Bridger-Teton National Forest; Wyoming; Oil and Gas Leasing in Portions of the Wyoming Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, 15723-15725 [2014-05891]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, April 17, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CST. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Forest Service, USDA. Notice of Meeting. AGENCY: The Tuolumne-Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee will meet on May 5, 2014, May 19, 2014, and June 2, 2014), at the City of Sonora Fire Department, in Sonora, California. The purpose of the meeting is to reprioritize projects due to expected decreases to Title II RAC funding. DATES: The meeting on May 5, 2014, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. is to review project proposals. The meeting on May 19, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. is for RAC to hear presentations by project proponents. The meeting on June 2, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is to vote on which projects to recommend for funding. ADDRESSES: The meetings will all be held at the City of Sonora Fire Department located at 201 South Shepherd Street, in Sonora, California (CA 95370). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Martinez, Committee Coordinator, USDA, Stanislaus National Forest, 19777 Greenley Road, Sonora, CA 95370, (209) 532–3671, extension 320; email bethmartinez@fs.fed.us. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All meetings are open to the public and the public is invited to comment on meeting proceedings. SUMMARY: Dated: March 12, 2014. Scott Tangenberg, Acting Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2014–06164 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Land Between the Lakes Advisory Board Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Land Between The Lakes Advisory Board (Board) will meet in Cadiz, Kentucky. The Board is established consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C. App 2). Additional information concerning the Board can be found by visiting the Board’s Web site at: https:// www.lbl.org/LRMPadvisoryboard.html. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 Dated: March 12, 2014. Tina R. Tilley, Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes. The meeting will be held at the Lake Barkley State Resort Park, 3500 State Park Road, Cadiz, Kentucky. Written comments may be submitted as described under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and available for public inspection and copying. The public may inspect comments received at the Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area. Please call ahead to facilitate entry into the building. [FR Doc. 2014–06171 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] ADDRESSES: Tuolumne-Mariposa Counties Resource Advisory Committee ACTION: 15723 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda L. Taylor, Advisory Board Liaison, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211 or by phone at 270–924–2002. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday. The purpose of the meeting is to focus on existing Evnironmental Education programs and forest planning with regional school groups. The meeting is open to the public. The Board discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and board members. Individuals wishing to provide written comments should submit by April 10, 2014 in order for copies to be provided to the members for the meeting. Written comments must be sent to Tina Tilley, Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area, 100 Van Morgan Drive, Golden Pond, Kentucky 42211. Board members will review written comments received, and at their request, oral clarification may be requested for a future meeting. Additional comments must be received, in writing on or before May 26, 2014. Meeting Accommodations: If you are a person requiring reasonable accommodation, please make requests in advance for sign language interpreting, assistive listening devices or other reasonable accommodation for access to the facility or proceedings by contacting the person listed in the section titled For Further Information Contact. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case by case basis. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 3411–15–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Bridger-Teton National Forest; Wyoming; Oil and Gas Leasing in Portions of the Wyoming Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Forest Service, USDA. Corrected notice of intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement to analyze and disclose effects of oil and gas leasing on portions of the Bridger-Teton National Forest previously identified as suitable and available for oil and gas leasing in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice corrects notices of Intent (NOI) published in the Federal Register on February 4, 2008 (73 FR, No. 23, pages 6453–6454) and March 28, 2008 (73 FR, No. 61 pages 16621– 16622), to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to analyze and disclose environmental effects relative to oil and gas leasing on portions of the forest previously identified as suitable and available for oil and gas leasing in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The Forest Service is providing this corrected NOI because it intends to prepare a new draft and final SEIS in place of the draft and final SEIS released in February 2010 and January 2011, respectively. Extensive public involvement efforts were conducted with the 2008 scoping period. Because extensive public comments covering the range of relevant issues for the analysis were received in the 2008 scoping period and in the comment period on the 2010 Draft SEIS, an additional scoping period is not being conducted. Scoping comments and comments on the Draft SEIS previously submitted will be considered in preparation of the new SEIS. Scoping for a supplemental environmental impact statement is not required [40 CFR 1502.9(c)(4)]. The public will have another opportunity to comment on this project when the new Draft SEIS is released. A draft Record of Decision will be released with the new Final SEIS, and will be subject to the pre-decisional (objection) administrative review process [36 CFR 218]. Individuals and entities who submitted timely, specific written comments SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 15724 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices regarding this project during the 2008 scoping period and the 2010 Draft SEIS comment period and those who submit comments on the new 2014 Draft SEIS will be eligible to file objections. DATES: The new Draft SEIS is expected to be published in October 2014. The estimated completion date for the Final SEIS is May 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Hoelscher, Big Piney District Ranger, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 10418 South Highway 189, P.O. Box 218, Big Piney, WY 83113. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A previous revised NOI was published in the Federal Register on March 28, 2008 (73 FR, No. 61, pages 16621–16622) with the title: Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement To Analyze and Disclose New Information Relative to Oil and Gas Leasing of 44,720 Acres on the Big Piney Ranger District; its purpose was to extend the scoping comment period. This corrected notice updates the original February 2008 NOI and the revised NOI of March 2008 to announce the intent to prepare a new draft and final SEIS. In February 2010, a Draft SEIS was released for public review and comment (75 FR, No. 24, page 6027). In January 2011, a Final SEIS (76 FR, No. 29, page 7844) and Record of Decision were released. In May 2011, the Record of Decision was withdrawn to allow for additional analyses considering updated information. The Forest Service is preparing a new SEIS and Record of Decision to replace previous analysis efforts regarding these specific parcels with the most up-to-date information and scientific analysis. Since the previous notices were published, the Forest Service received notice from the Bureau of Land Management that some parcels are no longer being considered for leasing (updated project map available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/ projects/btnf/landmanagement/ projects). The title of this analysis is revised to reflect this updated information. The purpose and need, proposed action, and known possible alternatives are clarified as noted below. Purpose and Need for Action The purpose for offering parcels and subsequent issuance of leases is to meet the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 Objective 1.1(d) to ‘‘provide leasable, locatable, and salable mineral exploration and development opportunities;’’ and Goal 4.4 ‘‘other resources are protected during exploration and development of subsurface resources;’’ the Bureau of Land Management Pinedale Resource Management Plan mineral management goal to ‘‘provide opportunities for mineral extraction and energy exploration and development to provide resources to meet national and local needs while avoiding or otherwise mitigating significant impacts on other resource objectives;’’ and the Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Resource Management Plan Goal MR: 1 to ‘‘provide opportunities for exploration and developing mineral resources on available public lands.’’ The offering for sale and subsequent issuance of oil and gas leases is needed to respond to interest in obtaining future opportunities for exploration and development of mineral resources under specific parcels. