20738 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 81 / Thursday, April 27, 1995 / Notices

1969, and The United States Department

of the Interior Secretarial Order No.

3087, Section 5, Amendment No. 1, The

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has

prepared an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the Cyprus Tohono

Corporation’s (Cyprus) proposed mine

expansion on the Tohono O’odham

Nation (Nation), Papago Indian

Reservation. The proposed action

(Alternate B) consists of the conversion

from in situ to open pit mining

operations at Cyprus, the creation of a

new overburden storage site, and a new

copper oxide ore heap leach pad.

Cyprus proposes production of

approximately one billion pounds of

copper during the thirteen year life of

the proposal. A description of existing

facilities and a detailed proposed plan

of operations is presented in the Mine

Plan of Operations for Expanded Open

Pit and Heap Leach Operation (Cyprus

Tohono Corporation, March 1995). The

project was developed in response to

three underlying needs: Mining lease

compliance, continued industrial

economic support for the Nation, and

copper production.

Implementation of Alternative B

would result in the disturbance of a

total of approximately 1,850 acres, or

approximately 0.06 percent of total

Nation lands. Alternative B Mine Plan

of Operations involves the development,

operation, performance and

maintenance of the following major

project components: Open pit mine

expansion, overburden disposal area,

heap leach pads and ponds, stormwater

collection and recycling, processing

facilities, access and service roads,

support facilities, utilities, spill

prevention, control health and safety

plans, reclamation and closure. There

would be increases in royalties and

employment. Scholarships would be

established. Each of the major project

components are described in the main

body of the EIS. Alternative B Mine Plan

of Operations was developed to

minimize potential impacts to biological

and visual resources. Alternative B

Mine Plan of Operations moved some of

proposed mine components south of an

existing access road. Movement of the

proposed project elements south of the

existing mine access road serves to limit

disturbance of natural drainages, reduce

potential disturbance to bat colonies

north of the site, and to provide a visual

screen of existing mine plant site

structures.

DATES: Appeals must be filed within 30

days of the Notice of Filing by the

United States Environmental Protection

Agency in the Federal Register. These

procedures can be found in the Code of

Federal Regulations (43 CPR 1610.5–2).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A limited

number of copies of the Final EIS are

available upon request to the: District

Manager, Phoenix District Office,

Bureau of Land Management, 2015 West

Deer Valley Road, Phoenix, Arizona

85027. There are also copies available

for review at the above location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bureau of Land Management, Attn:

Moon Hom, 2015 West Deer Valley

Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85027; (602)

780–8090.

Dated: April 19, 1995.

David J. Miller,

Associate District Manager.

[FR Doc. 95–10341 Filed 4–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P

[CO–934–95–4110–03; COC54300]

Colorado; Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Pub. L. 97–

451, a petition for reinstatement of oil

and gas lease COC 54300, Moffat

County, Colorado, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all required rentals

and royalties accruing from November

1, 1994, the date of termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $5 per acre and

162⁄3 percent, respectively. The lessee

has paid the required $500

administrative fee for the lease and has

reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of this Federal

Register notice.

Having met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, (30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), the Bureau of

Land Management is proposing to

reinstate the lease effective November 1,

1994, subject to the original terms and

condition of the lease and the increased

rental and royalty rates cited above.

Questions concerning this notice may

be directed to Milada Krasilinec of the

Colorado State Office (303) 239–3767.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Milada Krasilinec,

Land Law Examiner, Oil and Gas Lease

Management Team.

[FR Doc. 95–10345 Filed 4–26–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–9B–M

[ID–060–1220–00–60016]

Restriction Order for Public Land at

Blackwell Island, Cougar Bay and Ross

Point

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Coeur d’Alene Office, Idaho.

ACTION: Notice of Restriction Order for

Public Land at Blackwell Island, Cougar

Bay and Ross Point, Order No. ID060–

13.

SUMMARY: By order, the following

closure applies to Blackwell Island,

described as all public land in Section

11: lot 23 (portion), Section 14: lots 3–

6 (portion) and Section 15: lot 5

(portion), T.50N., R.4W., B.M.; Cougar

Bay, described as all public land in

Section 15, S1/2SW1⁄4 (portion), and

Section 22, N1⁄2 NW1⁄4 (portion), T.50N.,

R.4W., B.M.; and Ross Point, described

as all public land in Section 7: lot 5

(portion) and Section 8: lot 1 (portion)

T.50N., R.4W., B.M.:

Overnight camping is prohibited.

Maps depicting the restricted area are

available for public inspection at the

BLM, Coeur d’Alene Office, 1808 North

Third St., Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

The authority for establishing this

restriction is Title 43, Code of Federal

Regulations, 8364.1.

This restriction becomes effective

immediately and shall remain in effect

until revoked and/or replaced with

supplemental rules.

This restriction does not apply to:

(1) Any Federal, State, or local official

or member of an organized rescue or fire

fighting force while in the performance

of an official duty.

(2) Any Bureau of Land Management

employee, agent, contractor, or

cooperator while in the performance of

an official duty.

This restriction is necessary because

the three sites do not have facilities

which can accommodate overnight

camping and the activities associated

with long-term occupancy. In addition,

due to the small acreage of these sites,

the general urban surroundings and the

sensitive combination of resources that

are being protected, overnight camping

is not a compatible recreation use.

Violation of this order is punishable

by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eric Thomson, Area Manager, Bureau of

Land Management, 1808 North Third

St., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814.

Signed at Coeur d’Alene, Idaho this 20th

day of April, 1995.