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Village of Wagon Mound FY 22 CDS Grant
This CDS Project is awarded to Village of Wagon Mound to purchase two meal delivery trucks for the Village if Wagon Mound Senior Center. Timeline to purchase vehicle is between May 2026 and May 2029.
Project includes an initial desktop assessment followed by field verification and investigations within the area to document existing conditions, including vegetative communities and rare plants, soil resources, Waters of the US (WOTUS) including wetlands, and wildlife including species of concern and/or their habitat. Species of concern will include state threatened, endangered, and species of concern; federally listed threatened or endangered species; birds protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA), including raptors.
This biological resource report describes vegetation, wildlife, hydrology, and special status species in and around the John Bully, Ann Lee and Sandstone Mine. Cedar Creek Associates Inc. (Cedar Creek) was retained by General Electric (GE) to prepare this biological resource report for the project. The purpose of the report is to record the presence of all observed species and their habitats, and to complete a screening of the potential for special status species or their critical habitat to occur in the vicinity of the project. For the purpose of this report, special status species are defined as species designated by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) as Endangered, Threatened, proposed for listing, or Candidate for listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA); species protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA); designated state protected species by the Natural Heritage New Mexico (NHNM) and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF). Critical habitat is defined as designated or proposed critical habitat as identified by the USFWS under the ESA.
Evaluation of Potential Revocation of Chaco Withdrawal - Scoping
The Secretary of the Interior proposes to revoke the withdrawal of up to approximately 336,425 acres of public lands located within a radius of approximately 10 miles surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park (CCNHP) in San Juan County, northwestern New Mexico. Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7923 established a withdrawal in 2023 which withdrew these public lands from location and entry under the United States mining laws and from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, subject to valid existing rights, for a 20-year term.
Revocation of the PLO No. 7923 withdrawal would restore discretion over mineral leasing to the Bureau of Land Management and would re-open that public land to location and entry under the United States mining laws. It is important to note that the land in question was not withdrawn from disposal under the Materials Act of 1947, which largely concerns the sale of common-variety sand, gravel, and other such commodities from federal land.
The BLM will prepare an environmental assessment that will analyze the following alternatives, which may be refined based on input received during the scoping process:
No Action Alternative: 10-mile buffer withdrawal remains in effect
Public Land Order No. 7923 would remain in effect, keeping approximately 336,404 acres closed to new mineral leasing and mineral entry for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.
Alternative 1 (Proposed Action): Revoke the withdrawal in full
The Secretary or appropriate Secretarial official would revoke the public land order in full, reopening all 336,404 acres to mineral leasing and to location and entry under the U.S. mining laws. Management of mineral resources would conform to the provisions of the 2003 Farmington Resource Management Plan.
Alternative 2: Revoke the withdrawal to allow leasing and mining beyond a 5-mile buffer
The Secretary or appropriate Secretarial official would revoke the public land order in part, reopening public lands beyond a 5-mile buffer around Chaco Culture National Historical Park to both mineral leasing and location and entry under the U.S. mining laws.
A scoping period will be held, intended to gather input on the scope of the environmental analysis and potential issues to be considered. A subsequent comment period on a Draft EA will follow.
Environmental Assessment, Oil and Gas, Proposed Action
Union Pacific Railroad proposes the installation of ten 60 ft. (overall height of 65 ft.) positive train control wayside monopoles within the disturbed railroad right-of-way areas. The associated mile posts with this submission are 692.35, 708.13, 709.8, 711.75, 714.55, 716.16, 722.87, 725.46, 728.351, and 730.85.
Chino West Stockpile Minimal Impact Exploration Project
On February 27, 2026, the New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division ("MMD") received an application from Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company ("Chino") for a Part 3 Minimal Impact Exploration project in Grant County, New Mexico. Pursuant to 19.10.3.302(G) NMAC, MMD is requesting comments from your agency regarding this application. Please note, this project is located outside of the Chino Mine permit area (Permit No. GR009RE) and is considered a separate permit and project. Pursuant to 19.10.3.302(G) NMAC, MMD is requesting comments from your agency regarding this application. The application from the operator can be downloaded from the MMD website at: https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/mmd/gr099em-chino-west-stockpile-project/
Anchor replacements for four existing towers along a 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line on
Bureau of Land Management lands. Disturbance limited to a 200'ft area around each pole. Typical
light duty vehicles and maintenance equipment will be used. No set project duration at
this time. No wildlife surveys planned at this time. Anchor replacements for four existing towers along a 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission line on
Bureau of Land Management lands. Disturbance limited to a 200'ft area around each pole. Typical
light duty vehicles and maintenance equipment will be used. No set project duration at
this time. No wildlife surveys planned at this time.
Additional proposed development within the Britton solar site. Biological analysis and surveys were already completed in 2018, and are being updated in 2026. Development will likely take place in 2026, if approved. The proposed construction is less than 3 acres within a pre-developed 300+ acre solar field.
This project is to explore potential impacts from the excavation of a spill at the North Hobbs GRYBG-San Andres Unit 311-33 facility in Hobbs, New Mexico. The excavation is being planned and there is no date yet when it will be completed.
This project is to explore potential impacts from the excavation of a spill at the North Hobbs SAT 23 facility in Hobbs, New Mexico. The excavation is being planned and there is no date yet when it will be completed.
Windstream proposes to construct, operate, and maintain a fiber-optic line in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The project consists of a 2.69-mile-long construction corridor along New Mexico Highway 527 (NM 176) and County Road (CR) 363. The new buried line will be installed within the highway ROW of NM 527 from the beginning of the project (BOP) at milepost (MP) 11.70 to the end of project (EOP) at MP 11.95 and within 960 ft of the CR 363 ROW (Figure 5). The fiber optic installation will occur within a 15-foot-wide corridor (Table 1). Within the 2.69-mile corridor, 0.4 miles occur within lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT).
W26109-NM-16/17/18/19/20/21/22 Tucumcari Sub 7 MPs
Union Pacific Railroad proposes the installation of seven, 60 ft. (overall height of 65 ft.) positive train control wayside monopoles within the disturbed railroad right-of-way areas. Associated mile posts with this submission, starting at the northeastern most pole are 681.93, 684.91, 686.96, 688.85, 690.41, 718.35, 720.2.
Communication Infrastructure, Proposed Action, Railroad
The New Mexico Mining and Minerals Division (MMD) received an application from North Shore Uranium Ltd. for a minimal impact exploration mining permit for its North Shore Rio Puerco Uranium Exploration Project Permit No. SA023EM. The application proposes drilling 27 boreholes on 27 drill pads ranging from 625 to 875 feet deep, disturbing 4.7 acres, and is located 12 miles northeast of Seboyeta, NM.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
The proposed project involves the evaluation of 12 alternative alignments for a new east-west roadway connection in Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico. The study area is located south of Los Lunas between NM 47 on the west and the Manzano Expressway and Airport Drive on the east, centered at approximately 34.778°N, 106.681°W. Individual alternative alignments range from approximately 5.5 to 7.4 miles in length. The study area envelope spans approximately 1.9 miles north-south and 3.4 miles east-west.
Land cover within the study area includes irrigated and non-irrigated agricultural land, low- to medium-density residential development, and undeveloped scrub/shrub and herbaceous areas. All alternatives cross one or more irrigation conveyances associated with the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) system, including the Tome Drain, Hells Canyon Drain, El Cerro Ditch, Chical Lateral, Las Cercas Ditch, and Valencia Drain. This is a desktop-only review with no ground disturbance proposed at this stage.
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