Proposed Rules. Revised Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the USA and State South Branch 1-8 well

Agency: Forest Service, USDA
Action: Revised Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the USA and State South Branch 1-8 well
Citation: 77 FR (No. 7) · FR Doc. 2012-110 · Docket No. APHIS-2011-0111

Summary

The Huron-Manistee National Forests (Forest Service) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), as a Cooperating Agency, will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the environmental impacts of an industry proposal to drill one exploratory natural gas well, the USA & State South Branch 1-8 (SB 1-8) well, on National Forest System lands. The EIS will also assess the impacts of constructing necessary infrastructure, including production facility and flowline, should the well be capable of producing hydrocarbons in commercial quantities. This analysis will allow the agencies to make their respective decisions on this proposal in accordance with federal regulations. This notice revises the dates for Draft and Final Environmental Impact Statements. DATES: The Draft EIS is expected in November 2012 and the Final EIS is expected by June 2013.

Dates

“We will consider all comments we receive on or before December 28, 2011.”, should read “We will consider all comments that we receive on or before February 27, 2012.”. [FR Doc. C1-2011-33209 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 1505-01-D DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Huron-Manistee National Forests, Michigan, USA and State South Branch 1-8 Well

Supplementary Information

The original notice of intent to prepare the environmental impact statement for the USA and State South Branch Well was published on February 24, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 36, pages 8297-8299) with a corrected notice published on March 12, 2010 (Vol. 75, No. 48, pages 11838-11839). Responsible Official for Lead Agency Barry Paulson, Forest Supervisor, Huron-Manistee National Forests, 1755 S. Mitchell Street, Cadillac, MI 49601. Responsible Official for Cooperating Agency Mark Storzer, Field Manager, Bureau of Land Management, Milwaukee Field Office, 626 E. Wisconsin Ave. Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53202-4617. Dated: December 12, 2011. Barry Paulson, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2012-110 Filed 1-10-12; 8:45 am]