Notice2022-02423
Notice of Preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan
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Published
February 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to address deficiencies identified by the U.S. District Court for Alaska in the 2020 Willow Master Development Plan (MDP)/Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) issued in October 2020, and to ensure compliance with applicable law. The BLM will not be holding a formal scoping period but has begun outreach to stakeholders and will accept input and comments through informal scoping for up to 30 days following the date of publication.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 25 (Monday, February 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6890-6891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02423]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of preparation of a supplemental environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to address
deficiencies identified by the U.S. District Court for Alaska in the
2020 Willow Master Development Plan (MDP)/Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) issued in October 2020,
and to ensure compliance with applicable law. The BLM will not be
holding a formal scoping period but has begun outreach to stakeholders
and will accept input and comments through informal scoping for up to
30 days following the date of publication.
DATES: The BLM requests input concerning the scope of the analysis, and
identification of relevant information, studies, and analyses to be
considered in the SEIS, which must be received by March 9, 2022. The
draft SEIS is scheduled to be released in the second quarter of 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit input by any of the following methods:
<bullet> ePlanning Website: <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510</a>
<bullet> Mail: 222 W 7th Avenue, Stop #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513
<bullet> More details and instructions for submitting public comment
can be found on the BLM ePlanning website at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/109410/510</a>
Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the ePlanning
website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Rice at 907-271-3202, or by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#691a1b000a0c290b0504470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb888992989ebb999796d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals who use telecommunication devices
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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. The BLM will prepare a
SEIS to address the deficiencies identified by the Court's decision,
and to ensure compliance with applicable law, including (but not
limited to) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969; the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of 1976; the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act; and the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production
Act. This process will incorporate input from federal agencies,
environmental organizations, Alaska Native Tribes, organizations, and
corporations, numerous State of Alaska agencies and the affected
communities along the North Slope.
Additional opportunities for public participation, including public
meetings, will be available upon publication of the draft SEIS. The BLM
will continue to consult with potentially affected Federally recognized
Tribes on a government-to-government basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175, and with affected Alaska Native corporations under the
Department's Policy on Consultation with Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act Corporations (Aug. 10, 2012). We respectfully request
participation in consultation by these Alaska Native entities to
receive their views and recommendations on the Willow MDP. The BLM will
hold individual consultations upon request.
Comments
It is important that reviewers provide their comments at such times
and in such manner that they are useful to the agency's preparation of
the environmental impact statement. Therefore, comments should be
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provided prior to the close of the comment period and should clearly
articulate the reviewer's concerns and contentions. Comments received
in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of
those who comment, will be part of the public record for this proposed
action. Comments submitted anonymously will also be accepted and
considered.
Thomas A. Heinlein,
Acting State Director, BLM Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2022-02423 Filed 2-4-22; 8:45 am]
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