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Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

Author: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in cooperation with: Native Village of Kaktovik, Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government, Venetie Village Council, Arctic Village Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and State of Alaska.

Publication: Anchorage, Alaska : U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage District Office, [2024]

"November 2024"

Physical description of original: 5 volumes : color maps ; 28 cm.

Report numbers: NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-AK-0000-2021-0006-EIS
Publication Number: BLM/AK/PL-25/001+1610+933

Summary: The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service prepared this supplemental environmental impact statement to inform the implementation of an oil and gas leasing program on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in accordance with Public Law (PL) 115-97, Section 20001(c)(1) which requires the Bureau to hold at least 2 sales of at least 400,000 acres each by December 22, 2024. The report considers both the direct and indirect environmental impacts of on-the-ground oil and gas activities, including seismic and drilling exploration, development, and transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain. The SEIS considers the impact of four action alternatives and identifies Alternative D2 as the preferred alternative.

Related documents:

Notice of Availability of the Final SEIS in the Federal Register, Posted November 8, 2024
The BLM ePlanning website for this SEIS with option to download individual volumes of this report and access to scoping documents and other related information. Click on "Documents" in side panel to select this report.

Print Volume	Section	Section Title
Volume 1	Chapters 1-4, References, Glossary	Preliminary Pages Executive Summary Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Alternatives Chapter 3. Environmental Consequences Chapter 4. Collaboration and Coordination References Glossary
Volume 2	Appendix A	Appendix A. Maps and Figures
Volumes 2 and 3	Appendixes B-T	Appendix B. Affected Environment Appendix C. Updated Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario for Oil and Gas Resources in Public Law 115-97 Coastal Plain, Alaska Appendix D. Traditional Knowledge Appendix E. Laws and Regulations Appendix F. ANILCA Section 810 Draft Evaluation Appendix G. Approach to the Environmental Analysis Appendix H. Potential Fossil Yield Classification System Appendix I. Water Resources Appendix J. Solid and Hazardous Waste Appendix K. Vegetation and Wetlands, Birds, Terrestrial Mammals, and Marine Mammals Appendix L. Fish and Aquatic Species Appendix M. Cultural Resources Appendix N. Subsistence Uses and Resources Appendix O. Environmental Justice Appendix P. Economy Appendix Q. Essential Fish Habitat Appendix R. Air Resources Technical Support Document Appendix S. Bureau of Land Management Energy Substitution Model Appendix T. Analysis of Incomplete and Unavailable Information
Volumes 4a and 4b	Appendix U	Appendix U. Response to comments