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, requires the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to respond to all leasing interests. Proposed Action The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management propose to offer specific parcels for oil and gas leasing on the eastern slope of the Wyoming Range, along the western portion of Sublette County in areas identified as suitable and available for oil and gas leasing within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and not prohibited by the Wyoming Range Legacy Act. Issuance of leases would follow, incorporating the appropriate standard stipulations for forest management areas 12, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 32, and the applicable Bureau of Land Management resource management plan. Preliminary Issues Following are the preliminary issues developed from previous public involvement efforts and considered during alternative development: Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could have cumulative effects on the social and economic well-being of the local communities and quality of life for residents. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could change the backcountry recreation setting, detracting from the quality of recreation opportunities in the area. Not issuing leases for these specific parcels or applying additional constraints to leases could prevent PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 effective recovery of energy resources in the area. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could affect groundwater quality and quantity in the area. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could occur to terrestrial wildlife including threatened, endangered, sensitive, management indicator species’ habitats and populations; large game; and trophy game species. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could occur to water quality and could affect habitat for fish and other special status aquatic species. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could occur to rare plant species habitats including sensitive and management indicator species’ habitats and populations. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could impact air quality and air quality-related values, with emphasis on cumulative effects because of extensive development in the Pinedale area and previously monitored exceedances of National Ambient Air Quality Standards for ozone in Sublette County. Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development could affect permitted livestock grazing, cultural resources, and visual resources. Possible Alternatives Alternative 1: No action/No leasing. The Forest Service would object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these specific parcels. Alternative 2: Proposed Action, Implement Forest Plan Leasing Availability Decision. The Forest Service would not object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these specific parcels. The Bureau of Land Management would offer for sale leases with existing standard lease stipulations as required by the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The Bureau of Land Management may add additional stipulations in accordance with the applicable resource management plan. Future oil and gas exploration and development would occur in accordance with procedures established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit agreement. Alternative 3: Implement Forest Plan Leasing Availability Decision, Meet Site-Specific Management Goals. The Forest Service would not object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these specific parcels, with site-specific and management area E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 2014 / Notices standard lease stipulations required by the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. For example, a combination of No Surface Occupancy, Timing Limitation, Controlled Surface Use, Conditional No Surface Occupancy, and the Jackson Hole Area Oil and Gas Lease stipulations may be used depending upon resource issues. The Bureau of Land Management may add additional stipulations in accordance with the applicable resource management plan. Future oil and gas exploration and development would occur in accordance with procedures established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit agreement. Alternative 4: Implement Forest Plan Leasing Availability Decision with No Surface Occupancy. The Forest Service would not object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these specific parcels with a No Surface Occupancy stipulation. Future oil and gas exploration and development would occur in accordance with procedures established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit agreement. Lead and Cooperating Agencies The Forest Service is the lead agency. The Bureau of Land Management, the State of Wyoming, and Sublette County are cooperating agencies. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Responsible Official This corrected NOI updates the responsible officials for this project. The Forest Service responsible official for this decision [36 CFR 228.102(d)] is Clinton D. Kyhl, Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 340 N. Cache (P.O. Box 1888), Jackson, Wyoming 83001. The Bureau of Land Management responsible official for final decision (43 CFR 3101.7) relative to the issuance or disposition of the leases and lease parcels is Donald A. Simpson, State Director, Bureau of Land Management— Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone (P.O. Box 1828), Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. Nature of Decision To Be Made The decision to be made is whether the Forest Service objects or does not object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale oil and gas leases on these specific parcels, and under what terms and conditions. This decision will supersede prior Forest Service decisions regarding oil and gas leasing on these specific parcels. Based upon the Forest Service’s decision, the Bureau of Land Management will decide which parcels would be offered for lease VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:18 Mar 20, 2014 Jkt 232001 with appropriate stipulations, which parcels will be deferred, which parcels are not available for leasing, and which parcels are canceled. Dated: March 12, 2014. Clinton D. Kyhl, Forest Supervisor, Bridger-Teton National Forest. [FR Doc. 2014–05891 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [Docket B–58–2013] Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 83— Huntsville, Alabama; Application for Production Authority, Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc., Opening of Comment Period on New Evidence An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board by the Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority, grantee of FTZ 83, requesting production authority on behalf of Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. (Toray), located in Decatur, Alabama. Toray is requesting authority to produce polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber and PANbased carbon fiber under FTZ procedures. The Toray facility produces carbon fiber from both proprietary, domestically-produced PAN and foreign-sourced PAN. On March 7, 2014, Toray made a submission to the FTZ Board that included new evidence in response to the examiner’s preliminary recommendation for approval with a restriction requiring re-export of all foreign-status PAN. Public comment is invited on Toray’s new evidence through April 21, 2014. Rebuttal comments may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period, until May 5, 2014. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at: Foreign-Trade Zones Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 21013, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20230. A copy of Toray’s March 7, 2014, submission will be available for public inspection at the address above, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the FTZ Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. For further information, contact Diane Finver at Diane.Finver@trade.gov or (202) 482–1367. Dated: March 14, 2014. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–06252 Filed 3–20–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15725 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–22–2014] Foreign-Trade Zone 26—Atlanta, Georgia, Application for Additional Production Authority, PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries, (Non-Woven Geotextiles), Athens, Georgia An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by the Georgia Foreign-Trade Zone, Inc., grantee of FTZ 26, requesting additional production authority on behalf of PBR, Inc. d/b/a SKAPS Industries (SKAPS), located in Athens, Georgia. The application conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.23) was docketed on March 12, 2014. The SKAPS facilities (185 employees) are located within Site 29 of FTZ 26. The facilities are used for the production of non-woven geotextile fabric using polypropylene staple fiber. SKAPS requested FTZ production authority in a notification proceeding (15 CFR 400.22) in 2013 (see, 78 FR 54234, 9–3–2013; Doc. B–37–2013). After an initial review, the requested production authority was limited to a five-year initial term, as well as a restriction that precludes inverted tariff benefits on foreign polypropylene staple fiber used in production of non-woven geotextile fabrics for U.S. consumption. The pending application seeks to remove the above-mentioned restriction by requesting authority for SKAPS to choose the duty rate during customs entry procedures that applies to nonwoven geotextile fabrics (duty rate— free) for the polypropylene staple fiber (duty rate—4.3%) sourced from abroad. The request indicates that the savings related to inverted tariff benefits on polypropylene staple fiber used in production for the U.S. market would further improve the facilities’ international competitiveness. In accordance with the FTZ Board’s regulations, Pierre Duy of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to evaluate and analyze the facts and information presented in the application and case record and to report findings and recommendations to the FTZ Board. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is May 20, 2014. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to May 20, 2014. E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 55 (Friday, March 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15723-15725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Bridger-Teton National Forest; Wyoming; Oil and Gas Leasing in 
Portions of the Wyoming Range in the Bridger-Teton National Forest

