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requirements of the Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), by any 

party who submits a request for a copy 

of such documents within 30 days of the 

date of publication of this notice to Kris 

Olsen, by mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 

telephone at 303–236–4256. All 

comments we receive from individuals 

become part of the official public 

record. 

Applications 

The following applicants have 

requested issuance of enhancement of 

survival permits to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species 

pursuant to Section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Applicant: Mike Phillips, Turner 

Endangered Species Fund, Bozeman, 

Montana, TE–219757. The applicant 

requests a permit to take black-footed 

ferret (Mustela nigripes) in conjunction 

with recovery activities throughout the 

species’ range for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival and recovery. 

Applicant: Catherine Ortega, Ft. Lewis 

College, San Juan Institute of Natural 

Resources, Durango, Colorado, TE– 

220822. The applicant requests a permit 

to take Southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in 

conjunction with recovery activities 

throughout the species’ range for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival and 

recovery. 

Applicant: David Johnson, Nelson 

Consulting, Inc., Durango, Colorado, 

TE–220648. The applicant requests a 

permit to take Southwestern willow 

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) 

in conjunction with recovery activities 

throughout the species’ range for the 

purpose of enhancing its survival and 

recovery. 

Applicant: Katie Fessler, ZooAmerica, 

North American Wildlife Park, Hershey, 

Pennsylvania, TE–220820. The 

applicant requests a permit to possess 

black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) for 

public display and propagation in 

conjunction with recovery activities for 

the purpose of enhancing its survival 

and recovery. 

Applicant: Brian Graeb, U.S. 

Geological Survey, Biological Resources 

Division, South Dakota Coop Unit, 

Brookings, South Dakota, TE–047249. 

The applicant requests a permit 

amendment to take pallid sturgeon 

(Scaphirhynchus albus) in conjunction 

with recovery activities throughout the 

species’ range for the purpose of 

enhancing its survival and recovery. 

Dated: July 23, 2009. 

Noreen E. Walsh, 

Deputy Regional Director, Denver, Colorado. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVB0200000.L51100000.GN0000. 

LVEMCF020000; 9–08807; TAS: 14X5017] 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Round Mountain Expansion 

Project, Nye County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Battle Mountain District, 

Tonopah Field Office has prepared a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Round Mountain 

Expansion Project in Nye County, 

Nevada, and by this notice is 

announcing the opening of the comment 

period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft EIS for 

the Round Mountain Expansion Project, 

Nye County, Nevada, within 45 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes the Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register. 

The BLM will announce future meetings 

or hearings and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media news releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS 

may be submitted by the following 

methods: 

• BLM Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/ 

en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html. 

• Fax: (775) 482–7810; 

• E-mail: NV–E-mail Tonopah Field 

Office@blm.gov; or mail: 

• BLM, Attn: Field Manager, P.O. Box 

911, Tonopah, NV 89049. 

Copies of the Draft EIS for the Round 

Mountain Expansion Project, Nye 

County, Nevada, are available in the 

BLM Battle Mountain District, Tonopah 

Field Office at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Williams, 775–482–7800. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Round 

Mountain Gold Corporation, which is a 

joint venture of Kinross Gold 

Corporation and Barrick Gold 

Corporation, proposes to expand its 

Round Mountain Mine, an existing 

open-pit gold mining and processing 

operation. The proposed Round 

Mountain Expansion Project is located 

in: 

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada 

T. 9 N., R. 43 E., 

Sec. 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15 

T. 9 N., R. 44 E., 

Sec. 6 

T. 10 N., R. 43 E., 

Sec. 11, 12, 13, 14, 23, 24, 25, 26, 34, 35 

and 36 

T. 10 N., R. 44 E., 

Sec. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29, 30 and 

31 

T. 11 N., R. 43 E., 

Sec. 25 and 36 

T. 11 N., R. 44 E., 

Sec. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33 

The area described comprises 15,395 acres, 

more or less. 

The proposed project would increase 

the existing Round Mountain mine plan 

boundary by 3,122 acres to a total of 

10,385 acres; expand the Round 

Mountain pit by 209 acres to 

approximately 1,289 acres; expand the 

dewatering operations by 1,325 gallons 

per minute (gpm) to a maximum rate of 

7,525 gpm; conduct underground 

mining operations within the Round 

Mountain Pit; expand the north waste 

rock dump by 700 acres to 

approximately 1,919 acres; construct the 

new north dedicated leach pad with a 

footprint of approximately 538 acres, 

increase the daily production capacity 

of the Round Mountain mill from 11,000 

tons per day to 22,000 tons per day; and 

increase tailings disposal capacity from 

a currently authorized 677 acres to 

approximately 1,563 acres. 

Development in the Gold Hill area 

would include delineating a Gold Hill 

project boundary of approximately 

4,928 acres; excavating an open pit with 

a footprint of approximately 222 acres; 

creating two waste rock dumps with 

combined footprints of approximately 

552 acres; constructing and operating a 

heap leach facility and lined solution 

ponds with a footprint of approximately 

300 acres and constructing a 1.1 mile 

transportation and utility corridor of 

about 66.2 acres between the Round 

Mountain area and the Gold Hill area. 

The primary method of processing lowgrade ore in the Gold Hill area would be 

heap leaching. 

Depending on economics, the Gold 

Hill operation may be developed either 

concurrently with the Round Mountain 

operation or sequentially as mining in 

the Round Mountain area approaches 

completion. Construction and operation 

of the Round Mountain Expansion 

Project is projected to begin in early 

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of active mining and concurrent 

reclamation and an additional five years 

for ore processing and final reclamation. 

