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dams at the Giroux Wash Tailings 

Storage Facility (TSF), KGHM Robinson 

estimates that active operations at the 

Robinson Mine would cease in 2024. 

The Reduced King Waste Rock Dump 

(WRD) and North Tripp WRD 

(Alternative C) would keep all project 

elements described in the 2019 Plan 

Amendment, including both the North 

Tripp and King WRDs; however, the 

allowable footprint of the King WRD 

would be reduced from the 260 acres 

under the BLM Preferred Alternative to 

234 acres under this alternative. 

Specifically, Alternative C would 

eliminate all proposed King WRD 

development east of County Road 44A. 

The North Tripp WRD would be 

expanded onto approximately 102 acres 

of BLM-managed public lands and 67 

private acres. As with the BLM 

Preferred Alternative, this alternative 

would include dewatering and renewed 

mining in the eastern portions of the 

Liberty Pit and development of 

approximately 545 acres of BLMmanaged public land and 94 private 

acres adjacent to the Giroux Wash TSF. 

This alternative would result in 

approximately 869 acres of new 

disturbance on BLM-managed public 

lands and 237 acres of KGHM-owned 

private lands, for a total of 

approximately 1,106 acres of new 

surface disturbance. As with the BLM 

Preferred Alternative, mine life would 

be extended to 2028. 

The Ruth East Backfill and Reduced 

King WRD Alternative (Alternative D) is 

similar to Alternative B, the BLM 

Preferred Alternative. Alternative D 

would include renewed dewatering and 

expanded mining operations in the 

eastern portions of the Liberty Pit as 

well as approval for KGHM Robinson to 

develop a total of approximately 639 

acres of mixed public and private land 

adjacent to the Giroux Wash TSF. 

Alternative D, like Alternative C, would 

include the reduced 234-acre King 

WRD. Alternative D would not, 

however, include development of the 

North Tripp WRD. Rather, additional 

waste rock generated during continued 

mining would be disposed within 

approximately 160 acres of KGHMowned lands within the Ruth East Pit. 

Approval of Alternative D would 

therefore result in approximately 767 

acres of new surface disturbance on 

BLM-managed lands and 330 acres of 

KGHM-owned private lands, for a total 

of approximately 1,097 acres. As with 

the BLM Preferred Alternative and 

Alternative C, mine life would be 

extended to 2028. 

The Notice of Intent for this project 

also included the BLM’s proposal to 

amend the Ely District Resource 

Management Plan for Visual Resource 

Management classes. During scoping, 

however, the BLM determined that a 

Resource Management Plan amendment 

is not required, and therefore it is no 

longer being analyzed as part of this 

Final EIS. On September 14, 2020, the 

Council on Environmental Quality’s 

revision to the NEPA Regulations went 

into effect. The final rule does not apply 

to the NEPA analysis for the Robinson 

Mine Plan of Operations Amendment, 

as it began prior to September 14, 2020. 

A Notice of Availability of the Draft 

EIS for the proposed project was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 4, 2020 (85 FR 78351). A 

virtual public meeting was held during 

the comment period. The BLM received 

18 public comment documents during 

the 45-day comment period. The 

documents contained 56 unique and 

substantive comments which included 

concerns on mine closure and 

reclamation planning, greater sage 

grouse protection, general wildlife 

issues, mitigation measures, and 

geochemistry issues primarily related to 

pit lakes and assumed contaminant 

seepage. Comments on the Draft EIS 

received from the public and internal 

BLM review were considered and 

incorporated, as appropriate, into the 

Final EIS. Public comments resulted in 

corrections or the addition of clarifying 

text but did not change the proposed 

action. 

The BLM has consulted with the 

Nevada State Historic Preservation 

Office (SHPO) on the Project in 

accordance with the 2014 State Protocol 

Agreement between the BLM and 

Nevada SHPO for Implementing the 

National Historic Preservation Act. The 

BLM has determined that the Project 

would cause adverse effects to eight 

historic properties and five unevaluated 

archaeological resources. The BLM and 

Nevada SHPO executed a Programmatic 

Agreement in 2016 to resolve adverse 

effects to cultural resources in the 

Robinson Nevada Mining Company 

Area of Potential Effect. The 2016 

programmatic agreement outlines the 

process by which these resources will 

be evaluated and mitigated. BLM has 

consulted with SHPO on the mitigation 

measures for these sites and concurred 

upon the treatment. The specific actions 

necessary to resolve adverse effects to 

historic properties will be carried out 

prior to Project implementation. 

