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hearing to receive comments on the
DEIS.
DATES: The second virtual public
hearing will be held on January 31,
2023, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Pacific
time. Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the
Northwest Regional Director, Bryan
Mercier, by any of the following
methods:
• Mail, hand-carry comments to
Bryan Mercier, Northwest Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Region, 911 Northeast 11th
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169.
Please include your name, return
address, and the caption: ‘‘DEIS
Comments, Coquille Indian Tribe Feeto-Trust and Gaming Facility Project,’’
on the first page of your written
comments.
• Email comments to
[email protected] with ‘‘DEIS
Comments, Coquille Tribe Medford
Gaming Facility Project’’ as the subject
of your email.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brian Haug, Northwest Regional
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Northwest Region, (503) 231–6780
(Office), (503) 231–2201 (Fax),
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
November 25, 2022, Notice of
Availability of the DEIS for the Coquille
Indian Tribe fee-to-trust and Gaming
Facility Project, City of Medford,
Jackson County, Oregon was published
in the Federal Register by the BIA (87
FR 72505) and the Environmental
Protection Agency (87 FR 72482). On
December 15, 2022, BIA held the first
virtual public hearing.
Public review of the DEIS is part of
the administrative process for BIA’s
evaluation of the Tribe’s application to
acquire approximately 2.4 acres of land
in trust in the City of Medford, Jackson
County, Oregon, for gaming purposes.
Additional information on the proposed
action, alternatives to the proposed
action, and potential environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action and alternatives can be found in
the DEIS. The DEIS will be available for
public review at:
• Medford Branch Library of Jackson
County Library Services, 205 South
Central Avenue, Medford, Oregon
97501; and online at www.coquilleeis.com.
Public Comment Availability
The second virtual public hearing will
be held on January 31, 2023, beginning
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until the last comment public comment
is received.
• Please visit https://
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_
bWQot-T_R52SpXk8KOW0tw to register
for the virtual public hearing.
• Please visit https://coquille-eis.com
for additional information and
instructions for participation in the
virtual public hearing.
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will be
included as part of the administrative
record and responses to comments on
the Final EIS. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask in your comment that your
personal identifying information be
withheld from public review, the BIA
cannot guarantee that this will occur.
Authority
This notice is published in
accordance with section 1503.1 of the
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR 1500 et seq.) and
the Department of the Interior
regulations (43 CFR part 46)
implementing the procedural
requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), and in accordance with
the exercise of authority delegated to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs by
part 209 of the Department Manual.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLOR93000
L61400000.HN0000LXLAH9990000 23X;
OMB Control Number 1004–0168]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Tramroads and Logging
Roads
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
proposes to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this information
collection request (ICR) by mail to
Darrin King, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Attention PRA Office, 440
W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101;
or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_
[email protected]. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1004–0168 in
the subject line of your comments.
Please note that the electronic
submission of comments is
recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jessica LeRoy by email
at [email protected], or by telephone at
(503) 808–6164. Individuals in the
United States who are deaf, deafblind,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We may not conduct or
sponsor, and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
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information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How the agency might minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The BLM Oregon State
Office has authority under the Oregon
and California Revested Lands
Sustained Yield Management Act of
1937 (43 U.S.C. 2601 and 2602) and
subchapter V of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1761–
1771) to grant rights-of-way to private
landowners to transport their timber
over roads controlled by the BLM. This
information collection enables the BLM
to calculate and collect appropriate fees
for this use of public lands. This OMB
Control Number is currently scheduled
to expire on August 31, 2023. The BLM
plans to request that OMB renew this
OMB Control Number for an additional
three years.
Title of Collection: Tramroads and
Logging Roads (43 CFR part 2810).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0168.
Form Numbers: OR–2812–6.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
landowners who hold rights-of-way for
the use of BLM-controlled roads in
western Oregon.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,088.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,088.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 8 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 8,704.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
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Frequency of Collection: Annually,
biannually, quarterly, or monthly,
depending on the terms of the pertinent
right-of-way.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB Control Number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLNVB02000.L19900000.EX0000.23X; MO:
4500167767]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC’s Proposed
Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine
Project, Esmeralda County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Tonopah Field Office, Tonopah,
Nevada, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
to analyze the potential environmental
impacts of authorizing the proposed
Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge LLC (Ioneer)
Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Project
(Project) in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
This notice announces the beginning of
the scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues and
alternatives; it also serves to initiate
public consultation, as required, under
the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA).

SUMMARY:

This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS, which will
run through January 19, 2023. Scoping
comments may be submitted in writing
until January 19, 2023. The date(s) and
location(s) of the scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media and
newspapers and on the BLM website at:
https://www.blm.gov/office/tonopah-

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field-office and the Project’s ePlanning
website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2012309/510. In
order to be considered during the
preparation of the Draft EIS, all scoping
comments must be received prior to the
close of the 30-day scoping period or 15
days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later. The BLM will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit scoping
comments related to the proposed
Rhyolite Ridge Lithium-Boron Mine
Project by any of the following methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/2012309/510.
• Email: BLM_NV_BMDO_TFO_
[email protected].
• Fax: (775) 635–4034.
• Mail: BLM Battle Mountain District
Office, Attn: Rhyolite Ridge Project, 50
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV
89820.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Battle Mountain
District Office and the Tonopah Field
Office during regular business hours.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Distel, Project Manager, telephone:
(775) 635–4093; address: 50 Bastian
Road, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 89820;
email: [email protected]. Contact Mr.
Distel if you wish to add your name to
our mailing list.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
BLM’s purpose for the action is to
consider Ioneer’s proposed Plan of
Operations and to analyze the potential
environmental effects associated with
the Proposed Action as described in the
Plan of Operations, as well as feasible
alternatives to the Proposed Action. The
BLM’s need to consider the action is
established by the BLM’s
responsibilities under section 302 of the
FLPMA, 43 U.S.C. 1732, and the BLM
Surface Management Regulations at 43
CFR part 3809. The BLM needs to make
sure that the operations under the
General Mining Law of 1872 will not
cause unnecessary or undue degradation
of the public lands. 43 U.S.C. 1732(b).
Based on the Proposed Action, Ioneer
is proposing to construct, operate, close,
and reclaim a new lithium-boron mine
in the Silver Peak Range in Esmeralda

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