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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the National
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
Integrated Activity Plan Final
Environmental Impact Statement
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Naval
Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 (NPRPA), as amended, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM), Alaska
State Office, has prepared the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for
the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska (NPR–A) and by this notice is
announcing its publication.
DATES: The BLM will issue a Record of
Decision for the project no earlier than
30 days from the date of the Final EIS
Notice of Availability published by the
Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: To access the Final EIS or
to request an electronic or paper copy,
please reach out to:
• website: https://www.blm.gov/
alaska.
• Email: srice@blm.gov.
• Mail: BLM Alaska State Office, 222
West 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513.
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Stephanie Rice, NPR–A IAP Project
Manager, 907–271–3202; address: 222
West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513. People who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IAP/
EIS analyzes management of all BLM
managed lands in the NPR–A in a
manner consistent with existing
statutory direction and Secretarial Order
3352. Secretarial Order 3352 directed
the development of a schedule to
‘‘effectuate the lawful review and
development of an IAP for the NPR–A
that strikes an appropriate balance of
promoting development while
protecting surface resources.’’ The
NPRPA, as amended, and its
implementing regulations require oil
and gas leasing in the NPR–A and the
protection of surface values consistent
with exploration, development and
transportation of oil and gas. The IAP/
EIS will serve to inform BLM’s
management of the NPR–A for all
permissible uses.
Specifically, the IAP/EIS considers
and analyzes the environmental impact
of various management alternatives,
including the areas to offer for oil and
gas leasing, and the impacts that could
result based on consideration of a
hypothetical development scenario. The
alternatives analyze various terms and
conditions (i.e., lease stipulations and
required operating procedures) to
require of permittees in the NPR–A, to
properly balance oil and gas
development and other activities with
protection of surface resources and
other uses, including subsistence use.
The lands comprising the NPR–A are
approximately 23 million acres.
Public comments on the draft EIS
alternatives drove significant changes to
required operating procedures and lease
stipulations that were used to develop a
new and Preferred Alternative
(Alternative E). The Preferred
Alternative would make the most land
open to leasing (approximately 18.6
million acres, or 82 percent of NPR–A’s
subsurface estate).
The BLM has worked with interested
parties to identify the management
decisions best suited to local, regional,
and national needs and concerns, as
well as to develop a range of alternatives
that examines how best to balance
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development with protecting surface
resources and other uses. Future on-theground actions requiring BLM approval,
including potential exploration and
development proposals, would require
further NEPA analysis based on the sitespecific proposal. Potential applicants
would be subject to the terms of the new
IAP/EIS Record of Decision; however,
the BLM Authorized Officer may require
additional site-specific terms and
conditions before authorizing any oil
and gas activity based on the project
level NEPA analysis.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b))
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[20X.LLAK930000.L13100000.DP0000.LXSSL0550000]
Notice of Availability of the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act of
1976 (NPRPA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Alaska
State Office, has prepared the Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum
Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) and by this notice is announcing its
publication.
DATES: The BLM will issue a Record of Decision for the project no
earlier than 30 days from the date of the Final EIS Notice of
Availability published by the Environmental Protection Agency.
ADDRESSES: To access the Final EIS or to request an electronic or paper
copy, please reach out to:
website: https://www.blm.gov/alaska.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: BLM Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Rice, NPR-A IAP Project
Manager, 907-271-3202; address: 222 West 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK
99513. People who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact
the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IAP/EIS analyzes management of all BLM
managed lands in the NPR-A in a manner consistent with existing
statutory direction and Secretarial Order 3352. Secretarial Order 3352
directed the development of a schedule to ``effectuate the lawful
review and development of an IAP for the NPR-A that strikes an
appropriate balance of promoting development while protecting surface
resources.'' The NPRPA, as amended, and its implementing regulations
require oil and gas leasing in the NPR-A and the protection of surface
values consistent with exploration, development and transportation of
oil and gas. The IAP/EIS will serve to inform BLM's management of the
NPR-A for all permissible uses.
Specifically, the IAP/EIS considers and analyzes the environmental
impact of various management alternatives, including the areas to offer
for oil and gas leasing, and the impacts that could result based on
consideration of a hypothetical development scenario. The alternatives
analyze various terms and conditions (i.e., lease stipulations and
required operating procedures) to require of permittees in the NPR-A,
to properly balance oil and gas development and other activities with
protection of surface resources and other uses, including subsistence
use. The lands comprising the NPR-A are approximately 23 million acres.
Public comments on the draft EIS alternatives drove significant
changes to required operating procedures and lease stipulations that
were used to develop a new and Preferred Alternative (Alternative E).
The Preferred Alternative would make the most land open to leasing
(approximately 18.6 million acres, or 82 percent of NPR-A's subsurface
estate).
The BLM has worked with interested parties to identify the
management decisions best suited to local, regional, and national needs
and concerns, as well as to develop a range of alternatives that
examines how best to balance development with protecting surface
resources and other uses. Future on-the-ground actions requiring BLM
approval, including potential exploration and development proposals,
would require further NEPA analysis based on the site-specific
proposal. Potential applicants would be subject to the terms of the new
IAP/EIS Record of Decision; however, the BLM Authorized Officer may
require additional site-specific terms and conditions before
authorizing any oil and gas activity based on the project level NEPA
analysis.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b))
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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