Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project; Wyoming, 69582-69583 [E6-20376]
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Sec. 10, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 11, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4;
N1⁄2NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
T. 4 N., R. 94 W., 6th P.M.
Sec. 34, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
E1⁄2W1⁄2SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2SE1⁄4.
Containing approximately 1,406.71
acres in Moffat County, Colorado.
Total recoverable reserves are
estimated to be 92 million tons. The
surface minable coal is ranked as subbituminous B coal. The estimated coal
quality on an as-received basis for the
seams are as follows:
X THROUGH G SEAMS
10,549
BTU/lb
(percent)
BTU
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Volatile Matter .............................
Moisture ......................................
Fixed Carbon ..............................
Sulfur Content .............................
Ash Content ................................
33.52
15.90
44.92
0.48
5.66
The tract will be leased to the
qualified bidder of the highest cash
amount, provided that the high bid
meets the fair market value (FMV) for
the tract as determined by the
authorized officer after the Sale. The
Department of the Interior has
established a minimum bid of $100 per
acre or fraction thereof for Federal coal
tracts. The minimum bid is not intended
to represent FMV. In the event identical
high sealed bids are received, the tying
high bidders will be requested to submit
follow-up bids until a high bid is
received. All tie-breaking sealed bids
must be submitted within 15 minutes
following the Sale Official’s
announcement at the sale that identical
high bids have been received.
The lease issued as a result of this
offering will provide for payment of an
annual rental of $3.00 per acre or
fraction thereof and a royalty payable to
the United States of 12.5 percent of the
value of the coal mined by surface mine
methods and 8 percent of the value of
coal mined by underground methods.
The value of the coal will be determined
in accordance with 30 CFR 206.250.
Bidding instructions for the offered
tract are included in the Detailed
Statement of Coal Lease Sale. Copies of
the Detailed Statement and the
proposed coal lease are available upon
request in person or by mail from the
Colorado State Office at the address
given above. The case file is available
for inspection in the Public Reference
Room, Colorado State Office, during
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normal business hours at the address
given above.
Karen Zurek,
Solid Minerals Staff, Division of Energy,
Lands and Minerals.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY–030–1310–DB]
Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas
Development Project; Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas
Development Project, Rawlins,
Wyoming.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Atlantic Rim Natural
Gas Development Project FEIS. The
FEIS analyzes the environmental
consequences of a proposed natural gas
development and production operations
on the 270,080 acre Atlantic Rim project
area. The area is located within the
administrative jurisdiction of the BLM
Rawlins Field Office, and runs in an arc
between Rawlins and Baggs in:
Tps. 12 to 20 N., Rs. 89 to 93 W.,
Sixth Principal Meridian, Carbon County,
Wyoming
A copy of the FEIS has been
sent to affected Federal, State, and local
government agencies and to interested
parties. The document is available
electronically on the following Web site:
https://www.wy.blm.gov/rfo/nepa.htm. If
you are interested in viewing material
referenced or posted to the BLM Web
site, please contact the Rawlins Field
Office.
Copies of the FEIS will be available
for public inspection at the following
locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming
82003.
• Bureau of Land Management,
Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third
Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Simons, Project Lead, BLM
Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third
Street, Rawlins, WY 82301. Requests for
information may be sent electronically
ADDRESSES:
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to: atlantic_rim_eis_wymail@blm.gov.
Mr. Simons may also be reached at (307)
328–4328.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Anadarko
E & P Company, LP, is the lead
proponent for a proposal to explore for
and develop natural gas resources in the
Atlantic Rim project area. Double Eagle
Petroleum and Mining Company and
Warren Resources, Inc., are also
participating in this proposal. The
Operators propose to drill up to 2,000
wells—1,800 completed to coal
formations and 200 to other geologic
targets for natural gas. Drilling would
occur within the Atlantic Rim Project
Area over the next 20 years with life-ofproject expected to be 30 to 50 years.