The Draft EIS addresses 

environmental issues identified by the 

BLM and other Federal and state 

agencies, as well as comments made 

during the public scoping period in 

2006. A range of action alternatives have 

been developed and analyzed to address 

the concerns and issues that were 

identified. The Draft EIS analyzes the 

environmental effects of the proposed 

action and alternatives, including the 

No Action Alternative. 

The alternatives include processing 

all Gold Hill ore in the Gold Hill area 

rather than trucking some ore to Round 

Mountain for processing (Gold Hill area 

processing alternative); constructing an 

overpass rather than a grade crossing at 

the intersection of the transportation 

and utility corridor and County Road 

875 (County Road Overpass Alternative) 

and completing mining at Round 

Mountain under current BLM 

authorizations (No Action Alternative). 

Other alternatives considered, and the 

rationale for their elimination from 

detailed analysis, are also discussed. 

Mitigation measures have been 

identified, as needed, to minimize 

potential environmental impacts. The 

Draft EIS includes an analysis of 

cumulative impacts to all resources and 

land uses, including an evaluation of 

potential impacts to Native American 

traditional values. Please note that 

public comments and information 

submitted including names, street 

addresses, and e-mail addresses of 

respondents will be made available for 

public review and disclosure at the 

above address during regular business 

hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday 

through Friday, except holidays. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identification 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 1506.6, 43 CFR 3809. 

Thomas J. Seley, 

Manager, Tonopah Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–18265 Filed 7–30–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–840–1610–DQ] 

Notice of Availability of Canyons of the 

Ancients National Monument Proposed 

Resource Management Plan and Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Colorado 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 and the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) has prepared 

a Proposed Resource Management Plan/ 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(PRMP/FEIS) for the Canyons of the 

Ancients National Monument. 

DATES: The BLM planning regulations 

(43 CFR 1610.5–2) state that any person 

who meets the conditions as described 

in the regulations may protest the BLM’s 

Proposed RMP. A person who meets the 

conditions and files a protest must file 

the protest within 30 days of the date 

that the Environmental Protection 

Agency publishes its notice in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Canyons of 

the Ancients National Monument 

PRMP/FEIS have been sent to affected 

Federal, Tribal, state, and local 

government agencies and to interested 

parties. Copies of the PRMP/FEIS are 

available for public review at: 

• Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 

Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323 

• Dolores Public Lands Center, 29211 

Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323 

• San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 

Burnett Court, Durango, CO 81301 

• Dolores Public Library, 420 

Railroad Ave., Dolores, CO 81323 

• Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park, 

Cortez, CO 81321 

• Mancos Public Library, 111 N. 

Main, Mancos, CO 81328 

• Dolores County Extension Office, 

409 N. Main, Dove Creek, CO 81324 

• Durango Public Library, 1188 E. 

2nd Ave., Durango, CO 81301 

Interested persons may also review 

the PRMP/FEIS on the Internet at http:// 

www.blm.gov/rmp/canm/. All protests 

must be in writing and mailed to the 

following addresses: 

Regular Mail: Director (210), 

Attention: Brenda Williams, P.O. Box 

66538, Washington, DC 20035. 

Overnight Mail: Director (210), 

Attention: Brenda Williams, 1620 L 

Street, NW., Suite 1075, Washington, 

DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Heather Musclow, Monument Planner, 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument, 27501 Highway 184, 

Dolores, CO 81323; Phone: (970) 882– 

5632. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

planning area is located in southwest 

Colorado in Dolores and Montezuma 

Counties. The plan provides a 

framework to guide subsequent 

management decisions on 

approximately 166,000 acres managed 

by the BLM. Within the Monument 

boundary, there are approximately 400 

acres of National Park Service lands 

(Hovenweep National Monument) and 

17,560 acres of private inholdings. The 

Canyons of the Ancients National 

Monument is currently being managed 

under the BLM 1985 San Juan/San 

Miguel RMP and the Interim Guidance 

provided after the National Monument 

was established. The PRMP/FEIS will 

provide the management direction for 

the areas within the National Monument 

under BLM management. 

Comments on the Draft RMP/EIS 

received from the public and the 

internal BLM review were considered 

and incorporated as appropriate into the 

proposed plan. Public comments 

resulted in the addition of clarifying 

text, but did not significantly change the 

proposed land use plan decisions. 

Instructions for filing a protest with 

the Director of the BLM regarding the 

Proposed PRMP/FEIS may be found in 

the Dear Reader Letter of the Canyons of 

the Ancients National Monument 

PRMP/FEIS and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. Email and faxed protests will not be 

accepted as valid protests unless the 

protesting party also provides the 

original letter by either regular or 

overnight mail postmarked by the close 

of the protest period. Under these 

conditions, the BLM will consider the email or faxed protest as an advance copy 

of the protest and it will receive full 

consideration. If you wish to provide 

the BLM with such advance 

notification, please fax protests to the 

attention of the BLM protest coordinator 

at 202–452–5112, and e-mails to Brenda 

Hudgens-Williams@blm.gov. 

All protests, including the follow-up 

letter (if e-mailing or faxing) must be in 

writing and mailed to the appropriate 

address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES

section above. 

Before including your phone number, 

e-mail address, or other personal 

identifying information in your protest, 

you should be aware that your entire 

protest—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 


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