Notice of Availability of the Draft Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, 62104-62105 [2023-19427]

Download as PDF 62104 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 notice. It is not for individual case status inquiries. Applicants seeking information about the status of their individual cases can check Case Status Online, available at the USCIS website at https://www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283 (TTY 800–767–1833). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments The information collection notice was previously published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2023, at 88 FR 42094, allowing for a 60-day public comment period. USCIS did not receive any comments in connection with the 60-day notice. You may access the information collection instrument with instructions, or additional information by visiting the Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: https://www.regulations.gov and enter USCIS–2007–0029 in the search box. The comments submitted to USCIS via this method are visible to the Office of Management and Budget and comply with the requirements of 5 CFR 1320.12(c). All submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, and will include any personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this information makes it public. You may wish to consider limiting the amount of personal information that you provide in any voluntary submission you make to DHS. DHS may withhold information provided in comments from public viewing that it determines may impact the privacy of an individual or is offensive. For additional information, please read the Privacy Act notice that is available via the link in the footer of https://www.regulations.gov. Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies should address one or more of the following four points: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection Request: Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection. (2) Title of the Form/Collection: I–864, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA; I–864A, Contract Between Sponsor and Household Member; I–864EZ, Affidavit of Support Under Section 213A of the INA; I– 864W, Request for Exemption for Intending Immigrant’s Affidavit of Support. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the DHS sponsoring the collection: I–864; I– 864A; I–864EZ; I–864W; USCIS. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. USCIS uses the data collected on Form I–864 to determine whether the sponsor has the ability to support the sponsored immigrant under section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act. This form standardizes evaluation of a sponsor’s ability to support the sponsored immigrant and ensures that basic information required to assess eligibility is provided by sponsors. Form I–864A is a contract between the sponsor and the sponsor’s household members. It is only required if the sponsor used income of their household members to reach the required 125 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines. The contract holds these household members jointly and severally liable for the support of the sponsored immigrant. The information collection required on Form I–864A is necessary for public benefit agencies to enforce the Affidavit of Support in the event the sponsor used income of their household members to reach the required income level and the public benefit agencies are requesting reimbursement from the sponsor. USCIS uses Form I–864EZ in exactly the same way as Form I–864; however, USCIS collects less information from the sponsors as less information is needed from those who qualify in order to make a thorough adjudication. USCIS uses Form I–864W to determine whether the intending immigrant meets the criteria for exemption from section 213A requirements. This form collects the immigrant’s basic information, such as name and address, the reason for the exemption, and accompanying PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 documentation in support of the immigrant’s claim that they are not subject to section 213. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–864 is 453,345 and the estimated hour burden per response is 6 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–864A is 215,800 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1.75 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–864EZ is 100,000 and the estimated hour burden per response is 2.5 hours; the estimated total number of respondents for the information collection Form I–864W is 98,119 and the estimated hour burden per response is 1 hour. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The total estimated annual hour burden associated with this collection is 3,445,839 hours. (7) An estimate of the total public burden (in cost) associated with the collection: The estimated total annual cost burden associated with this collection of information is $159,608,680. Dated: September 1, 2023. Samantha L. Deshommes, Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2023–19375 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9111–97–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [DOI–BLM–AK–0000–2021–0006–EIS] Notice of Availability of the Draft Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Draft Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Leasing SEIS). DATES: To afford the joint lead agencies the opportunity to consider comments SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 173 / Friday, September 8, 2023 / Notices in the Final Leasing SEIS, please ensure that the BLM receives your comments within 45 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Leasing SEIS in the Federal Register. The EPA publishes these NOAs on Fridays. The BLM will be holding virtual and in-person public meetings. The dates of the comment period as well as information about public meetings and subsistence hearings will be available on the project website in the ADDRESSES section. ADDRESSES: The Draft Leasing SEIS is available for review on the BLM ePlanning project website at https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2015144/510. Written comments related to the Draft Leasing SEIS may be submitted via the ePlanning project website at https:// eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/ project/2015144/510. