80 FR 16424 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Development in the White River Field Office, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

Page Range		16424-16426
FR Document		2015-07013

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the White River Field Office (WRFO) and by this notice is announcing its availability.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan 
Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas 
Development in the White River Field Office, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has 
prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment and a 
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the White River Field 
Office (WRFO) and by this notice is announcing its availability.

DATES: The BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the 
conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's 
Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and 
files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that 
the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of 
Availability for this project in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the WRFO Oil and Gas Development Proposed RMP 
Amendment/Final EIS have been sent to affected Federal, State and local 
government agencies, and interested parties. The Proposed RMP 
Amendment/Final EIS is also available on the Internet at: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/wrfo.html, and at locations listed under the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
    All protests must be in writing and mailed to one of the following 
addresses:

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BLM Director (210), Attention: Protest   BLM Director (210), Attention:
 Coordinator, WO-210, P.O. Box 71383,     Protest Coordinator, WO-210,
 Washington, DC 20024-1383.               20 M Street SE., Room 2134LM,
                                          Washington, DC 20003.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Sauls, Planning and 
Environmental Coordinator; telephone 970-878-3855; White River Field 
Office, 220 East Market Street, Meeker, CO 81641; email [email protected]. 
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 prepared the WRFO Oil and Gas 
Development Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS to evaluate and amend the 
current management decisions for oil and gas resources within the WRFO 
planning area. The current management decisions for oil and gas 
resources are described in the White River Record of Decision and 
Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved July 1, 1997, as 
amended (1997 WRFO RMP).
    The Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS addresses public lands and 
resources managed by the WRFO. The WRFO planning area includes 
approximately 2.7 million acres of BLM, National Park Service, U.S. 
Forest Service, State, and private lands located in northwestern 
Colorado, primarily in Rio Blanco County, with additional tracts 
located in Moffat and Garfield counties. Within the WRFO planning area, 
the BLM administers approximately 1.5 million surface acres and 2.2 
million acres of Federal subsurface mineral estate. Surface management 
decisions made as a result of this planning effort will apply only to 
the BLM-administered lands in the WRFO planning area. The BLM decided 
to update the 1997 WRFO RMP because the 2007 Reasonable Foreseeable 
Development Scenario identified substantial changes in the way oil and 
gas development is expected to proceed in the planning area compared to 
what was considered in the 1997 WRFO RMP. Changes include an increase 
in the number of wells to be drilled, a transition from single well 
pads to multi-well pads, and a shift in the location of development to 
the Mesaverde Play Area.
    The purpose of the WRFO Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS is to 
provide effective management direction for public lands administered by 
the WRFO based on an analysis of oil and gas exploration and 
development activities in excess of levels evaluated in the 1997 WRFO 
RMP. During the development of the RMP Amendment, the BLM reviewed the 
decisions contained in the 1997 WRFO RMP. None of the alternatives 
analyzed for this amendment considered the creation of new special 
designations or changes to areas currently open or closed to oil and 
gas leasing in the 1997 WRFO approved RMP because this amendment is 
entirely focused on addressing oil and gas development.
    The Draft RMP Amendment/EIS evaluated four alternatives in detail 
including, the No Action Alternative (Alternative A) and three action 
alternatives (Alternatives B, C and D). Based on the impacts analysis 
and public comment on the Draft RMP Amendment, the BLM selected various 
parts of Alternatives A, B, C and D to develop the Proposed RMP 
Amendment (Alternative E) in the Final EIS.
    The Proposed RMP Amendment, Alternative E, considers impacts and 
management actions associated with potential development of 15,040 
wells on 1,100 well pads with an associated surface disturbance of 
13,200 acres. Alternative E incorporates the managed development 
approach from Alternatives B and C. The Proposed RMP Amendment includes 
the Dinosaur Trail Master Leasing Plan in the northwest corner of the 
field office and a plan for phased leasing within that area.
    The Proposed RMP Amendment also provides management direction for 
more than 300,000 acres of inventoried lands with wilderness 
characteristics; these areas would be managed at one of three levels 
depending upon whether or not wilderness characteristics were the 
primary management focus in an area.
    Because this planning effort is an amendment and not a full RMP 
revision, changes in management were limited to only those decisions 
related to oil and gas development. However, because oil and gas 
development has the potential to impact other resources, the BLM 
developed management actions designed to reduce impacts to a variety of 
resources, including air and water quality, soils, vegetation, wildlife 
habitat, special status plant habitat, wild horses, cultural resources, 
paleontological resources, visual resources, forestry and woodlands, 
livestock grazing, minerals, recreation, travel management, realty, and 
special designations.
    Copies of the WRFO Oil and Gas Development Proposed RMP Amendment/
Final EIS are available for public inspection at the Web site listed 
under the ADDRESSES section, and at the following locations:
     White River Field Office, 220 East Market Street, Meeker, 
CO 81641
     Little Snake Field Office, 455 Emerson Street, Craig, CO 
81625
     Northwest District Office, 2815 H Road, Grand Junction, CO 
81506
     Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage 
Road, Silt, CO 81652
     BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield Street, 
Lakewood, CO 80215
     Kremmling Field Office, 2103 East Park Avenue, Kremmling, 
CO 80459
     Libraries in the following Colorado locations: Rifle, 
Meeker, Rangely, and Craig.
    Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM 
regarding the Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS may be found in the 
``Dear Reader'' Letter of the Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS and at 
43 CFR 1610.5-2. Emailed protests will not be accepted as valid 
protests unless the protesting party also provides the original letter 
by either regular or overnight mail postmarked by the close of the 
protest period. Under these conditions, the BLM will consider the 
emailed protest as an advance copy and it will receive full 
consideration. If you wish to provide the BLM with such advance 
notification, please direct emails to [email protected]. All protests, 
including the follow-up letter to emails, must be in writing and mailed 
to the appropriate address as set forth in the ADDRESSES section above.
    Before including your phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware 
that your entire protest--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your protest to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 
1610.5.

