[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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