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individuals, groups, and agencies who 

requested a copy, or as required by 

regulation or policy. 

A 30-day protest period was provided 

on the land use plan decisions 

contained in the Proposed RMP/Final 

EIS in accordance with 43 CFR Part 

1610.5–2. Six protests were received 

(two from the same party), three of the 

six letters were subsequently resolved 

by the BLM Director, whose decision 

constitutes final agency action for the 

U.S. Department of the Interior. The 

main protest issues in these letters 

pertained to special status species, 

wildlife, livestock grazing, watershed 

management, and level of detail of 

decisions in the Proposed RMP. No 

changes to proposed management 

actions resulted from the resolution of 

the protests. 

Three of the six protest letters 

received were determined not to have 

standing under the regulations at 43 

CFR 1610.5–2. During the process of 

reviewing protest letters, the BLM 

became aware of a mapping error and 

potentially unnecessary management 

direction for the proposed ACEC at the 

Rock Animal Corral. The BLM has 

determined that the area does not 

require special management as an ACEC 

to protect its relevant and important 

values. Protection of the values can be 

achieved by maintaining the current 

designation as the Rock Animal Corral 

archaeological site with existing 

restrictions on fluid and solid mineral 

leasing, locatable minerals and mineral 

material sales on the 160 acre site. This 

is consistent with the current 

management in Alternative A in the 

Proposed RMP. The Approved RMP 

reflects that change. 

The BLM provided the Governor of 

Nevada with a 60-day Governor’s 

Consistency Review as provided by the 

regulations. No specific inconsistencies 

with state or local plans, policies, or 

programs were noted from the review. 

BLM received comments from the 

Nevada Department of Wildlife and the 

Nevada Division of Water Resources. 

BLM responded to the Department of 

Wildlife comments with a meeting and 

a letter. No changes to the Approved 

RMP resulted from the Governors’ 

Consistency Review. Based upon 

comments received during the protest 

period, some minor editorial 

modifications have been made in 

preparing the Approved RMP. These 

modifications provide further 

clarification of some of the decisions/ 

maps. 

In accordance with Section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) issued a 

Biological Opinion. The USFWS 

Biological Opinion has been included as 

an appendix to the ROD/Approved 

RMP. 

The ROD serves as the final decision 

for the land use plan decisions 

described in the Approved RMP. The 

ROD also contains implementation-level 

decisions for Paleontological Resource 

Management, Travel Management route 

identifications, and Forest/Woodland 

and Other Plant Products. These 

decisions are included in the Approved 

RMP. Designations, such as route 

closures are planning-level decisions. 

These implementation-level decisions 

are appealable under 43 CFR Part 4. Any 

party adversely affected by the 

(proposed) implementation decisions 

may appeal the decisions within 30 

days of publication of this Notice of 

Availability pursuant to 43 CFR, Part 4, 

Subpart E. The appeal should state the 

specific decision(s) in the Approved 

RMP which are being appealed. 

The appeal must be filed with the Ely 

District Manager at the address listed 

above. Please consult the appropriate 

regulations (43 CFR, Part 4, Subpart E) 

for further appeal requirements. 

(Authority: H–1790–1–National 

Environmental Policy Act Handbook) 

Ron Wenker, 

Nevada State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–22540 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–070–1990–EX] 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion 

at the Montana Tunnels Mine, 

Jefferson County, MT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 

U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

has been prepared for the Montana 

Tunnels Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion. 

The mine permit is administered by the 

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) 

Butte Field Office and the Montana 

Department of Environmental Quality. 

Operations on public lands in the 

permit area are on mining claims 

located in accordance with the General 

Mining Law of 1872, as amended (30 

U.S.C. 22 et seq.). 

DATES: The FEIS will be available for 

review for 30 days following the date 

the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) publishes the Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register. A 

Record of Decision (ROD) will be 

prepared following the 30-day public 

availability period. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS have 

been sent to affected federal, state, and 

local government agencies and to 

interested parties. Copies of the FEIS are 

available for public inspection at the 

Montana Department of Environmental 

Quality, 1520 East 6th Avenue, Helena, 

MT 59620–0901 and the Bureau of Land 

Management, Butte Field Office, 106 N. 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701. Interested 

parties may also review the FEIS on the 

Internet at http://www.deq.mt.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Hallsten, Montana Department of 

Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 

200901, Helena, MT 59620–0901; or 

David Williams, Bureau of Land 

Management, Butte Field Office, 106 N. 

Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Montana Tunnels Mine is a 1200 acre 

lead, zinc, gold and silver mine located 

T. 7 N., R. 4 W. in Jefferson County 5 

miles west of Jefferson City, Montana. In 

September 2004, Montana Tunnels, Inc. 

submitted an application to expand 

their operation. The Notice of Intent to 

prepare the EIS was published in the 

Federal Register, 70 FR 8612 on 

February 22, 2005 and the Notice of 

Availability of the Draft EIS was 

announced in the Federal Register, 73 

FR 7588–89 on February 8, 2008. 

Comments on the Draft EIS received 

from the public, from other agencies, 

and from the internal DEQ and BLM 

review were incorporated into the FEIS. 

These comments resulted in the 

addition of clarifying text but did not 

significantly change the alternatives. 

