Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas Project, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, WY, 53381-53382 [05-17919]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices
IRR Program Coordinating Committee
Conduct of Business
The Committee will hold two
meetings per fiscal year. The Committee
may call additional meeting(s) with the
consent of one-third of Committee
members or BIA or FHWA may call
additional meeting(s). A quorum
consists of eight voting Committee
members. The Committee will operate
by consensus or majority vote, as the
Committee determines in its protocols.
The Committee must elect from among
the Committee membership a Chair,
Vice-Chair, and other officers. These
officers will be responsible for preparing
for and conducting Committee meetings
and summarizing meeting results. The
Committee may prescribe other duties
for the officers. Any Committee member
can submit an agenda item to the
Committee Chair.
IRR Program Coordinating Committee
Reporting Requirements and Budget
The Committee must keep the
Secretary and tribes informed through
an annual accomplishment report
provided within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year. The Committee’s
budget, funded through the IRR Program
management and oversight funds, will
not exceed $150,000 annually.
Dated: August 18, 2005.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 05–17824 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–LY–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[CO–05–840–1610–241A]
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee; Call
for Nominations
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Call for nominations for the
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee, to
replace two categories.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: BLM is publishing this notice
under section 9(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. The notice
requests the public to submit
nominations for membership on the
Committee. The Committee is necessary
to advise the Secretary and BLM on
resource management issues associated
with Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument.
VerDate Aug<18>2005
15:25 Sep 07, 2005
Jkt 205001
Submit a completed nomination
form and nomination letters to the
address listed below no later than 30
days after date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to:
Manager, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument, Bureau of Land
Management, 27501 Highway 184,
Dolores, Colorado 81323.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
LouAnn Jacobson, Monument Manager
or Stephen Kandell, Monument Planner
at (970) 882–5600, or e-mail
Colorado_CANM@co.blm.gov. The
existing Monument Web site is
currently unavailable.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any
individual or organization may
nominate one or more persons to serve
on the Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Advisory Committee.
Individuals may nominate themselves
for Committee membership. You may
obtain nomination forms from the
Canyons of the Ancients National
Monument Manager, Bureau of Land
Management (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT above). To make a
nomination, you must submit a
completed nomination form, letters of
reference from the represented interests
or organizations, as well as any other
information that speaks to the
nominee’s qualifications, to the Canyons
of the Ancients National Monument
Manager. You may make nominations
for the following categories of interest:
• A representative of the Dolores
County Commission (appointed from
nominees submitted by the Dolores
County Commission); and
• Persons representing any of the
following tribes and pueblos
representing Native American interests:
The Ute Mountain Tribe, The UintahOuray Ute Tribe, The Southern Ute
Tribe, The Navajo Nation, The Hopi
Tribe, The Pueblo of Acoma, The Pueblo
of Cochiti, The Pueblo of Isleta, The
Pueblo of San Felipe, The Pueblo of
Santa Ana, The Pueblo of Santo
Domingo, The Pueblo of Jemez, The
Pueblo of Laguna, The Pueblo of Sandia,
The Pueblo of Zia, The Pueblo of Zuni,
The Pueblo of Nambe, The Pueblo of
San Juan, The Pueblo of Picuris, The
Pueblo of Pojoaque, The Pueblo of San
Ildefonso, The Pueblo of Santa Clara,
The Pueblo of Taos, The Pueblo of
Tesuque (appointed from nominees
submitted by the Bureau of Land
Management).
The specific category the nominee
would like to represent should be
identified in the letter of nomination
and in the nomination form. The
Canyons of the Ancients National
DATES:
PO 00000
Frm 00051
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
53381
Monument Manager will collect the
nominations and letters of reference and
then forward them to the Secretary of
the Interior who has final authority for
making the appointments.
The purpose of the Canyons of the
Ancients National Monument Advisory
Committee is to advise the Bureau of
Land Management concerning
development and implementation of a
management plan for public lands
within Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument. Each member will
be a person who, as a result of training
and experience, has knowledge or
special expertise which qualifies him or
her to provide advice from among the
categories of interest listed above.
Members will serve without monetary
compensation, but will be reimbursed
for travel and per diem expenses at
current rates for Government
employees. The membership term will
be for four years.
Dated: September 1, 2005.
LouAnn Jacobson,
Monument Manager, Canyons of the Ancients
National Monument.
[FR Doc. 05–17774 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–AG–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–030–1310–DB]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas
Project, Carbon and Sweetwater
Counties, WY
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under Section 102 (2) (C) of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Rawlins
Field Office, announces its intent to
prepare an EIS on the potential impacts
of a proposed natural gas development
project consisting primarily of
conventional gas well development, but
also including approximately 100 coal
bed natural gas wells.
In April 2005, the BLM received a
proposal from Devon Energy
Corporation representing themselves
and other lease holders in the area, to
drill and develop up to 1,250 wells from
an estimated 1000 well pad sites and
install and operate associated facilities.
