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(EPA), and the internal BLM review. 

The BLM considered all comments and 

incorporated them, as appropriate, into 

the FEIS. Those who submitted 

comments on the Draft EIS expressed 

concerns about the handling of leach 

solution and potentially acid-generating 

waste rock, and potential impacts to 

groundwater quality; loss of mule deer 

crucial winter range; potential impacts 

to Greater sage-grouse and their habitat; 

potential indirect impacts to the 

Railroad Valley springfish; loss of access 

to livestock grazing lands, including 

herding routes; long-term impacts to 

forage resource health in areas impacted 

by the proposed project; increased 

public accessibility to the area and 

impacts on private property; potential 

impacts on wild horses; potential 

impacts on Traditional Cultural 

Properties; socioeconomic impacts to 

the communities of Ely and Eureka, and 

to White Pine and Eureka counties; and 

particulate matter emissions and 

impacts to air quality. There were also 

comments received in general support 

for the mine. These public comments 

resulted in the addition of clarifying 

text, but did not significantly change the 

analysis. The proponent submitted a 

plan of operations for the Project in 

March 2013, and the BLM and EPA 

published notices of the availability of 

the Draft EIS in the Federal Register in 

February 2015. There have been several 

delays to completion of this Final EIS 

since 2013 due to sale of the mine, 

issuance of the Nevada and Northeast 

California Greater Sage-Grouse Land 

Use Plan Amendment (2015), and 

requests by the proponent to further 

address air quality concerns in 2016.The 

BLM has maintained on-going 

coordination and consultation with the 

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. Both the 

BLM and GRP have committed to 

ongoing coordination through the life of 

the mine and have a Programmatic 

Agreement in place with the Nevada 

State Historic Preservation Office to 

address issues that arise. 

Following a 30-day Final EIS 

availability and review period, the BLM 

will issue a Record of Decision (ROD). 

The decision reached in the ROD will be 

subject to appeal to the Interior Board of 

Land Appeals. The 30-day appeal 

period will begin with the issuance of 

the ROD. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6 and 40 CFR 

1506.10. 

Mindy Seal, 

Field Manager, Bristlecone Field Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLAK940000.L14100000.BX0000.

18X.LXSS001L0100] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Alaska 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of official filing. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of lands 

described in this notice are scheduled to 

be officially filed in the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Alaska State Office, 

Anchorage, Alaska. The surveys, which 

were executed at the request of the U.S. 

Coast Guard, the Bureau of Indian 

Affairs and BLM, are necessary for the 

management of these lands. 

DATES: Protests must be received by the 

BLM by August 27, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Alaska Public 

Information Center at the BLM Alaska 

State Office, 222 W 7th Avenue, 

Anchorage, Alaska 99513, upon 

required payment. The plats may be 

viewed at this location at no cost. Please 

use this address when filing written 

protests. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas N. Haywood, Chief, Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

W. 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 

99513; 1–907–271–5481; dhaywood@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

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 lands 

surveyed are: 

U.S. Survey No. 4901, accepted May 

14, 2018. 

Copper River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 58 S., R. 78 E., accepted March 5, 2018 

T. 58 S., R. 79 E., accepted March 5, 2018 

T. 59 S., R. 78 E., accepted March 5, 2018 

T. 59 S., R. 79 E., accepted March 5, 2018 

T. 13 S., R. 7 W., accepted March 5, 2018 

Fairbanks Meridian, Alaska 

T. 6 S., R. 15 W., accepted March 27, 2018 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 18 N., R. 5 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 19 N., R. 5 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 20 N., R. 4 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 20 N., R. 7 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 21 N., R. 5 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 21 N., R. 6 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 22 N., R. 5 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

T. 22 N., R. 6 E., accepted January 5, 2018 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 2 S., R. 40 W., accepted July 10, 2018 

T. 3 S., R. 40 W., accepted July 10, 2018 

Umiat Meridian, Alaska 

T. 10 N., R. 2 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

T. 10 N., R. 4 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

T. 10 N., R. 5 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

T. 11 N., R. 2 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

T. 11 N., R. 3 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

T. 11 N., R. 4 E., accepted July 9, 2018 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest one or more plats of survey 

identified above must file a written 

notice of protest with the State Director 

for Alaska, BLM. The notice of protest 

must identify the plat(s) of survey that 

the person or party wishes to protest. 

The notice of protest must be filed 

before the scheduled date of official 

filing for the plat(s) of survey being 

protested. Any notice of protest filed 

after the scheduled date of official filing 

will not be considered. A notice of 

protest is considered filed on the date it 

is received by the State Director for 

Alaska during regular business hours; if 

received after regular business hours, a 

notice of protest will be considered filed 

the next business day. A written 

statement of reasons in support of a 

protest, if not filed with the notice of 

protest, must be filed with the State 

Director for Alaska within 30 calendar 

days after the notice of protest is filed. 

If a notice of protest against a plat of 

survey is received prior to the 

scheduled date of official filing, the 

official filing of the plat of survey 

identified in the notice of protest will be 

stayed pending consideration of the 

protest. A plat of survey will not be 

officially filed until the dismissal or 

resolution of all protests of the plat. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in a 

notice of protest or statement of reasons, 

you should be aware that the documents 

you submit, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available in their entirety at 

any time. While you can ask us to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 43 U.S.C. Chap. 3. 

Douglas N. Haywood, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Alaska. 

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