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CHAPTER V: CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION 

5.1 INRODUCTION...................................................................................................................... 5-3 

5.2 AMENDED IAP/EIS............................................................................................................... 5-3

5.2.1 Formal Scoping .................................................................................................................... 5-3 

5.2.2 Agency and Organization Meetings.................................................................................... 5-4

5.2.3 Agencies and Organizations Contacted .............................................................................. 5-4 

5.2.4 Government-to-Government Consultation......................................................................... 5-4 

5.2.5 Public Review and Comment on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS.......................................... 5-7 

5.2.6 Development of the Final Preferred Alternative................................................................ 5-8 

5.2.7 Development of the Record of Decision............................................................................... 5-8

5.3 SUPPLEMENTAL IAP/EIS ................................................................................................... 5-9

5.4 LIST OF PREPARERS ......................................................................................................... 5-11 

5.4.1 List of Preparers of the Amended IAP/EIS ...................................................................... 5-11 

5.4.2 List of Preparers of the Supplemental IAP/EIS ............................................................... 5-12 

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CHAPTER V: CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION 

5.1 INRODUCTION 

This section summarizes the public and agency outreach BLM has engaged in as it has

considered changes to the 1998 Northeast NPR-A ROD. This outreach occurred during both the

Amended and Supplemental IAP/EIS processes. This outreach included keeping the public and

agencies informed of the process and offered opportunities for the public and agencies to express 

their concerns and suggest how BLM should proceed. The section also identifies the individuals 

who prepared the Amended IAP/EIS and this supplement thereto. 

5.2 AMENDED IAP/EIS 

5.2.1 Formal Scoping 

BLM published a Notice of Intent to Plan (Notice), and a Call for Nominations and Comments 

(Call), in the Federal Register on June 23, 2003, initiating the Amended IAP/EIS process. The 

Notice and Call asked the public to help BLM identify issues and resources relevant to planning 

for potential oil and gas leasing. BLM also asked oil companies to identify their areas of 

interest within the planning area. The Notice and Call stated that the period during which 

comments would be taken on the proposal would be from June 23 through September 30, 2003. 

On September 15, 2003, BLM published a Notice of Extension that extended the period for 

accepting scoping comments until October 31, 2003. Comments on the proposal could be 

submitted in writing to the BLM Project Manager or via an interactive website 

(http://nenpra.ensr.com). 

Public notices announcing the scoping period were placed in newspapers in or near locations 

where public meetings were held. These newspapers included the Anchorage Daily News 

(October 5 and 7, 2003), the Fairbanks Daily News Miner (October 5 and 8, 2003), and the

Arctic Sounder (October 9, 16, and 23, 2003). 

Six public scoping meetings were held throughout Alaska between October 7 and November 13, 

2003. Meetings (and dates) were as follows: Anchorage (October 7), Fairbanks (October 8), 

Nuiqsut (October 15), Barrow (October 16), Anaktuvuk Pass (October 28), and Atqasuk 

(November 13). The scoping meetings were conducted in an open-house style. Informational 

displays were set up, and a formal presentation was given to provide the public with additional 

information on program goals and objectives. The formal presentation was followed by a public 

comment session. Written and oral comments were accepted at these meetings, and a court 

reporter prepared a transcript of the oral comments. A translator was also provided for the 

public meetings in Atqasuk, Anaktuvuk Pass, Barrow, and Nuiqsut. 

In addition, informal public meetings were held in 2004 in Nuiqsut (January 19) and Barrow 

(January 26) to describe the range of alternatives. 

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5.2.2 Agency and Organization Meetings 

BLM conducted a two-day workshop in Anchorage, on December 3-4, 2003, to describe and 

develop stipulations and Required Operating Procedures for use in the Northeast National 

Petroleum Reserve – Alaska (NPR-A). Attendees included representatives from Federal, state, 

and local agencies, and representatives from the village of Nuiqsut. In addition, BLM held 

ongoing discussions with numerous Federal, state, and local agencies and organizations. 

