[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11108-11109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5046]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM-070-5101-G014; NMNM93652]
Notice of intent, and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Comment
Period; New Mexico
agency: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
action: Notice of intent, and notice of scoping meetings with a public
comment period.
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summary: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the
Bureau of Land Management is directing the preparation of an
environmental document for the construction, operation, and maintenance
of a pipeline that would be 12 or 16 inches in diameter and
approximately 400 miles in length. The proposed project is known as the
Mid-American Pipeline Company Four Corners Loop Project. The
environmental document is being prepared as an environmental
assessment, but will be advanced to the environmental impact statement
level if this is indicated by scoping or by a determination of
significant impacts in the environmental assessment. Public meetings
will be held for the proposed pipeline project with a public comment
period.
dates: Public scoping meetings are planned in Albuquerque, New Mexico
at the Albuquerque Convention Center, San Miguel Room, 401 Second
Street, NW., on March 15, 1995 at 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and in
Roswell, New Mexico at the Roswell Inn, Berrendo Room, 1815 North Main
at 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on March 16, 1995, respectively. The meeting
agenda will be to conduct an open-house to receive interested parties
from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. with a formal presentation starting at 7:00
p.m., followed by a workshop to receive comments, and ending at 9:00
p.m. [[Page 11109]] Written comments on the proposed project accepted
until March 31, 1995.
addresses: Any comments should be sent to the Bureau of Land
Management, Farmington District Office, Attention: Jerry Crockford,
1235 LaPlata Highway, Farmington, NM 87401.
for further information contact: Jerry Crockford, (505) 599-6333.
supplementary information: Pursuant to Section 28 of the Mineral
Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.), as amended by the Act of November 16,
1973 (37 Stat. 567), the Mid-America Pipeline Company has applied for a
right-of-way, serial number NMNM93652, for the construction, operation,
and maintenance of a pipeline. The proposed project crosses Federal,
State, Indian, and private land. The pipeline starts at the Chaco Pump
Station approximately 12 miles south of Farmington, New Mexico and ends
at the Mid-American Pipeline Company Hobbs Pump Station located in
Texas southeast of Hobbs, New Mexico. The proposed project will
parallel existing pipelines for most of its length except as dictated
by resource conflicts. The pipeline is designed to transport 50,000
barrels of natural gas liquids per day. Maps of the Mid-America
Pipeline Company proposed route are available for viewing at the Bureau
of Land Management, Albuquerque District Office, 435 Montano NE.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Farmington District Office, 1235 LaPlata
Highway, Farmington, New Mexico; Roswell District Office, 1717 West
Second, Roswell, New Mexico; Carlsbad Resource Area Office, 620 East
Greene, Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Dated: February 23, 1995.
Joel E. Farrell,
Assistant District Manager for Lands and Renewable Resources.
[FR Doc. 95-5046 Filed 2-28-95; 8:45 am]
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