Ruth Welch,
BLM Colorado State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-07013 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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Under the No Action Alternative in • Access to a series of proposed DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
the Final EIS, the proposed lease and stormwater ponds at Panel G was
mine plan modifications and special use revised to be south from the mine rather Bureau of Land Management
authorizations would not be approved, than north from the Wells Canyon Road,
and mining would continue under the eliminating a segment of access road [LLCON05000 L16100000.DT0000]
current mine plan as approved by the that would have impacted a small
2008 RODs. Under the No Action wetland area. Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Alternative, Simplot estimates that • Because the segment of access road Resource Management Plan
approximately 50 percent of the to the proposed series of stormwater Amendment and Final Environmental
phosphate ore in Panel G, previously ponds was eliminated, disturbance and Impact Statement for Oil and Gas
considered economically recoverable, associated impacts to waters of the U.S., Development in the White River Field
would not be mined but the overall including wetlands, were eliminated.
Office, Colorado
disturbance would remain unchanged Therefore, a revised U.S. Army Corps of
from the 2008 mine plan approval. In Engineers permit would not be required. AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
addition, the proposed conveyor system • Additional water quality data were
added to the Final EIS. Interior.
would not be approved, thus no new
disturbance associated with the • Specific information regarding the ACTION: Notice of availability.
conveyor would occur. The previously timing and construction of the GCLL
approved geologic store and release was added to the Final EIS. SUMMARY: In accordance with the
The portion of the proposed project National Environmental Policy Act of
cover would be used to limit or prevent
related to USFS special use
the release of contaminants to the 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
authorizations for off-lease activities is
environment. Federal Land Policy and Management
subject to the objection process
A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare pursuant to 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
this EIS was published in the Federal B. Instructions for filing objections will Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
Register on June 24, 2013. Publication be provided in the legal notice prepared a Proposed Resource
of the NOI in the Federal Register published in the newspaper of record Management Plan (RMP) Amendment
initiated a 30-day public scoping period for the Draft USFS ROD. Objections will and a Final Environmental Impact
for the Proposed Action that provided be accepted only from those who have Statement (EIS) for the White River
for acceptance of written comments. previously submitted specific written Field Office (WRFO) and by this notice
The scoping process identified concerns comments regarding the proposed is announcing its availability.
that primarily involved impacts to water project either during scoping or other
resources and watersheds, and selenium DATES: The BLM planning regulations
designated opportunities for public
contamination, but also included state that any person who meets the
comment in accordance with 36 CFR
potential effects and/or cumulative 218.5(a). Issues raised in objections conditions as described in the
effects of the proposed project on IRAs, must be based on previously submitted, regulations may protest the BLM’s
wetlands, climate change, timely, and specific written comments Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS.
socioeconomics, visual resources, and regarding the proposed project unless A person who meets the conditions and
mitigation and monitoring for mine based on new information arising after files a protest must file the protest
operations. designated opportunities. The portion of within 30 days of the date that the
The NOA for the Draft EIS was any subsequent decision issued by BLM Environmental Protection Agency
published in the Federal Register on regarding the proposed mine plan and publishes its Notice of Availability for
May 30, 2014. A 45-day comment lease modifications would be appealable this project in the Federal Register.
period on the Draft EIS commenced under procedures found in 43 CFR 4.
Please note that public comments and ADDRESSES: Copies of the WRFO Oil and
with publication of the Environmental Gas Development Proposed RMP
Protection Agency’s NOA of the Draft information submitted including names,
