[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 47851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16101]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK-930-04-1610-DB]


Notice of Extension of the Public Scoping Period for the South 
National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement and Request for Information, Call for 
Nominations and Comments, and Solicitation of Interest in Hardrock and 
Coal Mining

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of 
the public scoping period on the South National Petroleum Reserve--
Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and an 
extension in the Request for Information, Call for Nominations and 
Comments and the solicitation of interest in hardrock and coal mining. 
The original notice issued June 15, 2005 provided for a scoping period 
and the request for other comment and information to end on August 26, 
2005. BLM is extending the scoping and related comment and information 
gathering period through October 17, 2004 and will reschedule scoping 
meetings in Anaktuvuk Pass, Anchorage, Atqasuk, Barrow, Buckland, 
Fairbanks, Koyuk, Nome, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.

DATES: Scoping comments and responses to the Call for Nominations will 
be accepted through October 17, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Scoping comments should be submitted to: South NPR--A 
Planning Team Leader, 222 West 7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99513-7599. Responses to the Call for Nominations must be 
submitted in envelopes labeled ``Nominations Related to the South NPR-A 
IAP/EIS'' to protect the confidentiality of the nominations. They are 
to be addressed to: Call for Nominations, South NPR-A Team, 222 West 
7th Avenue, 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Ducker (907-271-3130) or Susan 
Childs (907-271-1985) by phone or by mail at 222 West 7th Avenue, 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7599.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Notice of Intent issued on June 15, 2005 
provided for scoping comments on issues relevant to the scope of the 
plan to be received through August 26, 2005. The Western Arctic Caribou 
Herd Working Group (Working Group) has requested an extension in the 
scoping comment period. BLM has decided to act in accordance to the 
Working Group's request to better accommodate the subsistence needs of 
local residents. Therefore, scoping comments on the issues relevant to 
the scope of the South Plan will now be accepted through October 17, 
2005 and the scoping meeting schedule will be adjusted and announced to 
the public. In addition, the original Notice of Intent provided for a 
Call for Nominations pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.1 and 3131.2 of relevant 
information related to possible oil and gas leasing. The Call for 
Nominations is also extended through October 17, 2005.

Julia Dougan,
Associate State Director.
[FR Doc. 05-16101 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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