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day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titan 

Uranium USA Inc., a wholly owned 

subsidiary of Titan Uranium Inc., 

submitted a 43 CFR 3809 Plan of 

Operations (Plan) to the BLM Lander 

Field Office (LFO) for the Sheep 

Mountain Uranium Project (Project) in 

Fremont County, Wyoming, on June 16, 

2011. On February 29, 2012, Energy 

Fuels Inc. merged with Titan Uranium 

Inc. and all of its subsidiaries are now 

wholly-owned subsidiaries of Energy 

Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. (Energy 

Fuels). Energy Fuels will continue as 

the owner and operator of the Sheep 

Mountain Project. Energy Fuels 

submitted revised Plans to the BLM on 

July 16, 2012, August 29, 2013, and 

January 14, 2014. The 2014 revision 

consisted of a revision to the Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality— 

Land Quality Division (WDEQ–LQD) 

Mine Permit 381C and a final update to 

the Plan for which the EIS is based. 

The Project is located 8 road miles 

south of Jeffrey City, Wyoming, in 

south-central Fremont County, in the 

Crooks Gap-Green Mountain District 

which was extensively mined starting in 

the 1950s. This area lies 62 road miles 

southeast of Riverton, Wyoming and 105 

road miles west of Casper, Wyoming. 

The Project is within an active State of 

Wyoming Permit to Mine (No.381C) 

administered by the WDEQ–LQD. 

Revisions to the WDEQ–LQD permit 

have been submitted by Energy Fuels. 

Energy Fuels is currently considering 

applying for a U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) Source Materials 

License for the proposed heap leach and 

processing facility. 

Energy Fuels proposes to explore for 

and develop uranium reserves to 

produce approximately 1.0 million to 

2.0 million pounds of uranium per year 

over an anticipated project life of 20 

years. Uranium would be extracted 

using conventional open-pit and 

underground mining methods. Ore 

processing into yellowcake (U3O8) 

would occur either on-site using a heap 

leach and solvent extraction/ion 

exchange or offsite utilizing the existing 

conventional Sweetwater Uranium Mill 

approximately 30 miles to the south 

(NRC License SUA–1350). The 

boundary of the Sheep Mountain Project 

Area (Project Area) is within the active 

WDEQ–LQD 381C Mine Permit Area, 

encompassing approximately 3,611 

acres (5.6 square miles) of which 

approximately 929 acres would be 

disturbed under the Proposed Action 

Alternative. Approximately 62 percent 

(572.5 acres) of the surface within the 

Proposed Action disturbance area 

historically was disturbed by previous 

mining and exploration activities. 

The Draft EIS addresses the direct, 

indirect and cumulative impacts of the 

Proposed Action and two alternatives 

including the No Action Alternative and 

the BLM Mitigation Alternative. 

The No Action Alternative, as 

required by NEPA, describes conditions 

that would occur if the proposed project 

were denied. This includes existing 

reclamation efforts on 227 acres of 

existing disturbance within the Project 

Area as required by the financial 

guarantee held for Mine Permit 381C. 

This reclamation includes a portion of 

the McIntosh pit and the existing 

underground mines, roads and facilities. 

Reclamation of the entire McIntosh Pit 

would be completed by the Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality— 

Abandoned Mine Lands program 

(WDEQ–AML) in coordination with 

Energy Fuels. 

The Proposed Action Alternative is 

the project as proposed by Energy Fuels 

in their Plan, as amended, and the 

revised WDEQ–LQD Mine Permit 381C. 

The BLM Mitigation Alternative 

would utilize the same conventional 

mining techniques over the same period 

as under the Proposed Action, but 

modifications to the proposed 

reclamation plan and development of a 

transportation plan would be required. 

In addition, the BLM Mitigation 

Alternative would identify 

opportunities to apply hierarchical 

mitigation strategies for on-site, regional 

and compensatory mitigation strategies 

and identify areas appropriate to apply 

landscape-level conservation and 

management actions to achieve regional 

mitigation objectives. 

The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS 

was published in the Federal Register 

on August 23, 2011 (76 FR 52688). Key 

issues identified during scoping were 

related to the development of additional 

alternatives, cumulative impacts, 

mitigation and monitoring and potential 

impacts to range, water, recreation, and 

wildlife resources. 

The public is encouraged to comment 

on any of these alternatives. The BLM 

asks that those submitting comments 

make them as specific as possible with 

reference to chapters, page numbers and 

paragraphs in the Draft EIS document. 

Comments that contain only opinions or 

preferences will not receive a formal 

response; however, they will be 

considered and included as part of the 

BLM decision-making process. The most 

useful comments will include new 

technical or scientific information, 

identification of data gaps in the impact 

analysis, or technical or scientific 

rationale for opinions or preference. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses, and email addresses of 

persons who submit comments will be 

available for public review and 

disclosure at the above address during 

regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. 