Well density completed in coal
formations would be up to eight wells
per 640-acre section of land; wells in
other geologic formations would be
spaced no tighter than four wells per
section.
The proposal arises from the results of
exploratory drilling under an interim
drilling plan. Prior to preparation of the
Atlantic Rim EIS, six exploratory plans
of development (PODs) of up to 24 wells
each were completed in areas believed
to have potential for commercial
quantities of natural gas within the
project area. Approximately 325 oil and
gas wells have been drilled or approved
for drilling within the Atlantic Rim
project area.
On June 26, 2001, the BLM published
the Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS for
the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas
Development Project in the Federal
Register. Based on issues and concerns
identified during scoping and
throughout the NEPA process, the
Atlantic Rim FEIS focuses on impacts to
air quality, biological and physical
resources, transportation, socioeconomics, and cumulative effects. In
compliance with Section 7(c) of the
Endangered Species Act, as amended,
the FEIS includes a biological
assessment for the purpose of
identifying endangered or threatened
species which may be affected by the
Proposed Action.
On December 16, 2005, BLM
published its Notice of Availability of
the Draft EIS for this project in the
Federal Register. The 60-day public
comment period ended on February 16,
2006. Over 60,000 comments were
received on the Draft EIS.
The Atlantic Rim FEIS analyzes four
alternatives in detail:
1. The Proposed Action Alternative;
2. Alternative A—The No Action
Alternative, which means the project as
proposed would be rejected by the BLM;
3. Alternative B—See discussion
below;
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4. Alternative C—Special protection
of sensitive resources; and,
5. Alternative D—Natural gas
development with disturbance
limitations.
The agency’s preferred alternative is
Alternative D.
Based on comments received to the
draft EIS, the effects of long delays on
allowable oil and gas development on
leaseholders and mineral rights, and the
need for BLM to allow reasonable access
across Federal lands for mineral
development on private and State lands,
Alternative B in the Draft EIS was
dropped from further consideration.
The Atlantic Rim FEIS analyzes the
impacts of the Proposed Action
(development of 2,000 natural gas
wells), principally including the
construction of access roads, pipelines,
and other ancillary facilities (gas
processing plant, compressor stations,
water disposal sites, etc.). In Alternative
A, the No Action Alternative, BLM
would reject the proposed action as
submitted. For Alternative C,
disturbance would be reduced
compared to the proposed action and
would be intensively mitigated or
limited where sensitive resource values
exist or overlap. Examples of sensitive
resources include threatened,
endangered, and sensitive wildlife; fish
and plant species; fragile soils; and
unique cultural features. Comments
received on the Draft EIS indicated the
level of disturbance and number of well
pad restrictions may render the project
unfeasible under this alternative.
Alternative D is similar to the Proposed
Action, but would limit surface
disturbance to a percentage of the
project area at any one time.
Dated: September 8, 2006.
Donald A. Simpson,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NV–010–1430–ES; N–79079; 6–08807]
Notice of Realty Action: Recreation
and Public Purposes Act Classification
in Elko County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Realty Action.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has examined and
found suitable for classification for lease
and subsequent conveyance under the
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provisions of the Recreation and Public
Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended,
approximately 124.67 acres of public
lands in Elko County, Nevada. The City
of West Wendover proposes to use the
lands for public buildings, including a
new town hall and a convention center,
parks and recreation, parking, and other
public uses.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
written comments regarding the
proposed lease/conveyance or
classification of the lands until January
16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to
the Elko Field Manager, Bureau of Land
Management, Elko Field Office, 3900 E.
