[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02654]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2015-0068]
Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska Region, Beaufort Sea Planning
Area, Liberty Development and Production Plan, Extension of Public
Scoping Comment Period, MMAA10400
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Extension of Public Scoping Comment Period, Liberty Development
and Production Plan.
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SUMMARY: On September 25, 2015, BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI)
to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Liberty
Development and Production Plan (DPP) in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area
(80 FR 57873). In response to the scoping meetings held in November
2015, BOEM extended the original comment period by 60 days to January
26, 2016. On January 20, 2016, BOEM received a 60 day extension request
from the operator. BOEM has granted this extension to support the
intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to collect
information to define the scope of issues to be addressed in depth in
the analyses that will be included in the EIS, and to provide an
additional opportunity for interested and affected parties to comment.
BOEM is extending the scoping comment period for an additional 62 days
to March 28, 2016.
DATES: Scoping comments should be submitted by March 28, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Liberty DPP EIS
or BOEM's policies associated with this notice, please contact Lauren
Boldrick, Project Manager, BOEM, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint
Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) 334-5227.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal, state, tribal, and local
governments and/or agencies and other interested parties may submit
written comments on the scope of the EIS through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the field entitled
``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter [Docket No. BOEM-2015-0068], and then
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
view supporting and related materials available for this notice.
BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name
and address as part of your submittal. Before including your address,
phone number, email address or other personal identifying information
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment,
including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comments to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
BOEM held scoping meetings in Fairbanks, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Barrow,
and Anchorage in November, 2015. Pursuant to the regulations
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, BOEM may, at the
request of the communities potentially affected by the Liberty Project,
hold additional public scoping meetings to solicit comments on the
scope of the Liberty Development and Production Plan EIS. If additional
scoping meetings are to be held, a notice will be published in the
local newspapers or other means of notification to the community at
least 15 days in advance of the meeting date.
Dated: February 1, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-02654 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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