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Release: #3562
Date: October 27,
2006
Minerals Management Service to Hold
Public Hearing in New Orleans
on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for
2007-2012 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program
WASHINGTON – The Interior
Department’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) will hold a
public hearing in New Orleans, Louisiana on Tuesday, October
31, 2006 to solicit comments on the Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Proposed 5-Year Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for
2007-2012.
The hearing
will be held at the Hampton Inn and Suites New
Orleans-Elmwood, 5150 Mounes Street, Harahan, Louisiana at
1:00 p.m. Statements on the DEIS, both oral and written,
will be recorded. Speakers are requested to arrive early to
allow time to register to testify at the hearing. Time
limits may be set on oral testimony to allow time for all
speakers to participate.
MMS
released the proposed plan for the 2007-2012 Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) leasing program and the associated
DEIS for comment on August 25, 2006. The DEIS is open for
comment until November 22, 2006, and is available for review
on the MMS website.
Relevant Web
Sites:
MMS Main Website
5-Year
OCS Leasing Program
Media Contact:
Nicolette Nye,
(703) 623-9082
Debra Winbush, (504)
650-0991
MMS:
Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for
America
U.S. Department
of the Interior
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