Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sale for the 2007-2012 5-Year OCS Program, 2991-2992 [2012-1124]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2012 / Notices 3481 TRASK Parkway Beaufort SC 29904 Landholding Agency: GSA Property Number: 54201140009 Status: Excess GSA Number: 4–N–SC–0608AA Reasons: Other—Swamp; Floodway FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Perry, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at (800) 927–7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411), as amended, HUD is publishing this Notice to identify Federal buildings and other real property that HUD has reviewed for unsuitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies regarding unutilized and underutilized buildings and real property controlled by such agencies or by GSA regarding its inventory of excess or surplus Federal property. Dated: January 13, 2012. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 2012–1029 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–5601–N–03] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Perry, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW., Room 7262, Washington, DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565, (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at (800) 927–7588. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:12 Jan 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 In accordance with the December 12, 1988 court order in National Coalition for the Homeless v. Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis, identifying unutilized, underutilized, excess and surplus Federal buildings and real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the purpose of announcing that no additional properties have been determined suitable or unsuitable this week. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: January 12, 2012. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. [FR Doc. 2012–808 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–67–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sale for the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Program Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). AGENCY: Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 1503) implementing the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)). SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Final Supplemental EIS for CPA Consolidated Lease Sale 216/222, an oil and gas lease sale that is tentatively scheduled for June 2012, which will be the final lease sale in the 2007–2012 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposed sale is in the GOM’s CPA off the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This Final Supplemental EIS updates, for CPA Lease Sale 216/222, environmental and socioeconomic analyses that were originally conducted in an EIS that was completed in April 2007 and entitled, Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007–2012; Western Planning Area (WPA) Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; Central Planning Area (CPA) Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, Final EIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007–018) (Multisale EIS). This Final Supplemental EIS also updates, for CPA Lease Sale 216/222, environmental and socioeconomic PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2991 analyses originally conducted in an EIS that was completed in September 2008 and entitled: GOM OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009–2012; CPA Sales 208, 213, 216, and 222; WPA Sales 210, 215, and 218; Final Supplemental EIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2008–041) (2009–2012 Supplemental EIS). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM developed the Final Supplemental EIS for CPA Lease Sale 216/222 in order to consider new circumstances and information arising from, among other things, the Deepwater Horizon event. This Final Supplemental EIS provides updates on the baseline conditions and potential environmental effects of oil and natural gas leasing, exploration, development, and production in the CPA. BOEM conducted an extensive search for new information made available since completion of the Multisale EIS and the 2009–2012 Supplemental EIS and in consideration of the Deepwater Horizon event, including scientific journals; interviews with personnel from academic institutions and Federal, State, and local government agencies; and available scientific data and information from academic institutions and Federal, State, and local government agencies. BOEM has reexamined the potential impacts associated with the proposed CPA lease sale and the proposed lease sale’s incremental contribution to the cumulative impacts on environmental resources and socioeconomic factors. This analysis considers both routine activities and accidental events, and potentially large-scale, events. Like the Multisale EIS and the 2009–2012 Supplemental EIS, the oil and gas resource estimates and scenario information for this Final Supplemental EIS are presented as ranges that would likely be involved as a result of this proposed lease sale. Final Supplemental EIS Availability: To obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy of the Final Supplemental EIS for CPA Lease Sale 216/222, you may contact the BOEM, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–(800) 200–GULF). An electronic copy of the Final Supplemental EIS (as well as links to the Multisale EIS and the 2009–2012 Supplemental EIS) is available at BOEM’s Internet Web site at https:// www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. The CD–ROM version of the Final Supplemental EIS also contains copies of the Multisale EIS and the 2009–2012 E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 2992 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2012 / Notices Supplemental EIS. Several libraries along the Gulf Coast have been sent copies of the Final Supplemental EIS. To find out the location of libraries that have copies of the Final Supplemental EIS, you may contact BOEM’s Public Information Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site at https://www.gomr. boem.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/ libraries.