Notice of Availability of a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Converse County Oil and Gas Project, Converse County, Wyoming, 17884-17885 [2019-08288]
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We use the following forms to collect
information from qualified rural
residents for subsistence harvest:
(1) FWS Form 3–2326, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report.’’
(2) FWS Form 3–2327, ‘‘Designated
Hunter Permit Application, Permit, and
Report.’’
(3) FWS Form 3–2328, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report.’’
(4) FWS Form 3–2378, ‘‘Designated
Fishing Permit Application, Permit, and
Report.’’
(5) FWS Form 3–2379, ‘‘Federal
Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form.’’
We use the information collected to
evaluate:
• Eligibility of applicant.
• Subsistence harvest success.
• Effectiveness of season lengths,
harvest quotas, and harvest restrictions.
• Hunting patterns and practices.
• Hunter use.
The Federal Subsistence Board uses
the harvest data, along with other
information, to set future season dates
and harvest limits for Federal
subsistence resource users. These
seasons and harvest limits are set to
meet the needs of subsistence users
without adverse impact to the health of
existing animal populations.
In addition to the above forms,
regulations at 50 CFR part 100 and 36
CFR part 242 contain requirements for
the collection of information. We collect
nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules
and regulations (50 CFR 100.14 and 36
CFR 242.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal
subsistence regulations (50 CFR 100.18
and 36 CFR 242.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR
100.19 and 36 CFR 242.19).
(4) Requests for reconsideration (50
CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
(5) Requests for permits and reports,
such as traditional religious/cultural/
Number of
annual
respondents
Form/activity
Number of
annual
responses
educational permits, fishwheel permits,
fyke net permits, and under-ice permits
(50 CFR 100.25–27 and 36 CFR 242.25–
27).
Title of Collection: Federal
Subsistence Regulations and Associated
Forms, 50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0075.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2300, 3–
2321 through 3–2323, 3–2326 through
3–2328, and 3–2378 through 3–2379.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals; private sector; and State,
local, and tribal governments. Most
respondents are individuals who are
federally defined rural residents in
Alaska.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Completion time per
response
Total annual
burden hours *
FWS Form 3–2300 NEW ........................................................
FWS Form 3–2321 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2322 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2323 (Individuals) .............................................
FWS Form 3–2323 (Government) ..........................................
FWS Form 3–2326 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2327 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2328 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2378 ..................................................................
FWS Form 3–2379 ..................................................................
Petition to Repeal ....................................................................
Proposed Changes ..................................................................
Special Actions Request .........................................................
Request for Reconsideration (Appeal) ....................................
Traditional/Cultural/Educational Permits and Reports ............
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under-Ice Permits and Reports ....
6
76
76
165
24
11,141
701
2,136
58
18
1
70
17
741
5
7
6
76
76
165
24
11,141
701
2,136
58
18
1
70
17
741
5
7
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3
152
38
41
6
2,785
175
534
15
5
2
35
9
2,964
3
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Totals ................................................................................
15,242
15,242
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6,769
* Rounded.
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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: April 23, 2019.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWYP06000.LL13100000.DB0000]
Notice of Availability of a Supplement
to the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement for the Converse County Oil
and Gas Project, Converse County,
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
SUMMARY:
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a Supplement to the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (Draft
EIS) released January 26, 2018 that
evaluates, analyzes, and discloses to the
public direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of the proposal
to amend the Casper Resource
Management Plan (Casper RMP) to
allow for timing stipulation relief for
non-eagle raptors only within the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project
area in Converse County, Wyoming.
This notice announces a 90-day public
comment period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Converse
County Oil and Gas Project Supplement
to the Draft EIS within 90 days
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following the date of this Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. The
BLM will announce future meetings and
any other public involvement activities
at least 15 days in advance through
public notices, media releases, mailings,
and/or at the BLM website https://
go.usa.gov/xEFvQ.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project
may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Email: blm_wy_casper_wymail@
blm.gov,
• Fax: 307–261–7587,
• Mail or hand delivery: BLM Casper
Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive,
Casper, WY 82604.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the following
offices:
• BLM Casper Field Office, 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming
82604;
• BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming
82009.
Interested persons may also view the
documents online at: https://go.usa.gov/
xEFvQ. Please reference the Converse
County Oil and Gas EIS Attn: Mike
Robinson, Project Manager, when
submitting your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Robinson, Project Manager,
telephone: 307–261–7520; address: 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming
82604; email: blm_wy_casper_wymail@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact Mr. Robinson during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
operator group (OG) comprised of
Anadarko Petroleum Company
(Anadarko), Chesapeake Energy
Corporation (Chesapeake), Devon
Energy (Devon), EOG Resources, Inc.
