Office of the Federal Coordinator summary report on the Alaska Pipeline Project
Title:
Office of the Federal Coordinator summary report on the Alaska Pipeline Project
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Office of the Federal Coordinator (OFC)
Physical Description:
12 pages
Event Note:
September 4, 2012
Abstract:
This report summarizes the status of project issues followed by the Office of the Federal Coordinator regarding federal permitting for the Alaska North Slope natural gas pipeline project proposed by ExxonMobil and TransCanada.
Contents:
Air quality/non-attainment/greenhouse gas emissions -- Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act -- Bridges -- Climate change -- Coastal zone management -- Cultural resources/prehistoric and historic properties -- Data collection and field season plans -- Efficient use of government resources -- Emergency response plan -- Fish habitat -- Floodplains -- Geological studies -- Government-to-government consultation -- Human health -- Infrastructure projects and challenges -- Landowner and land access issues -- Native land conveyances -- Ocean dumping of dredged material -- Permitting plan -- Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration special permits -- Scope of project alternative/statement of purpose and need -- Subsistence -- Threatened and endangered species -- Water quality certificate -- Wetlands -- Additional items of concerns.