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Final Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard (MS 5410), New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, or by email at CPASupplementalEIS@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at (504) 736–3233. Dated: January 3, 2012. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2012–1124 Filed 1–19–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS–R1–R–2009–N231; 1265–0000–10137– S3] Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Adams and Grant Counties, WA; Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Finding of No Significant Impact for Environmental Assessment Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the availability of our final comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) and a finding of no significant impact for the environmental assessment for Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (NWR/refuge). In this final CCP, we describe how we will manage this refuge for the next 15 years. Implementation of the CCP is subject to the availability of funding and any additional compliance requirements. wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: You may view or obtain copies of the final CCP and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) and environmental assessment (EA) by any of the following methods. You may request a hard copy or CD–ROM. Refuge Web Site: Download a copy of the document(s) at www.fws.gov/ columbia/management.html. ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:12 Jan 19, 2012 Jkt 226001 Email: mcriver@fws.gov. Include ‘‘Columbia NWR Final CCP’’ in the subject line of the message. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia NWR Final CCP, 64 Maple Street, Burbank, WA 99323. In-Person Viewing or Pickup: Call (509) 546–8333 to make an appointment during regular business hours at the address above. Local Library: The document is also available for review at the library listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Chase, Refuge Manager, (509) 488–2668 (phone); mcriver@fws.gov (email). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Introduction With this notice, we announce the completion of the CCP process for Columbia NWR. We started this process through a notice in the Federal Register (74 FR 25576; May 28, 2009). We released the draft CCP/EA to the public, announcing and requesting comments in a notice of availability in the Federal Register (76 FR 45600; July 29, 2011). We announce our CCP decision and the availability of a FONSI for Columbia NWR in accordance with the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) (Refuge Administration Act) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR 1506.6(b)) requirements. We prepared an analysis of environmental impacts, which we included in the EA that accompanied the draft CCP. The CCP will guide us in managing and administering Columbia NWR for the next 15 years. The selected alternative, as described in the final CCP, is a combination of actions from alternatives 2 and 3 in the draft CCP and is the basis for management direction. Background The Refuge Administration Act, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, requires us to develop a CCP for each national wildlife refuge. The purpose for developing a CCP is to provide refuge managers with a 15-year plan for achieving refuge purposes and contributing toward the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System, consistent with sound principles of fish and wildlife management, conservation, legal mandates, and our policies. In addition to outlining broad management direction on conserving wildlife and their habitats, CCPs identify compatible wildlife-dependent recreational opportunities available to the public, PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 including opportunities for compatible hunting, fishing, wildlife observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. We will review and update the CCP at least every 15 years in accordance with the Refuge Administration Act. Comments We solicited comments on the draft CCP/EA for the refuge from July 29, 2011, to August 29, 2011 (76 FR 45600). All letters and comments received were thoroughly evaluated and considered in the selection of a final alternative. The only change to the alternatives in the draft CCP was modifying the overnight closure of Morgan Lake Road to allow for access starting 11⁄2 hours before legal hunting time and ending 11⁄2 hours after legal hunting time during State hunting seasons. Selected Alternative All actions in the selected alternative are subject to available funding and any other compliance requirements. Under the selected alternative, refuge management will continue much as is, consistent with available funding and staffing, except that 175 acres of emergent marsh wetlands in Marsh Unit III will be converted to riparian habitat, with other wetlands to potentially follow based on the success of the first conversion. The Crab Creek channel will be restored, and stream restoration will be a priority to provide for steelhead and redband trout and improve riparian areas for migrating neotropical birds. Specialized habitats (e.g., rock outcroppings) will receive more planned attention. Grasslands will be maintained to provide for species like the long-billed curlew, and cooperative farming agreements will continue to provide green forage and grains for geese, waterfowl, and Sandhill cranes, while emphasizing low-impact techniques. Habitats will be maintained and protected for loggerhead shrikes, sagebrush lizards, and a variety of raptors. Management of State and Federal species of concern will be emphasized. Refuge lands will continue to be managed using a mix of natural processes and substantial management intervention. For example, many wetland areas are allowed to follow natural succession—although noxious weed control, prescribed fire, and other maintenance actions are undertaken— but several moist soil management areas require water level manipulation, dike maintenance, extensive soil preparation, planting, and other treatments. Land transfers will be pursued to provide continuous blocks of habitats and simplify management. E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2991-2992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1124]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Central 
Planning Area (CPA), Oil and Gas Lease Sale for the 2007-2012 5-Year 
OCS Program