The proposed project area encompasses
approximately 184,000 acres of mixed
Federal, State, and private land, and
overlies a natural gas field analyzed
E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM
08SEN1
53382
Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices
under the Creston/Blue Gap Natural Gas
Project Final EIS (1994). Project
development and the operational period
is expected to have a 30 to 40 year life.
The project area is located
approximately 40 air miles southwest of
the city of Rawlins, Carbon County,
Wyoming.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process. The BLM can best use
public input if comments and resources
information are submitted within 60
days of the publication of this notice. To
provide the public with an opportunity
to review the proposal and project
information, the BLM will host a
meeting in Rawlins, Wyoming. The
BLM will notify the public of the
meeting date, time and location at least
15 days prior to the event.
Announcement will be made by news
release to the media, individual letter
mailings, and posting on the BLM Web
site listed below if it is available.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments or resource information to
the Bureau of Land Management,
Rawlins Field Office, Eldon Allison,
Team Leader, 1300 North Third Street,
P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, Wyoming
82301. Electronic mail may be sent to:
rawlins_wymail@blm.gov. Additionally,
if available, the scoping notice will be
posted on the Wyoming BLM NEPA
Web page at https://www.wy.blm.gov/
nepa/nepadocs.htm.
Your response is important and will
be considered in the environmental
analysis process. If you do respond, we
will keep you informed of decisions
resulting from this analysis. Please note
that public comments and information
submitted regarding this project
including names, e-mail addresses, and
street addresses of the respondents will
be available for public review and
disclosure at the above address during
regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.) Monday through Friday, except
holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to
withhold your name, e-mail, or street
address from public review or from
disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act, you must state this
plainly at the beginning of your written
comment. Such requests will be
honored to the extent allowed by the
law. All submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Land Management, Eldon
Allison, Project Manager, 1300 North
VerDate Aug<18>2005
15:25 Sep 07, 2005
Jkt 205001
Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins,
Wyoming 82301. Mr. Allison may also
be reached by telephone at (307) 328–
4291, or by sending an electronic
message to: Eldon_Allison@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Devon
Energy Corporation (Devon) is the
primary applicant and has proposed
drilling and developing up to 1,250
conventional natural gas and coal bed
natural gas wells from up to 1000 well
pad locations. Associated project
facilities would include roads, well
pads, gas and water collection pipelines,
compressor stations, water disposal
systems, and a power supply system.
During the preparation of the EIS, any
interim development on public lands
will require a detailed environmental
review by the BLM. Such a review will
determine what, if any, development
could and/or would be authorized based
on the analysis of the environmental
impacts without having an adverse
environmental impact and/or potential
to limit selection within the range of
reasonable alternatives for this proposed
Creston/Blue Gap II Project and/or the
range of reasonable within alternatives
pending Rawlins RMP revision/EIS.
The Creston Blue/Gap II Natural Gas
Project is located in Townships 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, and 19 North, Ranges 91, 92,
93, and 94 West, Sixth Principal
Meridian, Carbon and Sweetwater
Counties, Wyoming. The project area is
located approximately 40 air miles
southwest of Rawlins along the east and
west sides of Wyoming State Highway
789. The project area is approximately
184,000 acres in size and involves a
mixture of mostly Federal (71%) and
private (26%) surface with some State
land (3%). The BLM Rawlins Field
Office manages the Federal surface
lands and the Federal mineral estate.
The purpose of the natural gas
development is to extract and recover
natural gas from the Creston/Blue Gap II
area and to provide more natural gas for
distribution to consumers. This project
confirms with the goals and objectives
of the President’s National Energy Plan,
through proposing to increase domestic
energy supplies and strengthen
America’s energy security. The
proposed action may add up to 200
million cubic feet of natural gas per day
into the market to help meet this
growing national demand.
The EIS will address cumulative
impacts and will include consideration
of the effects of the project. Potential
issues to be addressed in the EIS
include but are not limited to: surface
and ground water resources, air quality,
wildlife populations and their habitats,
private and public land access concerns,
PO 00000
Frm 00052
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
road development and transportation,
reclamation, noxious weeds livestock
grazing, cultural and paleontological
resources, threatened and endangered
wildlife and plant species, and
socioeconomic impacts.
The project area is managed under the
Great Divide Resource Management
Plan (RMP) (1990). This RMP is
currently being revised under the title of
Rawlins Resource Management Plan. A
Draft EIS for the Rawlins RMP was
released in December 2004. A decision
for the Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas
Project (C/BG2 Project) will not be made
nor implemented until after a Record of
Decision is issued for the Rawlins RMP
revision FEIS.
Dated: June 24, 2005.
Alan L. Kesterke,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05–17919 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–22–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed collection;
comment request.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection is a user survey that solicits
feedback on the investigative
procedures used by the Commission in
its import injury investigations.
Comments concerning the proposed
user survey are requested in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 7,
2005.