5.2.3 Agencies and Organizations Contacted 

The following agencies and organizations were contacted during the Amended IAP/EIS process: 

• Federal Agencies

Minerals Management Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service 

National Park Service 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

U.S. Geological Survey 

• State of Alaska Agencies

Department of Fish and Game

Department of Natural Resources 

• Municipal Governments

City of Anaktuvuk Pass

City of Anchorage 

City of Atqasuk 

City of Barrow 

City of Bethel

City of Fairbanks

City of Kaktovik 

City of Nuiqsut

City of Point Hope

City of Wainwright

Native Village of Point Lay

North Slope Borough 

The following is a partial list of organizations and officials who were notified that the Final 

Amended IAP/EIS was available for review and comment: 

• Organizations

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 

Alaska Center for the Environment 

Alaska Coalition 

Alaska Conservation Foundation 

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

Alaska Miners Association 

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Alaska Oil and Gas Association 

Alaska Outdoor Council 

Alaska Wildlife Alliance 

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 

ARCO Alaska 

Arctic Research Commission 

Arctic Slope Native Association

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation 

Barrow Whaling Captains Association

BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc. 

Bristol Bay Native Corporation 

Center for Biological Diversity 

Chevron USA 

ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc.

Defenders of Wildlife 

Ducks Unlimited Inc. 

Evergreen Resources of Alaska 

Exxon 

Forest Oil Corporation

Japan National Oil Corporation

Kuukpik Corporation

Marathon Oil Company

National Audubon Society

Natural Resources Defense Council 

Northern Alaska Environmental Center 

Resource Development Council

Sierra Club 

Sun-West Oil and Gas Incorporated

The Nature Conservancy 

Total E&P USA, Inc. 

Trading Bay Energy Corporation

Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation

Unocal Oil and Gas Division 

Union Texas Petroleum Company

Wilderness Society

Wildlife Management Institute

World Wildlife Fund 

• Elected Officials 

Governor of Alaska Frank Murkowski 

U.S. Senator Ted Stevens 

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski 

U.S. Representative Don Young

Alaska State Senators 

Alaska State Representatives 

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5.2.4 Government-to-Government Consultation 

BLM consulted with federally−recognized tribes, consistent with the Presidential Executive 

Memorandum dated April 29, 1994, on Government-to-Government Relations with Native 

American Tribal Governments; Executive Order 13175 dated November 6, 2000, on 

Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments; and the January 18, 2001, 

Department of the Interior – Alaska Policy on Government-to-Government Relations with 

Alaska Native Tribes. The BLM formally consulted with federally−recognized tribes in Alaska

before taking action or undertaking activities that may have a substantial, direct effect on 

federally−recognized tribes, or their assets, rights, services, or programs. To this end, formal 

Government-to-Government consultation with the following federally−recognized traditional

governments was initiated by written correspondence on August 27, 2003, prior to scoping for 

the amendment: 

• Native Village of Anaktuvuk Pass 

• Native Village of Atqasuk 

• Native Village of Barrow 

• Native Village of Nuiqsut 

• Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope 

The letter sent to all of the tribal governments described the proposed action, and invited the 

tribes to call if they had questions or wanted to set up individual meetings with the Authorized 

Officer of the BLM Northern Field Office (currently BLM’s Fairbanks District Office). The letter 

also invited the tribal councils to attend the scoping meeting scheduled for their community. All 

tribal governments were called approximately two weeks after the letters were sent, in order to 

solicit questions or potential concerns, and to make sure that the information in the letter was 

received and understood. 

In addition, BLM participated in a number of meetings with federally−recognized tribes and

state and local governments in which the topic of the amendment was on the agenda. These 

meetings, which are listed below, include BLM Subsistence Advisory Panel Meetings, where 

each panel member is a representative of either a tribal or local government, as well as 

meetings with the NSB and the local communities of Nuiqsut and Barrow. 

• Native Village of Nuiqsut Tribal Council, October 15, 2003 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

• Subsistence Advisory Panel, November 3, 2003 in Atqasuk, Alaska 

• Native Village of Atqasuk, November 4, 2003 in Atqasuk, Alaska 

• Native Village of Nuiqsut Tribal Council, Kuukpik Subsistence Oversight Panel, and the 

City of Nuiqsut, December 3-4, 2003 in Anchorage, Alaska 

• Subsistence Advisory Panel, December 11, 2003 in Barrow, Alaska 

• Kuukpik Subsistence Oversight Panel, January 19, 2004 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

• Native Village of Nuiqsut Tribal Council, January 20, 2004 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

• North Slope Borough, City of Barrow, and Native Village of Barrow, January 26, 2004 in 

Barrow, Alaska 

• Subsistence Advisory Panel, March 16, 2004 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

