[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2438-2439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00458]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[LLCOS05000.L13100000.EJ0000.241A]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Bull Mountain Unit Master Development Plan, Gunnison 
County, CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prepared a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bull Mountain Unit Master 
Development Plan (MDP) and by this notice is announcing the opening of 
the comment period.

DATES: To ensure comments will be considered, the BLM must receive 
written comments on the Bull Mountain MDP Draft EIS within 45 days 
following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its 
Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. The BLM will announce 
future meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities 
at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media releases and/
or mailings.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments related to the Bull Mountain MDP 
Draft EIS by any of the following methods:
     Email: [email protected].
     Fax: 970-240-5368.
     Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Uncompahgre Field Office, 
Attn: Jerry Jones, 2465 South Townsend Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401.
    Copies of the Bull Mountain MDP Draft EIS are available for 
download on the project Web site (www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/nepa/ufo/Bull_Mountain_EIS.html) and on CD from the Uncompahgre Field 
Office at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry Jones, Bull Mountain MDP Project 
Manager, at 970-240-5300, [email protected], or at the address above. 
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call 
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to 
contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS is 
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question 
with the above individual. You will receive a reply during normal 
business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM Uncompahgre Field Office received a 
proposed MDP for natural gas exploration and development from SG 
Interests I, Ltd. (SGI) for the Bull Mountain Unit. An MDP provides 
information common to multiple planned wells, including drilling plans, 
Surface Use Plans of Operations, and plans for future production.
    The Bull Mountain Unit MDP Draft EIS describes the exploration and 
development of up to 146 natural gas wells, four water disposal wells 
and associated infrastructure on Federal and private mineral leases 
within a federally unitized area known as the Bull Mountain Unit. SGI 
decided to develop the unit after their exploration wells demonstrated 
the potential for economically viable reserves of natural gas.
    The Bull Mountain Unit is located within the Colorado River basin, 
approximately 30 miles northeast of the Town of Paonia and is bisected 
by State Highway 133. The boundaries of the unit encompass 
approximately 19,670 acres, Federal and private oil, and gas mineral 
estate in Gunnison County, Colorado. The unit consists of 440 acres of 
BLM Federal surface and subsurface land; 12,900 acres of split-estate 
lands consisting of private surface and Federal subsurface minerals 
administered by the BLM; and 6,330 acres of fee land consisting of 
private surface and private subsurface minerals.
    The BLM is considering three alternatives in the Draft EIS: The No 
Action alternative, the MDP as submitted, and a third alternative 
developed by the BLM to help evaluate the effects of various 
modification and mitigation possibilities.
    Work on the MDP began with a preliminary Environmental Assessment 
in 2009. The BLM determined that an EIS was necessary due to potential 
significant impacts to air quality in nearby Class 1 air sheds, water, 
socioeconomics and wildlife.
    Please note that public comments and information submitted 
including names, street addresses and email addresses of persons who 
submit comments will be available for public review and disclosure at 
the above address during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), 
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-00458 Filed 1-15-15; 8:45 am]
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