[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44327-44328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18242]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLNVB0100.L19900000.EX0000.211B.19X MO#4500136314]


Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Mount Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mount 
Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, has prepared a Final 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and by this notice is 
announcing the beginning of the 30-day review period on the Final 
Supplemental EIS. The Mount Hope Project (Project) is owned by Eureka 
Moly, LLC (EML) and is located in central Nevada, approximately 23 
miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada. The BLM has prepared this Final 
Supplemental EIS as a response to the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Ninth Circuit's remand decision for further action on issues 
identified in its December 28, 2016 decision.

DATES: The review period will end following a 30 day review period 
beginning on the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its 
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: For questions related to the Mount Hope Project:
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 775-635-4034.
     Mail: 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 89820.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be downloaded from https://go.usa.gov/xUhRK or examined at the Mount Lewis Field Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Hurrell--Project Manager, 
telephone 775-635-4000; address 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, 
Nevada 89820. Contact Kevin Hurrell to have your name added to our 
mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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: The Bureau of Land Management Mount Lewis 
Field Office authorized the Mount Hope Project Record of Decision, Plan 
of Operations Approval, and Approval of Issuance of Right-of-Way Grants 
on November 16, 2012. The Project consists of a proposed molybdenum 
mine including a power transmission line, a water well field, and all 
associated facilities to be located on public land administered by the 
BLM Mount Lewis Field Office and on private land controlled by EML. The 
Project will utilize an open pit mining method and will process the 
mined ore using a flotation and roasting process. When completed, a 
total of 8,618 acres of disturbance would occur within the 23,065-acre 
Project area. Of the 8,618 acres, 8,359 is public land and 259 is 
private land.

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    The BLM has prepared this Final Supplemental EIS as a response to 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's remand 
decision for further action on issues identified in its December 28, 
2016 decision. The Final Supplemental EIS includes the following: (1) 
An explanation of the usage of baseline values of zero for several air 
pollutants; (2) a quantitative cumulative air quality impacts analysis; 
and (3) a clarification of the status of certain springs and water 
holes under Executive Order Public Water Reserve No. 107.
    The BLM has consulted, and continues to consult, with Native 
American tribes on a government-to-government basis in accordance with 
Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Federal, State, and local 
agencies, along with tribes and other stakeholders that may be 
interested in or affected by the Project are invited to participate in 
the comment process.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7.

Jon D. Sherve,
Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2019-18242 Filed 8-22-19; 8:45 am]
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