82 FR 33152 - Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Mount Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 137 (July 19, 2017)

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) Mount Lewis Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Mount Hope Project, a new open pit and milling operation for the recovery of molybdenum, in Eureka County, Nevada. This notice initiates the NEPA process for the SEIS.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 33152]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15173]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Mount Hope Project, Eureka County, Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

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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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Mount Lewis 
Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, intends to prepare a 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Mount Hope 
Project, a new open pit and milling operation for the recovery of 
molybdenum, in Eureka County, Nevada. This notice initiates the NEPA 
process for the SEIS.

DATES: The BLM will provide opportunities for public comment upon 
publication of the Draft SEIS.

ADDRESSES: Print and electronic copies of the 2012 Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mount Hope Project, along with 
background materials, are available at the BLM Mount Lewis Field 
Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada, during regular 
business hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 
holidays. Copies of the 2012 Final EIS are also available for download 
at the following Web site: http://bit.ly/2oJRBm3.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Gabriel, Project Manager, 
telephone: 775-635-4000; address: 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 
89820. Contact Ms. Gabriel if you wish to add your name 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 Notice of Availability for the Mount 
Hope Project Final EIS was published in the Federal Register on October 
12, 2012 (77 FR 62256). The BLM signed the Record of Decision on 
November 16, 2012. The Eureka Moly, LLC (EML) Mount Hope Project is a 
new open pit and milling operation for the recovery of molybdenum, 
located in central Nevada. The project encompasses approximately 8,355 
acres of new surface disturbance, 8,092 of which are on public lands 
administered by the BLM, and 263 acres on private lands controlled by 
EML.
    On December 28, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Ninth Circuit partially reversed and vacated the BLM's decision with 
respect to certain aspects of the agency's air quality impact and 
cumulative air impacts analysis. The court also remanded to the BLM to 
clarify the status of any public water reserves (PWRs). The SEIS will 
provide updated information and discussion regarding certain air 
quality data and analysis used in the original EIS, and will also 
provide clarifying language regarding PWRs potentially impacted by the 
project.
    The BLM will consult with Native American tribes, all the 
stakeholders included in the original EIS, and all other interested 
parties.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7

Jon D. Sherve,
Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field Office .
[FR Doc. 2017-15173 Filed 7-18-17; 8:45 am]
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