81 FR 11586 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Marigold Mine Plan of Operations-Mackay Optimization Project Amendment, Humboldt County, NV
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)
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Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 11586-11587] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04806] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLNVW00000.L5110000.GN0000.LVEMF1504350.15X MO#4500088392] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Marigold Mine Plan of Operations--Mackay Optimization Project Amendment, Humboldt County, NV AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Humboldt River Field Office, Winnemucca, Nevada intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the potential impacts of approving an expansion to the existing gold mining operation in Humboldt County, Nevada. This notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues to be considered in the EIS. The notice also serves to initiate public consultation, as required under the National Historic Preservation Act. DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until April 4, 2016. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ [[Page 11587]] wfo.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Marigold Mine--Mackay Optimization Project by any of the following methods:Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/wfo.html Email: [email protected]. Include Marigold Mine EIS Comments in the subject line. Fax: 775-623-1503. Mail: BLM Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Humboldt River Field Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanette Black, telephone 775-623- 1500; address BLM Winnemucca District, Humboldt River Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445; email [email protected]. Contact Ms. Black to have your name added to our mailing list. 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: The applicant, Marigold Mining Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Silver Standard Resources Inc., has requested to modify its approved Plan of Operations by expanding its operations at the existing Marigold Mine, which is located adjacent to Battle Mountain approximately 35 miles southeast of Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada; and 13 miles northwest of Battle Mountain, Lander County, Nevada. The mine is currently authorized up to a disturbance of 5,720 acres (approximately 3,275 acres of private land and 2,445 acres of public land), which was permitted under a series of Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments from July 1988 through October 2013. The proposed action is for the BLM to approve as proposed the company's changes to its Plan of Operations. The proposed changes presented under this Plan of Operations modification would encompass 1,893 acres of new disturbance (approximately 843 acres of public land and 1,050 acres of private land), and include a re-classification of the type of authorized disturbance of approximately 706 acres of which 306 acres are public land and 400 acres are private land. If approved, the proposed modification would increase the mine life by up to 10 years. All proposed disturbance would be within the existing approved Plan boundary and includes the following: Combine four of the existing and authorized open pits (Target 1, Target 2, Target 3, and East Hill) to become a single open pit to be renamed the Mackay Pit; combine the existing and approved Terry Zone and Section 8 Pits to become the Mackay North Pit; increase the size of the authorized Section 5 North Pit; dewater the Mackay Pit and Mackay North Pit at a rate of up to 6,000 gallons per minute (gpm) with an average rate of about 1,500 to 2,000 gpm; construct and operate six rapid infiltration basins (RIBs); construct and operate new production, dewatering, and monitoring wells with associated roads, power, and pipelines; create one new waste rock storage area (WRSA) (Section 5 North) and expand the Northeast and Northwest Expansion WRSAs; construct heap leach processing pad (HLP) cells 22, 23, and 24; construct new process ponds on existing disturbance; construct two new carbon column trains on existing disturbance; relocate the county road called Buffalo Valley Road to accommodate the mine changes; re-establish a private land access road to land holdings in Section 30; relocate the existing 120-kV power line (right-of-way held by NV Energy); and move the planned location of the authorized but not yet constructed utility corridor. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis, including alternatives, and guide the process for developing the EIS. At present, the BLM has identified the following preliminary issues: (a) The formation of a pit lake after completion of mining activities, and ensuring that there is neither degradation of waters of the state nor undue or unnecessary degradation of public lands; (b) potential impacts to wildlife habitat; and (c) potential impacts to cultural sites. Application of mitigation hierarchy strategies will be addressed for on-site, regional, and compensatory mitigation appropriate to the types of impacts and resource objectives. The BLM will utilize and coordinate the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill the public involvement process under the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the proposed action will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of both NEPA and the NHPA. The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to- government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175, Secretarial Order 3317, and other policies. Tribal concerns, including but not limited to, impacts on Indian trust assets and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. Federal, State, and local agencies, along with tribes and other stakeholders that may be interested in or affected by the proposed Marigold Mine Plan of Operations--Mackay Optimization Project that the BLM is evaluating, are invited to participate in the scoping process and, if eligible, may request or be requested by the BLM to participate in the development of the environmental analysis as a cooperating agency. 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. Stephen Sappington, Field Manager, Humboldt River Field Office. [FR Doc. 2016-04806 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-HC-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR recommends policy, coordinates and those who wished to speak but could
reviews management actions, and not be accommodated on the agenda,
Fish and Wildlife Service provides organizational budget may submit written statements to
[FWS–R8–FHC–2016–N029; oversight. Elizabeth Hadley up to 7 days after the
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Meeting Agenda
The TAMWG will hold a concurrent Meeting Minutes
Trinity River Adaptive Management
Working Group; Public Meeting meeting with the Trinity River Science Summary minutes of the meeting will
Symposium/Decision Support System be maintained by Elizabeth Hadley (see
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, workshop. The goal workshop is to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). The
Interior. advance the development and use of a minutes will be available for public
ACTION: Notice. decision support system for the Trinity inspection within 14 days after the
River Restoration Program (TRRP). meeting, and will be posted on the
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and The workshop will consist of oral TAMWG Web site at http://
Wildlife Service, announce a public presentations and panel discussions www.fws.gov/arcata.
meeting of the Trinity River Adaptive related to four key elements: Dated: February 29, 2016.
