Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Competitive Mineral Materials Sale (COC-078119) at Parkdale, Fremont County, CO
| Published date | 31 July 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 37334 |
| Record Number | 2019-16337 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Land Management Bureau |
37334
Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 147 / Wednesday, July 31, 2019 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Competitive Mineral
Materials Sale (COC–078119) at
Parkdale, Fremont County, CO
AGENCY
: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY
: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge
Field Office, Can
˜on City, Colorado,
intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Proposed
Competitive Mineral Materials Sale at
Parkdale, Fremont County, Colorado.
This notice announces the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues for the
EIS.
DATES
: Comments on issues may be
submitted in writing until August 30,
2019. The BLM will announce date(s)
and location(s) of any scoping meetings
at least 15 days in advance of the
meeting through local media,
newspapers, and the BLM National
NEPA website. For comments to be
considered in the Draft EIS, the BLM
must receive them before the close of
the 30-day scoping period. The BLM
will provide additional opportunities
for public participation upon
publication of the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
related to the Competitive Mineral
Materials Sale (COC–078119) at
Parkdale, Fremont County, Colorado, by
any of the following methods:
•BLM National NEPA website:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/; search for
NEPA Document Number BLM–CO–
F020–2019–0013.
•Mail: BLM Royal Gorge Field
Office, 3028 East Main Street, Can
˜on
City, CO 81212.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Royal Gorge
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Stephanie Carter, Geologist; telephone:
(719) 269–8551; address: 3028 East
Main Street, Can
˜on City, CO 81212;
email: sscarter@blm.gov. Contact Ms.
Carter to have your name added to our
mailing list. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Martin
Marietta Materials, Inc. has requested a
contract from the BLM to mine 400-
million net tons of aggregate reserves
located on BLM-managed lands adjacent
to their existing hard rock quarry
northwest of Can
˜on City, Colorado.
Mining activity would be conducted on
up to approximately 700 acres of BLM-
administered public land for up to 100
years with a maximum production rate
of 4-million tons annually. The
aggregate reserves consist of a
granodiorite bedrock that would be
mined utilizing blasting, crushing, and
screening methods. The aggregate would
be used in the production of asphalt and
concrete, as well as for a source of
railroad ballast. The current mine is the
only rail-served aggregate mine in
Colorado. The BLM mineral material
reserves would sustain uninterrupted
supplies of aggregate to meet future
demands in southern Colorado and
adjacent areas.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that may influence the scope of the
environmental analysis for development
of the EIS, including alternatives. At
present, the BLM has identified the
following preliminary issues: Potential
effects to bighorn sheep, visual
resources, air quality, surface and
ground water quantity and quality, and
socioeconomic conditions. The BLM
will identify, analyze, and require
mitigation, as appropriate, to address
impacts to resources from the proposed
action and alternatives.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
the public involvement process under
the National Historic Preservation Act
(54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36
CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
historic and cultural resources within
the area potentially affected by the
proposed action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal
concerns, including impacts on Indian
trust assets and potential impacts to
cultural resources, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local
agencies, along with tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed Competitive
Mineral Materials Sale (COC–078119) at
Parkdale, Fremont County, Colorado,
are invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or
be requested by the BLM to participate
in the development of the EIS as a
cooperating agency.
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.
Jamie Connell,
Colorado State Director.
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Public Land Order No. 7881; Partial
Revocation Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
Withdrawal; Florida
AGENCY
: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION
: Public Land Order.
SUMMARY
: This Order revokes the
withdrawal created by two Executive
Orders insofar as they affect 16.41 acres
of land reserved for the United States
Coast Guard’s (USCG) Jupiter
Lighthouse site. The land is no longer
needed for lighthouse purposes. This
Order also returns administrative
jurisdiction of the land to the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) to continue to
be managed as part of the Jupiter Inlet
Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area.
DATES
: This Public Land Order takes
effect on July 31, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Vicki Craft, Realty Specialist, BLM–ES
Southeastern States District Office, 273
Market Street, Flowood, MS 39232,
601–919–4655. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
reach the above individual. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
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