83 FR 56097 - Notice of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale; Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR-A 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 218 (November 9, 2018)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 218 (November 9, 2018)
| Page Range | 56097-56097 | |
| FR Document | 2018-24586 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 56097] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-24586] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [18X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A] Notice of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale; Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR-A 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for 254 tracts in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKST) on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. (AKST), Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR-A Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2018 will be available to the public on November 9, 2018. ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be received at the BLM Alaska State Office, ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932); 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504. You may see the Detailed Statement of Sale from the BLM Alaska website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska, or request a copy from the BLM Alaska Public Information Center (Public Room), 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504; 907-271-5960. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, telephone 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 December 2018 NPR-A Oil and Gas Lease Sale will include 254 tracts (approximately 2.85 million acres) available for leasing under the NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement Record of Decision (ROD) finalized in February 2013. The opening and reading of the bids for the 2018 NPR-A lease sale will be available via video livestreaming at http://www.blm.gov/live. The Detailed Statement of Sale will include a description of the areas the BLM is offering for lease, as well as the lease terms, conditions, special stipulations, required operating procedures, and directions about how to submit bids. If you plan to submit a bid(s), please note that all bids must be sealed in accordance with the provisions identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale. The United States reserves the right to withdraw any tract from this sale prior to issuance of a written acceptance of a bid. Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4-1 and 42 U.S.C. 6506a. Ted A. Murphy, Acting State Director, Alaska. [FR Doc. 2018-24586 Filed 11-8-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-JA-P
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services, noise, hazardous materials, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR lease terms, conditions, special
aesthetics, cumulative effects, and stipulations, required operating
indirect and growth-inducing effects. Bureau of Land Management procedures, and directions about how to
Locations where the DEIS is available [18X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A] submit bids. If you plan to submit a
for review: The DEIS will be available bid(s), please note that all bids must be
Notice of National Petroleum Reserve sealed in accordance with the
for review at the Beloit Public Library
in Alaska 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale; provisions identified in the Detailed
located at 605 Eclipse Blvd., Beloit,
Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale.
Wisconsin 53511, and online at http:// The United States reserves the right to
Statement of Sale for the NPR–A 2018
www.ho-chunkbeloiteis.com. To obtain withdraw any tract from this sale prior
Oil and Gas Lease Sale
a compact disk copy of the DEIS, please to issuance of a written acceptance of a
provide your name and address in AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, bid.
writing to Timothy Guyah, Bureau of Interior.
Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4–1 and 42 U.S.C.
Indian Affairs, Midwest Regional Office. ACTION: Notice. 6506a.
Contact information is listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Ted A. Murphy,
this notice. Individual paper copies of Management (BLM) Alaska State Office Acting State Director, Alaska.
the DEIS will be provided only upon will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid [FR Doc. 2018–24586 Filed 11–8–18; 8:45 am]
payment of applicable printing expenses opening for 254 tracts in the National BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P
by the requestor for the number of Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR–A).
copies requested. DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid
opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKST) on DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public comment availability: Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The BLM
Comments, including names and must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. Bureau of Land Management
addresses of respondents, will be (AKST), Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. The [LLNMA02000.L51010000.ER0000.17X
available for public review at the BIA Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR– LVRWG17G1360; NMNM 136976]
address shown in the ADDRESSES A Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2018 will be
section, during regular business hours, 8 available to the public on November 9, Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 2018. Management Plan Amendment and
Friday, except holidays. Before ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be Environmental Impact Statement for
including your address, phone number, received at the BLM Alaska State Office, the Borderlands Wind Project in
email address, or other personal ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932); 222 West Catron County, New Mexico; and
identifying information in your 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, Alaska Notice of Public Lands Segregation
comment, you should be aware that 99513–7504. You may see the Detailed AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
your entire comment—including your Statement of Sale from the BLM Alaska Interior.
personal identifying information—may website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska,
ACTION: Notice of intent.
be made publicly available at any time. or request a copy from the BLM Alaska
While you can ask in your comment that Public Information Center (Public SUMMARY: In compliance with the
your personal identifying information Room), 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; National Environmental Policy Act of
be withheld from public review, the BIA Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504; 907– 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
cannot guarantee that this will occur. 271–5960. Federal Land Policy and Management
Authority: This notice is published FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
pursuant to Sec. 1503.1 of the Council Wayne Svejnoha, telephone 907–271– Land Management (BLM) Socorro Field
of Environmental Quality Regulations 4407. People who use a Office will prepare an Environmental
telecommunications device for the deaf Impact Statement (EIS), which includes
(40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508) and
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay a potential Plan Amendment to the 2010
Sec. 46.305 of the Department of the
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to Socorro Field Office Resource
Interior Regulations (43 CFR part 46),
contact the above individual during Management Plan (RMP) for a proposed
implementing the procedural normal business hours. The FRS is commercial wind energy project located
requirements of the NEPA of l969, as available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on public lands in Catron County, New
amended (42 U.S.C. 4371, et seq.), and to leave a message or question with the Mexico. Publication of this Notice
is in the exercise of authority delegated above individual. You will receive a initiates the scoping process and opens
to the Assistant Secretary—Indian reply during normal business hours. a 30-day public comment period to
Affairs by 209 DM 8. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The solicit public comments and identify
Dated: November 6, 2018. December 2018 NPR–A Oil and Gas issues. Publication of this Notice also
Tara Sweeney, Lease Sale will include 254 tracts serves to segregate the public lands from
(approximately 2.85 million acres) appropriation under the public land
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
available for leasing under the NPR–A laws, including location under the
[FR Doc. 2018–24598 Filed 11–8–18; 8:45 am]
Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Mining Law, but not the Mineral
BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
Impact Statement Record of Decision Leasing Act or the Materials Act, subject
to valid existing rights. This Notice
khammond on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
(ROD) finalized in February 2013.
The opening and reading of the bids initiates the public scoping process and
for the 2018 NPR–A lease sale will be the public lands segregation.
available via video livestreaming at DATES: This notice initiates a 30-day
http://www.blm.gov/live. public scoping period that will assist in
The Detailed Statement of Sale will preparation of the Draft EIS. Comments
include a description of the areas the on issues may be submitted in writing
BLM is offering for lease, as well as the until December 10, 2018.
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| Dates | The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKST) on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. The BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. (AKST), Monday, Dec. 10, 2018. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the NPR-A Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2018 will be available to the public on November 9, 2018. | |
| Contact | Wayne Svejnoha, telephone 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. | |
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