Notice of intent, and Notice of Scoping Meetings and Comment Period; New Mexico

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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