81 FR 83870 - Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the 2017-2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)

BOEM announces the availability of the Final 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Programmatic EIS) to inform the 2017-2022 Proposed Final Program. The Final Programmatic EIS provides a discussion of potential impacts of the proposed action, provides an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action, and recognizes BOEM's preferred alternative. Under Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations at 40 CFR 1506.10(b)(2), the Secretary of the Interior will not finalize the 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program until at least 30 days after publication of the Final Programmatic EIS.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for the 2017-
2022 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the Final 2017-2022 OCS Oil 
and Gas Leasing Program Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement 
(Programmatic EIS) to inform the 2017-2022 Proposed Final Program. The 
Final Programmatic EIS provides a discussion of potential impacts of 
the proposed action, provides an analysis of reasonable alternatives to 
the proposed action, and recognizes BOEM's preferred alternative. Under 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations at 40 CFR 
1506.10(b)(2), the Secretary of the Interior will not finalize the 
2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program until at least 30 days after 
publication of the Final Programmatic EIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski, Ph.D., Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road VAM-OEP, Sterling, VA 
20166. Dr. Lewandowski may also be reached by telephone at (703) 787-
1703.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Draft Programmatic EIS was published on 
March 18, 2016, with a 45-day public comment period that ended on May 
2, 2016. BOEM considered all comments submitted on the Draft 
Programmatic EIS during preparation of the Final Programmatic EIS. 
Persons interested in obtaining the Final Programmatic EIS, OCS EIS/EA 
BOEM 2016-060, can download it from www.boemoceaninfo.com, or may 
contact BOEM at the address and phone number provided above to request 
a paper copy or a CD-ROM version. Please specify if you wish a CD-ROM 
or paper copy. If neither is specified, a CD-ROM containing the Final 
Programmatic EIS will be provided. The Final Programmatic EIS will also 
be available at libraries in states adjacent to the proposed lease 
sales. These libraries are listed at www.boemoceaninfo.com.

    Authority: This Notice of Availability of a Final Programmatic 
EIS is in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91-190, 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is 
published pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.6.

    Dated: November 3, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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