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Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs,
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement.
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Marine Mammals; Letters of
Authorization to Take Pacific Walrus
and Polar Bears, Beaufort and Chukchi
Seas, Alaska
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (MMPA), the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) has issued
letters of authorization for the nonlethal
take of polar bears and Pacific walrus
SUMMARY:
incidental to oil and gas industry
exploration, development, and
production activities in the Beaufort Sea
and the adjacent northern coast of
Alaska and incidental to oil and gas
industry exploration activities in the
Chukchi Sea and the adjacent western
coast of Alaska. These letters of
authorization stipulate conditions and
methods that minimize impacts to polar
bears and Pacific walrus from these
activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Perham at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals
Management Office, 1011 East Tudor
Road, MS 341, Anchorage, AK 99503;
(800) 362–5148 or (907) 786–3810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
3, 2011, we published in the Federal
Register a final rule (76 FR 47010)
establishing regulations that allow us to
authorize the nonlethal, incidental,
unintentional take of small numbers of
polar bears and Pacific walrus during
year-round oil and gas industry
exploration, development, and
production activities in the Beaufort Sea
and adjacent northern coast of Alaska.
The rule established subpart J in part 18
of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) and is effective
through August 3, 2016. The rule
prescribed a process under which we
issue Letters of Authorization (LOAs) to
applicants conducting activities as
described under the provisions of the
regulations.
Each LOA stipulates conditions or
methods that are specific to the activity
and location. Holders of LOAs must use
methods and conduct activities in a
manner that minimizes to the greatest
extent practicable adverse impacts on
Pacific walrus and polar bears and their
habitat, and on the availability of these
marine mammals for subsistence
purposes. Intentional take and lethal
incidental take are prohibited.
In accordance with section
101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C.
1361 et seq.) and our regulations at 50
CFR part 18, subpart J, we issued LOAs
to each of the following companies in
the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern
coast of Alaska:
BEAUFORT SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION
Activity
Project
Date issued
Alyeska Pipeline Service Company ..........
BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. ......................
BP Exploration Alaska, Inc. ......................
CGG Land US, Inc. ..................................
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. ......................
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. ......................
Eni US Operating Co., Inc. .......................
ExxonMobil Production Company ............
ExxonMobil Production Company ............
Great Bear Petroleum, LLC ......................
Production .............
Development .........
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Development .........
Exploration ............
Production .............
Development .........
Development .........
Exploration ............
Trans-Alaska Pipeline Operation & Maintenance ............
Liberty Development Project ............................................
Foggy Island Geotechnical Survey ..................................
Winter Seismic Survey .....................................................
Alpine Drillsite Expansion .................................................
NPR–A Exploration ...........................................................
Nikaitchuq Development Project ......................................
Point Thomson Project .....................................................
Point Thomson Project .....................................................
Great Bear Exploration and Evaluation Program .............
Olgoonik Development, LLC .....................
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC .......................
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC .......................
Development .........
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Development .........
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Camp Lonely Cleanup Project .........................................
Beaufort Sea Baseline Environmental Studies ................
Marine Fish Transboundary Cruise Environmental Studies Program.
Nuna Development Program ............................................
Colville River Delta Winter Drilling ...................................
Colville River Delta Winter Drilling ...................................
Colville River Delta 3–D Seismic Survey .........................
North Slope Winter 3–D Seismic Survey .........................
Winter/Spring Dalton 3–D Seismic Survey ......................
December 1, 2013.
March 18, 2013.
July 3, 2013.
January 2, 2014.
December 5, 2013.
December 5, 2013.
August 2, 2013.
February 1, 2013.
January 24, 2014.
September 30,
2013.
April 17, 2013.
August 1, 2013.
August 13, 2013.
Pioneer Natural Resources Alaska, Inc. ..
Repsol E&P USA, Inc. ..............................
Repsol E&P USA, Inc. ..............................
SAExploration, Inc., LLC ..........................
SAExploration, Inc., LLC ..........................
Veritas .......................................................
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On June 12, 2013, we published in the
Federal Register a final rule (78 FR
35364) establishing regulations that
allow us to authorize the nonlethal,
incidental, unintentional take of small
numbers of polar bears and Pacific
walrus during year-round oil and gas
industry exploration activities in the
Chukchi Sea and adjacent western coast
of Alaska. The rule established subpart
I of 50 CFR part 18 and is effective until
June 11, 2018. The process under which
we issue LOAs to applicants and the
requirements that the holders of LOAs
must follow is the same as described
April 24, 2013.
