97-2278. Record of Decision

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2278]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-020-1990-01]


Record of Decision

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability, Record of Decision for Sante Fe Pacific 
Gold Corporation's Twin Creeks Mine Expansion Project.

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DATES: The Record of Decision will be distributed and made available to 
the public on January 23, 1997. Anyone wishing to appeal the Record of 
Decision has 30 days following the date of publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register. The appeal must be postmarked no later than 
February 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Record of Decision can be obtained from: 
Bureau of Land Management, Winnemucca District Office, 5100 East 
Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald L. Moritz, Project Manager, at the above Winnemucca District 
address or telephone [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Record of Decision consists of the 
action proposed in the Plan of Operation and analyzed in the Draft and 
Final Environmental Impact Statements. The agency Preferred Alternative 
includes all components of the Proposed Action, as well as the Partial 
Vista Pit Backfill alternative, the Overburden and Interburden Storage 
Area Reclamation alternative 1, West Side alternative, and the East 
Side alternative. The Agency Preferred Alternative is also the 
environmentally preferred alternative incorporating mitigation and 
monitoring measures. The Proposed Action consists of expanding mining 
and ore processing activities at the Twin Creeks Mine.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
Bud C. Cribley,
Acting Winnemucca District Manager.
[FR Doc. 97-2278 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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