street addresses, and email addresses of Amendment/Final EIS have been sent to
EIS, and ended on July 15, 2014.
respondents will be available for public affected Federal, State and local
Agencies, organizations, and interested
review and disclosure at the BLM government agencies, and interested
parties provided comments on the Draft
EIS via mail, email, and public Pocatello Field Office during regular parties. The Proposed RMP
meetings. A total of seven comment business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.), Amendment/Final EIS is also available
letters were received. In developing Monday through Friday, except on the Internet at: http://www.blm.gov/
responses to these comments, the holidays. co/st/en/fo/wrfo.html, and at locations
agencies have added mitigation features Authorities: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 40 CFR listed under the SUPPLEMENTARY
to the Proposed Action and Alternatives parts 1500–1508; 43 CFR part 46; 43 U.S.C. INFORMATION section.
1 and 2 in the Final EIS, for example: 1701; 43 CFR part 3590; 16 U.S.C. 551; 36 All protests must be in writing and
CFR part 218; and 36 CFR part 251.50.
• An Adaptive Management Plan was mailed to one of the following
added as an appendix, which addresses Joe Kraayenbrink, addresses:
potential surface water and groundwater District Manager, Idaho Falls District, Bureau
quality issues through an adaptive of Land Management.
approach. Garth Smelser,
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• A fourth wildlife crossing was Forest Supervisor, Caribou-Targhee National
incorporated into the design of the ore Forest.
conveyor system at the Sage Creek [FR Doc. 2015–07012 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
drainage. BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to March 24, 2015. The views of the 67460–1247, applied to be registered as
do so. Commission are contained in USITC an importer of remifentanil (9739), a
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, Publication 4523 (April 2015), entitled basic class of controlled substance listed
43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5. Sugar From Mexico: Investigation Nos. in schedule II.
704–TA–1 and 734–TA–1 (Review). The company plans to import
Ruth Welch, remifentanil for use in dosage form
By order of the Commission.
BLM Colorado State Director. manufacturing.
Issued: March 24, 2015.
[FR Doc. 2015–07013 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] Dated: March 20, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
BILLING CODE 4130–JB–P Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015–07071 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am] Deputy Assistant Administrator.
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P [FR Doc. 2015–06969 Filed 3–26–15; 8:45 am]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
BILLING CODE 4410–09–P
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 704–TA–1 and 734–TA–
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
1 (Review)] DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Drug Enforcement Administration
Sugar from Mexico; Determinations Drug Enforcement Administration
[Docket No. DEA–392]
On the basis of the developed
record 1 [Docket No. DEA–392]
in the subject reviews, the United States Importer of Controlled Substances
International Trade Commission Importer of Controlled Substances
Application: HOSPIRA Application: Meda Pharmaceuticals,
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to sections 704(h) and 734(h) of the ACTION: Notice of application. Inc.
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671c(h) ACTION: Notice of application.
and 1673c(h)) (‘‘the Act’’), that DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of
agreements the U.S. Department of the affected basic class, and applicants DATES: Registered bulk manufacturers of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) has entered therefore, may file written comments on the affected basic class, and applicants
into with Mexican exporters of sugar or objections to the issuance of the therefore, may file written comments on
and the government of Mexico proposed registration in accordance or objections to the issuance of the
suspending antidumping and with 21 CFR 1301.34(a) on or before proposed registration in accordance
countervailing duty investigations April 27, 2015. Such persons may also with 21 CFR 1301.34(a) on or before
concerning sugar from Mexico eliminate file a written request for a hearing on April 27, 2015. Such persons may also
completely the injurious effect of the application pursuant to 21 CFR file a written request for a hearing on
subject imports.2 1301.43 on or before April 27, 2015. the application pursuant to 21 CFR
