[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21365-21366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09241]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Announcement of the Record of Decision for the Rosemont Copper 
Project

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Announcement of a Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service, USDA, is issuing this notice to advise the 
public that the Coronado National Forest Supervisor is expected to sign 
the Record of Decision for the Rosemont Copper Project.

DATES: The Record of Decision is expected to be signed in early June, 
2017, by the Coronado National Forest Supervisor Kerwin Dewberry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, please 
contact Sarah Elizabeth Baxter, Coronado National Forest, 300 W. 
Congress, Tucson, Arizona 85701, [email protected], or at (520) 388-
8348. Additional information concerning the Rosemont Copper Project may 
be obtained at the project Web site by visiting http://www.rosemonteis.us.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Rosemont Copper Project (RCP) is expected to be signed in early June, 
2017 by Coronado National Forest Supervisor Kerwin Dewberry. The 
Rosemont Copper Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and 
draft ROD were released on December 13, 2013. The FEIS and ROD describe 
the decisions made with regard to the Rosemont Project to (1) select 
the ``Barrel'' alternative and approve the mine plan of operations once 
amended, and (2) to amend the 1986 Forest Plan by creating a new 
management area located around the mine site. The objection period 
commenced on Wednesday, January 1, 2014 and later closed on Friday, 
February 14, 2014. The ROD selected Alternative 4--Barrel Alternative 
(referred to in the ROD as the ``selected action''). The proposed 
project will be conducted on approximately 995 acres of private land 
owned by Hudbay Minerals; 3,670 acres of Forest Service lands; and 75 
acres of Arizona State Land Department land. The operation will produce 
copper, molybdenum and silver concentrates.

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The final ROD is available online at the project Web site: http://www.rosemonteis.us. These documents are also available for review at 
the Coronado National Forest in a public reading room and available to 
check out at local public libraries in and around Tucson, AZ 
(location(s) provided on the project Web site).

    Dated: May 2, 2017.
Jeanne M. Higgins,
Acting Associate Deptuy Chief, National Forest System.
[FR Doc. 2017-09241 Filed 5-5-17; 8:45 am]
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