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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), California Desert District (CDD)
Office, is giving notice to initiate a public scoping period and conduct
public meetings to identify issues and formulate alternatives for a
programmatic environmental assessment (PEA). The PEA will address
remediation of physical safety hazards associated with abandoned mined
lands (AML) on public lands managed by the BLM in the CDD.
Public meetings will be held on May 27, 2009 in Ridgecrest at the
Matarango Room, Marriot Spring Hill Suites at 113 E. Sydnor Avenue; and
on May 28, 2009 in Yucca Valley at the Yucca Room, Community Services
Department, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway. Both meetings will begin at
6:00 pm.
Preliminary considerations include: (1) existing studies, available
inventories, and on-going AML site investigations: (2) remediation
techniques: (3) AML sites located on adjacent or nearby, non-Federal
lands and non-public land surface over federally owned minerals: (4) and
energy and mineral developments on public lands. AML sites not
considered in this EA include those with chemical or water quality
issues; sites in Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas; and sites with
identified primary responsible parties.
The CDD will also coordinate the NEPA public comment process to satisfy
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). A preferred alternative
will be developed by the CDD based on analysis of techniques presented
in the PEA.
The next major opportunity for public review and comment will be offered
with the publication of the draft programmatic EA. Please send comments
and questions to the BLM AML Program address in the address below
regarding this email or the public meetings.
California Desert District Office – 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Office, is giving notice to initiate a public scoping period and conduct
public meetings to identify issues and formulate alternatives for a
programmatic environmental assessment (PEA). The PEA will address
remediation of physical safety hazards associated with abandoned mined
lands (AML) on public lands managed by the BLM in the CDD.
Public meetings will be held on May 27, 2009 in Ridgecrest at the
Matarango Room, Marriot Spring Hill Suites at 113 E. Sydnor Avenue; and
on May 28, 2009 in Yucca Valley at the Yucca Room, Community Services
Department, 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway. Both meetings will begin at
6:00 pm.
Preliminary considerations include: (1) existing studies, available
inventories, and on-going AML site investigations: (2) remediation
techniques: (3) AML sites located on adjacent or nearby, non-Federal
lands and non-public land surface over federally owned minerals: (4) and
energy and mineral developments on public lands. AML sites not
considered in this EA include those with chemical or water quality
issues; sites in Wilderness and Wilderness Study Areas; and sites with
identified primary responsible parties.
The CDD will also coordinate the NEPA public comment process to satisfy
Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). A preferred alternative
will be developed by the CDD based on analysis of techniques presented
in the PEA.
The next major opportunity for public review and comment will be offered
with the publication of the draft programmatic EA. Please send comments
and questions to the BLM AML Program address in the address below
regarding this email or the public meetings.
California Desert District Office – 22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos,
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
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