March 6, 2013.
December 1, 2013.
July 1, 2013.
January 1, 2014.
February 1, 2013.
above for LOAs issued under 50 CFR 18,
subpart J.
In accordance with section
101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA and our
regulations at 50 CFR 18, subpart I, we
issued LOAs to the following companies
in the Chukchi Sea:
CHUKCHI SEA LETTERS OF AUTHORIZATION
Company
Activity
Project
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC .......................
Exploration ............
Chukchi Sea Baseline Environmental Studies Program ..
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Company
Activity
Project
Shell Offshore, Inc. ...................................
TGS ...........................................................
Exploration ............
Exploration ............
Chukchi Sea Open Water Marine Survey Program .........
2–D Marine Seismic Survey .............................................
Dated: March 21, 2014.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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Alaska Native Claims Selections
Bureau of Land Management,
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ACTION: Notice of Decision Approving
Lands for Conveyance.
AGENCY:
As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
will issue an appealable decision to
Koniag, Inc. The decision will approve
conveyance of the surface and
subsurface estates in certain lands
pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.).
The lands are located east of Ugashik,
Alaska, and aggregate 238.04 acres.
Notice of the decision will also be
published once a week for four
consecutive weeks in the Anchorage
Daily News.
DATES: Any party claiming a property
interest in the lands affected by the
decision may appeal the decision in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR part 4 within the following time
limits:
1. Unknown parties, parties unable to
be located after reasonable efforts have
been expended to locate, parties who
fail or refuse to sign their return receipt,
and parties who receive a copy of the
decision by regular mail which is not
certified, return receipt requested, shall
have until April 28, 2014 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
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CFR part 4 shall be deemed to have
waived their rights. Notices of appeal
transmitted by electronic means, such as
facsimile or email, will not be accepted
as timely filed.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
AK 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by
email at blm_ak_akso_public_room@
blm.gov. Persons who use a
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the BLM during normal
business hours. In addition, the FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
BLM. The BLM will reply during
normal business hours.
Dina L. Torres,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Division
of Lands and Cadastral.
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Second Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Gold Rock Mine Project,
White Pine County, NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
The BLM’s email account that
was set up to receive scoping comments
on the Gold Rock Mine Project
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
during the initial scoping period
(September 5, 2013, through October 7,
2013) was deleted during the recent
Federal Government shutdown.
Therefore, this second notice for the
Gold Rock Mine Project EIS is being
issued to extend the scoping period,
invite members of the public to submit
comments, and request that anyone who
submitted comments by email during
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the initial 30-day scoping period
resubmit their comments.
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended, (NEPA) and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Egan Field Office,
Ely, Nevada, intends to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
and by this notice is announcing a 30day extension of the public input period
to solicit public comments and identify
issues. The proposed project is located
in White Pine County, about 50 miles
west of Ely, in the Upper Railroad
Valley.
DATES: This notice extends the public
input period for the EIS. Comments may
be submitted until April 28, 2014. In
order to be included in the Draft EIS, all
comments must be received prior to the
close of this public comment period. No
scoping meetings will be held during
this 30-day extension of the public
input period. We will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation upon publication of the
Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the Gold Rock Mine Project by
any of the following methods:
• The BLM’s ePlanning Web site:
https://www.blm.gov/epl-front-office/
eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do.
• Fax: 775–289–1910.
• Mail: BLM Ely District, Egan Field
Office, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely, NV
89301–9408.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Egan Field
Office, 702 N. Industrial Way, Ely,
Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Netcher, Project Manager, telephone:
775–289–1872; email: dnetcher@
blm.gov. Contact Mr. Netcher if you
wish to have your name added to our
mailing list. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
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to contact Mr. Netcher. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial
scoping period for the Gold Rock Mine
Project EIS was announced in the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-FHC-2014-N022; FF07CAMM00-FX-FR133707PB000]
Marine Mammals; Letters of Authorization to Take Pacific Walrus
and Polar Bears, Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (MMPA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has
issued letters of authorization for the nonlethal take of polar bears
and Pacific walrus incidental to oil and gas industry exploration,
development, and production activities in the Beaufort Sea and the
adjacent northern coast of Alaska and incidental to oil and gas
industry exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and the adjacent
western coast of Alaska. These letters of authorization stipulate
conditions and methods that minimize impacts to polar bears and Pacific
walrus from these activities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Perham at the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Marine Mammals Management Office, 1011 East Tudor
Road, MS 341, Anchorage, AK 99503; (800) 362-5148 or (907) 786-3810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 3, 2011, we published in the
Federal Register a final rule (76 FR 47010) establishing regulations
that allow us to authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional
take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walrus during year-
round oil and gas industry exploration, development, and production
activities in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska.
