81 FR 3467 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining Operation; Lake County, Oregon
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 13 (January 21, 2016)
| Page Range | 3467-3467 | |
| FR Document | 2016-01176 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 13 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 3467] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-01176] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLORL05000; L19900000.EX0000; 15XL1109HF; HAG 15-0214] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining Operation; Lake County, Oregon 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 (FLPMA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview Resource Area, Lakeview, Oregon intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments and identify issues. DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until February 22, 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/or/districts/lakeview/index.php. 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. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the EIS for Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining Operation; Lake County, Oregon by any of the following methods:Mail: Todd Forbes, Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, Oregon 97630. Email: [email protected]. Fax: 541-947-6399; Attn: Phil D'Amo. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil D'Amo, Geologist, telephone: 541- 947-6114; address: Lakeview Resource Area, Bureau of Land Management, 1301 South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630; email: [email protected]. Contact Mr. D'Amo to have your name added to the BLM's 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, Cornerstone, Inc., has requested to modify its existing Plan of Operation by expanding its existing 70-acre quarry by up to an additional 340 acres on Tucker Hill, located approximately 35 miles northwest of the town of Lakeview, Oregon. The BLM will consider issues and concerns identified during the scoping process during the preparation of the EIS. 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. The preliminary issues identified include potential impacts to soils, vegetation, noxious weeds, traditional Native American uses, archaeological sites, wildlife habitat, visual quality, and socio- economics. The BLM will identify, analyze, and require mitigation, as appropriate, to address the reasonably foreseeable impacts to resources from the expansion of this mine. Mitigation may include avoidance, minimization, rectification, reduction or elimination over time, and compensatory mitigation, and may be considered at multiple scales, including the landscape-scale. Those individuals, organizations, tribal governments, and agencies with a known interest in the proposal have been sent a scoping letter requesting comments. At this time there is no formal scoping meeting planned, though one could be scheduled if there is sufficient interest. The comment period on the draft EIS will last 45 days from the date the U.S. EPA Notice of Availability appears in the Federal Register. Because of recent court rulings, it is very important that interested parties participate during the scoping and draft EIS review processes, so that any substantive comments are provided at a time when the BLM can meaningfully consider them. 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. The BLM will consult with Indian tribes on a government-to- government basis in accordance with Executive Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal concerns, including 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 EIS for Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining Operation; Lake County, Oregon 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 letter, 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 to have your personal identifying information withheld from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Todd Forbes, Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area. [FR Doc. 2016-01176 Filed 1-20-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P
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While you can ask us in your comment Existing Perlite Mining Operation; Lake The comment period on the draft EIS
to withhold your personal identifying County, Oregon by any of the following will last 45 days from the date the U.S.
information from public review, we methods: EPA Notice of Availability appears in
cannot guarantee that we will be able to • Mail: Todd Forbes, Field Manager, the Federal Register. Because of recent
do so. Any adverse comments regarding Lakeview Resource Area, Bureau of court rulings, it is very important that
this sale will be reviewed by the Idaho Land Management, 1301 South G Street, interested parties participate during the
BLM State Director or other authorized Lakeview, Oregon 97630. scoping and draft EIS review processes,
official of the Department of the Interior, • Email: pdamo@blm.gov. so that any substantive comments are
who may sustain, vacate, or modify this • Fax: 541–947–6399; Attn: Phil provided at a time when the BLM can
realty action. In the absence of any D’Amo. meaningfully consider them.
adverse comments, this realty action
will become the final determination of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Phil The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the Department of the Interior. D’Amo, Geologist, telephone: 541–947– the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
Authority: 43 CFR part 2710. 6114; address: Lakeview Resource Area, the public involvement process under
Bureau of Land Management, 1301 the National Historic Preservation Act
Michelle Ryerson, South G Street, Lakeview, OR 97630; (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36
Field Manager, BLM Owyhee Field Office. email: pdamo@blm.gov. Contact Mr. CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
[FR Doc. 2016–01188 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am] D’Amo to have your name added to the historic and cultural resources within
BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P BLM’s mailing list. Persons who use a the area potentially affected by the
telecommunications device for the deaf proposed action will assist the BLM in
(TDD) may call the Federal Information identifying and evaluating impacts to
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 such resources.
