66922 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices

Bloomfield, New Mexico. The existing

pipeline will be reconditioned.

Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, the Bureau of Land

Management, New Mexico State Office,

will be the lead agency directing the

preparation of an EIS on the impacts of

proposed transportation of refined

petroleum products through pipelines

located on public lands in New Mexico

and Texas, including BLM, National

Forest System and State as well as

private lands.

Preliminary Issues

Potential issues identified at this time

include: biological and visual resources;

soils, water, safety, social and economic

concerns in association with refined

petroleum products pipeline

construction and operation. Other issues

and concerns may be identified through

scoping and the public participation

development of this public notification

process.

Responsible Official

The responsible official is Michelle

Chavez, the BLM New Mexico State

Director, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe,

New Mexico, 87505.

Decisions To Be Made

The purpose of the EIS is to disclose

to the public and permitting agencies

the environmental impacts of

constructing and operating the proposed

pipeline. If approved, the BLM, as lead

agency, would sign the necessary

Record of Decision (ROD) for the

issuance of right-of-way grants under

the Mineral Leasing Act for the pipeline

proposal.

Tentative Project Schedule

The tentative project schedule is as

follows:

Begin Public Comment Period

January 2002

Scoping Meetings

January 2002

Scoping Comment Period Ends

February 2002

Publish Draft EIS

June 2002

Draft EIS Public Meetings

July 2002

Publish Final EIS

October 2002

Record of Decision

November 2002

Public Scoping Meetings

Public Scoping meetings are

tentatively scheduled for the week of

January 14, 2002 in Moriarty, Jal and

Placitas, New Mexico. Open houses will

also be held in Odessa, Texas and

Bloomfield, NM.

Public Input Requested

Comments concerning the Proposed

Action and EIS should address

environmental issues to be considered,

feasible alternatives to examine,

possible mitigation and information

relevant to or bearing on the Proposed

Action.

Comments, including names and

street addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at the BLM

Albuquerque Field Office and will be

subject to disclosure under the Freedom

of Information Act (FOIA). They may be

published as part of the EIS and other

related documents. Individual

respondents may request

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold

your name or street address from public

review and disclosure under the FOIA,

you must state this prominently at the

beginning of your written comment.

Such requests will be honored to the

extent allowed by law. All submissions

from organizations or businesses will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Joseph Jaramillo, Project Manager,

Bureau of Land Management,

Albuquerque Field Office, 435 Montano

Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107–

4935.

Dated: December 6, 2001.

Edwin J. Singleton,

BLM, Albuquerque Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31758 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–AG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–350–1220–EA]

Temporary Restriction of Use Order

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Temporary restriction of motor

vehicle use, Fort Sage Off Highway

Vehicle Area.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective 12:00 am April 6 until 6:00 pm

April 7, 2002, use of motor vehicles is

restricted at the Fort Sage Off Highway

Vehicle Area to entrants and officials

participating in motorcycle races under

permit with the Bureau of Land

Management. All roads and trails at the

Fort Sage OHV area are closed to all

other motor vehicle use on April 6 & 7,

2002, except for County Road 327 (Fort

Sage Road), the Fort Sage Trailhead

access road, the Widowmaker Trailhead

Access road, and the road to the ‘‘Land

of David’’ site which remain open

without restriction.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this restriction is to protect

persons and their property, by

preventing the potential for collision

between race participants and casual

road and trail riders. The restriction will

also prevent adverse impacts to soil,

vegetation, wildlife habitat, and

recreation resources by preventing the

potential for cross country travel by or

congregating of spectators adjacent to or

between trails. Search and rescue,

medical emergency, law enforcement,

and other emergency personal are

exempted from these restrictions. BLM

personnel are exempted from these

restrictions for official administrative

purposes. Owners of private lands

within or adjacent to the Fort Sage OHV

Area are exempted for access to owner’s

private land. Permitted OHV use

remains limited to designated roads and

trails as established under the existing

OHV designation for the area. The

authority for this closure is 43 CFR

8364.1

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: James

Sippel, Outdoor Recreation Planner,

BLM Eagle Lake Field Office (530) 257–

0456.

Linda D. Hansen,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 01–31754 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–930–1430–ET; NMNM 87650]

Public Land Order No. 7506;

Revocation of Public Land Order No.

7052; New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes Public

Land Order No. 7052 in its entirety as

it affects public land and federally

reserved mineral interest withdrawn for

protection of the unique geological

formations of the Tent Rocks Area of

Critical Environmental Concern. The

land is withdrawn from mining and all

forms of disposition other than

exchange by Presidential Proclamation

No. 7394 which established the KashaKatuwe Tent Rocks National

Monument.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 27, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeanette Espinosa, BLM New Mexico