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A range of alternatives will be 

developed, including the no-action 

alternative, to address the issues 

identified during scoping. Mitigation 

measures will be considered to 

minimize environmental impacts and to 

assure the proposed action does not 

result in unnecessary or undue 

degradation of public lands. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: 

(a) Potential wildlife impacts could 

include loss of forage or impediments to 

mule deer migration, and loss of habitat 

for the greater sage-grouse and raptors, 

including golden eagles. 

(b) Potential effects to viewshed posed 

by the proximity of the project to the 

Pony Express Trail, a Class II Visual 

Resource Management Area. 

(c) Potential effects to wild horses 

could include loss of habitat and 

mortality from vehicles using the access 

road. The project area is within the 

boundaries of the Triple B Wild Horse 

Herd Management Area. 

(d) Potential impacts to air quality 

could be created by an increase in the 

use of equipment at the North 

Operations Area Project and the 

initiation of mining at the South 

Operations Area Project. 

The BLM will utilize and coordinate 

the NEPA commenting process to help 

fulfill the public involvement process 

under Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 

470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal 

consultations will be conducted in 

accordance with policy, and Tribal 

concerns will be given due 

consideration, including impacts on 

Indian trust assets. Federal, state, and 

local agencies, along with other 

stakeholders that may be interested or 

affected by the BLM’s decision on this 

project are invited to participate in the 

scoping process and, if eligible, may 

request or be requested by the BLM to 

participate as a cooperating agency. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 40 CFR part 1501 and 43 CFR 

part 3809. 

Doris A. Metcalf, 

Field Manager, Egan Field Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVL01000. L51100000.GN0000. 

LVEMF1201170; N90444; MO# 4500032267; 

TAS: 14X5017] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Pan Mine Project, White 

Pine County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) of 1976, as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Egan Field Office, Ely, Nevada intends 

to prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) and by this notice is 

announcing the beginning of the 

scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. The 

proposed project is located in White 

Pine County, about 50 miles west of Ely 

near Newark Valley. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS. Comments 

on issues may be submitted in writing 

until 30 days after the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. The 

date(s) and location(s) of any scoping 

meetings will be announced at least 15 

days in advance through local media, 

newspapers, and the BLM Web site at: 

http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/

ely_field_office.html. In order to be 

included in the Draft EIS, all comments 

must be received prior to the close of 

the scoping period or 15 days after the 

last public meeting, whichever is later. 

We will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Pan Mine Project by any 

of the following methods: 

• Email: BLM_NV_EYDO_Midway

_Pan_EIS@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (775) 289–1910. 

• Mail: BLM Ely District, Egan Field 

Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV, 

89301. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Egan Field 

Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely, 

Nevada. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Miles Kreidler, project lead, telephone: 

(775) 289–1893; email: 

mkreidler@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS 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: Midway 

Gold US Inc. (Midway) proposes to 

construct and operate an open-pit gold 

mining operation, which would include 

open pits, a heap leach pad, waste rock 

dumps, and ancillary facilities. The 

mine would be located in the northern 

part of the Pancake Mountain Range, 

about 50 miles west of Ely and 10 miles 

south of U.S. Route 50. Currently, 

Midway is authorized to disturb up to 

100 acres for exploration purposes. The 

proposed operations and associated 

disturbance would increase disturbance 

to 3,238 acres of public land managed 

by the BLM. The projected mining 

period of 13 years, associated 

construction, closure, and post-closure 

monitoring periods would extend the 

project life for an estimated 25 years. 

Midway is currently conducting 

exploration activities in this area which 

were analyzed in two environmental 

assessments (EA): the Castleworth 

Ventures, Inc. Pan Exploration Project 

EA (May 2004) and the Midway Gold 

Pan Project Exploration Amendment EA 

(July 2011). 

A range of alternatives will be 

developed, including the no-action 

alternative, to address the issues 

identified during scoping. Mitigation 

measures will be considered to 

minimize environmental impacts and to 

assure the proposed action does not 

result in unnecessary or undue 

degradation of public lands. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: 

(a) Potential effects to archaeological 

resources in the area, such as Carbonari 

(historic charcoal production) sites and 

a 1913 alternative route of the Lincoln 

Highway. 


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(b) Potential effects to greater sagegrouse posed by the proximity to active 

sage-grouse leks. 

(c) Potential effects to viewshed in 

and around areas of Visual Resources 

Management Classes III and IV. 

(d) Potential effects to wild horses 

including loss of habitat and mortality 

from vehicles on newly created roads. 

(e) Potential impacts to air quality 

created by the initiation of mining at the 

Pan Mine Project. This would increase 

air pollution in the area. 

(f) Potential effects to recreational use 

including loss of access and hunting 

areas. Recreationists using the 1913 

alternative route of the Lincoln Highway 

might lose use of this route. 

The BLM will use the NEPA public 

comment process to help fulfill the 

public involvement requirements of 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470f) as 

provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 

Native American Tribal consultations 

will be conducted in accordance with 

policy, and Tribal concerns, including 

impacts on Indian trust assets, will be 

given due consideration. Federal, state, 

and local agencies, along with other 

stakeholders that may be interested or 

affected by the BLM’s decision on this 

project are invited to participate in the 

scoping process and, if eligible, may 

request or be requested by the BLM to 

participate as a cooperating agency. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 40 CFR part 1501 and 43 CFR 

part 3809. 

Doris A. Metcalf, 

Field Manager, Egan Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9091 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT926000–L19100000–BJ0000– 

LRCME1G05120] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

South Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, on May 16, 2012. 

DATES: Protests of the survey must be 

filed before May 16, 2012 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey 

should be sent to the Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS 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: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Regional Director, Great Plains 

Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was 

necessary to determine individual and 

tribal trust lands. The lands we 

surveyed are: 

5th Principal Meridian, South Dakota 

T. 124 N., R. 52 W. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the Seventh Guide Meridian, between 

Ranges 52 and 53 West (west boundary), 

a portion of the subdivisional lines, and 

a portion of the subdivision of section 

31, and the subdivision of section 31, 

Township 124 North, Range 52 West, 

Fifth Principal Meridian, South Dakota, 

was accepted March 22, 2012. 

We will place a copy of the plat, in 

two sheets, we described in the open 

files. They will be available to the 

public as a matter of information. If the 

BLM receives a protest against this 

survey, as shown on this plat, in two 

sheets, prior to the date of the official 

filing, we will stay the filing pending 

our consideration of the protest. We will 

not officially file this plat, in two sheets, 

until the day after we have accepted or 

dismissed all protests and they have 

become final, including decisions or 

appeals. 

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

James D. Claflin, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT926000–L19100000–BJ0000– 

LRCME1G04814] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

South Dakota 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plats of 

survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, on May 16, 2012. 

DATES: Protests of the survey must be 

filed before May 16, 2012 to be 

considered. 

ADDRESSES: Protests of the survey 

should be sent to the Branch of 

Cadastral Survey, Bureau of Land 

Management, 5001 Southgate Drive, 

Billings, Montana 59101–4669. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5009, Marvin_Montoya@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS 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: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Regional Director, Great Plains 

Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Aberdeen, South Dakota, and was 

necessary to determine individual and 

tribal trust lands. The lands we 

surveyed are: 

5th Principal Meridian, South Dakota 

T.123 N., R. 53 W. 

The plat, in two sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey of a portion of 

the subdivisional lines and a portion of 

the subdivision of section 23, and the 


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