The rule established subpart J in part 18 of title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) and is effective through August 3, 2016. The
rule prescribed a process under which we issue Letters of Authorization
(LOAs) to applicants conducting activities as described under the
provisions of the regulations.
Each LOA stipulates conditions or methods that are specific to the
activity and location. Holders of LOAs must use methods and conduct
activities in a manner that minimizes to the greatest extent
practicable adverse impacts on Pacific walrus and polar bears and their
habitat, and on the availability of these marine mammals for
subsistence purposes. Intentional take and lethal incidental take are
prohibited.
In accordance with section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361
et seq.) and our regulations at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J, we issued
LOAs to each of the following companies in the Beaufort Sea and
adjacent northern coast of Alaska:
Beaufort Sea Letters of Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Company Activity Project Date issued
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alyeska Pipeline Service Production...... Trans-Alaska Pipeline Operation & December 1, 2013.
Company. Maintenance.
BP Exploration Alaska, Inc... Development..... Liberty Development Project......... March 18, 2013.
BP Exploration Alaska, Inc... Exploration..... Foggy Island Geotechnical Survey.... July 3, 2013.
CGG Land US, Inc............. Exploration..... Winter Seismic Survey............... January 2, 2014.
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc... Development..... Alpine Drillsite Expansion.......... December 5, 2013.
ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc... Exploration..... NPR-A Exploration................... December 5, 2013.
Eni US Operating Co., Inc.... Production...... Nikaitchuq Development Project...... August 2, 2013.
ExxonMobil Production Company Development..... Point Thomson Project............... February 1, 2013.
ExxonMobil Production Company Development..... Point Thomson Project............... January 24, 2014.
Great Bear Petroleum, LLC.... Exploration..... Great Bear Exploration and September 30, 2013.
Evaluation Program.
Olgoonik Development, LLC.... Development..... Camp Lonely Cleanup Project......... April 17, 2013.
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC.... Exploration..... Beaufort Sea Baseline Environmental August 1, 2013.
Studies.
Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC.... Exploration..... Marine Fish Transboundary Cruise August 13, 2013.
Environmental Studies Program.
Pioneer Natural Resources Development..... Nuna Development Program............ April 24, 2013.
Alaska, Inc..
Repsol E&P USA, Inc.......... Exploration..... Colville River Delta Winter Drilling March 6, 2013.
Repsol E&P USA, Inc.......... Exploration..... Colville River Delta Winter Drilling December 1, 2013.
SAExploration, Inc., LLC..... Exploration..... Colville River Delta 3-D Seismic July 1, 2013.
Survey.
SAExploration, Inc., LLC..... Exploration..... North Slope Winter 3-D Seismic January 1, 2014.
Survey.
Veritas...................... Exploration..... Winter/Spring Dalton 3-D Seismic February 1, 2013.
Survey.
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On June 12, 2013, we published in the Federal Register a final rule
(78 FR 35364) establishing regulations that allow us to authorize the
nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take of small numbers of polar
bears and Pacific walrus during year-round oil and gas industry
exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and adjacent western coast of
Alaska. The rule established subpart I of 50 CFR part 18 and is
effective until June 11, 2018. The process under which we issue LOAs to
applicants and the requirements that the holders of LOAs must follow is
the same as described above for LOAs issued under 50 CFR 18, subpart J.
In accordance with section 101(a)(5)(A) of the MMPA and our
regulations at 50 CFR 18, subpart I, we issued LOAs to the following
companies in the Chukchi Sea:
Chukchi Sea Letters of Authorization
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Company Activity Project Date issued
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Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC.... Exploration..... Chukchi Sea Baseline Environmental August 1, 2013.
Studies Program.
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Shell Offshore, Inc.......... Exploration..... Chukchi Sea Open Water Marine Survey June 28, 2013.
Program.
TGS.......................... Exploration..... 2-D Marine Seismic Survey........... June 28, 2013.
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Dated: March 21, 2014.
Geoffrey L. Haskett,
Regional Director, Alaska Region.
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