Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Wright Area South Porcupine Coal Lease-by-Application and Environmental Impact Statement, Wyoming, 51393-51394 [2011-20936]
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Continental Shelf Offshore Delaware
and New Jersey (OCS EIS/EA MMS
2009–025) (Interim Policy EA), which
addressed similar activities.
BOEMRE will incorporate the
environmental and socioeconomic
analyses of site characterization and
assessment activities from the
Programmatic EIS, Interim Policy EA,
and other public information to inform
its analysis in the EA. The EA will be
developed using many of the principles
of coastal and marine spatial planning,
such as comprehensive interagency
coordination, to identify information
needs for COP submittals necessary for
future decisionmaking regarding wind
energy development.
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4. Description of the Call Area
BOEMRE has identified an area for
consideration for potential future wind
energy leasing in consultation with
other Federal agencies and the Rhode
Island and Massachusetts Renewable
Energy Task Forces. The area identified
in the Call and this notice is located
within the AMI, as described by a MOU
between the Governors of Rhode Island
and Massachusetts. The Call Area is
divided into two areas separated by an
existing traffic separation scheme. A
detailed description of the area can be
found in the Call that is published
concurrently with this notice.
Map of the Call Area
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following URL: https://www.boemre.gov/
offshore/RenewableEnergy/
StateActivities-RhodeIsland.htm.
A large-scale map of the Call Area
showing boundaries of the area with
numbered blocks is available from
BOEMRE at the following address:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement, Office of
Offshore Alternative Energy Programs,
381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4090,
Herndon, Virginia 20170, Phone: (703)
787–1320.
Based on the information submitted
in response to this notice and the
aforementioned Call, BOEMRE would
identify an area in which interest exists,
and which will be subject to
environmental analysis, in consultation
with appropriate Federal agencies,
states, local governments, tribes and
other interested parties. The area
identified will constitute a WEA under
the ‘‘Smart from the Start’’ initiative,
which will be the area analyzed in the
EA.
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BOEMRE invites other Federal
agencies and state, tribal, and local
governments to consider becoming
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cooperating agencies in the preparation
of this EA. CEQ regulations
implementing the procedural provisions
of NEPA define cooperating agencies as
those with ‘‘jurisdiction by law or
special expertise’’ (40 CFR 1508.5).
Potential cooperating agencies should
consider their authority and capacity to
assume the responsibilities of a
cooperating agency and to remember
that an agency’s role in the
environmental analysis neither enlarges
nor diminishes the final decisionmaking
authority of any other agency involved
in the NEPA process.
Upon request, BOEMRE will provide
potential cooperating agencies with a
draft Memorandum of Agreement that
includes a schedule with critical action
dates and milestones, mutual
responsibilities, designated points of
contact, and expectations for handling
predecisional information. Agencies
should also consider the ‘‘Factors for
Determining Cooperating Agency
Status’’ in Attachment 1 to CEQ’s
January 30, 2002, Memorandum for the
Heads of Federal Agencies: Cooperating
Agencies in Implementing the
Procedural Requirements of the NEPA.
A copy of this document is available at:
https://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/
cooperating/
cooperatingagenciesmemorandum.html
and https://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/
cooperating/
cooperatingagencymemofactors.html.
BOEMRE, as the lead agency, will not
provide financial assistance to
cooperating agencies. Even if an
organization is not a cooperating
agency, opportunities will exist to
provide information and comments to
BOEMRE during the normal public
input phases of the NEPA/EA process.
6. Comments
Federal, state, local government
agencies, tribal governments, and other
interested parties are requested to send
their written comments regarding
environmental issues and the
identification of reasonable alternatives
related to the proposed actions
described in this notice in one of the
following ways:
1. Electronically: https://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–
2011–0063, then click ‘‘search.’’ Follow
the instructions to submit public
comments and view supporting and
related materials available for this
document.
