Rawlins Field Office
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BLM Rawlins Field Office Issues Decision on Jonathon Limestone Quarry
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office (RFO) is issuing the decision record (DR) for the Jonathon Limestone Quarry environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI).
Located approximately 10 miles north of Laramie, Wyo., and approximately seven miles east of State Highway 30, the project area is 1,440 acres with a total disturbance of less than 640 acres. Facilities will include a quarry, access road and processing facilities. Development and recovery of the limestone will include blasting, quarrying, transporting and milling of limestone and lime products. Ancillary facilities, including a lime plant and roads, will be located on adjacent private land.
The EA, FONSI and DR are available at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/documents/rfo/petelien-jonathon.html.
The issuance of this decision initiates a 30-day appeal period. To a file an appeal, a written statement of reason must be mailed to:
Don Simpson
State Director
BLM Wyoming
P.O. Box 1828
Cheyenne, WY 82003
For further information, please contact RFO Project Manager David Simons at 307-328-4200 or d75simon@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.
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