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provisions; funding issues; existing
environmental conditions in the plan
area; other plans or projects that might
be relevant to this proposed project;
permit duration; maximum acreage that
should be covered; specific species that
should or should not be covered;
specific landforms that should or should
not be covered; and minimization and
mitigation efforts. The Service estimates
that the draft EIS will be available for
public review in the spring of 2007.
Dated: October 4, 2006.
James J. Slack,
Deputy Regional Director, Region 6.
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II.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
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Parties who do not file an appeal in
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ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving the
surface and subsurface estates in certain
lands for conveyance pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
will be issued to Ahtna, Incorporated,
successor in interest to Cantwell
Yedatene-Na Corporation.
The lands are in the vicinity of
Cantwell, Alaska, and are located in:
U.S. Survey No. 3229, Alaska Containing
5.00 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be
published four times in the Fairbanks
Daily News-Miner.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until December
14, 2006 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7599.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
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5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Oil and Gas Leasing Programs for
2002–2007 and 2007–2012; OCS Lease
Sale 201 and Proposed Lease Sale 205,
Central Gulf of Mexico; Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for 5-Year Leasing Program for 2007–
2012
Minerals Management Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Revision of 5-Year Leasing
Program and Request for Comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2006, the
Department of Interior/MMS and the
State of Louisiana announced the
settlement of the case of Blanco, et al.,
v. Burton, et al. The District Court
approved the settlement and dismissed
the case on October 24, 2006. As a result
of the settlement agreement, the MMS
proposes to expand Lease Sale 205,
scheduled in the Proposed 5-Year
Program for 2007–2012 and
accompanying Draft EIS, from the
currently proposed program area (Map
1) to include all available acreage in the
Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area as
proposed in the new program for
subsequent Central Gulf sales (Map 2).
The MMS is providing a 45-day
comment period to specifically address
this proposed change. The earlier
comment periods on the Proposed 5Year Program and Draft EIS, remain as
announced on August 25, 2006. The
comment period on the Program closes
on November 24, 2006, and on the Draft
EIS on November 22, 2006.
DATES: MMS is accepting comments
regarding this newly proposed change
for the Proposed 5-Year OCS Program
for 2007–2012 and accompanying Draft
EIS until December 29, 2006. Note that
the comment periods for the earlier
proposed 5-Year OCS Program for 2007–
2012 and the Draft EIS remain the same
as previously announced. This new 45day comment period is for comments
associated with the change identified
here as a result of the settlement with
Louisiana.
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If you wish to comment,
you may submit your comments by one
of two methods. You may comment
electronically using MMS’s Public
Connect online commenting system.
This is the preferred method for
commenting. This system can be
accessed at https://www.mms.gov/5-year/
2007–2012main.htm. From the Public
Connect ‘‘Welcome’’ screen, search for
‘‘Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas
Program Revisions and Draft EIS’’ or
select it from the ‘‘Projects Open for
Comment’’ menu.
You may also mail comments. Please
label your comments and the packaging
in which they are submitted according
to the subject matter. For those
pertaining to program preparation, label
as ‘‘Comments on Revisions to Proposed
5-Year Program for 2007–2012’’ and
mail to: Ms. Renee Orr, 5-Year Program
Manager, Minerals Management Service
(MS–4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden
Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817.
For those pertaining to EIS preparation,
label as ‘‘Comments on 2007–2012 Oil
and Gas Program Revisions for Draft
Environmental Impact Statement’’ and
mail to: Mr. James F. Bennett, Chief,
Branch of Environmental Assessment,
381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4042,
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. If you
submit any privileged or proprietary
information to be treated as
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confidential, please mark the envelope,
‘‘Contains Confidential Information.’’
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire
comment—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. However, we will not consider
anonymous comments. Except for
proprietary information, 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: Ms.
Renee Orr, Minerals Management
Service, Chief, Leasing Division, at (703)
787–1215; or Mr. James Bennett, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Branch, at
(703) 787–1660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
20, 2006, the State of Louisiana filed a
lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of Louisiana under the
Administrative Procedures Act alleging
that MMS violated the terms of the
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National Environmental Policy Act, the
Coastal Zone Management Act, and the
OCS Lands Act. The court denied the
State of Louisiana’s request to enjoin
holding Lease Sale 200 as scheduled on
August 16, 2006, and opening the bids
or awarding any leases, and set the case
for trial on November 13, 2006. Lease
Sale 200 was held as scheduled.
