The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 is a basic charter for the protection of the environment.  All proposed actions affecting public lands or resources must be reviewed for NEPA compliance. NEPA procedures ensure that environmental information is available to public officials and citizens before decisions are made and before actions are taken. The levels of review are:

• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD)
• Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
• Categorical Exclusion (CX)
• Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA)

Public comments are accepted on all projects during scoping and review periods for an EA or EIS.  Regardless of the level of NEPA review, interested publics may appeal a BLM decision to implement a proposed activity plan or project.  Additional information about the appeal process, NEPA procedures and the resource management plans that guide all activities of the Elko Field Office is available from the following:

• Information for filing an appeal and petition for stay of decision
• Planning Page

NEPA documents currently available for public review are listed below. Some of the documents are large and may take several minutes to load. Please be patient. (Downloadable files contained on this page require an Adobe Reader. If you don't have an Adobe Reader and would like to obtain a free copy from Adobe...click here.)

NEPA Documents Currently Under Review

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

None

Environmental Assessments (EA)

Badlands and Goshute Mountain Grazing Allotment Permit Renewal (10/5/11)

Metropolis Seeding Allotment Permit Renewal (10/2/11)

Maggie/Susie Creek Fish Barriers Environmental Assessment (9/30/11)

Ruby #8 and Bennett Field Grazing Allotment Permit Renewal (9/29/11)

West Pequop Exploration Expansion (9/20/11)

LIBRARY OF COMPLETED NEPA DOCUMENTS

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)

Genesis Extended Mining Activities

• Project Draft EIS (posted 04/27/2010)
• Final EIS (posted 05/25/2011)

Emigrant Mining Activity

• Draft EIS  (posted 12/5/2008)
• Final EIS (Posted 12/20/2010)

Betze Pit Expansion Project SEIS

• Draft SEIS (posted 8/21/2008)
• Final SEIS  (posted 3/27/2009)
• Record of Decision (posted 05/13/2009) 

South Operations Area Project Amendment SEIS for Cumulative Effects

• Draft SEIS for SOAPA Cumulative Effects (DSEIS) (posted 8/30/2007)
• SOAPA Final EIS (posted 06/22/2010)

Leeville SEIS for Cumulative Effects

• Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Leeville Project Cumulative Effects (DSEIS) (posted 8/30/2007)
• Leeville Final EIS (posted 06/22/2010)

Environmental Assessments (EA)

Wild Horse Gathers

• Antelope Complex Gather EA

Mining

• Marys River Application for Permit to Drill (August 2011)
• Long Canyon Exploration Expansion EA (August 2011)
• Rossi Mine Expansion EA (November 2010)
• Papoose Canyon Federal Oil Well EA (September 2009)
• Clover Exploration Project EA (March 2010)

Grazing 

• Frost Creek Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal and AMP Final Determinations (June 2010)

Realty/ROWs/R&PPs/etc.

• NV Energy VOR Transmission Line EA, Decision Record and FONSI (September 2011)
• Ormat Final EA, Decision of Record and FONSI (August 2011)
• Big Six Communications Tower Newmont Mining Corporation EA (January 2011)
• City of Elko Water Reclamation Facility Reuse Site DR and Fonsi (December 2010)
• Rural Telephone Company Elko to Wildhorse Reservoir Fiber Optic Line EA (December 2009)
• NDOT Material Site Expansion EA (August 2009)
• City of Elko Water Reclamation Facility Reuse Site EA (December 2009)

Recreation Permits

• Gold Diggers Motorcycle Club Competitive Event EA (August 2010)

Other

• Tuscarora Sagebrush Habitat Restoration Initiative EA (November 2009)
• Owyhee, Rock Creek and Little Humboldt HMAs EA  (May 2010) 
• District Vegetation Treatment EA (August 2010) 
• Boulevard fuels Treatment EA (August 2010) 
• Maps for the Elko District Vegetation Treatment Maintenance Project (March 2010)