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Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion

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[Federal Register: July 24, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 141)]
[Notices]
[Page 36738-36739]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr24jy09-122]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLIDI01000-L71220000-PH0000-LVTF80230000; DDG-07-0010]

Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Challis Field Office, announces the availability
of the Three Rivers Stone Quarry Expansion Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS). The FEIS addresses a proposal submitted by L&W Stone
Corporation to amend the existing Plan of Operations to allow for
expansion of its existing building stone quarry.

DATES: The FEIS is available for 30 days following publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Availability (NOA) in the
Federal Register. The Record of Decision (ROD) will not be approved by
the BLM for at least 30 days following publication of the NOA for the
FEIS by the Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS are available upon request from the BLM
Idaho Falls District Office, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho,
83401, phone 208-524-7530. You may request either a paper or an
electronic (CD) copy. A copy of the FEIS is also available on the
Internet at www.blm.gov/id/st/en/fo/challis/nepa/Three_Rivers.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Horsburgh, Project Manager,
BLM Idaho Falls District, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho
83401, phone 208-524-7530, or fax 208-524-7505.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: L&W Stone Corporation mines locatable
flagstone on public lands administered by the BLM's Challis Field
Office in Custer County, Idaho. L&W Stone submitted an Amended Plan of
Operations for its quarry under the 43 CFR 3809 Regulations in December
2002. The BLM completed an Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the
Amended Plan of Operations, signed a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) in July 2004, and approved the project. As a result of a
lawsuit that was filed objecting to that approval, the BLM was ordered
by a Federal judge to prepare an EIS for the Amended Plan of Operations.
    A Notice of Intent to Prepare the EIS was published in the Federal
Register on October 21, 2005, inviting comments on the scope of the
EIS, concerns, issues, and proposed alternatives. Public scoping
meetings were held during the 45-day public comment period in Challis,
Idaho, on November 16, 2005, and in Boise, Idaho, on November 17, 2005.
    The Draft EIS was released for public review on December 14, 2007.
Public meetings were held during the 45-day public comment period in
Boise, Idaho, on January 16, 2008, and in Challis, Idaho, on January
17, 2008. A total of 13 written comments were received during this
process. All comments were analyzed and appropriate changes or
clarifications were incorporated into the FEIS. The comments and
responses are appended to the FEIS.
    The BLM will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD) for the proposed
project no earlier than 30 days following the publication of the NOA by
the Environmental Protection Agency. Public comments will be accepted
on the FEIS and will be considered as part

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of the BLM decision making process. However, the BLM will not formally
respond to the comments.
    The BLM asks that those submitting comments make them as specific
as possible with reference to page numbers and chapters in the FEIS.
    Public comments, including the names and mailing addresses of
respondents, will be available for public review at the Idaho Falls
District Office in Idaho Falls, Idaho, during regular business hours
from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comments, you should be aware that your
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be
made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your
comments to withhold your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All
submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.

David Rosenkrance,
BLM Challis Field Manager.
[FR Doc. E9-17677 Filed 7-23-09; 8:45 am]
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