Idaho, Elko, NV 89801.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kirk
Laird, Geologist, BLM Elko Field Office,
(775) 753–0272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
following described public lands in Elko
County, Nevada have been examined
and found suitable for lease and
subsequent conveyance under the
provisions of the R&PP Act, as amended
(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.) and are hereby
classified accordingly. The lands
include 124.67 acres within the City
limits of West Wendover in 5 parcels
described by metes and bounds which
fall within:
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
T. 33 N., R 70 E.
Sec. 8, S1⁄2SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 9, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;
Sec. 16, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
The proposed developments in
section 8 include a hospital, open space,
and the Victory Highway Trail. Section
9 will include the proposed city hall
and civic plaza. Section 16 will include
the proposed public parking, open
space, amphitheatre, convention center,
city park, and performing arts center.
The exact metes and bounds
descriptions of the five parcels can be
obtained from the BLM Elko Field
Office, 3900 E. Idaho, Elko, NV, (775)
753–0200. The land is not needed for
Federal purposes. The proposed actions
are consistent with the BLM Wells
Resource Management Plan, approved
on July 16, 1985, and would be in the
public interest. The Elko Field Office
has received from the city of West
Wendover an R&PP Act application,
together with the requisite filing fee and
supporting documents required by 43
CFR 2741.5. The City plans to use the
lands for public buildings, including a
new town hall and a convention center,
parks and recreation, parking,
interpretive walking trail, museum,
hospital, library, civic center,
amphitheatre performing arts center,
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and open space. Because the now
abandoned Victory Highway runs
through the parcels, the City of West
Wendover has committed to minimizing
damage to this historic property,
constructing informational kiosks, and
incorporating the remnants of the
highway into a city recreational trails
plan.
The lease/conveyance, when issued,
will be subject to the provisions of the
R&PP Act and applicable regulations of
the Secretary of the Interior, and will
contain the following reservations to the
United States:
1. A right-of-way for ditches and
canals constructed by the authority of
the United States, Act of August 30,
1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); and
2. All mineral deposits in the land
leased or patented, and to it, or persons
authorized by it, the right to prospect
for, mine, and remove such deposits
from the lands under applicable law and
regulations to be established by the
Secretary of the Interior.
The lease/conveyance will be subject
to:
1. All valid existing rights;
2. A right-of-way for telephone and
telegraph lines granted to Beehive
Telephone Company, by right-of-way
NVE 001655 (Elko 1655), pursuant to
the Act of October 21, 1976 (43
U.S.C.1761);
3. A right-of-way for interstate energy
facilities granted to Wells Rural Electric,
by right-of-way N–39088, pursuant to
the Act of October 21, 1976 (43
U.S.C.1761);
4. A right-of-way for fiber optic
facilities granted to Beehive Telephone
Company, by right-of-way N–047793,
pursuant to the Act of October 21, 1976
(43 U.S.C.1761);
5. A right-of-way for power lines
granted to Wells Rural Electric, by rightof-way N–52413, pursuant to the Act of
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C.1761); and
6. A right-of-way for power lines
granted to Wells Rural Electric, by rightof-way N–064049, pursuant to the Act of
October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).
Upon publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, the lands will be
segregated from all forms of
appropriation under the public land
laws, including the general mining laws,
except for lease or conveyance under
the R&PP Act, leasing under the mineral
leasing laws, and disposals under the
mineral material laws.
Detailed information concerning the
proposed lease/conveyance, including
conditions, planning and environmental
documents, is available for inspection at
the BLM Elko Field Office at the address
stated above in this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-030-1310-DB]
Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project; Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project,
Rawlins, Wyoming.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project FEIS. The FEIS
analyzes the environmental consequences of a proposed natural gas
development and production operations on the 270,080 acre Atlantic Rim
project area. The area is located within the administrative
jurisdiction of the BLM Rawlins Field Office, and runs in an arc
between Rawlins and Baggs in:
Tps. 12 to 20 N., Rs. 89 to 93 W.,
Sixth Principal Meridian, Carbon County, Wyoming
ADDRESSES: A copy of the FEIS has been sent to affected Federal, State,
and local government agencies and to interested parties. The document
is available electronically on the following Web site: https://
www.wy.blm.gov/rfo/nepa.htm. If you are interested in viewing material
referenced or posted to the BLM Web site, please contact the Rawlins
Field Office.
