[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7143]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02654]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2015-0068]


Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska Region, Beaufort Sea Planning 
Area, Liberty Development and Production Plan, Extension of Public 
Scoping Comment Period, MMAA10400

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Extension of Public Scoping Comment Period, Liberty Development 
and Production Plan.

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SUMMARY: On September 25, 2015, BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) 
to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Liberty 
Development and Production Plan (DPP) in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area 
(80 FR 57873). In response to the scoping meetings held in November 
2015, BOEM extended the original comment period by 60 days to January 
26, 2016. On January 20, 2016, BOEM received a 60 day extension request 
from the operator. BOEM has granted this extension to support the 
intent of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), to collect 
information to define the scope of issues to be addressed in depth in 
the analyses that will be included in the EIS, and to provide an 
additional opportunity for interested and affected parties to comment. 
BOEM is extending the scoping comment period for an additional 62 days 
to March 28, 2016.

DATES: Scoping comments should be submitted by March 28, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the Liberty DPP EIS 
or BOEM's policies associated with this notice, please contact Lauren 
Boldrick, Project Manager, BOEM, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint 
Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, AK 99503, telephone (907) 334-5227.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal, state, tribal, and local 
governments and/or agencies and other interested parties may submit 
written comments on the scope of the EIS through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the field entitled 
``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter [Docket No. BOEM-2015-0068], and then 
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and 
view supporting and related materials available for this notice.
    BOEM does not consider anonymous comments; please include your name 
and address as part of your submittal. Before including your address, 
phone 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 comments to 
withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we 
cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    BOEM held scoping meetings in Fairbanks, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Barrow, 
and Anchorage in November, 2015. Pursuant to the regulations 
implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA, BOEM may, at the 
request of the communities potentially affected by the Liberty Project, 
hold additional public scoping meetings to solicit comments on the 
scope of the Liberty Development and Production Plan EIS. If additional 
scoping meetings are to be held, a notice will be published in the 
local newspapers or other means of notification to the community at 
least 15 days in advance of the meeting date.

    Dated: February 1, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-02654 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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