Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) for Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017, 70156 [2011-29152]

Download as PDF 70156 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 218 / Thursday, November 10, 2011 / Notices EIS Availability: Persons interested in reviewing the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–2017 Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement, OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2011– 001 can locate it on the Internet at https://www.boem.gov/5-year/2012-2017 or you may contact Mr. James F. Bennett at the address listed above to request a copy, in hard copy or as a CD/ROM version. Please specify if you wish a CD or paper copy. If neither is specified, a CD containing the Draft PEIS will be forwarded. Library Availability: The Draft PEIS will also be available for review at Dated: November 3, 2011. libraries in states near the proposed Mark R. Johnston, lease sales. These libraries are listed at Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. the BOEM Web site at https:// [FR Doc. 2011–28941 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] www.boem.gov/5-Year/2012-2017/ BILLING CODE 4210–67–P libraries or a list of libraries can be provided by contacting the contact person listed above. Written Comments: Comments may be DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR submitted online at https:// Bureau of Ocean Energy Management www.boem.gov/5-year/2012-2017 or letters may be sent to Mr. James F. Draft Programmatic Environmental Bennett at the address listed above. Impact Study (PEIS) for Proposed Comments should be labeled ‘‘Attn: 55-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Year Program Draft PEIS.’’ Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012– An individual commenter may ask 2017 that we withhold their name, home address, or both from the public record, AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy and we will honor such a request to the Management, Interior. extent allowable by law. If you submit ACTION: Notice of availability. comments and wish us to withhold such information, you must state so SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National prominently at the beginning of your Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BOEM announces the availability of the submission. We will not consider OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2012– anonymous comments. Public Hearings: Thirteen public 2017 Draft PEIS prepared by BOEM to support the Proposed Outer Continental hearings on the 2012–2017 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Draft PEIS will be Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for held December 5 through December 16, 2012–2017. BOEM concurrently 2011. In the Gulf Region, the hearings requests comments and announces will be held from 1:00 to 4 p.m. and public hearings. from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the following DATES: Submit comments on or before dates and at the following locations: January 9, 2012. See public hearing December 6, 2011, Houston, TX at the dates in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Marriott Houston Intercontinental at below. George Bush Intercontinental, 18700 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, TX 77032; December 7, 2011, Mobile, Headquarters, 381 Elden Street, AL at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Herndon, VA 20170; Attention: Mr. Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, James F. Bennett, Chief of the Division Mobile, AL 36602; and December 8, of Environmental Assessment, 2011, New Orleans, LA at the telephone: (703) 787–1660. Doubletree New Orleans Airport Hotel, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This draft 2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, PEIS assesses the scheduling for Kenner, LA 70062. proposed lease sales during the years In Washington, DC, the hearing will 2012 to 2017 in six planning areas on be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the OCS. 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After the public hearings and written comments on the Draft PEIS have been reviewed and analyzed, a Final PEIS will be prepared. Dated: October 26, 2011. Rodney Cluck, Acting Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2011–29152 Filed 11–9–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Proposed 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–2017 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of and requests comments on the Proposed 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–2017 (‘‘Proposed Program’’). This is part of a multi-step process required by law before the Secretary of the Interior may approve a new 5-year program. BOEM is publishing a Notice of Availability of the 5-Year Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) concurrently with this notice. DATES: Please submit comments and information to BOEM no later than February 8, 2012. SUMMARY: Public Comment Procedure BOEM will accept comments in one of two formats: By mail or via our Internet commenting system. Please submit your comments using only one of these formats, and include full names and addresses. Comments submitted by other means may not be considered. We will not consider anonymous E:\FR\FM\10NON1.SGM 10NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 70156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29152]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Study (PEIS) for Proposed 
5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 
2012-2017

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BOEM 
announces the availability of the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2012-
2017 Draft PEIS prepared by BOEM to support the Proposed Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017. BOEM 
concurrently requests comments and announces public hearings.

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 9, 2012. See public hearing 
dates in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
Headquarters, 381 Elden Street, Herndon, VA 20170; Attention: Mr. James 
F. Bennett, Chief of the Division of Environmental Assessment, 
telephone: (703) 787-1660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This draft PEIS assesses the scheduling for 
proposed lease sales during the years 2012 to 2017 in six planning 
areas on the OCS. These areas are the Western, Central and Eastern Gulf 
of Mexico, Cook Inlet, the Beaufort Sea, and the Chukchi Sea. Federal 
regulations (40 CFR 1502.4(b)) recommend analyzing effects of broad 
programs within a single programmatic EIS.
    EIS Availability: Persons interested in reviewing the OCS Oil and 
Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017 Draft Programmatic Environmental 
Impact Statement, OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2011-001 can locate it on the 
Internet at https://www.boem.gov/5-year/2012-2017 or you may contact Mr. 
James F. Bennett at the address listed above to request a copy, in hard 
copy or as a CD/ROM version. Please specify if you wish a CD or paper 
copy. If neither is specified, a CD containing the Draft PEIS will be 
forwarded.
    Library Availability: The Draft PEIS will also be available for 
review at libraries in states near the proposed lease sales. These 
libraries are listed at the BOEM Web site at https://www.boem.gov/5-Year/2012-2017/libraries or a list of libraries can be provided by 
contacting the contact person listed above.
    Written Comments: Comments may be submitted online at https://www.boem.gov/5-year/2012-2017 or letters may be sent to Mr. James F. 
Bennett at the address listed above. Comments should be labeled ``Attn: 
5-Year Program Draft PEIS.''
    An individual commenter may ask that we withhold their name, home 
address, or both from the public record, and we will honor such a 
request to the extent allowable by law. If you submit comments and wish 
us to withhold such information, you must state so prominently at the 
beginning of your submission. We will not consider anonymous comments.
    Public Hearings: Thirteen public hearings on the 2012-2017 OCS Oil 
and Gas Leasing Program Draft PEIS will be held December 5 through 
December 16, 2011. In the Gulf Region, the hearings will be held from 
1:00 to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the following dates and at 
the following locations: December 6, 2011, Houston, TX at the Marriott 
Houston Intercontinental at George Bush Intercontinental, 18700 John F. 
Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, TX 77032; December 7, 2011, Mobile, AL at 
the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel, 64 South Water Street, 
Mobile, AL 36602; and December 8, 2011, New Orleans, LA at the 
Doubletree New Orleans Airport Hotel, 2150 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, 
Kenner, LA 70062.
    In Washington, DC, the hearing will be held from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. 
on December 6, 2011, at the Main Department of the Interior Building at 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240.
    In Alaska, public hearings will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 
the following dates and at the following locations: December 5, 2011, 
Wainwright at the R. James Community Center; December 6, 2011, Nuiqsut 
at the Community Center, on; December 7, 2011, Katovik at the Community 
Center; December 8, 2011, Fairbanks at the Westmark Hotel and 
Conference Center, 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, AK 99701; December 9, 
2011, Anchorage at the Wilda Marston Theatre, 3600 Denali Street, 
Anchorage, AK; December 12, 2011, Kotzebue at the NW Arctic Borough 
Assembly Chamber, 163 Lagoon Street, Kotzebue, AK 99752; December 13, 
2011, Point Hope at the City Qalgi Center; December 14, 2011, Point Lay 
at the Community Center; and December 16, 2011, Barrow at the Inupiat 
Heritage Center.
    After the public hearings and written comments on the Draft PEIS 
have been reviewed and analyzed, a Final PEIS will be prepared.

    Dated: October 26, 2011.
Rodney Cluck,
Acting Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2011-29152 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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