Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 248 / Thursday, December 27, 2001 / Notices 66921

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Planning Analysis/Environmental

Assessment.

SUMMARY: The Jackson Field Office,

Eastern States will prepare a Planning

Analysis/Environmental Assessment

(PA/EA), in cooperation with the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, to consider

leasing Federal mineral estate for oil

and gas exploration and development.

The lands, managed by the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, are located in the

Carr Creek Project Area in Knott County,

Kentucky. This notice is issued

pursuant to Title 40 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) 1501.7 and Title 43

CFR 1610.2(c). The planning effort will

follow the procedures set forth in Title

43 CFR part 1600. The public is invited

to participate in this planning process,

beginning with the identification of

planning issues and criteria.

DATES: Comments relating to the

identification of planning issues and

criteria will be accepted for thirty days

from the date of this publication.

Individual respondents may request

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold

your name or street address from public

review or from disclosure under the

Freedom of Information Act, 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

and businesses, and from individuals

identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

available for public inspection in their

entirety.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Bureau

of Land Management, Jackson Field

Office; 411 Briarwood Drive, Suite 404;

Jackson, MS 39206.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clay

Moore, Lead for PA/EA, Jackson Field

Office, (601–977–5400).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM

has responsibility to consider

nominations to lease Federal mineral

estate for oil and gas exploration and

development. An interdisciplinary team

will be used in the preparation of the

PA/EA. Preliminary issues, subject to

change as a result of public input, are

(1) Potential impacts of oil and gas

exploration and development on the

surface resources and uses by the Corps

of Engineers and (2) consideration of

restrictions on lease rights to protect

surface resources and uses by the Corps

of Engineers. The Carr Creek Project

Area is composed of lands acquired in

many separate tracts totaling 3,914.64

acres. The Project Area is in Knott

County; approximately 20 miles east of

Hazard, Kentucky.

Due to the limited scope of this PA/

EA process, public meetings are not

scheduled.

Bruce E. Dawson,

Field Manager, Jackson Field Office.

[FR Doc. 01–31748 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–030–1020–00]

Notice of Intent To Amend Plans;

Corrections

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Corrections to Notice of intent

to Prepare Plan Amendments

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument (GSENM)

published in the November 30, 2001

issue of the Federal Register (FR) a

Notice of Intent to Amend the GSENM

Management Plan, the Paria

Management Framework Plan, and the

Escalante Management Framework Plan.

As published, the notice contained the

following errors: (1) The notice was

incorrect and unclear about which plans

are associated with the Willow Gulch

and Clark Bench grazing allotments; and

(2) The notice inadvertently omitted the

inclusion of the Willow Gulch grazing

allotment in planning criteria number 1.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Monument Manager, Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument, 190 E

Center, Kanab, Utah 84741 (Phone: 435–

644–4300).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction

1: In the Federal Register issue of

November 30, 2001 (Volume 66,

Number 231), FR Doc. 01–29729, on

Page 59812, in the second column,

under the ‘‘Summary’’ caption, correct

the first sentence to read:

Summary: Pursuant to the Bureau of

Land Management (BLM) Planning

Regulations (43 CFR 1600) this notice

advises the public that the BLM, Grand

Staircase-Escalante National Monument

(GSENM) is considering amendments to

the following plans:

(1) The Grand Staircase-Escalante

National Monument (GSENM)

Management Plan, and the Paria

Management Framework Plan regarding

the Clark Bench Allotment; and

(2) The Grand Staircase-Escalante

National Monument (GSENM)

Management Plan and the Escalante

Management Framework Plan regarding

the Willow Gulch Allotment.

Correction 2: In the Federal Register

issue of November 30, 2001 (Volume 66,

Number 231), FR Doc. 01–29729, on

Page 59812, the third column, under the

‘‘Supplementary Information’’ caption,

correct the second paragraph, Item 1 to

read:

1. These plan amendments/EAs are

initiated in response to the voluntary

relinquishment of the sole grazing

preference/permit for the Clark Bench

grazing allotment and a portion of the

grazing preference/permit for the

Willow Gulch grazing allotment. These

plan amendments will be addressed

through two separate EAs. The analyses

and decisions will apply only to these

allotments.

Dated: December 12, 2001.

Sherry Barnett,

Deputy Assistant Director.

[FR Doc. 01–31764 Filed 12–26–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NMNM 106570]

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for a Proposed

Pipeline Right-of-Way Across Federal

Land in Lea, Eddy, Chaves, Lincoln,

Guadalupe, Torrance, Sandoval,

McKinley and San Juan Counties, NM;

Ector and Winkler Counties, TX

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

New Mexico.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

and conduct EIS scoping meetings for

the conversion of an existing pipeline

and construction of new pipeline and

above ground structures for the

transportation of refined petroleum

products from Odessa, Texas to

Bloomfield, New Mexico.

SUMMARY: Equilon Pipeline Company,

LLC, proposes a pipeline about 500

miles in length, from Odessa, Texas to

Bloomfield, New Mexico, carrying

refined petroleum products (gasoline,

diesel, aviation fuel). Approximately

400 miles of the 500-mile system uses

an existing pipeline formerly used to

move crude oil from the Four Corners

area to West Texas. Approximately 100

miles of new pipeline will be

constructed in two segments; one

linking Odessa, Texas to the existing

pipeline at Jal, New Mexico, and the

other connecting the north end of the

existing pipeline near Bisti to

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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