• Kuukpik Subsistence Oversight Panel, March 18, 2004 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

• Subsistence Advisory Panel, June 10, 2004 in Barrow, Alaska 

• Subsistence Advisory Panel, November 9, 2004 in Nuiqsut, Alaska 

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Comments and issues brought forward through consultation with Native tribal governments 

focused on the following topics: 1) the purpose and need for amending the 1998 Northeast 

IAP/EIS; 2) protection of subsistence resources; 3) anticipated levels of oil and gas and related 

activities (including seismic exploration) as a result of leasing new areas; 4) development of 

roads to villages and bridges across rivers and streams; 5) retaining the stipulations as they 

currently exist in the 1998 Northeast IAP/EIS ROD; 6) use of traditional knowledge in making 

decisions; and 7) local employment opportunities. 

During consultation, tribal leaders made a few specific recommendations. These 

recommendations included making stipulations and ROPs more restrictive; protecting 

subsistence use areas and resources; limiting restrictions on access to subsistence areas near oil 

developments; making core calving areas and insect-relief areas for the Teshekpuk Lake 

caribou herd unavailable for leasing; protecting the primary migration route of the Teshekpuk 

Lake caribou herd, which is located between the eastern shore of Teshekpuk Lake and the 

coast; protecting goose molting areas; restricting shipping traffic in areas used by bowhead 

whales; protecting cabins and camps; seeking ways to increase employment opportunities with 

oil companies on the North Slope; and adequately addressing the health and social impacts of 

oil and gas leasing on the residents of the North Slope. All comments and recommendations 

were received verbally during meetings with individual tribal councils. 

5.2.5 Public Review and Comment on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Amendment to the Northeast National Petroleum 

Reserve-Alaska Integrated Activity Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (IAP/EIS) and the 

Announcement of Public Subsistence-Related Hearings Schedule was published in the Federal 

Register on June 9, 2004. The public comment period was originally scheduled from June 9, 

2004, through August 8, 2004, however, it was extended through August 23, 2004. Public 

notices announcing the comment period were placed in newspapers with circulation in or near 

locations where public meetings were held. These newspapers included the Arctic Sounder 

(August 8 and 15, and October 28, 2004) and Tundra Drums (August 12 and November 11, 

2004). Public service announcements were broadcasted on radio station KBRW from July 27 

through August 17, and during late October through November 2004. The BLM issued a press 

release on June 9, 2004, notifying the public that the Draft Amended IAP/EIS was available for 

public review, and the schedule for public comment and ANILCA 810 subsistence hearings. 

Notices were posted at public gathering places in Nuiqsut, Barrow, Anaktuvuk Pass, and 

Atqasuk, all located on the North Slope of Alaska, and Bethel, Alaska, located on the Yukon 

Delta. Information on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS was also posted on the interactive website 

(http://nenpra.ensr.com). The public was able to access the website to download a copy of the 

Draft Amended IAP/EIS and provide their comments (including attachments). Comments and 

attachments posted to the website were incorporated into a database for later analysis by the 

core planning team. 

Public and subsistence hearings were held in Anchorage on June 28, Fairbanks on June 29, 

Washington D.C. on July 1, Anaktuvuk Pass on August 3 and November 8, Nuiqsut on August 9

and December 1, Atqasuk on August 10 and November 4, Barrow on August 12 and November 

5, and Bethel on August 17 and November 11, for the BLM to provide an overview of the 

alternatives and to take public comments and subsistence testimony. Over 214,660 comments 

were received on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS. These included letters, electronic mail, 

facsimiles, comments and attachments posted to the project website, and comments provided at 

the public hearings. A summary of the comments received and specific comments and responses 

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are presented in Volume II, Chapter 6, of the Final Amended IAP/EIS. All comment letters were 

reproduced on the CD located in the back pocket of Volume I of the Final Amended IAP/EIS. 

5.2.6 Development of the Final Preferred Alternative 

After completion of the public hearings and closure of the public comment period, the core 

planning team, resource staff, and management met to review the comments and alternative 

proposals and to develop the BLM’s final Preferred Alternative for the Final Amended IAP/EIS. 

Several alternative proposals were received. These included proposals to close or open 

additional areas to leasing and development; place greater or lesser restrictions on the types of 

activities allowed under stipulations and ROPs; and combine elements of two or more 

alternatives (e.g., select Alternative A, but replace the 1998 stipulations with stipulations and 

ROPs developed for Alternative B). 

