80 FR 80381 - Amendment to the Notice of Availability of the Osage County Oil and Gas Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Management of Osage Nation Oil and Gas Resources, Osage County, Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

Page Range		80381-80381
FR Document		2015-32505

The Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Oklahoma Region has prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the management of oil and gas resources owned by the United States in trust for the Osage in Osage County, Oklahoma. This notice amends the notice of availability published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 6, 2015 (80 FR 68867), and extends the public comment period through January 15, 2016, to accommodate requests for more time.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Amendment to the Notice of Availability of the Osage County Oil 
and Gas Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Management of Osage 
Nation Oil and Gas Resources, Osage County, Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Amendment to notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Oklahoma Region has 
prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the management of 
oil and gas resources owned by the United States in trust for the Osage 
in Osage County, Oklahoma. This notice amends the notice of 
availability published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 6, 
2015 (80 FR 68867), and extends the public comment period through 
January 15, 2016, to accommodate requests for more time.

DATES: Written comments must be received no later than January 15, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand deliver, or fax written comments 
to Ms. Jeannine Hale, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, P.O. Box 
8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002; fax (918) 781-4667; email: 
[email protected]. The DEIS will be available for review at 
813 Grandview, Pawhuska, OK 74820. It is also available online at 
http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/RegionalOffices/EasternOklahoma/WeAre/Osage/OSAGEOilGasEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeannine Hale, Division of 
Environmental and Cultural Resources, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional 
Office, P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002, (918) 781-4660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action for this EIS is to 
update and provide additional analysis on the impacts of the BIA lease 
and permit approval program to facilitate the development of oil and 
gas in Osage County in an efficient manner that prevents pollution.
    Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name, 
return address, and the caption ``DEIS Comments, Osage County Oil and 
Gas EIS'' on the first page of your written comments.
    Public Comment Availability: Written comments, including names and 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
BIA, 813 Grandview, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, during regular business hours, 
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before 
including your address, telephone 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: This notice is published in accordance with Section 
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 
part 1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior Regulations 
(43 CFR part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in 
accordance with the authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs in Part 209 of the Departmental Manual.

    Dated: December 21, 2015.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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DHS Unmanned Aircraft Systems number for the hearing- and speech- will be available for review at 813
Privacy, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties impaired (202) 708–2565, (these Grandview, Pawhuska, OK 74820. It is
Working Group in September 2012 to telephone numbers are not toll-free), or also available online at http://
‘‘provide leadership to the homeland call the toll-free Title V information line www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/Regional
security enterprise by clarifying the at 800–927–7588. Offices/EasternOklahoma/WeAre/
privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In Osage/OSAGEOilGasEIS.
legal and policy issues surrounding accordance with the December 12, 1988
government use of [Unmanned Aircraft court order in National Coalition for the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Systems].’’ The Working Group drafted Homeless v. Veterans Administration, Jeannine Hale, Division of
the best practices. No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD Environmental and Cultural Resources,
DHS publishes these best practices to publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office,
inform DHS and our local, state, and identifying unutilized, underutilized, P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402–
federal government partners and excess and surplus Federal buildings 8002, (918) 781–4660.
grantees interested in establishing and real property that HUD has SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
unmanned aircraft programs grounded reviewed for suitability for use to assist
in policies and procedures that are proposed action for this EIS is to update
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the and provide additional analysis on the
respectful of privacy, civil rights, and purpose of announcing that no
civil liberties. These best practices are impacts of the BIA lease and permit
additional properties have been
not prescriptive, but represent an approval program to facilitate the
determined suitable or unsuitable this
optimal approach to sustaining privacy, development of oil and gas in Osage
week.
civil rights, and civil liberties County in an efficient manner that
Dated: December 17, 2015. prevents pollution.
throughout the lifecycle of an
Brian P. Fitzmaurice,
unmanned aircraft systems program. Directions for Submitting Comments:
Although the intended audience is DHS Director, Division of Community Assistance,
Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs.
Please include your name, return
and other government agencies, the address, and the caption ‘‘DEIS
private sector may also find these [FR Doc. 2015–32372 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
Comments, Osage County Oil and Gas
practices instructive in creating or BILLING CODE 4210–67–P
EIS’’ on the first page of your written
operating unmanned aircraft programs. comments.
The best practices document is
consistent with the February 15, 2015 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Public Comment Availability: Written
Presidential Memorandum, Promoting comments, including names and
Economic Competitiveness while Bureau of Indian Affairs addresses of respondents, will be
Safeguarding Privacy, Civil Rights, and [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/ available for public review at the BIA,
Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of A0A501010.999900 253G] 813 Grandview, Pawhuska, Oklahoma,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems. during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to
This best practices document was Amendment to the Notice of 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
reviewed by the Office of Management Availability of the Osage County Oil except holidays. Before including your
and Budget pursuant to Executive Order and Gas Draft Environmental Impact address, telephone number, email
12866, Regulatory Planning and Review. Statement for Management of Osage address, or other personal identifying
Nation Oil and Gas Resources, Osage information in your comment, you
Christina E. McDonald,
County, Oklahoma should be aware that your entire
Associate General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs. AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, comment—including your personal
[FR Doc. 2015–32410 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] Interior. identifying information—may be made
BILLING CODE 9110–9K–P ACTION: Amendment to notice of publicly available at any time. While
availability. you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs information from public review, we
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND Eastern Oklahoma Region has prepared
URBAN DEVELOPMENT cannot guarantee that we will be able to
a draft environmental impact statement do so.
[Docket No. FR–5828–N–52] for the management of oil and gas
resources owned by the United States in Authority: This notice is published in
Federal Property Suitable as Facilities trust for the Osage in Osage County, accordance with Section 1503.1 of the
To Assist the Homeless Oklahoma. This notice amends the Council on Environmental Quality
notice of availability published in the regulations (40 CFR part 1500 et seq.) and the
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Department of the Interior Regulations (43
Secretary for Community Planning and Federal Register on Friday, November
6, 2015 (80 FR 68867), and extends the CFR part 46) implementing the procedural
Development, HUD. requirements of the National Environmental
public comment period through January
ACTION: Notice. Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in
15, 2016, to accommodate requests for
accordance with the authority delegated to
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies more time.
the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs in
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and DATES: Written comments must be
Part 209 of the Departmental Manual.
surplus Federal property reviewed by received no later than January 15, 2016.
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HUD for suitability for possible use to ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand Dated: December 21, 2015.
assist the homeless. deliver, or fax written comments to Ms. Lawrence S. Roberts,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannine Hale, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Juanita Perry, Department of Housing Regional Office, P.O. Box 8002, Affairs.
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Muskogee, OK 74402–8002; fax (918) [FR Doc. 2015–32505 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 781–4667; email: BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
20410; telephone (202) 402–3970; TTY osagecountyoilgaseis@bia.gov. The DEIS

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Amendment to notice of availability.
Dates		Written comments must be received no later than January 15, 2016.
Contact		Ms. Jeannine Hale, Division of Environmental and Cultural Resources, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002, (918) 781-4660.
FR Citation		80 FR 80381

80 FR 80381 - Amendment to the Notice of Availability of the Osage County Oil and Gas Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Management of Osage Nation Oil and Gas Resources, Osage County, Oklahoma

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORBureau of Indian Affairs

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 247 (December 24, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs