[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 47358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19369]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Withdrawal of Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement for Proposed Amendment of Rogue River, Umpqua and Winema 
National Forest Land and Resource Management Plans for the Pacific 
Connector Gas Pipeline

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of intent to prepare an EIS.

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SUMMARY: In the Monday, June 15, 2009 Federal Register (FR) Vol. 74, 
No. 113, pages 28214-28217, the Forest Service announced its intention 
to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for amendment of 
land and resource management plans (LRMP) of the Rogue River, Umpqua 
and Winema National Forests to make provision for the Pacific Connector 
Gas Pipeline (PCGP) to cross national forest system lands. The Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) vacated the order that authorized 
the PCGP on April 16, 2012. With FERC's withdrawal of the current 
authorization for the PCGP, the proposal by the Forest Service to amend 
LRMPs to make provision for the PCGP is not ripe for decision. 
Therefore, the Forest Service is withdrawing the Notice of Intent to 
prepare an EIS published in 74 FR 28214, June 15, 2009.

DATES: This action is effective upon publication in the Federal 
Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Sichting at 541-957-3342 or by 
email at [email protected]. Individuals who use telecommunication 
devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 
Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PCGP has requested that FERC initiate 
pre-filing environmental review procedures for a new application to 
construct and operate a natural gas pipeline that crosses the Rogue 
River, Umpqua and Winema National Forests. Should FERC reinitiate 
environmental review under the procedures of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), the Forest Service would cooperate with FERC in 
accordance with Section 313 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act and 
regulations for NEPA, 40 CFR 1501.6. Timely comments submitted by the 
public in response to the NOI published by the Forest Service in 74 FR 
28214, June 15, 2009 would be considered as timely comments in any 
future scoping activity by the Forest Service for amendment of LRMPs in 
relation to the PCGP.

    Dated: July 20, 2012.
Alice Carlton,
Forest Supervisor, Umpqua National Forest.
[FR Doc. 2012-19369 Filed 8-7-12; 8:45 am]
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