TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 108 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36392360; 050035D-050546_0108 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 105 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36391956; 050035D-050546_0105 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 8 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36391161; 050035D-050546_0008 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 58 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390895; 050035D-050546_0058 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 89 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390846; 050035D-050546_0089 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 82 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390795; 050035D-050546_0082 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 36 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390337; 050035D-050546_0036 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 10 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390309; 050035D-050546_0010 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 45 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390123; 050035D-050546_0045 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 6 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390050; 050035D-050546_0006 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 35 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36390012; 050035D-050546_0035 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 34 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389847; 050035D-050546_0034 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 25 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389776; 050035D-050546_0025 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 33 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389541; 050035D-050546_0033 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 46 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389432; 050035D-050546_0046 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 5 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389303; 050035D-050546_0005 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 61 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389266; 050035D-050546_0061 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 43 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36389121; 050035D-050546_0043 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 26 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36388974; 050035D-050546_0026 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 26 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36388974?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 40 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36388784; 050035D-050546_0040 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 18 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36388547; 050035D-050546_0018 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 42 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36387929; 050035D-050546_0042 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 37 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36387588; 050035D-050546_0037 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 17 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36387380; 050035D-050546_0017 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 20 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36387282; 050035D-050546_0020 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 16 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36387099; 050035D-050546_0016 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 107 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36386723; 050035D-050546_0107 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 90 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36386439; 050035D-050546_0090 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 12 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36385708; 050035D-050546_0012 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 29 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36385436; 050035D-050546_0029 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 27 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36385394; 050035D-050546_0027 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 39 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36384956; 050035D-050546_0039 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 41 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36384661; 050035D-050546_0041 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 19 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36384311; 050035D-050546_0019 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 15 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36384056; 050035D-050546_0015 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 63 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36383455; 050035D-050546_0063 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 55 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36381948; 050035D-050546_0055 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 81 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36381674; 050035D-050546_0081 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 72 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36381188; 050035D-050546_0072 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 100 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36381128; 050035D-050546_0100 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 52 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36381040; 050035D-050546_0052 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 71 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380961; 050035D-050546_0071 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 44 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380795; 050035D-050546_0044 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 66 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380713; 050035D-050546_0066 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 66 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380713?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 93 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380686; 050035D-050546_0093 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 93 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380686?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 14 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380537; 050035D-050546_0014 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 64 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380457; 050035D-050546_0064 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 65 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380283; 050035D-050546_0065 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 74 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36380135; 050035D-050546_0074 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 102 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36379401; 050035D-050546_0102 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 86 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36379074; 050035D-050546_0086 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 95 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36379049; 050035D-050546_0095 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 11 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36379026; 050035D-050546_0011 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 101 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378921; 050035D-050546_0101 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 84 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378896; 050035D-050546_0084 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 57 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378839; 050035D-050546_0057 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 56 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378645; 050035D-050546_0056 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 98 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378604; 050035D-050546_0098 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 83 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378488; 050035D-050546_0083 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 87 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36378370; 050035D-050546_0087 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 3 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36377984; 050035D-050546_0003 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 28 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36375041; 050035D-050546_0028 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 21 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374927; 050035D-050546_0021 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 103 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374897; 050035D-050546_0103 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 24 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374837; 050035D-050546_0024 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 24 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36374837?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 91 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374608; 050035D-050546_0091 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 9 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374305; 050035D-050546_0009 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 92 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374239; 050035D-050546_0092 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 7 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36374078; 050035D-050546_0007 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 7 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36374078?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 48 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373907; 050035D-050546_0048 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 48 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373907?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 60 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373895; 050035D-050546_0060 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 60 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373895?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 54 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373793; 050035D-050546_0054 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 54 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373793?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 32 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373703; 050035D-050546_0032 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 31 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373567; 050035D-050546_0031 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 51 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373387; 050035D-050546_0051 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 2 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373011; 050035D-050546_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 49 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36373004; 050035D-050546_0049 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 49 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373004?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 47 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36372850; 050035D-050546_0047 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 47 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36372850?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 68 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36372779; 050035D-050546_0068 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 68 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36372779?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH ACCESS TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, DOYLE DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - SOUTH ACCESS TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, DOYLE DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36372642; 060155D-050545_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Doyle Drive (Route 101) to improve south access to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California is proposed. The bridge connects San Francisco and marine counties across the San Francisco Bay. The roadway also provides limited access to the Presidio of San Francisco. Doyle Drive is located within the Presidio, a national historic landmark, providing access to such cultural and natural features as the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Presidio, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine Arts. Existing Doyle Drive, which was constructed nearly 70 years ago, is currently nearing the end of its useful life. Regular maintenance, seismic retrofitting, and rehabilitation activities have kept the structure safe, but a long term solution to these problems is necessary. The eastern portion of the corridor is located in a Liquefaction zone. Action A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The first action alterative, which would involve reconstruction of the existing facility, would replace the 1,519-foot high viaduct and the 3,730-foot long, low viaduct with wider structures that would meet the current seismic and structural design standards. The second action alternative would replace the existing facility with a new six-lane parkway, with an eastbound auxiliary lane, extending between the Park Presidio six-lane facility and the new Presidio access at Girard Road. The new facility would consist of two 11-foot lanes and one 12-foot outside lane in each direction, with 9.75-foot outside shoulders and five-foot inside shoulders. In addition, an 11-foot auxiliary lane would run along southbound Doyle Drive from the Park Presidio interchange to the Girard Road exit ramp. The width of the proposed landscaped median would vary from 16 feet to 41 feet. The Veterans Boulevard interchange would be reconfigured. Other design chances would be implemented. Estimated cost of the replacement alternative ranges from $552.8 million to $585.6 million, while the cost estimates for parkway alternative ranges from range from $689.9 million to $701.2 million. Construction of an optional ramp would increase the cost of the parkway alternative by $8.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the seismic, structural, and traffic safety of the roadway, maintaining the functions of the Doyle Drive corridor as part of the regional and municipal transportation network. The natural, cultural, an scenic aspects of the facility would be preserved. Roadway design would minimize the impacts of noise and other pollution from the Doyle Drive corridor on natural areas and recreational qualities at Crissy Field and other areas adjacent to the project area. Intermodal vehicular accessibility would be enhanced, a more appropriate parkway concept would replace the current design of the facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development would result in the removal of one to 13 building, 1.5 to 12.6 acres of park and recreational lands, 6.75 to 52.45 acres of natural communities, and 0.54 to 0.88 acre of jurisdictional wetlands; wildlife habitat and skunkweeds and gumplants would be removed, and the corridor would be more prone to invasion by weedy alien plant life. Under the parkway alternative, the project would reduce the area for possible Crissy Marsh Expansion. Up to 118 additional parking spaces could be required within the local community. Area aesthetic could be marred by project structures and pavements, and the removal of existing Doyle Drive and associated and nearby features would alter the historic setting of the Presidio and the local neighborhood Traffic-generated noise would approach of exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 24 to 34 sensitive receptors along the corridor. 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). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 67 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36372406; 050035D-050546_0067 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 67 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36372406?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 22 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36372365; 050035D-050546_0022 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 73 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36372075; 050035D-050546_0073 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 1 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36371947; 050035D-050546_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 88 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36371844; 050035D-050546_0088 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 85 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36371540; 050035D-050546_0085 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 104 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36371326; 050035D-050546_0104 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 62 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36371183; 050035D-050546_0062 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 53 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370917; 050035D-050546_0053 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 80 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370809; 050035D-050546_0080 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 30 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370747; 050035D-050546_0030 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 99 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370341; 050035D-050546_0099 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 50 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370270; 050035D-050546_0050 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 94 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370178; 050035D-050546_0094 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 38 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36370122; 050035D-050546_0038 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 38 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36370122?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 23 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36369847; 050035D-050546_0023 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 23 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369847?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH ACCESS TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, DOYLE DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - SOUTH ACCESS TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, DOYLE DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36369513; 060155D-050545_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Doyle Drive (Route 101) to improve south access to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California is proposed. The bridge connects San Francisco and marine counties across the San Francisco Bay. The roadway also provides limited access to the Presidio of San Francisco. Doyle Drive is located within the Presidio, a national historic landmark, providing access to such cultural and natural features as the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Presidio, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine Arts. Existing Doyle Drive, which was constructed nearly 70 years ago, is currently nearing the end of its useful life. Regular maintenance, seismic retrofitting, and rehabilitation activities have kept the structure safe, but a long term solution to these problems is necessary. The eastern portion of the corridor is located in a Liquefaction zone. Action A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The first action alterative, which would involve reconstruction of the existing facility, would replace the 1,519-foot high viaduct and the 3,730-foot long, low viaduct with wider structures that would meet the current seismic and structural design standards. The second action alternative would replace the existing facility with a new six-lane parkway, with an eastbound auxiliary lane, extending between the Park Presidio six-lane facility and the new Presidio access at Girard Road. The new facility would consist of two 11-foot lanes and one 12-foot outside lane in each direction, with 9.75-foot outside shoulders and five-foot inside shoulders. In addition, an 11-foot auxiliary lane would run along southbound Doyle Drive from the Park Presidio interchange to the Girard Road exit ramp. The width of the proposed landscaped median would vary from 16 feet to 41 feet. The Veterans Boulevard interchange would be reconfigured. Other design chances would be implemented. Estimated cost of the replacement alternative ranges from $552.8 million to $585.6 million, while the cost estimates for parkway alternative ranges from range from $689.9 million to $701.2 million. Construction of an optional ramp would increase the cost of the parkway alternative by $8.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the seismic, structural, and traffic safety of the roadway, maintaining the functions of the Doyle Drive corridor as part of the regional and municipal transportation network. The natural, cultural, an scenic aspects of the facility would be preserved. Roadway design would minimize the impacts of noise and other pollution from the Doyle Drive corridor on natural areas and recreational qualities at Crissy Field and other areas adjacent to the project area. Intermodal vehicular accessibility would be enhanced, a more appropriate parkway concept would replace the current design of the facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development would result in the removal of one to 13 building, 1.5 to 12.6 acres of park and recreational lands, 6.75 to 52.45 acres of natural communities, and 0.54 to 0.88 acre of jurisdictional wetlands; wildlife habitat and skunkweeds and gumplants would be removed, and the corridor would be more prone to invasion by weedy alien plant life. Under the parkway alternative, the project would reduce the area for possible Crissy Marsh Expansion. Up to 118 additional parking spaces could be required within the local community. Area aesthetic could be marred by project structures and pavements, and the removal of existing Doyle Drive and associated and nearby features would alter the historic setting of the Presidio and the local neighborhood Traffic-generated noise would approach of exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 24 to 34 sensitive receptors along the corridor. 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). 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Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 76 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36369393; 050035D-050546_0076 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 76 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369393?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 75 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36369255; 050035D-050546_0075 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 75 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369255?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 70 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36366659; 050035D-050546_0070 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 70 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36366659?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 69 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36366459; 050035D-050546_0069 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 69 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36366459?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. [Part 79 of 108] T2 - SMOKY CANYON MINE, PANELS F & G, CARIBOU COUNTY, IDAHO. AN - 36366163; 050035D-050546_0079 AB - PURPOSE: Extension of the current open pit phosphate mining operations of the Smoky Canyon Mine of Caribou County, Idaho is proposed by the mine's operator, J.R. Simplot Company. The mine would be extended into two federal phosphate leases (Manning Creek No. I-27512 and Deer Creek No. I-01441, known, respectively as the Panel F and Panel G lease areas). The leases are administered y the Bureau of Land Management, while the surfaces of the leases are managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. If approved, mining would begin in Panel F in 2006-2007 at the same time mining was completed in the existing Panel B. The proposed mining would commence in Panel F with mining being initiated in Panel G a few years later. All mining and reclamation activities would be completed over a period of approximately 16 years to ensure reclamation meets federal requirements. The mining activities would include construction of a new haul/access road extending south from Panel E across South Fork Sage Creek to the Manning Lease. Open-pit mining operations would commence within this lease and would generally proved from north to south in Panel F. Overburden removed from the north end of Panel F would initially be hauled north to complete backfilling of 29 acres in Panel E; overburden would also be placed in a 38-acre external overburden fill. The rest of the overburden would be used as backfill in the Panel F open pit. A total of 138 acres of the southern-most part of Panel F would be located in a lease modification to be added to Lease I-27512 and the northern-most two acres of the open pit would be located on another proposed lease modification to the same lease. After several years of mining in Panel F, a haul access road and power line would be built to connect Panels F and G. A 100-gallon-per-minute water supply well would be drilled at Panel G. Initial overburden from the open pit at Panel G would be placed in a 74-are overburden fill southwest of the pit and a 64-acre external overburden fill located east of the pit. The rest of the overburden would be sued as a pit backfill. In addition to the proposed action, seven mining alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative would allow both lease modifications, prohibit placement of seleniferous overburden external to the pit backfills, provide for placement of an infiltration barrier cap over all areas of seleniferous overburden disposal, location of the power line for panels F and G along the selected haul/access road corridors; and use of the existing East Haul Access road to transport personnel and materials into Panel G and for hauling phosphate ore from the panel to the existing Smoky Canyon mill. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Expansion of the Simply mining operations would continue economically viable development of the phosphate resources within the federal mineral leases at the site and to supply phosphate ore to Simplot's fertilizer plant. Mining would remove barriers to aquifer recharge in the panel areas. Mining would significantly boost, or at least maintain, employment in the area and otherwise boost the local economy. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Disturbance from all operations would cover 1,340 acres, including: for Panel F), 435 acres of pits, 67 acres of roads, 38 acres of external overburden, and 52 acres of other disturbance such as settling ponds and ditches, topsoil stockpiles, and a power line; and, for Panel G, 328 acres of pits, 217 acres of roads, 138 acres of external overburden fills, and 65 acres of other disturbance such as those for Panel F. Vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including habitat for big game and migratory birds, would be destroyed and erosion in the immediate area would be exacerbated. Approximately 475 feet of perennial stream channel, 21,030 feet of intermittent stream channel, and 65 acres of aquatic influence zones would be disturbed. Solute concentrations in groundwater would increase in the area, degrading water quality somewhat. Historically significant livestock grazing and recreational uses on affected lands would be eliminated. Approximately 1,040 acres within the Sage Creek Road less Area and 60 acres within the Meade Peak Road less Area would be disturbed by mining and road construction. Two arborglyph sites and a historic cabin would be affected by mining activities. Small portions of wetland areas would be displaced. Treaty rights of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe would be abridged due to road construction and mining. Air pollutant emissions, primarily exhaust and dust, would amount to 8,422 tons over the project life. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050546, 987 pages, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 79 KW - Land Use KW - Creeks KW - Electric Power KW - Employment KW - Fertilizers KW - Forests KW - Grazing KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Indian Reservations KW - Leasing KW - Livestock KW - Mines KW - Mining KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Roads KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Wetlands KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Caribou-Targhee National Forest KW - Idaho KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Forest Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36366163?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Pocatello, Idaho; DA N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - SOUTH ACCESS TO THE GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, DOYLE DRIVE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16355742; 11860 AB - PURPOSE: The reconstruction of Doyle Drive (Route 101) to improve south access to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California is proposed. The bridge connects San Francisco and marine counties across the San Francisco Bay. The roadway also provides limited access to the Presidio of San Francisco. Doyle Drive is located within the Presidio, a national historic landmark, providing access to such cultural and natural features as the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, the Presidio, the Golden Gate Bridge, and the Palace of Fine Arts. Existing Doyle Drive, which was constructed nearly 70 years ago, is currently nearing the end of its useful life. Regular maintenance, seismic retrofitting, and rehabilitation activities have kept the structure safe, but a long term solution to these problems is necessary. The eastern portion of the corridor is located in a Liquefaction zone. Action A No-Build Alternative and two build alternatives are considered in this draft EIS. The first action alterative, which would involve reconstruction of the existing facility, would replace the 1,519-foot high viaduct and the 3,730-foot long, low viaduct with wider structures that would meet the current seismic and structural design standards. The second action alternative would replace the existing facility with a new six-lane parkway, with an eastbound auxiliary lane, extending between the Park Presidio six-lane facility and the new Presidio access at Girard Road. The new facility would consist of two 11-foot lanes and one 12-foot outside lane in each direction, with 9.75-foot outside shoulders and five-foot inside shoulders. In addition, an 11-foot auxiliary lane would run along southbound Doyle Drive from the Park Presidio interchange to the Girard Road exit ramp. The width of the proposed landscaped median would vary from 16 feet to 41 feet. The Veterans Boulevard interchange would be reconfigured. Other design chances would be implemented. Estimated cost of the replacement alternative ranges from $552.8 million to $585.6 million, while the cost estimates for parkway alternative ranges from range from $689.9 million to $701.2 million. Construction of an optional ramp would increase the cost of the parkway alternative by $8.6 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The project would improve the seismic, structural, and traffic safety of the roadway, maintaining the functions of the Doyle Drive corridor as part of the regional and municipal transportation network. The natural, cultural, an scenic aspects of the facility would be preserved. Roadway design would minimize the impacts of noise and other pollution from the Doyle Drive corridor on natural areas and recreational qualities at Crissy Field and other areas adjacent to the project area. Intermodal vehicular accessibility would be enhanced, a more appropriate parkway concept would replace the current design of the facility. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way development would result in the removal of one to 13 building, 1.5 to 12.6 acres of park and recreational lands, 6.75 to 52.45 acres of natural communities, and 0.54 to 0.88 acre of jurisdictional wetlands; wildlife habitat and skunkweeds and gumplants would be removed, and the corridor would be more prone to invasion by weedy alien plant life. Under the parkway alternative, the project would reduce the area for possible Crissy Marsh Expansion. Up to 118 additional parking spaces could be required within the local community. Area aesthetic could be marred by project structures and pavements, and the removal of existing Doyle Drive and associated and nearby features would alter the historic setting of the Presidio and the local neighborhood Traffic-generated noise would approach of exceed federal standards in the vicinity of 24 to 34 sensitive receptors along the corridor. 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). JF - EPA number: 050545, 861 pages and maps, December 23, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-CA-EIS-02-01-D KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Earthquakes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Noise Standards Violations KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Roads KW - Safety KW - Transportation KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California 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/16355742?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SOUTH+ACCESS+TO+THE+GOLDEN+GATE+BRIDGE%2C+DOYLE+DRIVE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=SOUTH+ACCESS+TO+THE+GOLDEN+GATE+BRIDGE%2C+DOYLE+DRIVE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, San Francisco, California; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 23, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. [Part 3 of 3] T2 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36382673; 060108D-050543_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Fairfax and Prince Williams counties, Virginia is proposed. The park, which encompasses 5,71 acres 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., preserves the scene of two major Civil War battles, in 1861 and 1862. The 1861 battle was the first major land battle of the war, while the 1862 battle brought the Confederacy to the height of its power and opened the way for the first Confederate campaign in the North. Heavy commuter and truck traffic on Portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 detract from visitor enjoyment, safety, and interpretive activities. Current vegetation patterns are reminiscent of wartime patterns, but are often different from exact wartime conditions that influenced the strategies and tactics of the two battles. Key issues identified during scoping include the quality and level of interpretation deviated to each of the two battles, traffic levels on US 29 and VA Route 234, the preservation and rehabilitation of wartime and other historic structures and sites, recreational uses of the park, future operational requirements, and the relationship between current vegetation patterns and the park's overall interpretive goals. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, would be based on a projected future condition at the park that focuses on interpretation of the two Battles of Manassas as distinct military events. The visitor center at Henry Hill would orient visitors to the park as a whole while focusing on the First Battle of Manassas, while a separate visitor contact station would focus on the events of the Second Battle of Manassas. The experience at each battlefield would be unique, with stand-alone visitor areas and auto tour routes. A Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass would permit removal of heavy commuter traffic and commercial truck traffic from the park on the portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 that run through the park. The Route 29 bridge over Bull Run would be removed, and through traffic would be further limited by the addition of controlled access facilities at the park's three remaining entry points. Alternative C, the "defining moments" alternative, would focus on the "watershed" events of the battles, encouraging visitors towards one major visitor center supported by multiple interpretive sites. The existing visitor center at Henry Hill, where a portion of the first battle took place, would be removed and a new visitor center would be constructed near Stone Bridge. The approved plan would direct park management for the next 10 to 15 years. Alternative B implementation costs are estimated at $19 to $42 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, visitors cold experience a thorough understanding of the battles by exploring the many historic sites associated with each event throughout the park. Rehabilitation of historic view sheds, particularly with respect to vegetation, would improve interpretive efforts. In general, visitors would experience a battlefield landscape resembling its wartime appearance. Key interpretive views would be preserved and recreated to help visitors understand the unfolding of the battles. Wartime historic structures would be retained. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rehabilitation of vegetative communities, including removal of forested habitat, would impact natural plant communities and the association ecological values. Increased visitation would increase the risk of inadvertent and intention damage to cultural resources within the park. Air quality outside the park would suffer from the addition of traffic removed from the park via the bypass. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-625), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Public Law 83-338, and Public Law 96-442. JF - EPA number: 050543, 228 pages, December 22, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 3 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Demography KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 83-338, Compliance KW - Public Law 96-442, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382673?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=2005-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 22, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. [Part 2 of 3] T2 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36382595; 060108D-050543_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Fairfax and Prince Williams counties, Virginia is proposed. The park, which encompasses 5,71 acres 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., preserves the scene of two major Civil War battles, in 1861 and 1862. The 1861 battle was the first major land battle of the war, while the 1862 battle brought the Confederacy to the height of its power and opened the way for the first Confederate campaign in the North. Heavy commuter and truck traffic on Portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 detract from visitor enjoyment, safety, and interpretive activities. Current vegetation patterns are reminiscent of wartime patterns, but are often different from exact wartime conditions that influenced the strategies and tactics of the two battles. Key issues identified during scoping include the quality and level of interpretation deviated to each of the two battles, traffic levels on US 29 and VA Route 234, the preservation and rehabilitation of wartime and other historic structures and sites, recreational uses of the park, future operational requirements, and the relationship between current vegetation patterns and the park's overall interpretive goals. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, would be based on a projected future condition at the park that focuses on interpretation of the two Battles of Manassas as distinct military events. The visitor center at Henry Hill would orient visitors to the park as a whole while focusing on the First Battle of Manassas, while a separate visitor contact station would focus on the events of the Second Battle of Manassas. The experience at each battlefield would be unique, with stand-alone visitor areas and auto tour routes. A Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass would permit removal of heavy commuter traffic and commercial truck traffic from the park on the portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 that run through the park. The Route 29 bridge over Bull Run would be removed, and through traffic would be further limited by the addition of controlled access facilities at the park's three remaining entry points. Alternative C, the "defining moments" alternative, would focus on the "watershed" events of the battles, encouraging visitors towards one major visitor center supported by multiple interpretive sites. The existing visitor center at Henry Hill, where a portion of the first battle took place, would be removed and a new visitor center would be constructed near Stone Bridge. The approved plan would direct park management for the next 10 to 15 years. Alternative B implementation costs are estimated at $19 to $42 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, visitors cold experience a thorough understanding of the battles by exploring the many historic sites associated with each event throughout the park. Rehabilitation of historic view sheds, particularly with respect to vegetation, would improve interpretive efforts. In general, visitors would experience a battlefield landscape resembling its wartime appearance. Key interpretive views would be preserved and recreated to help visitors understand the unfolding of the battles. Wartime historic structures would be retained. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rehabilitation of vegetative communities, including removal of forested habitat, would impact natural plant communities and the association ecological values. Increased visitation would increase the risk of inadvertent and intention damage to cultural resources within the park. Air quality outside the park would suffer from the addition of traffic removed from the park via the bypass. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-625), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Public Law 83-338, and Public Law 96-442. JF - EPA number: 050543, 228 pages, December 22, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Demography KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 83-338, Compliance KW - Public Law 96-442, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382595?