Ruby Pipeline Natural Gas Pipeline

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Map of Ruby Pipeline

The U. S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) signed a Record of Decision (ROD) and Right-of-Way Grant (ROW) for the Ruby Pipeline Project, a 678 mile interstate natural gas pipeline that crosses 368 miles of Federal land beginning near Opal, Wyoming, through northern Utah and northern Nevada, and terminating near Malin, Oregon. The BLM Nevada State Director, as the designated Federal official, signed the ROD and authorized the ROW for the construction, operation, maintenance, and termination of the pipeline and associated facilities across lands under jurisdiction of the BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Reclamation, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the four states.

Frequently Asked Questions: In Service and Reclamation Phase

RIGHTS-OF-WAY

• Notice to Proceed (NTP) documents 

To go directly to the Ruby Pipeline LLC website, go to www.rubypipeline.com.

News Releases

• Amendment Issued for Ruby Pipeline Project (12-13-11)
• Ruby Pipeline Starts Delivery of Natural Gas (07-29-2011)
• Ruby Pipeline Construction Resumes after Shutdowns (05-12-2011)
• BLM Amends Ruby Pipeline Project (02-25-2011)
• Amendment to Right-of-Way and Plan of Development for Ruby Pipeline Project (12-13-2010)
• Record of Decision for Ruby Pipeline Project (07-13-2010)
• Final EIS Released for Proposed Ruby Pipeline Project (01-08-2010)

DECISION TO AMEND RIGHT-OF-WAY: CATHODES AND ROADS VARIANCE
^{Signed Dec. 7, 2011}

• Attachment 1: Legal Descriptions by Main Line Valve and Bureau of Land Management or Forest Service Office
• Attachment 2: Determination of National Environmental Policy Act Adequacy (DNA)
• Attachment 3: Interdisciplinary Team Checklist
• Attachment 4: Maps Supporting the DNA
• Attachment 5: Concurrence Letter, Fremont-Winema National Forests
• Attachment 6: Amended Right-of-Way Grant

RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) TO AMEND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) GRANT
AND TEMPORARY USE PERMIT (TUP)
^{Signed Feb. 24, 2011}

• Attachment A: Klamath County Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) 
  • Klamath County Reroute Map
  • Comparison of Resources Affected
  • Klamath County Reroute DNA
  • Oregon Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
• Attachment B: Concurrence Letter - Concurrence Memo ROD Amendment
• Attachment C: Amended ROW Grant - Klamath County Final ROW Grant Signed
  • Exhibit A: Klamath County DNA (see Attachment A above)
  • Exhibit B: FERC Certificate
• Attachment D: Amended TUP - Klamath County Final TUP Amendment Signed
  • Exhibit A: Klamath County DNA (see Attachment A above)
  • Exhibit B: FERC Certificate

RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) TO AMEND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW) GRANT 
AND PLAN OF DEVELOPMENT (POD) 
^{Signed Dec. 10, 2010}

After consideration of agency and tribal comments the BLM has decided to make changes to the ROW Grant and the Plan of Development for the project. This Decision includes incorporation of a route variation, developed to avoid sensitive resources. The BLM has also decided to accept an amendment to the Plan of Development to include a Winter Construction Plan, developed to reduce construction impacts to resources during winter weather conditions.

RECORD OF DECISION (ROD) AND ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENTS

The ROD is for the selected alternative for the Ruby Pipeline Project, and the ROW is for the route certificated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), with the inclusion of the Newmont and Southern Langell Valley reroutes.

The referenced attachments are available on CD by request via e-mail at: blmruby@blm.gov or by mail to: Mark Mackiewicz, BLM National Project Manager, c/o125 South 600 West, Price, UT 84501. Questions concerning the ROD may be directed to Mark Mackiewicz at the above address or by phone: 435-636-3616.

Interested parties may also view the documents at the following Federal agency offices:

• BLM, Kemmerer Field Office, 312 Hwy 189 N, Kemmerer, WY
• BLM, Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, UT
• BLM, Elko Field Office, 3900 E. Idaho Street, Elko, NV
• BLM, Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd, Winnemucca, NV
• BLM, Lakeview Resource Area, 1301 S. G St., Lakeview, OR
• BLM, Klamath Falls Field Office, 2795 Anderson Ave., Ste. 25, Klamath Falls, OR
• BLM, Surprise Field Office, 602 Cressler St., Cedarville, CA
• Fremont-Winema National Forests, 1301 S. G St., Lakeview, OR
• Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, 324 25th St., Ogden, UT
• Bureau of Reclamation, Klamath Basin Area Office, 6600 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR