EPA Wants Public Input on
Point Thomson Gas Project
Natural gas and kerosene-like
gas 'condensate' proposed for extraction from North Slope
October 21, 2002
Monday - 3:45 pm
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency is asking the public to help identify important environmental
issues related to an ExxonMobil proposal to extract natural gas
and kerosene-like gas "condensate" from Alaska's North
Slope.
The EPA, cooperating with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
and the Army Corps of Engineers, will produce an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed project. The public is
being asked to help identify issues to be explored in the EIS.
The EIS "scoping" period will run from October 14 through
November 30, 2002. The EIS team will travel to each of the potentially
affected communities to meet with residents to listen to their
issue concerns and answer any questions.
The schedule for the "scoping"
meetings throughout Alaska follows:
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| October 28 |
Kaktovik City Hall |
1:00-3:00 pm |
| October 29 |
Barrow City Hall |
3:00-7:00 pm |
| October 30 |
Nuiqsut Community Center |
7:00-9:00 pm |
| November 4 |
Arctic Village Council Office |
1:00-3:00 pm |
| November 5 |
Venetie Community Hall |
1:00-3:00 pm |
| November 6 |
Fairbanks Chena River Convention
Center |
5:30-7:00 pm |
| November 7 |
Anchorage Loussac Library |
5:30-7:00 pm |
munity Meeting
Location Time Date
According to the National Environmental
Policy Act, an EIS will:
- identify all reasonable alternatives
for the development of a project;
- identify all the impacts of
the alternatives; and
- evaluate the effectiveness
of mitigation measures that would lessen the environmental impact
of the project.
October
2002 Fact Sheet (2MB document) 
Click on this link to provide comment
to the EPA on proposed development
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