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the above address and at the California 

BLM State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento, California 95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Zale, (760) 337–4420. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Eastern San Diego County Planning Unit 

is comprised of 98,902 acres of public 

land, spanning a portion of the eastern 

escarpment of Southern California’s 

Peninsular Ranges. The Eastern San 

Diego County RMP, when completed, 

will provide management guidance for 

use and protection of the resources 

managed by the El Centro Field Office 

in this area. The Draft RMP/EIS has 

been developed through a collaborative 

planning process and considers five 

alternatives. The primary issues 

addressed include: Conflicts between 

motorized, mechanized, and nonmotorized/non-mechanized 

recreationists; protection of sensitive 

natural and cultural resources from 

impacts due to recreational use, 

livestock grazing, and other land uses; 

guidance for renewable energy 

development; and addressing other 

planning issues raised during the 

scoping process. 

The Draft RMP/EIS also includes 

consideration of the designation of 

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 

(ACECs). The preferred alternative 

includes the following ACECs: In-KoPah ACEC—23,020 acres (currently 

22,186 acres); Table Mountain ACEC—

4,684 acres (currently 4,293 acres). Use 

of public lands within these ACECs 

would vary, depending on the resources 

and/or values identified (see Chapter 2 

of the Draft RMP/EIS), but would likely 

include limitations on OHV use, 

livestock grazing, and development 

projects. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name or street address from public 

review or from disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act, you must 

state this prominently at the beginning 

of your written comment. Such requests 

will be honored to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

and businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on February 26, 2007. 

Dated: September 6, 2006. 

Vicki L. Wood, 

El Centro Field Office Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–169–07–1610–DO] 

Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Resource Management Plan and 

Associated Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Carrizo Plain 

National Monument, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: This notice is a revision of the 

April 24, 2002 Notice of Intent (Federal 

Register Volume 67, Number 79, pages 

20152–20153). In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, and 

the Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR 

1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2), notice is hereby 

given that the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) intends to initiate a 

new scoping process for a Resource 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (RMP/EIS). 

Previously, the BLM announced that an 

Environmental Assessment would be 

prepared in connection with the RMP 

for the Carrizo Plain National 

Monument. By this notice, the BLM is 

announcing public scoping meetings. 

DATES: Specific dates and locations of 

public meetings will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance through local 

news media and on BLM’s Web site, 

http://www.ca.blm.gov. We will provide 

additional formal opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft RMP/EIS, expected to be ready 

for public review and comment 

sometime in 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments 

should be sent to: Monument Manager, 

Carrizo Plain National Monument, 

Bakersfield Field Office, 3801 Pegasus 

Drive, Bakersfield, Calif. 93308. Scoping 

comments previously submitted 

following publication of the 2002 Notice 

of Intent are still valid and will be 

considered together with comments 

received pursuant to this revised notice. 

Commentors do not need to resubmit 

comments but may provide additional 

comments or clarifications of those 

previously made. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monument Manager, Carrizo Plain 

National Monument, Bakersfield Field 

Office, 3801 Pegasus Drive, Bakersfield, 

Calif. 93308 or telephone (661) 391–

6000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With the 

recent appointment of the new Carrizo 

Plain National Monument Advisory 

Committee, the BLM is resuming work 

with the public on developing a draft 

RMP to guide future management of the 

Monument. 

BLM has decided to prepare an EIS to 

support the plan, based on public 

requests and BLM’s interest in 

expanding public involvement in the 

planning process. The BLM will use an 

interdisciplinary approach to develop 

the RMP in order to consider the variety 

of resource issues and concerns 

identified during scoping. 

In cooperation with the Monument 

Advisory Committee, the BLM and its 

Monument managing partners, The 

Nature Conservancy and the California 

Department of Fish and Game, will be 

conducting additional public scoping 

meetings to gather input on issues to be 

addressed in the draft RMP and EIS. To 

be most helpful, you should submit 

formal scoping comments within 30 

days after the last public meeting. The 

minutes and list of attendees for each 

scoping meeting will be available to the 

public and open for 30 days after the 

meeting to any participant who wishes 

to clarify the views he or she expressed. 

Individual respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name and/or address from public 

review or disclosure under the Freedom 

of Information Act, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

written comment. The BLM will honor 

such requests to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

or businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, are 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

The Carrizo Plain, the largest 

undeveloped remnant of the once vast 

San Joaquin Valley ecosystem, was 

designated a national monument in 

2001 in recognition of its special 

resource values, including threatened 

and endangered species such as the San 

Joaquin kit fox, giant kangaroo rat, and 

blunt-nosed leopard lizard. It also 

contains nationally significant 

geological features, such as one of the 

best exposed examples of the 10-million 

year old San Andreas Fault, as well as 

one of the most significant cultural sites 

in California, at Painted Rock. In the 

spring, the Plain exhibits a lavish 

wildflower display of goldfields, purple 


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owls, lupine, and the rare California 

jewel flower. 

Dated: November 27, 2006. 

