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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[UT-060-03-4110-03]

 

Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the River 
Gas of Utah, Inc. Coalbed Methane Project in Carbon County, UT

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the River Gas of Utah, Inc. Coalbed Methane Project in Carbon 
County, Utah and Notice of Scoping Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab District, 
will be directing the preparation of an EIS to be prepared by a third 
party contractor on the impacts of River Gas of Utah, Inc. Coalbed 
Methane Project. The proposed project would be comprised of lands 
encompassing approximately 290 square miles located on a combination of 
Federal (BLM), state, and private lands within Carbon County, Utah. A 
public scoping meeting will be held September 8, 1994.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: River Gas of Utah, Inc. of Northport, 
Alabama proposed to develop coalbed methane from a tract of land 
encompassing approximately 290 square miles located on lands managed by 
the Bureau of Land Management, the State of Utah, and private 
landowners. The proposed tract surrounds the City of Price. The 
northern portion of the tract would include the Federal unit known as 
Drunkards Wash Federal Unit UTU67921X.
    River Gas proposes to drill up to 100 wells during 1995, and up to 
an additional 100 wells during each year thereafter. Up to 1,000 wells 
could be drilled during the life of the proposed project. Each well 
would be drilled to the Ferron coal formation, which occurs at a depth 
of about 1,200 to 3,800 feet.
    The Bureau of Land Management's scoping process for this EIS will 
include: (1) Identification of issues to be addressed; (2) 
Identification of viable alternatives, and (3) Notifying interested 
groups, individuals and agencies so that additional information 
concerning these issues can be obtained.
    A public scoping meeting will be held at 7 p.m. September 8, 1994, 
at the Court House in Price located at 200 East Main.
    The scoping process will consist of a news release announcing the 
start of the EIS process; letters of invitation to participate in the 
scoping process; and a scoping document which further clarifies the 
proposed action, alternatives and significant issues being considered 
to be distributed to selected parties and available upon request.
    Written comments will be accepted until September 30, 1994. 
Comments should be sent to the District Manager, Bureau of Land 
Management, P.O. Box 970, Moab, Utah 84532, Attention: Price Coalbed 
Methane Project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daryl Trotter, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator, Moab District Office, 82 East Dogwood, P.O. 
Box 970, Moab, Utah 84532, (801) 259-6111.

    Dated: August 4, 1994.
C. Delano Backus,
Acting District Manager.
[FR Doc. 94-19834 Filed 8-12-94; 8:45 am]
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