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 22, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. [Part 1 of 3] T2 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 36373699; 060108D-050543_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Fairfax and Prince Williams counties, Virginia is proposed. The park, which encompasses 5,71 acres 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., preserves the scene of two major Civil War battles, in 1861 and 1862. The 1861 battle was the first major land battle of the war, while the 1862 battle brought the Confederacy to the height of its power and opened the way for the first Confederate campaign in the North. Heavy commuter and truck traffic on Portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 detract from visitor enjoyment, safety, and interpretive activities. Current vegetation patterns are reminiscent of wartime patterns, but are often different from exact wartime conditions that influenced the strategies and tactics of the two battles. Key issues identified during scoping include the quality and level of interpretation deviated to each of the two battles, traffic levels on US 29 and VA Route 234, the preservation and rehabilitation of wartime and other historic structures and sites, recreational uses of the park, future operational requirements, and the relationship between current vegetation patterns and the park's overall interpretive goals. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, would be based on a projected future condition at the park that focuses on interpretation of the two Battles of Manassas as distinct military events. The visitor center at Henry Hill would orient visitors to the park as a whole while focusing on the First Battle of Manassas, while a separate visitor contact station would focus on the events of the Second Battle of Manassas. The experience at each battlefield would be unique, with stand-alone visitor areas and auto tour routes. A Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass would permit removal of heavy commuter traffic and commercial truck traffic from the park on the portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 that run through the park. The Route 29 bridge over Bull Run would be removed, and through traffic would be further limited by the addition of controlled access facilities at the park's three remaining entry points. Alternative C, the "defining moments" alternative, would focus on the "watershed" events of the battles, encouraging visitors towards one major visitor center supported by multiple interpretive sites. The existing visitor center at Henry Hill, where a portion of the first battle took place, would be removed and a new visitor center would be constructed near Stone Bridge. The approved plan would direct park management for the next 10 to 15 years. Alternative B implementation costs are estimated at $19 to $42 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, visitors cold experience a thorough understanding of the battles by exploring the many historic sites associated with each event throughout the park. Rehabilitation of historic view sheds, particularly with respect to vegetation, would improve interpretive efforts. In general, visitors would experience a battlefield landscape resembling its wartime appearance. Key interpretive views would be preserved and recreated to help visitors understand the unfolding of the battles. Wartime historic structures would be retained. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rehabilitation of vegetative communities, including removal of forested habitat, would impact natural plant communities and the association ecological values. Increased visitation would increase the risk of inadvertent and intention damage to cultural resources within the park. Air quality outside the park would suffer from the addition of traffic removed from the park via the bypass. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-625), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Public Law 83-338, and Public Law 96-442. JF - EPA number: 050543, 228 pages, December 22, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Demography KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 83-338, Compliance KW - Public Law 96-442, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373699?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=2005-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 22, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - MANASSAS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK, FAIRFAX AND PRINCE WILLIAMS COUNTY, VIRGINIA. AN - 16344643; 11858 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Manassas National Battlefield Park in Fairfax and Prince Williams counties, Virginia is proposed. The park, which encompasses 5,71 acres 25 miles west of Washington, D.C., preserves the scene of two major Civil War battles, in 1861 and 1862. The 1861 battle was the first major land battle of the war, while the 1862 battle brought the Confederacy to the height of its power and opened the way for the first Confederate campaign in the North. Heavy commuter and truck traffic on Portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 detract from visitor enjoyment, safety, and interpretive activities. Current vegetation patterns are reminiscent of wartime patterns, but are often different from exact wartime conditions that influenced the strategies and tactics of the two battles. Key issues identified during scoping include the quality and level of interpretation deviated to each of the two battles, traffic levels on US 29 and VA Route 234, the preservation and rehabilitation of wartime and other historic structures and sites, recreational uses of the park, future operational requirements, and the relationship between current vegetation patterns and the park's overall interpretive goals. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, the preferred alternative, would be based on a projected future condition at the park that focuses on interpretation of the two Battles of Manassas as distinct military events. The visitor center at Henry Hill would orient visitors to the park as a whole while focusing on the First Battle of Manassas, while a separate visitor contact station would focus on the events of the Second Battle of Manassas. The experience at each battlefield would be unique, with stand-alone visitor areas and auto tour routes. A Manassas National Battlefield Park Bypass would permit removal of heavy commuter traffic and commercial truck traffic from the park on the portions of US 29 and VA Route 234 that run through the park. The Route 29 bridge over Bull Run would be removed, and through traffic would be further limited by the addition of controlled access facilities at the park's three remaining entry points. Alternative C, the "defining moments" alternative, would focus on the "watershed" events of the battles, encouraging visitors towards one major visitor center supported by multiple interpretive sites. The existing visitor center at Henry Hill, where a portion of the first battle took place, would be removed and a new visitor center would be constructed near Stone Bridge. The approved plan would direct park management for the next 10 to 15 years. Alternative B implementation costs are estimated at $19 to $42 million. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, visitors cold experience a thorough understanding of the battles by exploring the many historic sites associated with each event throughout the park. Rehabilitation of historic view sheds, particularly with respect to vegetation, would improve interpretive efforts. In general, visitors would experience a battlefield landscape resembling its wartime appearance. Key interpretive views would be preserved and recreated to help visitors understand the unfolding of the battles. Wartime historic structures would be retained. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rehabilitation of vegetative communities, including removal of forested habitat, would impact natural plant communities and the association ecological values. Increased visitation would increase the risk of inadvertent and intention damage to cultural resources within the park. Air quality outside the park would suffer from the addition of traffic removed from the park via the bypass. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 (P.L. 95-625), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Public Law 83-338, and Public Law 96-442. JF - EPA number: 050543, 228 pages, December 22, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Bridges KW - Cost Assessments KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Demography KW - Forests KW - Highways KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Manassas National Battlefield Park KW - Virginia KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 83-338, Compliance KW - Public Law 96-442, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344643?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=2005-12-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.title=MANASSAS+NATIONAL+BATTLEFIELD+PARK%2C+FAIRFAX+AND+PRINCE+WILLIAMS+COUNTY%2C+VIRGINIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 22, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. [Part 1 of 4] T2 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AN - 36389277; 11864-050549_0001 AB - PURPOSE: Th implementation of a resource management plan for the 70,900-acre Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) in Yavapai County and the 895,9101-acre Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area in Maricopa, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, Arizona is proposed. The two management areas, which lie adjacent to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Including the non-federal lands in the area, the two planning areas encompass 3.0 million acres in a complex mosaic of land ownerships and jurisdictions. In addition to extensive mineral estate, the areas contain rich archaeological resources and artifacts of types found nowhere else on earth, providing insights into the lifestyles of peoples who first settled this region on the Southwest. The lands are also home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, black bear, javelina, songbirds, migratory waterfowl, and numerous endangered and special-status species. Vegetation throughout the area ranges from Creosote in the desert flats to ponderosa pine at higher elevations. The varied panorama of mountains, mesas, grasslands, and high- and low-desert vistas provides many thousands of residents and visitors each year with unparalleled recreational opportunities, while many more rely on these lands for mining, grazing, and tourist trade. Expansion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will undoubtedly place stress on these resources. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to recreation and public access, special area designations, wilderness characteristics, land and realty, rangeland management, cultural and paleontological resources, visual resources, fire management, wildlife and fisheries management, mineral resources, water resources, hazardous materials and solid waste, special areas designations, wilderness, wildlife and fish habitat, and air quality. Five alternatives, including the No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate the current management scheme, are considered in this draft. Management categories addressed by the action alternatives include land tenure, including purchase, sale, and exchange real estate; areas of critical environmental concern; congressionally designated wilderness areas; lands allocated to maintain of enhance wilderness values; special recreation management areas and recreation management zones, and areas protected by mineral withdrawals or closures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The unique and fragile ecological and cultural resources encompassed by planning area boundaries would receive extraordinary protection against damage by exploitative users and recreationists, while access would be provided for extraction of minerals where appropriate and for the purposes of researchers and recreationists. Progressively larger closures to mineral development would be particularly central to the goal of preserving cultural, ecological, and visual resources within the planning area, including areas protected and to be protected as designated wilderness. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Limitations of recreational and mineral exploitation access would decrease the economic and social benefits that could be retrieved from the area. Increased visitation and allowable mineral extraction and other commercial exploitative activities would place stress on all natural and cultural resources within the planning area. Some management activities would disturb soils and vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, as well as affecting surface and subsurface flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 20, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. [Part 3 of 4] T2 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AN - 36389024; 11864-050549_0003 AB - PURPOSE: Th implementation of a resource management plan for the 70,900-acre Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) in Yavapai County and the 895,9101-acre Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area in Maricopa, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, Arizona is proposed. The two management areas, which lie adjacent to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Including the non-federal lands in the area, the two planning areas encompass 3.0 million acres in a complex mosaic of land ownerships and jurisdictions. In addition to extensive mineral estate, the areas contain rich archaeological resources and artifacts of types found nowhere else on earth, providing insights into the lifestyles of peoples who first settled this region on the Southwest. The lands are also home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, black bear, javelina, songbirds, migratory waterfowl, and numerous endangered and special-status species. Vegetation throughout the area ranges from Creosote in the desert flats to ponderosa pine at higher elevations. The varied panorama of mountains, mesas, grasslands, and high- and low-desert vistas provides many thousands of residents and visitors each year with unparalleled recreational opportunities, while many more rely on these lands for mining, grazing, and tourist trade. Expansion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will undoubtedly place stress on these resources. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to recreation and public access, special area designations, wilderness characteristics, land and realty, rangeland management, cultural and paleontological resources, visual resources, fire management, wildlife and fisheries management, mineral resources, water resources, hazardous materials and solid waste, special areas designations, wilderness, wildlife and fish habitat, and air quality. Five alternatives, including the No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate the current management scheme, are considered in this draft. Management categories addressed by the action alternatives include land tenure, including purchase, sale, and exchange real estate; areas of critical environmental concern; congressionally designated wilderness areas; lands allocated to maintain of enhance wilderness values; special recreation management areas and recreation management zones, and areas protected by mineral withdrawals or closures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The unique and fragile ecological and cultural resources encompassed by planning area boundaries would receive extraordinary protection against damage by exploitative users and recreationists, while access would be provided for extraction of minerals where appropriate and for the purposes of researchers and recreationists. Progressively larger closures to mineral development would be particularly central to the goal of preserving cultural, ecological, and visual resources within the planning area, including areas protected and to be protected as designated wilderness. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Limitations of recreational and mineral exploitation access would decrease the economic and social benefits that could be retrieved from the area. Increased visitation and allowable mineral extraction and other commercial exploitative activities would place stress on all natural and cultural resources within the planning area. Some management activities would disturb soils and vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, as well as affecting surface and subsurface flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 20, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. [Part 2 of 4] T2 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AN - 36379784; 11864-050549_0002 AB - PURPOSE: Th implementation of a resource management plan for the 70,900-acre Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) in Yavapai County and the 895,9101-acre Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area in Maricopa, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, Arizona is proposed. The two management areas, which lie adjacent to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Including the non-federal lands in the area, the two planning areas encompass 3.0 million acres in a complex mosaic of land ownerships and jurisdictions. In addition to extensive mineral estate, the areas contain rich archaeological resources and artifacts of types found nowhere else on earth, providing insights into the lifestyles of peoples who first settled this region on the Southwest. The lands are also home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, black bear, javelina, songbirds, migratory waterfowl, and numerous endangered and special-status species. Vegetation throughout the area ranges from Creosote in the desert flats to ponderosa pine at higher elevations. The varied panorama of mountains, mesas, grasslands, and high- and low-desert vistas provides many thousands of residents and visitors each year with unparalleled recreational opportunities, while many more rely on these lands for mining, grazing, and tourist trade. Expansion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will undoubtedly place stress on these resources. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to recreation and public access, special area designations, wilderness characteristics, land and realty, rangeland management, cultural and paleontological resources, visual resources, fire management, wildlife and fisheries management, mineral resources, water resources, hazardous materials and solid waste, special areas designations, wilderness, wildlife and fish habitat, and air quality. Five alternatives, including the No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate the current management scheme, are considered in this draft. Management categories addressed by the action alternatives include land tenure, including purchase, sale, and exchange real estate; areas of critical environmental concern; congressionally designated wilderness areas; lands allocated to maintain of enhance wilderness values; special recreation management areas and recreation management zones, and areas protected by mineral withdrawals or closures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The unique and fragile ecological and cultural resources encompassed by planning area boundaries would receive extraordinary protection against damage by exploitative users and recreationists, while access would be provided for extraction of minerals where appropriate and for the purposes of researchers and recreationists. Progressively larger closures to mineral development would be particularly central to the goal of preserving cultural, ecological, and visual resources within the planning area, including areas protected and to be protected as designated wilderness. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Limitations of recreational and mineral exploitation access would decrease the economic and social benefits that could be retrieved from the area. Increased visitation and allowable mineral extraction and other commercial exploitative activities would place stress on all natural and cultural resources within the planning area. Some management activities would disturb soils and vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, as well as affecting surface and subsurface flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 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Preparation date: December 20, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. [Part 4 of 4] T2 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AN - 36379746; 11864-050549_0004 AB - PURPOSE: Th implementation of a resource management plan for the 70,900-acre Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) in Yavapai County and the 895,9101-acre Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area in Maricopa, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, Arizona is proposed. The two management areas, which lie adjacent to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Including the non-federal lands in the area, the two planning areas encompass 3.0 million acres in a complex mosaic of land ownerships and jurisdictions. In addition to extensive mineral estate, the areas contain rich archaeological resources and artifacts of types found nowhere else on earth, providing insights into the lifestyles of peoples who first settled this region on the Southwest. The lands are also home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, black bear, javelina, songbirds, migratory waterfowl, and numerous endangered and special-status species. Vegetation throughout the area ranges from Creosote in the desert flats to ponderosa pine at higher elevations. The varied panorama of mountains, mesas, grasslands, and high- and low-desert vistas provides many thousands of residents and visitors each year with unparalleled recreational opportunities, while many more rely on these lands for mining, grazing, and tourist trade. Expansion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will undoubtedly place stress on these resources. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to recreation and public access, special area designations, wilderness characteristics, land and realty, rangeland management, cultural and paleontological resources, visual resources, fire management, wildlife and fisheries management, mineral resources, water resources, hazardous materials and solid waste, special areas designations, wilderness, wildlife and fish habitat, and air quality. Five alternatives, including the No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate the current management scheme, are considered in this draft. Management categories addressed by the action alternatives include land tenure, including purchase, sale, and exchange real estate; areas of critical environmental concern; congressionally designated wilderness areas; lands allocated to maintain of enhance wilderness values; special recreation management areas and recreation management zones, and areas protected by mineral withdrawals or closures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The unique and fragile ecological and cultural resources encompassed by planning area boundaries would receive extraordinary protection against damage by exploitative users and recreationists, while access would be provided for extraction of minerals where appropriate and for the purposes of researchers and recreationists. Progressively larger closures to mineral development would be particularly central to the goal of preserving cultural, ecological, and visual resources within the planning area, including areas protected and to be protected as designated wilderness. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Limitations of recreational and mineral exploitation access would decrease the economic and social benefits that could be retrieved from the area. Increased visitation and allowable mineral extraction and other commercial exploitative activities would place stress on all natural and cultural resources within the planning area. Some management activities would disturb soils and vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, as well as affecting surface and subsurface flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050549, Volume 1--454 pages, Volume 2--380 pages, Map Supplement, CD-ROM, December 20, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 4 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: BLM/AZ/PL-05/007 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fire Control KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wilderness KW - Wilderness Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Management KW - Arizona KW - Agua Fria National Monument KW - Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379746?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=2005-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&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 - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 20, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN, PHOENIX, ARIZONA. AN - 16347565; 11864 AB - PURPOSE: Th implementation of a resource management plan for the 70,900-acre Agua Fria National Monument (AFNM) in Yavapai County and the 895,9101-acre Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area in Maricopa, Yavapai, and La Paz counties, Arizona is proposed. The two management areas, which lie adjacent to the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Including the non-federal lands in the area, the two planning areas encompass 3.0 million acres in a complex mosaic of land ownerships and jurisdictions. In addition to extensive mineral estate, the areas contain rich archaeological resources and artifacts of types found nowhere else on earth, providing insights into the lifestyles of peoples who first settled this region on the Southwest. The lands are also home to pronghorn antelope, mule deer, white-tailed deer, bighorn sheep, mountain lion, black bear, javelina, songbirds, migratory waterfowl, and numerous endangered and special-status species. Vegetation throughout the area ranges from Creosote in the desert flats to ponderosa pine at higher elevations. The varied panorama of mountains, mesas, grasslands, and high- and low-desert vistas provides many thousands of residents and visitors each year with unparalleled recreational opportunities, while many more rely on these lands for mining, grazing, and tourist trade. Expansion of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area will undoubtedly place stress on these resources. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to recreation and public access, special area designations, wilderness characteristics, land and realty, rangeland management, cultural and paleontological resources, visual resources, fire management, wildlife and fisheries management, mineral resources, water resources, hazardous materials and solid waste, special areas designations, wilderness, wildlife and fish habitat, and air quality. Five alternatives, including the No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), which would perpetuate the current management scheme, are considered in this draft. Management categories addressed by the action alternatives include land tenure, including purchase, sale, and exchange real estate; areas of critical environmental concern; congressionally designated wilderness areas; lands allocated to maintain of enhance wilderness values; special recreation management areas and recreation management zones, and areas protected by mineral withdrawals or closures. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The unique and fragile ecological and cultural resources encompassed by planning area boundaries would receive extraordinary protection against damage by exploitative users and recreationists, while access would be provided for extraction of minerals where appropriate and for the purposes of researchers and recreationists. Progressively larger closures to mineral development would be particularly central to the goal of preserving cultural, ecological, and visual resources within the planning area, including areas protected and to be protected as designated wilderness. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Limitations of recreational and mineral exploitation access would decrease the economic and social benefits that could be retrieved from the area. Increased visitation and allowable mineral extraction and other commercial exploitative activities would place stress on all natural and cultural resources within the planning area. Some management activities would disturb soils and vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, as well as affecting surface and subsurface flows. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050549, Volume 1--454 pages, Volume 2--380 pages, Map Supplement, CD-ROM, December 20, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: BLM/AZ/PL-05/007 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Birds KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fire Control KW - Historic Sites KW - Land Acquisitions KW - Mineral Resources KW - Mineral Resources Management KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Property Disposition KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Management KW - Wilderness KW - Wilderness Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Management KW - Arizona KW - Agua Fria National Monument KW - Bradshaw-Harquahala Planning Area KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16347565?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=2005-12-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=AGUA+FRIA+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+PHOENIX%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=AGUA+FRIA+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BRADSHAW-HARQUAHALA+RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+PHOENIX%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 - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 20, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - CORDOVA OIL SPILL RESPONSE FACILITY, SHEPARD POINT, ALASKA. AN - 16343873; 11850 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of an oil spill response facility at Shepard Point near Cordova, Alaska are proposed. Cordova lies 150 air miles southeast of Anchorage and 52 air miles southeast of Valdez in Orca Inlet at the southeastern end of Prince William Sound. The proposed facility would consist of a dedicated deepwater port, additional staging and storage acres, and an access road to the Cordova road system. The facility would allow all-tide transfer of out-of-region supplies, such as booms, skimmers, sorbents, anchors, tools, and personal protective equipment from the all-weather airport at Cordova to a wider variety of response vessels than can currently use the Cordova port. Thirteen alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative 4) would provide for two design variants. Alternative 4A, the preferred dock variant, would provide a new facility with a fill dock at Shepard Point. The new fill dock would have a 600-foot-long face and a water depth of 30 feet below mean lower low water (MLLW). The dock and a new staging area at Shepard Point would require approximately 110,00 cubic yards (cy) snf 2.1 acres of tideland fill, and a total fill volume of 130,000 cy. The cost of construction of the fill dock and staging area is estimated at $9.6 million. Alternative B would provide for a pile-supported dock, rather than a fill dock. The new pile-supported dock would extend 350 feet by 60 feet and would be constructed using steel piles to support a concrete desk. The new dock would have a water depth of 40 feet below MLLW. The new pile-supported dock and staging area would require no tideland fill and would have a total fill volume of only 17,000 cy. The cost of Alternative 4B implementation is estimated at $12.9 million. Option 4B is preferred. 7[POS]The presence of the oil spill response facility at Cordova would enhance the regional spill response capability presently serving Prince William Sound by providing all-tide access and efficient flow of pre-positioned and out-of-region equipment, supplies, and personnel to vessels responding to oil spills in the Sound and in the northern Gulf of Alaska. Lying at the population center of the Sound, the facility would secure and protect residents and ecological values throughout the region. existing an foreseeable future spill response. The spill facility would include a staging area adjacent to the dock capable of supporting the necessary cleanup equipment and materials. Oil spill response activities would not longer conflict with commercial fishing interests. Cargo vessels with deeper drafts than can be handled via the current capacity of the existing facilities can handle would be accommodated. Subsistence economies would be benefited due to reduction of oil spill damage in the sound. Construction activities would employ 38 workers at an total wage of $1.2 million. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some subsistence-related habitat would be lost to facilities development. The facilities, particularly access roads, would be located in an area affected by avalanches and landslides. The proposed facilities would mar visual aesthetics in the Cordova area. Benthic, wetland, and terrestrial habitat as well as essential habitat for eelgrass would be displaced by the dock and the associated basin. JF - EPA number: 050535, Executive Summary-34 pages, Draft EIS--421 pages and maps, December 16, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Energy KW - Air Quality Assessments KW - Bays KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Channels KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Dredging KW - Dredging Surveys KW - Fish KW - Harbor Improvements KW - Harbor Structures KW - Harbors KW - Marine Surveys KW - Noise Assessments KW - Oil Spills KW - Socioeconomic Assessments KW - Subsistence KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Visual Resources KW - Visual Resources Surveys KW - Water Quality KW - Water Quality Assessments KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Alaska KW - Gulf of Alaska KW - Prince William Sound UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16343873?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=2005-12-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=CORDOVA+OIL+SPILL+RESPONSE+FACILITY%2C+SHEPARD+POINT%2C+ALASKA.&rft.title=CORDOVA+OIL+SPILL+RESPONSE+FACILITY%2C+SHEPARD+POINT%2C+ALASKA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Juneau, Alaska; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 16, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 3 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36382940; 060099F-050525_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 3 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382940?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 2 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36382865; 060099F-050525_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382865?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 10 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381846; 060099F-050525_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 10 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381846?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 17 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381617; 060099F-050525_0017 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 17 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381617?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 1 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381550; 060099F-050525_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381550?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 21 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381430; 060099F-050525_0021 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 21 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381430?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 20 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381355; 060099F-050525_0020 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 20 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381355?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 13 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36381267; 060099F-050525_0013 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 13 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381267?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 5 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36380880; 060099F-050525_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 5 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380880?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGMENT PLAN, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA. [Part 2 of 2] T2 - FIRE MANAGMENT PLAN, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36380484; 11841-050526_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) of California is proposed. The SMMNRA is unusual within the National Parks System because the recreational area is located adjacent to one of the world's largest urban areas and is comprised of a mosaic of federal, state, and private lands. Wild land fire is a natural process in the southern California Mediterranean ecosystem, with fire tolerant or fire dependent adaptations characteristics of many species in the ecosystem. Fire history has shaped the plant communities of the area and is a major factor affecting their diversity, productivity, and distribution. Aggressive fire suppression during the 20th century successfully excluded fire from certain forest landscapes, allowing the buildup of forest litter and excessive vegetation and creating conditions for intense large-scale wildfires. During the same period, the area has experienced a dramatic increase in the human population living in wild land areas that are prone to wildfires. Consequently, the number of people and structures at risk from wildfire has dramatically increased as have the associated costs of fighting fires. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. The environmentally preferred alternative (Alternative 2), which has been selected for implementation, would emphasize flexibility, utilizing all available fire management strategies identified to be appropriate for use in the Santa Monica Mountains. Alternative 2 would provide for mechanical fuel reduction, ecological prescribed fire, and strategic fuels treatment. Strategic zones would be identified using up-to-date analysis of vegetation types, fuel characteristics, fire spread models, and potential hazards to life property, and natural and cultural resources. Mechanical fuel reduction would be concentrated in the wild land-urban interface to protect homes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred management plan would provide for firefighter and public safety, reduce fire hazards in the SMMNRA with the most effective fire management strategies consistent with federal laws and policies, protect the park's ecological and cultural resources, identify resource conditions and hazards affecting private property within and around the park boundary that require specific fire management actions, and provide a decision framework for fire and resource managers to evaluate fire management proposals that provide protection for social values from wildfires or proposals that provide enhancement of resource values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Prescribed burning would result in destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, exposure of bare soils to erosion, and degradation of air quality, but these impacts would be temporary. Mechanical removal of fuels would also destroy vegetation and denude soils temporarily. All intrusive management activities would degrade recreational enjoyment of the area until the affected tracts regenerated. LEGAL MANDATES: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0034D, Volume 29, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 050526, 391 pages and maps, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Safety KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - National Parks KW - California KW - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380484?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 15 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36380418; 060099F-050525_0015 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 15 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380418?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 7 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36375026; 060099F-050525_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 7 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36375026?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 6 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36373643; 060099F-050525_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 6 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373643?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 18 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36373032; 060099F-050525_0018 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 18 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373032?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 11 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36372951; 060099F-050525_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 11 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36372951?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGMENT PLAN, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA. [Part 1 of 2] T2 - FIRE MANAGMENT PLAN, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36371719; 11841-050526_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) of California is proposed. The SMMNRA is unusual within the National Parks System because the recreational area is located adjacent to one of the world's largest urban areas and is comprised of a mosaic of federal, state, and private lands. Wild land fire is a natural process in the southern California Mediterranean ecosystem, with fire tolerant or fire dependent adaptations characteristics of many species in the ecosystem. Fire history has shaped the plant communities of the area and is a major factor affecting their diversity, productivity, and distribution. Aggressive fire suppression during the 20th century successfully excluded fire from certain forest landscapes, allowing the buildup of forest litter and excessive vegetation and creating conditions for intense large-scale wildfires. During the same period, the area has experienced a dramatic increase in the human population living in wild land areas that are prone to wildfires. Consequently, the number of people and structures at risk from wildfire has dramatically increased as have the associated costs of fighting fires. