BLM POSTPONES PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

BLM POSTPONES PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR COASTAL PLAIN OIL AND GAS LEASING PROGRAM DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

The following press releases was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management on Jan. 9, 2019. It is reproduced in full below.

ANCHORAGE - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) today announced its intent to postpone currently scheduled public meetings regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

The BLM plans to hold public meetings in: Anchorage, Arctic Village, Fairbanks, Kaktovik, Fort Yukon, Venetie, Utqiaġvik, and Washington, D.C., at times and locations to be announced at a future time in local media, newspapers, and on the BLM website. The deadline for submitting comments is Feb. 11, 2019. Comments on the Draft EIS can continue to be sent by any of the following methods:

* Website: www.blm.gov/alaska

* Mail:

Attn: Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program EIS

222 West 7th Avenue, Stop #13 Anchorage, Alaska 99513

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

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