[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 34161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15442]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[18X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]


Call for Nominations and Comments for the National Petroleum 
Reserve in Alaska 2018 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 available tracts for 
leasing for the upcoming National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) 
2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale.

DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on the 
available tracts for consideration on or before August 20, 2018.

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 tracts available for leasing for the upcoming NPR-A 
2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale, pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2. To identify 
tracts you wish to nominate for leasing, or to provide comments, please 
use the following: (a) NPR-A maps, (b) legal descriptions of the 
tracts, and (c) any additional information available through the BLM 
Alaska website at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska. The BLM also requests 
comments on tracts that should receive special consideration or 
analysis.
    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your nominations and/or 
comments, please 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 in the body of your comment, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Authority:  43 CFR 3131.2

Karen E. Mouritsen,
Acting State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2018-15442 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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