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TSA Form 413A, Checkpoint Sign-In 

Log. 

Purpose and Description of Data 

Collection 

The information collected on TSA 

Form 413A includes identifying 

information on the LEOs; an affirmation 

that they are authorized to fly armed on 

official business and that they have an 

operational need to have their weapon 

accessible during the flight in 

accordance with 49 CFR part 1544; and 

identification of weapons they are 

carrying. 

The information required by this form 

is used by the TSA Security Operations 

Center and the Law Enforcement/ 

Federal Air Marshals Service in order to 

have situational awareness of armed law 

enforcement officer(s) presence on 

flights conducted by 49 CFR parts 1544 

and/or 1546 regulated parties (aircraft 

operators and foreign air carriers). This 

real-time situational awareness is 

necessary in the event of a contingency 

on board the aircraft; such as but not 

limited to, a disruptive passenger, air 

piracy, or other threat to the safety and 

security of a commercial aircraft. 

Respondents to this collection are 

State, local, and tribal police officers 

travelling with their weapons. TSA uses 

historical data to estimate 68,000 

average annual responses. Each check-in 

requires filling out a log book and TSA 

estimates this activity requires one 

minute (0.0167 hours) to complete. TSA 

estimates this collection will place an 

annual average hour burden of 1,133 

hours on the public. 

Use of Results 

TSA will use the information to have 

situational awareness of the presence of 

armed LEOs on flights conducted by 49 

CFR parts 1544 and/or 1546 regulated 

parties (aircraft operators and foreign air 

carriers). 

Dated: July 23, 2018. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL00000. L51100000.GN0000. 

LVEMF1604790. 241A.18X; MO#4500101127] 

Notice of Availability for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project, 

White Pine County, Nevada 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability for the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Proposed Gold Rock Mine 

Project, White Pine County, Nevada. 

SUMMARY: In accordance 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) Bristlecone 

Field Office, Ely, Nevada, has prepared 

a Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Gold Rock Mine Project 

(Project), White Pine County, Nevada, 

and by this notice is announcing its 

availability. 

DATES: The BLM will not issue a final 

decision on the proposal for a minimum 

of 30 days after the date that the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

publishes its Notice of Availability in 

the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS for 

the Gold Rock Mine Project and other 

documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Bristlecone 

Field Office: 702 North Industrial Way, 

Ely, Nevada. The document is available 

for download on the internet at: http:// 

on.doi.gov/1zAxyW9. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Ryan, Project Manager, (775) 289– 

1888; mmryan@blm.gov. 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 Gold 

Rock Mine Project would involve 

construction and operation of an openpit gold mine on public land in White 

Pine County, Nevada. Midway Gold 

U.S. was the original proponent. GRP 

Gold Rock, LLC Inc. (GRP) purchased 

the project in 2016. The project would 

involve expansion of an existing open 

pit and construction of two waste rock 

disposal areas, heap leaching facilities 

with an adsorption/desorption refining 

plant, a carbon-in-leach plant, a tailings 

storage facility, roads, ancillary support 

facilities, and exploration areas. A 69kV 

power line would be built and tied into 

an existing power line with the Pan 

Mine located north of the project area. 

Water with which GRP has rights would 

be supplied via an existing well located 

on BLM-administered lands south of the 

main Project footprint. Construction and 

mining operations would occur within 

the fenced 8,757 acres and would 

disturb 3,946 acres. The proposed action 

also includes 200 acres of exploration 

disturbance in addition to the 267 acres 

of previously authorized exploration 

outside the fenced area. 

The Final EIS describes and analyzes 

the proposed project site-specific 

impacts (including cumulative effects) 

on all affected resources. The Final EIS 

describes eight alternatives: (1) The 

Proposed Action; (2) the Northern 

Power Line Route Alternative; (3) the 

Southern Power Line Route Alternative; 

(4) the Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Northern Power Line Route; 

(5) the Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Southern Power Line Route; 

(6) the Modified County Road Re-Route 

Alternative; (7) the Western Tailings 

Storage Facility Alternative; and (8) the 

No Action Alternative. 