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Final Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

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    Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the regulations (40 
CFR part 1503) implementing the provisions of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq. (1988)).

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Final Supplemental EIS for CPA 
Consolidated Lease Sale 216/222, an oil and gas lease sale that is 
tentatively scheduled for June 2012, which will be the final lease sale 
in the 2007-2012 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The proposed 
sale is in the GOM's CPA off the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and 
Alabama. This Final Supplemental EIS updates, for CPA Lease Sale 216/
222, environmental and socioeconomic analyses that were originally 
conducted in an EIS that was completed in April 2007 and entitled, Gulf 
of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2007-2012; Western Planning Area 
(WPA) Sales 204, 207, 210, 215, and 218; Central Planning Area (CPA) 
Sales 205, 206, 208, 213, 216, and 222, Final EIS (OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007-
018) (Multisale EIS). This Final Supplemental EIS also updates, for CPA 
Lease Sale 216/222, environmental and socioeconomic analyses originally 
conducted in an EIS that was completed in September 2008 and entitled: 
GOM OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2009-2012; CPA Sales 208, 213, 216, 
and 222; WPA Sales 210, 215, and 218; Final Supplemental EIS (OCS EIS/
EA MMS 2008-041) (2009-2012 Supplemental EIS).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM developed the Final Supplemental EIS 
for CPA Lease Sale 216/222 in order to consider new circumstances and 
information arising from, among other things, the Deepwater Horizon 
event. This Final Supplemental EIS provides updates on the baseline 
conditions and potential environmental effects of oil and natural gas 
leasing, exploration, development, and production in the CPA. BOEM 
conducted an extensive search for new information made available since 
completion of the Multisale EIS and the 2009-2012 Supplemental EIS and 
in consideration of the Deepwater Horizon event, including scientific 
journals; interviews with personnel from academic institutions and 
Federal, State, and local government agencies; and available scientific 
data and information from academic institutions and Federal, State, and 
local government agencies. BOEM has reexamined the potential impacts 
associated with the proposed CPA lease sale and the proposed lease 
sale's incremental contribution to the cumulative impacts on 
environmental resources and socioeconomic factors. This analysis 
considers both routine activities and accidental events, and 
potentially large-scale, events. Like the Multisale EIS and the 2009-
2012 Supplemental EIS, the oil and gas resource estimates and scenario 
information for this Final Supplemental EIS are presented as ranges 
that would likely be involved as a result of this proposed lease sale.
    Final Supplemental EIS Availability: To obtain a single printed or 
CD-ROM copy of the Final Supplemental EIS for CPA Lease Sale 216/222, 
you may contact the BOEM, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 
Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394 (1-(800) 200-GULF). An electronic copy of the 
Final Supplemental EIS (as well as links to the Multisale EIS and the 
2009-2012 Supplemental EIS) is available at BOEM's Internet Web site at 
https://www.boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. The CD-ROM version of the Final Supplemental EIS 
also contains copies of the Multisale EIS and the 2009-2012

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Supplemental EIS. Several libraries along the Gulf Coast have been sent 
copies of the Final Supplemental EIS. To find out the location of 
libraries that have copies of the Final Supplemental EIS, you may 
contact BOEM's Public Information Office or visit BOEM's Internet Web 
site at https://www.gomr.boem.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/libraries.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Final 
Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard (MS 5410), New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by email at 
CPASupplementalEIS@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by 
telephone at (504) 736-3233.

    Dated: January 3, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-1124 Filed 1-19-12; 8:45 am]
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