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Source:
OSM Web site: http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/bmk-eis/ This
is a verbatim transcript of the OSM Web page linked above.
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The Office of
Surface Mining (OSM) is preparing an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of the Black
Mesa Project
. OSM solicits public comments on the scope of the EIS
and significant issues that should be addressed in the EIS.
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Additional
Public Scoping Meetings Scheduled
In response to public requests, the U.S. Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is extending to March
4, 2005, the comment period for the Black Mesa Project.
Due to inclement weather at the time of a public meeting
on January 4, 2005, and the inability of some persons to
attend, OSM is holding two additional meetings on February
18 and 19, 2005, at the Forest
Lake Chapter House for the dual purposes of obtaining
comments on the EIS and continuing an informal conference
on a coal mining and reclamation permit revision
application.
On
December 1, 2004, OSM published in the Federal Register
(69 FR 69949) a Notice
of Intent to prepare the EIS and to hold public
meetings on the scope of the EIS and significant issues
that should be addressed in the EIS. During the first two
weeks of January, 2005, meetings were held at:
- Saint
Michaels, Arizona
- Forest Lake,
Arizona
- Kayenta,
Arizona
- Kykotsmovi,
Arizona
- Leupp, Arizona
- Kingman,
Arizona
- Laughlin,
Nevada
- Flagstaff,
Arizona
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Written
Comments
Written
comments may be submitted at the scoping meetings or sent
to OSM by e-mail
or letter. Written comments must be received
by OSM by 4 p.m. on March 4, 2005, to ensure consideration
in the preparation of the draft EIS.
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Black
Mesa Project
The
Black
Mesa Project includes:
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Peabody
Western Coal Company’s proposed operation and
reclamation plans for the Black Mesa and Kayenta coal
mines
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Black Mesa
Pipeline’s proposed operation and reclamation plan
for the Coal Slurry Preparation Plant at the Black
Mesa mine
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the
reconstruction of Black Mesa Pipelines 273-mile long
Coal Slurry Pipeline across northern Arizona from the
Coal Slurry Preparation Plant to the Mohave Generating
Station in Laughlin, Nevada
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the
construction and operation of water wells in the
Coconino aquifer northwest of Winslow, Arizona
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the
construction and operation of a water supply pipeline
running about 120 miles across the Navajo and Hopi
Reservations from the wells to the Coal Slurry
Preparation Plant.
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Black
Mesa Project Area Map shows the
general locations of the mines and preparation plant, the
coal slurry pipeline, the proposed waters wells, and the
proposed water pipeline.
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permit revision application
for the Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines contains detailed
maps and descriptions of the operation and reclamation
plans.
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The Hopi Tribe,
Navajo Nation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA); U.S. Department
of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS), County of Mohave,
Arizona; and City of Kingman, Arizona will cooperate with
OSM in the preparation of the EIS. Under applicable
laws, OSM and the cooperators would need to make several
decisions on whether to approve various aspects
of the Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines life-of-mine revision,
the Coal Slurry Preparation Plant, the Coal Slurry
Pipeline, and the C-aquifer Water Supply System.
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National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Requirements and Guidance
The
following documents contain requirements and guidance for
the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements:
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Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Part 1500)
Department
of the Interior (DOI) Departmental Manual
(Go to Part 516 NEPA Implementation)
DOI
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
Environmental Statement Memoranda
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1990
Environmental Impact Statement Documents
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