(EOG), and Northwoods Energy, propose
to develop oil and gas leases within the
Converse County Project Area (CCPA) in
Converse County, Wyoming.
The CCPA encompasses
approximately 1.5 million acres of land,
of which approximately 88,466 surface
acres (6 percent of the CCPA) are public
lands administered by the BLM and
approximately 63,911 surface acres (4
percent of the CCPA) are administered
by the United States Forest Service. The
remaining surface estate consists of
approximately 101,012 surface acres (7
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percent) administered by the State of
Wyoming and approximately 1,247,477
surface acres (83 percent) that are
privately owned. The BLM administers
approximately 964,525 acres of mineral
estate (64 percent) within the CCPA.
Split estate lands, lands with private
surface and Federal mineral ownership,
comprise approximately 812,189 acres
of those 964,525 acres (54 of the 64
percent) of the Federal mineral
ownership of land within the CCPA.
The Supplement to the Draft EIS
describes and analyzes the impacts of
the OG’s Proposed Action (Alternative
B) consisting of five options as
amendments to the Casper RMP. The
following is a summary of those options:
Option 1: The No Action Option assumes
that no amendment would be approved but
that Alternative B would be approved with
the standard stipulations for non-eagle raptor
nest timing limitations applied as directed in
the Casper RMP.
Option 2: This option consists of an
amendment to the Casper RMP that would
modify all existing leases and development
within the Converse County Oil and Gas
Project area, removing all non-eagle raptor
nest timing limitations (lease stipulations,
conditions of approval, mitigations or other
stipulations) through the operation of the
pertinent resource’s laws, rules and
regulations. Future leases or development
within the Converse County Oil and Gas
Project area would not apply the non-eagle
raptor nest timing limitations.
Option 3: This option consists of an
amendment to the Casper RMP that would
allow for development within non-eagle
raptor nest timing limitations within the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon the proponent committing
to measures detailed in this option.
Option 4: This option consists of an
amendment to the Casper RMP that would
allow for development within non-eagle
raptor nest timing limitations within the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon the proponent’s proposed
practices or plans that the BLM determines
alleviates impacts to non-eagle raptors.
Option 5: This option consists of an
amendment to the Casper RMP that would
allow for development within non-eagle
raptor nest timing limitations within the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon completion of a Migratory
Bird Conservation Plan with the US Fish and
Wildlife Service in coordination with the
BLM.
The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS
was published in the Federal Register
on May 16, 2014. Key issues identified
during scoping included: Potential
impacts on private landowners over
Federal mineral estate; socioeconomic
impacts on local communities and
residents, particularly from increased
noise, traffic, and population growth;
potential impacts on air quality and
climate change; potential impacts to
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groundwater and surface water supply
and quality; potential impacts to
historic trails; enforcement of
reclamation and other mitigation on
non-Federal lands; impacts to area
recreation, grazing, and hunting; the
potential to impact sage grouse,
migratory birds, big game, and other
wildlife; and adequate analysis of
cumulative impacts.
The public is encouraged to comment
on any and all portions of the
document. The BLM asks that those
submitting comments make them as
specific as possible with reference to
chapters, page numbers, and paragraphs
in the Supplement to the Draft EIS
document. Comments that contain only
opinions or preferences will not receive
a formal response. The most useful
comments will include new technical or
scientific information, identification of
data gaps in the impact analysis, or
technical or scientific rationale for
opinions or preference.
Comments and information submitted
on the Supplement to the Draft EIS for
the Converse County Oil and Gas project
including names, email addresses, and
street addresses of respondents will be
available for public review online at:
https://go.usa.gov/xEFvQ. The BLM will
not accept anonymous comments, false
names or unidentified emails.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10
Mary Jo Rugwell,
State Director, Wyoming.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWYP06000.LL13100000.DB0000]
Notice of Availability of a Supplement to the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Converse County Oil and Gas Project, Converse
County, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared a Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(Draft EIS) released January 26, 2018 that evaluates, analyzes, and
discloses to the public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental
impacts of the proposal to amend the Casper Resource Management Plan
(Casper RMP) to allow for timing stipulation relief for non-eagle
raptors only within the Converse County Oil and Gas Project area in
Converse County, Wyoming. This notice announces a 90-day public comment
period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the Converse County Oil and Gas Project Supplement
to the Draft EIS within 90 days
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following the date of this Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. The BLM will announce future meetings and any other public
involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through public
notices, media releases, mailings, and/or at the BLM website https://go.usa.gov/xEFvQ.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the Converse County Oil and Gas Project
may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected],
Fax: 307-261-7587,
Mail or hand delivery: BLM Casper Field Office, 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, WY 82604.
