83 FR 23299 - Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor Project, Uintah County, Utah
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 97 (May 18, 2018)
| Page Range | 23299-23300 | |
| FR Document | 2018-10573 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 97 (Friday, May 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 23299-23300] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-10573] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [17XL5017AP LLUTG01100 L51010000.ER0000.LVRWJ17J8060] Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor Project, Uintah County, Utah AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor Project (Utility Corridor Project) and is announcing a 45-day wait period before making any final decisions. DATES: The BLM will not issue a final decision on the proposal for a minimum of 45 days after the date on which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the final EIS in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor Project final EIS are available for public inspection in the BLM Vernal Field Office at 170 South 500 East Vernal, Utah 84078. Interested persons may also review the final EIS on the internet at http://go.usa.gov/csa9j. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Howard, NEPA Coordinator; telephone 435-781-4469; address 170 South 500 East Vernal, Utah 84078; email [email protected]. Persons who use a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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: Enefit American Oil (Enefit) submitted five right-of-way applications to the BLM which are collectively known as the Utility Corridor Project. The Project Area is located in the southern portion of Townships 8-10 South, Ranges 24-25 East, Salt Lake Meridian, in Uintah County, Utah, approximately 40 miles south of Vernal, Utah. The entire project area is located within the original extent of the Uinta and Ouray Reservation. The purpose of this Federal action is to respond to the applicant's right-of-way applications for construction, operation, and maintenance of the Utility Corridor Project infrastructure across Federal land. FLPMA provides the BLM with discretionary authority to grant use of public lands, including rights-of-way, taking into consideration impacts on natural, cultural, and historical resources. The BLM is the lead Federal agency for this EIS as defined at 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1501.5. Cooperating agencies include the U.S. EPA Region 8, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Utah Regulatory Office, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Utah Field Office, the State of Utah's Public Lands Policy and Coordination Office, and Uintah County. In accordance with NEPA, the BLM prepared an EIS analyzing the right-of-way applications using an interdisciplinary approach in order to consider a variety of resource issues and concerns identified during internal, interagency, and public scoping. On April 8, 2016, the BLM published in the Federal Register (81 FR 20671) a NOA of the Draft EIS for public review and comment. The EPA published in the Federal Register (81 FR 22263) a NOA of the draft EIS for public review and comment on April 15, 2016, which initiated the 60-day public comment period. To allow the public an opportunity to review information associated with the utility corridor project and comment on the draft EIS, the BLM conducted three open-house meetings in May 2016 in Vernal and Salt Lake City, Utah and in Rangely, Colorado. During the comment period, [[Page 23300]] the BLM received 69 comment letters on the draft EIS from Federal, State, and local agencies; public and private organizations; and individuals. In addition, approximately 15,500 form letters were sent to the BLM from various organizations. Additional comments from a special interest group were submitted after the comment period closed, but were included in the comment response effort, bringing the total of unique comment submittals to 70. The 70 comment submittals contained 241 substantive comments. Principal issues identified in the comments received by BLM included: Utility corridor project description, alternatives considered, air quality, and impacts on sensitive plant species. The BLM responded to comments received on the draft EIS in the final EIS. As a result of the comments, the presentation order of the EIS has been changed to clarify the project description and resulting impacts. No significant new information was identified that necessitated a supplemental draft EIS. The final EIS describes and analyzes the impacts of the utility corridor project and the No Action Alternative. The following is a summary of the alternatives: Proposed Action--The proposed action consists of five right-of-way applications: 19 Miles of water supply line (116 acres); 8.8 miles of buried natural gas supply line (52.6 acres); 11.2 miles of buried oil product line (68.3 acres); 5.7 miles of Dragon Road upgrade and pavement (41.7 acres); and 30 miles of 138-kV power lines (501.4 acres). The proposed action also includes the utilization of some temporary