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Mountain in Lander County, Nevada. 

The existing authorized Phoenix Mine is 

a gold and copper mining and 

beneficiation operation. Mill-grade 

oxide gold ore is beneficiated to gold 

concentrate at the Phoenix Mill facility, 

which also produces small amounts of 

copper and silver concentrates as trace 

elements. Mill tailings are deposited in 

a tailings storage facility. Coppercontaining ore is beneficiated using 

heap leaching followed by solvent 

extraction and electrowinning of copper 

from the leach solution. Current 

authorized facilities in the Phoenix 

Mine area include the following: Postreclamation pit highwalls; pit backfills; 

ore stockpiles; Waste Rock Facilities 

(WRFs); a Tailings Storage Facility 

(TSF); growth media stockpiles; borrow 

areas; Heap Leach Facilities (HLF); 

evaporation and surge ponds; utility and 

haul roads; ancillary facilities; utility 

corridors; and other facilities. 

Newmont is proposing to expand the 

mine—called the Greater Phoenix 

Project—by amending its current 

Phoenix Mine Plan of Operations. 

Within the expanded area, surface 

disturbance would increase by 3,497 

acres, from 8,374 to 11,871 acres, which 

includes 5,896 acres located on public 

lands administered by the BLM Mount 

Lewis Field Office. If the BLM approves 

an amendment to the authorized Plan of 

Operations with its existing permits, 

mining activities at the Phoenix Mine 

would be extended approximately 24 

years. Active closure and reclamation 

activities are anticipated to extend 

approximately 13 years beyond the 

operational phase. Additionally, more 

than 600 years of post-closure 

monitoring would follow final 

reclamation. 

The specific details of the Proposed 

Project include the following: Extension 

of mine life from 2040 to 2063; 

expansion of the Plan of Operations 

boundary by 10,611 acres, from 8,228 

acres to 18,839 acres, of which 10,132 

acres are BLM-managed public lands; 

expansion of the Phoenix Pit area 

through consolidation of existing pit 

areas and by increasing the depth of the 

pit by 380 feet, from 4,990 feet above 

mean sea level (amsl) to a lower depth 

of 4,610 feet amsl; expansion of the 

Natomas Waste Rock Facility by 347 

acres, from 997 acres to 1,344 acres; 

expansion of the Phoenix TSF by 1,801 

acres, from 1,396 acres to 3,197 acres; 

expansion of the Phoenix HLC by 79 

acres, from 536 acres to 615 acres; 

expansion of the clay soil borrow area 

by 819 acres, from 469 acres to 1,288 

acres; development of an additional soil 

borrow area (483 acres); modification of 

the mine closure approach (including 

the management of pit water through 

treatment to meet applicable water 

quality standards and subsequently put 

to beneficial use in perpetuity); and 

realignment of Buffalo Valley Road, as 

well as realignment of a service power 

line, fiber optic line, and natural gas 

pipeline. Under the Proposed Project, 

four existing rights-of-way would 

require amendments to existing FLPMA 

grants. 

The Draft EIS, through scoping, has 

identified and analyzed impacts to the 

following resource areas: Water 

resources (including surface water, 

groundwater, and geochemistry); air 

quality; vegetation resources (including 

noxious weed species and special status 

species); wildlife (including migratory 

birds and special status species-Greater 

sage-grouse); livestock grazing 

management; land use and access; 

visual resources; cultural resources; 

Native American cultural concerns; 

geological resources (including minerals 

and soils); paleontological resources; 

recreation; social and economic values; 

hazardous materials; wetland and 

riparian zones. Not including existing 

disturbance, the Proposed Action would 

impact Greater sage-grouse (GSG) 

habitat including 200.1 acres in Priority 

Habitat Management Area; 1,900.1 acres 

in General Habitat Management Area; 

1,684.5 acres in Other Habitat 

Management Area; and 10,165.5 acres in 

Non-Habitat Area. Approximately half 

of the GSG habitat disturbance would be 

on private land. 

The Draft EIS describes and analyzes 

the Proposed Project’s direct, indirect, 

and cumulative impacts on all affected 

resources. In addition to the Proposed 

Project, three alternatives were 

analyzed, including the Enhanced/ 

Mechanical Evaporation Cell 

Alternative, Treat Water for Agricultural 

Cropping on Private Land Alternative, 

and the No Action Alternative. 

On September 29, 2015, a Notice of 

Intent was published in the Federal 

Register (80 FR 58501) inviting scoping 

comments on the Proposed Action. The 

BLM held a public scoping meeting in 

Battle Mountain on October 14, 2015. 

The BLM received a total of seven 

scoping comment letters during the 

scoping period. Concerns raised 

included impacts to water resources, air 

quality, wildlife, and recreation. 

The BLM has utilized and 

coordinated the NEPA scoping and 

comment process to help fulfill the 

public involvement requirements under 

the National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided 

in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3), and the agency 

continues to do so. The information 

about historical and cultural resources 

within the area potentially affected by 

the Proposed Project has assisted the 

BLM in identifying and evaluating 

impacts to such resources in the context 

of both NEPA and the NHPA. 

The BLM has consulted and continues 

to consult with Indian tribes on a 

government-to-government basis in 

accordance with Executive Order 13175 

and other policies. Tribal concerns, 

including impacts to Indian trust assets 

and potential impacts to cultural 

resources have been analyzed in the 

Draft EIS. Federal, State, and local 

agencies, along with tribes and other 

stakeholders that may be interested in or 

affected by the Proposed Project, are 

invited to participate in the comment 

process. 

