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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The following areas in and around the Act of 1969 and, title 43 of the Code of Burning Man event site are closed to Federal Regulations, subpart 3809, the Bureau of Indian Affairs discharge and display of firearms: Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will be directing the preparation of an EIS Indian Gaming T. 33 N., R. 23 E., Sec. 25; Sec. 26; Sec. 35; Sec. 36. for the proposed expansion of a mine in AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, T. 32 N., R. 23 E., Sec. 1; Sec. 2; Sec. 11; Sec. Humboldt County, Nevada. The EIS will Interior. 12. be prepared by contract and funded by T. 33 N., R. 24 E., Sec. 19; Sec. 30; Sec. 31. Rayrock Mines, Inc. Public meetings ACTION: Notice of amendments to will be held to identify issues to be approved Tribal-State Compact. The following public lands are temporarily closed to landing, taking addressed in the EIS, and to encourage SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the off, and taxiing aircraft except for public participation in the review Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, authorized and emergency aircraft: process. Representatives of the BLM and Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the MMC will be summarizing the POO and T. 32 N., R. 23 E., Sec. 1; Sec. 2; Sec. 11; Sec. accepting comments from the audience. Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in 12. the Federal Register, notice of approved T. 33 N., R. 23 E., Sec. 25; Sec. 26; Sec. 35; The BLM invites comments and Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of Sec. 36. suggestions on the scope of the analysis. engaging in Class III (casino) gambling T. 33 N., R. 24 E., Sec. 1; Sec. 2; Sec. 3; Sec. DATES: Two scoping meetings will be on Indian reservations. The Assistant 4; Sec. 8; Sec. 9; Sec. 10; Sec. 11; Sec. held. The first is on Tuesday, October 5, Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department 12; Sec. 14; Sec. 15; Sec. 16; Sec. 17; Sec. 1998 at the Battle Mountain Field Office 18; Sec. 19; Sec. 20; Sec. 21; Sec. 29; Sec. of the BLM, 50 Bastian Road, Battle of the Interior, through his delegated 30; Sec. 31. authority, has approved the 1 Mountain, Nevada. The second will be T. 33 ⁄2 N., R. 24 E., Sec. 25; Sec. 26; Sec. Wednesday, October 6, 1998, at the Amendments to St. Croix Chippewa 27; Sec. 28; Sec. 33; Sec. 34; Sec. 35; Sec. Indians of Wisconsin and the State of 36. Winnemucca Field Office of the BLM, Wisconsin Gaming Compact, which T. 33 N., R. 25 E., Sec. 3; Sec. 4. 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., were executed on June 18, 1998. T. 34 N., R. 25 E., Sec. 25; Sec. 26; Sec. 27; Winnemucca, Nevada. Both meetings Sec. 28; Sec. 33; Sec. 34; Sec. 35; Sec. 36. are scheduled to run from 7–9 p.m. DATES: This action is effective August 21, 1998. The lands involved are located in the Written comments on the POO and scope of the EIS will be accepted until FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mount Diablo Meridian and located north of Gerlach, Nevada. A map the close of business, October 23, 1998. George T. Skibine, Director, Indian The Draft EIS is expected to be Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of showing the temporary closure area is available from the following BLM office: completed by August 16, 1999, when Indian Affairs, Washington, DC. 20240, the document will be made available for (202) 219–4068. Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 East Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, public review and comment. Dated: August 7, 1998. Nevada 89445, (702) 623–1500. Any ADDRESSES: Scoping comments may be Kevin Gover, person who fails to comply with this sent to: District Manager, Winnemucca Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. closure notice issued under 43 CFR Part Field Office BLM, 5100 E. Winnemucca [FR Doc. 98–22494 Filed 8–20–98; 8:45 am] 8364 may be subject to the penalties Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445, Attn: BILLING CODE 4310±02±P provided for in 43 CFR 8360.0–7. Gerald Moritz, Marigold Mine EIS Project Coordinator. Dated: August 13, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sincerely yours, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Gerald Moritz, Winnemucca Field Colin P. Christensen, Office BLM, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Bureau of Land Management Acting Field Office Manager. Winnemucca NV 89445, phone (702) [FR Doc. 98–22468 Filed 8–20–98; 8:45 am] 623–1500. [NV±030±1220±00] BILLING CODE 4310±HC±M SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This EIS Nevada: Closure of Certain Public will address the issues of geology, soils, water resources, vegetation, wildlife, Land in the Winnemucca District for DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the Management of Lands Located grazing management, air quality, Around the Burning Man Event Bureau of Land Management aesthetic resources, cultural resources, ethnographic concerns, paleontologic AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, [NV±020±1990±10] resources, land use, access, recreation, Interior. social and economic values related to Intent to Prepare Environmental Impact project development. In addition, the ACTION: Amend temporary closure and Statement restriction of public lands in Washoe EIS will address cumulative impacts for and Pershing Counties. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, the above listed resources. Interior. MMC has been operating the Marigold SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Mine, an open-pit gold mine at the site, lands in the Winnemucca District, Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) since 1998. The Marigold Mine is Pershing and Washoe Counties, Nevada for a mining Plan of Operations (POO) located on public and private lands would be temporarily closed or amendment for the Rayrock Mines, Inc., approximately five miles south of the restricted to camping, vehicle use and Marigold Mining Company’s (MMC) Valmy Exit on Interstate Highway 80, in firearms use from 6 p.m. August 30 to expansion project located on public and Humboldt County, Nevada, 6 a.m. September 8, 1998. This closure private lands in Humboldt County, approximately 43 miles east of is being made in the interest of public Nevada, and; notice of scoping period Winnemucca and approximately 12 safety at the location of an event known and public meetings. miles west of Battle Mountain, Nevada. as the Burning Man Festival. This event The Marigold Mine uses conventional is expected to attract at least 12,000 SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) open pit mining methods including visitors this year. of the National Environmental Policy drilling, blasting, loading, and hauling 