During the comment period on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS, the USFWS submitted a proposal 

that would have left approximately 296,000 acres northeast of Teshekpuk Lake unavailable to 

oil and gas leasing. The full text of the agency’s letter can be read on the CD included with the 

Final IAP/EIS (see Comment Number 197619; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at Anchorage). 

This is an increase of 83,000 and 85,000 acres that would have been made unavailable for 

leasing as compared to Alternative B (Preferred Alternative in Draft Amended IAP/EIS; 

213,000 acres unavailable for leasing; Map 2-2), and the final Preferred Alternative (Alternative 

D; 211,000 acres in Teshekpuk Lake unavailable for leasing; Map 2-4), respectively. The 

USFWS believed their proposal would provide additional protection for molting brant and other 

wildlife. 

An alternative proposal was also submitted by ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. The full text of the 

company’s letter can be read on the CD included with the Final IAP/EIS (see Comment 

numbers 196557 and 197611; ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.). Their proposal would have allowed 

for oil and gas leasing, exploration, and development within portions of the area closed to 

leasing under Alternative B. ConocoPhillips believed that their proposal would provide 

adequate protection for caribou and molting geese, while providing additional lands for oil and 

gas development. 

BLM took these proposals and other public comments into consideration when reviewing the 

alternatives developed for the Draft Amended IAP/EIS. Based on these comments, BLM 

developed a final Preferred Alternative (Alternative D) for the Final Amended IAP/EIS. This 

alternative allowed for some oil and gas development in the 213,000-acre no-lease area 

identified under Alternative B (Map 2-4). However, this alternative also provided protection for 

geese, caribou, subsistence, and other resources found to the north and east of Teshekpuk Lake, 

by prohibiting permanent oil and gas facilities (excluding pipelines and roads in some areas) on 

374,000 acres (Alternative B protects 213,000 acres), and limiting the amount of development 

(maximum of 300 acres) that could occur within each of seven lease tracts to the north of the 

lake (Map 2-4). This alternative also deferred leasing of Teshekpuk Lake (211,000 acres). With 

the development of the final Preferred Alternative, BLM had developed a range of alternatives

that encompassed the range of alternatives submitted by the public and agencies. 

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5.2.7 Development of the Record of Decision 

BLM received approximately 500 comments from the public following the Notice of Availability 

(January 28, 2005) of the Final Amended IAP/EIS. Many of the comments objected to the

contents of BLM’s Preferred Alternative as presented in the Final Amended IAP/EIS and

restated arguments that were made by various organizations and individuals during the 

comment period on the Draft Amended IAP/EIS. The majority of the comments did not contain

any recommendations for technical improvements of the document. However, BLM considered 

all of the comments received, including those from the NSB, the Kuukpik Corporation 

representing the City of Nuiqsut, and the Ducks Unlimited Pacific Region, which all contained 

various recommendations for changes to the Final Amended IAP/EIS Preferred Alternative. 

The ROD adopted clarifications and minor modifications to the Preferred Alternative in 

response to these comments. All of the modifications made in the ROD provided additional 

mitigation of the impacts of oil and gas activities on surface resources, thereby increasing the 

protection provided for important surface values in the planning area, including Special Areas. 

5.3 SUPPLEMENTAL IAP/EIS 

In undertaking a Supplemental IAP/EIS, BLM is not required to conduct formal scoping (40 

CFR 1502.9(c)(4)). Nevertheless, in issuing a Notice of Intent to prepare the supplement on 

December 4, 2006, BLM invited the public to comment on issues of interest, and particularly 

sought recommended mitigation measures. The comments received expressed general support 

or opposition to leasing additional areas of the planning area (particularly north and east of 

Teshekpuk Lake) and to changes in the 1998 stipulations. They also offered suggestions for

public health-related mitigation measures, changes to the management alternatives presented

in the Amended IAP/EIS, and perspectives on post-Amended IAP/EIS events that should be 

considered in the Supplemental IAP/EIS. Finally, some letters cited recent studies that have 

provided fresh information for this Supplemental IAP/EIS. The following organizations/agencies 

submitted comments: 

State of Alaska 

Alaska Center for the Environment, Alaska Coalition, Alaska Wilderness League, Audubon 

Alaska, Natural Resource Defense Council, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, 

Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, Trustees for Alaska, Center for Biological 

Diversity, Earthjustice (joint letter) 

Anadarko Petroleum 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.

