NPR-A plan scoping meetings rescheduled

Petroleum News

The federal Bureau of Land Management said Dec. 13 that it has rescheduled four remaining public scoping meetings for the new National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska plan.

The meetings, intended to gather public comments to help guide development of a new integrated activity plan and associated environmental impact statement for NPR-A, were postponed due to the Nov. 30 earthquake in Anchorage.

Earlier meetings were held Dec. 10-12 in Anchorage, Atqasuk and Anaktuvuk Pass; the Dec. 13 meeting in Fairbanks was to go ahead as scheduled, the agency said.

The rescheduled meetings are:

Utqiagvik, Jan. 4, 7-10 p.m. at the Inupiat Heritage Center;

Nuiqsut, Jan. 5, noon-5 p.m. at the Kisik Community Center;

Wainwright, Jan 9, 7-10 p.m. at the Wainwright Community Center; and

Point Lay, Jan. 10, 7-10 p.m. at the Point Lay Community Center.

The Federal Register notice of intent was published Nov. 21, initiating a 45-day public scoping period, which has now been extended to Jan 22, BLM said, to accommodate the rescheduled meetings.

- Petroleum News