[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26265-26266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10508]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of a Hazardous Waste Temporary Closure in Tooele County,
Utah
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closure.
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SUMMARY: This is a notice of a temporary closure of certain public
lands in Toole County, Utah administered by the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Salt Lake Field Office. This closure is being made to
protect public safety due to a release of hazardous waste at the site.
DATES: This public land closure will be in effect from February 25,
2014 to May 25, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Oliver, District Manager, West
Desert District, 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West Valley City,
Utah 84119; Phone: (801) 977-4300; email: [email protected].
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This temporary closure is being made for
public safety and affects public lands near the US Magnesium Rowley
Plant in Tooele County, Utah. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and US Magnesium (USM) have voluntarily entered into an
Administrative Order on Consent (AOC) to address the recent release of
acidic liquid waste from USM's magnesium production facility onto its
own and adjacent BLM lands. The AOC details a three-phased action plan
to address the spill. The first phase is to immediately fence the
portion of the spill on BLM-managed lands. On February 25, 2014, the
BLM issued a letter of authorization to USM to take immediate action
and construct a fence on BLM-administered lands around the acidic
liquid waste spill area. The BLM also issued a closure order for the
area within the enclosure surrounding the waste spill area. This
closure order was posted in the Salt Lake Field Office on February 25,
2014. A map of the affected area and other documents associated with
this closure are available at 2370 South Decker Lake Boulevard, West
Valley, Utah 84119, or online at: https://www.blm.gov/ut/enbb/index.php. These actions are emergency responses for public safety,
which under the applicable regulation do not require prior NEPA
compliance (43 CFR 46.150(a)). The BLM will be preparing a separate
environmental assessment evaluating an extension of the temporary
closure beyond the initial period identified above. Under the authority
of Section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976
(42 U.S.C. 1733(a)), as amended, and 43 CFR 8364.1, the BLM is
enforcing the following closure for public safety:
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Salt Lake Meridian
T. 2 S., R. 8 W.,
Sec. 4, SE1/4NW1/4.
The closure area is 19 acres.
Unless otherwise authorized, no person shall:
Enter the closed area described above.
Any person who violates the above rule and/or restriction may be
tried before a United States Magistrate, and fined no more than $1,000,
imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may
also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Juan Palma,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-10508 Filed 5-6-14; 8:45 am]
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