Ducks Unlimited 

North Slope Borough

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

Western Arctic Caribou Herd Working Group

Wildlife Conservation Society 

Wildlife Society 

BLM has taken the comments into consideration, including presenting in this supplement 

potential public health-related mitigation measures, assuring that the alternatives remain 

adequate, revising the analysis to address events that have occurred since the Amended

IAP/EIS, and incorporating information from recent studies in the analysis. 

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BLM has updated and benefited from the advice of the Alaska Resource Advisory Council, a 

fifteen-member group representing a broad spectrum of Alaskan government, industry, and

Native and environmental organizations at public meetings in December 2006 and May 2007 in 

Anchorage and February 2007 in Barrow. 

BLM has especially benefited from the participation of the North Slope Borough as a 

cooperating agency in the Supplemental IAP/EIS. BLM and the NSB entered into a 

Memorandum of Understanding on January 17, 2007 that defined their respective roles and 

responsibilities in the IAP/EIS. The NSB has reviewed sections of the IAP/EIS as they have 

been produced and offered helpful corrections and suggestions for improvement, including 

suggestions for mitigation measures. The Borough has made an important contribution by 

developing the discussion on public health, a subsection not previously incorporated in BLM’s 

NPR-A plans. (Although this document has benefited from the input from the many NSB 

specialists with extensive knowledge of the people, resources, and uses of the planning area, 

BLM bears ultimate responsibility for the Supplemental IAP/EIS). 

BLM initiated tribal consultation through letters sent to six tribes in December 2006. The 

letters were sent to: 

• Native Village of Anaktuvuk Pass 

• Native Village of Atqasuk 

• Native Village of Barrow 

• Native Village of Nuiqsut 

• Native Village of Wainwright 

• Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope 

The letters to the tribes initiated government-to-government consultation and requested input 

particularly on measures that could reduce impacts to resources and uses that could be 

impacted by oil and gas activities. The tribes were invited to provide input not only during the 

initial commenting period, but throughout the planning process. 

In a letter dated February 1, 2007, BLM reinitiated consultation with the Alaska SHPO as part 

of Section 106 consultation under the NHPA to determine how proposed industrial activities 

could impact cultural resources listed on or eligible for inclusion in the NRHP. Consultation 

with the SHPO is ongoing and will be completed by the time of the signing of the ROD. Formal 

consultation with the SHPO also may be required during permitting and NEPA review of 

individual oil industry proposals. 

BLM reinitiated consultation with the USFWS and NOAA Fisheries Service as required under 

Section 7 of the ESA with letters of March 20, 2007. The letters included a description of the 

supplement’s contemplated actions, notified the agencies that BLM intends to prepare a new 

BA, and identified the threatened, endangered, and proposed species that the BA would

address. BLM will prepare a Biological Assessment; the ROD will not be signed until the 

Biological Opinion is completed and consultation is concluded. 

BLM is consulting with the State of Alaska to ensure that the mandates of the CZMA are met. 

The required compliance documentation will be included in the Supplemental IAP/EIS ROD. 

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5.4 LIST OF PREPARERS 

5.4.1 List of Preparers of the Amended IAP/EIS 

The following individuals participated in preparing the Amended IAP/EIS. The list of 

individuals includes the individuals’ company/agency and role in the Amended IAP/EIS. 

Companies included ENSR International (ENSR); Booz, Allen, and Hamilton (BAH); LGL 

Alaska Research Associates, Inc. (LGL); Northern Economics, Inc. (NEI); Planera, Inc. 

(Planera), and Stephen R. Braund and Associates, Inc. (SRBA). Bureau of Land Management 

offices included the Alaska State Office (ASO) and the Northern Field Office (NFO; currently 

the Fairbanks District Office). MMS specialists were located in Anchorage. 

