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[Federal Register: February 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 27)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT-070-1990-EX]

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Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement=20
for the Proposed ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion at Montana Tunnels Mine,=20
Jefferson County, Montana

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of=20
1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the Federal Land Policy and=20
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), a Draft=20
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) has been prepared for the Montana=20
Tunnels Mine ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion administered by the Bureau of=20
Land Management's Butte Field Office (BLM) and the Montana Department=20
of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Operations on public lands are on=20
mining claims located in accordance with the General Mining Law of=20
1872, as amended (30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.). The public is invited to=20
review and comment on the range and adequacy of the draft alternatives=20
and associated environmental effects. For comments to be most helpful,=20
they should relate to specific concerns or conflicts that are within=20
the legal responsibilities of the BLM and DEQ. The DEIS addresses=20
alternatives associated with Montana Tunnels Mine ``M'' Pit Mine=20
Expansion.

DATES: We will accept written comments on the Draft EIS for 60 days=20
following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes=20
its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The last day of the=20
written comment period may be identified at the Internet address below,=20
after publication of the EPA Notice of Availability in the Federal=20
Register. We will announce future meetings or hearings and any other=20
public involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through=20
public notices, media new releases, and/or mailings. The Draft EIS will=20
be posted on the Montana DEQ Web site http://fr=
webgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3D=
linklog&to=3Dhttp://www.deq.state.mt.us.


ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     E-mail: ghallsten@state.mt.us.
     Mail: Send written comments to ``M'' Pit Mine Expansion at=20
Montana Tunnels Mine EIS, Greg Hallsten, Montana Department of=20
Environmental Quality, Director's Office, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT=20
59620-0901.

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     Fax: (406) 444-4386.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information and/or to=20
request a copy of the document, contact: Greg Hallsten, Montana=20
Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-
0901 or David Williams, Bureau of Land Management, Butte Field Office,=20
106 N. Parkmont, Butte, MT 59701.
    Documents related to this EIS, including public comments, will be=20
posted on the Montana DEQ Web site (http://fr=
webgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3D=
linklog&to=3Dhttp://www.deq.state.mt.us) and may=20

be published as part of the final EIS.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before including your address, phone number,=20
e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your=20
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your=20
personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any=20
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal=20
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we=20
will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations and=20
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as=20
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be=20
available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: December 6, 2007.
Richard M. Hotaling,
Field Manager.
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