[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 68 (Friday, April 8, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 20672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08244]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Notice of Rescheduled Public Meetings for the Draft Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2017-2022

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

ACTION: Rescheduling of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the dates, locations, and times of 
rescheduled meetings in Washington, DC; Houston, TX; and New Orleans, 
LA, to elicit comments on the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2017-2022 
Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft Programmatic 
EIS), which has been prepared by BOEM to support the Proposed OCS Oil 
and Gas Leasing Program for 2017-2022 (2017-2022 Program).

DATES: See ``Public Meetings'' in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski, Ph.D., Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road VAM-OEP, Sterling, VA 
20166; Dr. Lewandowski may also be reached by telephone at (703) 787-
1703.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Draft Programmatic EIS Availability: Persons interested in 
reviewing the Draft Programmatic EIS can download it on the Internet at 
www.boemoceaninfo.com, or may contact BOEM at the address provided 
above to request a paper copy or a CD/ROM version. Please specify if 
you wish a CD/ROM or paper copy. If neither is specified, a CD/ROM 
containing the Draft Programmatic EIS will be provided.
    Library Availability: The Draft Programmatic EIS will also be 
available for review at libraries in states adjacent to the proposed 
lease sales. These libraries are listed at the Web site 
www.boemoceaninfo.com.
    Public Meetings: Meetings in Washington, DC, Houston, TX, and New 
Orleans, LA, to elicit comments on the Draft Programmatic EIS will be 
held as follows:
     April 18, 2016, DoubleTree by Hilton New Orleans Airport, 
2150 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Kenner, LA 70062; 2-6 p.m.; parking 
available at garage adjacent to hotel at a discounted rate. Validation 
tickets will be provided to guests upon request at the hotel's 
registration desk.
     April 20, 2016, Hyatt Regency Houston, 1200 Louisiana 
Street, Houston, TX 77002; 3-7 p.m.; validated valet parking at hotel.
     April 26, 2016, Marriott Metro Center, 775 12th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20005; 3-7 p.m.; valet parking at no charge to 
meeting attendees up to 8 hours.
    All other public meetings were held on the dates and at the 
locations previously announced, with the exception of the public 
meeting in Kotzebue, Alaska. The meeting in Kotzebue, Alaska was 
rescheduled from March 29, 2016, and held on April 1, 2016, because of 
hazardous travel conditions due to the eruption of the Pavlof Volcano 
in Alaska.
    Additional information: For additional information on the Draft 
Programmatic EIS and instructions on how to submit comments, please see 
the Federal Register notice published on March 18, 2016 (81 FR 14885).

    Dated: April 5, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-08244 Filed 4-7-16; 8:45 am]
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