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<br />' SECTIONTWO <br />Scoping Process <br />' The BLM used several methods to inform the public and interested agencies of the proposed <br />project and to solicit input, including: <br />• Scoping Announcements <br />• Agency Scoping Meeting <br />• Public Scoping Meetings <br />Each of these activities is described in the following sections. <br />' 2.1 SLOPING ANNOUNCEMENTS <br />A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepaze an EIS for the proposed mine, railroad spur line, and other <br />' associated surface facilities in Garfield County and Mesa County was published in the Federat <br />Register on July 27, 2006. The issuance of the NOI initiated the 45-day public Scoping period. <br />' A display Advertisement was placed in the Grand Junction daily newspaper, The Daily Sentinel <br />on Friday, August 11, 2006. This Ad briefly described the project and the need for the public <br />meeting. It gave the meeting time and place as well as stating that the Scoping period end date of <br />' September 25, 2006. <br />A postcazd/mailer was mailed to all individuals on the BLM mailing list, CAM mailing list, and <br />specific property owners whose property fell within one-half mile on either side of the proposed <br />' rail spur line right of way (ROW). <br />A press release was issued by the BLM to their media contacts for immediate release on July 28, <br />' 2006. Included in the press release was a brief project description, information about when and <br />where the public Scoping meeting was to be held, the purpose of the meeting, and the duration of <br />the Scoping period. <br />Refer to Appendix A for a copy of these public notices. <br />A project website was developed that continues to provide report uploads, information, and <br />~ meeting announcements, as well as EIS planning process updates. <br />2.2 AGENCY SLOPING MEETING <br />An agency Scoping meeting was held on August 23, 2006 at the BLM Grand Junction Field <br />Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. Representatives from the following agencies attended the <br />meeting: <br />• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) <br />• Mesa County <br />• Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) <br />• U.S. Bureau of Reclamation <br />• Bureau of Land Management <br />• City of Fruita <br />• Colorado State Pazks <br />2-I <br />