{"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), Elko District Office will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to analyze the environmental effects of a proposed amendment to Newmont Mining Corporation's Plan of Operations for Genesis-Bluestar, an open pit gold mine. The area of operations is located 20 miles north of Carlin, Nevada in Eureka County. The amendment proposes continued mining in an area that has been mined more or less continuously since the early 1990s.","action":"Notice.","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/2008/03/18/E8-3578.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"73 FR 14484","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This notice initiates the 30-day public scoping period. Within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, a public scoping meeting will be held at the BLM Elko District Office, 3900 East Idaho Street, Elko, Nevada, to familiarize interested publics with the project and to identify issues and concerns to be addressed in the EIS. The scoping meeting will be announced through the local news media, newsletters, and the BLM Web site at http://www.nv.blm.gov at least 15 days prior to the event. Any additional public meetings, if necessary, will be announced similarly. Comments on issues can also be submitted in writing to the address listed below and for 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In addition to the ongoing public participation process, formal opportunities for public participation will be provided upon publication of the Draft EIS.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["NV-010-1990-EX","08-08807","TAS: 14X1109"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E8-3578","effective_on":null,"end_page":14484,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2008/03/18/E8-3578.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2008/03/18/E8-3578/notice-of-intent-to-prepare-an-environmental-impact-statement-for-newmont-mining-corporations","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E8-3578?publication_date=2008-03-18","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2008-03-18/E8-3578/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":1,"page_views":{"count":21,"last_updated":"2026-10-25 14:15:05 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2008-03-18/pdf/E8-3578.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2008-03-18","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2008/03/18/E8-3578.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-14T00:12:58Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":14484,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Newmont Mining Corporation's Amendment to the Genesis-Bluestar Plan of Operations, Nevada","toc_doc":"Newmont Mining Corporation's Amendment to the Genesis-Bluestar Plan of Operations, Nevada","toc_subject":"Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":73}