lay-down areas during construction of the pipelines (31.2 acres). No Action Alternative--Under the No Action Alternative, the right- of-way applications listed in the Proposed Action Alternative would be denied. The final EIS contains detailed analysis of direct and indirect impacts from the Proposed Action to: Air quality including greenhouse gases, soils including biological soils, vegetation including weeds, minerals, surface waters, wildlife, special status plants and animals, cultural, paleontological, and visual resources as well as lands and access, recreation and travel management, and local social and economic resources. After the final waiting period, and based on the environmental analysis in the final EIS, the BLM will prepare a Record of Decision (ROD) documenting the BLM Authorized Officer's decision whether to authorize, authorize with modifications, or deny the applications. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10. Edwin L. Roberson, State Director. [FR Doc. 2018-10573 Filed 5-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-P
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ROW application, and would not amend notification, please direct emails to: South 500 East Vernal, Utah 84078;
the CDCA Plan to allow the project. protest@blm.gov. email BLM_UT_Vernal_Comments@
The Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR and Before including your phone number, blm.gov. Persons who use a
Draft Land Use Plan Amendment email address, or other personal Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
included analysis of the revised ROW identifying information in your protest, (TDD) may call the Federal Relay
application as it related to the following you should be aware that your entire Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
issues: (1) Updated description of the protest—including your personal contact the above individual during
Proposed Project, based on the revised identifying information—may be made normal business hours. The FRS is
ROW application; (2) Impacts to cultural publicly available at any time. While available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
resources and tribal concerns; (3) you can ask us in your protest to to leave a message or question with the
Impacts to the Sand Transport Corridor withhold your personal identifying above individual. You will receive a
and Mojave fringe-toed lizard habitat information from public review, we reply during normal business hours.
and washes; (4) Impacts to Joshua Tree cannot guarantee that we will be able to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Enefit
National Park; (5) Impacts to avian do so. American Oil (Enefit) submitted five
species; (6) Impacts to visual resources; Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, right-of-way applications to the BLM
and (7) Relationship between the 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5. which are collectively known as the
proposed project and the California Utility Corridor Project. The Project
Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Danielle Chi,
Area is located in the southern portion
including the amendment to the CDCA Deputy State Director. of Townships 8–10 South, Ranges 24–25
Plan by the 2016 Desert Renewable [FR Doc. 2018–10574 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am] East, Salt Lake Meridian, in Uintah
Energy Conservation Plan. BILLING CODE 4310–40–P County, Utah, approximately 40 miles
A Draft Supplemental EIS/EIR was south of Vernal, Utah. The entire project
released in October 2017, which area is located within the original extent
included a formal 45-day public DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of the Uinta and Ouray Reservation.
comment period. The BLM held a The purpose of this Federal action is
Bureau of Land Management
public meeting on November 14, 2017, to respond to the applicant’s right-of-
in Palm Desert, CA. Fourteen [17XL5017AP LLUTG01100 way applications for construction,
individuals attended that meeting. The L51010000.ER0000.LVRWJ17J8060] operation, and maintenance of the
BLM received 40 comment letters Utility Corridor Project infrastructure
during the comment period. Notice of Availability of the Final across Federal land. FLPMA provides
Comments on the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the BLM with discretionary authority to
EIS/EIR and Draft Land Use Plan the Enefit American Oil Utility Corridor grant use of public lands, including
Amendment received from the public Project, Uintah County, Utah rights-of-way, taking into consideration
and internal agency review were AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, impacts on natural, cultural, and
considered and incorporated as Interior. historical resources.
appropriate into the proposed plan The BLM is the lead Federal agency
ACTION: Notice.
amendment. Public comments resulted for this EIS as defined at 40 Code of
in the addition of clarifying text, but did SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1501.5.
not significantly change proposed land National Environmental Policy Act of Cooperating agencies include the U.S.
