{"abstract":"The Forest Service (Sawtooth National Forest) intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to assess and disclose effects from the proposed mine plan of operations (MPO) submitted by Liberty Gold (USA) Inc. for the development of the Black Pine Gold Project. The Forest Service is the lead agency, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pocatello Field Office is a cooperating federal agency. This notice announces the beginning of a 30-day comment period to solicit comments and identify issues. The EIS will evaluate potential impacts of proposed open pit mining for gold and silver ores from National Forest System (NFS) and BLM administered lands and the processing of these minerals on BLM administered lands. The proposed action is expected to require a project-specific plan amendment to make the project consistent with the Sawtooth Forest Plan. The Planning, Administrative Reviews, and Litigation System identification number for the project is 68766.","action":"Notice.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","name":"Agriculture Department","id":12,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/agriculture-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/12","parent_id":null,"slug":"agriculture-department"},{"raw_name":"Forest Service","name":"Forest Service","id":209,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/forest-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/209","parent_id":12,"slug":"forest-service"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/04/03/2026-06547.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"91 FR 16895","comment_url":"http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS_FRDOC_0001-4157","comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This notice initiates a 30-day public comment process for the EIS. The Forest Service requests that the public submit comments on the alternatives or effects and on relevant information, studies, or analyses with respect to the proposal by May 4, 2026. The complete EIS is expected two years from now. A schedule for the decision-making process and additional information about the project can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/projects/68766. This project is a \"covered project\" under section 41 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST-41). FAST-41 provides increased transparency and predictability by requiring Federal agencies to publish comprehensive permitting timetables for all covered projects. FAST-41 also provides procedures for modifying permitting timetables to address the unpredictability inherent in the environmental review and permitting process for significant infrastructure projects. To view the FAST-41 Permitting Dashboard for the Project, visit: https:// www.permits.performance.gov/permitting-project/fast-41-covered- projects/black-pine-gold-project.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"FS","documents":[{"comment_count":1,"comment_start_date":"2026-04-03","updated_at":"2026-04-04T01:56:39.991-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS_FRDOC_0001-4157","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"FS_FRDOC_0001-4157","comment_end_date":"2026-05-05","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":true}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"FS_FRDOC_0001","title":"Recently Posted FS Rules and Notices."}],"document_number":"2026-06547","effective_on":"2026-05-04","end_page":16897,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/04/03/2026-06547.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06547/black-pine-gold-project-cassia-and-oneida-counties-idaho","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-06547?publication_date=2026-04-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-04-03/2026-06547/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":112,"last_updated":"2026-04-05 14:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-03/pdf/2026-06547.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-06547.pdf?1775133917","publication_date":"2026-04-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/04/03/2026-06547.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":1,"agency_id":"FS","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FS_FRDOC_0001","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"FS_FRDOC_0001","document_id":"FS_FRDOC_0001-4157","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Recently Posted FS Rules and Notices.","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-04-05T08:55:04Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":"http://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS_FRDOC_0001-4157","significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":16895,"subtype":null,"title":"Black Pine Gold Project, Cassia and Oneida Counties, Idaho","toc_doc":"Black Pine Gold Project, Cassia and Oneida Counties, ID","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":91}