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)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 225 (November 22, 2016)
| Page Range | 83870-83870 | |
| FR Document | 2016-28249 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 22, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 83870] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-28249] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [MMAA104000] 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [FR Doc. 2016-28249 Filed 11-21-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
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survey until the questions are peer public record. Before including your obtaining the Final Programmatic EIS,
reviewed and deemed reliable by a address, phone number, email address, OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2016–060, can
panel of non-NPS social scientists. The or other personal identifying download it from
final version of the survey will be information in your comment, you www.boemoceaninfo.com, or may
submitted to OMB for review and a should be aware that your entire contact BOEM at the address and phone
separate Federal Register Notice will be comment, including your personal number provided above to request a
published at that time. Neither the date identifying information, may be made paper copy or a CD–ROM version.
nor the parks to be used in the study publicly available at any time. While Please specify if you wish a CD–ROM or
have been determined. Thank you again you can ask us in your comment to paper copy. If neither is specified, a CD–
and your comment and our response withhold your personal identifying ROM containing the Final Programmatic
will be reported to OMB in our request information from public review, we EIS will be provided. The Final
for approval—of the focus groups.’’ cannot guarantee that we will be able to Programmatic EIS will also be available
Comment #2 from the American do so. at libraries in states adjacent to the
Motorcyclist Association dated proposed lease sales. These libraries are
Dated: November 16, 2016.
November 3, 2016 (received by postal listed at www.boemoceaninfo.com.
mail November 7, 2016): This comment Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Authority: This Notice of Availability of a
addressed the following issues: (1) Final Programmatic EIS is in compliance
Whether additional data collection is National Park Service.
with the National Environmental Policy Act
necessary, and a request for consultation [FR Doc. 2016–28017 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]
of 1969, as amended (Pub. L. 91–190, 42
in drafting language for policies BILLING CODE 4312–52–P U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is published
addressing excessive noise; (2) A pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.6.
recommendation to measure vehicle Dated: November 3, 2016.
noise levels according to established DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Abigail Ross Hopper,
methods, and to consider the Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
implications of alternative study Management.
funding sources; and, (3) A request to [MMAA104000]
[FR Doc. 2016–28249 Filed 11–21–16; 8:45 am]
consider alternative data collection
modes that may be less burdensome to Final Programmatic Environmental BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
visitors such as internet administration Impact Statement for the 2017–2022
or mail-back postcards. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and
NPS response on November 8, 2016: Gas Leasing Program INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND
Further refinement and testing of survey WATER COMMISSION, UNITED
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy STATES AND MEXICO
materials is necessary because previous Management (BOEM), Interior.
focus group results, and an expert peer ACTION: Notice of availability. United States Section
review, indicated that fundamental
aspects of the valuation scenario and SUMMARY: BOEM announces the Notice of Availability of a Draft
questionnaire were not functioning availability of the Final 2017–2022 OCS Environmental Assessment for Alamito
properly. No new noise measurement Oil and Gas Leasing Program and Terneros Sediment and Vegetation
efforts will be conducted in conjunction Programmatic Environmental Impact Removal Below Presidio Flood Control
with this study. Rather, existing Statement (Programmatic EIS) to inform Project, Presidio, Texas
recordings will be utilized to test the 2017–2022 Proposed Final Program.
respondent sensitivity to noise, and The Final Programmatic EIS provides a AGENCY: United States Section,
elicit a value for reducing or eliminating discussion of potential impacts of the International Boundary and Water
noises. To ensure that these audio proposed action, provides an analysis of Commission, United States and Mexico.
recordings are properly and consistently reasonable alternatives to the proposed ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft
administered to visitors in the full action, and recognizes BOEM’s Environmental Assessment (EA).
survey, it will be necessary to intercept preferred alternative. Under Council on SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
them in the park units. NPS will take Environmental Quality (CEQ) of the National Environmental Policy
whatever measures are feasible to regulations at 40 CFR 1506.10(b)(2), the Act of 1969; the Council on
minimize respondent burden in the full Secretary of the Interior will not finalize Environmental Quality Final
survey. the 2017–2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing
We again invite comments concerning Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
Program until at least 30 days after 1508); and the United States Section,
this information collection on: publication of the Final Programmatic
• Whether the proposed collection of Operational Procedures for
EIS. Implementing Section 102 of NEPA,
information is necessary for the agency
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill published in the Federal Register
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; Lewandowski, Ph.D., Bureau of Ocean September 2, 1981, (46 FR 44083); the
• The accuracy of the agency’s Energy Management, 45600 Woodland United States Section hereby gives
estimate of the burden of the proposed Road VAM–OEP, Sterling, VA 20166. notice that the Draft Environmental
collection of information; Dr. Lewandowski may also be reached Assessment for Alamito and Terneros
• Ways to enhance the quality, by telephone at (703) 787–1703. Sediment and Vegetation Removal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Draft below Presidio Flood Control Project,
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usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and Programmatic EIS was published on Presidio, Texas is available. An
• Ways to minimize the burden on March 18, 2016, with a 45-day public environmental impact statement will
the respondents, including the use of comment period that ended on May 2, not be prepared unless additional
automated collection techniques or 2016. BOEM considered all comments information which may affect this
other forms of information technology. submitted on the Draft Programmatic decision is brought to our attention
Comments that you submit in EIS during preparation of the Final within 30-days from the date of this
response to this notice are a matter of Programmatic EIS. Persons interested in Notice.
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| 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. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 83870 |
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