use plan decisions. A response to 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the EPA Region 8, the U.S. Army Corps of
substantive comments is included in the Federal Land Policy and Management Engineers Utah Regulatory Office, the
Final Supplemental EIS/EIR and Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has Utah Field Office, the State of Utah’s
The BLM has selected Alternative 1, the prepared a final Environmental Impact Public Lands Policy and Coordination
Reduced Footprint, as the Agency Statement (EIS) for the Enefit American Office, and Uintah County. In
Proposed Alternative in the Final Oil Utility Corridor Project (Utility accordance with NEPA, the BLM
Supplemental EIS/EIR and Proposed Corridor Project) and is announcing a prepared an EIS analyzing the right-of-
Land Use Plan Amendment. 45-day wait period before making any way applications using an
Instructions for filing a protest with final decisions. interdisciplinary approach in order to
the Director of the BLM regarding the DATES: The BLM will not issue a final
consider a variety of resource issues and
Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment/ decision on the proposal for a minimum concerns identified during internal,
Final Supplemental EIS may be found of 45 days after the date on which the interagency, and public scoping. On
in the ‘‘Dear Reader’’ Letter of the Final Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) April 8, 2016, the BLM published in the
Supplemental EIS/EIR and Proposed publishes its Notice of Availability Federal Register (81 FR 20671) a NOA
Land Use Plan Amendment and at 43 (NOA) of the final EIS in the Federal of the Draft EIS for public review and
CFR 1610.5–2. All protests must be in Register. comment. The EPA published in the
writing and mailed to the appropriate Federal Register (81 FR 22263) a NOA
address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES ADDRESSES: Copies of the Enefit of the draft EIS for public review and
section above. Emailed protests will not American Oil Utility Corridor Project comment on April 15, 2016, which
be accepted as valid protests unless the final EIS are available for public initiated the 60-day public comment
protesting party also provides the inspection in the BLM Vernal Field period. To allow the public an
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original letter by either regular mail or Office at 170 South 500 East Vernal, opportunity to review information
overnight delivery postmarked by the Utah 84078. Interested persons may also associated with the utility corridor
close of the protest period. Under these review the final EIS on the internet at project and comment on the draft EIS,
conditions, the BLM will consider the http://go.usa.gov/csa9j. the BLM conducted three open-house
email as an advanced copy, and it will FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: meetings in May 2016 in Vernal and
receive full consideration. If you wish to Stephanie Howard, NEPA Coordinator; Salt Lake City, Utah and in Rangely,
provide the BLM with such advance telephone 435–781–4469; address 170 Colorado. During the comment period,
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the BLM received 69 comment letters on whether to authorize, authorize with have the right to appear as parties in
the draft EIS from Federal, State, and modifications, or deny the applications. Commission antidumping and
local agencies; public and private Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10. countervailing duty investigations. The
organizations; and individuals. In Secretary will prepare a public service
addition, approximately 15,500 form Edwin L. Roberson,
list containing the names and addresses
letters were sent to the BLM from State Director. of all persons, or their representatives,
various organizations. Additional [FR Doc. 2018–10573 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am] who are parties to the investigations.
comments from a special interest group BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
were submitted after the comment Background
period closed, but were included in the
On March 28, 2018, GEO Specialty
comment response effort, bringing the INTERNATIONAL TRADE
total of unique comment submittals to Chemicals (‘‘GEO’’), Inc., Lafayette,
COMMISSION
70. The 70 comment submittals Indiana, and Chattem Chemicals Inc.
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–603–605 and (‘‘Chattem’’), Chattanooga, Tennessee
contained 241 substantive comments. 731–TA–1413–1415 (Preliminary)]
Principal issues identified in the filed petitions with the Commission and
comments received by BLM included: Glycine From China, India, Japan, and Commerce, alleging that an industry in
Utility corridor project description, Thailand the United States is materially injured
alternatives considered, air quality, and or threatened with material injury by
impacts on sensitive plant species. Determinations reason of LTFV imports of glycine from
The BLM responded to comments On the basis of the record 1 developed India, Japan, and Thailand and
received on the draft EIS in the final in the subject investigations, the United subsidized imports of glycine from
EIS. As a result of the comments, the States International Trade Commission China, India, and Thailand.