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Corrected notice of intent to prepare a supplemental 
environmental impact statement to analyze and disclose effects of oil 
and gas leasing on portions of the Bridger-Teton National Forest 
previously identified as suitable and available for oil and gas leasing 
in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects notices of Intent (NOI) published in the 
Federal Register on February 4, 2008 (73 FR, No. 23, pages 6453-6454) 
and March 28, 2008 (73 FR, No. 61 pages 16621-16622), to prepare a 
supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) to analyze and 
disclose environmental effects relative to oil and gas leasing on 
portions of the forest previously identified as suitable and available 
for oil and gas leasing in the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and 
Resource Management Plan. The Forest Service is providing this 
corrected NOI because it intends to prepare a new draft and final SEIS 
in place of the draft and final SEIS released in February 2010 and 
January 2011, respectively. Extensive public involvement efforts were 
conducted with the 2008 scoping period. Because extensive public 
comments covering the range of relevant issues for the analysis were 
received in the 2008 scoping period and in the comment period on the 
2010 Draft SEIS, an additional scoping period is not being conducted. 
Scoping comments and comments on the Draft SEIS previously submitted 
will be considered in preparation of the new SEIS. Scoping for a 
supplemental environmental impact statement is not required [40 CFR 
1502.9(c)(4)]. The public will have another opportunity to comment on 
this project when the new Draft SEIS is released. A draft Record of 
Decision will be released with the new Final SEIS, and will be subject 
to the pre-decisional (objection) administrative review process [36 CFR 
218]. Individuals and entities who submitted timely, specific written 
comments

