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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX17EN05ESB0500]
Announcement of Public Briefing on
Development of a Database of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Associated With Fossil Fuel Extraction
From Federal Lands
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
USGS will conduct a public
briefing on its work to develop a
publicly accessible database on the
greenhouse gas emissions associated
with extraction of fossil fuels from
federal lands.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, December 2, 2016 from 9 a.m. to
11 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the USGS Auditorium (1C111), USGS
National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robin O’Malley, Climate and Land Use
Change Mission Area, U.S. Geological
Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192,
romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648–4086.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January
2015, Interior Secretary Jewell requested
that the U.S. Geological Survey
‘‘establish and maintain a public
database to account for the annual
carbon emissions from fossil fuels
developed on federal lands.’’ This
meeting will provide a briefing on the
basic methods, data sources, and likely
format and content of project output.
Results and data will not be presented;
these will be contained in reports that
undergo full USGS peer review and are
expected in mid-2017. Note: In addition
to carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane
(CH4) emissions, the USGS project team
was also able to obtain data for nitrous
oxide (N2O) emissions.
Meeting Agenda: The objective of this
meeting is to provide the public with a
basic understanding of the methods
being employed in this project and to
SUMMARY:
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ask questions. There will be several
presentations followed by a question
and answer period. Members of the
public will be asked to state questions
succinctly; written materials may be
provided after the meeting (see contact
information above) to expand upon any
questions or comments.
The meeting location is open to the
public and is wheel-chair accessible.
Please contact USGS (see above) if
additional assistive/interpretive or other
services are required. We will do our
best to meet any such needs. Public
parking is available without charge in
the USGS Visitor Lot.
Robin O’Malley,
Designated Federal Officer.
your entire comment—including your
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do so.
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Dauphin Island, 16000815
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A request for removal has been received for
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Sturgis Water Works Company Supply Works
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Doawgiac, 16000818
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NORMAN (shipwreck), L. Huron, 10.35 mi.
ESE. of Presque Isle Museum, Presque Isle
Township, 16000819
Dated: October 25, 2016.
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.
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Multiple, Portsmouth, 16000820
Bureau of Reclamation
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Black Building, 114 Broadway N., Fargo,
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Malheur County
Notice To Extend the Public Comment
Period for the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement for the Navajo
Generating Station-Kayenta Mine
Complex Project, Arizona
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Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension.
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Vale Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall,
122 Main St. S., Vale, 16000822
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Belle Fourche, 16000823
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Generating Station-Kayenta Mine
Complex Project to Thursday, December
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Notice of Public Meetings for the Draft
EIS was published in the Federal
Register on Friday, September 30, 2016
(81 FR 67384). The public comment
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November 29, 2016.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX17EN05ESB0500]
Announcement of Public Briefing on Development of a Database of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Fossil Fuel Extraction From
Federal Lands
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
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SUMMARY: USGS will conduct a public briefing on its work to develop a
publicly accessible database on the greenhouse gas emissions associated
with extraction of fossil fuels from federal lands.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 from 9 a.m.
to 11 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the USGS Auditorium (1C111),
USGS National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robin O'Malley, Climate and Land
Use Change Mission Area, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley
Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192, romalley@usgs.gov, (703) 648-
4086.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In January 2015, Interior Secretary Jewell
requested that the U.S. Geological Survey ``establish and maintain a
public database to account for the annual carbon emissions from fossil
fuels developed on federal lands.'' This meeting will provide a
briefing on the basic methods, data sources, and likely format and
content of project output. Results and data will not be presented;
these will be contained in reports that undergo full USGS peer review
and are expected in mid-2017. Note: In addition to carbon dioxide
(CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions, the USGS
project team was also able to obtain data for nitrous oxide
(N2O) emissions.
Meeting Agenda: The objective of this meeting is to provide the
public with a basic understanding of the methods being employed in this
project and to
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ask questions. There will be several presentations followed by a
question and answer period. Members of the public will be asked to
state questions succinctly; written materials may be provided after the
meeting (see contact information above) to expand upon any questions or
comments.
The meeting location is open to the public and is wheel-chair
accessible. Please contact USGS (see above) if additional assistive/
interpretive or other services are required. We will do our best to
meet any such needs. Public parking is available without charge in the
USGS Visitor Lot.
Robin O'Malley,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-27912 Filed 11-18-16; 8:45 am]
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