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. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOS05000.L13100000.EJ0000.241A] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Bull Mountain Unit Master 

Development Plan, Gunnison County, 

CO 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Bull Mountain Unit Master 

Development Plan (MDP) and by this 

notice is announcing the opening of the 

comment period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Bull Mountain 

MDP Draft EIS within 45 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 and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media releases and/or mailings. 


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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Bull Mountain MDP Draft 

EIS by any of the following methods: 

• Email: bullmtneis@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 970–240–5368. 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Uncompahgre Field Office, Attn: Jerry 

Jones, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, 

Montrose, CO 81401. 

Copies of the Bull Mountain MDP 

Draft EIS are available for download on 

the project Web site (www.blm.gov/co/

st/en/BLM_Information/nepa/ufo/Bull_

Mountain_EIS.html) and on CD from the 

Uncompahgre Field Office at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Jones, Bull Mountain MDP Project 

Manager, at 970–240–5300, j2jones@

blm.gov, or at the address above. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

Uncompahgre Field Office received a 

proposed MDP for natural gas 

exploration and development from SG 

Interests I, Ltd. (SGI) for the Bull 

Mountain Unit. An MDP provides 

information common to multiple 

planned wells, including drilling plans, 

Surface Use Plans of Operations, and 

plans for future production. 

The Bull Mountain Unit MDP Draft 

EIS describes the exploration and 

development of up to 146 natural gas 

wells, four water disposal wells and 

associated infrastructure on Federal and 

private mineral leases within a federally 

unitized area known as the Bull 

Mountain Unit. SGI decided to develop 

the unit after their exploration wells 

demonstrated the potential for 

economically viable reserves of natural 

gas. 

The Bull Mountain Unit is located 

within the Colorado River basin, 

approximately 30 miles northeast of the 

Town of Paonia and is bisected by State 

Highway 133. The boundaries of the 

unit encompass approximately 19,670 

acres, Federal and private oil, and gas 

mineral estate in Gunnison County, 

Colorado. The unit consists of 440 acres 

of BLM Federal surface and subsurface 

land; 12,900 acres of split-estate lands 

consisting of private surface and Federal 

subsurface minerals administered by the 

BLM; and 6,330 acres of fee land 

consisting of private surface and private 

subsurface minerals. 

The BLM is considering three 

alternatives in the Draft EIS: The No 

Action alternative, the MDP as 

submitted, and a third alternative 

developed by the BLM to help evaluate 

the effects of various modification and 

mitigation possibilities. 

Work on the MDP began with a 

preliminary Environmental Assessment 

in 2009. The BLM determined that an 

EIS was necessary due to potential 

significant impacts to air quality in 

nearby Class 1 air sheds, water, 

socioeconomics and wildlife. 

Please note that public comments and 

information submitted including names, 

street addresses and email addresses of 

persons who submit comments will be 

available for public review and 

disclosure at the above address during 

regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 

Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. 

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. 

Ruth Welch, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCON00000 L10200000 

DF0000.LXSS080C0000] 

Notice of Public Meetings, Northwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Northwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC 

has scheduled meetings February 19, 

June 4, August 20 and December 3, 

2015, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., with public 

comment periods regarding matters on 

the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. A 

specific agenda for each meeting will be 

available prior to the meetings at 

http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_

Resources/racs/nwrac.html. 

ADDRESSES: The February 19 meeting 

will be held in the BLM Colorado River 

Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage 

Road, Silt, CO 81652; the June 4 meeting 

will be held at the Allington Inn of 

Kremmling, 215 West Central Avenue, 

Kremmling, CO 80459; the August 20 

meeting will be held at the Rio Blanco 

Fairgrounds, 779 Sulphur Creek Road, 

Meeker, CO 81641; and the December 3 

meeting will be held at the Springhill 

Suites, 236 Main Street, Grand Junction, 

CO 81501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris Joyner, Public Affairs Specialist, 

Grand Junction Field Office, 2815 H 

Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Phone: 

(970) 244–3097. Email: cbjoyner@

blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FIRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with the 

above individual. You will receive a 

reply during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Northwest Colorado RAC advises the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

Bureau of Land Management, on a 

variety of public land issues in 

northwestern Colorado. 

Topics of discussion during 

Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may 

include management of the Greater 

Sage-Grouse, working group reports, 

recreation, fire management, land use 

planning, invasive species management, 

energy and minerals management, travel 

management, wilderness, wild horse 

herd management, land exchange 

proposals, cultural resource 

management, and other issues as 

appropriate. Subcommittees under this 

RAC may meet this year regarding travel 

management in the White River Field 

Office. Active subcommittees report to 

the Northwest Colorado RAC at each 

council meeting. RAC and 

subcommittee meetings are open to the 

public. More information is available at 

http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_

Resources/racs/nwrac.html. The public 

may present written comments to the 

RACs. Each formal RAC meeting will 

also have time, as identified above, 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 


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