U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Normally Pressured Lance Natural Gas Development Project Wyoming - Pinedale Field Office August 2018 Record of Decision Estimated Total Lead Agency Costs Associated with Developing and Producing this Document: $4,726,463 The Bureau of Land Management is responsible for the stewardship of our public lands. The BLM’s mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. BLM/WY/PL-18/011+1310 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 APPROVAL ............................................................................................................................1 2.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................2 3.0 THE DECISION .....................................................................................................................3 3.1 Description of Development ..............................................................................................3 3.1.1 Development Area 1 ...............................................................................................4 3.1.2 Development Area 2 ...............................................................................................4 3.1.3 Development Area 3 ...............................................................................................4 3.2 Development in Sage-Grouse Habitat ...............................................................................8 3.2.1 Development in Accordance with BLM Wyoming Sage-Grouse RMP Amendments ...........................................................................................................8 3.2.2 Development in Sage-Grouse Winter Concentration Areas .................................10 3.3 Development in Accordance with General Conformity Requirements ...........................14 3.4 Delineation Wells ............................................................................................................14 3.5 Project Components .........................................................................................................15 3.5.1 Wells and Well Pads .............................................................................................15 3.5.2 Regional Gathering Facilities ...............................................................................15 3.5.3 Powerlines and Substation ....................................................................................16 3.5.4 Pipelines ................................................................................................................16 3.5.5 Roads and Access .................................................................................................17 3.6 Produced Water and Underground Injection ...................................................................18 3.7 Water Use and Water Supply Wells ................................................................................18 3.8 Well Monitoring and Control ..........................................................................................19 3.9 Reclamation and Monitoring ...........................................................................................19 3.10 Exceptions, Modifications, and Waivers .........................................................................19 3.11 ROD Project Components and Surface Disturbance .......................................................20 4.0 NPL PROJECT RESOURCE PROTECTION MEASURES AND MITIGATION.......................................................................................................................21 4.1 Resource Protection Measures ........................................................................................21 4.2 Mitigation Measures ........................................................................................................21 4.3 Additional Appropriate Mitigation ..................................................................................25 5.0 WHAT THE DECISION DOES NOT PROVIDE ............................................................27 5.1 Site-Specific Authorizations ............................................................................................27 5.2 Existing and Historical Authorizations ...........................................................................27 5.3 Mitigation Measures Not Carried Forward .....................................................................27 6.0 SUMMARY OF ALTERNATIVES ....................................................................................28 6.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................28 6.2 Alternatives Analyzed .....................................................................................................28 6.2.1 No Action Alternative ...........................................................................................29 6.2.2 The Proposed Action ............................................................................................29 6.2.3 Alternative A .........................................................................................................29 6.2.4 Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) ...................................................................30 NPL Natural Gas Development Project EIS Record of Decision i Table of Contents 6.3 Environmentally Preferable Alternative ..........................................................................30 6.4 Alternatives Considered, but Eliminated from Further Analysis ....................................31 7.0 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND RATIONALE FOR DECISION ...........32 7.1 Purpose and Need for the Project ....................................................................................32 7.2 Analysis in the NPL Project Final EIS ............................................................................32 7.3 Multiple-Use and Resource Impacts ...............................................................................33 7.4 Conformance with BLM Land Use Plans .......................................................................33 7.4.1 Pinedale and Green River Resource Management Plans ......................................33 7.4.2 BLM Wyoming Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendments .........................................................................................................33 8.0 CONSULTATION, COORDINATION, AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ...................34 8.1 Cooperating Agencies .....................................................................................................34 8.2 National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation ........................................34 8.3 Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation ...........................................................35 8.4 Endangered Species Act Section 7 Consultation .............................................................35 8.5 Public Involvement ..........................................................................................................36 8.5.1 Public Scoping ......................................................................................................36 8.5.2 Draft Environmental Impact Statement ................................................................36 8.5.3 Final Environmental Impact Statement ................................................................37 9.0 REFERENCES .....................................................................................................................38 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Sage-Grouse Winter Concentration Area Development Scenarios ........................... 11 Table 2. NPL Record of Decision Components and Surface Disturbance .............................. 20 LIST OF MAPS Map 1. NPL Project Area Location and Surface Ownership ...................................................6 Map 2. NPL Project Selected Alternative Development Areas ...............................................7 Map 3. NPL Project Area Sage-Grouse Habitat Features ...................................................... 13 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Resource Protection Measures Appendix B Conformity Determination Appendix C Reclamation, Monitoring, and Weed Management Plan Appendix D Transportation Plan Appendix E Biological Opinion Record of Decision NPL Natural Gas Development Project EIS ii Acronyms and Abbreviations ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS Used in the ROD and Appendices AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ADT Average Daily Traffic AGWA Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment AO Authorized Officer APD Application for Permit to Drill APLIC Avian Power Line Interaction Committee API American Petroleum Institute AQD Air Quality Division ARMPA Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ATV All-Terrain Vehicle BACT Best Available Control Technology bbl Barrel BLM Bureau of Land Management BMP Best Management Practice CAA Clean Air Act CDP Central Delivery Point CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations CNG Compressed Natural Gas CO Carbon Monoxide COA Condition of Approval CSC Central Service Center DA Development Area dBA Decibels DDCT Density Disturbance Calculation Tool DOI United States Department of the Interior EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMS Emergency Management Service