Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Signal Peak Energy, LLC's Federal Mine Plan for Federal Lease MTM-97988; Bull Mountains Mine Amendment 3 and 5 EIS

Résumé

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is publishing this notice to announce that it will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for Signal Peak Energy, LLC's (Signal Peak) proposed Federal Mining Plan modification for Federal Lease MTM-97988 (the Project). OSMRE is preparing this EIS to address deficiencies in OSMRE's earlier analysis of environmental impacts related to a mining plan modification that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals identified in a 2022 decision. 350 Mont. v. Haaland, 29 F.4th 1158 (9th Cir. 2022), amended by 50 F.4th 1254 (9th Cir. 2022). With this notice, OSMRE is also providing notification to the public that it will hold a public scoping meeting and provide for a 30-day public scoping period to receive comments on the environmental issues, alternatives, and information that OSMRE should analyze in this EIS.