1. Proposed Action 

The proposed Project would be 

constructed and operated in the same 

geographic area as the reclaimed and 

closed Easy Junior Mine. The proposed 

Project consists of an open pit, two 

waste rock disposal areas, a heap leach 

pad and processing ponds, a carbon-inleach plant, a tailings storage facility, 

haul and access roads, growth medium 

stockpiles, ancillary support facilities, 

and exploration associated with mining 

operation. Also under the Proposed 

Action, a 69-kV transmission line would 

extend south from the Pan Mine, east of 

and parallel to the approved Pan Mine 

Southwest Power Line, then extend 

southeast to the mine area. The site 

would be accessed using the existing 

main access route from US 50 on Green 

Springs Road (CR 5), then west on BLM 

Road 1179 (BLM 1179)/CR 1204, then 

south on Easy Junior Road (CR 1177) to 

the proposed mine area. Also under the 

Proposed Action, a county road that 

currently passes through the Gold Rock 

Mine Project area would be re-located 

onto existing and new BLM and county 

roads. Total disturbance in the project 

area would be approximately 3,946 

acres. 


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2. Northern Power Line Route 

Alternative 

The Northern Power Line Route 

Alternative was developed to minimize 

potential impacts to Greater sage-grouse 

and its habitat due to surface 

disturbance and from raptors using the 

power line between the Pan Mine and 

the Project as a perch to hunt for prey. 

This power line route would be shorter 

than the Proposed Action power line 

route. Fewer acres of Greater sagegrouse Priority Habitat Management 

Area (PHMA) and General Habitat 

Management Area (GHMA) would be 

disturbed and fewer acres of PHMA and 

GHMA would be located within 600 

meters of the power line, as compared 

to the Proposed Action. 

3. Southern Power Line Route 

Alternative 

The Southern Power Line Route 

Alternative also was developed to 

minimize potential impacts to Greater 

sage-grouse and its habitat due to 

surface disturbance and from raptors 

using the power line as a perch to hunt 

for prey. This power line route would be 

shorter than Proposed Action power 

line route or the Northern Power Line 

Route Alternative. Fewer acres of PHMA 

and GHMA would be disturbed and 

fewer acres of PHMA and GHMA would 

be located within 600 meters of the 

power line, as compared to the 

Proposed Action power line or Northern 

Power Line Route Alternative. 

4. Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Northern Power Line Route 

The Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Northern Power Line Route 

was developed to address concerns 

about potential noise impacts to Greater 

sage-grouse. It would include the 

benefits of the Northern Power Line 

Route Alternative, and would move 

most mine-related traffic away from 

known active Greater sage-grouse leks. 

This alternative would also contribute 

to fewer potential vehicular collisions 

with big game due to its distance away 

from a known migration route for the 

Ruby Mountain mule deer herd. 

5. Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Southern Power Line Route 

The Northwest Main Access Route 

Alternative, Southern Power Line Route 

was developed to address concerns 

about potential noise impacts to Greater 

sage-grouse. It would include the 

benefits of the Southern Power Line 

Route Alternative and would move most 

mine-related traffic away from known 

active Greater sage-grouse leks. This 

alternative would also contribute to 

fewer vehicular collisions with big game 

due to its distance away from a known 

migration route for the Ruby Mountain 

mule deer herd. 

6. Modified County Road Re-Route 

Alternative 

The Modified County Road Re-route 

Alternative was developed to lessen 

impacts to GHMA. This alternative 

would involve use of existing roads 

rather than construction of a segment of 

new road in Greater sage-grouse habitat. 

7. Western Tailings Storage Facility 

Alternative 

The Western Tailings Storage Facility 

Alternative was developed to address 

concerns about potential surface 

disturbance impacts to PHMA and loss 

of mule deer crucial winter range. 