2. In written form, delivered by hand
or by mail, enclosed in an envelope
labeled ‘‘Comments on Rhode Island
and Massachusetts EA’’ to Program
Manager, Office of Offshore Alternative
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Energy Programs (MS 4090), Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, Regulation
and Enforcement, 381 Elden Street,
Herndon, Virginia 20170. Comments
should be submitted no later than
October 3, 2011.
Dated: July 27, 2011.
Robert P. LaBelle,
Acting Associate Director for Offshore Energy
and Minerals Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWYP00000–L51100000–GA0000–
LVEMK09CK370; WYW176095]
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Wright Area South
Porcupine Coal Lease-by-Application
and Environmental Impact Statement,
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
(ROD) for the South Porcupine Coal
Lease-by-Application (LBA) included in
the Wright Area Coal Lease
Applications Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
ADDRESSES: The document is available
electronically on the following Web site:
https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/
NEPA/HighPlains/Wright-Coal.html.
Paper copies of the ROD are also
available at the following BLM office
locations:
• Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming
82009; and
• Bureau of Land Management,
Wyoming High Plains District Office,
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper,
Wyoming 82604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Tyson Sackett, Acting Wyoming Coal
Coordinator, at (307) 775–6487, or Ms.
Sarah Bucklin, EIS Project Manager, at
(307) 261–7541. Mr. Sackett’s office is
located at the BLM Wyoming State
Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009. Ms.
Bucklin’s office is located at the BLM
High Plains District Office, 2987
Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming
82604. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
SUMMARY:
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FIRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD
covered by this Notice of Availability is
for the South Porcupine Coal Tract and
addresses leasing Federal coal in
Campbell County, Wyoming,
administered by the BLM Wyoming
High Plains District Office. The BLM
approves Alternative 2, which is the
preferred alternative for this LBA in the
Wright Area Coal Final EIS. Under
Alternative 2, the South Porcupine Coal
LBA area, as modified by the BLM,
includes approximately 3,243 acres. The
BLM estimates that it contains
approximately 401,830,508 tons of
mineable Federal coal reserves under
the selected configuration.
The BLM will announce a competitive
coal lease sale in the Federal Register at
a later date. The Environmental
Protection Agency published a Federal
Register notice announcing that the
Final EIS was publicly available on July
30, 2010 (75 FR 44951).
This decision is subject to appeal to
the Interior Board of Land Appeals
(IBLA), as provided in 43 CFR part 4,
within thirty (30) days from the date of
publication of this Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register. The ROD
contains instructions for filing an appeal
with the IBLA.
Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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DRAFT General Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement,
Biscayne National Park, FL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Draft General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the General
Management Plan (GMP) for Biscayne
National Park (Park), Florida.
SUMMARY:
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Consistent with NPS laws,
regulations, and policies and the
purpose of the Park, the Draft EIS/GMP
describes the NPS preferred
alternative—Alternative 4—to guide the
management of the Park over the next
20 to 30 years. The preferred alternative
incorporates various management
prescriptions to ensure protection,
access and enjoyment of the park’s
resources.
An up-to-date GMP is needed to
address how visitors access and use the
park and the facilities needed to support
those uses, how resources are managed,
and how the NPS manages its
operations. Recent studies have
enhanced the NPS’s understanding of
resources, resource threats, and visitor
use in the park.
DATES: The NPS will accept comments
from the public on the Draft EIS/GMP
for at least 60 days, starting from the
date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes this Notice of
Availability. The date, time, and
location of the public meetings on the
Draft EIS/GMP will be announced
through the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment
(PEPC) Web site: https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/BISC and media
outlets.
ADDRESSES: Electronic copies of the
Draft EIS/GMP will be available online
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/BISC. To
request a copy, contact Biscayne
National Park Superintendent Mark
Lewis, 9700 SW 328 Street, Homestead,
FL 33033–5634.
