June 27, 2008 Announcing the "Rosemont mine comment Line"

ANNOUNCING THE "ROSEMONT MINE COMMENT LINE"
PHONE 888-726-7176 TO RECORD A COMMENT

TUCSON, AZ, (June 27, 2008) – Effective immediately, the public is invited to comment about the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine by telephone.  The toll-free Rosemont Mine Comment Line allows anyone to call and have their oral comment electronically recorded.  This recorded comment will then be transcribed and added to the official “scoping” record for development of an environmental impact statement for the proposed copper mine 30 miles southeast of Tucson. 

The toll free Rosemont Mine Comment Line number is 888-726-7176.

Those who use the Comment Line should be aware that their comments, as well as any personal contact information stated in their comment, may be made public.  In addition, each caller’s telephone number will be electronically documented by the automated recording system.  Comments made using the Rosemont Comment Line are limited to three minutes duration, and will be given equal consideration to comments made at public hearings or submitted in writing.

As a reminder, a public hearing will take place Monday, June 30, 2008 at Rincon High School Auditorium, 422 N. Arcadia Avenue, Tucson, Arizona.  The Auditorium is located at the northeast corner of the campus.  Public parking access is from Arcadia Avenue, which is one block east of Swan Road.  Those who wish to speak must sign-in between 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  The hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Written comments may be submitted by mail, FAX, or email as follows:

• Mail comments to Proposed Rosemont Copper Project, Coronado National Forest, 300 W. Congress St., Tucson, Arizona 85701
• FAX comments to (520) 388–8305, ATTN:  Proposed Rosemont Copper Project
• Or email to comments-southwestern-coronado@fs.fed.us.  (Please type “Rosemont” in the subject line.)

Comments are welcome during the National Environmental Policy Act review until the draft Environmental Impact Statement is issued for public review (currently scheduled for March, 2009);  however, comments will be most useful if received during the public scoping period, which ends July 14, 2008.

Participants are urged to read the Notice of Intent prior to making oral or written comments.  The Notice of Intent is available online at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/rosemont.  Those without Internet access may request a hard copy by calling 520-388-8300.

The comments most useful for the EIS process should be directly related to issues associated withthe proposed action described in the Notice of Intent, rather than general advocacy for or opposition against the project..

For questions about how to comment, the public is invited to call 520-388-8300.

Additional information about the proposed Rosemont Copper Project is available online at www.fs.fed.us/r3/coronado/rosemont.