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. The environmentally preferred alternative (Alternative 2), which has been selected for implementation, would emphasize flexibility, utilizing all available fire management strategies identified to be appropriate for use in the Santa Monica Mountains. Alternative 2 would provide for mechanical fuel reduction, ecological prescribed fire, and strategic fuels treatment. Strategic zones would be identified using up-to-date analysis of vegetation types, fuel characteristics, fire spread models, and potential hazards to life property, and natural and cultural resources. Mechanical fuel reduction would be concentrated in the wild land-urban interface to protect homes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred management plan would provide for firefighter and public safety, reduce fire hazards in the SMMNRA with the most effective fire management strategies consistent with federal laws and policies, protect the park's ecological and cultural resources, identify resource conditions and hazards affecting private property within and around the park boundary that require specific fire management actions, and provide a decision framework for fire and resource managers to evaluate fire management proposals that provide protection for social values from wildfires or proposals that provide enhancement of resource values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Prescribed burning would result in destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, exposure of bare soils to erosion, and degradation of air quality, but these impacts would be temporary. Mechanical removal of fuels would also destroy vegetation and denude soils temporarily. All intrusive management activities would degrade recreational enjoyment of the area until the affected tracts regenerated. LEGAL MANDATES: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0034D, Volume 29, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 050526, 391 pages and maps, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Safety KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - National Parks KW - California KW - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36371719?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 9 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36369633; 060099F-050525_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 9 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369633?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 4 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36369426; 060099F-050525_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 4 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369426?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 14 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36369009; 060099F-050525_0014 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 14 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36369009?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 8 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36368473; 060099F-050525_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 8 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368473?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 16 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36368353; 060099F-050525_0016 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 16 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368353?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 12 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36368299; 060099F-050525_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 12 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368299?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. [Part 19 of 21] T2 - FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AND FORT POINT NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. AN - 36368226; 060099F-050525_0019 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan (FMP) for lands within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Muir Woods National Monument, and Fort Point National Historic Site The FMP that currently applies to these areas was adopted in 1993. The new plan would reflect recent changes in fire management policy and the addition of newly acquired lands within the park boundary since the 1993 FMP was adopted. Key issues identified during scoping include those related to watershed processes, air quality, vegetation, wetlands, wildlife and important wildlife habitat, special status species, cultural resources, human health and safety, visitor use and visitor experience, park operations, and socioeconomics. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing 1993 FMP, are considered in this final EIS. Alternative B would promote hazard reduction and restricted fire use for research and resource enhancement. Alternative C, the preferred alternative, would promote multiple treatments for hazard reduction and resource enhancement. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would ensure that firefighters and public safety were the highest priorities for all fire management activities; reduce wild land fire risk to private and public property; protect natural resources from the adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management wherever appropriate to sustain and restore natural resources; preserve historic structures, landscapes, and archaeological resources from adverse impacts of fire and fire management activities; use fire management where ever appropriate to rehabilitate or restore these cultural resources; refine management practices by improving the knowledge and understanding of fire through research and monitoring; develop and maintain staff expertise in all aspects of fire management; effectively integrate the fire management program into park and park partner activities; foster informed public participation in fire management activities; and foster and maintain interagency fire management partnerships and contribute to the firefighting efforts of local, state, and national authorities. Nonnative, invasive plants would be removed or eliminated from some areas. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Increased prescribed burning and mechanical treatments would destroy vegetation and disturb soils, leaving some areas denuded for short periods following management encroachments. Surface water flows would suffer temporarily from hydrologic changes and sedimentation. The levels of volatile organic compounds would significantly degrade air quality, and smoke generation from prescribed fire would reduce visibility and degrade visual quality during immediately and after burns. Special status species of butterflies, fish, reptiles, birds, and mice would be affected. LEGAL MANDATES: General Authorities Act of 1970, National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0505D, Volume 29, Number 4. JF - EPA number: 050525, 658 pages, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 19 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Fire Protection KW - Fires KW - Fish KW - Historic Sites KW - Insects KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Plant Control KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Vegetation KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - California KW - Fort Point National Historic Site KW - Golden Gate National Recreation Area KW - Muir Woods National Monument KW - General Authorities Act of 1970, Program Authorization KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368226?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN%2C+GOLDEN+GATE+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+MUIR+WOODS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+AND+FORT+POINT+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+SITE%2C+SAN+FRANCISCO%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, San Francisco, California; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FIRE MANAGMENT PLAN, SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16340845; 11841 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a fire management plan for the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (SMMNRA) of California is proposed. The SMMNRA is unusual within the National Parks System because the recreational area is located adjacent to one of the world's largest urban areas and is comprised of a mosaic of federal, state, and private lands. Wild land fire is a natural process in the southern California Mediterranean ecosystem, with fire tolerant or fire dependent adaptations characteristics of many species in the ecosystem. Fire history has shaped the plant communities of the area and is a major factor affecting their diversity, productivity, and distribution. Aggressive fire suppression during the 20th century successfully excluded fire from certain forest landscapes, allowing the buildup of forest litter and excessive vegetation and creating conditions for intense large-scale wildfires. During the same period, the area has experienced a dramatic increase in the human population living in wild land areas that are prone to wildfires. Consequently, the number of people and structures at risk from wildfire has dramatically increased as have the associated costs of fighting fires. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative 1), are considered in this final EIS. The environmentally preferred alternative (Alternative 2), which has been selected for implementation, would emphasize flexibility, utilizing all available fire management strategies identified to be appropriate for use in the Santa Monica Mountains. Alternative 2 would provide for mechanical fuel reduction, ecological prescribed fire, and strategic fuels treatment. Strategic zones would be identified using up-to-date analysis of vegetation types, fuel characteristics, fire spread models, and potential hazards to life property, and natural and cultural resources. Mechanical fuel reduction would be concentrated in the wild land-urban interface to protect homes. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred management plan would provide for firefighter and public safety, reduce fire hazards in the SMMNRA with the most effective fire management strategies consistent with federal laws and policies, protect the park's ecological and cultural resources, identify resource conditions and hazards affecting private property within and around the park boundary that require specific fire management actions, and provide a decision framework for fire and resource managers to evaluate fire management proposals that provide protection for social values from wildfires or proposals that provide enhancement of resource values. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Prescribed burning would result in destruction of vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, exposure of bare soils to erosion, and degradation of air quality, but these impacts would be temporary. Mechanical removal of fuels would also destroy vegetation and denude soils temporarily. All intrusive management activities would degrade recreational enjoyment of the area until the affected tracts regenerated. LEGAL MANDATES: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.). PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0034D, Volume 29, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 050526, 391 pages and maps, December 14, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Air Quality KW - Burning (Prescribed) KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Fire Control KW - Fire Prevention KW - Parks KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Safety KW - Soils KW - Vegetation KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - National Parks KW - California KW - Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16340845?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=2005-12-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=FIRE+MANAGMENT+PLAN%2C+SANTA+MONICA+MOUNTAINS+NATIONAL+RECREATION+AREA%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 14, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - DESERT SOUTHWEST TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT, CALIFORNIA. AN - 16344561; 11839 AB - PURPOSE: The construction and operation of a 118 miles of 500-kilovolt transmission line from a new substation/switching station just south of the Blythe Energy Project power plant to Southern California Edison's Devers Substation, located 10 miles north of Palm Springs, California are proposed. Recent long-term demand estimates have indicated that demand for electric power in the Imperial Irrigation District (IID), the applicant, will increase at a rate of 20 to 30 megawatts annually. The estimates also indicate that California's peak electricity demand will increase at approximately two percent per year. New generation facilities have been completed in the region to the north and east of IID's service area that may provide a portion of IID's current and future demand requirements. Transmission access constitutes the main constraint to utilizing these new generation sources to meet the increased demand for electric power in IID's service area. The 500-kV line would use single-circuit technology supported by steel lattice structures. The transmission line alignment would follow a generally east-west route from the new substation/switching station to the Devers Substation. The new substation/switching station would be located 4.5 miles west of town of Blythe. The project would also include modifications at the existing Devers Substation. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative and four route alternatives, are considered in this final EIS. A preferred route alternative has been selected. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The transmission line and new substation/switching station would provide increased transmission capacity to meet regional transmission requirements. Continued agricultural and industrial development in the IID service area would be supported and encouraged, enhance local and regional economies. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Substation/switching station construction and development of the transmission line would destroy vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat, including desert tortoise habitat, and disturb soils, resulting in erosion and sedimentation of receiving surface flows. The proposed action would result in the temporary disturbance of 428 acres and the permanent displacement of 21 acres. The existence of the lines would present a collision hazard to raptors, including the federally protected bald eagle, and other bird species. Construction activities could result in the incidental take of federally protected species, including Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizards, flat-tailed horned lizards, Colorado fringe-toed lizards, desert rosy boa, Couch's spadefoots, borrowing owls, loggerhead shrikes, LeConte's thrashers, black-tailed gnat-catchers, prairie falcons, chuckwallas, and Coachella Valley round-tailed ground squirrels. Cultural and paleontological resource sites could be disturbed. The transmission lines would result in degradation of wilderness values and other recreational values and would generally mar visual aesthetics along the corridor. LEGAL MANDATES: 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 04-0122D, Volume 28, Number 2. JF - EPA number: 050524, 742 pages and maps, December 13, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 03-15 KW - Biologic Surveys KW - Birds KW - Desert Land KW - Electric Power KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Farmlands KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wilderness KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - California KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344561?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=2005-12-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=DESERT+SOUTHWEST+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.title=DESERT+SOUTHWEST+TRANSMISSION+LINE+PROJECT%2C+CALIFORNIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 13, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 12 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36382768; 050163D-050520_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 12 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382768?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 11 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36382069; 050163D-050520_0011 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 11 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382069?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 5 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36381793; 050163D-050520_0005 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 5 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381793?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 1 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36381737; 050163D-050520_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36381737?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 10 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36380873; 050163D-050520_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 10 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380873?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 4 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36380790; 050163D-050520_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 4 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380790?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ARIZONA STRIP FIELD OFFICE AND VERMILLION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BLM PORTION OF GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GEENRAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NPS PORTION OF THE GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ARIZONA STRIP FIELD OFFICE AND VERMILLION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BLM PORTION OF GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GEENRAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NPS PORTION OF THE GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 36380370; 050097D-050521_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Arizona Strip of Coconino and Mohave counties, Arizona is proposed. The 3.3-million-acre Arizona Strip includes the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the portions of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. The two monuments were created to protect an array of scientific, biological, geological, hydrological, cultural, and historical objects. The planning area is one of the largest un-fragmented, undeveloped stretches of sparsely developed lands in the contiguous United States. Key issues during scoping include those related to transportation and access, wilderness management, protection of monument and Arizona Strip resources, livestock grazing operations, and public recreational uses. The chief management concerns are identified as restoration of degraded ecosystems and consideration of human factors in the planning area. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing management regime, are considered in draft EIS. Alternative B would emphasize minimal human use/influence and potentially provide the fewest miles of open road and trail and the least resource development. Alternative C would represent an attempt to balance resource protection and human sue/influence. Alternative D would emphasize maximum appropriate human use/influence and the widest array of recreational opportunities, potentially including the most miles of open road and trail. Alternative E, which is the preferred alternative, would emphasize minimal human influence/use in the southern and more remove sections of the planning area and greater human use in the northern areas and locations adjacent to communities in an attempt to balance human use/influence with resource protection. Four geographic management units, each having particular management goals, would be designated. The Community Management Unit would provide room for community growth and development. The Corridors Management Unit would contain lands along major travel routes, providing, inter alia, access to the Back Roads and Outback management units. The Back Roads Management Unit would provide a variety of dispersed recreation opportunities, such as viewing scenery, riding motorcycles and off-highway vehicles, vehicle touring, flying aircraft, hiking and walking, bicycling, horseback riding, camping, picnicking, and hunting. The Outback Management Unit would provide opportunities for undeveloped, primitive, and self-directed recreation opportunities, such as viewing scenery, hiking and walking, horseback riding, backpacking, hunting, cayoneering,, and rock climbing. POSITIVE IMPACTS: While maintaining the pristine character of the study area, the preferred management plan would allow for a diversity of recreational opportunities as well as associated concessionary and ancillary outside-the-park commercial activities focusing on the adventure tourism industry. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Facilities development, which would be minimal, and the expected increases in visitation due to improved access and a greater public awareness of monument resources would result in damage to vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat and disturbance of soils in some areas, particularly those accessible by motor vehicle. Vandalism could increase, particularly affecting paleontologic and cultural resources. Management activities and requirements could conflict with livestock operations. Aircraft noise would mar the recreational value of some areas for some visitors to the Outback management Unit. LEGAL MANDATES: Antiquities Act of 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Presidential Proclamation 7374. JF - EPA number: 050521, Volume 1--671 pages, Volume 1--642 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Geologic Sites KW - Hunting Management KW - Land Management KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Roads KW - Trails KW - Wilderness KW - Wilderness Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument KW - Vermillion Cliffs National Monument KW - Antiquities Act of 1906, Program Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Presidential Proclamation 7374, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380370?