[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-31159]
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[Federal Register: December 19, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR126-6332-00 G5-040]
Bal'diyaka Interpretive Center, OR; Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and Notice of Scoping Meetings.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management, Coos Bay District,
will be directing the preparation of an EIS to be prepared by a third
party contractor on the impacts of the proposed construction of the
Bal'diyaka Interpretive Center.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted until January 10, 1995. Public
scoping meetings will be held from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday,
January 9, 1995, at BLM's Coos Bay Office, 1300 Airport Lane, North
Bend, OR and from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 1995,
at BLM's Eugene Office, 2890 Chad Drive, Eugene, OR. Additional
briefing meetings will be considered as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: Comments concerning issues to be addressed in the EIS should
be addressed to: District Manager, Coos Bay District, 1300 Airport
Lane, North Bend, OR 97459-2000, Attn: Bal'diyaka Project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daryl Albiston, Tioga Area Manager,
Coos Bay District, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459-2000, (503)
756-0100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM, in cooperation with the Confederated
Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw, et al. is considering the
construction of an interpretive center to be located near the Cape
Arago Lighthouse on Gregory Point in Coos County, OR (T. 26 S., R. 14
W., Sec. 4, Willamette Meridian). The center will be known as the
Bal'diyaka Interpretive Center and could feature the Native American
history of the local tribes, as well as the historic use of this site
by the U.S. Lifesaving Service and the U.S. Coast Guard. The proposed
action may consist of one or more new buildings to house the
interpretive displays, meeting rooms, offices, a new lighthouse, and
related infrastructure needs.
Potential issues include, but may not be limited to, vehicular
access and parking; social and economic values; recreation; impacts on
cultural resources, traditional Native American resources, geology and
mineral resources, visual resources, soil, watershed, and vegetation
resources.
The project area will encompass approximately 40 acres, while the
area of consideration of impacts will be much larger and include the
communities of Coos Bay, Charleston, North Bend, as well as associated
rural areas.
Consideration will be given to adjacent Federal and State
administered lands as well as County and private lands and the affect
on local land use planning.
The specific location, design and arrangement is yet to be
determined. Alternatives to be considered, other than the No Action
Alternative, are unknown at this time.
The Bureau of Land Management's scoping process for the EIS will
include: (1) Identification of issues to be addressed; (2)
Identification of viable alternatives; and (3) Notifying interested
groups, individuals, and agencies so that additional information
concerning these can be obtained.
The scoping process will consist of this Federal Register Notice; a
legal notice in local newspapers announcing the scoping meetings;
letters of invitation to participate in the scoping process; and a
scoping meeting agenda which further clarifies the proposed action,
range of alternatives and previously identified significant issues
being considered, to be distributed to selected parties and available
upon request.
Dated: November 29, 1994
Melvin Chase,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-31159 Filed 12-16-94; 8:45 am]
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