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM Alaska State Office, BLM Alaska Arctic District Office, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Office. • BLM Alaska State Office Public Room, 222 W 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99513 • BLM Alaska Arctic District Office, 222 University Avenue, Fairbanks, AK 99709 • USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Office, 101 12th Avenue, Room 235, Fairbanks, AK 99701 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serena Sweet, BLM Supervisory Planner, telephone (907) 271–4345, or email ssweet@blm.gov; Stephanie Kuhns, BLM Planning and Environmental Specialist, telephone (907) 271–4208, email skuhns@blm.gov; or Bobbie Jo Skibo, Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Program Coordinator, telephone (907) 441–1539, email bobbiejo_skibo@ fws.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting Ms. Sweet, Ms. Kuhns, or Ms. Skibo. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Leasing SEIS was developed by the BLM and USFWS as joint lead agencies to address deficiencies in the 2019 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Environmental Impact Statement and the 2020 Record of Decision approving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program (85 FR 51754). The joint lead agencies prepared this Draft Leasing SEIS in accordance with NEPA to implement an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Coastal Plain). This Draft Leasing SEIS serves to inform BLM’s implementation of the Public Law 115–97, Section 20001(c)(1) requirement to hold two lease sales. It may also inform management of post-lease activities, including seismic surveys, exploratory drilling, oil and gas development, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain. Specifically, the Draft Leasing SEIS considers and analyzes the environmental impacts of various leasing alternatives and the indirect impacts that could result from hypothetical development. This Draft Leasing SEIS does not permit oil and gas extraction activities. It considers three action alternatives for implementation of an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain. The decisions to be made include which lands to offer for lease and what terms and conditions would apply to leases. The decisions evaluated would not authorize any on-the-ground activity associated with the exploration or development of oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain. Future on-the-ground actions requiring BLM approval, including proposed exploration plans and development proposals, would require further NEPA analysis based on the site-specific proposal. Although sections 20001(a)(2) and (b)(2)(A) of Public Law 115–97 assign responsibility to the BLM for administering the oil and gas program on the Coastal Plain, it is understood that all activities, including plan development, study development, and consideration of exceptions, modifications, waivers, or any operations conducted on the surface of the Coastal Plain, would include close coordination with the USFWS as the surface management agency. In addition, the BLM would coordinate with other appropriate Federal, State, and North Slope Borough agencies; Tribal Governments; ANCSA corporations; and other Native organizations as appropriate. All comments received during the comment period will be considered and evaluated, and substantive comments will be addressed in the Final Leasing SEIS to be completed in 2024. The most useful comments are ones that are specific and address one or more of the following: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62105 • Identification of new information that would have a bearing on the analysis. • Inaccuracies or discrepancies in information or any errors in our portrayal of the resources and uses of the program area. • Suggestions for improving implementation of an oil and gas leasing program on the Coastal Plain, consistent with the purposes of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. • Identification of new impacts, alternatives, or potential mitigation measures. When you share your comments with us, please be as specific as possible. Identify the specific concern or correction you are suggesting, where it appears in the Draft Leasing SEIS, and the modification you feel is necessary or appropriate. If you have an idea for a potential mitigation measure, please tell us what it is and the benefits it would provide. Information about public meetings and subsistence hearings will be available on the project website listed in the ADDRESSES section, and will be announced through additional, public notices, news releases, and mailings. The BLM and USFWS will continue to consult with Indian Tribal Nations and Alaska Native corporations in accordance with Executive Order 13175, BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental policies. Tribal concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets, impacts to subsistence resources, and potential impacts to cultural resources, will be given due consideration. 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: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10) Steven M. Cohn, BLM Alaska State Director. [FR Doc. 2023–19427 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4331–10–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE–23–043] Sunshine Act Meetings United States International Trade Commission. AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[DOI-BLM-AK-0000-2021-0006-EIS]