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 1501.7. 

Jon D. Sherve, 

Field Manager, Mount Lewis Field Office. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18696 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–23947; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting comments on the significance 

of properties nominated before July 29, 

2017, for listing or related actions in the 

National Register of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by September 18, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via 

U.S. Postal Service and all other carriers 

to the National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St. 

NW., MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 


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consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before July, 29, 

2017. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, written comments are 

being accepted concerning the 

significance of the nominated properties 

under the National Register criteria for 

evaluation. 

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. 

Nominations submitted by State 

Historic Preservation Officers: 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 

District of Columbia 

Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone 

Company, Cleveland-Emerson Exchange 

(Telecommunications Resources of 

Washington DC MPS), 4268 Wisconsin 

Ave. NW., Washington, MP100001578 

Spasowski, Ambassador Romuald, House, 

3101 Albemarle St. NW., Washington, 

SG100001579 

IOWA 

Johnson County 

Johnson County Savings Bank, 102 S. Clinton 

St., Iowa City, SG100001580 

MARYLAND 

Prince George’s County 

Marenka House, 7300 Radcliffe Dr., College 

Park, SG100001581 

MASSACHUSETTS 

Suffolk County 

Columbia Road—Bellevue Street Historic 

District, 400–500 blk. of Columbia Rd., 

portions of Bellevue St., Boston, 

SG100001582 

NEW YORK 

Erie County 

Baptist Church of Springville, The (Boundary 

Increase), 37 N. Buffalo St., Springville, 

BC100001583 

Linde Air Products Factory (Black Rock 

Planning Neighborhood MPS), 155 

Chandler St., Buffalo, MP100001584 

Genesee County 

Newberry Building, 109–111 Main St., 

Batavia, SG100001585 

Greene County 

Oak Hill Historic District, NY 81, Oak Hill 

Rd., Giles Ln., Oak Hill, SG100001586 

OHIO 

Marion County 

Marion Catholic School, 1001 & 1047 Mount 

Vernon Ave. & 590 Forest Lawn Dr., 

Marion, SG100001587 

Stark County 

East Main Street Historic District, 49–629 E. 

Main St., 40 N. Park, 77 S. Park, 532–570, 

157 Prospect, 

40 N.–136 S. Arch, 40 S., Linden Aves., 

Alliance, SG100001588 

OKLAHOMA 

Garfield County 

Babe’s Package Store, 220 S. 3rd., Enid, 

SG100001589 

Briggs, Eugene S., Auditorium, 2450 E. 

Maine, Enid, SG100001590 

Security National Bank, 201 W. Broadway, 

Enid, SG100001591 

Garvin County 

Beaty School, Cty. Rd. 3210 at Royal Oaks 

Rd., Pauls Valley vicinity, SG100001592 

Jackson County 

New Orient Hotel, 101–111 E. Commerce St., 

Altus, SG100001593 

Pittsburg County 

Saints Cyril and Methodius Russian 

Orthodox Greek Catholic Church, 501 S. 

3rd St., Hartshorne, SG100001594 

Tulsa County 

Church Studio, The, 304 S. Trenton Ave., 

Tulsa, SG100001595 

WASHINGTON 

Jefferson County 

Lincoln School, 450 Fir St., Port Townsend, 

SG100001596 

Snohomish County 

Bush House, 308 5th St., Index, 

SG100001597 

WISCONSIN 

Milwaukee County 

Kopperud Park Residential Historic District, 

837–871 S. 76th (odd only), 824–862 S. 

77th (even only) & 7624 W. Walker Sts., 

West Allis, SG100001598 

Nunn-Bush Shoe Company Factory, 2821 N. 

4th St., Milwaukee, SG100001599 

Authority: 60.13 of 36 CFR part 60. 

Dated: August 3, 2017. 

Christopher Hetzel, 

Acting Chief, National Register of Historic 

Places/National Historic Landmarks Program. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18525 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–NRNHL–23993; 

PPWOCRADI0, PCU00RP14.R50000] 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

soliciting comments on the significance 

of properties nominated before August 

5, 2017, for listing or related actions in 

the National Register of Historic Places. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by September 18, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent via 

U.S. Postal Service and all other carriers 

to the National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1849 C St. 

NW., MS 7228, Washington, DC 20240. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

properties listed in this notice are being 

considered for listing or related actions 

in the National Register of Historic 

Places. Nominations for their 

consideration were received by the 

National Park Service before August 5, 

2017. Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 

CFR part 60, written comments are 

being accepted concerning the 

significance of the nominated properties 

under the National Register criteria for 

evaluation. 

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. 

Nominations submitted by State 

Historic Preservation Officers: 

CALIFORNIA 

Alameda County 

Brooklyn Presbyterian Church, 1433 12th 

Ave., Oakland, SG100001600 

El Dorado County 

Georgetown Civil War Armory, 6259 Main 

St., Georgetown, SG100001601 

Los Angeles County 

Great Wall of Los Angeles, The (Latinos in 

20th Century California MPS), Section of 

Tujunga Flood Control Channel bounded 

by Oxnard St., Coldwater Canyon & 

Burbank Blvds. & Coldwater Canyon Rd., 

Los Angeles, MP100001602 

Maxfield Building, 819 S. Santee St., Los 

Angeles, SG100001603 


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