[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 80381]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32505]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Amendment to the Notice of Availability of the Osage County Oil 
and Gas Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Management of Osage 
Nation Oil and Gas Resources, Osage County, Oklahoma

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Amendment to notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Oklahoma Region has 
prepared a draft environmental impact statement for the management of 
oil and gas resources owned by the United States in trust for the Osage 
in Osage County, Oklahoma. This notice amends the notice of 
availability published in the Federal Register on Friday, November 6, 
2015 (80 FR 68867), and extends the public comment period through 
January 15, 2016, to accommodate requests for more time.

DATES: Written comments must be received no later than January 15, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: You may mail, email, hand deliver, or fax written comments 
to Ms. Jeannine Hale, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, P.O. Box 
8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002; fax (918) 781-4667; email: 
[email protected]. The DEIS will be available for review at 
813 Grandview, Pawhuska, OK 74820. It is also available online at 
http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/RegionalOffices/EasternOklahoma/WeAre/Osage/OSAGEOilGasEIS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jeannine Hale, Division of 
Environmental and Cultural Resources, BIA Eastern Oklahoma Regional 
Office, P.O. Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402-8002, (918) 781-4660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action for this EIS is to 
update and provide additional analysis on the impacts of the BIA lease 
and permit approval program to facilitate the development of oil and 
gas in Osage County in an efficient manner that prevents pollution.
    Directions for Submitting Comments: Please include your name, 
return address, and the caption ``DEIS Comments, Osage County Oil and 
Gas EIS'' on the first page of your written comments.
    Public Comment Availability: Written comments, including names and 
addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the 
BIA, 813 Grandview, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, during regular business hours, 
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays. Before 
including your address, telephone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Authority: This notice is published in accordance with Section 
1503.1 of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR 
part 1500 et seq.) and the Department of the Interior Regulations 
(43 CFR part 46) implementing the procedural requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and in 
accordance with the authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary--
Indian Affairs in Part 209 of the Departmental Manual.

    Dated: December 21, 2015.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-32505 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am]
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