Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248, 53564 [2015-22071]
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Lease Sales 225 and 226, Final
Environmental Impact Statement (OCS
EIS/EA BOEM 2013–200) (EPA 225/226
EIS); and
• Central Planning Area Lease Sales
235, 241, and 247; Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (OCS
EIS/EA BOEM 2014–010) (CPA 235, 241
and 247 Supplemental EIS).
The Final Supplemental EIS is
available on the Bureau’s Web site at
https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/.
BOEM will distribute primarily digital
copies of the Final Supplemental EIS on
compact discs. You may request a paper
copy, compact disc, or the location of a
library with a digital copy of the Final
Supplemental EIS from BOEM, 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).
Mr.
Gary D. Goeke, BOEM, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, Office of Environment (GM
623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or
by email at cpa241-epa226@boem.gov.
You may also contact Mr. Goeke by
telephone at 504–736–3233.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: This NOA is published
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), and the Department of the
Interior’s NEPA implementing regulations at
43 CFR 46.415.
Dated: August 3, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2015–
0094;MMAA104000]
Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of
Mexico, Oil and Gas Western Planning
Area Lease Sale 248
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and
Announcement of Public Meetings and
Comment Period for the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Proposed Gulf of Mexico
Oil and Gas Western Planning Area
Lease Sale 248.
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AGENCY:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
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for the proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM)
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and
gas Western Planning Area (WPA) Lease
Sale 248 (WPA Sale 248). WPA Sale 248
is tentatively scheduled for August
2016. The Draft Supplemental EIS
provides a discussion of the potential
significant impacts of the proposed
action and an analysis of reasonable
alternatives to the proposed action; it
considers new information made
available since completion of earlier
EISs related to WPA Sale 248. The prior
EISs supplemented by the Draft
Supplemental EIS are available at:
https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/.
This Notice of Availability (NOA) serves
to announce the beginning of the public
comment period for the Draft
Supplemental EIS.
Public Availability: In keeping with
the Department of the Interior’s mission
to protect natural resources and to limit
costs, while ensuring availability of the
document to the public, the Draft
Supplemental EIS and associated
information are available on BOEM’s
Web site at https://www.boem.gov/
nepaprocess/. BOEM will also distribute
digital copies of the Draft Supplemental
EIS on compact discs. You may request
a paper copy or the location of a library
with a digital copy of the Draft
Supplemental EIS 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).
DATES: Comments should be submitted
no later than October 19, 2015. As
described below in the ‘‘Comments’’
section, public comments may also be
submitted at public meetings being held
on September 22 and 23, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on the WPA 248 Draft
Supplemental EIS, 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 wpa248@boem.gov. You may
also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at
504–736–3233.
Comments: Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments and/or agencies and
the public (including persons and
organizations who may be interested or
affected) may submit written comments
on the WPA 248 Draft Supplemental EIS
through the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. In the field
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ enter ‘‘Oil and
Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, Outer
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Continental Shelf; Western Planning
Area Lease Sale 248’’ (note: it is
important to include the quotation
marks in your search terms), and then
click ‘‘search’’. Follow the instructions
to submit public comments and view
supporting and related materials
available for this notice;
2. U.S. mail, in an envelope labeled
‘‘Comments for the Draft WPA 248
Supplemental EIS’’ and addressed to
Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Section,
Office of Environment (GM 623E),
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394. To be
considered, comments must be
postmarked by the last day of the
comment period provided in the
‘‘Dates’’ section above; or
3. Email to: wpa248@boem.gov.
BOEM will also hold public meetings
to solicit comments regarding the WPA
248 Draft Supplemental EIS. The
meetings are scheduled as follows:
Houston, Texas: Tuesday September
22, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn Houston/
Bush Intercontinental Airport, 15400
John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston,
Texas 77032, one meeting beginning at
1:00 p.m. CDT.
New Orleans, Louisiana: Wednesday,
September 23, 2015, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana
70123, one meeting beginning at 1:00
p.m. CDT.
Public Disclosure of Names and
Addresses: 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 comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority: This NOA is consistent with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA)
and the regulations implementing NEPA, and
is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415 and
46.435.
Dated: August 17, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2015-0094;MMAA104000]
Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Western
Planning Area Lease Sale 248
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Meetings and
Comment Period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Western Planning Area
Lease Sale 248.
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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Gulf of Mexico
(GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Western Planning Area
(WPA) Lease Sale 248 (WPA Sale 248). WPA Sale 248 is tentatively
scheduled for August 2016. The Draft Supplemental EIS provides a
discussion of the potential significant impacts of the proposed action
and an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action; it
considers new information made available since completion of earlier
EISs related to WPA Sale 248. The prior EISs supplemented by the Draft
Supplemental EIS are available at: https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/.
This Notice of Availability (NOA) serves to announce the beginning of
the public comment period for the Draft Supplemental EIS.
Public Availability: In keeping with the Department of the
Interior's mission to protect natural resources and to limit costs,
while ensuring availability of the document to the public, the Draft
Supplemental EIS and associated information are available on BOEM's Web
site at https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM will also distribute
digital copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS on compact discs. You may
request a paper copy or the location of a library with a digital copy
of the Draft Supplemental EIS 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).
DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than October 19, 2015. As
described below in the ``Comments'' section, public comments may also
be submitted at public meetings being held on September 22 and 23,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the WPA 248
Draft Supplemental EIS, 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 wpa248@boem.gov. You may also
contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504-736-3233.
Comments: Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments and/or
agencies and the public (including persons and organizations who may be
interested or affected) may submit written comments on the WPA 248
Draft Supplemental EIS through the following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the
field ``Enter Keyword or ID'' enter ``Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of
Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf; Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248''
(note: it is important to include the quotation marks in your search
terms), and then click ``search''. Follow the instructions to submit
public comments and view supporting and related materials available for
this notice;
2. U.S. mail, in an envelope labeled ``Comments for the Draft WPA
248 Supplemental EIS'' and addressed to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief,
Environmental Assessment Section, Office of Environment (GM 623E),
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. To be
considered, comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment
period provided in the ``Dates'' section above; or
3. Email to: wpa248@boem.gov.
BOEM will also hold public meetings to solicit comments regarding
the WPA 248 Draft Supplemental EIS. The meetings are scheduled as
follows:
Houston, Texas: Tuesday September 22, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn
Houston/Bush Intercontinental Airport, 15400 John F. Kennedy Boulevard,
Houston, Texas 77032, one meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT.
New Orleans, Louisiana: Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, one meeting beginning at 1:00
p.m. CDT.
Public Disclosure of Names and Addresses: 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 comment to
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: This NOA is consistent with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) (NEPA) and the regulations implementing NEPA, and is published
pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415 and 46.435.
Dated: August 17, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-22071 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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