• Anderson, Kimberly (ENSR; Technical Writer) 

• Armstrong, Gary (BAH; Alternatives Development Specialist) 

• Baldivieso, Alan (SRBA; GIS Specialist) 

• Banet, Art (BLM-ASO; Coal Resources and Seismic) 

• Berg, William (ENSR; Geology and Oil and Gas Exploration and Development) 

• Berry, Robert (ENSR; Water Resources) 

• Bibles, Dean (BAH; IAP/NEPA Advisor) 

• Bisson, Henri (ASO; BLM State Director) 

• Braund, Stephen (SRBA; Cultural Resources and Subsistence) 

• Brelsford, Taylor (BLM-ASO; Sociocultural Economist) 

• Brumbaugh, Rob (BLM-ASO; Physiography) 

• Burden, Patrick (NEI; Economics) 

• Childs, Susan (BLM-ASO; BLM Project Manager) 

• Craig, Jim (MMS; Petroleum Geology, Oil and Gas Assessment, and Oil and Gas 

Exploration and Development Activities) 

• Cuyno, Leah (NEI; Economics) 

• Delaney, Roger (BLM-NFO; Recreation and Wilderness Resources) 

• Dougherty, Sean (BAH; GIS Specialist) 

• Ellsworth, Steven (ENSR; Assistant Project Manager) 

• Erickson, Ara (ENSR; Editor and Document Production) 

• Fechhelm, Robert (LGL; Fisheries) 

• Flaming, Barry (ENSR; Soil, Sand, and Gravel) 

• Flora, Susan (BLM-NFO; Hazardous Materials) 

• Funk, Dale (LGL; Vegetation and Wetlands and Floodplains) 

• Gilders, Michelle (LGL; Terrestrial Mammals) 

• Goodwin, Randy (BLM-NFO; Off Highway Vehicles and Recreation) 

• Grover, Elizabeth (SRBA; Section 106 Consultation and Subsistence) 

• Hammond, Tim (BLM-NFO; GIS Specialist) 

• Haskell, Sean (LGL; Caribou Biology) 

• Hilsinger, Erik (SRBA; Traditional Knowledge and Subsistence) 

• Huebner, Darek (BLM-NFO; Soils, Gravel, and Physiography) 

• Kasterin, Mike (BLM-ASO; Socioeconomics) 

• Kemnitz, Richard (BLM-NFO; Water Resources) 

• Kelly, Lon (BLM-ASO; Recreation) 

• King, Robert (BLM-NFO; Cultural Resources and Paleontological Resources) 

• Kirschbaum, Sara (BAH; GIS Specialist) 

• Kleven, Mike (BLM-NFO; Northern Field Office Environmental Planning Coordinator) 

• Kosnik, Kristine (BLM-NFO; GIS Specialist) 

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• Koss, Lee (BLM-ASO; Air Quality and Soils) 

• Kunz, Michael (BLM-NFO; Cultural Resources and Paleontological Resources) 

• Long, Alissa (ENSR; Wetlands) 

• McCaa, Craig (BLM-NFO; Public Affairs Specialist) 

• McClain, Holli (BLM-NFO; Visual Resources) 

• McIntosh, Stacie (BLM-NFO; Cultural Resources, Subsistence, and ANILCA 810 

Analysis) 

• Meares, Don (BLM-NFO; Physiography, Sand and Gravel, Oil and Gas ExplorationEnvironmental Status) 

• Mundy, Nancy (NEI; Economics) 

• Munson, Kim (ENSR; Paleontology) 

• Nigro, Debbie (BLM-NFO; Avian Species and Threatened and Endangered Species) 

• Nordmann, Jerry (BLM-NFO; Lands/Realty) 

• Paulson, Merlyn (ENSR; Visual Resources) 

• Paulus, Stuart (ENSR; Project Manager) 

• Payne, John (BLM-ASO; Threatened and Endangered Species) 

• Randall, Valerie (ENSR; NEPA Specialist) 

• Rodrigues, Robert (LGL; Avian Biology Specialist) 

• Scheetz, Vince (ENSR; Air Quality) 

• Schneider, Robert (BLM-NFO; NFO Director) 

• Servoss, Shawn (BLM-NFO; GIS Specialist) 

• Sharpe, Margaret (ENSR; Editor) 

• Strom, Bernhard (Planera; Realty, Land Use, Transportation, and Recreation) 

• Thomas, Jane (ENSR; Petroleum Engineering and Spills and Hazardous Materials) 

• Tol, Dennis (BLM-ASO; Fisheries) 

• Whitman, Mathew (BLM-NFO; Fisheries) 

• Williams, Michael (LGL; Marine Mammals) 

• Wilson, Curt (BLM-ASO; Chief Planner/Environmental Coordinator) 

• Wolf, Janet (ENSR; Public Participation) 

• Worley, Mike (BLM-NFO; Lands/Realty) 

• Worthey, Marshall (BAH; GIS Specialist Public Lands) 

• Yokel, Dave (BLM-NFO; Terrestrial Mammals and Vegetation) 

5.4.2 List of Preparers of the Supplemental IAP/EIS 

The following individuals have participated in preparing the Supplemental IAP/EIS. The list of 

individuals includes the individuals’ institutional affiliation and role in the Supplemental 

IAP/EIS. The institutions include the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), primarily its 

Alaska State Office (AKSO) and Fairbanks District Office (FDO), and the North Slope Borough 

(NSB). 

