[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 63724] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-31478] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [(CA-067-7122-6606); CACA-35511] Environmental Statements; Availability, Etc.; Imperial Project Proposed Gold Mining/Processing Operation; Imperial County agency: Bureau of Land Management. Action: Notice of availability of the Imperial Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement on the Imperial Project Proposed Gold Mining/Processing Operation, Imperial County. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- summary: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the joint Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Impact Report (DEIS/EIR) prepared by the Bureau of Land Management and the County of Imperial for a 60-day public review. dates: Written comments must be received no later than January 27, 1998. addresses: Written comments should be addressed to the Area Manager, Attn: Imperial Project, El Centro Resource Area, 1661 South Fourth St., El Centro, California 92243. for further information contact: Douglas Romoli (909) 697-5237. supplementary information: The Imperial Project is a proposal by Glamis Imperial Corporation (a sister corporation of the former project applicant Chemgold Inc.) to develop an open-pit, gold mining operation utilizing a heap leach process. Located in eastern Imperial County, California, approximately 45 miles northeast of El Centro, California and 20 miles northwest of Yuma, Arizona, the proposed project area comprises approximately 1,625 acres. Up to 150 million tons of ore would be leached, and 300 million tons of waste rock would be deposited at the proposed waste rock stockpiles or the mined-out portions of the three planned open pits. The maximum average mining rate would be 130,000 tons per day. Five alternatives besides the proposed action were analyzed in the DEIS/EIR. Impacts on air quality, noise, groundwater, vegetation, desert tortoise among other resources were analyzed. Impacts on cultural resources and Native America values were identified. Two public hearings have been scheduled: December 10, 1997 at 7:00 p.m., Comfort Inn, 8000 Parkway Drive, La Mesa, CA December 11, 1998 at 7:00 p.m., Barbara Worth Country Club, 2050 Country Club Dr., Holtville, CA Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street 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. All submissions from organizations or business, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organization or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: November 24, 1997. Alan Stein, Acting District Manager. [FR Doc. 97-31478 Filed 12-1-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-M