[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 58502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24671]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Notice of National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale 2015 and Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale 
for Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015 in the National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska State Office 
hereby notifies the public it will hold a National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the National 
Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The United States reserves the right to 
withdraw any tract from this sale prior to issuance of a written 
acceptance of a bid.

DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be held at 1 p.m. on 
Wednesday, November 18, 2015. Sealed bids must be received by 4 p.m., 
Monday, November 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The oil and gas lease sale bids will be opened at the 
Anchorage Federal Building, Denali Room (fourth floor), 222 West 7th 
Avenue, Anchorage, AK. Sealed bids must be sent to Carol Taylor 
(AK932), BLM-Alaska State Office; 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, 
AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, 907-271-4407. Persons 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact 
the above individual during normal business hours. The FIRS 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 Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska 
State Office, under the authority of 43 CFR 3131.4-1(a), hereby 
notifies the public it will hold a National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska 
oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska.
    All bids must be submitted by sealed bid in accordance with the 
provisions identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale. They must be 
received at the BLM Alaska State Office, ATTN: Carol Taylor (AK932); 
222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513-7504; no later than 4:00 
p.m., Monday, November 16, 2015.
    The Detailed Statement of Sale for the National Petroleum Reserve 
in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale 2015 will be available to the public 
immediately after publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. 
The Detailed Statement may be obtained from the BLM Alaska Web site at 
www.blm.gov/ak, or by request from the Public Information Center, BLM 
Alaska State Office; 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK 99513-
7504; telephone 907-271-5960. The Detailed Statement of Sale will 
include a description of the areas to be offered for lease, the lease 
terms, conditions, special stipulations, required operating procedures, 
and how and where to submit bids.

    Authority: 43 CFR 3131.4-1 and 43 U.S.C. 1733 and 1740.

Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-24671 Filed 9-28-15; 8:45 am]
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