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+ARIZONA+STRIP+FIELD+OFFICE+AND+VERMILLION+CLIFFS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BLM+PORTION+OF+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+GEENRAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+NPS+PORTION+OF+THE+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+ARIZONA+STRIP+FIELD+OFFICE+AND+VERMILLION+CLIFFS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BLM+PORTION+OF+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+GEENRAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+NPS+PORTION+OF+THE+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%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; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 6 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36373658; 050163D-050520_0006 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 6 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373658?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 3 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36373601; 050163D-050520_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 3 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36373601?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 9 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36368868; 050163D-050520_0009 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 9 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368868?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 7 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36368132; 050163D-050520_0007 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 7 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368132?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 2 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36368085; 050163D-050520_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36368085?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. [Part 8 of 12] T2 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 36365598; 050163D-050520_0008 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 8 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36365598?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE ARIZONA STRIP FIELD OFFICE AND VERMILLION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT AND BLM PORTION OF GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT AND GEENRAL MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE NPS PORTION OF THE GRAND CANYON-PARASHANT NATIONAL MONUMENT, COCONINO AND MOHAVE COUNTIES, ARIZONA. AN - 16355629; 11836 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a revised general management plan for the Arizona Strip of Coconino and Mohave counties, Arizona is proposed. The 3.3-million-acre Arizona Strip includes the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument and the portions of the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument administered by the Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. The two monuments were created to protect an array of scientific, biological, geological, hydrological, cultural, and historical objects. The planning area is one of the largest un-fragmented, undeveloped stretches of sparsely developed lands in the contiguous United States. Key issues during scoping include those related to transportation and access, wilderness management, protection of monument and Arizona Strip resources, livestock grazing operations, and public recreational uses. The chief management concerns are identified as restoration of degraded ecosystems and consideration of human factors in the planning area. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the existing management regime, are considered in draft EIS. Alternative B would emphasize minimal human use/influence and potentially provide the fewest miles of open road and trail and the least resource development. Alternative C would represent an attempt to balance resource protection and human sue/influence. Alternative D would emphasize maximum appropriate human use/influence and the widest array of recreational opportunities, potentially including the most miles of open road and trail. Alternative E, which is the preferred alternative, would emphasize minimal human influence/use in the southern and more remove sections of the planning area and greater human use in the northern areas and locations adjacent to communities in an attempt to balance human use/influence with resource protection. Four geographic management units, each having particular management goals, would be designated. The Community Management Unit would provide room for community growth and development. The Corridors Management Unit would contain lands along major travel routes, providing, inter alia, access to the Back Roads and Outback management units. The Back Roads Management Unit would provide a variety of dispersed recreation opportunities, such as viewing scenery, riding motorcycles and off-highway vehicles, vehicle touring, flying aircraft, hiking and walking, bicycling, horseback riding, camping, picnicking, and hunting. The Outback Management Unit would provide opportunities for undeveloped, primitive, and self-directed recreation opportunities, such as viewing scenery, hiking and walking, horseback riding, backpacking, hunting, cayoneering,, and rock climbing. POSITIVE IMPACTS: While maintaining the pristine character of the study area, the preferred management plan would allow for a diversity of recreational opportunities as well as associated concessionary and ancillary outside-the-park commercial activities focusing on the adventure tourism industry. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Facilities development, which would be minimal, and the expected increases in visitation due to improved access and a greater public awareness of monument resources would result in damage to vegetation and the associated wildlife habitat and disturbance of soils in some areas, particularly those accessible by motor vehicle. Vandalism could increase, particularly affecting paleontologic and cultural resources. Management activities and requirements could conflict with livestock operations. Aircraft noise would mar the recreational value of some areas for some visitors to the Outback management Unit. LEGAL MANDATES: Antiquities Act of 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.), Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Presidential Proclamation 7374. JF - EPA number: 050521, Volume 1--671 pages, Volume 1--642 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Aircraft KW - Aircraft Noise KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Geologic Sites KW - Hunting Management KW - Land Management KW - Monuments KW - National Parks KW - Paleontological Sites KW - Recreation Facilities KW - Recreation Resources KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Roads KW - Trails KW - Wilderness KW - Wilderness Management KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Arizona KW - Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument KW - Vermillion Cliffs National Monument KW - Antiquities Act of 1906, Program Authorization KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Presidential Proclamation 7374, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16355629?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+ARIZONA+STRIP+FIELD+OFFICE+AND+VERMILLION+CLIFFS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BLM+PORTION+OF+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+GEENRAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+NPS+PORTION+OF+THE+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%2C+COCONINO+AND+MOHAVE+COUNTIES%2C+ARIZONA.&rft.title=RESOURCE+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+ARIZONA+STRIP+FIELD+OFFICE+AND+VERMILLION+CLIFFS+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+BLM+PORTION+OF+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT+AND+GEENRAL+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+THE+NPS+PORTION+OF+THE+GRAND+CANYON-PARASHANT+NATIONAL+MONUMENT%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; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - COYOTE BUSINESS PARK, UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON. AN - 16340069; 11835 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of a light industrial and commercial business park on a 520-acre site south of Interstate 84 (I-84) at Exit 216 and west of South Market Road seven miles east of Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon are proposed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. The site, to be known as the Coyote Business Park, would be developed in phases. The first phase would consist of construction of infrastructure for the park, including extension of domestic water supply, drain fields or sanitary sewers, storm water drainage facilities, roads, and utilities to the proposed commercial lots. In the first phase, the proponent would also proposed replacement power support structures within the high-voltage Bonneville Power Administration line that crosses the site. Water would be provided either from a new onsite well or from the Mission Water System. Wastewater would be handled by either onsite septic and drain field systems or by connection to the Mission Wastewater Collection System, which treats water through a cooperative agreement with the city of Pendleton. Storm water would get retained onsite. Access would be provided off of south Market Road, a county facility, which would be improved to an industrial standard and provided with a dedicated right-hand turn lane into the site. Commercial utilities would be provided through extensions of existing services. During the second phase, the project would involve construction and operation of business facilities on the commercial lots. The second phase would be constructed and financed by individual business owners. Anticipated light industrial operations would include warehousing, distribution, and assembly services. Five alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), are considered in this draft EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative E) would result in a 142-acre development, with 13 lots, ranging in size from six to 13 acres, made available for development and leasing. Building sizes would range from 15,000 square feet to 400,000 square feet. Estimated cost of the preferred alternative is $4.44 million; this sum would be financed by lease revenues and by available tribal, state, and federal investment. POSITIVE IMPACTS: In addition to boosting the tribal economy, enabling tribal authorities to better govern their resources, the park would provide siting for development of needed service industries in the region. Approximately 546 jobs would be created due to the park development and operation. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: The gravel road providing access to the Oregon Department of Transportation's gravel shed south of I-84 would be removed, through alternative access would be constructed. Patawa Creek would be affected by site development, though these impacts would be mitigated by the development of a stormwater drainage system that would isolate storm water runoff from the creek. creation of a riparian management zone along the creek, incorporation of best management practices to reduce groundwater impacts, incorporation of landscaping and night lighting design to reduce visual impacts, avoidance of cultural resource sites within the creek corridor, and designing a bridge across the creek to minimize creek impacts. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050520, 241 pages, December 9, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Urban and Social Programs KW - Bridges KW - Commercial Zones KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Electric Power KW - Industrial Parks KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Roads KW - Storage KW - Transmission Lines KW - Vegetation Surveys KW - Visual Resources KW - Waste Management KW - Water Supply KW - Oregon KW - Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, NPDES Permits UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16340069?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=2005-12-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.title=COYOTE+BUSINESS+PARK%2C+UMATILLA+INDIAN+RESERVATION%2C+UMATILLA+COUNTY%2C+OREGON.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pendleton, Oregon; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 9, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. [Part 3 of 4] T2 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. AN - 36390851; 11837-050522_0003 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an oil and gas management plan in the Big Thicket National Preserve of Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk countries, Texas. The area currently sites nine nonfederal oil and gas operations, including 34 directional wells that were drilled from outside the preserve to bottomholes beneath the preserve, and 57 transpark oil and gas pipelines. The preserve contains 16 units; however, this final EIS addresses only 12 units, comprising 88,132 acres. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 11,512 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Affected areas would be reclaimed. Alternative C, the environmentally preferred alternative, would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 39,657 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Under either alternative B or C, all affected areas would be reclaimed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide better protection for SMAs, wetlands, fish and wildlife areas, geological SMAs, cultural resource sites, and recreational users, who would benefit from increased public safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some geophysical damage would occur. Drilling and production would result in short-term impacts to geological resource site. Soils and land would be disturbed, along with the associated vegetation and wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Public Law 93-439, as amended. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0294D, Volume 29, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050522, 712 and maps, December 8, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 3 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 04-56 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drilling KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hunting Management KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Natural Gas KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Oil Production KW - Pipelines KW - Preserves KW - Reclamation KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Big Thicket National Preserve KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 93-439, as amended, Program Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36390851?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. [Part 2 of 4] T2 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. AN - 36389478; 11837-050522_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an oil and gas management plan in the Big Thicket National Preserve of Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk countries, Texas. The area currently sites nine nonfederal oil and gas operations, including 34 directional wells that were drilled from outside the preserve to bottomholes beneath the preserve, and 57 transpark oil and gas pipelines. The preserve contains 16 units; however, this final EIS addresses only 12 units, comprising 88,132 acres. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 11,512 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Affected areas would be reclaimed. Alternative C, the environmentally preferred alternative, would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 39,657 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Under either alternative B or C, all affected areas would be reclaimed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide better protection for SMAs, wetlands, fish and wildlife areas, geological SMAs, cultural resource sites, and recreational users, who would benefit from increased public safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some geophysical damage would occur. Drilling and production would result in short-term impacts to geological resource site. Soils and land would be disturbed, along with the associated vegetation and wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Public Law 93-439, as amended. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0294D, Volume 29, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050522, 712 and maps, December 8, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 04-56 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drilling KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hunting Management KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Natural Gas KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Oil Production KW - Pipelines KW - Preserves KW - Reclamation KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Big Thicket National Preserve KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 93-439, as amended, Program Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36389478?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=2005-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. [Part 1 of 4] T2 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. AN - 36380946; 11837-050522_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an oil and gas management plan in the Big Thicket National Preserve of Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk countries, Texas. The area currently sites nine nonfederal oil and gas operations, including 34 directional wells that were drilled from outside the preserve to bottomholes beneath the preserve, and 57 transpark oil and gas pipelines. The preserve contains 16 units; however, this final EIS addresses only 12 units, comprising 88,132 acres. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 11,512 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Affected areas would be reclaimed. Alternative C, the environmentally preferred alternative, would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 39,657 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Under either alternative B or C, all affected areas would be reclaimed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide better protection for SMAs, wetlands, fish and wildlife areas, geological SMAs, cultural resource sites, and recreational users, who would benefit from increased public safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some geophysical damage would occur. Drilling and production would result in short-term impacts to geological resource site. Soils and land would be disturbed, along with the associated vegetation and wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Public Law 93-439, as amended. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0294D, Volume 29, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050522, 712 and maps, December 8, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 04-56 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drilling KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hunting Management KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Natural Gas KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Oil Production KW - Pipelines KW - Preserves KW - Reclamation KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Big Thicket National Preserve KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 93-439, as amended, Program Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380946?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=2005-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. [Part 4 of 4] T2 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. AN - 36379602; 11837-050522_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an oil and gas management plan in the Big Thicket National Preserve of Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk countries, Texas. The area currently sites nine nonfederal oil and gas operations, including 34 directional wells that were drilled from outside the preserve to bottomholes beneath the preserve, and 57 transpark oil and gas pipelines. The preserve contains 16 units; however, this final EIS addresses only 12 units, comprising 88,132 acres. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 11,512 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Affected areas would be reclaimed. Alternative C, the environmentally preferred alternative, would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 39,657 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Under either alternative B or C, all affected areas would be reclaimed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide better protection for SMAs, wetlands, fish and wildlife areas, geological SMAs, cultural resource sites, and recreational users, who would benefit from increased public safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some geophysical damage would occur. Drilling and production would result in short-term impacts to geological resource site. Soils and land would be disturbed, along with the associated vegetation and wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Public Law 93-439, as amended. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0294D, Volume 29, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050522, 712 and maps, December 8, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 4 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 04-56 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drilling KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hunting Management KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Natural Gas KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Oil Production KW - Pipelines KW - Preserves KW - Reclamation KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Big Thicket National Preserve KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 93-439, as amended, Program Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36379602?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=2005-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - OIL AND GAS MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, HARDIN, JEFFERSON, ORANGE, LIBERTY, TYLER, JASPER, AND POLK COUNTRIES, TEXAS. AN - 16344319; 11837 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of an oil and gas management plan in the Big Thicket National Preserve of Hardin, Jefferson, Orange, Liberty, Tyler, Jasper, and Polk countries, Texas. The area currently sites nine nonfederal oil and gas operations, including 34 directional wells that were drilled from outside the preserve to bottomholes beneath the preserve, and 57 transpark oil and gas pipelines. The preserve contains 16 units; however, this final EIS addresses only 12 units, comprising 88,132 acres. Three alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would perpetuate the current management regime, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative B) would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 11,512 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Affected areas would be reclaimed. Alternative C, the environmentally preferred alternative, would include provisions allowing geophysical exploration operations, with a surface use prohibition stipulation, on 75,293 acres; enforcing timing stipulations with respect to geophysical exploration operations on 39,657 acres or within 500 feet of waterways and within 52,272 acres of bird hot spots and hunting areas; and prohibiting drilling and production surface uses on up to 46,273 acres. Under either alternative B or C, all affected areas would be reclaimed. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would provide better protection for SMAs, wetlands, fish and wildlife areas, geological SMAs, cultural resource sites, and recreational users, who would benefit from increased public safety. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Some geophysical damage would occur. Drilling and production would result in short-term impacts to geological resource site. Soils and land would be disturbed, along with the associated vegetation and wildlife habitat. LEGAL MANDATES: Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), and Public Law 93-439, as amended. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 05-0294D, Volume 29, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050522, 712 and maps, December 8, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: DES 04-56 KW - Cultural Resources KW - Drilling KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Exploration KW - Fish KW - Geologic Sites KW - Geologic Surveys KW - Hunting Management KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - Natural Gas KW - Land Management KW - Land Use KW - Oil Production KW - Pipelines KW - Preserves KW - Reclamation KW - Streams KW - Vegetation KW - Wells KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Big Thicket National Preserve KW - Texas KW - Endangered Species Act of 1973, Animals KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Law 93-439, as amended, Program Authorization UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16344319?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=2005-12-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.title=OIL+AND+GAS+MANAGEMENT+PLAN+FOR+BIG+THICKET+NATIONAL+PRESERVE%2C+HARDIN%2C+JEFFERSON%2C+ORANGE%2C+LIBERTY%2C+TYLER%2C+JASPER%2C+AND+POLK+COUNTRIES%2C+TEXAS.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 8, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ATLANTIC RIM NATURAL GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - ATLANTIC RIM NATURAL GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 36380592; 050021D-050518_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of coalbed and conventional natural gas extraction and processing facilities by Anadarko E&P Company, LP, and associated companies, in Carbon County, Wyoming is proposed. The project, known as the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project, would encompass a 270,035-acre area with federal surface ownership of 173,672 acres, state ownership of 14,060 acres, and private ownership of 82,348 acres of private ownership. The development area currently contains 116 natural gas wells extending to coal formations under an exploratory interim drilling program. Wells, roads, pipelines, compressors, and other facilities have also been constructed in conjunction with the interim program. Under the applicants' proposal, the project would involve the development of natural gas resources within the tract by drilling up to additional 2,000 wells, 1,800 and 2,000 coal beds, and 200 other formations, providing for well spacing of up to 80 acres. Well spacing would allow for eight wells per section throughout the project area, but that number could be reduced to four wells per section depending on the geology and ability of the operators to release the water and pressure sufficiently to recover gas. Development and drilling would begin in 2006 within the area and continue for 20 years, with an expected project life of 30 to 50 years. Various drilling and production-related facilities (e.g., roads, pipelines, water wells, disposal wells, compressor stations, and gas processing facilities) would also be constructed throughout the area. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS considers a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) and two action alternatives. The preferred alterative is a combination of the two action alternatives, which would result in development as under the proposed action and development would occur over 20 years, but development would be phased over three periods. The first phase, which would occur over six to seven years, would involve development of 925 well locations in the vicinity of the Doty Mountain, Sundog/Cow Creek, and Blue Sky areas. Interim reclamation activities would be undertaken during the first phase. The extent of gas production facilities would grow, with an ultimate goal of reaching the same level of operational disturbance as the proposed action. Development expenditures are estimated at $981 million, although costs could be higher depending on development protection measures adopted. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The extraction of natural gas resources from the area would help meet the nation's need for energy supplies, particularly for natural gas, which has emerged as an important industrial and domestic fuel source. Development of domestic reserves would reduce the country's dependence on foreign sources of energy and maintain a supply of fuel for domestic consumption, industrial protection, power generation, and national security. Economic contributions due to drilling and field development are expected to amount to $1.25 billion. Up to $6.4 billion in total economic benefits would be expected from the project. Peak year drilling would be estimated at a maximum of 1,490. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Development of the coal-related natural gas resources would degrade regional water bodies, including Muddy Creek, which is under special state protection due to its sensitive fish habitat. Salinity loading in runoff would increase above background levels., and wetland hydrologic function would be significantly altered. Significant reductions in animal unit months, livestock mortality, and disturbance to grazing systems would affect area range operations. Ground disturbances and drilling, extraction, and ancillary structures would have significant impacts on shrub-dependent songbird nesting sites and grouse and raptor habitat, mule deer and elk habitat, visual and other recreational values, and cultural resources. The influx of employees into the area would place some stress on local housing and some public services infrastructure. Noise standards would be violated temporarily at drilling and other activity sites within the project area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050518, 621 pages, December 6, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM/WY/PL-06-002+1310 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Coal Gasification KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Grazing KW - Livestock KW - Natural Gas KW - Pipelines KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Recreation Resources KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Wyoming KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36380592?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, Wyoming; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 6, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ATLANTIC RIM NATURAL GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, CARBON COUNTY, WYOMING. AN - 16340794; 11833 AB - PURPOSE: The development and operation of coalbed and conventional natural gas extraction and processing facilities by Anadarko E&P Company, LP, and associated companies, in Carbon County, Wyoming is proposed. The project, known as the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project, would encompass a 270,035-acre area with federal surface ownership of 173,672 acres, state ownership of 14,060 acres, and private ownership of 82,348 acres of private ownership. The development area currently contains 116 natural gas wells extending to coal formations under an exploratory interim drilling program. Wells, roads, pipelines, compressors, and other facilities have also been constructed in conjunction with the interim program. Under the applicants' proposal, the project would involve the development of natural gas resources within the tract by drilling up to additional 2,000 wells, 1,800 and 2,000 coal beds, and 200 other formations, providing for well spacing of up to 80 acres. Well spacing would allow for eight wells per section throughout the project area, but that number could be reduced to four wells per section depending on the geology and ability of the operators to release the water and pressure sufficiently to recover gas. Development and drilling would begin in 2006 within the area and continue for 20 years, with an expected project life of 30 to 50 years. Various drilling and production-related facilities (e.g., roads, pipelines, water wells, disposal wells, compressor stations, and gas processing facilities) would also be constructed throughout the area. In addition to the proposed action, this draft EIS considers a No Action Alternative (Alternative A) and two action alternatives. The preferred alterative is a combination of the two action alternatives, which would result in development as under the proposed action and development would occur over 20 years, but development would be phased over three periods. The first phase, which would occur over six to seven years, would involve development of 925 well locations in the vicinity of the Doty Mountain, Sundog/Cow Creek, and Blue Sky areas. Interim reclamation activities would be undertaken during the first phase. The extent of gas production facilities would grow, with an ultimate goal of reaching the same level of operational disturbance as the proposed action. Development expenditures are estimated at $981 million, although costs could be higher depending on development protection measures adopted. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The extraction of natural gas resources from the area would help meet the nation's need for energy supplies, particularly for natural gas, which has emerged as an important industrial and domestic fuel source. Development of domestic reserves would reduce the country's dependence on foreign sources of energy and maintain a supply of fuel for domestic consumption, industrial protection, power generation, and national security. Economic contributions due to drilling and field development are expected to amount to $1.25 billion. Up to $6.4 billion in total economic benefits would be expected from the project. Peak year drilling would be estimated at a maximum of 1,490. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Development of the coal-related natural gas resources would degrade regional water bodies, including Muddy Creek, which is under special state protection due to its sensitive fish habitat. Salinity loading in runoff would increase above background levels., and wetland hydrologic function would be significantly altered. Significant reductions in animal unit months, livestock mortality, and disturbance to grazing systems would affect area range operations. Ground disturbances and drilling, extraction, and ancillary structures would have significant impacts on shrub-dependent songbird nesting sites and grouse and raptor habitat, mule deer and elk habitat, visual and other recreational values, and cultural resources. The influx of employees into the area would place some stress on local housing and some public services infrastructure. Noise standards would be violated temporarily at drilling and other activity sites within the project area. LEGAL MANDATES: Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). JF - EPA number: 050518, 621 pages, December 6, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Energy KW - Agency number: BLM/WY/PL-06-002+1310 KW - Biologic Assessments KW - Birds KW - Coal Gasification KW - Creeks KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Disposal KW - Drilling KW - Employment KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Fish KW - Grazing KW - Livestock KW - Natural Gas KW - Pipelines KW - Ranges KW - Reclamation KW - Recreation Resources KW - Vegetation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wells KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - Wyoming KW - Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/16340794?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=2005-12-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ATLANTIC+RIM+NATURAL+GAS+FIELD+DEVELOPMENT+PROJECT%2C+CARBON+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.title=ATLANTIC+RIM+NATURAL+GAS+FIELD+DEVELOPMENT+PROJECT%2C+CARBON+COUNTY%2C+WYOMING.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Cheyenne, Wyoming; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 6, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2014-01-30 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FORT KING NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, OCALA, FLORIDA. AN - 36437330; 11830 AB - PURPOSE: A special resource study is presented with respect to the designation and management of the proposed Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala, Florida. Fort King was originally constructed o support federal troops enforcing conditions of the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek, which restricted Florida native Americans to reservation lands and prohibited all but authorized persons from entering the designated lands. With the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1930, U.S. policy concerning Native Americans living east of the Mississippi changed from containment to forced removal. After a two attacks by Seminoles on federal agents and troops in Florida, the military abandoned the fort in 1936 and the unoccupied facility was burned by the Seminoles. A new fort was constructed in 1837 and, thereafter, 1,500 U.S. soldiers were killed during the Second Seminole War, which continued until 1842. Subsequently, more than 4,000 Seminoles and Black Seminoles were removed west of the Mississippi, while 600 Seminoles avoided removal by strategically retreating into the wetland areas of southern Florida. Fort King played an important military role throughout the Second Seminole War by serving as a council site for negotiations between Seminoles and the U.S. Government and as headquarters for the U.S. Army of the South. Newly proposed park areas are typically added to the National park System by an act of Congress. However, before Congress decides to create a new park, it needs to know whether the area's resources meet established criteria for designation. The National Park Service is often tasked by Congress to evaluate a potential new are for compliance with these criteria and document its findings in a special resource study. Four management alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would continue current management practices in the area, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, which has been identified as the environmentally preferred and most effective and efficient alternative, would highlight the site's archaeological resources by preserving and interpreting them in-situ. This alternative would take a conservative approach to site development that favored a simple and low-cost implementation strategy. Alternative C would highlight the site's archaeological and historic themes. Existing site infrastructure would be used as a basis to provide public access and interpretive services an a quick, efficient manner. This alternative strategy would favor development strategy that would build upon a modest initial investment that could be expanded over time as additional funding and resources were secured. Alternative D would focus on Fort King's strong association with nationally significant historical events and interpretive themes. This alternative would take an ambitious approach to site development. The initial investment in cultural landscape rehabilitation and contemporary visitor service infrastructure would establish the name recognition and credibility needed to attract high-profile partners and compete for private and public financing. Costs for infrastructure development under the preferred alternative are estimated at $299,000 to $275,000, while annual operating cost estimates range from $20,000 to $25,000 over the first five years, $30,00 to $40,000 over the second five years, and $40,000 to $50,000 over the next 10 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would improve visitor experience significantly and result in the long-term preservation of a the most significant aspects of and resources associated with the fort site and its surroundings. Small economic benefits would redound due to a slight increase in visitation to what would be largely a local cultural and historic attraction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, no full time staff would be available to monitor site resources. The volume of excavation associated with construction activities would pose a greater risk of disturbing unknown archaeological remains and natural resources than the No Action Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Omnibus Parks Management Act of 1988 (Public 105-391), and Public Law 105-113. JF - EPA number: 050515, 96 pages, December 5, 2005 PY - 2005 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: DES 05-69 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Historic Sites KW - Indian Reservations KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Florida KW - Fort King National Historic Landmark KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Omnibus Parks Management Act of 1988, Compliance KW - Public Law 105-113, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36437330?