[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 1665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-110]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Huron-Manistee National Forests, Michigan, USA and State South 
Branch 1-8 Well

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Revised Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the USA and State South Branch 1-8 well.

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SUMMARY: The Huron-Manistee National Forests (Forest Service) and the 
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as a Cooperating Agency, will prepare 
an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the environmental 
impacts of an industry proposal to drill one exploratory natural gas 
well, the USA & State South Branch 1-8 (SB 1-8) well, on National 
Forest System lands. The EIS will also assess the impacts of 
constructing necessary infrastructure, including production facility 
and flowline, should the well be capable of producing hydrocarbons in 
commercial quantities. This analysis will allow the agencies to make 
their respective decisions on this proposal in accordance with federal 
regulations. This notice revises the dates for Draft and Final 
Environmental Impact Statements.

DATES: The Draft EIS is expected in November 2012 and the Final EIS is 
expected by June 2013.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Lauri Hogeboom, Interdisciplinary 
Team Leader, Huron-Manistee National Forests, 1755 S. Mitchell Street, 
Cadillac, MI 49601; fax: (231) 775-5551. Send electronic comments to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Arbogast, Huron-Manistee National 
Forests; telephone: (231) 775-2421; fax: (231) 775-5551. See address 
above under Addresses. Copies of documents may be requested at the same 
address. Another means of obtaining information is to visit the Forest 
Web page at www.fs.fed.us/r9/hmnf then click on ``NEPA Projects and 
Planning,'' then ``Old Project page,'' then ``Mio projects,'' and then 
``USA and State South Branch 1-8.''
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TTY) 
may call 1-(231) 775-3183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The original notice of intent to prepare the 
environmental impact statement for the USA and State South Branch Well 
was published on February 24, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 36, pages 8297-8299) 
with a corrected notice published on March 12, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 48, 
pages 11838-11839).

Responsible Official for Lead Agency

    Barry Paulson, Forest Supervisor, Huron-Manistee National Forests, 
1755 S. Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI 49601.

Responsible Official for Cooperating Agency

    Mark Storzer, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee 
Field Office, 626 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202-
4617.

    Dated: December 12, 2011.
Barry Paulson,
Forest Supervisor.
[FR Doc. 2012-110 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]
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