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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

[NV-040-5101-ER-F851; N-79742; 8-08807]

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Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact=20
Statement for the Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project,=20
Nevada

AGENCY: Lead Agency--Bureau of Land Management, Interior; Cooperating=20
Agencies--U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior; State of Nevada=20
Department of Wildlife; Moapa Valley Water District, Nevada.

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.) the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)=20
has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that=20
analyzes a proposed right-of-way for groundwater and conveyance=20
facilities in Lincoln County. This notice initiates the public review=20
process on the FEIS.

DATES: The Kane Springs Valley Groundwater Development Project FEIS=20
will be available for review and comment for 30 days following the date=20
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their Notice of=20
Availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the FEIS using any of the=20
following methods:
     Mail: Penny Woods, Project Manager, P.O. Box 12000, Reno,=20
NV 89520.
     Fax: 775-861-6689 (Attn: Penny Woods, Project Manager).
     E-mail: nvgwprojects@blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Penny Woods, BLM Project Manager, P.O.=20
Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520, telephone 775-861-6466, or e-mail: 
nvgwprojects@blm.gov with ``Kane Springs Information Request'' in =
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subject line.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS describes and analyzes a proposal=20
for groundwater facilities in the Kane Springs Valley submitted by the=20
Lincoln County Water District (LCWD). The FEIS addresses the proposal=20
submitted by LCWD, an alternative alignment, and a no action=20
alternative. Under the Proposed Action, the LCWD would develop and=20
convey groundwater in Kane Springs Valley to private land for community=20
development purposes in Coyote Springs Valley. The volume of water to=20
be transported through the proposed facilities could be up to 5,000=20
acre-feet per year.
    The proposed project would be located in unincorporated portions of=20
southwestern Lincoln County, Nevada, and would consist of a 13.2 mile=20
pipeline, seven production wells, water storage tanks, a 12.5 kV=20
transmission line, and a fiber optic line.
    On June 22, 2007, the BLM published the Notice of Availability for=20
the Draft EIS for this project in the Federal Register. Nineteen=20
comments were received from individuals, organizations, agencies and a=20
tribal band. Specific comment responses are provided in the FEIS, and=20
issues and concerns raised during the review are addressed in the FEIS.
    Copies of the FEIS will be mailed to individuals, agencies, or=20
companies who previously requested copies or who responded to the BLM=20
on the Draft EIS. Copies of the FEIS are available on request from the=20
BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV=20
89520, phone 775-861-6681 or e-mail to: nvgwprojects@blm.gov. You may=20
request a hard copy or a computer disc (CD). The document will be=20
available electronically at: http://frwebg=
ate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=3DleavingFR.html&log=3Dli=
nklog&to=3Dhttp://www.blm.gov/nv/. Copies of the FEIS=20

will be available for review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office, 1340=20
Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada.
     Bureau of Land Management, Ely Field Office, 702 North=20
Industrial Way, Ely, Nevada.
    All comment submittals to this FEIS must include the commenter's=20
name and street address. Comments, including the names and street=20
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the=20
Nevada State Office during regular business hours (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,=20
Monday through Friday except for Federal holidays). Before including=20
your address, telephone number, e-mail address, or other personal=20
identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire=20
comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made=20
publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment to=20
withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we=20
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Ron Wenker,
Nevada State Director.
 [FR Doc. E8-2231 Filed 2-7-08; 8:45 am]

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