Copies of the FEIS will be available for public inspection at the
following locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N.
Third Street, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Simons, Project Lead, BLM
Rawlins Field Office, 1300 N. Third Street, Rawlins, WY 82301. Requests
for information may be sent electronically to: atlantic_rim_eis_
wymail@blm.gov. Mr. Simons may also be reached at (307) 328-4328.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Anadarko E & P Company, LP, is the lead
proponent for a proposal to explore for and develop natural gas
resources in the Atlantic Rim project area. Double Eagle Petroleum and
Mining Company and Warren Resources, Inc., are also participating in
this proposal. The Operators propose to drill up to 2,000 wells--1,800
completed to coal formations and 200 to other geologic targets for
natural gas. Drilling would occur within the Atlantic Rim Project Area
over the next 20 years with life-of-project expected to be 30 to 50
years. Well density completed in coal formations would be up to eight
wells per 640-acre section of land; wells in other geologic formations
would be spaced no tighter than four wells per section.
The proposal arises from the results of exploratory drilling under
an interim drilling plan. Prior to preparation of the Atlantic Rim EIS,
six exploratory plans of development (PODs) of up to 24 wells each were
completed in areas believed to have potential for commercial quantities
of natural gas within the project area. Approximately 325 oil and gas
wells have been drilled or approved for drilling within the Atlantic
Rim project area.
On June 26, 2001, the BLM published the Notice of Intent to prepare
an EIS for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project in the
Federal Register. Based on issues and concerns identified during
scoping and throughout the NEPA process, the Atlantic Rim FEIS focuses
on impacts to air quality, biological and physical resources,
transportation, socio-economics, and cumulative effects. In compliance
with Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act, as amended, the FEIS
includes a biological assessment for the purpose of identifying
endangered or threatened species which may be affected by the Proposed
Action.
On December 16, 2005, BLM published its Notice of Availability of
the Draft EIS for this project in the Federal Register. The 60-day
public comment period ended on February 16, 2006. Over 60,000 comments
were received on the Draft EIS.
The Atlantic Rim FEIS analyzes four alternatives in detail:
1. The Proposed Action Alternative;
2. Alternative A--The No Action Alternative, which means the
project as proposed would be rejected by the BLM;
3. Alternative B--See discussion below;
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4. Alternative C--Special protection of sensitive resources; and,
5. Alternative D--Natural gas development with disturbance
limitations.
The agency's preferred alternative is Alternative D.
Based on comments received to the draft EIS, the effects of long
delays on allowable oil and gas development on leaseholders and mineral
rights, and the need for BLM to allow reasonable access across Federal
lands for mineral development on private and State lands, Alternative B
in the Draft EIS was dropped from further consideration.
The Atlantic Rim FEIS analyzes the impacts of the Proposed Action
(development of 2,000 natural gas wells), principally including the
construction of access roads, pipelines, and other ancillary facilities
(gas processing plant, compressor stations, water disposal sites,
etc.). In Alternative A, the No Action Alternative, BLM would reject
the proposed action as submitted. For Alternative C, disturbance would
be reduced compared to the proposed action and would be intensively
mitigated or limited where sensitive resource values exist or overlap.
Examples of sensitive resources include threatened, endangered, and
sensitive wildlife; fish and plant species; fragile soils; and unique
cultural features. Comments received on the Draft EIS indicated the
level of disturbance and number of well pad restrictions may render the
project unfeasible under this alternative. Alternative D is similar to
the Proposed Action, but would limit surface disturbance to a
percentage of the project area at any one time.
Dated: September 8, 2006.
Donald A. Simpson,
Acting State Director.
[FR Doc. E6-20376 Filed 11-30-06; 8:45 am]
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