Management Working Group (TAMWG). (1) Providing background on DSS and
The TAMWG is a Federal advisory Joseph C. Polos,
example applications,
committee that affords stakeholders the (2) Communicating the status of DSS Supervisory Fish Biologist, Arcata Fish and
opportunity to give policy, management, Wildlife Office, Arcata, California.
development for the TRRP and how it
and technical input concerning Trinity can be used in the near term to support [FR Doc. 2016–04795 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
River (California) restoration efforts to decision making, BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
the Trinity Management Council (TMC). (3) Identifying and initiating an
The TMC interprets and recommends approach to resolve key organization
policy, coordinates and reviews and administrative challenges to DSS DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
management actions, and provides development, and Bureau of Land Management
organizational budget oversight. (4) Initiating next steps recommended
DATES: Public meeting: TAMWG will by the Science Advisory Board for [LLNVW00000.L5110000.GN0000.LVEMF150
implementation of a DSS, such as a 4350.15X MO#4500088392]
meet from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific
Time on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, and workplan, schedule, and identification
of task leaders. Notice of Intent To Prepare an
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Environmental Impact Statement for
Wednesday, March 30, 2016, and from A detailed addendum will be posted
on the TAMWG Web site (http:// the Proposed Marigold Mine Plan of
9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Pacific Time on Operations—Mackay Optimization
Thursday, March 31, 2016. www.fws.gov/arcata/fisheries/
tamwg.html) when it is finalized. Project Amendment, Humboldt County,
Deadlines: For deadlines on NV
submitting written material, please see Public Input
‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
INFORMATION. You must contact Interior.
Elizabeth Hadley ACTION: Notice of Intent.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at (FOR FURTHER
the Trinity Alps Performing Art Center, If you wish to INFORMATION SUMMARY: In compliance with the
101 Arbuckle Court, Weaverville, CA CONTACT) no later National Environmental Policy Act of
96093. than
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submit written infor- March 22, 2016. Federal Land Policy and Management
Joseph C. Polos, by mail at U.S. Fish and mation or questions Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Wildlife Service, 1655 Heindon Road, for the TAMWG to Land Management (BLM) Humboldt
Arcata, CA 95521; by telephone at 707– consider during the River Field Office, Winnemucca,
822–7201; or by email at joe_polos@ meeting. Nevada intends to prepare an
fws.gov; or Elizabeth W. Hadley, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Redding Electric Utility, by mail at 777 Submitting Written Information or to analyze the potential impacts of
Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001; by Questions approving an expansion to the existing
telephone at 530–339–7308 or by email Interested members of the public may gold mining operation in Humboldt
at ehadley@reupower.com. Individuals submit relevant information or County, Nevada. This notice is
with a disability may request an questions for the TAMWG to consider announcing the beginning of the
accommodation by sending an email to during the meeting. Written statements scoping process to solicit public
either point of contact. must be received by the date listed in comments and identify issues to be
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In ‘‘Public Input,’’ so that the information considered in the EIS. The notice also
accordance with the requirements of the may be available to the TAMWG for serves to initiate public consultation, as
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 their consideration prior to this meeting. required under the National Historic
U.S.C. App., we announce that the Written statements must be supplied to Preservation Act.
Trinity River Adaptive Management Elizabeth Hadley in one of the following DATES: This notice initiates the public
formats: One hard copy with original scoping process for the EIS. Comments
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Working Group will hold a meeting.
signature, one electronic copy with on issues may be submitted in writing
Background original signature, and one electronic until April 4, 2016. The date(s) and
The TAMWG affords stakeholders the copy via email (acceptable file formats location(s) of any scoping meetings will
opportunity to give policy, management, are Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, be announced at least 15 days in
and technical input concerning Trinity PowerPoint, or rich text file). advance through local media,
River (California) restoration efforts to Registered speakers who wish to newspapers, and the BLM Web site at:
the TMC. The TMC interprets and expand on their oral statements, or http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/
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wfo.html. In order to be included in the Plan of Operations modification would the public involvement process under
Draft EIS, all comments must be encompass 1,893 acres of new the National Historic Preservation Act
received prior to the close of the 30-day disturbance (approximately 843 acres of (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36
scoping period or 15 days after the last public land and 1,050 acres of private CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
public meeting, whichever is later. We land), and include a re-classification of historic and cultural resources within
will provide additional opportunities the type of authorized disturbance of the area potentially affected by the
for public participation upon approximately 706 acres of which 306 proposed action will assist the BLM in
publication of the Draft EIS. acres are public land and 400 acres are identifying and evaluating impacts to
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments private land. If approved, the proposed such resources in the context of both
related to the Marigold Mine—Mackay modification would increase the mine NEPA and the NHPA.
