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[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28406-28407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13675]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Action: Notice of Application for a Natural Gas Pipeline Right-
of-Way

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that under Section 28 of the Mineral 
Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 449:30 U.S.C. 185), as amended by Public 
Law 93-153, Koch Pipeline Southeast, Inc. has applied to construct, 
install and maintain a 12-inch pipeline across approximately 2,566.88 
feet of the Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge in 
Jackson County, Mississippi and Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, 
Mobile County,

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Alabama within the existing corridor described as follows:
    Legal Description of Centerline Proposed 50' Permanent Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Across Property of United States of America Located in 
Section 7, T7S, R4W, Jackson County, Mississippi.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,114,194.65 and Y = 343,696.16, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.37'00'' E a distance of 
1,681.58 feet to the Point of termination containing 1,681.58 feet or 
101.91 rods.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,116,172.98 and Y = 345,153.82, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.37'00'' E a distance of 
338.18 feet to the Point of termination containing 338.18 feet or 20.50 
rods.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,116,445.24 and Y = 345,354.43, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.37'00'' E a distance of 
480.94 feet to the Point of termination containing 480.94 feet or 29.15 
rods.
    Legal Description of Centerline Proposed 50' Permanent Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Across Property of United States of America Located in 
Section 18, T7S, R4W, Jackson County, Mississippi.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,111,557.16 and Y = 341,753.08, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.37'16'' E a distance of 
506.75 feet to the Point of termination containing 506.75 feet or 
155.57 rods.
    Legal Description of Centerline Proposed 50' Permanent Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Across Property of United States of America Located in 
Sections 4 & 5, T7S, R4W, Jackson County, Mississippi.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,120,987.53 and Y = 348,701.42, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.40'49'' E a distance of 
8.67 feet to the Point of termination containing 8.67 feet or 0.52 
rods.
    Legal Description of Centerline Proposed 50' Permanent Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Across Property of United States of America Located in 
Sections 19 & 30, T7S, R4W, Jackson County, Mississippi.
    Commencing at a point having a Mississippi Coordinate System, East 
Zone coordinated of X = 1,080,724.33 and Y = 363,181.92, said point 
being the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 27 deg.18'18'' W a distance of 
2,566.88 feet to the Point of termination containing 2,566.88 feet or 
155.57 rods.
    Legal Description of Centerline Proposed 50' Permanent Pipeline 
Right-of-Way Across Property of United States of America Located in 
Sections 4 & 5, T7S, R4W, Mobile County, Alabama.
    Commencing at a point having a Alabama Coordinate System, West Zone 
coordinated of X = 1,685,142.20 and Y = 167,740.37, said point being 
the Point of Beginning; Thence, N 53 deg.40'49'' E a distance of 
1,899.22 feet to a point, Thence, along a curve to the right having a 
radius of 11,670 feet and achord bearing and distance of 59 deg.31'19'' 
feet to a point; Thence S 59 deg.59'47'' E a distance of 51.41 feet to 
a point; Thence S 14 deg.59'47'' E a distance of 467.89 feet to a 
point; Thence, S 47 deg.01'52'' E a distance of 202.22 feet to a Point 
of termination containing 4,177.23 feet or 253.16 rods.
    The land described above contains 11.18 acres, more or less.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service is correctly considering the merits of 
approving this application.

DATES: Interested persons desiring to comment on this application 
should do so on or before June 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to the Regional Director, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Room 420, Atlanta, 
Georgia 30345.
Sam D. Hamilton,
Regional Director,
[FR Doc. 98-13675 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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