[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 15194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8186]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK-930-1111-00-24 1A]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Integrated Activity Plan (IAP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Management of the Northeastern 
Portion of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A); Request for 
Information, and Call for Nominations and Comments: Extension of 
Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Request for information, and call for nominations and comments; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: A notice of intent to prepare the IAP/EIS, requesting 
information and nominations of tracts for oil and gas leasing, and 
public comments, was published in the Federal Register on February 13, 
1997 (62 FR 6797), with a 30-day comment period expiring March 31, 
1997. The comment period is being extended to accommodate a scoping 
meeting that had to be rescheduled because of the illness of a 
principal participant.

DATES: Information, nominations, and comments must be postmarked or 
submitted via the internet by April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to: State Director, Alaska (930), 
Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513-
7599; or submitted by electronic mail to ``[email protected]'' or 
``[email protected].''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ducker at (907) 271-3369 or Curt 
Wilson at (907) 271-5546.
Tom Fry,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 97-8186 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]
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