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Milestone Extension: Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and Section 404 Clean Water Act

Submitted by cori.carraway@… on

Due to lead agency change and changes in the scope of the project, this final milestone to be extended by approx. 90 days.  

Action
Project Name:
Black Bear Natural Gas Development
Responsible Agency:
US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory
Agency Status: Cooperating under FAST-41
Status:
Planned
POC Name:
Scott Kelly
POC Title:
Jennifer Walker
POC Email:
scott.c.kelly@usace.army.mil
Action Outcome:
General Permit Verified With Special Conditions

Description:

This milestone is for the potential of a Department of Army permit application, if required.

Milestones:

Pre-construction Notification (PCN)/Form ENG 4345/Joint Application Form Received (Applicant Action)
Current Target Date:
Complete Pre-Construction Notification (PCN)/Application Received (Applicant Action)
Current Target Date:
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:


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Milestone
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Project

All dates below are specific to the schedule of the Environmental Review and Permitting processes for this project.

In Progress

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING STATUS
IN PROGRESS

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ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING
04/11/2027

0 out of 5

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESSES
COMPLETED

Conventional Energy Production

SECTOR
Conventional Energy Production

Project Category

CATEGORY
Project Category FAST-41 Covered Projects

Department of the Interior

LEAD AGENCY
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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Other Agencies with Actions or Authorizations:

Department of the Army

Department of the Army, US Army Corps of Engineers - Regulatory

Department of the Interior

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Description:

The Black Bear Natural Gas Development Project is located in the Angelina National Forest in San Augustine County, Texas and includes up to four gas well pads, access roads to the well pads, a main trunk pipeline for the transportation of natural gas and gathering pipelines connecting the well pads. Each well pad will have up to eight proposed wells that will be horizontally drilled into both private and U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) managed minerals with the intent of producing primarily natural gas.

field_status
Approved
System Comments
Furthest out
Original Target Date: 11/16/2026
Milestone: Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)

Requested extensions greater than 30 days for this Action are shown below:

Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action) extended by 102
From: 11/16/2026
To: 02/26/2027
Approver Comments
EDD approval granted 6-25-26
Missed Date Process
No
Missed Date Triggered by Extension
No
Original Milestone
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date:
Furthest Original Target Date Milestone
Final Verification/Permit Decision Rendered (Agency Action)
Current Target Date: