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Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor
Initiative (WPCI) Resource
Management Plan Amendments to 9
BLM-Wyoming Resource Management
Plans
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and Proposed Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment
for the proposed Wyoming Pipeline
Corridor Initiative(WPCI) within the
BLM Cody, Worland, Buffalo, Casper,
Lander, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Rawlins
and Rock Springs field offices. This
notice identifies the initiation of the 30day protest period and the 60-day
Governor’s consistency review period
for the Proposed RMP Amendment.
DATES: BLM planning regulations state
that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the
regulations may protest the BLM’s Final
Programmatic EIS and Proposed RMP
Amendment. A person who meets the
conditions and files a protest must file
the protest within 30 days of the date
that the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes its Notice of
Availability (NOA) in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
Requests for information
regarding the Final EIS may be mailed
to:
• Mail: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box
261117, Lakewood, CO 80226,
Overnight Delivery: Director (210),
Attention: Protest Coordinator 2850,
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
Copies of the Final EIS are available
on the project website at: https://
go.usa.gov/xpCMr or https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/1502028/570.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Schultz, Project Manager,
telephone 307–775–6084; address 5353
Yellowstone Road Cheyenne Wyoming;
email hschultz@blm.gov. Contact Ms.
Schultz to add your name to our mailing
list. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
ADDRESSES:
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(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS 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: The State
of Wyoming is proposing a pipeline
corridor network for carbon capture,
utilization, and storage (CCUS),
enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and other
compatible uses to be designated on
BLM-managed lands in Wyoming
through the land use planning process.
The State of Wyoming proposes that
roughly 2,000 miles and 25 segments of
pipeline corridors be designated on
BLM-managed lands and in those lands’
associated RMPs. The proposed WPCI
corridors are divided into segments
based on proposed width and the
regions they will service. The BLM
analyzed the State’s proposal by
preparing an EIS. Based on the findings
of the EIS process, the BLM is proposing
to amend the nine RMPs containing
lands proposed for pipeline corridors to
designate those corridors. If the BLM
were to receive a right-of-way
application for CCUS and EOR pipelines
or related facilities in the future, project
specific NEPA would be completed
separately at that time. The analysis has
identified issues to address within the
planning area, including Greater SageGrouse; big game habitat (including
migration corridors); potential conflicts
with coal mining and other resource
uses; air quality; transportation;
vegetation and reclamation success;
anticipated oil and gas development in
the planning area; existing rights-ofway, valid existing rights and other
authorizations that may not be
permitted in the corridor; and
opportunities to apply best management
practices and design features.
The BLM analyzed five alternatives:
Alternative A: No Action Under this
alternative, none of the RMPs would be
amended to establish additional
corridors, and the existing corridors
would remain and would not be
dedicated to pipelines and facilities
associated with CCUS, EOR and other
uses. These corridors would remain
available for any type of potential future
project.
Alternative B: Proposed Action:
Dedicates Corridors for CCUS and EOR
Projects. Portions of existing corridors
(300ft or 200ft wide) would be
dedicated to pipelines and facilities
associated with CCUS, EOR and other
uses as outlined in the State of
Wyoming Proposal. These corridors
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would be designated both in Sage
Grouse Priority Habitat Management
Areas (PHMA) and outside of PHMA as
proposed by the state of Wyoming.
Alternative C: Maintain Existing
Management in Existing Corridors and
create new corridors dedicated to CCUS
and EOR Projects. Routes would be
modified or eliminated from the
Proposal to avoid resource conflicts,
Sage Grouse PHMA, pre-existing rights,
existing uses and infrastructure. Use of
existing corridors would be maximized.
Management of existing corridors would
remain the same and would not be
dedicated to pipelines and facilities
associated with CCUS and EOR.
Additional corridors would be created
(300ft or 200ft wide) dedicated to CCUS,
EOR and other uses as outlined in the
Proposal and analyzed in the EIS.
Additional corridors would be not be
created in Sage Grouse PHMA.
Alternative D: Dedicate portions of
existing corridors and create new
corridors dedicated to CCUS and EOR
Projects. Routes would be modified or
eliminated from the Proposal to avoid
resource conflicts, Sage Grouse PHMA,
pre-existing rights, existing uses and
infrastructure. Portions of existing
corridors (300ft or 200ft wide) would be
dedicated to pipelines and facilities
associated with CCUS and EOR and
other uses as outlined in the State of
Wyoming Proposal. Additional
corridors would be not be created in
Sage Grouse PHMA.
Preferred Alternative (Alternative E):
The Preferred Alternative was
developed in response to public
comments received on the Draft EIS,
and combines the uniqueness of each of
the 25 segments with the current RMP’s
as well as specific siting, resource
conflicts, restrictions, etc. identified in
the robust WPCI analysis. Alternative E
does not represent new analysis
conducted but rather blends the analysis
developed in the Draft EIS under
Alternatives B and D.
Instructions for filing a protest
regarding the Proposed Land Use Plan
Amendment/Final EIS may be found in
the ‘‘Dear Reader’’ Letter of the Final
EIS and Proposed Land Use Plan
Amendment and at 43 CFR 1610.5–2.
A protest may raise only those issues
which were submitted for the record
during the planning process. The BLM
will issue a Record of Decision no
earlier than 30 days from the date of the
Notice of Availability published by the
Environmental Protection Agency.
All protests on the Proposed RMPA
must be submitted in writing by any of
the following methods:
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Website: https://go.usa.gov/xpCMr or
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/1502028/570.
Regular Mail: Director (210).
Attention: Protest Coordinator, P.O.
Box 261117, Lakewood, CO 80226.