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regarding this project during the 2008 scoping period and the 2010 
Draft SEIS comment period and those who submit comments on the new 2014 
Draft SEIS will be eligible to file objections.

DATES: The new Draft SEIS is expected to be published in October 2014. 
The estimated completion date for the Final SEIS is May 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Hoelscher, Big Piney District 
Ranger, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 10418 South Highway 189, P.O. 
Box 218, Big Piney, WY 83113.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A previous revised NOI was published in the 
Federal Register on March 28, 2008 (73 FR, No. 61, pages 16621-16622) 
with the title: Revised Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement To Analyze and Disclose New Information 
Relative to Oil and Gas Leasing of 44,720 Acres on the Big Piney Ranger 
District; its purpose was to extend the scoping comment period. This 
corrected notice updates the original February 2008 NOI and the revised 
NOI of March 2008 to announce the intent to prepare a new draft and 
final SEIS. In February 2010, a Draft SEIS was released for public 
review and comment (75 FR, No. 24, page 6027). In January 2011, a Final 
SEIS (76 FR, No. 29, page 7844) and Record of Decision were released. 
In May 2011, the Record of Decision was withdrawn to allow for 
additional analyses considering updated information. The Forest Service 
is preparing a new SEIS and Record of Decision to replace previous 
analysis efforts regarding these specific parcels with the most up-to-
date information and scientific analysis. Since the previous notices 
were published, the Forest Service received notice from the Bureau of 
Land Management that some parcels are no longer being considered for 
leasing (updated project map available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/projects/btnf/landmanagement/projects). The title of this analysis is 
revised to reflect this updated information. The purpose and need, 
proposed action, and known possible alternatives are clarified as noted 
below.

Purpose and Need for Action

    The purpose for offering parcels and subsequent issuance of leases 
is to meet the Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource 
Management Plan Objective 1.1(d) to ``provide leasable, locatable, and 
salable mineral exploration and development opportunities;'' and Goal 
4.4 ``other resources are protected during exploration and development 
of subsurface resources;'' the Bureau of Land Management Pinedale 
Resource Management Plan mineral management goal to ``provide 
opportunities for mineral extraction and energy exploration and 
development to provide resources to meet national and local needs while 
avoiding or otherwise mitigating significant impacts on other resource 
objectives;'' and the Bureau of Land Management Kemmerer Resource 
Management Plan Goal MR: 1 to ``provide opportunities for exploration 
and developing mineral resources on available public lands.'' The 
offering for sale and subsequent issuance of oil and gas leases is 
needed to respond to interest in obtaining future opportunities for 
exploration and development of mineral resources under specific 
parcels. The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended, requires the 
Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to respond to all leasing 
interests.

