Transit Mixed Concrete Company Proposed Sand and Gravel Mining Operation, Soledad Canyon, Los Angeles County, California

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA-660-99-1990-00; CACA20139 and CACA22901]

Transit Mixed Concrete Company Proposed Sand and Gravel Mining

Operation, Soledad Canyon, Los Angeles County, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior, Palm

Springs-South Coast Field Office, Desert District, California.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Conformity Determination.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with section 176 of the Federal Clean Air Act

and as required by 40 CFR 93.150-160, notice is hereby given that the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Conformity

Determination regarding air quality for Transit Mixed Concrete

Company's proposal to mine sand and gravel reserves in Soledad Canyon,

Los Angeles County, California. The Draft Conformity Determination is

provided within the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(SDEIS) for the Project which is available for public review. The Draft

Conformity Statement is required to demonstrate the Project's

compliance with the provisions of 40 CFR Part 93 regarding conformity

of Federal actions to State and Federal Implementation Plans. In

accordance with 40 CFR 93.155 and 93.156, BLM is providing notice and

is asking for written public comment on the Draft Conformity

Determination before taking any formal action. Comments on the Draft

Conformity Determination must be forwarded to Mr. James G. Kenna, Field

Manager, of the BLM at the address listed below by January 10, 2000.

Copies of the SDEIS containing the Draft Conformity Determination may

be obtained by telephoning or writing to the contact person listed

below. Public reading copies are available at the following County of

Los Angeles public libraries: Canyon Country Library, 18536 Soledad

Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91351; Newhall Library, 22704 W. Ninth

Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91321; Valencia Library, 23743 W. Valencia

Boulevard, Santa Clarita, CA 91355.

DATES: Comments must be received in writing to the BLM no later than

January 10, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written comments shall be mailed to the following address:

Mr. James G. Kenna, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Palm

Springs-South Coast Field Office, 690 W. Garnet Avenue, P.O. Box 1260,

North Palm Springs, California, 92258. Comments may also be submitted

by electronic mail (E-mail) to the following address:

[email protected]. The response to comments will be provided in the

Final EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elena Misquez, BLM, Palm Springs-

South Coast Field Office at (760) 251-4810.

Dated: November 19, 1999.

James G. Kenna,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 99-30795 Filed 11-24-99; 8:45 am]

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