Notice of Availability of the Draft Coastal Plain Oil and Gas 
Leasing Program Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces 
the availability of the Draft Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Leasing SEIS).

DATES: To afford the joint lead agencies the opportunity to consider 
comments

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in the Final Leasing SEIS, please ensure that the BLM receives your 
comments within 45 days following the date the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) publishes its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft 
Leasing SEIS in the Federal Register. The EPA publishes these NOAs on 
Fridays. The BLM will be holding virtual and in-person public meetings. 
The dates of the comment period as well as information about public 
meetings and subsistence hearings will be available on the project 
website in the ADDRESSES section.

ADDRESSES: The Draft Leasing SEIS is available for review on the BLM 
ePlanning project website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015144/510.
    Written comments related to the Draft Leasing SEIS may be submitted 
via the ePlanning project website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015144/510.
    Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the BLM 
Alaska State Office, BLM Alaska Arctic District Office, and the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Arctic National Wildlife 
Refuge Office.

 BLM Alaska State Office Public Room, 222 W 7th Avenue, 
Anchorage, AK 99513
 BLM Alaska Arctic District Office, 222 University Avenue, 
Fairbanks, AK 99709
 USFWS Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Office, 101 12th Avenue, 
Room 235, Fairbanks, AK 99701

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Serena Sweet, BLM Supervisory Planner, 
telephone (907) 271-4345, or email [email protected]; Stephanie Kuhns, BLM 
Planning and Environmental Specialist, telephone (907) 271-4208, email 
[email protected]; or Bobbie Jo Skibo, Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Program 
Coordinator, telephone (907) 441-1539, email [email protected]. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting 
Ms. Sweet, Ms. Kuhns, or Ms. Skibo. Individuals outside the United 
States should use the relay services offered within their country to 
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Leasing SEIS was developed by the 
BLM and USFWS as joint lead agencies to address deficiencies in the 
2019 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Environmental Impact 
Statement and the 2020 Record of Decision approving the Arctic National 
Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program (85 FR 
51754).
    The joint lead agencies prepared this Draft Leasing SEIS in 
accordance with NEPA to implement an oil and gas leasing program in the 
Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Coastal Plain). 
This Draft Leasing SEIS serves to inform BLM's implementation of the 
Public Law 115-97, Section 20001(c)(1) requirement to hold two lease 
sales. It may also inform management of post-lease activities, 
including seismic surveys, exploratory drilling, oil and gas 
development, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal 
Plain. Specifically, the Draft Leasing SEIS considers and analyzes the 
environmental impacts of various leasing alternatives and the indirect 
impacts that could result from hypothetical development.
    This Draft Leasing SEIS does not permit oil and gas extraction 
activities. It considers three action alternatives for implementation 
of an oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain. The decisions 
to be made include which lands to offer for lease and what terms and 
conditions would apply to leases. The decisions evaluated would not 
authorize any on-the-ground activity associated with the exploration or 
development of oil and gas resources on the Coastal Plain. Future on-
the-ground actions requiring BLM approval, including proposed 
exploration plans and development proposals, would require further NEPA 
analysis based on the site-specific proposal.
    Although sections 20001(a)(2) and (b)(2)(A) of Public Law 115-97 
assign responsibility to the BLM for administering the oil and gas 
program on the Coastal Plain, it is understood that all activities, 
including plan development, study development, and consideration of 
exceptions, modifications, waivers, or any operations conducted on the 
surface of the Coastal Plain, would include close coordination with the 
USFWS as the surface management agency. In addition, the BLM would 
coordinate with other appropriate Federal, State, and North Slope 
Borough agencies; Tribal Governments; ANCSA corporations; and other 
Native organizations as appropriate.
    All comments received during the comment period will be considered 
and evaluated, and substantive comments will be addressed in the Final 
Leasing SEIS to be completed in 2024. The most useful comments are ones 
that are specific and address one or more of the following:
     Identification of new information that would have a 
bearing on the analysis.
     Inaccuracies or discrepancies in information or any errors 
in our portrayal of the resources and uses of the program area.
     Suggestions for improving implementation of an oil and gas 
leasing program on the Coastal Plain, consistent with the purposes of 
the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
     Identification of new impacts, alternatives, or potential 
mitigation measures.
    When you share your comments with us, please be as specific as 
possible. Identify the specific concern or correction you are 
suggesting, where it appears in the Draft Leasing SEIS, and the 
modification you feel is necessary or appropriate. If you have an idea 
for a potential mitigation measure, please tell us what it is and the 
benefits it would provide.
    Information about public meetings and subsistence hearings will be 
available on the project website listed in the ADDRESSES section, and 
will be announced through additional, public notices, news releases, 
and mailings.
    The BLM and USFWS will continue to consult with Indian Tribal 
Nations and Alaska Native corporations in accordance with Executive 
Order 13175, BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental policies. Tribal 
concerns, including impacts on Indian trust assets, impacts to 
subsistence resources, and potential impacts to cultural resources, 
will be given due consideration.
    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: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10)

Steven M. Cohn,
BLM Alaska State Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-19427 Filed 9-7-23; 8:45 am]
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