96-4102. Public Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002  

  • [Federal Register Volume 61, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 1996)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 7016]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 96-4102]
    
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
    Minerals Management Service
    
    
    Public Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
    the Proposed Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002
    
    AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, DOI.
    
    ACTION: Notice of dates and locations of public hearings on the draft 
    environmental impact statement for the proposed Outer Continental Shelf 
    Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002.
    
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        On February 9, 1996, the Minerals Management Service announced in 
    the Federal Register (Notice 61 FR 28) the availability of the draft 
    Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the ``Proposed Outer 
    Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002.'' The 
    notice indicated that the dates, times, and locations of public 
    hearings on the draft EIS would be announced at a later date. This 
    notice provides that information.
        The purpose of these hearings is to receive specific comments on 
    the adequacy of the draft EIS and to provide the Secretary of the 
    Interior with additional information from both public and private 
    sectors to help evaluate fully the potential environmental effects of 
    the proposed program.
        The public hearings are scheduled for the following dates and times 
    at the following locations:
    
    March 21, 1996
    
    Borough Assembly Chambers, Barrow, Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact: Robin 
    Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
    
        A teleconference will be held with the villages of Pt. Hope, Point 
    Lay, Wainwright, Kaktovik, and Nuiqsut simultaneously with the Barrow 
    Hearing.
    
    March 26, 1996
    
    Wyndham Warwick Hotel, 5701 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 7:00 to 9:00 
    p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504) 736-2540
    
    March 27, 1996
    
    MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., Rm. 115, 
    New Orleans, Louisiana, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504) 
    736-2540
    
    March 28, 1996
    
    Adam's Mark Hotel, 64 South Water Street, Mobile, Alabama, 7:00 to 
    10:00 p.m., Contact: Janet Diaz--(504) 736-2540
    
    March 28, 1996
    
    City Council Chambers, Homer Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact: Robin Cacy--
    (907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
    
    April 3, 1996
    
    Yakutat High School Auditorium, Yakutat, Alaska, 7:00 p.m., Contact: 
    Robin Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-2627
    
    April 9, 1996
    
    MMS Alaska Region Conference Room, 949 East 36th Avenue, Anchorage, 
    Alaska, 12:00 noon, Contact: Robin Cacy--(907) 271-6070 or 1-800-764-
    2627.
    
        A teleconference will be held with the communities of Cordova 
    Kenai/Soldotna, Ninilchik, Port Graham/Nanwalek, and Seldovia 
    simultaneously with the Anchorage Hearing.
    
    April 11, 1996
    
    City Hall, Kivalina, Alaska, 1:00 p.m., Contact: Robin Cacy--(907) 271-
    6070 or 1-800-764-2627.
    
        Interested individuals, representatives of organizations, and 
    public officials who wish to testify at the hearings are requested to 
    contact the person listed above for the particular location at least 5 
    days prior to the hearings. A hearing officer will be in charge at each 
    hearing site. Time limitations may make it necessary to limit the 
    length of each oral presentation to 10 minutes or less. An oral 
    statement may be supplemented, however, by a more complete statement 
    which should be submitted to the hearing officer at the time of the 
    oral presentation. After the presentation of oral statements by those 
    who have preregistered, if time is still available during the period of 
    time listed for the hearings, other individuals will be given an 
    opportunity to be heard. Each hearing will begin at the specified time 
    and will recess when all speakers have had an opportunity to testify. 
    If there are no additional speakers, the hearing will adjourn 
    immediately after the recess.
        Written comments on the draft EIS, including comments from 
    individuals unable to present oral statements or to attend the 
    hearings, will be accepted until May 9, 1996. All written comments 
    should be mailed to Director, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden 
    Street, MS-4320, Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817, Attention: Richard 
    Wildermann. Hand deliveries to the Department of the Interior may be 
    made to Room 4227 Main Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW., 
    Washington, D.C. 20240. Envelopes or packages should be marked ``1997-
    2002 Oil and Gas Program draft EIS.''
        After the public hearing testimony and written comments on the 
    draft EIS have been reviewed and analyzed, a final EIS will be 
    prepared. The comment period for the draft EIS closes May 9, 1996.
    
        Dated: February 20, 1996.
    Thomas Gernhofer,
    Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
    [FR Doc. 96-4102 Filed 2-22-96; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
    
    

Document Information

Published:
02/23/1996
Department:
Minerals Management Service
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of dates and locations of public hearings on the draft environmental impact statement for the proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 1997 to 2002.
Document Number:
96-4102
Pages:
7016-7016 (1 pages)
PDF File:
96-4102.pdf