U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Central Montana District
Central Montana District
| Contacts: | Lewistown Field Office | |||
| 406-538-1900 |
BLM Analyzes Pipeline in the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Lewistown, MT----The Bureau of Land Management has released for public review and comment a draft environmental assessment (EA) analyzing a proposed natural gas pipeline within the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
The prosed action is to install a 5.4 mile natural gas pipeline within the road prism of the Ervin Ridge Road on the north side of the Missouri River in Blaine County.
Copies of the EA are available at the BLM offices in Great Falls and Lewistown and can also be found online at: http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/umrbnm/grazingaltsandassessmts.html
Written comments concerning this proposed pipeline should be submitted by June 4, 2012. Comments received will be used while preparing the final EA and decision.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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