Proposed Action

    The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management propose to offer 
specific parcels for oil and gas leasing on the eastern slope of the 
Wyoming Range, along the western portion of Sublette County in areas 
identified as suitable and available for oil and gas leasing within the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest and not prohibited by the Wyoming Range 
Legacy Act. Issuance of leases would follow, incorporating the 
appropriate standard stipulations for forest management areas 12, 23, 
24, 25, 26, and 32, and the applicable Bureau of Land Management 
resource management plan.

Preliminary Issues

    Following are the preliminary issues developed from previous public 
involvement efforts and considered during alternative development:
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could have cumulative effects on the social and economic well-being of 
the local communities and quality of life for residents.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could change the backcountry recreation setting, detracting from the 
quality of recreation opportunities in the area.
    Not issuing leases for these specific parcels or applying 
additional constraints to leases could prevent effective recovery of 
energy resources in the area.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could affect groundwater quality and quantity in the area.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could occur to terrestrial wildlife including threatened, endangered, 
sensitive, management indicator species' habitats and populations; 
large game; and trophy game species.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could occur to water quality and could affect habitat for fish and 
other special status aquatic species.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could occur to rare plant species habitats including sensitive and 
management indicator species' habitats and populations.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could impact air quality and air quality-related values, with emphasis 
on cumulative effects because of extensive development in the Pinedale 
area and previously monitored exceedances of National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for ozone in Sublette County.
    Potential impacts from post-leasing exploration and/or development 
could affect permitted livestock grazing, cultural resources, and 
visual resources.

Possible Alternatives

    Alternative 1: No action/No leasing. The Forest Service would 
object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within 
these specific parcels.
    Alternative 2: Proposed Action, Implement Forest Plan Leasing 
Availability Decision. The Forest Service would not object to the 
Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these 
specific parcels. The Bureau of Land Management would offer for sale 
leases with existing standard lease stipulations as required by the 
Bridger-Teton National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The 
Bureau of Land Management may add additional stipulations in accordance 
with the applicable resource management plan. Future oil and gas 
exploration and development would occur in accordance with procedures 
established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit agreement.
    Alternative 3: Implement Forest Plan Leasing Availability Decision, 
Meet Site-Specific Management Goals. The Forest Service would not 
object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within 
these specific parcels, with site-specific and management area

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standard lease stipulations required by the Bridger-Teton National 
Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. For example, a combination of 
No Surface Occupancy, Timing Limitation, Controlled Surface Use, 
Conditional No Surface Occupancy, and the Jackson Hole Area Oil and Gas 
Lease stipulations may be used depending upon resource issues. The 
Bureau of Land Management may add additional stipulations in accordance 
with the applicable resource management plan. Future oil and gas 
exploration and development would occur in accordance with procedures 
established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit agreement.
    Alternative 4: Implement Forest Plan Leasing Availability Decision 
with No Surface Occupancy. The Forest Service would not object to the 
Bureau of Land Management offering for sale leases within these 
specific parcels with a No Surface Occupancy stipulation. Future oil 
and gas exploration and development would occur in accordance with 
procedures established under an approved Federal oil and gas unit 
agreement.

Lead and Cooperating Agencies

    The Forest Service is the lead agency. The Bureau of Land 
Management, the State of Wyoming, and Sublette County are cooperating 
agencies.

Responsible Official

    This corrected NOI updates the responsible officials for this 
project. The Forest Service responsible official for this decision [36 
CFR 228.102(d)] is Clinton D. Kyhl, Bridger-Teton National Forest 
Supervisor, Bridger-Teton National Forest, 340 N. Cache (P.O. Box 
1888), Jackson, Wyoming 83001. The Bureau of Land Management 
responsible official for final decision (43 CFR 3101.7) relative to the 
issuance or disposition of the leases and lease parcels is Donald A. 
Simpson, State Director, Bureau of Land Management--Wyoming State 
Office, 5353 Yellowstone (P.O. Box 1828), Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.

Nature of Decision To Be Made

    The decision to be made is whether the Forest Service objects or 
does not object to the Bureau of Land Management offering for sale oil 
and gas leases on these specific parcels, and under what terms and 
conditions. This decision will supersede prior Forest Service decisions 
regarding oil and gas leasing on these specific parcels. Based upon the 
Forest Service's decision, the Bureau of Land Management will decide 
which parcels would be offered for lease with appropriate stipulations, 
which parcels will be deferred, which parcels are not available for 
leasing, and which parcels are canceled.

    Dated: March 12, 2014.
Clinton D. Kyhl,
Forest Supervisor, Bridger-Teton National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2014-05891 Filed 3-20-14; 8:45 am]
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