emergency responses for public safety, 
which under the applicable regulation do not require prior NEPA 
compliance (43 CFR 46.150(a)). The BLM will be preparing a separate 
environmental assessment evaluating an extension of the temporary 
closure beyond the initial period identified above. Under the authority 
of Section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
(42 U.S.C. 1733(a)), as amended, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM is 
enforcing the following closure for public safety:


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Salt Lake Meridian

T. 2 S., R. 8 W.,
    Sec. 4, SE1/4NW1/4.
    The closure area is 19 acres.

    Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall:
    Enter the closed area described above.
    Any person who violates the above rule and/or restriction may be 
tried before a United States Magistrate, and fined no more than $1,000, 
imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may 
also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.

    Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.

Juan Palma,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10508 Filed 5-6-14; 8:45 am]
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