[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 28, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 45440]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16289]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[20X.LLAK930100 L510100000.ER0000]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Ambler
Mining District Industrial Access Road Environmental Impact Statement,
Alaska
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road Project.
DATES: The BLM issued a ROD for the Ambler Road EIS on July 23, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access the ROD or to request an electronic or paper copy,
please reach out to:
Website: http://www.blm.gov/alaska,
Email: [email protected],
Mail: BLM Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina McMaster-Goering, Ambler Road EIS
Project Manager, telephone: 907-271-1310; address: 222 West 7th Avenue,
#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at
1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business
hours. The FRS 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 business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ambler Road EIS analyzed an application
for a Right of Way grant for a year-round industrial access road in
support of mining exploration and development, and for construction,
operation, and maintenance of facilities associated with that access,
The EIS disclosed potential effects associated with the construction,
operation, maintenance and reclamation of the road. The road would run
from the existing Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District. The
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA), a public
corporation of the State of Alaska, is the applicant.
The AIDEA estimates the creation of an annual average of 486 jobs
during road construction and up to 68 full-time jobs over the life of
the road.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b))
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2020-16289 Filed 7-27-20; 8:45 am]
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