44922 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 162 / Friday, August 21, 1998 / Notices ore and overburden material. The total proximity of Interstate 80, hydrology, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR mining rate for the existing open pits is and impacts to bat habitat. Bureau of Land Management 1,700,000 tons per month. Processing Federal, state, and local agencies and operations include milling of high grade other individuals or organizations who [NV±930±5700±01; N±62369] ore and utilizing heap leach technology may be interested in or affected by the to retrieve gold from the lower grade BLM’s decision on the POO are invited Lander County, Nevada; Notice of ore. Waste rock is delivered to waste to participate in the scoping process. Realty Action: Sale of Public Land in dumps, or backfilled into portions of the The Authorized Officer will respond to Lander County, Nevada, by Non- mined out pits. The total project Competitive Sale Procedures boundary encompasses approximately public input and comment as part of the 10,480 acres of public and private lands. final EIS. The decision regarding the AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management Total approved disturbance under proposal will be recorded as a Record of ACTION: Non-competitive sale of public existing operations is approximately Decision, which is subject to appeal lands in Lander County, Nevada. 1,349 acres, located on public and under 43 CFR part 4. SUMMARY: The following described lands private lands. Dated: August 13, 1998. have been examined and found suitable The proposed action would be to Colin P. Christensen, expand existing mining facilities and to for direct sale to Bullion Monarch Acting Field Office Manager, Winnemucca. construct new facilities, increasing Company at the appraised fair market surface disturbances from 1,349 acres to [FR Doc. 98–22517 Filed 8–20–98; 8:45 am] value of $95,000. Authority for the sale 2,058 acres. Of the 710 acres of new BILLING CODE 4310±HC±M is in Sections 203 and 209 of the Federal disturbance proposed, approximately Land Policy and Management Act of 254 acres would be disturbed on BLM- 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701, 1713, 1719). DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR administered public land with 456 acres Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada of disturbance on private lands. Upon Bureau of Land Management T. 19 N., R. 43 E., approval of this expansion proposal, Sec. 13, lot 2, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, mining would continue through the year N1⁄2N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4. 2006 at approximately the current level [WY±921±41±5700; WYW128798] Totalling 94.21 acres. of production of existing operations. The above-described lands are hereby The proposed expansion includes the Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease classified for disposal in accordance following; with Executive Order 6910 and the Act 1. Construct two new pits and expand of June 28, 1934, as amended. existing pits. Pursuant to the provisions of 30 DATES: Comments must be submitted on 2. Construct one new waste dump and U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e), and 43 CFR or before October 5, 1998. expand existing waste dumps. 3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for 3. Develop one new heap leach reinstatement of oil and gas lease ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land facility and expand existing heap leach WYW128798 for lands in Sublette Management, Battle Mountain Field facility, including new solution ponds. County, Wyoming, was timely filed and Office, 50 Bastian Road, Battle 4. Construct a new tailing dam was accompanied by all the required Mountain, Nevada 89820. facility. rentals accruing from the date of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 5. Redirect two stream drainages by termination. Mary Craggett, Realty Specialist, at the installing creek diversions. The lessee has agreed to the amended above address or at (702) 635–4168. 6. Construct haul roads and lease terms for rentals and royalties at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This miscellaneous access roads. rates of $5.00 per acre, or fraction parcel of land near Austin, Nevada, is 7. Construct associated ancillary thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent, being offered by direct sale to Bullion facilities, including a utility corridor. respectively. Monarch Company, owner of the 8. Amend operations boundary. milling operation on the parcel. The In addition to the above, the mine The lessee has paid the required $500 land is not required for Federal reclamation plan would be amended to administrative fee and $125 to purposes and is identified as suitable for include recontouring slopes, ripping reimburse the Department for the cost of disposal in the Shoshone-Eureka compacted areas, where needed and this Federal Register notice. The lessee Resource Management Plan. covering with suitable plant growth has met all the requirements for Conveyance of the available mineral medium, and seeding. Heap leach reinstatement of the lease as set out in interests will occur simultaneously with facilities would be detoxified by rinsing Section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral the sale of the land. Acceptance of the the pads with fresh water. Buildings, Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. sale offer will constitute an application process structures, and other equipment 188), and the Bureau of Land for the available minerals and the would be removed from the site at the Management is proposing to reinstate purchaser will be charged a $50.00 end of mining. Foundations would be lease WYW128798 effective April 1, nonrefundable filing fee for the mineral buried in place prior to growth medium 1998, subject to the original terms and interests. application and revegetation. conditions of the lease and the The proponent will have 30 days from Equipment, electrical and increased rental and royalty rates cited the date of receiving the sale offer to instrumentation, piping, miscellaneous above. accept the offer and to submit a deposit fencing, and mobile trailers would also Theresa M. Stevens, of $28,500 (30 percent of the purchase be removed from the site or returned to price), the $50 mineral filing fee, and Acting Chief, Leasable Minerals Section. local vendors. money for publication costs. The The main issues identified thus far in [FR Doc. 98–22506 Filed 8–20–98; 8:45 am] purchaser must submit the rest of the the project expansion are; sequential BILLING CODE 4310±22±M purchase price, $66,500, within 90 days backfilling of pits, cumulative air from the date the sale offer is received. quality effects, visual impacts due to the Payments may be by certified check,