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received throughout the process have

been considered.

DATES: Written comments on the DEIS

must be submitted or postmarked no

later than August 13, 1996. Comments

on the DEIS may also be presented

verbally or submitted in writing at the

public hearings to be held at the

following times and locations:

• 6:00 p.m., July 16, 1996; Wasatch

County Middle School, 800 South 200

East, Heber City, Utah

• 6:30 p.m., July 17, 1996; Salt Lake

County Commission Chambers, 2001

South State, Salt Lake City, Utah

The public hearings are being held to

address two separate actions: (1) The

Wasatch County Water Efficiency

Project and Daniel Replacement Project,

and (2) the Provo River Restoration

Project. Each action should be

addressed separately. Testimony may be

given on each of the two actions but

should be made and identified as two

separate presentations. In order to be

included as part of the hearing record,

written testimony must be submitted at

the time of the hearing. Verbal

testimony will be limited to 5 minutes

for each DEIS. Those wishing to give

testimony at a hearing should submit a

registration form, included at the end of

the DEIS, to the address listed below by

July 15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS

should be addressed to: Karen Ricks,

Project Manager, Central Utah Water

Conservancy District, 355 West 1300

South, Orem, Utah 84058.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional

copies of the DEIS, copies of the

resources technical reports, or

information on matters related to this

notice can be obtained on request from:

Ms. Nancy Hardman, Central Utah

Water Conservancy District, 355 West

1300 South, Orem, Utah 84058,

Telephone: (801) 226–7187, Fax: (801)

226–7150.

Copies are also available for

inspection at:

Central Utah Water Conservancy District

355 West 1300 South, Orem, Utah

84058

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and

Conservation Commission, 111 East

Broadway, Suite 310, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84111

Department of the Interior, Natural

Resource Library, Serials Branch, 18th

and C Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.

20240

Department of the Interior, Central Utah

Project Completion Act Office, 302

East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

Ronald Johnston,

CUPCA Program Director, Department of the

Interior.

[FR Doc. 96–15008 Filed 6–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–030–96–1990–02, N36–96–001P]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement on a

Plan of Operations for Alta Gold

Company in Washoe County, Nevada;

and Notice of Scoping Period and

Public Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Carson City District Office.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 and 43 CFR Part 3809, the

Bureau of Land Management will be

directing the preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement to be

produced by a third-party contractor on

the impacts of a proposed Plan of

Operations for development of the

Olinghouse Gold Mine, an open pit,

cyanide heap leach gold mine operated

by Alta Gold Company, in Washoe

County, Nevada. The Bureau invites

comments on the scope of the analysis.

EFFECTIVE DATES: An open-house

meeting will be held July 3, 1996, from

5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Washoe County

Commissioners Chambers, 1001 E.

Ninth Street, Reno to allow the public

an opportunity to identify issues and

concerns to be addressed in the

Environmental Impact Statement. This

meeting will be a joint effort by the

Bureau and Washoe County.

Representatives of Alta Gold Company

will be available to answer questions

about the Plan of Operations. Additional

scoping meetings may be held as

appropriate. Written comments on the

Plan of Operations and the scope of the

Environmental Impact Statement will be

accepted until July 19, 1996.

A Draft Environmental Impact

Statement is expected to be completed

by November 1996 and made available

for public review and comment. At that

time a Notice of Availability of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement will be

published in the Federal Register. The

comment period on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement will be

60 days from the date the Notice of

Availability is published.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scoping comments may be sent to:

District Manager, Bureau of Land

Management, 1535 Hot Springs Road,

Carson City, NV 89706. ATTN:

Olinghouse Environmental Impact

Statement Project Manager.

For additional information, write to

the above address or call Terri Knutson

at (702) 885–6156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Alta Gold

Company has submitted a Plan of

Operations for development of their

Olinghouse Gold Mine located

approximately six miles west of

Wadsworth, Nevada in Washoe County.

The proposed operation includes;

development and condemnation drilling

necessary for development of future

operations; construction of an open pit

and associated overburden and

interburden disposal areas; construction

of a heap leach pad for ore processing;

construction of recirculation and

pregnant solution ponds; and

construction of mine facilities. There are

approximately 4300 acres within the

proposed project area and 465 acres

within the actual area of disturbance on

the proposed mine site.

The Environmental Impact Statement

will address: surface and groundwater

quantity and quality; geology and

minerals; air quality; vegetation

resources; soils; wildlife; threatened,

endangered, or candidate animal and

plant species; range resources; land uses

and access; recreation; social and

economic values; cultural resources;

reclamation; hazardous materials; and

cumulative impacts. These topics will

be evaluated by an interdisciplinary

team and will include review of the

Plan of Operations as well as other

pertinent environmental documents and

studies. A range of alternatives

(including but not limited to alternative

reclamation measures and the no-action

alternative), as well as mitigating

measures, will be considered to evaluate

and minimize environmental impacts

and to assure that the proposed action

does not result in undue or unnecessary

degradation of public lands.

Federal, state, and local agencies and

other individuals or organizations who

may be interested in or affected by the

Bureau’s decision on the Plan of

Operations are invited to participate in

the scoping process with respect to this

environmental analysis. These entities

and individuals are also invited to

submit comments on the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement.

It is important that those interested in

the proposal participate in the scoping

and commenting processes. Comments

should be as specific as possible.

The tentative project schedule is as

follows:

Begin Public Comment Period: June

1996.

Issuance of Draft Environmental

Impact Statement: November 1996.
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File Final Environmental Impact

Statement: February 1997.

Record of Decision: April 1997.

Begin Expansion of Operation: Spring

of 1997.

The Bureau of Land Management’s

scoping process for the Environmental

Impact Statement will include: (1)

Identification of issues to be addressed;

(2) Identification of viable alternatives;

(3) Notification of interested groups,

individuals, and agencies so that

additional information concerning these

issues, or other additional issues, can be

obtained.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Karl Kipping,

Associate District Manager, Carson City

District.

[FR Doc. 96–14956 Filed 6–12–96; 8:45 am]

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[OR–050–1020–00: GP6–0183]

Notice of Meeting of John Day-Snake

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Prineville District.

ACTION: Meeting of John Day-Snake

Resource Advisory Council; Lewiston,

Idaho; July 22–24, 1996.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the John DaySnake Resource Advisory Council will

be held on July 22, 1996, from 1 p.m.

to 5 p.m. and on July 24, 1996 from 8

a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Ramada Inn,

621 21st Street, Lewiston, Idaho 83501.

Public comments will be received from

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, July 22,

1996. Topics to be discussed are the

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project and standards for

rangeland health and guidelines for

livestock grazing on the public lands.

On July 23, the council will view

noxious weed infestations on public and

private land in the Snake River Canyon.

The entire meeting is open to the public;

however, transportation into the Snake

River Canyon will not be provided to

the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

James L. Hancock, Bureau of Land

Management, Prineville District Office,

3050 NE Third Street, Prineville, Oregon

97754 or call 541–416–6700.

Dated: June 4, 1996.

James L. Hancock,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–15004 Filed 6–12–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

[NV–930–5700–10; N–60819]

Notice of Realty Action; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following land in Elko

County, Nevada has been examined and

identified as suitable for disposal by

direct sale, including the mineral estate

with no known value, under Section

203 and Section 209 of the Federal Land

Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713 and

1719) at no less than fair market value:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 47 N., R. 64 E.,

Sec. 12, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Comprising 30.0 acres, more or less.

The above described land is being

offered as a direct sale to Elko County.

The land will not be offered for sale

until at least 60 days after the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

Bureau of Land Management, 3900 E.

Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

has been identified as suitable for

disposal by the Wells Resource

Management Plan. The land is not

needed for any resource program and is

not suitable for management by the

Bureau or another Federal department

or agency. The proposal has been

reviewed and approved by the Elko

County Planning Commission.

The mineral estate, which has been

found to have no known value, will be

conveyed simultaneously with the sale

of the surface estate. Acceptance of the

direct sale offer will constitute an

application to purchase the mineral

estate having no known value. A

nonrefundable fee of $50.00 will be

required with the purchase money.

Failure to submit the purchase money

and the nonrefundable filing fee for the

mineral estate within the time frame

specified by the authorized officer will

result in cancellation of the sale.

The patent, when issued, will contain

the following reservations to the United

States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890, (43 U.S.C. 945). And will be

subject to:

Nev–050805, a powerline right-of-way grant

held by Idaho Power Company.

N–60489, an access road right-of-way grant

held by Elko County.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication in the Federal Register,

interested parties may submit comments

to the Elko District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, 3900 E. Idaho St.,

Elko, NV 89801. Any adverse comments

will be evaluated by the State Director,

who may sustain, vacate or modify this

realty action and issue a final

determination. In the absence of timely

filed objections, this realty action will

become a final determination of the

Department of the Interior.

Dated: May 31, 1996.

Helen Hankins,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–15005 Filed 6–12–96; 8:45 am]

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[NV–930–1990–01; NV–37171]

Notice of Addition of Lands to

Proposed Withdrawal; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy

has filed a request to add approximately

3,010 acres to their withdrawal

application for the Fallon Range

Training Complex of the Naval Air

Station, Fallon, Nevada (formerly

known as the Master Land Withdrawal).

The original Notice of Proposed

Withdrawal was published in the

Federal Register, 47 FR 46892, October

21, 1982, and amended by 57 FR 43468,

September 21, 1992, and 61 FR 2261,

January 25, 1996.

DATE: Comments should be received on

or before September 11, 1996.

ADDRESS: Comments should be sent to

the Nevada State Director, BLM, 850

Harvard Way, P.O. Box 12000, Reno,

Nevada 89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, 702–785–6507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

24, 1996, the Department of the Navy

filed a request to add certain lands to

their existing withdrawal application.

These lands are in addition to those

published in the Federal Register, 47 FR

46892, October 21, 1982, 57 FR 43468,

September 21, 1992, and 61 FR 2261,

January 25, 1996. The following

described public lands are to be

withdrawn from settlement, sale,

location, or entry under the general land

laws, including the mining laws, subject

to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 16 N., R. 27 E.,