DATES:
Direct all written comments
to Marilyn Abbott, Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed information
collection may be obtained from: Debra
Baker, Office of Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission (phone
number—202–205–3180; e-mail
address-Debra.Baker@usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
The proposed information collection
seeks to gather feedback to allow the
Commission to ensure that its
procedures for its import injury
E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM
08SEN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53381-53382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17919]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-030-1310-DB]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas Project, Carbon and Sweetwater
Counties, WY
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under Section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Rawlins Field Office, announces its intent to prepare an EIS on the
potential impacts of a proposed natural gas development project
consisting primarily of conventional gas well development, but also
including approximately 100 coal bed natural gas wells.
In April 2005, the BLM received a proposal from Devon Energy
Corporation representing themselves and other lease holders in the
area, to drill and develop up to 1,250 wells from an estimated 1000
well pad sites and install and operate associated facilities. The
proposed project area encompasses approximately 184,000 acres of mixed
Federal, State, and private land, and overlies a natural gas field
analyzed
[[Page 53382]]
under the Creston/Blue Gap Natural Gas Project Final EIS (1994).
Project development and the operational period is expected to have a 30
to 40 year life. The project area is located approximately 40 air miles
southwest of the city of Rawlins, Carbon County, Wyoming.
DATES: This notice initiates the public scoping process. The BLM can
best use public input if comments and resources information are
submitted within 60 days of the publication of this notice. To provide
the public with an opportunity to review the proposal and project
information, the BLM will host a meeting in Rawlins, Wyoming. The BLM
will notify the public of the meeting date, time and location at least
15 days prior to the event. Announcement will be made by news release
to the media, individual letter mailings, and posting on the BLM Web
site listed below if it is available.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments or resource information to the
Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, Eldon Allison, Team
Leader, 1300 North Third Street, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.
Electronic mail may be sent to: rawlins_wymail@blm.gov. Additionally,
if available, the scoping notice will be posted on the Wyoming BLM NEPA
Web page at https://www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/nepadocs.htm.
Your response is important and will be considered in the
environmental analysis process. If you do respond, we will keep you
informed of decisions resulting from this analysis. Please note that
public comments and information submitted regarding this project
including names, e-mail addresses, and street addresses of the
respondents will be available for public review and disclosure at the
above address during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may
request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name, e-mail, or
street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom
of Information Act, you must state this plainly at the beginning of
your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent
allowed by the law. All submissions from organizations or businesses,
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for
public inspection in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Eldon
Allison, Project Manager, 1300 North Third Street, P.O. Box 2407,
Rawlins, Wyoming 82301. Mr. Allison may also be reached by telephone at
(307) 328-4291, or by sending an electronic message to: Eldon--
Allison@blm.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Devon Energy Corporation (Devon) is the
primary applicant and has proposed drilling and developing up to 1,250
conventional natural gas and coal bed natural gas wells from up to 1000
well pad locations. Associated project facilities would include roads,
well pads, gas and water collection pipelines, compressor stations,
water disposal systems, and a power supply system. During the
preparation of the EIS, any interim development on public lands will
require a detailed environmental review by the BLM. Such a review will
determine what, if any, development could and/or would be authorized
based on the analysis of the environmental impacts without having an
adverse environmental impact and/or potential to limit selection within
the range of reasonable alternatives for this proposed Creston/Blue Gap
II Project and/or the range of reasonable within alternatives pending
Rawlins RMP revision/EIS.
The Creston Blue/Gap II Natural Gas Project is located in Townships
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 North, Ranges 91, 92, 93, and 94 West, Sixth
Principal Meridian, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, Wyoming. The
project area is located approximately 40 air miles southwest of Rawlins
along the east and west sides of Wyoming State Highway 789. The project
area is approximately 184,000 acres in size and involves a mixture of
mostly Federal (71%) and private (26%) surface with some State land
(3%). The BLM Rawlins Field Office manages the Federal surface lands
and the Federal mineral estate.
The purpose of the natural gas development is to extract and
recover natural gas from the Creston/Blue Gap II area and to provide
more natural gas for distribution to consumers. This project confirms
with the goals and objectives of the President's National Energy Plan,
through proposing to increase domestic energy supplies and strengthen
America's energy security. The proposed action may add up to 200
million cubic feet of natural gas per day into the market to help meet
this growing national demand.
The EIS will address cumulative impacts and will include
consideration of the effects of the project. Potential issues to be
addressed in the EIS include but are not limited to: surface and ground
water resources, air quality, wildlife populations and their habitats,
private and public land access concerns, road development and
transportation, reclamation, noxious weeds livestock grazing, cultural
and paleontological resources, threatened and endangered wildlife and
plant species, and socioeconomic impacts.
The project area is managed under the Great Divide Resource
Management Plan (RMP) (1990). This RMP is currently being revised under
the title of Rawlins Resource Management Plan. A Draft EIS for the
Rawlins RMP was released in December 2004. A decision for the Creston/
Blue Gap II Natural Gas Project (C/BG2 Project) will not be made nor
implemented until after a Record of Decision is issued for the Rawlins
RMP revision FEIS.
Dated: June 24, 2005.
Alan L. Kesterke,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-17919 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-22-P
