Scoping Sessions
Scoping
meetings are scheduled in conjunction with the OCS Oil and Gas
Lease process and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to
determine the scope of the EIS and identify the significant
issues, alternatives, and potential mitigating measures to be
addressed in the EIS. Comments are solicited/announced by
publication in the Federal Register and can be submitted in a
variety of ways before the established deadline. One of the ways
to submit a comment is by attending a scoping meeting.
The scoping
meeting format consists of members of the public registering at
the beginning, asking questions of a BOEMRE representative, and
making comments until the meeting is over. A BOEMRE
representative will deliver a presentation about the EIS at the
beginning of the meeting. The purpose of these meetings is to
receive public input into the EIS process to insure that the EIS
will be thorough and address all pertinent issue. Highly
technical concerns and matters can be discussed with agency
representatives at another time.
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