[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 21203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11596]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WY-010-5101-00-K012, WYW-128830]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Express
Pipeline Project
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
SUMMARY: The Wyoming State Director of the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) stating the BLM's intent to
grant a right-of-way (ROW) and associated temporary use permits across
public lands to Express Pipeline Inc., for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of a 24-inch buried crude oil pipeline from the Port of
Wildhorse on the U.S.-Canada border to Casper, Wyoming.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD may be reviewed at the following
locations: Lewistown District BLM Office, 80 Airport Road, (contact
Robert Padilla, Realty Specialist), Lewistown, Montana; Worland
District BLM Office, 101 South 23rd Street, (Don Ogaard, BLM Project
Manager) Worland, Wyoming; Casper District BLM Office, 1701 East ``E''
Street, (Pat Moore, Realty Specialist), Caper, Wyoming; Montana State
Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (Art Compton) 1520 East 6th
Avenue, Helena, Montana, and county and city libraries along the
proposed pipeline route.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of the ROD may be obtained from
the Bureau of Land Management, Worland District Office, Attn: Don
Ogaard, BLM Project Manager, P.O. Box 119, Worland, Wyoming 82401-0119,
telephone (307) 347-5160.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Express Pipeline, Inc. proposes to
construct, operate, and maintain a 24-inch pipeline from Wild Horse
(located on the border between Montana and Canada) to Casper, Wyoming,
to transport Canadian crude oil. On February 23, 1996, the final
Environmental Impact Statement for the project was issued a 30-day
public review period. The ROD was signed by the Wyoming State Director
on April 15, 1996. The BLM intends to issue a ROW grant and associated
temporary use permits for the 97 miles of public land that would be
crossed on the 515-mile route.
Construction activities would be subject to a timing restriction
designed to protect big game winter range and other wildlife habitat.
The decision does not affect any state or private lands crossed by the
proposed route, and does not create any right or easement nor establish
eminent domain, across such lands. The BLM will not issue a Notice to
Proceed with construction of the public lands segments of the ROW until
an acceptable Plan of Development, containing the detailed construction
standards, reclamation measures, and emergency contingency plans, has
been submitted by Express Pipeline, Inc. and approved by the BLM.
APPEALS: This decision may be appealed to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals, Office of the Secretary, in accordance with the regulations
contained in 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart E. If you wish to appeal, a Notice
of Appeal must be filed in the Wyoming State BLM Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003-1828, within
30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The Notice of Appeal shall state clearly and concisely why
you think the decision is in error. A copy of the Notice of Appeal must
be served, within 15 days, on the Regional Solicitor, Rocky Mountain
Region; U.S. Department of the Interior; 755 Parfet Street, Suite 151;
Lakewood, Colorado 80215. Within 30 days of the Notice of Appeal, the
appellant must file a Statement of Reasons for the appeal. Appellants
wishing a stay of the decision must file a Petition for Stay, pursuant
to 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart B, and 43 CFR 2884.1, with the Notice of
Appeal.
Dated: May 3, 1996.
Alan R. Pierson,
Wyoming State Director.
[FR Doc. 96-11596 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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