Ron Huntsinger, 

Field Manager, Bakersfield Field Office. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

on February 26, 2007. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–060–1990] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement To 

Analyze the Proposed Mount Hope 

Project Plan of Operations (NVN–

082096) for the Mount Hope 

Molybdenum Mine 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, 40 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) subparts 1500–1508, 

and 43 CFR subpart 3809, notice is 

hereby given that the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Battle Mountain 

Field Office will be preparing an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Mount Hope Project, a proposed 

open pit molybdenum mine, mill, and 

associated facilities, located on public 

and private lands in Eureka County, 

Nevada. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping period. Written comments on 

the scope of the EIS should be postmarked or hand delivered to the BLM 

Battle Mountain Field Office by 4:30 

p.m., no later than 30 days after the date 

of publication in the Federal Register to 

ensure full consideration. The public 

will be notified of scoping meetings 

through the local news media at least 15 

days prior to the first meeting. It is 

anticipated at least two scoping 

meetings (in Eureka and Battle 

Mountain, Nevada) will be held during 

this scoping period. 

ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments 

should be sent to the BLM, Battle 

Mountain Field Office, 50 Bastian Road, 

Battle Mountain, Nevada 89820, ATTN: 

Angelica Ordaz. Written comments may 

also be faxed to Angelica Ordaz at (775) 

635–4034, or submitted in writing to the 

BLM at one of the scoping meetings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Angelica Ordaz, Planning and 

Environmental Coordinator at the BLM 

Battle Mountain Field Office, or by 

telephone at (775) 635–4000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Idaho 

General Mines, Inc. (IGMI) has 

submitted a Plan of Operations (NVN–

082096) to the BLM for the proposed 

mining project. Pursuant to Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations 1502.14(a) and 1502.14(d), 

in addition to the proposed action, the 

BLM will explore and objectively 

evaluate all reasonable alternatives, 

including the alternative of no action. 

The reasonable range of alternatives will 

include an analysis of the feasibility to 

back fill or partially back fill the mined 

out pits. 

The Mount Hope Project Plan of 

Operations (Plan) will be presented to 

the public during scoping meetings, and 

informational letters on the Plan will be 

mailed to interested parties. The Plan 

will be available for public review at 

BLM’s Battle Mountain Field Office. 

The BLM invites public comment on the 

scope of the analysis, including issues 

to consider and alternatives to the 

proposed action. The purpose of the 

public scoping process is to determine 

relevant issues that will influence the 

scope of the environmental analysis and 

EIS alternatives. BLM personnel will be 

present at the scoping meetings to 

explain the environmental review 

process, the mining regulations, and 

other requirements for processing the 

proposed Plan and the associated EIS. 

Representatives of IGMI will also be 

available to describe their proposal. 

You may submit comments on issues 

in writing to the BLM at the public 

scoping meetings, or you may submit 

them to the BLM using one of the 

methods listed in the ADDRESSES section 

above. Before including your address, 

phone number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. To be most helpful, formal 

scoping comments should be submitted 

within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice, although 

comments will be accepted throughout 

the development of the EIS. Comments 

received and a list of attendees for each 

scoping meeting will be made available 

for public inspection and open for 30 

days following each meeting for any 

participant(s) who wish to clarify their 

views. Comments and documents 

pertinent to this proposal, including 

names and street addresses of 

respondents, may be examined at the 

Battle Mountain Field Office during 

regular business hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30 

p.m. Monday through Friday, except 

holidays). Comments may be published 

as part of the EIS. 

The proposed project would be 

located in north-central Nevada 

approximately 23 miles northwest of the 

town of Eureka in Townships 20, 21, 22, 

and 23 North, Ranges 51 and 52 East. 

The project would involve both public 

and private lands in Eureka County, 

Nevada. The project would involve the 

construction and development of the 

following primary components: An 

open pit for development of the Mount 

Hope ore body with an in-pit 

groundwater dewatering system; waste 

rock stockpiles; high grade and low 

grade ore stockpiles; ancillary facilities 

(maintenance shop, administrative 

facilities, and fuel and lubricant storage 

facilities); primary crusher; conveyor 

system; crushed ore stock pile area and 

ore reclaim system; a mill and flotation 

circuit including reagent storage, offices 

and a laboratory, warehouse, and 

laydown yards; north and south tailings 

storage facilities; a molybdenite 

concentrate roaster; water supply well(s) 

and associated rights-of-way for access 

roads, power lines, and pipelines; 

relocation of existing Falcon to Gonder 

230-kV transmission line segments in 

the project area; installation of a 120-kV 

transmission line and substation; 

construction of a landfill, haul, 

secondary, access, and exploration 

roads; and ancillary facilities including 

growth media stockpiles, diversion 

ditches, and stormwater runoff controls. 

The mine and milling facility would 

operate for approximately 53 years. 

During the first 12 years, the milling rate 

would be 44,100 tons per day and 

would increase to 55,100 tons per day 

for years 12 through 53. The roaster 

would convert molybdenum disulfide 

(MoS2) to technical grade molybdenum 

oxide (MoO3). Up to 100 tons of 

molybdenite concentrate per day would 

be processed through the roaster. 

Concurrent reclamation would be 

conducted during the 53-year operating 

period as mining in an area is 

completed. Site closure and final 

reclamation would be undertaken at the 

end of mining and milling. 

An interdisciplinary approach will be 

used to develop the EIS, in order to 

consider the variety of resource issues 

and concerns identified. Potential 

significant direct, indirect, residual, and 

cumulative impacts from the proposed 

action will be analyzed in the EIS. 


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