TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. [Part 26 of 26] T2 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 917564151; 15128-1_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110371, Draft EIS--473 pages, Appendices--406 pages, November 4, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES-11-51 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Coal KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Grazing KW - Leasing KW - Mining KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Soils KW - Subsidence KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/917564151?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. [Part 12 of 26] T2 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 917564146; 15128-1_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). 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Preparation date: November 4, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. [Part 25 of 26] T2 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 917563902; 15128-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). 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Preparation date: November 4, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. [Part 14 of 26] T2 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 917563869; 15128-1_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110371, Draft EIS--473 pages, Appendices--406 pages, November 4, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 14 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES-11-51 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Coal KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Grazing KW - Leasing KW - Mining KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Soils KW - Subsidence KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/917563869?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. [Part 7 of 26] T2 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 917563864; 15128-1_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110371, Draft EIS--473 pages, Appendices--406 pages, November 4, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 7 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES-11-51 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Coal KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Grazing KW - Leasing KW - Mining KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Soils KW - Subsidence KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/917563864?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: November 4, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-25 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ALTON COAL TRACT LEASE BY APPLICATION, KANE COUNTY, UTAH. AN - 16390148; 15128 AB - PURPOSE: The leasing and mining of federal coal reserves on 3,581 acres of public and private land near the town of Alton in Kane County, Utah are proposed. Alton Coal Development, LLC submitted a Lease by Application (LBA) in November 2004 to mine the tract using primarily surface-mining methods. As reconfigured by the Bureau of Land Management, the tract contains 44.9 to 49.1 million tons of recoverable coal reserves. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are analyzed in this draft EIS. Under the proposed action (Alternative B), a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for federal coal in the tract. Recoverable portions of in-place coal reserves would be mined over 25 years using surface-mining methods where the depth of overburden would be 200 to 300 feet, and underground methods (development mining, auger mining, highwall mining, longwall mining, and/or room and pillar mining) where the depth of overburden exceeds 200 to 300 feet. Approximately two million tons of coal per year would be mined once topsoil stockpiling and initial overburden removal has occurred. Reclamation would be concurrent with mining over the course of the estimated 25-year mine life and would be followed by a potential 10-year reclamation and revegetation monitoring period. Under Alternative C, the Alton Coal Tract would be modified to exclude the northwest portion of the tract located near the town of Alton. Further, certain mining activities in the southern portion of the tract would be subject to seasonal restrictions to reduce impacts to the local greater sage-grouse population. The modified tract would be offered for lease at a sealed-bid, competitive lease sale, subject to standard and special lease stipulations. The tract configuration under Alternative C includes an estimated 38.1 to 42.3 million tons of recoverable coal that would be mined over 21 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The leasing and subsequent mining and sale of federal coal resources would help meet the nation's current and future electrical energy and industrial needs. The local economy would benefit from an increase in jobs, income, and additional taxes, fees, and payments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Both action alternatives would involve: large-scale removal, stockpiling, and replacement of soils; removal and loss of function of wetlands and impacts to riparian areas; and wildlife habitat fragmentation, alteration, and displacement. Underground methods would cause subsidence on portions of the tract. Emissions of criteria air pollutants and hazardous air pollutants would occur as a result of mining and transporting coal. Robinson Creek would be relocated, potentially affecting stream function and water quality. Lands within the tract would be unavailable for grazing and recreation. Archaeological sites, Native American cultural properties, the Panguitch Historic District, and the Utah Heritage Highway 89/Mormon Pioneer Heritage Area would be subject to adverse effects. Commuter and coal truck traffic through Cedar City, Hatch, and Panguitch would increase. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (P.L. 94-377) and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110371, Draft EIS--473 pages, Appendices--406 pages, November 4, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES-11-51 KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Coal KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Grazing KW - Leasing KW - Mining KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Soils KW - Subsidence KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, Compliance KW - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16390148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-11-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=ALTON+COAL+TRACT+LEASE+BY+APPLICATION%2C+KANE+COUNTY%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. 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[Part 55 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689559; 15116-9_0055 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 55 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689559?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 54 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689544; 15116-9_0054 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 54 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689544?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 50 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689528; 15116-9_0050 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 50 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689528?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 49 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689513; 15116-9_0049 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 49 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689513?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 48 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689499; 15116-9_0048 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 48 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689499?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 42 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689481; 15116-9_0042 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 42 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689481?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 41 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689467; 15116-9_0041 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 41 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689467?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 40 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689452; 15116-9_0040 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 40 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689452?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 39 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916689430; 15116-9_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 39 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689430?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 7 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916689414; 15114-7_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 7 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916689414?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 31 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688163; 15116-9_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 31 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 30 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688150; 15116-9_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 30 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688150?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 25 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688136; 15116-9_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 25 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688136?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 24 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688123; 15116-9_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 24 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688123?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 23 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688110; 15116-9_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 23 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688110?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 22 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688093; 15116-9_0022 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 22 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688093?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 13 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688078; 15116-9_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 13 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688078?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 12 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688066; 15116-9_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 12 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688066?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 69 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688050; 15116-9_0069 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 69 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688050?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 11 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688049; 15116-9_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 11 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688049?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 8 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916688040; 15122-5_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 8 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688040?