Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments

概要

EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential increased wastewater pollutant loadings to area ground water, and lack of analysis and disclosure of potential indirect effects of induced development. Additional information is needed to fully assess and mitigate all potential environmental impacts of the management actions. ERP No. D-MMS-L02026-AK Rating LO, Beaufort Sea Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 170 (1997) Lease Offering, Offshore Marine, Beaufort Sea Coastal Plain, North Slope Borough of Alaska. Summary: EPA does not foresee having any environmental objections to the proposed project.