Contacts: John Callahan
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced it is extending the public scoping period for an upcoming environmental impact statement relating to a proposed 2019 Beaufort Sea oil and gas lease sale.
Due to disruptions caused by the Nov. 30 Anchorage-area earthquake, the comment period, formerly scheduled to end Dec. 17, will now end Friday, Jan. 4.
The bureau has already held one public scoping meeting, in Anchorage. Three other scoping meetings have been rescheduled as follows:
UTQIAGVIK (BARROW)
Monday, Dec. 17
Iñupiat Heritage Center, 7pm-9pmNUIQSUT
Tuesday, Dec. 18
Kisik Community Center, 7pm-9pmKAKTOVIK
Wednesday, Dec. 19
Community Center, 7pm-9pm
The announcement of an extension will publish in the Federal Register on Friday, Dec. 21.
For more information about BOEM’s proposed 2019 Beaufort Sea oil and gas lease sale, including instructions for commenting online, see: www.boem.gov/beaufort2019