[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 18643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07272]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations and Comments for the 2016 National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is 
issuing a call for nominations and comments on tracts for the upcoming 
2016 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale. A map of the NPR-A showing areas available for leasing is online 
at http://www.blm.gov/ak.

DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these 
tracts for consideration on or before May 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or comments to: State Director, Bureau 
of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Ave., Mailstop 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your nominations and/or 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and 
Minerals Branch Chief, 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 BLM is issuing a call for nominations 
and comments on tracts for the upcoming 2016 NPR-A Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. When describing tracts nominated for 
leasing or providing comments, please use the NPR-A maps, legal 
descriptions of the tracts, and additional information available 
through the BLM Alaska Web site at http://www.blm.gov/ak. The BLM also 
requests comments on tracts which should receive special consideration 
or analysis.

Bud C. Cribley,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-07272 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
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