Proposed Rule2023-25486
Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska; Extension of Comment Period
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Published
November 17, 2023
Effective
September 8, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
On September 8, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would revise the framework for designating and assuring maximum protection of Special Areas' significant resource values and protect and enhance access for subsistence activities throughout the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). The proposed rule would also incorporate aspects of the NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan approved in April 2022. On October 24, 2023, the BLM extended the comment period to November 17, 2023. The BLM has determined that it is appropriate to further extend the comment period for the proposed rule by 20 days, until December 7, 2023, to allow for additional public comment.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 221 (Friday, November 17, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80237-80238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25486]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 2360
[BLM_HQ_FRN_MO4500175868]
RIN 1004-AE95
Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On September 8, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that would revise the
framework for designating and assuring maximum protection of Special
Areas' significant resource values and protect and enhance access for
subsistence activities throughout the National Petroleum Reserve in
Alaska (NPR-A). The proposed rule would also incorporate aspects of the
NPR-A Integrated Activity Plan approved in April 2022. On October 24,
2023, the BLM extended the comment period to November 17, 2023. The BLM
has determined that it is appropriate to further extend the comment
period for the proposed rule by 20 days, until December 7, 2023, to
allow for additional public comment.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule that originally
published on September 8, 2023, at 88 FR 62025, and was extended on
October 24, 2023, at 88 FR 72985, ends on November 17, 2023. Under this
further extension, comments must now be submitted on or before December
7, 2023. The BLM need not consider or include in the administrative
record for the final rule comments that the BLM receives after the
close of the comment period or comments delivered to an address other
than those listed in the ADDRESSES section.
ADDRESSES: Mail, personal, or messenger delivery: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Director (HQ-630), Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St.
NW, Room 5646, Washington, DC 20240, Attention: 1004-AE80. Federal
eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search-box,
enter ``RIN 1004-AE95'' and click the ``Search'' button. Follow the
instructions at this website.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Tichenor, Advisor--Office of the
Director, at 202-573-0536 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b1dbc5d8d2d9d4dfdec3f1d3dddc9fd6dec7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3d5749545e555853524f7d5f5150135a524b">[email protected]</span></a> with a subject line of
``RIN 1004-AE95.'' For questions relating to regulatory process issues,
contact Faith Bremner at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c7a1a5b5a2aaa9a2b587a5abaae9a0a8b1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="50363222353d3e352210323c3d7e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>. 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:
Public Comment Procedures
If you wish to comment on this proposed rule, you may submit your
comments to the BLM, marked with the number RIN 1004-AE95, by mail,
personal or messenger delivery, or through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
(see the ADDRESSES section). Please note that comments on this proposed
rule's information collection burdens should be submitted to the OMB as
described in the ADDRESSES section. Please make your comments on the
proposed rule as specific as possible, confine them to issues pertinent
to the proposed rule, and explain the reason for any changes you
recommend. Where possible, your comments should reference the specific
section or paragraph of the proposal that you are addressing. The
comments and recommendations that will be most useful and likely to
influence agency decisions are:
1. Those supported by quantitative information or studies; and
2. Those that include citations to, and analyses of, the applicable
laws and regulations.
The BLM is not obligated to consider or include in the
Administrative Record for the final rule comments that we receive after
the close of the comment period (see DATES) or comments delivered to an
address other than those listed above (see ADDRESSES). Comments,
including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available
for public review at the physical location listed under ADDRESSES
during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. EST), Monday
through Friday, except holidays. Before including your address,
telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying
information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold
from public review your personal identifying information, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Background
The proposed rule was published on September 8, 2023 (88 FR 62025),
with a 60-day comment period closing on November 7, 2023. Since
publication, the BLM has received requests for extension of the comment
period on the proposed rule. The BLM previously extended the comment
period to November 17, 2023 (88 FR 72985). The BLM has determined that
it is appropriate to further extend the comment period for the docket
until December 7, 2023, to allow for additional public comment.
Steven H. Feldgus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 2023-25486 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am]
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