[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 8923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-4496]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR-120-5101 ER-H019, GP2-0332]


Record of Decision; Coos County Natural Gas Pipeline, Coos 
County, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102 of the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was prepared, by a 
third party contract, for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Coos Bay 
District Office. The EIS was prepared to analyze impacts and 
alternatives for the Coos County Board of Commissioners proposed 
natural gas transmission pipeline from near Roseburg in Douglas County, 
Oregon, to Coos Bay in Coos County, Oregon. The proposed project would 
result in granting Coos County a right-of-way for the construction, 
operation and maintenance of a 12 inch natural gas pipeline across 
approximately three miles of BLM-administered lands located in Coos and 
Douglas Counties, Oregon. The Final EIS was released for public review 
December 13, 2002. The Record of Decision (ROD) was signed by the Coos 
Bay District Manager on February 18, 2003, approving the proposed 
action and incorporating project design criteria and best management 
practices analyzed under the proposed action.
    Copies of the ROD can be obtained from the Coos Bay District Office 
at Coos Bay District, BLM, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459. The 
ROD may be examined at the Coos Bay District Office in North Bend, 
Oregon and local libraries. The ROD will also be available 
electronically at the BLM Coos Bay District Web site (http://www.or.blm.gov/coosbay) and the Coos County Web site (http://www.co.coos.or.us). Additionally, a copy of the ROD will be mailed to 
individuals, agencies or companies that commented during the scoping 
process, or on the Draft and Final EIS.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Parties adversely affected by the Record of Decision 
have 30 days, from the date of publication of this notice, to file a 
Notice of Appeal in the office which issued this decision (43 CFR 
4.413). The decision to grant the right-of-way is in full force and 
effect, effective on the date of signing of the Record of Decision. A 
petition for a stay of the decision must be filed in accordance with 
the above cited regulations.

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Record of Decision can be obtained from: 
Bureau of Land Management, Coos Bay District Office at Coos Bay 
District, BLM, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 97459.
    A notice of Appeal should be addressed to: Bureau of Land 
Management, Coos Bay District Office, 1300 Airport Lane, North Bend, OR 
97459, with a copy to: Office of the Regional Solicitor, Kaiser 
Permanente Bldg. Suite 607, 500 Multnomah Street NE, Portland, OR 
97232. A copy must also be sent to: Department of the Interior Board of 
Land Appeals, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Gunther, Project Coordinator, at 
address above or telephone (541-751-4295), fax: 541-751-4303, or e-mail 
comments to the attention of [email protected].

    Dated: July 31, 2002.
Mark E. Johnson,
Coos Bay Associate District Manager.

    Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal 
Register on February 21, 2003.

[FR Doc. 03-4496 Filed 2-25-03; 8:45 am]
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