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 7 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916688031; 15122-5_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 7 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688031?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 68 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916688030; 15116-9_0068 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 68 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688030?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 6 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916688024; 15122-5_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 6 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688024?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 5 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916688018; 15122-5_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 5 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688018?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 4 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916688000; 15122-5_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916688000?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 61 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687997; 15116-9_0061 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 61 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687997?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 60 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687962; 15116-9_0060 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 60 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687962?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). [Part 1 of 1] T2 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). AN - 916687952; 15118-1_0001 AB - PURPOSE: A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solar Energy Program and new Department of Energy (DOE) program guidance to further support utility-scale solar energy development on federal lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are proposed. The BLM currently evaluates solar energy right-of-way (ROW) applications on a project-specific basis. As of August 15, 2011, the BLM had approved 10 utility-scale solar projects on public land and the associated linear ROWs to enable the development of two projects on private land. Also as of August 15, 2011, there were 79 pending solar applications: 31 in Arizona, 20 in California, 25 in Nevada, and three in New Mexico. A draft programmatic EIS issued in December, 2010 considered a No Action Alternative and two alternatives for implementing a new BLM Solar Energy Program. The preferred solar energy development program alternative identified solar energy zones (SEZs) where development would be prioritized, while the SEZ program alternative would exclude development outside the zones. This draft supplement focuses on modified and new components of the proposed programs. The modified solar energy development program alternative emphasizes development within SEZs and proposes a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs. Utility-scale solar development would be allowed in variance areas outside of SEZs in accordance with the proposed variance process. The modified program alternative also establishes authorization policies and procedures for utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands. Some of the SEZs analyzed in the draft programmatic EIS were found to have substantial resource conflicts and have been dropped: Bullard Wash in Arizona, Iron Mountain and Pisgah in California, Delamar Valley and East Mormon Mountain in Nevada, and Mason Draw and Red Sands in New Mexico. In addition, the areas of the following SEZs have been substantially reduced: Riverside East in California; De Tilla Gulch, Fourmile East, and Los Mogotes East in Colorado; Amargosa Valley, Dry Lake, and Dry Lake Valley North in Nevada; and Afton in New Mexico. These changes reduce the total acreage potentially available for development in proposed SEZs from 677,000 acres to 285,000 acres. Approximately 22 million acres of BLM-administered lands would remain available for ROW application under the modified preferred alternative. This draft supplement also considers a No Action Alternative which would perpetuate the DOE's case-by-case review process for solar projects and one action alternative which specifies programmatic guidance for the analysis and selection of solar projects that DOE will support. Impacts are evaluated for utility-scale solar technologies considered to be viable for deployment over the next 20 years, including three concentrating solar power technologies (parabolic trough, power tower, and dish engine systems) and photovoltaic technologies. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed program would respond to the high interest in siting utility-scale solar energy development on public lands and help to ensure consistent application of measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the adverse impacts of such development. The proposed SEZs would likely result in the highest pace of development at the lowest cost to government, developers, and stakeholders. Programmatic guidance would provide DOE with the tools to make more informed decisions and to comprehensively determine where to make technology and resource investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Solar energy development would preclude other land uses and could alter the character of largely rural areas. Specially designated lands and lands with wilderness characteristics could be significantly impacted during both construction and operations phases. Vegetation removal could result in increased risk of invasive species introduction, changes in species composition and distribution, habitat loss, and damage to biological soil crusts. Wildlife species would be impacted by loss of habitat, disturbance, loss of food and prey species, loss of breeding areas, effects on movement and migration, introduction of new species, habitat fragmentation, and changes in water availability. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), Executive Order 13212, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0310D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110361, 582 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 11-49 KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Sources KW - Land Use KW - Solar Energy KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - California KW - Colorado KW - Nevada KW - New Mexico KW - Utah KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Funding KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687952?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER%2C+2010%29.&rft.title=SOLAR+ENERGY+DEVELOPMENT+IN+SIX+SOUTHWESTERN+STATES%2C+ARIZONA%2C+CALIFORNIA%2C+COLORADO%2C+NEVADA%2C+NEW+MEXICO%2C+UTAH+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER%2C+2010%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 21 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687950; 15116-9_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 21 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687950?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 20 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687941; 15116-9_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 20 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687941?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 19 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687932; 15116-9_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 19 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687932?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 29 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687922; 15116-9_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 29 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687922?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 18 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687918; 15116-9_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 18 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687918?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 14 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687914; 15122-5_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 14 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687914?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 28 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687911; 15116-9_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 28 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687911?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 13 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687910; 15122-5_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 13 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687910?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 75 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687909; 15116-9_0075 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 75 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687909?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 12 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687905; 15122-5_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687905?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 27 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687902; 15116-9_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 27 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687902?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 74 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687900; 15116-9_0074 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 74 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687900?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 11 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687899; 15122-5_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 11 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687899?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 10 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687896; 15122-5_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 10 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687896?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 26 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687890; 15116-9_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687890?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 9 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687888; 15122-5_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 9 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687888?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 73 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687887; 15116-9_0073 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 73 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687887?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 26 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687879; 15114-7_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687879?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 10 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687875; 15116-9_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 10 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687875?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 72 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687874; 15116-9_0072 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 72 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687874?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 25 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687870; 15114-7_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 25 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687870?