South Dakota Field Office
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BLM Announces Availability of Draft EIS
The Bureau of Land Management has announced that the Dewey Conveyor Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement is now available for public review and comment.
The document was prepared jointly by the BLM South Dakota Field Office and the U.S. Forest Service Black Hills National Forest and analyzes the GCC Dacotah Inc. application to construct a seven mile enclosed, above-ground conveyor belt to transfer limestone to a rail loading facility in Custer County, South Dakota.
The Notice of Availability for the draft EIS is anticipated to be filed in the Federal Register on July 31, 2009, which will initiate the public comment period. The comment period will end 45 calendar days from the NOA publication date. Written comments received within this period will be accepted and responded to in the final EIS.
A copy of the draft EIS can be downloaded at: http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/south_dakota_field.html.
Copies are also available by request or at the BLM South Dakota Field Office, 310 Roundup Street, Belle Fourche, SD 57717-1698.
For more information contact Field Manager Marian Atkins at (605)892-7001, or by email at: marian_atkins@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
South Dakota Field Office 310 Roundup Street Belle Fourche, SD 57717