The BLM has initiated ongoing 

consultation with Indian tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175 

and other policies. Tribal concerns, 

including impacts on Indian trust assets 

and potential impacts to cultural 

resources, will be given due 

consideration and have been analyzed 

in the Final EIS. 

(Authority: 40 CFR 1502) 

Robbie McAboy, 

District Manager, Ely District Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[212.LLIDT02000.L12200000.JX0000

.241A0.4500154358] 

Notice of Availability of the Cedar 

Fields Plan Amendment Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Monument Resource Management 

Plan, Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

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 (FLPMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 

prepared the Draft Monument Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) Amendment 

and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for the Cedar Fields 

Project Area and by this notice is 

announcing the opening of the public 

comment period. 

DATES: To ensure that comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Draft RMP 

Amendment/Draft EIS within 90 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register. 

The BLM will announce future meetings 

or hearings at least 15 days in advance 

through public notices, media releases, 

and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Draft RMP Amendment/ 

Draft EIS by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/ 

eplanning-ui/project/36660/510. 

• Email: blm_id_

monumentcassiarmpamend@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 208–677–6699. 

• Mail: BLM Burley Field Office, 15 

East 200 South, Burley, ID 83318. 

Copies of the Draft RMP Amendment/ 

Draft EIS are available in the Burley 

Field Office at the above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Cresswell, Assistant Field Manager, 

Shoshone Field Office, telephone 208– 

732–7270; address BLM Burley Field 


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Office, 15 East 200 South, Burley, ID 

83318; email blm_id_

monumentcassiarmpamend@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 Ms. Cresswell. The 

FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days 

a week, to leave a message or question 

for Ms. Cresswell. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

RMP Amendment/Draft EIS for the 

Cedar Fields is now available. The BLM 

prepared this document in consultation 

with cooperating agencies and in 

accordance with NEPA, FLPMA, 

implementing regulations, the BLM’s 

Land Use Planning Handbook (H–1601– 

1) and National Environmental Policy 

Handbook (H–1790–1), and other 

applicable law and policy. 

The Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EIS 

analyzes management options for the 

BLM-managed portions of Cedar Fields 

that were not evaluated in the EIS for 

the 1985 Monument Resource 

Management Plan. Its purpose is to 

consider a range of reasonable 

alternatives for managing recreation use 

while providing cultural resource 

protection on BLM-managed lands and 

adjacent U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

(USBR)-managed lands in Cedar Fields. 

This will be done in a manner that 

maintains the values identified in the 

1985 Monument RMP and the 1999 

American Falls Archaeological District 

(Archaeological District) listing on the 

National Register of Historic Places. The 

five alternatives range from reducing the 

area available for rock climbing and offhighway vehicle use, to limiting the 

type of rock climbing allowed in the 

Archaeological District to traditional 

climbing only. 

The BLM initiated the land use 

planning process on August 23, 2011, 

through a Notice of Intent published in 

the Federal Register, notifying the 

public of a formal scoping period and 

soliciting public participation in the 

planning process. The BLM held three 

scoping meetings in September and 

October 2011 in Pocatello, Burley, and 

American Falls, Idaho. Based on public 

input gathered during initial scoping, 

and from stakeholders throughout the 

process, the BLM formulated the five 

alternatives considered and analyzed in 

the Draft RMP Amendment/Draft EIS. 

Because nominations for the designation 

of Areas of Critical Environmental 

Concern were previously analyzed for 

the RMP, the BLM did not solicit new 

nominations during scoping for the 

amendment. 

Following the close of the public 

review and comment period, the Draft 

RMP Amendment/Draft EIS will be 

revised in preparation for its release as 

the Proposed RMP Amendment and 

Final EIS. The BLM will respond to 

substantive comments by making 

appropriate revisions to the document 

or explain why a comment did not 

warrant a change. 

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 1506.6, 40 CFR 

1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2. 

John F. Ruhs, 

BLM Idaho State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR85672000, 21XR0680A2, 

RX.31480001.0040000; OMB Control 

Number 1006–0002] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Recreation Use Data 

Reports 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) are proposing to renew an 

information collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Ronnie Baca, Bureau of 

Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 

CO 80225–0007; or by email to rbaca@

usbr.gov. Please reference Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

Number 1006–0002 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Ronnie Baca by email 

at rbaca@usbr.gov, or by telephone at 

(303) 445–3257. You may also view the 

ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require approval 

under the PRA. We may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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. 

Abstract: Reclamation collects 

agency-wide recreation and concession 

information to fulfill congressional 


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