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 24 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687863; 15114-7_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 24 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687863?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+LEASING+ON+LANDS+ADMINISTERED+BY+THE+DIXIE+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+GARFIELD%2C+IRON%2C+KANE%2C+PIUTE%2C+AND+WASHINGTON+COUNTIES%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 67 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687859; 15116-9_0067 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 67 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687859?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 23 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687855; 15114-7_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 23 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687855?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 9 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687848; 15116-9_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 9 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687848?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 22 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687847; 15114-7_0022 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 22 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687847?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EFFIGY+MOUNDS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+GENERAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+CLAYTON+AND+ALLAMAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=EFFIGY+MOUNDS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+GENERAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+CLAYTON+AND+ALLAMAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 66 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687843; 15116-9_0066 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 66 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687843?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-09-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=EFFIGY+MOUNDS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+GENERAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+CLAYTON+AND+ALLAMAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.title=EFFIGY+MOUNDS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+GENERAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+CLAYTON+AND+ALLAMAKEE+COUNTIES%2C+IOWA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 21 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687837; 15114-7_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 21 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687837?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 65 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687829; 15116-9_0065 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 65 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687829?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 59 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687817; 15116-9_0059 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 59 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687817?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 17 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687810; 15116-9_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 17 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687810?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 71 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687803; 15116-9_0071 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 71 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687803?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 16 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687799; 15116-9_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 16 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687799?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 15 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687789; 15116-9_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 15 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687789?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 70 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687787; 15116-9_0070 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 70 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687787?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 14 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687777; 15116-9_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 14 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687777?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 64 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687773; 15116-9_0064 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 64 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687773?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 32 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687769; 15114-7_0032 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 32 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687769?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NEBESNA+OFF-ROAD+VEHICLE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+WRANGELL-ST.+ELIAS+NATIONAL+PARK+AND+PRESERVE%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=NEBESNA+OFF-ROAD+VEHICLE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+WRANGELL-ST.+ELIAS+NATIONAL+PARK+AND+PRESERVE%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 20 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687762; 15114-7_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 20 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687762?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 19 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687756; 15114-7_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 19 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687756?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 18 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687749; 15114-7_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 18 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687749?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 63 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687748; 15116-9_0063 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 63 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687748?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 17 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687742; 15114-7_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 17 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687742?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 62 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687733; 15116-9_0062 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 62 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687733?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 16 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687732; 15114-7_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 16 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687732?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 15 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687721; 15114-7_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 15 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687721?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 3 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687717; 15116-9_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687717?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 14 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687711; 15114-7_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 14 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687711?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 6 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687700; 15114-7_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 6 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 2 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687697; 15116-9_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687697?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 1 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687679; 15116-9_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687679?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 16 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687673; 15122-5_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 16 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687673?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 15 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687663; 15122-5_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 15 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687663?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 6 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687657; 15116-9_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 6 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687657?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 31 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687653; 15114-7_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 31 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687653?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 2 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687648; 15122-5_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687648?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 30 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687644; 15114-7_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 30 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687644?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 1 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687641; 15122-5_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687641?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 5 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687639; 15116-9_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 5 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687639?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 29 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687635; 15114-7_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 29 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687635?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 35 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687633; 15114-7_0035 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 35 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687633?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 28 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687629; 15114-7_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 28 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687629?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 4 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687626; 15116-9_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687626?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 34 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687625; 15114-7_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 34 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687625?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 27 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687620; 15114-7_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 27 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687620?