Comments may be submitted by
several methods. The preferred method
is commenting via the internet on the
PEPC Web site above. An electronic
public comment form is provided on
this Web site. You may also mail
comments to Superintendent, Biscayne
National Park, 9700 SW 328 Street,
Homestead, FL 33033–5634. Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to the
park. Before including your address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, please be aware that your
entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. We will always make
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives of or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety. A
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limited number of compact disks and
printed copies of the Draft GMP/EIS will
be made available at Biscayne National
Park headquarters, 9700 SW 328 Street,
Homestead, FL.
Public
meetings, newsletters, and internet
updates have kept the public informed
and involved throughout the planning
process. The draft GMP provides a
framework for management, use, and
development of the national park for the
next 20 or more years. It presents and
analyzes five alternatives: Alternative 1
(no action) provides a baseline for
evaluating changes and impacts of the
four action alternatives. Alternative 2
provides the highest level of visitor
services in the form of increased
facilities and access to areas of the park.
Alternative 3 adds a visitor permit
system and marine reserve zone.
Alternative 4 is the NPS Preferred
Alternative. It was crafted to emphasize
strong natural and cultural resource
protection while providing a diversity of
visitor experiences. Visitor
opportunities in this alternative would
range from the challenges of exploring
the natural environment alone to the
conveniences of built surroundings. A
limited amount of moderate resource
impacts would be tolerated in high-use
areas of the park. While the majority of
the park would be open for public
enjoyment and appreciation, some areas
would be closed to visitors to protect
sensitive resources and allow wildlife a
respite from people. Alternative 5
provides the highest protection of
natural and cultural resources on the
park, including a larger marine reserve
zone.
The five alternatives are described in
detail in chapter 2 of the draft plan. The
key impacts of implementing the five
alternatives are detailed in chapter 4
and summarized in chapter 2.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Biscayne National Park Superintendent
Mark Lewis, 9700 SW 328 Street,
Homestead, FL 33033–5634 or
telephone at (305) 230–1144. The
authority for publishing this notice is
contained in 40 CFR 1506.6
The responsible official for this Draft
EIS is the Regional Director, NPS
Southeast Region, 100 Alabama Street
SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia
30303.
Dated: August 8, 2011.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWYP00000-L51100000-GA0000-LVEMK09CK370; WYW176095]
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Wright
Area South Porcupine Coal Lease-by-Application and Environmental Impact
Statement, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the South Porcupine
Coal Lease-by-Application (LBA) included in the Wright Area Coal Lease
Applications Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
ADDRESSES: The document is available electronically on the following
Web site: https://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/info/NEPA/HighPlains/Wright-Coal.html. Paper copies of the ROD are also available at the following
BLM office locations:
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office, 5353
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; and
Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming High Plains District
Office, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tyson Sackett, Acting Wyoming Coal
Coordinator, at (307) 775-6487, or Ms. Sarah Bucklin, EIS Project
Manager, at (307) 261-7541. Mr. Sackett's office is located at the BLM
Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009.
Ms. Bucklin's office is located at the BLM High Plains District Office,
2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
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(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours.
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual. You will receive a reply during
normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ROD covered by this Notice of
Availability is for the South Porcupine Coal Tract and addresses
leasing Federal coal in Campbell County, Wyoming, administered by the
BLM Wyoming High Plains District Office. The BLM approves Alternative
2, which is the preferred alternative for this LBA in the Wright Area
Coal Final EIS. Under Alternative 2, the South Porcupine Coal LBA area,
as modified by the BLM, includes approximately 3,243 acres. The BLM
estimates that it contains approximately 401,830,508 tons of mineable
Federal coal reserves under the selected configuration.
The BLM will announce a competitive coal lease sale in the Federal
Register at a later date. The Environmental Protection Agency published
a Federal Register notice announcing that the Final EIS was publicly
available on July 30, 2010 (75 FR 44951).
This decision is subject to appeal to the Interior Board of Land
Appeals (IBLA), as provided in 43 CFR part 4, within thirty (30) days
from the date of publication of this Notice of Availability in the
Federal Register. The ROD contains instructions for filing an appeal
with the IBLA.
Donald A. Simpson,
State Director.
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