82_FR_36977 82 FR 36827 - Call for Nominations and Comments for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale

82 FR 36827 - Call for Nominations and Comments for the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 150 (August 7, 2017)

Page Range36827-36827
FR Document2017-16604

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is issuing a call for nominations and comments on all unleased tracts for the upcoming National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (NPR-A) Oil and Gas Lease Sale, including tracts currently unavailable for leasing under the 2013 NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36827]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16604]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[17X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]


Call for Nominations and Comments for the National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is 
issuing a call for nominations and comments on all unleased tracts for 
the upcoming National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (NPR-A) Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale, including tracts currently unavailable for leasing under 
the 2013 NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan.

DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these 
tracts for consideration on or before September 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or comments to: State Director, Bureau 
of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and 
Minerals Branch Chief, 907-271-4407. People 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 BLM is issuing this call for nominations 
and comments on all tracts within the National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska and for tracts available for leasing under the upcoming NPR-A 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. Before including 
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your nominations and/or comments, 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.
    A map of the petroleum reserve showing all tracts and areas 
available for leasing is online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska.
    To describe the tracts you are nominating for leasing or when 
providing comments, please use the NPR-A maps, legal descriptions of 
the tracts, and additional information available through the Web site. 
The BLM also requests comments on tracts that should receive special 
consideration or analysis.

Bud Cribley,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2017-16604 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 150 / Monday, August 7, 2017 / Notices 36827 Authority: We issue this notice under the the results of the National Enhanced Land Management, Alaska State Office, authority of the ESA, as amended (16 U.S.C. Elevation Assessment (NEEA), which 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 13, 1531 et seq.). indicated an optimal benefit to cost ratio Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. Joyce Russell, for Quality Level 2 (QL2) data collected FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Government Information Specialist, Branch over 8-years to complete national Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy of Permits, Division of Management coverage. The implementation model for and Minerals Branch Chief, 907–271– Authority. 3DEP is based on multi-agency 4407. People who use a [FR Doc. 2017–16540 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] partnership funding for topographic telecommunications device for the deaf BILLING CODE 4333–15–P data acquisition, with the USGS acting (TDD) may call the Federal Relay in a lead program management role to Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to facilitate planning and acquisition for contact the above individual during DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR the broader community, through the use normal business hours. The FRS is of government contracts and partnership available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, U.S. Geological Survey agreements. The annual Broad Agency to leave a message or question with the [WBS Number GX17EF00PMEXP00] Announcement (BAA) is a competitive above individual. You will receive a solicitation issued to facilitate the reply during normal business hours. Agency Notice of Webinar; collection of lidar and derived elevation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM Announcement of U.S. Geological data for the 3D Elevation Program is issuing this call for nominations and Survey (USGS), National Geospatial (3DEP). It has been included in the comments on all tracts within the Program (NGP) 3D Elevation Program annual Catalog of Domestic Federal National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (3DEP) FY17 Informational Training Assistance under USGS 15.8 17. Federal and for tracts available for leasing under Webinars in Preparation for the agencies, state and local governments, the upcoming NPR–A Oil and Gas Lease Upcoming Release of the USGS Broad tribes, academic institutions and the Sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. Before Agency Announcement (BAA) for 3D private sector are eligible to submit including your address, phone number, Elevation Program (3DEP) proposals. The 3DEP informational email address, or other personal training webinars will introduce this identifying information in your AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, opportunity to the wide array of Interior. nominations and/or comments, you prospective applicants and provide a should be aware that your entire ACTION: Notice. summary of the BAA application comment—including your personal SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey is procedures. Advanced Registration is identifying information—may be made proposing program sponsored required. National Webinars will be publicly available at any time. While informational training webinars to recorded and made available for you can ask us in your comment to provide scripted training to prospective viewing. withhold your personal identifying applicants. This 3D Elevation Program Paul Wiese, information from public review, we (3DEP) training has been developed to Acting Deputy Director, National Geospatial cannot guarantee that we will be able to encourage applications from federal Program. do so. agencies, states, tribes and communities [FR Doc. 2017–16541 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] A map of the petroleum reserve across the nation to support the BILLING CODE 4338–11–P showing all tracts and areas available for acquisition of high-quality topographic leasing is online at https:// data and a wide range of other three- www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and- dimensional representations of the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional- Nation’s natural and constructed lease-sales/alaska. features. Bureau of Land Management To describe the tracts you are DATES: The USGS BAA for 3DEP FY17 [17X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A] nominating for leasing or when Informational Training Webinars will be providing comments, please use the held on August 10, 2017, 1:00–2:30 p.m. Call for Nominations and Comments NPR–A maps, legal descriptions of the ET, and August 17, 2017, 3:00–4:30 p.m. for the National Petroleum Reserve in tracts, and additional information ET. Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale available through the Web site. The ADDRESSES: Informational training BLM also requests comments on tracts AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, that should receive special webinar information is available at Interior. https://nationalmap.gov/3DEP/ consideration or analysis. ACTION: Notice. FY18BAA.html. Bud Cribley, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land State Director, Alaska. further information about this webinar Management (BLM) Alaska State Office [FR Doc. 2017–16604 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] contact Diane Eldridge by email at gs_ is issuing a call for nominations and BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P baa@usgs.gov, or by telephone at (703) comments on all unleased tracts for the 648–4521. upcoming National Petroleum Reserve— SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Alaska (NPR–A) Oil and Gas Lease Sale, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR primary goal of 3DEP is to including tracts currently unavailable systematically collect enhanced for leasing under the 2013 NPR–A Bureau of Land Management mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES elevation data in the form of high- Integrated Activity Plan. quality light detection and ranging DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all [LLCO956000 L14400000.BJ0000 17X] (lidar) data over the conterminous nominations and comments on these Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, United States, Hawaii, and the U.S. tracts for consideration on or before Colorado territories, as well as interferometric September 6, 2017. synthetic aperture radar (ifsar) data over ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Alaska. 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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesBLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these tracts for consideration on or before September 6, 2017.
ContactWayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and Minerals Branch Chief, 907-271-4407. People 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.
FR Citation82 FR 36827 
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