Background ADDRESSES: Written comments should 1301.43 on or before April 27, 2015.
be sent to: Drug Enforcement ADDRESSES: Written comments should
The Commission instituted these Administration, Attention: DEA Federal be sent to: Drug Enforcement
investigations effective January 8, 2015, Register Representative/ODW, 8701 Administration, Attention: DEA Federal
following receipt of a petition filed with Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia Register Representative/ODXL, 8701
the Commission by Imperial Sugar 22152. Request for hearings should be Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia
Company (‘‘Imperial’’), Sugar Land, sent to: Drug Enforcement 22152. Request for hearings should be
Texas and AmCane Sugar LLC Administration, Attention: Hearing sent to: Drug Enforcement
(‘‘AmCane’’), Taylor, Michigan. The Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Administration, Attention: Hearing
Commission determined that Imperial Springfield, Virginia 22152 Clerk/LJ, 8701 Morrissette Drive,
and AmCane are interested parties who Springfield, Virginia 22152.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
were parties to the underlying
Attorney General has delegated his SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
investigations at the time the petitions
authority under the Controlled Attorney General has delegated his
were filed, and consequently are
Substances Act to the Administrator of authority under the Controlled
appropriate petitioning parties. Notice
the Drug Enforcement Administration Substances Act to the Administrator of
of the scheduling of these reviews and
(DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to the Drug Enforcement Administration
of a public oral presentation to be held
exercise all necessary functions with (DEA), 28 CFR 0.100(b). Authority to
in connection therewith was given by
respect to the promulgation and exercise all necessary functions with
posting copies of the notice in the Office
implementation of 21 CFR part 1301, respect to the promulgation and
of the Secretary, U.S. International
incident to the registration of implementation of 21 CFR part 1301,
Trade Commission, Washington, DC,
manufacturers, distributors, dispensers, incident to the registration of
and by publishing the notice in the
importers, and exporters of controlled manufacturers, distributors, dispensers,
Federal Register on January 26, 2015
substances (other than final orders in importers, and exporters of controlled
(80 FR 3977). The oral presentation was
connection with suspension, denial, or substances (other than final orders in
held in Washington, DC, on February
revocation of registration) has been connection with suspension, denial, or
19, 2015, and all persons who requested
redelegated to the Deputy Assistant revocation of registration) has been
the opportunity were permitted to
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Administrator of the DEA Office of redelegated to the Deputy Assistant
appear in person or by counsel.
Diversion Control (‘‘Deputy Assistant Administrator of the DEA Office of
The Commission completed and filed
Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of Diversion Control (‘‘Deputy Assistant
its determination in these reviews on
28 CFR pt. 0, subpt. R, App. Administrator’’) pursuant to section 7 of
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
In accordance with 21 CFR 28 CFR part 0, appendix of subpart R.
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 1301.34(a), this is notice that on October In accordance with 21 CFR
CFR 207.2(f)). 31, 2014, Hospira, 1776 North 1301.34(a), this is notice that on
2 All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative. Centennial Drive, McPherson, Kansas December 5, 2014, Meda

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability.
Dates		The BLM planning regulations state that any person who meets the conditions as described in the regulations may protest the BLM's Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS. A person who meets the conditions and files a protest must file the protest within 30 days of the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability for this project in the Federal Register.
Contact		Heather Sauls, Planning and Environmental Coordinator; telephone 970-878-3855; White River Field Office, 220 East Market Street, Meeker, CO 81641; email [email protected] 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.
FR Citation		80 FR 16424

80 FR 16424 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Development in the White River Field Office, Colorado

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 59 (March 27, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management