# Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Wolf Lake Area Natural Gas Project > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-30650 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** November 24, 1999 - **Citation:** 64 FR 66193 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Wolf Lake Area Natural Gas Project AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Wolf Lake Area Natural Gas Project is available for public review. During the 60-day review and comment period, there will be two public hearings on the DEIS as described below. The DEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts of constructing a natural gas pipeline, related production facilities, and additional anticipated natural gas development in the Wolf Lake area of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. This notice is being furnished pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. DATES: The public hearing dates are: 1. November 30, 1999, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Washington, DC. 2. December 15, 1999, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Soldotna, Alaska. Written comments must be received by January 19, 2000. ADDRESSES: The public hearing locations are: 1. Washington, DC--Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC. 2. Soldotna--Soldotna Senior Center, 197 W. Park Avenue, Soldotna, Alaska. Comments should be addressed to: Regional Director, Region 7, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian L. Anderson (907) 786-3379. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Marathon Oil Company has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for a right-of-way grant to construct a natural gas pipeline and associated production facilities upon lands of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, a Conservation System Unit established by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) (Sec. 303, Pub. L. 96-487, 16 U.S.C. 668dd). The right-of-way application is being evaluated under regulations (43 CFR 36) implementing Title XI of ANILCA: Transportation and Utility Systems in and Across, and Access into, Conservation System Units in Alaska. The proposed project would be located in the northwest section of the Kenai Peninsula, generally between Beaver Lake and the Swanson River Road (T7N, R10W and T7N, R9W, Seward Meridian, Alaska). The surface estate within the project area is owned by the United States and is managed by the USFWS. The subsurface oil, gas and coal mineral estate is owned by Cook Inlet Region Incorporated (CIRI), an Alaska Corporation established under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) (Sec 7, Pub. L. 92-203, 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Under Title XI, CIRI is entitled to adequate and feasible access to their valid inholding for economic and other purposes, subject to reasonable regulations necessary to protect the natural and other values of the refuge. As an operator under lease to CIRI, Marathon Oil Company proposes to develop natural gas production from two or more well sites including the existing Wolf Lake #2 well site, and Galena well site. Development would include construction of a gas gathering pipeline connecting the well sites to existing production facilities at Marathon's Beaver Creek gas field. The applicant's proposed pipeline right-of-way is approximately 5.5 miles long, and would include primary and secondary products pipelines, a water disposal pipeline, and communications and electric power lines, all of which would be buried. Pipeline construction would take place during the 2000/2001 winter season and is anticipated to take 30 to 40 days. No maintained roads would be constructed within the pipeline right-of-way, and the area will be allowed to revegetate naturally. Existing roads would be used for access to the well sites. Several small gas conditioning units and process/control buildings would be located at each well site. The DEIS also addresses the potential impacts of anticipated future gas well development in the vicinity that would utilize the proposed pipeline. The environmental review is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of NEPA (Public Law 91-190, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) as implemented by the Council on Environmental Quality regulations at 40 CFR 1500-1508, and the pertinent regulations of the USFWS. Concurrently, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is evaluating the proposed project under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344), the public [[Page 66194]] notice of which is included as an appendix to the DEIS. David B. Allen, Regional Director. [FR Doc. 99-30650 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A99-30650. Public record. Not legal advice.