The MMS and the State have entered
into a Settlement Agreement. Under this
settlement, MMS has agreed to prepare
an EIS before conducting the next sale
in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, MMS
is canceling Lease Sale 201, scheduled
for March 2007 in the current 5-year
program for 2002–2007. We also
propose to enlarge Lease Sale 205 from
that in the proposed 5-year program for
2007–2012, released for comment on
August 25, 2006, to include all of the
available acreage comprising the Central
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, as
proposed in the new program for
subsequent Central Gulf sales (Map 2).
In effect, this change simply postpones
for several months the estimated effects
of Sale 201. The environmental impacts
of this change are not significant beyond
the change in timing of the offering.
Dated: November 6, 2006.
R.M. ‘‘Johnnie’’ Burton,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Programs
for 2002-2007 and 2007-2012; OCS Lease Sale 201 and Proposed Lease Sale
205, Central Gulf of Mexico; Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for 5-Year Leasing Program for 2007-2012
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.
ACTION: Revision of 5-Year Leasing Program and Request for Comment.
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SUMMARY: On October 24, 2006, the Department of Interior/MMS and the
State of Louisiana announced the settlement of the case of Blanco, et
al., v. Burton, et al. The District Court approved the settlement and
dismissed the case on October 24, 2006. As a result of the settlement
agreement, the MMS proposes to expand Lease Sale 205, scheduled in the
Proposed 5-Year Program for 2007-2012 and accompanying Draft EIS, from
the currently proposed program area (Map 1) to include all available
acreage in the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area as proposed in the
new program for subsequent Central Gulf sales (Map 2). The MMS is
providing a 45-day comment period to specifically address this proposed
change. The earlier comment periods on the Proposed 5-Year Program and
Draft EIS, remain as announced on August 25, 2006. The comment period
on the Program closes on November 24, 2006, and on the Draft EIS on
November 22, 2006.
DATES: MMS is accepting comments regarding this newly proposed change
for the Proposed 5-Year OCS Program for 2007-2012 and accompanying
Draft EIS until December 29, 2006. Note that the comment periods for
the earlier proposed 5-Year OCS Program for 2007-2012 and the Draft EIS
remain the same as previously announced. This new 45-day comment period
is for comments associated with the change identified here as a result
of the settlement with Louisiana.
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ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by one
of two methods. You may comment electronically using MMS's Public
Connect online commenting system. This is the preferred method for
commenting. This system can be accessed at https://www.mms.gov/5-year/
2007-2012main.htm. From the Public Connect ``Welcome'' screen, search
for ``Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Program Revisions and Draft EIS''
or select it from the ``Projects Open for Comment'' menu.
You may also mail comments. Please label your comments and the
packaging in which they are submitted according to the subject matter.
For those pertaining to program preparation, label as ``Comments on
Revisions to Proposed 5-Year Program for 2007-2012'' and mail to: Ms.
Renee Orr, 5-Year Program Manager, Minerals Management Service (MS-
4010), Room 3120, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817. For
those pertaining to EIS preparation, label as ``Comments on 2007-2012
Oil and Gas Program Revisions for Draft Environmental Impact
Statement'' and mail to: Mr. James F. Bennett, Chief, Branch of
Environmental Assessment, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4042, Herndon,
Virginia 20170-4817. If you submit any privileged or proprietary
information to be treated as confidential, please mark the envelope,
``Contains Confidential Information.''
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that
your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--
may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in
your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
However, we will not consider anonymous comments. Except for
proprietary information, 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: Ms. Renee Orr, Minerals Management
Service, Chief, Leasing Division, at (703) 787-1215; or Mr. James
Bennett, Chief, Environmental Assessment Branch, at (703) 787-1660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 20, 2006, the State of Louisiana
filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana under the Administrative Procedures Act alleging that MMS
violated the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act, the
Coastal Zone Management Act, and the OCS Lands Act. The court denied
the State of Louisiana's request to enjoin holding Lease Sale 200 as
scheduled on August 16, 2006, and opening the bids or awarding any
leases, and set the case for trial on November 13, 2006. Lease Sale 200
was held as scheduled.
The MMS and the State have entered into a Settlement Agreement.
Under this settlement, MMS has agreed to prepare an EIS before
conducting the next sale in the Gulf of Mexico. As a result, MMS is
canceling Lease Sale 201, scheduled for March 2007 in the current 5-
year program for 2002-2007. We also propose to enlarge Lease Sale 205
from that in the proposed 5-year program for 2007-2012, released for
comment on August 25, 2006, to include all of the available acreage
comprising the Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, as proposed in the
new program for subsequent Central Gulf sales (Map 2). In effect, this
change simply postpones for several months the estimated effects of
Sale 201. The environmental impacts of this change are not significant
beyond the change in timing of the offering.
Dated: November 6, 2006.
R.M. ``Johnnie'' Burton,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
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