Optimization Project by any of the life by up to 10 years. All proposed The BLM will consult with Indian
following methods: disturbance would be within the tribes on a government-to-government
• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/ existing approved Plan boundary and basis in accordance with Executive
en/fo/wfo.html includes the following: Combine four of Order 13175, Secretarial Order 3317,
• Email: wfoweb@blm.gov. Include the existing and authorized open pits and other policies. Tribal concerns,
Marigold Mine EIS Comments in the (Target 1, Target 2, Target 3, and East including but not limited to, impacts on
subject line. Hill) to become a single open pit to be Indian trust assets and potential impacts
• Fax: 775–623–1503. renamed the Mackay Pit; combine the to cultural resources, will be given due
• Mail: BLM Winnemucca District, existing and approved Terry Zone and consideration. Federal, State, and local
Humboldt River Field Office, 5100 E. Section 8 Pits to become the Mackay agencies, along with tribes and other
Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV North Pit; increase the size of the stakeholders that may be interested in or
89445. authorized Section 5 North Pit; dewater affected by the proposed Marigold Mine
Documents pertinent to this proposal the Mackay Pit and Mackay North Pit at Plan of Operations—Mackay
may be examined at the Humboldt River a rate of up to 6,000 gallons per minute Optimization Project that the BLM is
Field Office. (gpm) with an average rate of about evaluating, are invited to participate in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 1,500 to 2,000 gpm; construct and the scoping process and, if eligible, may
Jeanette Black, telephone 775–623– operate six rapid infiltration basins request or be requested by the BLM to
1500; address BLM Winnemucca (RIBs); construct and operate new participate in the development of the
District, Humboldt River Field Office, production, dewatering, and monitoring environmental analysis as a cooperating
5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., wells with associated roads, power, and agency.
Winnemucca, NV 89445; email jblack@ pipelines; create one new waste rock Before including your address, phone
blm.gov. Contact Ms. Black to have your storage area (WRSA) (Section 5 North) number, email address, or other
name added to our mailing list. Persons and expand the Northeast and personal identifying information in your
who use a telecommunications device Northwest Expansion WRSAs; construct comment, you should be aware that
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal heap leach processing pad (HLP) cells your entire comment—including your
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 22, 23, and 24; construct new process personal identifying information—may
800–877–8339 to contact the above ponds on existing disturbance; construct be made publicly available at any time.
two new carbon column trains on While you can ask us in your comment
individual during normal business
existing disturbance; relocate the county to withhold your personal identifying
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
road called Buffalo Valley Road to information from public review, we
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
accommodate the mine changes; re- cannot guarantee that we will be able to
or question with the above individual.
establish a private land access road to do so.
You will receive a reply during normal
land holdings in Section 30; relocate the
business hours. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7.
existing 120-kV power line (right-of-way
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The held by NV Energy); and move the Stephen Sappington,
applicant, Marigold Mining Company, a planned location of the authorized but Field Manager, Humboldt River Field Office.
wholly-owned subsidiary of Silver not yet constructed utility corridor. [FR Doc. 2016–04806 Filed 3–3–16; 8:45 am]
Standard Resources Inc., has requested The purpose of the public scoping
to modify its approved Plan of BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P
process is to determine relevant issues
Operations by expanding its operations that will influence the scope of the
at the existing Marigold Mine, which is environmental analysis, including
located adjacent to Battle Mountain DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
alternatives, and guide the process for
approximately 35 miles southeast of developing the EIS. At present, the BLM Bureau of Land Management
Winnemucca, Humboldt County, has identified the following preliminary
Nevada; and 13 miles northwest of issues: (a) The formation of a pit lake [LLCOS01000.L12200000.DP0000]
Battle Mountain, Lander County, after completion of mining activities,
Nevada. The mine is currently Notice of Intent To Amend the
and ensuring that there is neither
authorized up to a disturbance of 5,720 Resource Management Plan for the
degradation of waters of the state nor
acres (approximately 3,275 acres of Tres Rios Field Office and Prepare an
undue or unnecessary degradation of
private land and 2,445 acres of public Associated Environmental
public lands; (b) potential impacts to
land), which was permitted under a Assessment, Colorado
wildlife habitat; and (c) potential
series of Environmental Impact
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impacts to cultural sites. Application of AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Statements and Environmental mitigation hierarchy strategies will be Interior.
Assessments from July 1988 through addressed for on-site, regional, and ACTION: Notice.
October 2013. compensatory mitigation appropriate to
The proposed action is for the BLM to the types of impacts and resource SUMMARY: In compliance with the
approve as proposed the company’s objectives. National Environmental Policy Act
changes to its Plan of Operations. The The BLM will utilize and coordinate (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, and the
proposed changes presented under this the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill Federal Land Policy and Management
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| Dates | This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until April 4, 2016. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local media, newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ wfo.html. In order to be included in the Draft EIS, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 30-day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. | |
| Contact | Jeanette Black, telephone 775-623- | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 11586 |
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