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 33 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687615; 15114-7_0033 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 33 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687615?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 13 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687611; 15114-7_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 13 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687611?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 12 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687604; 15114-7_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 12 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687604?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. [Part 3 of 16] T2 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 916687586; 15122-5_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687586?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 11 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687583; 15114-7_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 11 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687583?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 10 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687577; 15114-7_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 10 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687577?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 9 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687572; 15114-7_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 9 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687572?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 8 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687568; 15114-7_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 8 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687568?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 53 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687511; 15116-9_0053 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 53 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687511?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 52 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687502; 15116-9_0052 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 52 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687502?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 51 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687491; 15116-9_0051 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 51 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687491?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AERIAL APPLICATION OF FIRE RETARDANT, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - AERIAL APPLICATION OF FIRE RETARDANT, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. AN - 916687450; 15123-6_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The continued use nationwide of aerially-delivered fire retardant on National Forest System (NFS) lands is proposed. On July 27, 2010, the District Court for the District of Montana invalidated the Forest Services 2008 decision to continue using the 2000 Guidelines for Aerial Delivery of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways and to adopt the reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) identified by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service. Significant issues include those related to water quality, human health and safety, impacts on threatened and endangered species, and impacts on cultural resources. Three alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative 1, the Forest Service would discontinue the aerial application of fire retardant for fires occurring on NFS lands. Ground-based application of long-term fire retardant and water, and also aerial application of water only, would continue to be available as fire suppression tools. Under the proposed action (Alternative 2), the Forest Service would continue aerial application of retardant, permanently adopt the 2000 Guidelines, and also adopt the reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) as identified by the FWS and NOAA in 2008. Under Alternative 3, which is the preferred alternative, the Forest Service would adopt the 2011 Guidelines for Aerial Delivery of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways. The new guidelines include the 2008 RPAs and would provide protocols for mapping avoidance areas at the forest level and direction for consultation and monitoring should a misapplication occur. Incident commanders and pilots would be required to avoid aerial application of retardant on mapped avoidance areas for threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate, or locally identified sensitive species or within 300 feet either side of waterways. Cultural resources, including historic properties, traditional cultural resources, and sacred sites would be given case-by-case consideration when ordering aerial applications of fire retardant. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Standard guidelines would provide for the use of aerially-applied fire retardant when and where incident commanders determine fire retardant is an appropriate fire fighting tool, while providing for public and fire fighter safety and natural resource protection. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The misapplication of fire retardant to waterways would likely adversely affect threatened and endangered wildlife species and impact individuals and habitat. The fertilizing effects of retardant on forest soils could increase vegetative growth and change vegetative community structure and composition. Sensitive plant species would be impacted, but not to an extent that would trend toward federal listing. Increases in non-native invasive plant species could occur. Cultural resources, including traditional cultural properties, sacred sites, and historic properties may be affected. Human health effects, primarily skin irritations, are likely to be minimal. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110366, 562 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Chemicals KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Forests KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Safety KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Watersheds KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687450?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Sandpoint, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 58 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687265; 15116-9_0058 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 58 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687265?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 57 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687260; 15116-9_0057 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 57 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687260?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 47 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687255; 15116-9_0047 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 47 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687255?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 46 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687244; 15116-9_0046 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 46 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687244?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 45 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687234; 15116-9_0045 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 45 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 44 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687228; 15116-9_0044 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 44 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687228?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 43 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687222; 15116-9_0043 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 43 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687222?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 5 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687214; 15114-7_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 5 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687214?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 4 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687208; 15114-7_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687208?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 3 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687201; 15114-7_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 2 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687197; 15114-7_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687197?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. [Part 1 of 35] T2 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 916687193; 15114-7_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 1 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687193?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.title=PHOENIX+COPPER+LEACH+PROJECT%2C+LANDER+COUNTY%2C+NEVADA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 32 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916687153; 15116-9_0032 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 32 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916687153?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 36 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916686921; 15116-9_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 36 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916686921?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 35 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916686905; 15116-9_0035 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 35 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916686905?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 34 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916686888; 15116-9_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 34 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916686888?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 38 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916686761; 15116-9_0038 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 38 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916686761?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 37 of 75] T2 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 916686743; 15116-9_0037 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 37 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/916686743?