Notice2022-25745
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil and Gas Decommissioning Activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Extending Comment Period
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Published
November 25, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentSafety and Environmental Enforcement Bureau
Abstract
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].
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-25745]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
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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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. 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
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> web portal: Navigate to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2d0cbc1cac3d0c68cdbc3d0c6c7e2c0cdc7cf8cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ea988389828b988ec4938b988e8faa88858f87c48d859c">[email protected]</span></a> 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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