Notice of Availability of the Willow Master Development Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska, 49677 [2020-17722]
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comments did not result in the addition
of substantive revisions to the Draft EIS
and RMP Amendment that was
published in August 2019. Responses to
all comments are in Appendix H of the
Final EIS.
On April 10, 2020, an NOA of the
Final EIS and Proposed RMP
Amendment for the Project published in
the Federal Register (84 FR 71455),
which initiated a 30-day public protest
period and a 60-day Governor’s
consistency review. The BLM received
six (6) protest letters; the BLM
considered each protest letter in its
decision. The Protest Resolution Report
was completed on July 21, 2020 and is
available for public inspection at the
addresses listed above. On May 14,
2020, the BLM received a written
response from the Governor’s office
with no inconsistencies identified. After
environmental analysis, consideration
of public comments, and application of
pertinent Federal laws, it is the decision
of the Department of the Interior to
authorize the Project in Catron County,
New Mexico, and amend the 2010
Socorro Field Office RMP by selecting
Alternative 2A, which was a
modification of the agency’s Preferred
Alternative. Approval of these decisions
constitutes the final decision of the
Department of the Interior and, in
accordance with the regulations at 43
CFR 4.410(a)(3), is not subject to appeal
under Departmental regulations at 43
CFR part 4. Any challenge to these
decisions, including the BLM
Authorized Officer’s issuance of the
right-of-way as approved by this
decision, must be brought to the Federal
district court.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10.
Timothy R. Spisak,
New Mexico State Director.
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Notice of Availability of the Willow
Master Development Plan Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
SUMMARY:
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Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Willow Master
Development Plan, 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/WillowEIS.
• Email: rajones@blm.gov.
• Mail: Willow FEIS Comments, BLM
Alaska State Office, 222 W 7th Ave. #13,
Anchorage AK 99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Racheal Jones, Willow EIS Project
Manager, telephone: 907–290–0307;
address: 222 West 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Persons 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
Willow Master Development Plan Final
EIS analyzes an oil and gas development
project proposed by ConocoPhillips
Alaska, Inc. on federal oil and gas leases
it holds in the northeast region of the
National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
(NPR–A), as well as alternatives to the
proposed project and measures to avoid
and mitigate impacts to surface
resources and other uses including
subsistence use. The BLM has identified
Alternative B and Module Delivery
Option 3 as its preferred alternative. If
the Willow Master Development Plan is
approved, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.
may submit applications to build up to
five drill sites, a central processing
facility, an operations center pad, gravel
roads, ice roads and ice pads, 1 or 2
airstrips (varies by alternative), a
freshwater reservoir, an ice bridge
across the Colville River to transfer
facility modules into the NPR–A,
pipelines, and a gravel mine site. The
project would have a peak production in
excess of 160,000 barrels of oil per day
(with a processing capacity of 200,000
barrels of oil per day) over its
approximately 30-year life, producing
up to approximately 590 million total
barrels of oil. The project would help
offset declines in production from the
North Slope oil fields and contribute to
the local, state, and national economies.
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Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Willow Master Development Plan
Final Environmental Impact Statement, Alaska
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, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Willow Master
Development Plan, 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/WillowEIS.
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Willow FEIS Comments, BLM Alaska State Office, 222 W
7th Ave. #13, Anchorage AK 99513.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Racheal Jones, Willow EIS Project
Manager, telephone: 907-290-0307; address: 222 West 7th Avenue, #13,
Anchorage, Alaska 99513. Persons 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 Willow Master Development Plan Final EIS
analyzes an oil and gas development project proposed by ConocoPhillips
Alaska, Inc. on federal oil and gas leases it holds in the northeast
region of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A), as well as
alternatives to the proposed project and measures to avoid and mitigate
impacts to surface resources and other uses including subsistence use.
The BLM has identified Alternative B and Module Delivery Option 3 as
its preferred alternative. If the Willow Master Development Plan is
approved, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. may submit applications to build
up to five drill sites, a central processing facility, an operations
center pad, gravel roads, ice roads and ice pads, 1 or 2 airstrips
(varies by alternative), a freshwater reservoir, an ice bridge across
the Colville River to transfer facility modules into the NPR-A,
pipelines, and a gravel mine site. The project would have a peak
production in excess of 160,000 barrels of oil per day (with a
processing capacity of 200,000 barrels of oil per day) over its
approximately 30-year life, producing up to approximately 590 million
total barrels of oil. The project would help offset declines in
production from the North Slope oil fields and contribute to the local,
state, and national economies.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
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