[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 36827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16604]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

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Call for Nominations and Comments for the 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 all unleased tracts for 
the upcoming National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska (NPR-A) Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale, including tracts currently unavailable for leasing under 
the 2013 NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan.

DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these 
tracts for consideration on or before September 6, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or comments to: State Director, Bureau 
of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and 
Minerals Branch Chief, 907-271-4407. People who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay 
Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS 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 this call for nominations 
and comments on all tracts within the National Petroleum Reserve in 
Alaska and for tracts available for leasing under the upcoming NPR-A 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. Before including 
your address, phone number, email address, or other personal 
identifying information in your nominations and/or comments, 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.
    A map of the petroleum reserve showing all tracts and areas 
available for leasing is online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska.
    To describe the tracts you are nominating for leasing or when 
providing comments, please use the NPR-A maps, legal descriptions of 
the tracts, and additional information available through the Web site. 
The BLM also requests comments on tracts that should receive special 
consideration or analysis.

Bud Cribley,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2017-16604 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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