[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 235 (Monday, December 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78865-78866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26788]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[19X.LLAK930000.L13100000. EI0000.241A]


Notice of 2021 Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale and 
Notice of Availability of the Detailed Statement of Sale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of sale.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office will 
hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the Coastal 
Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be at 10 a.m. Alaska 
Standard Time (AKST) on January 6,

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2021. The BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. AKST, Thursday, 
December 31, 2020. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the 2021 Coastal 
Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale will be available to the public 
immediately after publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be received at the BLM Alaska State Office, 
Attn: BLM Energy and Minerals Branch Chief; Bureau of Land Management, 
Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, 
Alaska 99513-7504. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the 2021 Coastal 
Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale will be available at the BLM Alaska 
website at https://www.blm.gov/alaska, and copies are available from 
the BLM Alaska Public Information Center (Public Room), 222 West 7th 
Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513-7504; telephone 907-271-
5960.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 January 2021 Coastal Plain Alaska Oil 
and Gas Lease Sale will include tracts and acreage (no less than 
400,000 acres) identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale and 
available for leasing under the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing 
Program Record of Decision issued in August 2020. The opening and 
reading of the bids for the 2021 Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale will be available via video livestreaming at https://www.blm.gov/live. The Detailed Statement of Sale includes a description of the 
areas the BLM is offering for lease, as well as the lease terms, 
conditions, special stipulations, required operating procedures, and 
directions about how to submit bids. If you plan to submit one or more 
bids, please note that all bids must be sealed in accordance with the 
provisions identified in the Detailed Statement of Sale.

(Authority: Section 20001 of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Public Law 
115-97))

Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2020-26788 Filed 12-4-20; 8:45 am]
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