[Federal Register: August 31, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 170)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the proposed Moapa Paiute Power Generating Station and Associated
Facilities, Moapa Indian Reservation, Clark County, Nevada
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period and additional
public meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the closing date of the
public comment period on the scope and implementation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Moapa Paiute
Power Generating Station and Associated Facilities (previously referred
to as the Crystal Power Generating Station * * * .) announced in the
Federal Register on Wednesday, July 19, 2000, (FR 44806-44807) has been
extended from August 18, 2000, to October 1, 2000. In addition, two
more public scoping meetings will be held on the content of the EIS.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs also wishes to announce that the Bureau of
Land Management will be a cooperating agency in the preparation of the
EIS. All other information in the earlier notice remains the same.
DATES: Comments on the scope and implementation of this proposal must
arrive by October 1, 2000. The public scoping meetings will be held on
September 19, 2000, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and September 20,
2000, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: You may mail or hand carry written comments to either (1)
Amy L. Heuslein, Regional Environmental Protection Officer, Western
Regional Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Environmental Quality
Services, P.O. Box 10, Phoenix, Arizona 85001, Telephone (602) 379-6750
or Telefax (602) 379-3833, or (2) Deborah Hamlin, Realty Specialist,
Southern Paiute Field Station, P.O. Box 720, St. George, Utah 84771,
Telephone (435) 674-9720 or Telefax (435) 674-9714.
The September 19, 2000, public scoping meeting will be held at the
Tribal Hall, Number 1 Lincoln Street, Moapa Indian Reservation, Moapa,
Nevada. The September 20, 2000, public scoping meeting will be held in
the First Floor Conference Room of the North Las Vegas Airport, 2730
Airport Drive, North Las Vegas, NV 89032.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy L Heuslein, (602) 379-6750 or
Deborah Hamlin, (435) 674-9720.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to Section
1503.1 of the Council of Environmental Quality Regulations (40 CFR,
Parts 1500 through 1508) implementing the procedural requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
437 et seq.) Department of the Interior Manual (510 DM1-7) and is in
the exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--Indian
Affairs by 209 DM 8.
Public Comment Solicitation
Interested persons may submit written comments regarding the scope
and implementation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the
proposed Moapa Paiute Power Generating Station and Associated
Facilities to the location identified in the ADDRESSES section of this
document. You may also comment via the Internet to AmyHeuslein@bia.gov
or DeborahHamlin@bia.gov. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII
file, avoiding the use of special characters and any form of
encryption. If you do not receive confirmation from the system that
your message was received, contact us directly at (602) 379-6750 or
(435) 674-9720, respectively.
Comments, including the names and home addresses of respondents
will be available for public review at the above addresses during
regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If
you wish us to withhold your name and/or your address from public
review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you
must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment.
Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. We will
not, however, consider anonymous comments. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals representing
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Dated: August 25, 2000.
Kevin Gover,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-22275 Filed 8-30-00; 8:45 am]
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