to contact the above individual during
Bureau of Land Management The BLM will consult with Indian
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, tribes on a government-to-government
[LLORL05000; L19900000.EX0000;
15XL1109HF; HAG 15–0214] to leave a message or question with the basis in accordance with Executive
above individual. You will receive a Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal
Notice of Intent To Prepare an reply during normal business hours. concerns, including impacts on Indian
Environmental Impact Statement for trust assets and potential impacts to
Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
cultural resources, will be given due
Operation; Lake County, Oregon applicant, Cornerstone, Inc., has
consideration. Federal, State, and local
requested to modify its existing Plan of
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, agencies, along with tribes and other
Operation by expanding its existing 70-
Interior. acre quarry by up to an additional 340 stakeholders that may be interested in or
ACTION: Notice of intent. acres on Tucker Hill, located affected by the proposed EIS for
approximately 35 miles northwest of the Expanding an Existing Perlite Mining
SUMMARY: In compliance with the town of Lakeview, Oregon. The BLM Operation; Lake County, Oregon that the
National Environmental Policy Act of will consider issues and concerns BLM is evaluating, are invited to
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the identified during the scoping process participate in the scoping process and,
Federal Land Policy and Management during the preparation of the EIS. The if eligible, may request or be requested
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the purpose of the public scoping process is by the BLM to participate in the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to determine relevant issues that will development of the environmental
Lakeview Resource Area, Lakeview, influence the scope of the analysis as a cooperating agency.
Oregon intends to prepare an environmental analysis, including
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Before including your address, phone
alternatives, and guide the process for number, email address, or other
and by this notice is announcing the developing the EIS. The preliminary
beginning of the scoping process to personal identifying information in your
issues identified include potential comment letter, you should be aware
solicit public comments and identify impacts to soils, vegetation, noxious
issues. that your entire comment, including
weeds, traditional Native American
DATES: This notice initiates the public
your personal identifying information,
uses, archaeological sites, wildlife
scoping process for the EIS. Comments may be made publicly available at any
habitat, visual quality, and socio-
on issues may be submitted in writing time. While you can ask to have your
economics. The BLM will identify,
until February 22, 2016. The date(s) and analyze, and require mitigation, as personal identifying information
location(s) of any scoping meetings will appropriate, to address the reasonably withheld from public review, we cannot
be announced at least 15 days in foreseeable impacts to resources from guarantee that we will be able to do so.
advance through local media, the expansion of this mine. Mitigation Todd Forbes,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at: may include avoidance, minimization, Field Manager, Lakeview Resource Area.
http://www.blm.gov/or/districts/ rectification, reduction or elimination
[FR Doc. 2016–01176 Filed 1–20–16; 8:45 am]
lakeview/index.php. In order to be over time, and compensatory mitigation,
included in the Draft EIS, all comments and may be considered at multiple BILLING CODE 4310–33–P
must be received prior to the close of scales, including the landscape-scale.
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the 30-day scoping period or 15 days Those individuals, organizations, tribal
after the last public meeting, whichever governments, and agencies with a
is later. The BLM will provide known interest in the proposal have
additional opportunities for public been sent a scoping letter requesting
participation upon publication of the comments. At this time there is no
Draft EIS. formal scoping meeting planned, though
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments one could be scheduled if there is
related to the EIS for Expanding an sufficient interest.
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| Action | Notice of intent. | |
| Dates | This notice initiates the public scoping process for the EIS. Comments on issues may be submitted in writing until February 22, 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/or/districts/lakeview/index.php. 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. The BLM will provide additional opportunities for public participation upon publication of the Draft EIS. | |
| Contact | Phil D'Amo, Geologist, telephone: 541- | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 3467 |
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