[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 7016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4102]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
Public Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002
AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, DOI.
ACTION: Notice of dates and locations of public hearings on the draft
environmental impact statement for the proposed Outer Continental Shelf
Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002.
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On February 9, 1996, the Minerals Management Service announced in
the Federal Register (Notice 61 FR 28) the availability of the draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the ``Proposed Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002.'' The
notice indicated that the dates, times, and locations of public
hearings on the draft EIS would be announced at a later date. This
notice provides that information.
The purpose of these hearings is to receive specific comments on
the adequacy of the draft EIS and to provide the Secretary of the
Interior with additional information from both public and private
sectors to help evaluate fully the potential environmental effects of
the proposed program.
The public hearings are scheduled for the following dates and times
at the following locations:
March 21, 1996
Borough Assembly Chambers, Barrow, Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact: Robin
Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
A teleconference will be held with the villages of Pt. Hope, Point
Lay, Wainwright, Kaktovik, and Nuiqsut simultaneously with the Barrow
Hearing.
March 26, 1996
Wyndham Warwick Hotel, 5701 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 7:00 to 9:00
p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504) 736-2540
March 27, 1996
MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., Rm. 115,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504)
736-2540
March 28, 1996
Adam's Mark Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Alabama, 7:00 to
10:00 p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504) 736-2540
March 28, 1996
City Council Chambers, Homer Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact: Robin Cacy--
(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
April 3, 1996
Yakutat High School Auditorium, Yakutat, Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact:
Robin Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
April 9, 1996
MMS Alaska Region Conference Room, 949 East 36th Avenue, Anchorage,
Alaska, 12:00 noon, Contact: Robin Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-
2627.
A teleconference will be held with the communities of Cordova
Kenai/Soldotna, Ninilchik, Port Graham/Nanwalek, and Seldovia
simultaneously with the Anchorage Hearing.
April 11, 1996
City Hall, Kivalina, Alaska, 1:00 p.m., Contact: Robin Cacy--(907) 271-
6070 or 1-800-764-2627.
Interested individuals, representatives of organizations, and
public officials who wish to testify at the hearings are requested to
contact the person listed above for the particular location at least 5
days prior to the hearings. A hearing officer will be in charge at each
hearing site. Time limitations may make it necessary to limit the
length of each oral presentation to 10 minutes or less. An oral
statement may be supplemented, however, by a more complete statement
which should be submitted to the hearing officer at the time of the
oral presentation. After the presentation of oral statements by those
who have preregistered, if time is still available during the period of
time listed for the hearings, other individuals will be given an
opportunity to be heard. Each hearing will begin at the specified time
and will recess when all speakers have had an opportunity to testify.
If there are no additional speakers, the hearing will adjourn
immediately after the recess.
Written comments on the draft EIS, including comments from
individuals unable to present oral statements or to attend the
hearings, will be accepted until May 9, 1996. All written comments
should be mailed to Director, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden
Street, MS-4320, Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817, Attention: Richard
Wildermann. Hand deliveries to the Department of the Interior may be
made to Room 4227 Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, D.C. 20240. Envelopes or packages should be marked ``1997-
2002 Oil and Gas Program draft EIS.''
After the public hearing testimony and written comments on the
draft EIS have been reviewed and analyzed, a final EIS will be
prepared. The comment period for the draft EIS closes May 9, 1996.
Dated: February 20, 1996.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 96-4102 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
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