The FEIS addresses three alternatives 

associated with the Montana Tunnels 

Mine ‘‘M’’ Pit Mine Expansion: The No 

Action Alternative, the Proposed Action 

Alternative, and the Agency Modified 

Alternative, which is the preferred 

alternative. The No Action Alternative 

would limit mine disturbance to 1200 

acres, and the mine would close in 

2010. The Proposed Action Alternative 

would result in disturbance of 1452 

acres and a pit depth of 4250. This 

Alternative would result in the loss of 

approximately 2600 feet of Clancy Creek 

as the stream would be diverted around 

the expanded open pit in both a pipe 

and open flow channel. A portion of the 

Clancy Creek flow would be diverted 


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into the pit to augment the formation of 

a pit lake following completion of 

mining. The Agency Modified 

Alternative would be similar to the 

Proposed Action Alternative, with the 

exception of measures to improve 

environmental performance including: 

More natural surface reclamation 

techniques, improved geochemical and 

groundwater monitoring, and 

establishment of a reconstructed Clancy 

Creek channel to protect streamflow, 

wetlands, and fisheries. 

Rick M. Hotaling, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–22535 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–921–08–1320–EL–P; MTM 98618] 

Notice of Invitation—Coal Exploration 

License Application MTM 98618 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Members of the public are 

hereby invited to participate with 

Western Energy Company in a program 

for the exploration of coal deposits 

owned by the United States of America 

in lands located in Rosebud County, 

Montana, encompassing 921.06 acres. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Giovanini, Mining Engineer, or 

Connie Schaff, Land Law Examiner, 

Branch of Solid Minerals (MT–921), 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Montana State Office, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, telephone (406) 896–5084 

or (406) 896–5060, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lands 

to be explored for coal deposits are 

described as follows: 

T.1N., R.4E., P.M.M. 

22: All. 

24: Lots 1, 2, W1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4. 

Any party electing to participate in 

this exploration program shall notify, in 

writing, both the State Director, BLM, 

5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, Montana 

59101–4669, and Western Energy 

Company, P.O. Box 99, Colstrip, 

Montana 59323. Such written notice 

must refer to serial number MTM 98618 

and be received no later than 30 

calendar days after publication of this 

Notice in the Federal Register or 10 

calendar days after the last publication 

of this Notice in the Miles City Star 

newspaper, whichever is later. This 

Notice will be published once a week 

for two (2) consecutive weeks in the 

Miles City Star, Miles City, Montana. 

The proposed exploration program is 

fully described, and will be conducted 

pursuant to an exploration plan to be 

approved by the Bureau of Land 

Management. The exploration plan, as 

submitted by Western Energy Company, 

is available for public inspection at the 

BLM, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, 

Montana, during regular business hours 

(9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Monday through 

Friday. 

Dated: September 19, 2008. 

Edward L. Hughes, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E8–22699 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Manufacturer of Controlled 

Substances; Notice of Application 

Pursuant to § 1301.33(a) of Title 21 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this is notice that on August 28, 2008, 

Mallinckrodt Inc., 3600 North Second 

Street, St. Louis, Missouri 63147, made 

application by letter to the Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a 

bulk manufacturer of Oripavine (9330), 

a basic class of controlled substance 

listed in schedule II. 

The company plans to use the above 

listed controlled substance as an 

intermediate in the manufacture of a 

non-controlled product. 

Any other such applicant, and any 

person who is presently registered with 

DEA to manufacture such substances, 

may file comments or objections to the 

issuance of the proposed registration 

pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.33(a). 

Any such written comments or 

objections should be addressed, in 

quintuplicate, to the Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Office of Diversion 

Control, Federal Register Representative 

(ODL), 8701 Morrissette Drive, 

Springfield, Virginia 22152; and must be 

filed no later than November 25, 2008. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Office of Justice Programs 

[OJP (OJP) Docket No. 1488] 

Meeting of the Public Safety Officer 

Medal of Valor Review Board 

AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs 

(OJP), Justice. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This is an announcement of a 

meeting of the Public Safety Officer 

Medal of Valor Review Board to review 

applications for the 2007–2008 Medal of 

Valor Awards and to discuss upcoming 

activities. The meeting time and 

location are located below. 

DATES: October 30, 2008, 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Office of Justice Programs, 810 7th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20531. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Joy, Policy Advisor, Bureau of 

Justice Assistance, Office of Justice 

Programs, 810 7th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20531, by telephone at 

(202) 514–1369, toll free (866) 859– 

2687, or by e-mail at 

gregory.joy@usdoj.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor 

Review Board carries out those advisory 

functions specified in 42 U.S.C. 15202. 

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 15201, the 

President of the United States is 

authorized to award the Public Safety 

Officer Medal of Valor, the highest 

national award for valor by a public 

safety officer. The purpose of this 

meeting is to review applications for the 

2007–2008 Medal of Valor Awards and 

to discuss upcoming activities related 

thereto. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. For security purposes, members 

of the public who wish to attend must 

register at least five (5) days in advance 

of the meeting by contacting Mr. Joy. All 

attendees will be required to sign in at 

the front desk. Note: Photo 

identification will be required for 

admission. Additional identification 

documents may be required. 

Access to the meeting will not be 

allowed without prior registration. 

Anyone requiring special 

accommodations should contact Mr. Joy 

at least five (5) days in advance of the 

meeting. 

Eric Holland, 

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of 

Justice Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–22709 Filed 9–25–08; 8:45 am] 

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