The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to inform the decisions that will be taken during BOEM’s preparation and implementation of its 2017–2022 offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
BOEM will hold a series of public meetings around the country on this EIS scoping, beginning with Washington, DC, on February 9, 2015; Embassy Suites, Washington DC Convention Center, 900 10th Street NW, Washington, DC; 2:00–7:00 p.m.;
Comments on this EIS scoping should be submitted to BOEM by March 30, 2015.
Click here to read BOEM’s Federal Register notice of this scoping.