[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 33 (Friday, February 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02653]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2015-0119]
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas
Western Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 248, MMAA104000
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for proposed GOM OCS Oil and Gas
WPA Lease Sale 248. The Final SEIS provides a discussion of the
potential significant impacts of the proposed action, provides an
analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action, and
identifies the Bureau's preferred alternative.
The Final SEIS is available on BOEM's Web site at http://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM will primarily distribute digital
copies of the Final SEIS on compact discs. You may request a paper copy
or the location of a library with a digital copy of the Final SEIS from
the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,
Public Information Office (GM 250C), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room
250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 (1-800-200-GULF).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the WPA 248
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, you may contact Mr.
Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region, Office of Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 or by email at [email protected]. You
may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504-736-3233.
Authority: This Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement is in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415.
Dated: January 4, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-02653 Filed 2-18-16; 8:45 am]
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