{"abstract":"In accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 43 CFR 3809, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Ely District, Nevada has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed expansion of the existing Plans of Operation for Barrick Gold U.S. Inc.'s Bald Mountain Mine and Mooney Basin Mine located in White Pine County, Nevada. The two existing mines would be combined into one new expanded operation which would be called the North Operations Area. The Draft EIS analyzes the environmental effects of the Proposed Action, two action alternatives, and the No Action Alternative.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2008/12/19/E8-30079.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"73 FR 77831","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments on the Draft EIS will be accepted for 45 days after the date this Notice of Availability (NOA) is published in the Federal Register. BLM will host public meetings in Ely, Elko, and Eureka, Nevada, to provide the public with an opportunity to review the proposal and project information. Federal, state, and local agencies, and other individuals or organizations that may be interested in, or affected by, the BLM's decision on this proposed Plan of Operation are invited to participate in these public meetings. The BLM will notify the public of the meeting dates, times, and locations at least 15 days prior to the meetings. Announcements of the public meeting will be made by news release to the media, individual letter mailings, and posting on the BLM Web site: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ely_field_ office.html. Comments received on the Draft EIS will be considered in preparing the Final EIS. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Ely District Office.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["NV-040-07-5110-CF05","N-82888","8-08807","TAS: 14X5017"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-30079","effective_on":null,"end_page":77831,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/12/19/E8-30079.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/12/19/E8-30079/notice-of-availability-of-the-draft-environmental-impact-statement-for-the-bald-mountain-mine-north","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-30079?publication_date=2008-12-19","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-12-19/E8-30079/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":24,"last_updated":"2026-08-26 00:15:02 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-12-19/pdf/E8-30079.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-12-19","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/12/19/E8-30079.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-15T09:08:18Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":77831,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Bald Mountain Mine North Operations Area Project in White Pine County, Nevada","toc_doc":"Bald Mountain Mine North Operations Area Project in White Pine County, NV","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":73}