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-19 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IN SIX SOUTHWESTERN STATES, ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEVADA, NEW MEXICO, UTAH (DRAFT SUPPLEMENT TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF DECEMBER, 2010). AN - 913430203; 15118 AB - PURPOSE: A new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Solar Energy Program and new Department of Energy (DOE) program guidance to further support utility-scale solar energy development on federal lands in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah are proposed. The BLM currently evaluates solar energy right-of-way (ROW) applications on a project-specific basis. As of August 15, 2011, the BLM had approved 10 utility-scale solar projects on public land and the associated linear ROWs to enable the development of two projects on private land. Also as of August 15, 2011, there were 79 pending solar applications: 31 in Arizona, 20 in California, 25 in Nevada, and three in New Mexico. A draft programmatic EIS issued in December, 2010 considered a No Action Alternative and two alternatives for implementing a new BLM Solar Energy Program. The preferred solar energy development program alternative identified solar energy zones (SEZs) where development would be prioritized, while the SEZ program alternative would exclude development outside the zones. This draft supplement focuses on modified and new components of the proposed programs. The modified solar energy development program alternative emphasizes development within SEZs and proposes a collaborative process to identify additional SEZs. Utility-scale solar development would be allowed in variance areas outside of SEZs in accordance with the proposed variance process. The modified program alternative also establishes authorization policies and procedures for utility-scale solar energy development on BLM-administered lands. Some of the SEZs analyzed in the draft programmatic EIS were found to have substantial resource conflicts and have been dropped: Bullard Wash in Arizona, Iron Mountain and Pisgah in California, Delamar Valley and East Mormon Mountain in Nevada, and Mason Draw and Red Sands in New Mexico. In addition, the areas of the following SEZs have been substantially reduced: Riverside East in California; De Tilla Gulch, Fourmile East, and Los Mogotes East in Colorado; Amargosa Valley, Dry Lake, and Dry Lake Valley North in Nevada; and Afton in New Mexico. These changes reduce the total acreage potentially available for development in proposed SEZs from 677,000 acres to 285,000 acres. Approximately 22 million acres of BLM-administered lands would remain available for ROW application under the modified preferred alternative. This draft supplement also considers a No Action Alternative which would perpetuate the DOE's case-by-case review process for solar projects and one action alternative which specifies programmatic guidance for the analysis and selection of solar projects that DOE will support. Impacts are evaluated for utility-scale solar technologies considered to be viable for deployment over the next 20 years, including three concentrating solar power technologies (parabolic trough, power tower, and dish engine systems) and photovoltaic technologies. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed program would respond to the high interest in siting utility-scale solar energy development on public lands and help to ensure consistent application of measures to avoid, minimize, or mitigate the adverse impacts of such development. The proposed SEZs would likely result in the highest pace of development at the lowest cost to government, developers, and stakeholders. Programmatic guidance would provide DOE with the tools to make more informed decisions and to comprehensively determine where to make technology and resource investments. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Solar energy development would preclude other land uses and could alter the character of largely rural areas. Specially designated lands and lands with wilderness characteristics could be significantly impacted during both construction and operations phases. Vegetation removal could result in increased risk of invasive species introduction, changes in species composition and distribution, habitat loss, and damage to biological soil crusts. Wildlife species would be impacted by loss of habitat, disturbance, loss of food and prey species, loss of breeding areas, effects on movement and migration, introduction of new species, habitat fragmentation, and changes in water availability. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-140), Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58), Executive Order 13212, and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0310D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110361, 582 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 11-49 KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Energy Sources KW - Land Use KW - Solar Energy KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - California KW - Colorado KW - Nevada KW - New Mexico KW - Utah KW - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Compliance KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Funding KW - Executive Order 13212, Compliance KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/913430203?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTHERN ARIZONA PROPOSED WITHDRAWAL OF FEDERAL MINERAL ESTATE, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 913430201; 15116 AB - PURPOSE: The withdrawal of approximately one million acres of federal mineral estate in northern Arizona from the location of new mining claims under the General Mining Law of 1872 is proposed. The uranium deposits within the northern Arizona breccia pipes are of higher grade than approximately 85 percent of the worlds known uranium deposits and the lands within the proposed withdrawal area are considered to have a high potential for uranium. The planning area includes 626,678 acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 355,874 acres of lands managed by the Kaibab National Forest, 4,204 acres administered by the Arizona State Land Department, and 19,789 acres of private land. The proposed withdrawal is the result of concerns over potential impacts of uranium mining on the Grand Canyon watershed adjacent to and including Grand Canyon National Park. As of July 2009, these lands were segregated for up to two years from location and entry of new mining claims. On June 27, 2011, the Secretary of Interior published an emergency withdrawal which will expire on January 20, 2012, to allow the lands to remain closed to location and entry during the completion of the National Environmental Policy Act process. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative A, there would be no withdrawal and location and recordation of mining claims would continue. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, is the proposed action to withdraw 1,006,545 acres from location and entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights. Alternative C would involve a smaller withdrawal of 650,333 acres and Alternative D would involve a further reduced withdrawal of 295,991 acres. Both the current segregation and the proposed withdrawal apply only to public domain federal mineral estate, including federal mineral estate underlying non-federal surface lands. Neither the current segregation order nor the proposed withdrawal apply to non-federal mineral estate or to leasable or salable minerals such as oil and gas leasing, and sand and gravel permits. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The withdrawal of the parcels from new mining claims would protect the natural, cultural, and social resources in the Grand Canyon watershed from the possible adverse effects of the reasonably foreseeable locatable mineral exploration and development that could occur in the segregated area. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Mine operations would impact air quality, soil resources, vegetation, and aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Numerous cultural sites could be affected and mining-related roads would adversely impact users seeking primitive recreation opportunities in adjacent areas. Alternatives B, C, and D are projected to reduce annual government revenues by $16.6 million, $10.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively, compared to Alternative A. Alternatives B, C and D are projected to decrease uranium mining-related employment by 465 jobs, 294 jobs and 104 jobs, respectively. The reduction in uranium production under Alternative B would be equivalent to about six percent of current U.S. demand. Uranium production would be reduced by about four percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative C and about two percent of current U.S. demand under Alternative D. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110359, Final EIS--1,092 pages, Appendices--available electronically, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Land Use KW - Emissions KW - Forests KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Mining KW - National Parks KW - Radioactive Substances KW - Soil Pollution KW - Soils KW - Watersheds KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon National Park KW - Kaibab National Forest KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/913430201?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=NORTHERN+ARIZONA+PROPOSED+WITHDRAWAL+OF+FEDERAL+MINERAL+ESTATE%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, St. George, Utah; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PHOENIX COPPER LEACH PROJECT, LANDER COUNTY, NEVADA. AN - 913430199; 15114 AB - PURPOSE: The expansion of the existing Phoenix Mine in Lander County, Nevada to include copper leaching and beneficiation of copper oxide rock material that previously has been permitted for disposal is proposed. Newmont Mining Corporation has submitted proposed amendments to its current gold mining plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Management. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would be located on both public and private lands in north-central Nevada and would mine 158 million tons of copper ore for processing resulting in 245 million pounds of recoverable copper during the ore processing timeframe. The Phoenix Copper Leach Project would consist of the following primary components: 1) expansion of the existing plan of operations boundary; 2) development and operation of two copper heap leach facilities (HLFs); 3) construction of six new process ponds; 4) construction and operation of a copper solvent extraction-electrowinning facility; 5) designation of a new optional use area that could be developed as a copper heap leach facility and borrow area; 6) establishment of an additional clay borrow area; 7) development of new water monitoring wells; 8) construction of a new haul road, pipeline, and utility corridor; 9) development of a new production well; and 10) conversion of five process ponds to evaporation ponds during reclamation. The new production well would supply water for the copper heap leach process. The total estimated groundwater that would be used for the proposed project would be 23,000 acre-feet. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS analyzes a No Action Alternative and one action alternative. Under the No Action Alternative, the proposed Phoenix Copper Leach Project would not be constructed and the currently classified waste rock that contains leach-grade copper would continue to be disposed of in one or more of the currently permitted waste rock facilities at the Phoenix Mine. Under the Reona Copper HLF Elimination Alternative, the second proposed HLF would not be developed and the 58 acres of proposed disturbance within the Reona heap leach pad area would continue to be utilized as a cyanide HLF, as currently permitted. The ore planned for the Reona Copper HLF would be mined as waste and not processed for copper leaching. Construction and operation of the proposed project is anticipated to begin in 2012. Active mining and processing would last approximately 24 years. Overall closure and reclamation activities are anticipated to extend 13 years beyond the operational phase. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow profitable recovery of copper resources from materials currently considered as waste rock. To the extent practical, the proposed operations would utilize existing facilities and infrastructure at Newmonts currently permitted operations for the proposed project. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: While the majority of facilities would be located in areas that have previously been approved for surface disturbance, new disturbance would total 902 acres and result in the direct removal of herbaceous and woody vegetation and fragmentation of native plant communities. Disturbance associated with the reclaimed heap leach pads and use of borrow material would permanently alter the natural topographic and geomorphic features within the study area. New project-related surface disturbance would reduce the amount of land available for livestock grazing, dispersed recreation, and wildlife habitat, although the loss would be minimal in the context of the overall area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), and Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a). JF - EPA number: 110357, 389 pages and maps, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Land Use KW - Agency number: BLM/NV/BM/ES/11-26+1793 KW - Borrow Pits KW - Chemicals KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Roads KW - Waste Disposal KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Nevada KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/913430199?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.title=SAN+JUAN+PUBLIC+LANDS+LAND+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+ARCHULETA%2C+CONEJOS%2C+DOLORES%2C+HINSDALE%2C+LA+PLATA%2C+MINERAL%2C+MONTEZUMA%2C+MONTROSE%2C+RIO+GRANDE%2C+SAN+JUAN%2C+AND+SAN+MIGUEL+COUNTIES%2C+COLORADO+%28DRAFT+SUPPLEMENT+TO+THE+DRAFT+ENVIRONMENTAL+IMPACT+STATEMENT+OF+DECEMBER+2007%29.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Battle Mountain, Nevada; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AERIAL APPLICATION OF FIRE RETARDANT, NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS. AN - 913430198; 15123 AB - PURPOSE: The continued use nationwide of aerially-delivered fire retardant on National Forest System (NFS) lands is proposed. On July 27, 2010, the District Court for the District of Montana invalidated the Forest Services 2008 decision to continue using the 2000 Guidelines for Aerial Delivery of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways and to adopt the reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) identified by the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service. Significant issues include those related to water quality, human health and safety, impacts on threatened and endangered species, and impacts on cultural resources. Three alternatives are considered in this final EIS. Under Alternative 1, the Forest Service would discontinue the aerial application of fire retardant for fires occurring on NFS lands. Ground-based application of long-term fire retardant and water, and also aerial application of water only, would continue to be available as fire suppression tools. Under the proposed action (Alternative 2), the Forest Service would continue aerial application of retardant, permanently adopt the 2000 Guidelines, and also adopt the reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) as identified by the FWS and NOAA in 2008. Under Alternative 3, which is the preferred alternative, the Forest Service would adopt the 2011 Guidelines for Aerial Delivery of Retardant or Foam Near Waterways. The new guidelines include the 2008 RPAs and would provide protocols for mapping avoidance areas at the forest level and direction for consultation and monitoring should a misapplication occur. Incident commanders and pilots would be required to avoid aerial application of retardant on mapped avoidance areas for threatened, endangered, proposed, candidate, or locally identified sensitive species or within 300 feet either side of waterways. Cultural resources, including historic properties, traditional cultural resources, and sacred sites would be given case-by-case consideration when ordering aerial applications of fire retardant. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Standard guidelines would provide for the use of aerially-applied fire retardant when and where incident commanders determine fire retardant is an appropriate fire fighting tool, while providing for public and fire fighter safety and natural resource protection. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The misapplication of fire retardant to waterways would likely adversely affect threatened and endangered wildlife species and impact individuals and habitat. The fertilizing effects of retardant on forest soils could increase vegetative growth and change vegetative community structure and composition. Sensitive plant species would be impacted, but not to an extent that would trend toward federal listing. Increases in non-native invasive plant species could occur. Cultural resources, including traditional cultural properties, sacred sites, and historic properties may be affected. Human health effects, primarily skin irritations, are likely to be minimal. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 110366, 562 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Chemicals KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Forests KW - Impact Monitoring Plans KW - Safety KW - Vegetation KW - Water Quality KW - Watersheds KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/913430198?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AERIAL+APPLICATION+OF+FIRE+RETARDANT%2C+NATIONAL+FOREST+SYSTEM+LANDS.&rft.title=AERIAL+APPLICATION+OF+FIRE+RETARDANT%2C+NATIONAL+FOREST+SYSTEM+LANDS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Sandpoint, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - PROVO WESTSIDE CONNECTOR, PROVO, UTAH. AN - 16377130; 15122 AB - PURPOSE: The construction of a five-lane arterial roadway, known as the Provo Westside Connector (PWC), between Provo Airport and the vicinity of the Interstate 15 (I-15) Interchange with University Avenue and 1860 South Street in Provo, Utah is proposed. The project area is located in southwest Provo and includes the neighborhoods of Provo Bay, Sunset, and Lakewood. The Provo Airport and other commercial properties are currently accessed by passing through residential neighborhoods along Center Street and 3110 West Street. As the planned conversion from agricultural land uses to commercial land uses continues, and as residential areas expand, commercial vehicle use of residential roads will increase and exacerbate safety concerns. In addition to the PWC, the proposed improvements would include the extension of existing residential collector streets 500 West and 1150 West to intersect with the proposed arterial, a 10-foot-wide paved bicycle and pedestrian trail, and parking pull-outs to access the trail. Four alternatives, including a No Build Alternative, are analyzed in this final EIS. The three build alternatives include the 1860 South Alternative and two versions of the I-15 Overpass/Underpass Alternative, the University Avenue A Alternative and the University Avenue B Alternative. The 1860 South Alternative was selected as the preferred alternative based on public comment preferences, agency comment preferences, reduced land use impacts, superior transportation performance, lack of visual impacts, lack of noise impacts, fewer commercial property impacts, and practicable avoidance and minimization of wetland impacts. Construction costs of the preferred alternative are estimated at $57.2 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: A new roadway would support planned development in southwest Provo, planned improvements at the Provo Airport, and related commercial and industrial development in the vicinity of the airport. The direct roadway link between the residential areas west of I-15 and the commercial center of Provo east of I-15, including the Provo Towne Centre Mall, would support the continued economic viability of the commercial center of Provo. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Right-of-way would require acquisition and pavement of 121.6 acres and commercial property take of 11,000 square feet. Project implementation would impact 9.3 acres of wetlands, 1,594 linear feet of streams, 93 acres of mixed-use agriculture habitat, and 15.3 acres of residential wildlife habitat The proposed project would affect a relatively small portion of a historic canal and irrigation system. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0474D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110365, Final EIS--380 pages, Appendices and Maps--296 pages, October 28, 2011 PY - 2011 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-UT-EIS-10-01-F KW - Highways KW - Airports KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Use KW - Noise KW - Parking KW - Roads KW - Section 4(f) Statements KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Trails KW - Transportation KW - Urban Development KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Utah KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16377130?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Digests&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.title=PROVO+WESTSIDE+CONNECTOR%2C+PROVO%2C+UTAH.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Salt Lake City, Utah; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2012-01-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 28, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2012-01-04 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 51 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912110816; 15113-6_0051 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 51 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912110816?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 47 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106300; 15113-6_0047 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 47 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912106300?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 46 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106288; 15113-6_0046 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 34 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106251; 15113-6_0034 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 31 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106214; 15113-6_0031 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 31 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912106214?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 26 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106203; 15113-6_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912106203?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 25 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106188; 15113-6_0025 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 24 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106175; 15113-6_0024 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 24 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912106175?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 23 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106163; 15113-6_0023 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 23 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912106163?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 3 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106146; 15113-6_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 2 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106137; 15113-6_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 1 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912106127; 15113-6_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 54 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105569; 15113-6_0054 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 53 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105551; 15113-6_0053 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 43 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105543; 15113-6_0043 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 36 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105456; 15113-6_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 36 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105456?