• Archer, Scott (BLM-Denver Service Center; Meteorology and Climate, Air Quality) 

• Ardizzone, Chuck (BLM-AKSO; Subsistence, Sociocultural Systems, Environmental 

Justice, ANILCA 810) 

• Ashley, Noah T., Ph.D. (NSB; Wildlife Biologist) 

• Bacon, Joshua (NSB; Biologist) 

• Brumbaugh, Robert (BLM-AKSO; Petroleum Resources, Sand and Gravel Resources, Oil 

and Gas scenario) 

• Diel, Bill (BLM-AKSO; Oil and Gas scenario) 

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• Delaney, Roger (BLM-FDO; Recreational and Wilderness Resources) 

• Ducker, James, Ph.D. (BLM-AKSO; IAP/EIS Planning Leader, Special Areas) 

• Flora, Susan (BLM-FDO; Hazardous Materials ) 

• George, Craig (NSB; Wildlife Biologist) 

• Gibson, Caron (BLM-AKSO, Technical Editor) 

• Hanns, Cyd (NSB; Wildlife Research Specialist) 

• Harvey, Susan (NSB;Consultant) 

• Hollen, Bruce (BLM-AKSO; Birds, Mammals, BLM Special Status Species) 

• Hughes, Layla (NSB; Assistant Borough Attorney) 

• Kasterin, Mike (BLM-AKSO; Economy) 

• Kelly, Lon (BLM-FDO; Arctic Field Office Manager) 

• Kemnitz, Richard (BLM-FDO; Water Resources, Wetlands and Floodplains) 

• King, Robert, Ph.D. (BLM-AKSO; Paleontological Resources, Cultural Resources) 

• Kleven, Mike (BLM-FDO; Fairbanks IAP/EIS Planning Coordinator) 

• Koss, Lee (BLM-AKSO; Soils Resources) 

• Kunz, Mike, Ph.D. (BLM-FDO; Paleontological Resources, Cultural Resources) 

• Lavin, Susan (BLM-AKSO; Land Ownership, Land Uses) 

• Lohman, Tom (NSB; Environmental Resource Specialist) 

• Lonnie, Thomas R. (BLM-AKSO; State Director) 

• Holli McClain (BLM-FDO; Outdoor Recreation Planner) 

• McIntosh, Stacie (BLM-FDO; Subsistence, Sociocultural Systems, Environmental 

Justice, ANILCA 810) 

• Nigro, Debbie (BLM-FDO; Birds) 

• Overbaugh, Bill (BLM-AKSO; Recreational and Wilderness Resources) 

• Pederson, Michael (NSB; Subsistence Research Coordinator) 

• Person, Brian, Ph.D. (NSB; Wildlife Biologist) 

• Rosa, Cheryl, Ph.D., DVM (NSB; Research Veterinarian) 

• Schneider, Robert (BLM-FDO; District Manager) 

• Standley, Jeanne (BLM-AKSO; Vegetation) 

• Standley, Larry (BLM-AKSO; Physiography, Soils Resources, Water Resources, 

Wetlands and Floodplains, Coastal Zone Management) 

• Suydam, Robert (NSB; Wildlife Biologist) 

• Svejnoha, Wayne (BLM-AKSO; Hazardous Materials) 

• Taylor, Carol (BLM-AKSO; Coastal Zone Management) 

• Theisen, Skip (BLM-FDO; Wildland Fire) 

• Tol, Dennis (BLM-AKSO; Fish) 

• Wernham, Aaron, M.D. (NSB; Consultant\Physician) 

• Whitman, Matthew (BLM-FDO; Fish) 

• Worley, Mike (BLM-FDO; Land Ownership, Land Uses) 

• Yokel, Dave, Ph.D. (BLM-FDO; Vegetation, Terrestrial Mammals) 

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