[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 72508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

[EEEE500000 234E1700D2 ET1SF0000.EAQ000; BOEM-2021-0043]


Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas 
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, 
Extending Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 
Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of the public comment period.

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SUMMARY: BSEE is extending the public comment period for the Draft 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Oil and Gas 
Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 
[EIS No. 20220156].

DATES: BSEE published the Notice of Availability (NOA) for the PEIS on 
October 12, 2022, and opened a public comment period through November 
28, 2022. BSEE is extending this public comment period to January 10, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments in writing or through 
www.regulations.gov. Written comments may be delivered by hand or by 
mail, enclosed in an envelope labeled, ``Pacific Decommissioning'' and 
addressed to Richard Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment, 
BOEM Pacific Region, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo, CA, 
93010. Comments may also be submitted online through the 
regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to http://www.regulations.gov and 
search for Docket No. BOEM-2021-0043. Click on the ``Comment Now!'' 
button to the right of the document link. Enter your information and 
comment, then click ``Submit.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the PEIS, contact 
Richard Yarde, Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment, at 
[email protected] or 805-384-6379.
    Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 12, 2022, BSEE published a notice 
in the Federal Register [87 FR 61628] that provided a 47-day public 
comment period on the Draft PEIS for Oil and Gas Decommissioning 
Activities on the Pacific OCS, which would close on November 28, 2022. 
On October 28, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
published a notice in the Federal Register [87 FR 65202] that also 
provided a 45-day public comment period on the Draft PEIS for Oil and 
Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific OCS, which will close on 
December 12, 2022. BSEE has received numerous requests from the public 
seeking longer extensions to the comment period. In consideration of 
the EPA's public comment period, the numerous requests seeking 
extensions to the comment period, and to ensure robust public comments, 
BSEE is extending the public comment period by an additional twenty-
nine days beyond December 12, 2022, to January 10, 2023.

Kevin Sligh,
Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2022-25745 Filed 11-23-22; 8:45 am]
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