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 39 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105438; 15113-6_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 39 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105438?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 35 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105431; 15113-6_0035 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 35 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105431?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 22 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105407; 15113-6_0022 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 22 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105407?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 18 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105396; 15113-6_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 18 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105396?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 21 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105375; 15113-6_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 21 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105375?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 17 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105365; 15113-6_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 17 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105365?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 20 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105351; 15113-6_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 20 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105351?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 16 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105339; 15113-6_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 16 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105339?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 19 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105323; 15113-6_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 19 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105323?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 15 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105315; 15113-6_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 15 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105315?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 13 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105302; 15107-0_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 13 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105302?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 12 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105284; 15107-0_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 12 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105284?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 11 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105264; 15107-0_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 11 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105264?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 4 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105234; 15107-0_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 4 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105234?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 3 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912105215; 15107-0_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 3 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105215?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 28 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912105184; 15108-1_0028 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 28 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105184?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 27 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912105148; 15108-1_0027 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 27 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105148?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 26 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912105125; 15108-1_0026 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 26 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105125?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-08-26&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 25 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912105083; 15108-1_0025 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 25 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105083?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 24 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912105053; 15108-1_0024 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 24 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912105053?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 50 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103924; 15113-6_0050 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 50 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103924?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=LOWER+SONORAN+AND+SONORAN+DESERT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+MARICOPA%2C+PINAL%2C+PIMA%2C+GILA%2C+AND+YUMA+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 49 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103904; 15113-6_0049 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 48 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103889; 15113-6_0048 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 48 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103889?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 30 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103715; 15113-6_0030 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 29 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103710; 15113-6_0029 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. 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Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 28 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103705; 15113-6_0028 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 28 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103705?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 27 of 54] T2 - SONORAN SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103700; 15113-6_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a large-scale solar energy project on federal land administered by the Bureau of Land Management south of the town of Buckeye in Maricopa County, Arizona, is proposed. Boulevard Associates, LLC has submitted a right-of-way application for the Sonoran Solar Energy Project (SSEP) in an area southwest of the Greater Phoenix metropolitan area in the Little Rainbow Valley, east of State Route 85. The proposed project would include power blocks, solar fields, evaporation ponds, heat transfer fluid land treatment areas, and required linear facilities (access roads, generation tie line, gas lines, and well field and water pipelines). A concentrated solar thermal (CST) power plant would provide up to 375 megawatts (MW) of parabolic trough solar thermal electrical generation with options for natural gas backup and/or thermal storage capabilities. The facility is expected to operate for 30 years and would connect to the existing Jojoba Substation via three to four miles of new 500-kilovolt tie-line. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative are considered in this final EIS. Under the proposed action, the CST power facility would occupy 3,620 acres and require as many as four high-capacity groundwater production wells at full build-out, with an estimated total water demand of 2,305 to 3,003 acre-feet per year (afy). Under Alternative A, the SSEP would use dry-cooling technology and require approximately 95 percent less water than would be used under the proposed action. Sub-alternative A1 is the preferred alternative and would involve the use of photovoltaic technology instead of solar thermal technology to reduce water use. A 300-MW photovoltaic facility would occupy 2,013 acres and use only 2 to 5 percent of the water required for the CST plant. Alternative B would involve construction of a wet-cooled facility on a reduced project footprint of 2,320 acres with a total output of 250 MW. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The proposed project could help meet the policy goals of producing 10 percent of the nations electricity from renewable sources by 2012 and 25 percent by 2025 and of approving 10,000 MW of non-hydropower renewable energy generated from public lands by 2015. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The SSEP would change stormwater, flood, and surface-water flows in and around the solar field. Use of onsite wells would lower existing groundwater levels. Wildlife could be exposed to toxic constituents in evaporation ponds and habitat would be displaced, fragmented, and degraded. Implementation of any of the action alternatives would alter the recreational setting and the primitive recreational experience in the Sonoran Desert National Monument, North Maricopa Mountains Wilderness, Sierra Estrella Wilderness, and the Buckeye Hills Recreation Area would be impacted. Vegetation removal and fencing would prevent grazing and foraging by livestock and loss of animal unit months on grazing allotments. Three sites in the area of potential effects are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. LEGAL MANDATES: Energy Policy Act of 2005 and Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0034D, Volume 34, Number 1. JF - EPA number: 110356, Volume 1--637 pages, Volume 2--294 pages and maps, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 27 KW - Energy KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Generators KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Grazing KW - Industrial Water KW - Land Use KW - Power Plants KW - Recreation Resources KW - Solar Energy KW - Steam Generators KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Resources KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Energy Policy Act of 2005, Project Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103700?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=SONORAN+SOLAR+ENERGY+PROJECT%2C+MARICOPA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Phoenix, Arizona; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 10 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103696; 15107-0_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 10 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103696?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 9 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103694; 15107-0_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 9 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103694?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 8 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103691; 15107-0_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 8 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103691?