[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 7756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[BLM_AK_FRN_MO4500168906]


Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan, Alaska

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a 
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Willow 
Master Development Plan (MDP), and by this notice is announcing its 
publication.

DATES: The BLM will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) for the project no 
earlier than 30 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency 
publishes its Notice of Availability of the Final Supplemental EIS in 
the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: To access the Final Supplemental EIS please visit the 
project's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Register website:

 BLM's NEPA Register website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510

    To request an electronic or paper copy of the Final SEIS, please 
reach out to:

 Mail: 222 W. 7th Avenue, Stop #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513

Documents pertinent to this proposal, including the Draft SEIS, may be 
examined at the NEPA Register website. https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Cecil at (907) 271-1306, or by 
email at [email protected], on questions specific to NEPA or to have your 
name added to our mailing list. Individuals in the United States who 
are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay 
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay 
services offered within their country to make international calls to 
the point-of-contact in the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Willow Master Development Plan Final 
Supplemental EIS analyzes an oil and gas development project proposed 
by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. on Federal oil and gas leases it holds 
in the northeast region of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. 
The Willow project was originally analyzed in the 2020 Willow MDP/Final 
EIS and authorized in a ROD issued in October 2020. In August 2021, the 
U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska vacated the ROD and 
remanded the matter to BLM to correct deficiencies in the EIS regarding 
analysis of foreign greenhouse gas emissions and screening of 
alternatives for detailed analysis. To comply with this ruling, the BLM 
made numerous updates to the analysis, including development of a new 
alternative (Alternative E) that substantially reduces infrastructure 
in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. The BLM has identified Alternative 
E and Module Delivery Option 3 as its preferred alternative. The Draft 
Supplemental EIS was issued on July 15, 2022, with opportunity for 
public comment. This Final Supplemental EIS complies with all 
applicable laws and current Department of the Interior guidance, 
including (but not limited to) NEPA, the Federal Land Policy and 
Management Act of 1976, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
Act, and the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act.
    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6(b).

Steven Cohn,
State Director, BLM Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2023-02344 Filed 2-3-23; 8:45 am]
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