presentation order of the EIS has been (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant Accordingly, effective March 28, 2018,
changed to clarify the project to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), the Commission, pursuant to sections
description and resulting impacts. No that there is a reasonable indication that 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
significant new information was an industry in the United States is 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), instituted
identified that necessitated a materially injured by reason of imports countervailing duty investigation Nos.
supplemental draft EIS. of glycine from India, Japan, and 701–TA–603-605 and antidumping duty
The final EIS describes and analyzes Thailand, provided for in subheading investigation Nos. 731–TA–1413-1415
the impacts of the utility corridor 2922.49.4300 of the Harmonized Tariff (Preliminary).
project and the No Action Alternative. Schedule of the United States, that are
The following is a summary of the alleged to be sold in the United States Notice of the institution of the
alternatives: at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and Commission’s investigations and of a
Proposed Action—The proposed imports of glycine that are alleged to be public conference to be held in
action consists of five right-of-way subsidized by the governments of China, connection therewith was given by
applications: 19 Miles of water supply India, and Thailand. posting copies of the notice in the Office
line (116 acres); 8.8 miles of buried of the Secretary, U.S. International
Commencement of Final Phase
natural gas supply line (52.6 acres); 11.2 Trade Commission, Washington, DC,
Investigations
miles of buried oil product line (68.3 and by publishing the notice in the
acres); 5.7 miles of Dragon Road Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Federal Register of April 3, 2018 (83 FR
upgrade and pavement (41.7 acres); and Commission’s rules, the Commission 14291). The conference was held in
30 miles of 138-kV power lines (501.4 also gives notice of the commencement Washington, DC, on April 18, 2018, and
acres). The proposed action also of the final phase of its investigations. all persons who requested the
The Commission will issue a final phase
includes the utilization of some opportunity were permitted to appear in
notice of scheduling, which will be
temporary lay-down areas during person or by counsel.
published in the Federal Register as
construction of the pipelines (31.2 The Commission made these
provided in section 207.21 of the
acres). determinations pursuant to sections
Commission’s rules, upon notice from
No Action Alternative—Under the No 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
the U.S. Department of Commerce
Action Alternative, the right-of-way
(‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed
applications listed in the Proposed
preliminary determinations in the and filed its determinations in these
Action Alternative would be denied.
investigations under sections 703(b) or investigations on May 14, 2018. The
The final EIS contains detailed
733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary views of the Commission are contained
analysis of direct and indirect impacts
determinations are negative, upon in USITC Publication 4786 (May 2018),
from the Proposed Action to: Air quality
notice of affirmative final entitled Glycine from China, India,
including greenhouse gases, soils
determinations in those investigations Japan, and Thailand: Investigation Nos.
including biological soils, vegetation
under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the 701-TA-603-605 and 731-TA-1413-1415
including weeds, minerals, surface
Act. Parties that filed entries of (Preliminary).
waters, wildlife, special status plants
appearance in the preliminary phase of
and animals, cultural, paleontological, By order of the Commission.
the investigations need not enter a
and visual resources as well as lands Issued: May 14, 2018.
separate appearance for the final phase
and access, recreation and travel
of the investigations. Industrial users,
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Lisa Barton,
management, and local social and
and, if the merchandise under Secretary to the Commission.
economic resources.
investigation is sold at the retail level, [FR Doc. 2018–10598 Filed 5–17–18; 8:45 am]
After the final waiting period, and
representative consumer organizations
based on the environmental analysis in BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
the final EIS, the BLM will prepare a 1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Record of Decision (ROD) documenting Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
the BLM Authorized Officer’s decision CFR 207.2(f)).
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| Dates | The BLM will not issue a final decision on the proposal for a minimum of 45 days after the date on which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the final EIS in the Federal Register. | |
| Contact | Stephanie Howard, NEPA Coordinator; | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 23299 |
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