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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-Eastern States-0020-2018-0019-DNA
Project Name: MVP Amendment to ROD

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-Eastern States-0020-2018-0019-DNA
Project Name

MVP Amendment to ROD
Project Type

DNA
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Southeastern States District Office
Last Updated

Project Description

The Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Project consists of a 303.5 mile-long 42-inch diameter pipeline. The approved route crosses approximately 3.5 miles of the Jefferson National Forest in Monroe County, West Virginia and Giles and Montgomery Counties in Virginia. The route also crosses a section of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, administered by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service (FS), along with the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike Trail administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was the lead agency in the preparation of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The MVP Project will cross FS and USACE lands. While no BLM-administered lands are associated with the Project, the BLM is responsible for considering a Right of Way (ROW) and Temporary Use Permit (TUP) application where the surface of the lands is administered by two or more federal agencies, per the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA). FERC issued an Order approving a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on October 13, 2017. On December 28, 2017,
BLM issued a Record of Decision (ROD) and associated ROW and TUP for the Project on Federal lands under the jurisdiction ofthe FS and USACE in Virginia and West Virginia. FS issued a ROD documenting approval of a five-part, project-specific Forest Plan amendment to the Jefferson National Forest's Revised Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP, USDA Forest Service 2004), on December 1, 2017. BLM and FS adopted the FERC Final EIS (FEIS) issued in June of 2017 and imposed requirements in MVP's Plan of Development.
This Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) addresses a minor amendment to the pipeline ROW/TUP. On May 25, 2018, MVP submitted an amendment to its Standard Form SF-299 and requested an amendment to its ROW/TUP. The existing temporary use permit allows Mountain Valley to widen Mystery Ridge Road to 50-feet at some turns. To safely allow long truck trailers to travel through the hair-pin turn on Mystery Ridge Road in Giles, County, Virginia, Mountain Valley is requesting to use an additional polygon area of approximately 17 by 30 feet on the inside of the turn. The variance will allow MVP to widen the width of hairpin turn (from the outside to the inside of the turn) to an approximate width of 90 feet and allow MVP to hand-fell approximately 12 trees. The area of this proposed activity will total approximately 500 square feet or 0.011 acres and is within the resource survey boundary. The trees are currently marked in the field with yellow paint. During the road widening, equipment will be used to remove and store topsoil. The area will be graded to a flat surface using a bulldozer and will be rocked with gravel transported to the site on a dump truck. A backhoe will also be utilized for activities such as ditch work. After construction of the pipeline, Mountain Valley will restore the road, which will include removal of gravel, reducing the road to its original width, replacement of topsoil, and seeding and mulching pursuant to the requirements in the Mountain Valley POD.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Williamsville	Virginia	24487

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Project Dates

Start Date

5/19/2018
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Project Office Information

Lead Office

Southeastern States District Office
Offices

Southeastern States DO
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