Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244; MMAA104000, 47819-47820 [2016-16847]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0001]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the Cook Inlet Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244;
MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of
a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
AGENCY:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed
Cook Inlet Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Lease Sale 244. This notice
marks the start of the public review and
comment period and serves to announce
public hearings on the Draft EIS. After
the public hearings and written
comments on the Draft EIS have been
reviewed and considered, a Final EIS
will be prepared.
The proposed action addressed in this
Draft EIS is to conduct an oil and gas
lease sale on portions of the Cook Inlet
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Planning
Area. Lease Sale 244 would provide
qualified bidders the opportunity to bid
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on OCS blocks in Cook Inlet to gain
conditional rights to explore, develop,
and produce oil and natural gas.
The Draft EIS analyzes the potential
direct, indirect, and cumulative
environmental impacts of the proposed
lease sale on the physical, biological,
and human environments in the Cook
Inlet area. The EIS describes a
hypothetical scenario of exploration,
development, production, and
decommissioning activities that could
result from the proposed lease sale, and
analyzes the potential impacts of those
activities on the environment.
Authority: This Notice of Availability for
the Draft EIS is in compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,
as amended (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is
published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415.
Comments should be submitted
no later than September 6, 2016. See
public hearing dates in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August
27, 2012, the Secretary of the Interior
approved the June 2012 Proposed Final
Outer Continental Shelf Oil & Gas
Leasing Program 2012–2017 (Five-Year
Program). The Five-Year Program
includes proposed Lease Sale 244.
The proposed Lease Sale 244 area
defined in the Area Identification (Area
ID) is located offshore of the State of
Alaska in the northern portion of the
Federal waters of Cook Inlet. The Area
ID is comprised of 224 OCS blocks,
which encompass an area of
approximately 442,875 hectares (1.09
million acres). This area is close to
infrastructure needed to support
DATES:
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exploration, development, and
production activities.
The Area ID includes areas identified
by industry in their responses to a
March 27, 2012, Request for Interest.
The proposed lease sale area also defers
certain areas from consideration due to
potential conflicts with areas of high
ecological and subsistence value. These
include: (1) The majority of the
designated critical habitat areas for
beluga whale and northern sea otter,
and all of the critical habitat areas for
Stellar sea lions and the North Pacific
right whale, that are located within the
Planning Area; (2) a buffer between the
area considered for leasing and the
Katmai National Park and Preserve, the
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, and
the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife
Refuge; and (3) many of the subsistence
use areas for the Native Villages of
Nanwalek, Seldovia, and Port Graham
identified during the Cook Inlet Lease
Sale 191 process.
On October 23, 2014, BOEM
published in the Federal Register a
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS
in support of Lease Sale 244.
Publication of the NOI opened a public
comment period that extended through
December 8, 2014. In November 2014,
BOEM held a series of scoping meetings
for the EIS. The 26 comments received
during this scoping period were used to
inform the scope and content of this
Draft EIS.
In this Draft EIS, BOEM has examined
the potential environmental effects of
activities that could result from the
Lease Sale 244 proposed action, along
with several alternatives. The Draft EIS
is based on BOEM estimates of the
potential oil and gas resources in the
proposed lease sale area and an
associated scenario that estimates a
range of potential oil and gas activities,
including exploration seismic
surveying, on-lease ancillary activities,
exploration and delineation drilling,
development, production, and
decommissioning.
Draft EIS Availability: Persons
interested in reviewing the Cook Inlet
Lease Sale 244 Draft EIS (OCS EIS/EA
BOEM–2016–004) can download it from
the Internet at https://www.boem.gov/akeis-ea/ or they may contact BOEM by
calling (907) 334–5200 to request a
paper copy (subject to availability) or a
CD/ROM version. The Draft EIS will
also be available for review at libraries
in towns adjacent to the proposed lease
sale and at multiple libraries in
Anchorage.