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. [Part 7 of 13] T2 - ROSEMONT COPPER PROJECT, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST, PIMA COUNTY, ARIZONA. AN - 912103682; 15107-0_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The development of an open-pit mine to extract locatable minerals such as copper, molybdenum, and silver on the Nogales Ranger District of the Coronado National Forest, Pima County, Arizona is proposed. The Rosemont Copper Project site is located on the east side of the Santa Rita Mountains, approximately 30 miles south of Tucson. Activity is proposed on approximately 995 acres of private land owned by Rosemont Copper, 3,670 acres of National Forest System (NFS) land, 15 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered land, and 75 acres of State land. The mine life, including construction, operation, reclamation, and closure, would be approximately 25 years. Associated infrastructure would consist of haul and access roads, ore transportation systems, ore processing facilities, waste rock and tailings areas, leach facilities, electrical and water transmission lines, and ancillary facilities integral to the operations, such as the administration building, employee change house, warehouse, analytical laboratory, vehicle servicing facilities, storage facilities, guard house, and truck scale. The roughly circular open-pit mine would measure, at end of mine life, between 6,000 and 6,500 feet in diameter, with a final depth of 1,800 to 2,900 feet, depending on the elevation of the pit rim. The mine would produce a total of 550 million tons of ore and 1.3 billion tons of waste rock. Highway access would be from State Route 83, which connects to Interstate 10 approximately 12 miles north of the mine site. A new two-lane gravel road would be constructed to provide access between State Route 83 and the mine. The project would be located primarily within the Barrel Canyon drainage and its tributaries. Diversion channels would be constructed to intercept runoff from precipitation and route it around the mine facilities for discharge to lower Barrel Canyon, downstream of the project. The project would use 5,000 acre-feet per year of fresh water, for a total over the mine life of approximately 100,000 acre-feet. The water would be pumped from four to six wells located on land owned or leased by Rosemont Copper near the community of Sahuarita in the Santa Cruz Valley and would be piped to the mine. Six alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1) and the proposed action (Alternative 2), are considered in this draft EIS. Under the preferred Barrel Alternative (Alternative 4), all tailings and waste rock would be placed in Upper Barrel and Wasp Canyons. Two water line alignments and five alternative routes for an aboveground 138-kilovolt transmission line and an associated 14-foot-wide unpaved maintenance road are considered. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would allow development of the Rosemont ore deposit in a manner that complies with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Production estimates include 234 million pounds of copper, 4.5 million pounds of molybdenum, and 2.7 million ounces of silver annually over 20 years. The preferred alternative would avoid placement of mine waste in McCleary Canyon, thus preserving resource values, including recreation, riparian areas, and wildlife habitat. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would result in the loss of 39.9 acres of jurisdictional waters of the United States, the conversion of 7,014 to 7,095 acres of habitat, and potential impacts on up to 145,190 acres. Wildlife species impacted would include nine species federally listed as threatened or endangered. All of the action alternatives may result in a loss of population viability for two special status plant species. Numerous prehistoric and historic sites would be impacted. Modeling indicates that remnant heap leach seepage would exceed aquifer water quality standards for cadmium, nickel, and selenium. However, the heap leach facility would be located on top of a stable rock location and designed to collect all possible drainage and solution. Potential grazing activities would be reduced by 1,075 animal unit months. Blasting and equipment operational noise would result in a likely decrease in recreational value in the area. Long-term adverse impacts on astronomy would affect research at Whipple Observatory and Jarnac Observatory. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), General Mining Law of 1872 (30 U.S.C. 21 et seq.), Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a), Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.), and Organic Administration Act of 1897. JF - EPA number: 110350, Volume 1--392 pages, Volume 2--486 pages, Appendices--167 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 7 KW - Land Use KW - Air Quality KW - Crushing and Grinding KW - Disposal KW - Diversion Structures KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Historic Sites KW - Metals KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Noise KW - Pipelines KW - Reclamation (Mining) KW - Recreation Resources KW - Roads KW - Tailings KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Water Quality KW - Water Supply KW - Wells KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Coronado National Forest KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, Section 404 Permits KW - General Mining Law of 1872, Compliance KW - Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970, Compliance KW - Multiple Use Sustained Yield Act of 1960, Compliance KW - Organic Administration Act of 1897, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912103682?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=ROSEMONT+COPPER+PROJECT%2C+CORONADO+NATIONAL+FOREST%2C+PIMA+COUNTY%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tucson, Arizona; DA N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 23 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912102588; 15108-1_0023 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 23 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912102588?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 22 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912102561; 15108-1_0022 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 22 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912102561?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 21 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912102545; 15108-1_0021 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres of habitat, including 12 acres of sagebrush habitat, 9.3 acres of grasslands, 6.4 acres of juniper woodlands, 2.4 acres of agricultural lands, 0.7 acre of wetlands, and 0.1 acre of developed lands. Annual wildlife fatalities could range from 24 to 690 birds and 28 to 235 bats. Visual quality for recreational users would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (P.L. 105-57). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 10-0264D, Volume 34, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 110351, 1,253 pages, October 21, 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 21 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM-OR-B060-2010-0035-EIS KW - Birds KW - Electric Power KW - Energy Sources KW - Preserves KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Visual Resources KW - Wildlife KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Malheur National Wildlife Refuge KW - Oregon KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/912102545?accountid=14244 L2 - http://vb3lk7eb4t.search.serialssolutions.com/?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&rfr_id=info:sid/Environmental+Impact+Statements%3A+Full+Text&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft.genre=report&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=&rft.au=&rft.aulast=&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2011-10-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=NORTH+STEENS+230-KV+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+HARNEY+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Hines, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2011-12-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: October 21, 2011 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-21 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 20 of 36] T2 - NORTH STEENS 230-KV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 912102529; 15108-1_0020 AB - PURPOSE: Authorization of a 150-foot-wide right-of-way (ROW) for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a new double-circuit, 230-kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line and associated facilities in Harney County, Oregon is proposed. The North Steens Transmission Line Project would transport electrical power generated at the Echanis Wind Energy Project near Diamond, Oregon to the existing electrical transmission grid operated by Harney Electric Cooperative (HEC). The proposed 29-mile transmission line would cross nine miles of public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, 1.3 miles of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, and 19 miles of private lands. Development of the Echanis Wind Energy Project, a 104-megawatt wind energy facility that would be constructed by Columbia Energy Partners, LLC on a 10,500-acre privately-owned tract, is dependent upon approval of the ROW. During Phase I of transmission line development, the first circuit would be designed and constructed to transmit 230-kV, but it would only initially be energized and operated at 115-kV for the Echanis Project. A second circuit would be installed when additional capacity is required to transmit the power generated by the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain Projects. Phase I construction would include installation of the new poles along with foundations and access roads. Phase II would only require stringing of three more conductors on the previously erected poles. The 115-kV line could be re-energized to 230-kV operation (Phase III) to transmit power if more than one or two of the West Ridge, East Ridge, or Riddle Mountain projects are constructed. Implementation of Phases II and III would also require upgrades of HECs existing transmission lines from 115-kV to 230-kV capacity and operation. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) are analyzed in this final EIS. Alternative B (West Route), which is the proposed action, includes two minor route options (South Diamond Lane Route Option and Hog Wallow Route Option) at the western end. Under Alternative C (North Route), which is the preferred alternative, the 230-kV transmission line would begin at a new substation located on the Echanis Wind Energy Project site and end at a new interconnection station constructed adjacent to the existing HEC 115-kV transmission line near Crane, Oregon. The transmission line would be 46 miles long, with 33.7 miles crossing private land, 12.1 miles crossing land administered by the BLM, and approximately 0.2 mile crossing state land. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Implementation would improve the ability to distribute available renewable energy and reduce constraints in existing power generation and transmission infrastructure. Cost-effective transmission would facilitate electric power sales and transfers. Under the preferred alternative, the transmission line would follow a north-south route that would completely avoid the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The Echanis Project would cross nine water bodies and the proposed transmission line would cross four perennial streams, five intermittent streams, and two intermittent canals. The Echanis Project would result in the conversion of over 57 acres of sagebrush habitat and 20 acres of juniper woodlands. Road construction and improvements would result in the additional loss of over 53 acres of sagebrush habitat and 21 acres of juniper woodland. Alternative B would result in loss of 30.9 acres