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United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Environmental Assessment DOI-BLM-NM-P020-2018-0605-EA DOI-BLM-NM-P020-2018-0511-EA Oxy USA, Inc. Cedar Canyon Gas ROW from River Bend Header to West Header Right-of-Way Project in Eddy County, New Mexico BLM Serial No. NM-138229 Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Pecos District Carlsbad Field Office 620 East Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220 Phone: (575) 887-6544 FAX: (575) 885-9264 April 2018 Confidentiality Policy Any comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, you submit may be made available for public review. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. It is the mission of the Bureau of Land Management to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Purpose and Need for Action .............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Purpose and Need for Action .............................................................................................. 3 1.3 Decision to be Made ........................................................................................................... 3 1.4 Conformance with Applicable Land Use Plan(s) ................................................................ 3 1.5 Relationship to Statutes, Regulations, or Other Plans........................................................ 4 1.6 Scoping, Public Involvement, and Issues ........................................................................... 5 2 Proposed Action And Alternatives ...................................................................................... 7 2.1 Proposed Action .................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 No Action ............................................................................................................................. 9 2.3 Alternatives Considered but Eliminated from Detailed Study ............................................. 9 3 Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences ............................................... 10 3.1 Air Resources .................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Watershed Drainages ....................................................................................................... 12 3.3 Soils .................................................................................................................................. 14 3.4 Vegetation and Invasive, Non-Native Species .................................................................. 14 3.5 Wildlife and Special Status Species .................................................................................. 16 3.6 Karst Resources ................................................................................................................ 19 3.7 Cultural Resources............................................................................................................ 20 3.8 Paleontological Resources ............................................................................................... 21 3.9 Livestock Grazing .............................................................................................................. 22 3.10 Public Health and Safety ................................................................................................... 23 3.11 Cumulative Impacts........................................................................................................... 24 4 Supporting Information ...................................................................................................... 26 4.1 List of Preparers ................................................................................................................ 26 4.2 References Cited .............................................................................................................. 26 Appendices Appendix A. Natural Resources Map and Photographs Appendix B. Special Status Species Data Appendix C. NMDGF Pipeline Trenching Guidelines Environmental Assessment i Oxy USA Inc., Cedar Canyon Gas ROW from River Bend Header to West Header Right-of-Way Project in Eddy County, New Mexico LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1. Project vicinity map for the proposed project. ..................................................................... 2 Figure 2.1. Proposed project area. ........................................................................................................ 8 Figure A.1. Natural resources data map. ........................................................................................... A-1 LIST OF TABLES Table 1.1. Potential Permits, Approvals, and Clearances Needed for Construction, Operation, and Maintenance of the Proposed Project .......................................................................... 4 Table 1.2. Resource Issues Identified for the Proposed Project .......................................................... 5 Table 1.3. Resource Issues Considered but not Analyzed in Detail for the Proposed Project ............ 6 Table 2.1. Proposed Project Disturbance from the Cedar Canyon Buried Natural Gas Pipeline Right-of-Way Project ........................................................................................................... 7 Table 3.1. Climate Averages for Carlsbad, 1981–2010 ..................................................................... 11 Table 3.2. Watersheds Crossed by the Proposed Project ................................................................. 13 Table 3.3. Soils in the Proposed Project Area ................................................................................... 14 Table 3.4. Plant Species Observed during the Biological Survey of the Proposed Project Area ...... 15 Table 3.5. Wildlife Detected during the Biological Survey of the Proposed Project Area .................. 16 Table 3.6. Special Status Species with the Potential to Occur in the Proposed Project Area ........... 17 Table 3.7. BLM CFO Allotments and Range Improvements in the Proposed Project Area .............. 23 Table B.1. Special Status Species for Eddy County, New Mexico ................................................... B-1 Environmental Assessment ii Oxy USA Inc., Cedar Canyon Gas ROW from River Bend Header to West Header Right-of-Way Project in Eddy County, New Mexico LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS °F degrees Fahrenheit ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern AES Applied EnviroSolutions AMS Analysis of the Management Situation amsl above mean sea level BLM Bureau of Land Management CAA Clean Air Act CCA Candidate Conservation Agreement CCCA Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances CEHMM Center of Excellence for Hazardous Material Management CFO Carlsbad Field Office CFR Code of Federal Regulations CO carbon monoxide COA condition of approval EA environmental assessment EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency FONSI Finding of No Significant Impact GHG greenhouse gas GIS geographic information system HAP hazardous air pollutant HUC Hydrologic Unit Code IM Instruction Memorandum IPA Isolated Population Area MLA Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 MOU Memorandum of Understanding NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standards NATA National Air Toxics Assessment NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 NMDGF New Mexico Department of Game and Fish NMOSE New Mexico Office of the State Engineer NMPM New Mexico Principal Meridian NO2 nitrogen dioxide NOx nitrogen oxide(s) NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places O3 ozone Oxy Oxy USA, Inc. Pb lead PBPA Permian Basin Programmatic Agreement PFYC Potential Fossil Yield Classification PM2.5 particulate matter equal to or less than 2.5 microns in diameter PM10 particulate matter equal to or less than 10 microns in diameter R. Range RMP Resource Management Plan ROW right-of-way SF-299 Standard Form 299 SMA Special Management Area SO2 sulfur dioxide State State of New Mexico SWCA SWCA Environmental Consultants T. Township TCP traditional cultural property USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USC United States Code USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Environmental Assessment iii Oxy USA Inc., Cedar Canyon Gas ROW from River Bend Header to West Header Right-of-Way Project in Eddy County, New Mexico This page intentionally left blank Environmental Assessment iv Oxy USA Inc., Cedar Canyon Gas ROW from River Bend Header to West Header Right-of-Way Project in Eddy County, New Mexico 1 PURPOSE AND NEED FOR ACTION 1.1 Background Oxy USA, Inc. (Oxy) submitted a Standard Form 299 (SF-299) Application for Transportation and Utility Systems and Facilities on Federal Lands to the Bureau
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