[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 17, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20212]
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[Federal Register: August 17, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[CA-060-5440-10 B021]
Availability of Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental
Impact Statement for Rail-Cycle Bolo Station Landfill, San Bernardino
County
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a joint final Environmental Impact
Report/Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) has been prepared by the Bureau of
Land Management and the County of San Bernardino for the proposed Bolo
Station Class III landfill. The proposed Federal action comprises a
land exchange involving 2.5 sections of public land, 2 rights-of-ways
for access and utilities, and a plan amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted if received on or before
September 12, 1994, and comments received after that date may not be
considered in the Record of Decision. The address for written comments
is given below.
ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District
Office, Attn: Rail-Cycle, 6221 Box Springs Blvd., Riverside, CA 92507.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas Romoli, (909) 697-5237.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed land exchange involves 2.5
sections of public land of which 1.5 sections are designated Multiple
Use Class L (Limited Use) under the CDCA Plan. The proposed use as
landfill is not consistent with the guidelines for Class L, and the
proposed amendment would designate the 1.5 sections as Class M
(Moderate Use). The guidelines for Class M allow disposal of public
lands for potential landfill purposes. The proposed 3 sections of
private land to be acquired contain tortoise habitat, including
critical habitat, recreational value and land in the proposed East
Mojave National Park.
The proposed landfill site is located between Amboy and Cadiz,
south of Highway 66 and about 35 miles northeast of the City of
Twentynine Palms. The proposed landfill consists of 4800 acres of which
2100 acres would be used for the landfill. Solid waste would be sorted
and processed for recyclables at a Materials Recovery Facility in
Southern California. The residue would be packed into containers and
transported by train to the Bolo Station site. At full operation,
approximately 21,000 tons per day of solid waste would be transported,
and the facility would be operated between 60-years and 100-years.
Besides the proposed action, two alternatives and a no-action
alternative are analyzed. The EIR/EIS analyzes the affects of the
proposed action on such environmental issues as ground water, air
quality, geology, visual resources and wildlife among other resources.
Copies of the Final EIR/EIS are located in the California Desert
District Office, Riverside, California and in the Needles Resource Area
Office, 101 W. Spikes Rd., Needles, CA.
Dated: August 8, 1994.
Henri R. Bisson,
District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-20212 Filed 8-16-94; 8:45 am]
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