96-18246. Notice of Open-House and Extension of Comment Period for the Alta Gold Company Olinghouse Environmental Impact Statement; Nevada

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18246]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[NV-030-96-1992-02, N36-96-001P]


Notice of Open-House and Extension of Comment Period for the Alta 
Gold Company Olinghouse Environmental Impact Statement; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Carson City District Office.

SUMMARY: The Carson City District Office of the Bureau of Land 
Management is directing the preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement to be produced by a third-party contractor on the impacts of 
the proposed Plan of Operations for development of the Olinghouse Gold 
Mine, an open pit, cyanide heap leach gold mine operated by Alta Gold 
Company, in Washoe County, Nevada. The original Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal 
Register, 61 FR 30091, June 13, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATES: A public scoping open-house will be held August 8, 
1996, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the Fernley Town Complex, 595 Silver 
Lace Boulevard, Fernley, Nevada to allow the public an opportunity to 
identify issues and concerns to be addressed in the Environmental 
Impact Statement. Representatives of the Bureau and Alta Gold Company 
will be available to answer questions. Additional scoping meetings may 
be held as appropriate. Written comments on the Plan of Operations and 
the scope of the Environmental Impact Statement will be accepted until 
August 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments on the proposed Olinghouse 
Mine Project may be sent to: District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, 1535 Hot Springs Road, Carson City, NV 89706. Attn: 
Olinghouse Project Manager.
    For additional information, write to the above address or call 
Terri Knutson at [phone].

    Dated: July 11, 1996.
John O. Singlaub,
Carson City District Manager.
[FR Doc. 96-18246 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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