Overnight Delivery: Director (210)
Attention: Protest Coordinator, 2850
Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
The BLM encourages submission of
protests using the ePlanning online
tools rather than by mail.
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,
43 CFR 1610.2.
Kimber L. Liebhauser,
BLM Wyoming State Director (Acting).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative (WPCI) Resource
Management Plan Amendments to 9 BLM-Wyoming Resource Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Proposed Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the proposed Wyoming Pipeline
Corridor Initiative(WPCI) within the BLM Cody, Worland, Buffalo,
Casper, Lander, Pinedale, Kemmerer, Rawlins and Rock Springs field
offices. This notice identifies the initiation of the 30-day protest
period and the 60-day Governor's consistency review period for the
Proposed RMP Amendment.
DATES: BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the
conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's Final
Programmatic EIS and Proposed RMP Amendment. A person who meets the
conditions and files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of
the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice
of Availability (NOA) in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Requests for information regarding the Final EIS may be
mailed to:
Mail: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box 261117, Lakewood, CO
80226, Overnight Delivery: Director (210), Attention: Protest
Coordinator 2850, Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
Copies of the Final EIS are available on the project website at:
https://go.usa.gov/xpCMr or https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/1502028/570.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Schultz, Project Manager,
telephone 307-775-6084; address 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne Wyoming;
email [email protected]. Contact Ms. Schultz to add your name to our
mailing list. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
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(TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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: The State of Wyoming is proposing a pipeline
corridor network for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS),
enhanced oil recovery (EOR), and other compatible uses to be designated
on BLM-managed lands in Wyoming through the land use planning process.
The State of Wyoming proposes that roughly 2,000 miles and 25 segments
of pipeline corridors be designated on BLM-managed lands and in those
lands' associated RMPs. The proposed WPCI corridors are divided into
segments based on proposed width and the regions they will service. The
BLM analyzed the State's proposal by preparing an EIS. Based on the
findings of the EIS process, the BLM is proposing to amend the nine
RMPs containing lands proposed for pipeline corridors to designate
those corridors. If the BLM were to receive a right-of-way application
for CCUS and EOR pipelines or related facilities in the future, project
specific NEPA would be completed separately at that time. The analysis
has identified issues to address within the planning area, including
Greater Sage-Grouse; big game habitat (including migration corridors);
potential conflicts with coal mining and other resource uses; air
quality; transportation; vegetation and reclamation success;
anticipated oil and gas development in the planning area; existing
rights-of-way, valid existing rights and other authorizations that may
not be permitted in the corridor; and opportunities to apply best
management practices and design features.
The BLM analyzed five alternatives:
Alternative A: No Action Under this alternative, none of the RMPs
would be amended to establish additional corridors, and the existing
corridors would remain and would not be dedicated to pipelines and
facilities associated with CCUS, EOR and other uses. These corridors
would remain available for any type of potential future project.
Alternative B: Proposed Action: Dedicates Corridors for CCUS and
EOR Projects. Portions of existing corridors (300ft or 200ft wide)
would be dedicated to pipelines and facilities associated with CCUS,
EOR and other uses as outlined in the State of Wyoming Proposal. These
corridors would be designated both in Sage Grouse Priority Habitat
Management Areas (PHMA) and outside of PHMA as proposed by the state of
Wyoming.
Alternative C: Maintain Existing Management in Existing Corridors
and create new corridors dedicated to CCUS and EOR Projects. Routes
would be modified or eliminated from the Proposal to avoid resource
conflicts, Sage Grouse PHMA, pre-existing rights, existing uses and
infrastructure. Use of existing corridors would be maximized.
Management of existing corridors would remain the same and would not be
dedicated to pipelines and facilities associated with CCUS and EOR.
Additional corridors would be created (300ft or 200ft wide) dedicated
to CCUS, EOR and other uses as outlined in the Proposal and analyzed in
the EIS. Additional corridors would be not be created in Sage Grouse
PHMA.
Alternative D: Dedicate portions of existing corridors and create
new corridors dedicated to CCUS and EOR Projects. Routes would be
modified or eliminated from the Proposal to avoid resource conflicts,
Sage Grouse PHMA, pre-existing rights, existing uses and
infrastructure. Portions of existing corridors (300ft or 200ft wide)
would be dedicated to pipelines and facilities associated with CCUS and
EOR and other uses as outlined in the State of Wyoming Proposal.
Additional corridors would be not be created in Sage Grouse PHMA.
Preferred Alternative (Alternative E): The Preferred Alternative
was developed in response to public comments received on the Draft EIS,
and combines the uniqueness of each of the 25 segments with the current
RMP's as well as specific siting, resource conflicts, restrictions,
etc. identified in the robust WPCI analysis. Alternative E does not
represent new analysis conducted but rather blends the analysis
developed in the Draft EIS under Alternatives B and D.
Instructions for filing a protest regarding the Proposed Land Use
Plan Amendment/Final EIS may be found in the ``Dear Reader'' Letter of
the Final EIS and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment and at 43 CFR
1610.5-2.
A protest may raise only those issues which were submitted for the
record during the planning process. The BLM will issue a Record of
Decision no earlier than 30 days from the date of the Notice of
Availability published by the Environmental Protection Agency.
All protests on the Proposed RMPA must be submitted in writing by
any of the following methods:
Website: https://go.usa.gov/xpCMr or https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/1502028/570.
Regular Mail: Director (210).
Attention: Protest Coordinator, P.O. Box 261117, Lakewood, CO
80226.
Overnight Delivery: Director (210) Attention: Protest Coordinator,
2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, CO 80215.
The BLM encourages submission of protests using the ePlanning
online tools rather than by mail.
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, 43 CFR 1610.2.
Kimber L. Liebhauser,
BLM Wyoming State Director (Acting).
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