Comments: All interested parties,
including Federal, State, Tribal, and
local governments, and the public are
invited to submit written comments on
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the Draft EIS at: Federal eRulemaking
Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In
the field entitled, ‘‘Enter Keyword or
ID,’’ enter BOEM–2014–0001, and then
click ‘‘Search.’’
BOEM does not consider anonymous
comments; please include your name
and address as part of your submittal.
Individual respondents may request that
BOEM withhold their names and/or
addresses from the public record;
however, BOEM cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so. If you wish
your name and/or address to be
withheld, you must state your
preference prominently at the beginning
of your comment. All submissions from
organizations, businesses, and identified
individuals will be available for public
viewing on regulations.gov.
Public Hearings: BOEM will hold
public hearings on the Draft EIS from
August 15, 2016, through August 18,
2016. The purpose of these hearings is
to receive public comments on the Draft
EIS. These hearings are scheduled as
follows:
• Monday, August 15, 2016; Dena’ina
Civic and Convention Center,
Anchorage, Alaska; 5:00–8:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, August 17, 2016;
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife
Refuge Islands and Ocean Visitor
Center, Homer, Alaska; 5:00–8:00 p.m.
• Thursday, August 18, 2016; Alaska
National Guard Armory, Kenai/
Soldotna, Alaska; 5:00–8:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint
Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska
99503–5823; or Caron McKee, Lease
Sale 244 Environmental Coordinator,
(907) 334–5200.
Dated: July 8, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–490 and 731–
TA–1204 (Final) (Remand)]
Hardwood Plywood From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.
AGENCY:
The U.S. International Trade
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) hereby
gives notice of the court-ordered remand
of its final determinations in the
countervailing and antidumping duty
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investigations of hardwood plywood
from China. For further information
concerning the conduct of these remand
proceedings and rules of general
application, consult the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure, part
201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR
part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Ruggles (202–205–3187), Office of
Investigations, or Robin L. Turner (202–
205–3103), Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record of
Investigation Nos. 701–TA–490 and
731–TA–1204 (Final) may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—In November 2013, the
Commission determined by an
unanimous vote by the five participating
Commissioners that an industry in the
United States was not materially injured
or threatened with material injury by
reason of imports of hardwood plywood
from China that were sold in the United
States at less than fair value and that
were subsidized by the Government of
China. Petitioners and domestic
producers contested the Commission’s
determinations before the U.S. Court of
International Trade (‘‘CIT’’). The CIT
remanded certain issues to the
Commission and affirmed all other
aspects of the Commission’s
determinations. Coalition of Fair Trade
of Hardwood Plywood v. United States
International Trade Commission, Slip.
Op. 16–57 (Ct. Int’l Trade June 8, 2016).
Participation in the proceeding.—
Only those persons who were interested
parties that participated in the
investigations (i.e., persons listed on the
Commission Secretary’s service list) and
also parties to the appeal may
participate in the remand proceedings.
Such persons need not make any
additional notice of appearances or
applications with the Commission to
participate in the remand proceedings,
unless they are adding new individuals
to the list of persons entitled to receive
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2014-0001]
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Cook Inlet Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244; MMAA104000
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement.
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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the availability of the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Cook Inlet Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244. This notice marks the start of the
public review and comment period and serves to announce public hearings
on the Draft EIS. After the public hearings and written comments on the
Draft EIS have been reviewed and considered, a Final EIS will be
prepared.
The proposed action addressed in this Draft EIS is to conduct an
oil and gas lease sale on portions of the Cook Inlet Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) Planning Area. Lease Sale 244 would provide qualified
bidders the opportunity to bid on OCS blocks in Cook Inlet to gain
conditional rights to explore, develop, and produce oil and natural
gas.
The Draft EIS analyzes the potential direct, indirect, and
cumulative environmental impacts of the proposed lease sale on the
physical, biological, and human environments in the Cook Inlet area.
The EIS describes a hypothetical scenario of exploration, development,
production, and decommissioning activities that could result from the
proposed lease sale, and analyzes the potential impacts of those
activities on the environment.
