Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska
The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has adopted the preferred alternative from the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) as modified by this record of decision (ROD). This decision consists of:...
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ftosti:oai:osti.gov:5865629 2023-07-30T04:05:44+02:00 Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Not Available 2023-03-22 application/pdf http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5865629 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5865629 https://doi.org/10.2172/5865629 unknown http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/5865629 https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5865629 https://doi.org/10.2172/5865629 doi:10.2172/5865629 29 ENERGY PLANNING POLICY AND ECONOMY 02 PETROLEUM 03 NATURAL GAS ALASKA LAND LEASING NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS PETROLEUM DEPOSITS ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS MONITORING SALES FEDERAL REGION X GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS LEASING MINERAL RESOURCES NORTH AMERICA RESOURCES USA 2023 ftosti https://doi.org/10.2172/5865629 2023-07-11T10:43:05Z The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has adopted the preferred alternative from the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) as modified by this record of decision (ROD). This decision consists of: (1) Land allocation - deletion from leasing of 1,416,000 acres in the Utukok caribou calving area and the highest density black brant molting area; special management leasing of approximately 4,350,000 acres in four zones; and special and standard stipulations for leasing in the remaining approximately 17,787,000 acres of the reserve. (2) Leasing schedule - a 5-year leasing program for these areas not deleted or deferred that will offer approximately 2,000,000 acres annually. (3) Stipulations - the stipulations identified in the FEIS are generally adequate for all future leases and will be assigned to individual tracts as deemed necessary. This ROD specifically identifies stipulations that will be assigned to tracts and those which would be permit stipulations. (4) Studies and monitoring - the BLM will cooperate closely with the state and borough, monitoring activity on the reserve, gathering priority resource data and identifying specific study and research needs. (5) Subsistence - the lease schedule, lease stipulations, sale rate, development likelihood and future site-specific coordination with the north slope borough adequately mitigate subsistence impacts. 4 figures, 2 tables. Other/Unknown Material north slope Alaska SciTec Connect (Office of Scientific and Technical Information - OSTI, U.S. Department of Energy) Brant ENVELOPE(7.105,7.105,62.917,62.917) |
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The Alaska State Director, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has adopted the preferred alternative from the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for oil and gas leasing in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) as modified by this record of decision (ROD). This decision consists of: (1) Land allocation - deletion from leasing of 1,416,000 acres in the Utukok caribou calving area and the highest density black brant molting area; special management leasing of approximately 4,350,000 acres in four zones; and special and standard stipulations for leasing in the remaining approximately 17,787,000 acres of the reserve. (2) Leasing schedule - a 5-year leasing program for these areas not deleted or deferred that will offer approximately 2,000,000 acres annually. (3) Stipulations - the stipulations identified in the FEIS are generally adequate for all future leases and will be assigned to individual tracts as deemed necessary. This ROD specifically identifies stipulations that will be assigned to tracts and those which would be permit stipulations. (4) Studies and monitoring - the BLM will cooperate closely with the state and borough, monitoring activity on the reserve, gathering priority resource data and identifying specific study and research needs. (5) Subsistence - the lease schedule, lease stipulations, sale rate, development likelihood and future site-specific coordination with the north slope borough adequately mitigate subsistence impacts. 4 figures, 2 tables. |
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Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
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Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
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Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
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Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
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Record of decision of the Alaska State Director on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska |
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