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Otero Siding Extension
Major project elements include construction of approximately 7,000 feet of new siding track to create a 15,000-foot-long siding, installation of a #15 right-hand power-operated turnout, minor modifications to the existing mainline track, embankment widening, and construction of a new 182-foot-long bridge structure adjacent to the existing bridge at MP 863.50. The proposed Capital Investment Project (CIP) involves the extension of an existing railroad siding along Union Pacific Railroad's Carrizozo Subdivision between MP 862.91 and MP 864.13, north of Tularosa in Otero County, New Mexico. The new bridge would consist of four prestressed concrete box spans. Construction activities would occur within the existing and anticipated railroad right-of-way and associated access and staging areas, encompassing approximately 53.77 acres. No roadway relocations or public or private crossing closures are proposed.
Installing telecommunications equipment on a new tower with associated conduits within a previously disturbed site. No impacts to native landscape or habitat are anticipated. Potential timing of project would be winter 2026 or Spring 2027.
Truchas to Upper Costilla Headwaters Active Management Project EA
The Carson National Forest (NF) is proposing to reduce fuels and restore forest structure,
composition, and function on approximately 100,000 acres in the Questa and Camino Real
Ranger Districts. Project objectives include maintaining watersheds that are resilient to fire and to
protecting adjacent communities while supporting rural economies by providing firewood and
wood products. Treatments are focused in frequent-fire ponderosa pine and dry mixed conifer
forest types that historically burned under a lower-severity fire regime. Treatments would be
located to reduce risk to communities and infrastructure while providing mosaic fuel breaks that
would assist fire suppression in the event of a wildfire.
This is a rescope because my original inquiry was over inflated as a major bridge replacement and it is actually just a localized stream channel maintenance and minor bridge repair. The NMDOT inspection report is attached. Updated project description: Grant County proposes maintenance at the existing Royal John Mine Road bridge (Structure No. 7479) over the Mimbres River near San Lorenzo, Grant County. The work would remove accumulated sediment, rock, and woody debris from around the bridge piers, beneath the bridge, and from three nearby channel work areas totaling approximately 0.74 acre. Removal would extend about 91 feet upstream and 44 feet downstream of the bridge and would be limited to the material necessary to restore the waterway toward its original dimensions. Vegetation established within the accumulation may be removed as needed; live riparian trees rooted outside it would be retained where practicable. Temporary access and staging would occupy approximately 1.4 acres of adjacent upland, for an overall project disturbance area of approximately 2.2 acres. Removed material would be placed at an upland location outside wetlands and other waters. If isolation or dewatering is needed, the construction plan would maintain downstream flow and address aquatic life. Disturbed areas would be stabilized and restored. The project does not include bridge replacement, structural repair, new bank stabilization, channel realignment, or expansion beyond the original waterway dimensions. Grant County intends to seek authorization under Nationwide Permit 3, Maintenance.
Proposed 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Rescission
The U.S. Department of Agriculture proposes to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001 Roadless Rule) (66 FR 3244, 36 CFR Subpart B (2001)), which prohibits road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting in inventoried roadless areas, with limited exceptions. Rescinding the 2001 Roadless Rule is intended to return decision-making for these activities to local officials, in conjunction with forest-level land management planning. The 2001 Roadless Rule applies to approximately 44.7 million acres of National Forest System lands, including in Alaska. The 2001 Roadless Rule is not in effect in Colorado or Idaho because those states have state-specific roadless rules.
Accompanying the proposed rule, which is published in the Federal Register, the Forest Service has prepared this draft environmental impact statement (EIS) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other relevant laws and regulations. The draft EIS applies USDA's interim final NEPA regulations of July 3, 2025, and all references to 7 CFR 1b within this document refer to the interim rule1. This draft EIS discloses the environmental impacts that would result from the proposed rule and alternatives. All documents, including the proposed rule and other supporting information, may be found on the project website. This draft EIS is also being published to facilitate comments on the alternatives and environmental impacts in accordance with USDA regulations (7 CFR 1b.7(n)). USDA invites written electronic comments on the proposed rule and draft EIS (see Additional Opportunity to Comment).
Environmental Impact Statement, Fire Suppression, Forest Fuelwood Management, Forest Thinning, Land Management Plan, Proposed Rulemaking
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Green Chile Project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has prepared an environmental assessment for the Green Chile Project, proposed by Transwestern Pipeline Company, who is requesting authorization to construct and operate a 17.77-mile long, 24-inch diameter natural gas transmission pipeline, metering facilities, and appurtenances in Dona Ana County.
High level risk analysis for pipeline in development. At this point in the project, WSP is proposing with a confidential client to support the risk analysis for a proposed pipeline from Yuma, AZ to Texas. project would require an EIS.
The proposed action consists of construction, operation, and maintenance of natural gas pipeline interconnection facilities between El Paso Lines 1100 and 1103 and the Green Chile El Paso Meter Station. The facilities would include installation of a buried 24-inch-diameter natural gas pipeline segment, four associated valves, appurtenant piping, fittings, and ancillary infrastructure necessary to safely receive and transport natural gas from the El Paso interstate transmission system into the Green Chile Project facilities.
The proposed interconnection would occur entirely on public lands administered by the BLM. No private lands are located within the proposed project footprint. The project would also require a permanent right-of-way (ROW) easement encompassing approximately 0.58 acre for construction, operation, and maintenance of the interconnection facilities. Construction activities would require one Additional Temporary Workspace (ATWS) area measuring approximately 337 feet by 26 feet, totaling approximately 0.19 acre.
El Paso Natural Gas Tie-in Permanent ROW 0.58 acres
Additional Temporary Workspace (ATWS) 0.19 acres
Total (acres) 0.77
The proposed tie-in facilities are functionally dependent upon the Green Chile Project and are necessary to establish a physical connection between the Green Chile El Paso Meter Station and the existing El Paso interstate natural gas transmission system. Without the proposed interconnection, natural gas could not be received from El Paso Lines 1100 and 1103 and delivered into the Green Chile Pipeline for transportation through the Transwestern system. Accordingly, the proposed facilities represent an integral component of the larger Green Chile Project.
Because the Green Chile Project would receive natural gas from the existing El Paso interstate transmission system, the facilities constitute interstate natural gas transportation infrastructure subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The Green Chile Project is being authorized pursuant to FERC's blanket certificate regulations contained in 18 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 157, Subpart F. Transwestern submitted a Prior Notice filing under its existing blanket certificate authority to authorize construction, operation, and maintenance of the associated facilities.
Because the proposed facilities would interconnect with existing interstate natural gas transmission infrastructure, they constitute interstate natural gas transportation facilities subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) under Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA). The Kinder Morgan tie-in facilities would be constructed pursuant to the automatic authorization provisions of Kinder Morgan's blanket certificate authority under 18 CFR § 157.211(a). As such, the facilities do not require a separate project-specific certificate order from FERC. The tie-in facilities are directly connected to and support operation of the Green Chile Project.
The scope of the proposed interconnection facilities was included in FERC's environmental review of the Green Chile Project. The Notice of Availability for FERC's Green Chile Project EA was issued on September 4, 2026. Notwithstanding FERC's jurisdiction over interstate natural gas facilities, a right-of-way (ROW) grant issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) pursuant to Title V of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) is required because the proposed facilities would be located on BLM-administered public lands. Therefore, the BLM retains independent responsibility for evaluating the requested ROW authorization and complying with applicable National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requirements prior to making a decision on the requested federal action.
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