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FEIS; however, none of these changes or 

clarifications altered the effects 

determinations disclosed in the DEIS. 

Some of these changes and clarifications 

include: quantification of earthen 

material proposed to be moved for 

development of the Guyer Ridge trail; a 

more thorough description of the 

remodeling plans for the Roundhouse 

Restaurant; information on avalanche 

danger on Guyer Ridge under 

Alternative 2; and clarifications 

concerning noise and light impacts due 

to construction and grooming activities 

on Guyer Ridge. 

Purpose and Need for Action: The 

purpose and need for the proposed 

Master Development Plan (MDP) is to 

update the 1989 MDP to reflect current 

conditions and needs at the ski resort. 

Most of the improvements described in 

the 1989 MDP have been implemented. 

In addition, new ski area technologies, 

updated land management plans, and 

changes in the environment have 

emerged during this time, which 

warrant consideration in an updated 

MDP. 

Proposed Action: SVC has largely 

implemented the 1989 MDP. The 2005 

MDP represents a logical extension of 

the previously approved and completed 

projects, and is separated into three 

phases. Phase 1 projects are designed to 

enhance recreational opportunities on 

Bald Mountain by responding to the 

constantly evolving mountain sports 

industry while addressing the goals and 

objectives of the Sawtooth Forest Plan 

and the BLM Sun Valley Management 

Framework Plan. The Proposed Action 

includes: development of new ski trails 

both within and outside of the current 

permit boundary, installation of 

additional snowmaking machinery, 

modification of existing ski runs, 

installation of the River Run Gondola, 

removal of the Exhibition chairlift, and 

modifications to the Roundhouse 

Restaurant. A Vegetation Management 

Plan (VMP) was also analyzed 

concurrently with the DEIS. The VMP 

specified treatments to ensure long-term 

health of vegetation on Bald Mountain. 

Alternatives Identified: Three 

alternatives are analyzed in the FEIS. 

Alternative 1—No Action would result 

in the existing MDP not being updated. 

The SUP would be renewed in 2007 and 

the current MDP would be made part of 

it. Under Alternative 2—the Proposed 

Action—the MDP as submitted by SVC 

would be attached to a new ski area 

permit. Alternative 3 is an alternative 

which meets the purpose and need to 

update the MDP, but varies from the 

actions originally submitted by SVC in 

response to issues raised by the public. 

Preferred Alternative: The Preferred 

Alternative is a slightly modified 

Alternative 3, as described in the DEIS 

and FEIS. The Preferred Alternative 

consists of a realigned western 

boundary of the SUP addition for the 

Guyer Ridge trail included in 

Alternative 3. The western boundary 

would be repositioned in a straight line 

to connect with the western bends of the 

proposed Guyer Ridge trail. All other 

elements of Alternative 3, as described 

in the DEIS, remain in the Preferred 

Alternative. These include the 

following: installation of a new gondola, 

removal of the Exhibition chairlift, 

adjustment of the SUP boundary to 

include new ski trails, development of 

new ski trails and modification of 

existing ski runs within the current 

permit boundary, installation of 

additional snowmaking machinery, 

implementation of a non-significant 

Forest Plan Amendment for scenery 

resources, modifications to the 

Roundhouse Restaurant, and 

implementation of the VMP. The 

Preferred Alternative would reduce the 

acreage added to the ski area’s SUP, yet 

still allow the permittee to glade Guyer 

Ridge as proposed in Alternative 3. In 

addition, this modification would 

provide the ski area the flexibility to 

manage the terrain similar to other inbounds portions of the ski area. 

Dated: August 16, 2007. 

Bill Baker, 

District Manager, Twin Falls District, Bureau 

of Land Management. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ID 320 7122 EO 7979] 

Notice of Extension for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement 

(FEIS) for the Smoky Canyon Mine, 

Panels F and G 

AGENCY: DOI Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Lead Agency; 

USDA Forest Service (FS), Co-lead 

Agency; and the State of Idaho, Idaho 

Department of Environmental Quality, 

Cooperating Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of Extension for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Smoky Canyon Mine, Panels F and G 

Mine Expansion Project. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces an 

extenion of the mandatory 30-day 

waiting period prior to releasing the 

Record of Decision (ROD) for the Smoky 

Canyon Mine, Panels F and G Mine 

Expansion Project. The original 

availability notice, issued October 26, 

2007, provided for a 30-day waiting 

period prior to the release of the ROD. 

The BLM is extending this period until 

December 26, 2007. 

DATES: The FEIS is now available for 

public review. The BLM Record of 

Decision will be released no sooner than 

December 26, 2007—60 days after 

publication of the original Notice of 

Availability of the FEIS in the Federal 

Register by the Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: The FEIS will be available 

in limited quantities at the Bureau of 

Land Management, Pocatello Field 

Office, 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, 

Idaho 83204, phone (208) 478–6340 and 

the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, 

Soda Springs Ranger District, 410 E. 

Hooper Avenue, Soda Springs, Idaho 

83276, phone (208) 547–4356. It will 

also be available on the BLM Web site 

at: http://www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/ 

pocatello/programs/planning/ 

smoky_canyon_mine.html and the 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest Web 

site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/cariboutarghee/phosphate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Stout, Bureau of Land Management, 

phone (208) 478–6340; or Jeff Jones, 

Caribou-Targhee National Forest, phone 

(208) 236–7572. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original Notice of Availability was 

published on October 26, 2007, and 

initiated a mandatory 30-day waiting 

period prior to releasing the ROD. Since 

this publication the BLM has received a 

number of requests from the public to 

extend the required 30-day waiting 

period. The FEIS, in exploring the 

effects of the mining operation, is 

lengthy and complex. Additional time 

will allow for increased public 

awareness of the proposed decision. To 

honor these requests the BLM has 

decided to extend the waiting period for 

an additional 30 days, to end on 

December 26, 2007. 

Dated: November 2, 2007. 

Joe Kraayenbrink, 

District Manager, Idaho Falls District, Bureau 

of Land Management. 

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