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MMS holds Bristol Bay scoping meetings
Scoping meetings for the proposed North Aleutian basin lease sale will be held in the Bristol Bay region in August and September.
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service said July 28 that the meetings will be held to gather information to be included in the environmental impact statement for a proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas sale in the North Aleutian basin planning area.
Sale 214 is scheduled for late 2011 and is part of the agency’s 2007-12 oil and gas leasing program.
MMS staff will answer questions about the proposed sale and seek input from residents on important environmental, social or economic issues that could arise from sales in the area. MMS said it will continue to evaluate issues, if new ones are identified in the future; the agency is also seeking input on alternatives to the proposed sales and measures to mitigate any potential impacts.
The draft EIS will be available in early 2010.
More information is available at www.mms.gov/alaska.
Meeting schedule Dates and locations include:
• King Salmon, Aug. 18, 7-9:30 p.m., Lake and Peninsula Borough Administration Building;
• Naknek, Aug. 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Borough Assembly Chambers;
• Dillingham, Sept. 2, 7-9:30 p.m., Dillingham City Council Chambers;
• Sand Point, Sept. 15, 7-9:30 p.m., Aleutians East Borough Offices;
• Nelson Lagoon, Sept. 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Nelson Lagoon Community Building;
• Cold Bay, Sept. 16, 7-9:30 p.m., Cold Bay Community Center; and
• King Cove, Sept. 17, 7-9:30 p.m., King Cove City Council Chambers.
—Petroleum News
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