[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8313]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT-060-05-3800-006, UTU-72499]
Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for SUMMO USA
Corporation; Lisbon Valley Open Pit Copper Mine in San Juan County,
Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the record of decision prepared for
SUMMO USA Corporation's Lisbon Valley Open Pit Copper Mine in San Juan
County, Utah.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 202 of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared,
under third party contract, by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Moab District Office. The EIS was prepared to analyze impacts and
alternatives for SUMMO USA Corporation's proposed Lisbon Valley Open
Pit Copper Mine and Heap Leaching Operation. The proposed project would
occur on 1103 acres of federal, state, and private lands located in San
Juan County, Utah. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed by the Utah
BLM State Director on March 26, 1997, approving the proposed project
and incorporating mitigating modifications analyzed under the
alternatives
Copies of the ROD can be obtained from the Moab District Office at
82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah, or by calling (801) 259-6111 and
requesting a copy of the document. Additionally, a copy of the ROD will
be mailed to individuals, agencies or companies that commented during
the scoping process, or on the Draft and Final EIS.
DATES: Parties adversely affected by the Record of Decision have 30
days, from the date of publication of this notice, to file a Notice of
Appeal in the office which issued this decision (43 CFR 4.411 and
4.413). The decision to approve the mining operation is in full force
and effect, effective on the date of this publication of the Notice of
Availability of the Record of Decision. A petition for a stay of the
decision must be filed in accordance with the above cited regulations.
ADDRESSES: A notice of Appeal should be addressed to: Bill Lamb, Utah
State Director, Bureau of Land Management, P.O. Box 45155, 324 South
State Street, Room 301, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lyn Jackson, Project Coordinator, Moab District Office, Bureau of Land
Management, 82 East Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532, (801) 259-6111.
Dated: March 26, 1997.
Brad Palmer,
Acting District Manager, Moab District.
[FR Doc. 97-8313 Filed 4-1-97; 8:45 am]
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