Veteran's Day - A Time to Remember

Let's not forget the men and women of this country who have given much to give us all the freedom we enjoy. Thursday, November 11th. For information on the origin of Veteran's day, and other facts and items of interest, see the following websites:

About Veteran's Day
WWII U.S. Veterans Website
Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Day

What was the impact of this summer's fire season?
Find out in the fall issue of
BLM-Alaska Frontiers .

Recordable Disclaimers of Interest

The extended comment period for the Porcupine River Navigability Report has closed (Sept. 24, 2004). The Kvichak River and Iliamna Lake Navigability Report has been finalized, and the Decision issued.

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Northeast National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Plan Revision

BLM is proposing to revise its 1998 plan for the northeast corner of the reserve. Public meetings on the draft plan have been held and the comment period closed August 23, 2004 (news release). A draft EIS will be released in the fall. See the project home page .

National Petroleum Reserve lease sale raises $53.9 million

Five oil companies submitted bonus bids totaling $53,904,491 to win rights to develop 123 oil and gas lease tracts on 1,403,561 acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. In terms of acres leased in one sale, it was the largest on-shore federal lease sale in Alaska.

Complete news release. Map and table with complete sale results.

Northwest NPRA Plan

Secretary of the Interior, Gale Norton, signed the Record of Decision for the Northwest NPR-A IAP/EIS on January 22, 2004. This document concludes the IAP/EIS process for the Northwest NPR-A. News release.

The notice of the final plan and EIS was published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2003.

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