Authority: This Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS is in
compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is published pursuant to 43
CFR 46.415.
DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than September 6, 2016.
See public hearing dates in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 27, 2012, the Secretary of the
Interior approved the June 2012 Proposed Final Outer Continental Shelf
Oil & Gas Leasing Program 2012-2017 (Five-Year Program). The Five-Year
Program includes proposed Lease Sale 244.
The proposed Lease Sale 244 area defined in the Area Identification
(Area ID) is located offshore of the State of Alaska in the northern
portion of the Federal waters of Cook Inlet. The Area ID is comprised
of 224 OCS blocks, which encompass an area of approximately 442,875
hectares (1.09 million acres). This area is close to infrastructure
needed to support
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exploration, development, and production activities.
The Area ID includes areas identified by industry in their
responses to a March 27, 2012, Request for Interest. The proposed lease
sale area also defers certain areas from consideration due to potential
conflicts with areas of high ecological and subsistence value. These
include: (1) The majority of the designated critical habitat areas for
beluga whale and northern sea otter, and all of the critical habitat
areas for Stellar sea lions and the North Pacific right whale, that are
located within the Planning Area; (2) a buffer between the area
considered for leasing and the Katmai National Park and Preserve, the
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, and the Alaska Maritime National
Wildlife Refuge; and (3) many of the subsistence use areas for the
Native Villages of Nanwalek, Seldovia, and Port Graham identified
during the Cook Inlet Lease Sale 191 process.
On October 23, 2014, BOEM published in the Federal Register a
Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EIS in support of Lease Sale 244.
Publication of the NOI opened a public comment period that extended
through December 8, 2014. In November 2014, BOEM held a series of
scoping meetings for the EIS. The 26 comments received during this
scoping period were used to inform the scope and content of this Draft
EIS.
In this Draft EIS, BOEM has examined the potential environmental
effects of activities that could result from the Lease Sale 244
proposed action, along with several alternatives. The Draft EIS is
based on BOEM estimates of the potential oil and gas resources in the
proposed lease sale area and an associated scenario that estimates a
range of potential oil and gas activities, including exploration
seismic surveying, on-lease ancillary activities, exploration and
delineation drilling, development, production, and decommissioning.
Draft EIS Availability: Persons interested in reviewing the Cook
Inlet Lease Sale 244 Draft EIS (OCS EIS/EA BOEM-2016-004) can download
it from the Internet at https://www.boem.gov/ak-eis-ea/ or they may
contact BOEM by calling (907) 334-5200 to request a paper copy (subject
to availability) or a CD/ROM version. The Draft EIS will also be
available for review at libraries in towns adjacent to the proposed
lease sale and at multiple libraries in Anchorage.
Comments: All interested parties, including Federal, State, Tribal,
and local governments, and the public are invited to submit written
comments on the Draft EIS at: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the field entitled, ``Enter Keyword or ID,''
enter BOEM-2014-0001, and then click ``Search.''
BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name
and address as part of your submittal. Individual respondents may
request that BOEM withhold their names and/or addresses from the public
record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
If you wish your name and/or address to be withheld, you must state
your preference prominently at the beginning of your comment. All
submissions from organizations, businesses, and identified individuals
will be available for public viewing on regulations.gov.
Public Hearings: BOEM will hold public hearings on the Draft EIS
from August 15, 2016, through August 18, 2016. The purpose of these
hearings is to receive public comments on the Draft EIS. These hearings
are scheduled as follows:
Monday, August 15, 2016; Dena'ina Civic and Convention
Center, Anchorage, Alaska; 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016; Alaska Maritime National
Wildlife Refuge Islands and Ocean Visitor Center, Homer, Alaska; 5:00-
8:00 p.m.
Thursday, August 18, 2016; Alaska National Guard Armory,
Kenai/Soldotna, Alaska; 5:00-8:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska
99503-5823; or Caron McKee, Lease Sale 244 Environmental Coordinator,
(907) 334-5200.
Dated: July 8, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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