[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2513-2514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-823]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

RIN 0648-XA934


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Effects of Oil and Gas 
Activities in the Arctic Ocean

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

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ACTION: Notice of extension of comment period; notice of public 
meetings.

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SUMMARY: On December 30, 2011, notice was published in the Federal 
Register that NMFS had released for public comment the ``Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Effects of Oil and Gas 
Activities in the Arctic Ocean.'' Based on several written requests 
received by NMFS, the public comment period for this DEIS has been 
extended by 15 days. Additionally, on December 30, 2011, NMFS announced 
that public meetings would be held in January and February 2012. This 
notice provides additional updates on the DEIS public meeting schedule.

DATES: All comments and written statements must be postmarked no later 
than Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and statements on the DEIS must be 
postmarked by February 28, 2012. Comments on the DEIS may be submitted 
by:
     Email: [email protected]
     Mail: Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20190
     Fax: (301) 713-0376
     Public Meetings: Oral and written comments will be 
accepted during the upcoming public meetings. See SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, Public Meetings (below) for more information.
    Comments sent via email, including all attachments, must not exceed 
a 25-megabyte file size. Information on this project can also be found 
on the Protected Resources Web page at: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/permits/eis/arctic.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Candace Nachman, Jolie Harrison, or 
Michael Payne, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at (301) 427-8401 
or via email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information on the content of the 
DEIS can be found in the Notice of Availability (76 FR 82275, December 
30, 2011).

Public Meetings

    Comments will be accepted at public meetings and during the public 
comment period, and must be postmarked by February 28, 2012 (see FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). We request that you include in your 
comments: (1) Your name, address, and affiliation (if any); and (2) 
background documents to support your comments as appropriate.
    The dates, times, and locations of the DEIS public meetings 
(incorrectly described as scoping meetings in the Notice of 
Availability Federal Register document (76 FR 82275, December 30, 
2011)) will be announced in local media. Public meetings will be held 
in the communities of Barrow, Kaktovik, Kivalina, Kotzebue, Nuiqsut, 
Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright between January 30 and February 
10, 2012. The exact dates, times, and locations will be announced in 
advance through local media. A DEIS public meeting will also be held in 
Anchorage at the Loussac Public Library in the Wilda Marston Theater 
located at 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK on Monday, February 13, 
2012, from 12-2 p.m. Comments will be accepted at all public meetings, 
as well as during the public comment period and can be submitted via 
the methods described earlier in this document (see ADDRESSES).

Special Accommodations

    These meetings are accessible to people with disabilities. Requests 
for sign language interpretation or auxiliary aids should be directed 
to Erin Green by telephone at (907) 562-3366 or by email at 
[email protected] at least 7 days before the scheduled meeting date.

    Dated: January 11, 2012.
James H. Lecky,
Director, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
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