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<br />3 <br /> <br />Interior officials noted that oil from shale is relatively low in sulfur <br />and could help meet the Nation's growing needs for clean energy for many <br />decades. Prototype development is not expected to result in production of <br />more than 250,000 barrels per day, but oil from this source could contribute <br />significantly to United States energy consumption in the 1980's if the proto- <br />type program proved successful and a mature industry developed. <br /> <br />Volume I: <br /> <br />Volume II: <br /> <br />Volume III: <br /> <br />Volume IV: <br /> <br />Volume V: <br /> <br />Volume VI: <br /> <br />Contents of the <br />Final Environmental Statement <br /> <br />Assesses the current state of oil shale technology; describes <br />regional environmental impact of mature oil shale development <br />at a rate of I-million bId by 1985. <br /> <br />Extends Volume I study with an examination of energy alterna- <br />tives to the I-million bId level of oil shale production. <br />Volumes I and II thus consider regional and cumulative aspects <br />of a mature oil shale industry. <br /> <br />Examines the specific action under consideration--the leasing <br />and development of two prototype oil shale leases in Colorado, <br />Utah, and Wyoming; Its focus is on the specific environmental <br />impacts of prototype development on public lands which, when <br />combined, could support a production potential of around 250,000 <br />barrels per day. <br /> <br />Describes the consultation and coordination with others in the <br />preparation of the final statement and future plans of the <br />Department. Includes analysis of comments received and the <br />Department's responses. <br /> <br />Contains letters received during the review process and <br />describes review process. <br /> <br />Contains transcripts of the six public hearings held in <br />October 1972. <br /> <br />Availability of Final Environmental Statement <br />PROTOTYPE OIL SHALE LEASING PROGRAM <br />Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming <br /> <br />The six volumes may be purchased as a complete set or as individual volumes <br />from: <br /> <br />Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office, <br />Washington, D.C. 20402. <br /> <br />The Map'Information Office, Geological Survey, U. S. Department of <br />the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240. <br /> <br />0239 <br />