BLM to Host Series of Public Meetings in Fairbanks
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska will hold a series of meetings in Fairbanks beginning March 7.
The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Working Group will meet on March 7 in the Kobuk room of the BLM's Fairbanks District Office, located at 1150 University Drive. The meeting will prepare the Working Group for the third NPR-A Regional Mitigation Strategy (RMS) Workshop the following two days. The meeting agenda includes legacy wells program status reports, discussions on the Northeast NPR-ARMS and a review of the related draft documents.
The third stakeholder workshop for the Northeastern NPR-A RMS will take place March 8-9 at the Chief David Salmon Tribal Hall located at 111 W. Clay Street. During this workshop, stakeholders will review how their input was incorporated into the RMS process. Past workshops have included stakeholders representing North Slope residents, industry, conservation groups, members of the NPR-A Working Group and the BLM Alaska Resource Advisory Council (RAC).
The BLM Alaska RAC will meet on March 10 in the Kobuk room of the BLM's Fairbanks District Office. The meeting starts at 9 a.m. and the council will accept comments from the public from 1:30-2:30 p.m. Depending on the number of people wishing to comment, time for individual oral comments may be limited. Please be prepared to submit written comments if necessary. During the meeting, the BLM will provide the RAC with an update, on the Northeast NPR-A RMS. The BLM will discuss using the RAC as a public education and input forum on BLM mitigation policy and mitigation opportunities in Alaska. Other agenda items include updates on the Eastern Interior, Central Yukon, and Bering Sea/Western Interior Resource Management Plans, legacy wells program and placer mining reclamation and revegetation standards.
All meetings are open to the public. This series of meetings will provide forums that bring together stakeholders with diverse interests to address both emerging and long-standing challenges associated with the multiple-use mission of managing public lands.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.