[Federal Register: January 13, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 9)] [Notices] [Page 2189-2190] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr13ja00-84] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Natural Gas Pipeline Right-of-Way Permit Application to Cross Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. AGENCY: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public that Mississippi Power Company, has applied for a right-of-way permit for the installation of a twenty (20) inch outer-diameter natural gas pipeline across 3.02 acres of Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Jackson County, Mississippi, described as follows: A right-of-way with a beginning width of fifty (50) feet on, over, across, and through that part of the Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) lying and being in Jackson County, Mississippi. The proposed route is paralleling, adjacent, and south of the existing railroad and transmission rights-of-way. [[Page 2190]] Commencing at the SW corner of the SE\1/4\ of Section 18, Township 6 South, Range 5 West, thence run North 349.97 feet to the point of beginning; thence S 89 46 58 E, 2632.46 feet to the East line of Section 18. Said right-of-way contains 3.02 acres, more or less. Also for the purpose and duration of the initial construction and installation of the proposed pipeline, a temporary right-of-way and work space twenty-five (25) feet in width located on the north side of the proposed right-of-way. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering the merits of approving this application. DATES: Interested persons desiring to comment on this application should do so on or before February 14, 2000. ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Room 420, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. You may also comment via the Internet to Sam ____ Hamilton@fws.gov. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include ``Attn: Brenda Johnson'' and your name and return address in your internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact us at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Realty, Brenda Johnson, 1-800-419-9582. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 400, Atlanta, Georgia 30345. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from the rulemaking record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the rulemaking record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brenda Johnson, Realty Specialist, at the above Atlanta, Georgia, address (404) 679-7202 or FAX (404) 679- 7273. Right-of-way applications are filed in accordance with Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (41 Stat. 449:30 U.S.C. 185), as amended by Public Law 93-153. Sam D. Hamilton, Regional Director. [FR Doc. 00-847 Filed 1-12-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-M