Under this alternative, the tailings 

storage facility would be located to the 

west of the heap leach pile, outside of 

mule deer crucial winter range. The 

mine area’s eastern fence line would be 

shifted to the west to minimize 

restriction of movement for Ruby mule 

deer herd in their crucial winter range. 

8. No Action Alternative 

The No Action Alternative would not 

include any activities associated with 

the Proposed Action. Mineral resources 

in these areas of expansion would 

remain undeveloped. The construction 

and operation of the open pit, waste 

rock disposal areas, heap leach 

facilities, mill, tailings storage facility, 

and support facilities would not occur 

as currently proposed under the 

Proposed Action. The county road 

would not be re-routed. The exploration 

activities previously authorized under 

NVN–90376 for the project would 

continue, however. NEPA requires 

analysis of the No Action Alternative. 

The BLM’s Preferred Alternative is a 

combination of the Northwest Main 

Access Route Alternative, Southern 

Power Line Route (Alternative 5); the 

Modified County Road Re-route 

Alternative (Alternative 6); and the 

Western Tailings Storage Facility 

Alternative (Alternative 7). This 

Preferred Alternative would involve 

construction and operation of a shorter 

power line route than the Proposed 

Action by following the Southern Power 

Line Route. This power line would 

minimize surface disturbance impacts to 

PHMA and GHMA, as well as minimize 

potential raven and raptor predation of 

Greater sage-grouse. Total acres of 

surface disturbance in the Preferred 

Alternative are PHMA 1,872; GHMA 

1,641. 

In addition, the Preferred Alternative 

would use the Northwest Main Access 

Route, which would be located farther 

from known active leks than the 

Proposed Action, minimizing potential 

noise impacts to Greater sage-grouse. 

This route could contribute to fewer 

vehicular collisions with big game due 

to its distance from a known migration 

route for Area 10 mule deer. The 

Preferred Alternative would use existing 

roads for the county road re-route as 

presented under the Modified County 

Road Re-route, minimizing new ground 

disturbance and impacts to GHMA. 

The Preferred Alternative would 

incorporate the Western Tailings 

Storage Facility Alternative by shifting 

the tailings storage facility and related 

mine facility locations westward which 

would minimize surface disturbance in 

PHMA and mule deer crucial winter 

range and also would slightly increase 

the surface disturbance in GHMA. 

The BLM identified action 

alternatives that would minimize 

impacts to the Greater sage-grouse, as 

well as mitigation measures to further 

avoid or minimize direct and indirect 

impacts PHMA and GHMA. In addition, 

the proponent committed to effective 

environmental protection measures, 

including mitigation measures to offset 

residual (long-term un-reclaimed) direct 

surface disturbance. 

The BLM prepared the Draft EIS in 

conjunction with its four cooperating 

agencies: The Duckwater Shoshone 

Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, 

Nevada; White Pine County Board of 

County Commissioners; Eureka County 

Board of Commissioners; and the 

Nevada Department of Wildlife 

(NDOW). After issuance of the Draft EIS, 

in accordance with a Memorandum of 

Understanding between the BLM 

Nevada State Office and California 

State Office, and the Nevada 

Department of Conservation and 

Natural Resources, and the USFS 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 

completed on April 1, 2016, the BLM 

added the Nevada Department of 

Conservation and Natural Resources 

Sagebrush Ecosystem Technical Team 

(SETT) as a fifth cooperating agency. 

The BLM prepared and published a 

notice in the Ely Times, the Eureka 

Sentinel, the High Desert Advocate, and 

the Reno Gazette-Journal informing the 

public of the availability of the Draft EIS 

for review. The public was invited to 

provide written comments on the Draft 

EIS during the 45-day comment period. 

The BLM conducted public meetings in 

Ely, Eureka, and Reno during the review 

period for the Draft EIS. 

A total of 26 individual comment 

submittals containing 253 discrete 

comments were received from the 

cooperating agencies, the public, the 

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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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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

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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