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the
following offices:
BLM Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,
Wyoming 82604;
BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne,
Wyoming 82009.
Interested persons may also view the documents online at: https://go.usa.gov/xEFvQ. Please reference the Converse County Oil and Gas EIS
Attn: Mike Robinson, Project Manager, when submitting your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Robinson, Project Manager,
telephone: 307-261-7520; address: 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,
Wyoming 82604; email: [email protected]. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact Mr. Robinson during normal
business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
leave a message or question with the above individual. You will receive
a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An operator group (OG) comprised of Anadarko
Petroleum Company (Anadarko), Chesapeake Energy Corporation
(Chesapeake), Devon Energy (Devon), EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG), and
Northwoods Energy, propose to develop oil and gas leases within the
Converse County Project Area (CCPA) in Converse County, Wyoming.
The CCPA encompasses approximately 1.5 million acres of land, of
which approximately 88,466 surface acres (6 percent of the CCPA) are
public lands administered by the BLM and approximately 63,911 surface
acres (4 percent of the CCPA) are administered by the United States
Forest Service. The remaining surface estate consists of approximately
101,012 surface acres (7 percent) administered by the State of Wyoming
and approximately 1,247,477 surface acres (83 percent) that are
privately owned. The BLM administers approximately 964,525 acres of
mineral estate (64 percent) within the CCPA. Split estate lands, lands
with private surface and Federal mineral ownership, comprise
approximately 812,189 acres of those 964,525 acres (54 of the 64
percent) of the Federal mineral ownership of land within the CCPA.
The Supplement to the Draft EIS describes and analyzes the impacts
of the OG's Proposed Action (Alternative B) consisting of five options
as amendments to the Casper RMP. The following is a summary of those
options:
Option 1: The No Action Option assumes that no amendment would
be approved but that Alternative B would be approved with the
standard stipulations for non-eagle raptor nest timing limitations
applied as directed in the Casper RMP.
Option 2: This option consists of an amendment to the Casper RMP
that would modify all existing leases and development within the
Converse County Oil and Gas Project area, removing all non-eagle
raptor nest timing limitations (lease stipulations, conditions of
approval, mitigations or other stipulations) through the operation
of the pertinent resource's laws, rules and regulations. Future
leases or development within the Converse County Oil and Gas Project
area would not apply the non-eagle raptor nest timing limitations.
Option 3: This option consists of an amendment to the Casper RMP
that would allow for development within non-eagle raptor nest timing
limitations within the Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon the proponent committing to measures detailed in
this option.
Option 4: This option consists of an amendment to the Casper RMP
that would allow for development within non-eagle raptor nest timing
limitations within the Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon the proponent's proposed practices or plans that the
BLM determines alleviates impacts to non-eagle raptors.
Option 5: This option consists of an amendment to the Casper RMP
that would allow for development within non-eagle raptor nest timing
limitations within the Converse County Oil and Gas Project area
contingent upon completion of a Migratory Bird Conservation Plan
with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in coordination with the BLM.
The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS was published in the Federal
Register on May 16, 2014. Key issues identified during scoping
included: Potential impacts on private landowners over Federal mineral
estate; socioeconomic impacts on local communities and residents,
particularly from increased noise, traffic, and population growth;
potential impacts on air quality and climate change; potential impacts
to groundwater and surface water supply and quality; potential impacts
to historic trails; enforcement of reclamation and other mitigation on
non-Federal lands; impacts to area recreation, grazing, and hunting;
the potential to impact sage grouse, migratory birds, big game, and
other wildlife; and adequate analysis of cumulative impacts.
The public is encouraged to comment on any and all portions of the
document. The BLM asks that those submitting comments make them as
specific as possible with reference to chapters, page numbers, and
paragraphs in the Supplement to the Draft EIS document. Comments that
contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal
response. The most useful comments will include new technical or
scientific information, identification of data gaps in the impact
analysis, or technical or scientific rationale for opinions or
preference.
Comments and information submitted on the Supplement to the Draft
EIS for the Converse County Oil and Gas project including names, email
addresses, and street addresses of respondents will be available for
public review online at: https://go.usa.gov/xEFvQ. The BLM will not
accept anonymous comments, false names or unidentified emails.
Before including your address, phone number, email address or other
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10
Mary Jo Rugwell,
State Director, Wyoming.
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