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 5, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - FORT KING NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, OCALA, FLORIDA. [Part 1 of 1] T2 - FORT KING NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, OCALA, FLORIDA. AN - 36366172; 050095D-050515_0001 AB - PURPOSE: A special resource study is presented with respect to the designation and management of the proposed Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala, Florida. Fort King was originally constructed o support federal troops enforcing conditions of the 1823 Treaty of Moultrie Creek, which restricted Florida native Americans to reservation lands and prohibited all but authorized persons from entering the designated lands. With the passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1930, U.S. policy concerning Native Americans living east of the Mississippi changed from containment to forced removal. After a two attacks by Seminoles on federal agents and troops in Florida, the military abandoned the fort in 1936 and the unoccupied facility was burned by the Seminoles. A new fort was constructed in 1837 and, thereafter, 1,500 U.S. soldiers were killed during the Second Seminole War, which continued until 1842. Subsequently, more than 4,000 Seminoles and Black Seminoles were removed west of the Mississippi, while 600 Seminoles avoided removal by strategically retreating into the wetland areas of southern Florida. Fort King played an important military role throughout the Second Seminole War by serving as a council site for negotiations between Seminoles and the U.S. Government and as headquarters for the U.S. Army of the South. Newly proposed park areas are typically added to the National park System by an act of Congress. However, before Congress decides to create a new park, it needs to know whether the area's resources meet established criteria for designation. The National Park Service is often tasked by Congress to evaluate a potential new are for compliance with these criteria and document its findings in a special resource study. Four management alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative A), which would continue current management practices in the area, are considered in this draft EIS. Alternative B, which has been identified as the environmentally preferred and most effective and efficient alternative, would highlight the site's archaeological resources by preserving and interpreting them in-situ. This alternative would take a conservative approach to site development that favored a simple and low-cost implementation strategy. Alternative C would highlight the site's archaeological and historic themes. Existing site infrastructure would be used as a basis to provide public access and interpretive services an a quick, efficient manner. This alternative strategy would favor development strategy that would build upon a modest initial investment that could be expanded over time as additional funding and resources were secured. Alternative D would focus on Fort King's strong association with nationally significant historical events and interpretive themes. This alternative would take an ambitious approach to site development. The initial investment in cultural landscape rehabilitation and contemporary visitor service infrastructure would establish the name recognition and credibility needed to attract high-profile partners and compete for private and public financing. Costs for infrastructure development under the preferred alternative are estimated at $299,000 to $275,000, while annual operating cost estimates range from $20,000 to $25,000 over the first five years, $30,00 to $40,000 over the second five years, and $40,000 to $50,000 over the next 10 years. POSITIVE IMPACTS: The preferred alternative would improve visitor experience significantly and result in the long-term preservation of a the most significant aspects of and resources associated with the fort site and its surroundings. Small economic benefits would redound due to a slight increase in visitation to what would be largely a local cultural and historic attraction. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Under the preferred alternative, no full time staff would be available to monitor site resources. The volume of excavation associated with construction activities would pose a greater risk of disturbing unknown archaeological remains and natural resources than the No Action Alternative. LEGAL MANDATES: National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), Omnibus Parks Management Act of 1988 (Public 105-391), and Public Law 105-113. JF - EPA number: 050515, 96 pages, December 5, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Parks, Refuges and Forests KW - Agency number: DES 05-69 KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Cultural Resources KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Historic Sites KW - Indian Reservations KW - Military Facilities (Army) KW - Military Operations (Army) KW - National Parks KW - Florida KW - Fort King National Historic Landmark KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Omnibus Parks Management Act of 1988, Compliance KW - Public Law 105-113, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36366172?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=2005-12-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=FORT+KING+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+LANDMARK%2C+OCALA%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.title=FORT+KING+NATIONAL+HISTORIC+LANDMARK%2C+OCALA%2C+FLORIDA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 5, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROCK CREEK PARK AND THE ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. [Part 4 of 4] T2 - ROCK CREEK PARK AND THE ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 36386149; 11827-050512_0004 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a general management plan for Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway in the District of Columbia is proposed. The area covered by the plan includes 1,754 acres administered by the National Park Service in the Rock Creek valley from the Maryland state line south to the National Zoo, the two-mile-long Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway extending from the National Zoo to Virginia Avenue, lands along selected tributaries of Rock Creek, and roadways that are associated with these areas. A pivotal management issue to be resolved by the plan involved the use of park roads by commuters on weekdays. This issue includes determining the appropriate level of commuter traffic in Rock Creek Park and the degree to which park values would be affected by such use. The other two key management issues are the currently limited ability to provide orientation, interpretation and educational services to visitors to the park and the problems that park administrative and operation activities encounter at their present locations in historic structures. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative B), which would continue the current management pattern, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative A) would retain the existing park roadway system would be retained and non-recreational through-traffic would be accommodated. However, to improve visitor safety and the quality of visitor experience, traffic-calming devices such as speed tables would be installed on Beach Drive to reduce columns and seeds compared to those that would occur if the current management plan were perpetuated unchanged. Alternative A would also include the upgrading of some trails and construction of up to 1.75 miles of new trail; rehabilitation of the Peirce Mill complex to focus on the history of milling and land use in the area; relocation of park administrative offices out of the Peirce-Klingle Mansion at Linnean Hill to commercial space outside the park or to other office space within the park; rehabilitation of the Linnean Hill complex; relocation of the U.S. Park Service substation out of the Lodge House on Beach Drive at Joyce Road to commercial space outside the park or to other office space within the park; conversion of Lodge House to a visitor contact station; and rehabilitation and expansion of the nature center and upgrading of the planetarium to improve the effectiveness of public programs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All action alternatives would improve management of the resources of the park and the associated parkway. The preferred alternative, and any of the other action alternatives, would enhance native wildlife habitat, historic structures, and cultural landscapes, as well as visitor safety. Alternative D would represent a compromise between traffic use and non-motorized recreation. Air quality within the valley would improve significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Access to and from the downtown area during morning and evening peak hours would be limited somewhat and traffic on routes parallel to Beach Drive would increase significantly due to the diversion of traffic from Beach Drive. Traffic movements on Beach Drive during peak hours would slow somewhat, increasing travel times through northwest Washington. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (P.L. Chapter 408, 39 Stat. 535), and Public Buildings Act of 1913. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 03-0306D, Volume 27, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050512, 402 pages, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 4 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - District of Columbia KW - Rock Creek Park KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Buildings Act of 1913, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36386149?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 39 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36384932; 050147D-050510_0039 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 050510, 258 pages and maps, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 39 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-05-04-T1D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization 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/36384932?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.title=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 36 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36384655; 050147D-050510_0036 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). 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Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 26 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36384397; 050147D-050510_0026 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 050510, 258 pages and maps, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 26 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-05-04-T1D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization 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/36384397?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.title=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 10 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36382645; 050147D-050510_0010 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 050510, 258 pages and maps, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 10 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-05-04-T1D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization 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/36382645?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.title=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 12 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36382542; 050147D-050510_0012 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 050510, 258 pages and maps, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 12 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-05-04-T1D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization 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/36382542?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.title=I-81+CORRIDOR+IMPROVEMENT+STUDY%2C+VIRGINIA%3A+FROM+THE+TENNESSEE+BORDER+TO+THE+WEST+VIRGINIA+BORDER.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 2 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36382396; 050147D-050510_0002 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both the rail and the highway improvements, the rights-of-way corridor was set out to extend 500 feet from either side of the facility centerline. For the highway build concepts, No Toll, Low Toll, and High Toll scenarios are assessed. Upon completion of the Tier 1 study, decisions would be made on the improvement concepts for the roadway and rail facilities; on advancing I-81 as a toll pilot under Section 1216(b) of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21 Century; on the projects with independent utility and logical termini to be studies during Tier 2; on levels of Tier 2 environmental documents for those projects; and on the location of the corridor for studying alignments during Tier 2 analyses. Costs of the rail and highway alternatives, respectively, range from $100,000 million to $3.7 billion and from $5.1 billion to $7.5 billion. Costs of combination rail/road concepts range from $5.6 billion to $8.0 billion. Separated lane highway construction costs range fro $11.2 million to $13 billion. All foregoing costs are expressed in 2005 dollars. POSITIVE IMPACTS: Addition of lanes to the I-81 corridor, as proposed, would significantly increase the capacity and safety of the facility. Adjustments to highway geometrics would further address safety problems, particularly with those related to turning speeds and sight distances. Rail improvements would decrease truck and passenger vehicle traffic within the highway corridor and reduce the associated air pollutant levels. Improved transportation would boost local economies, easing the movement of employees and other travelers and of goods and services across the state. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Rights-of-way requirements would result in the displacement of over 7,000 acres of developed land, 1,000 acres of farmland, 41 to 71 acres of wetlands, 24.5 to 36.4 miles of stream, 411 to 580 acres of 100-year floodplain, 926 to 2,068 residences, 663 to 898 businesses, five community facilities, 53 to 86 parks acres of parks and other recreational lands, 12 to 34 acres of open space easements, 1,226 to 1,635 acres of battlefields, 52 to 51.5 acres within historic districts eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and 21 to 22 historic structures and one archaeological site eligible for inclusion in the register. Habitat for 13 or 13 special status species would be affected. A total of 20 block groups of minority populations and 27 low-income populations would experience disproportionate impacts. Highway facilities would mar visual aesthetic within 28 scenic areas. Nine hazardous waste sites could be encountered during construction. The levels of three transportation-related air pollutants would increase somewhat in the immediate corridor and, to a lesser degree, throughout the region. LEGAL MANDATES: Department of Transportation Act of 1966, as amended (49 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.), National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107), and Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601). JF - EPA number: 050510, 258 pages and maps, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 2 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Agency number: FHWA-VA-EIS-05-04-T1D KW - Air Quality KW - Archaeological Sites KW - Bridges KW - Cultural Resources Assessments KW - Easements KW - Economic Assessments KW - Endangered Species (Animals) KW - Endangered Species (Plants) KW - Farmlands KW - Forests KW - Hazardous Wastes KW - Highways KW - Highway Structures KW - Historic Districts KW - Historic Sites KW - Minorities KW - Open Space KW - Parks KW - Railroad Structures KW - Railroads KW - Recreation Resources KW - Relocations-Property Acquisitions KW - Safety KW - Scenic Areas KW - Transportation KW - Visual Resources KW - Wetlands KW - Wildlife Habitat KW - Virginia KW - Department of Transportation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Compliance KW - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, Project Authorization 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/36382396?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=2005-12-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.title=SMOKY+CANYON+MINE%2C+PANELS+F+%26+G%2C+CARIBOU+COUNTY%2C+IDAHO.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Richmond, Virginia; DOT N1 - Date revised - 2006-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Draft. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - ROCK CREEK PARK AND THE ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. [Part 1 of 4] T2 - ROCK CREEK PARK AND THE ROCK CREEK AND POTOMAC PARKWAY, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. AN - 36382340; 11827-050512_0001 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of a general management plan for Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway in the District of Columbia is proposed. The area covered by the plan includes 1,754 acres administered by the National Park Service in the Rock Creek valley from the Maryland state line south to the National Zoo, the two-mile-long Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway extending from the National Zoo to Virginia Avenue, lands along selected tributaries of Rock Creek, and roadways that are associated with these areas. A pivotal management issue to be resolved by the plan involved the use of park roads by commuters on weekdays. This issue includes determining the appropriate level of commuter traffic in Rock Creek Park and the degree to which park values would be affected by such use. The other two key management issues are the currently limited ability to provide orientation, interpretation and educational services to visitors to the park and the problems that park administrative and operation activities encounter at their present locations in historic structures. Four alternatives, including a No Action Alternative (Alternative B), which would continue the current management pattern, are considered in this final EIS. The preferred alternative (Alternative A) would retain the existing park roadway system would be retained and non-recreational through-traffic would be accommodated. However, to improve visitor safety and the quality of visitor experience, traffic-calming devices such as speed tables would be installed on Beach Drive to reduce columns and seeds compared to those that would occur if the current management plan were perpetuated unchanged. Alternative A would also include the upgrading of some trails and construction of up to 1.75 miles of new trail; rehabilitation of the Peirce Mill complex to focus on the history of milling and land use in the area; relocation of park administrative offices out of the Peirce-Klingle Mansion at Linnean Hill to commercial space outside the park or to other office space within the park; rehabilitation of the Linnean Hill complex; relocation of the U.S. Park Service substation out of the Lodge House on Beach Drive at Joyce Road to commercial space outside the park or to other office space within the park; conversion of Lodge House to a visitor contact station; and rehabilitation and expansion of the nature center and upgrading of the planetarium to improve the effectiveness of public programs. POSITIVE IMPACTS: All action alternatives would improve management of the resources of the park and the associated parkway. The preferred alternative, and any of the other action alternatives, would enhance native wildlife habitat, historic structures, and cultural landscapes, as well as visitor safety. Alternative D would represent a compromise between traffic use and non-motorized recreation. Air quality within the valley would improve significantly. NEGATIVE IMPACTS: Access to and from the downtown area during morning and evening peak hours would be limited somewhat and traffic on routes parallel to Beach Drive would increase significantly due to the diversion of traffic from Beach Drive. Traffic movements on Beach Drive during peak hours would slow somewhat, increasing travel times through northwest Washington. LEGAL MANDATES: National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 (P.L. Chapter 408, 39 Stat. 535), and Public Buildings Act of 1913. PRIOR REFERENCES: For the abstract of the draft EIS, see 03-0306D, Volume 27, Number 3. JF - EPA number: 050512, 402 pages, December 2, 2005 PY - 2005 VL - 1 KW - Roads and Railroads KW - Cultural Resources Management KW - Historic Sites KW - Motor Vehicles KW - Historic Sites Surveys KW - Impact Assessment Methodology KW - National Parks KW - Recreation Resources Management KW - Roads KW - Traffic Analyses KW - Traffic Control KW - Transportation KW - Wildlife Surveys KW - District of Columbia KW - Rock Creek Park KW - National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, Historic Sites KW - National Park Service Organic Act of 1916, Compliance KW - Public Buildings Act of 1913, Compliance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/36382340?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=2005-12-02&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=ROCK+CREEK+PARK+AND+THE+ROCK+CREEK+AND+POTOMAC+PARKWAY%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.title=ROCK+CREEK+PARK+AND+THE+ROCK+CREEK+AND+POTOMAC+PARKWAY%2C+WASHINGTON%2C+DISTRICT+OF+COLUMBIA.&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Name - Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia; DOI N1 - Date revised - 2006-05-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Final. Preparation date: December 2, 2005 N1 - Last updated - 2011-12-16 ER - TY - RPRT T1 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. [Part 27 of 39] T2 - I-81 CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT STUDY, VIRGINIA: FROM THE TENNESSEE BORDER TO THE WEST VIRGINIA BORDER. AN - 36382073; 050147D-050510_0027 AB - PURPOSE: The implementation of transportation improvements along Interstate 81 (I-81) in Virginia extending 325 miles from the Tennessee border to the West Virginia border is proposed. The study corridor extends in a southwest to northeast direction from western Virginia at the Tennessee border north to the West Virginia border, passing through 21 cities and towns, and 13 counties. In addition to capacity deficiencies, the corridor is currently characterized by engineering design flaws the reduce vehicular maneuverability as well as sight distances. Accident rates along the corridor are excessive, particularly for trucks. This Tier 1 draft EIS addresses the need to increase capacity and improve safety along the corridor and evaluates conceptual-level improvements in addressing those needs. The concepts evaluated include the No-Build Alternative, transportation systems management alternative, and a range of conceptual build alternatives consisting of roadway improvements and improvements to Norfolk Southern's Shenandoah and Piedmont rail lines in Virginia. The rail study area consists of 13 discrete sections along the existing rail lines, ranging in length from les than 0.5 mile to 10 miles; most of the study sections are between one and two miles. For both