Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 233 and Central Planning Area (CPA) Lease Sale 231, Oil and Gas Lease Sales, 67394-67395 [2012-27519]

Download as PDF 67394 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Notices Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments In accordance with Executive Order 13175, the BLM has determined that these proposed supplementary rules would not include policies that have tribal implications. There are no tribal implications associated with the proposed rule. The proposed rule applies only to the narrow Zone 1 area, which is within the larger area of Water Canyon. There are no tribal lands in the vicinity. Paperwork Reduction Act These proposed supplementary rules would not directly provide for any information collection that the Office of Management and Budget must approve under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Any information collection that may result from Federal criminal investigations or prosecution conducted under these proposed supplementary rules is exempt from the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3518(c)(1). Author The principal author of these proposed supplementary rules is Joey Carmosino, Humboldt River Field Office Recreation Planner, Winnemucca District, 5100 E. Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, Nevada 89445. V. Proposed Supplementary Rules For the reasons stated in the preamble and under the authorities for supplementary rules found at 43 U.S.C. 1740 and 43 CFR 8365.1–6, the BLM Nevada State Director proposes supplementary rules for public lands managed by the BLM in Nevada, to read as follows: activities within Zone 1 of the Water Canyon Recreation Area, which is comprised of public lands administered by the BLM near Winnemucca, Nevada. 2. These supplementary rules are in effect on a year-round basis. 3. Camping in Zone I is limited to no more than 3 consecutive nights in a 30day period. 4. The discharge of any firearm in Zone I is prohibited. 5. All motor vehicles must not exceed the posted speed limit of 20 miles per hour on the main access/canyon road in Zone I. 6. All motor vehicles are restricted to travel only on the main access/canyon road in Zone 1. Exemptions The following persons are exempt from these supplementary rules: Any Federal, State, local or military persons acting within the scope of their duties; and members of an organized rescue or firefighting force in performance of an official duty. Penalties Under Section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1733(a)) and 43 CFR 8360.0–7, any person who violates any of these supplementary rules may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 12 months, or both. Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Nevada law. Amy Lueders, Bureau of Land Management, State Director, Nevada. [FR Doc. 2012–27402 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] Definitions tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Proposed Supplementary Rules for Zone 1 of the Water Canyon Recreation Area DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Firearm means any weapon or any implement designed to or that may be converted to expel a projectile; including, but not limited to, by the action of an explosive, a compressed gas or spring powered pistol or rifle, bow and arrow, crossbow, blowgun, spear gun, spear, sling shot, or irritant gas device. Motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to, automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and off-highway vehicles. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Supplementary Rules 1. These supplementary rules apply, except as specifically exempted, to VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 08, 2012 Jkt 229001 BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 233 and Central Planning Area (CPA) Lease Sale 231, Oil and Gas Lease Sales Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Public Meetings. AGENCY: Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1503) PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implementing the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). BOEM has prepared a Draft Supplemental EIS for oil and gas lease sales tentatively scheduled in 2013 and 2014 in the WPA and CPA offshore the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This Draft Supplemental EIS updates the environmental and socioeconomic analyses for proposed WPA Lease Sale 233 and proposed CPA Lease Sale 231, which was completed in July 2012, as part of the 2012–2017 Multisale EIS. The 2012–2017 Multisale EIS covers planning areas in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248; and Central Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 247. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM developed this Draft Supplemental EIS for proposed WPA Lease Sale 233 and proposed CPA Lease Sale 231 to consider new information made available since completion of the 2012– 2017 Multisale EIS and to consider, among other things, new information in light of the Deepwater Horizon event. This Draft Supplemental EIS provides updates on the baseline conditions and potential environmental effects of oil and natural gas leasing, exploration, development, and production in the WPA and CPA. BOEM conducted an extensive search for new information in consideration of the Deepwater Horizon event, reviewing scientific journals, available scientific data, and information from academic institutions and Federal, State, and local agencies. BOEM also interviewed personnel from academic institutions and Federal, State, and local agencies. BOEM has examined the potential impacts of routine activities and accidental events, and the proposed lease sales’ incremental contribution to the cumulative impacts on environmental and socioeconomic resources. Draft Supplemental EIS Availability: BOEM has printed and will distribute a limited number of paper copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS. In keeping with the Department of the Interior’s mission of protecting natural resources, and to limit costs while ensuring availability of the document to the public, BOEM will primarily distribute digital copies of this Draft Supplemental EIS on compact discs. If you require a paper copy and copies are still available, BOEM will provide one upon request. You may request a copy of the Draft Supplemental EIS from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 218 / Friday, November 9, 2012 / Notices Office (GM 250G), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– GULF). You may download or view the Draft Supplemental EIS on BOEM’s Internet Web site at https://www.boem.gov/ Environmental-Stewardship/ Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/ nepaprocess.aspx. Several libraries along the Gulf Coast have been sent copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS. To find out which libraries have copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS for review, you may contact BOEM’s Public Information Office (phone number and address above) or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site at https://www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. Comments: Federal, state, and local government agencies and other interested parties are requested to send their written comments on the Draft Supplemental EIS in one of the following two ways: 1. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on the Draft Supplemental EIS’’ and mailed (or hand carried) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Regional Assessment Section, Office of Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 2. To the following BOEM email address: LS_233–231SEIS@boem.gov. Comments should be submitted no later than December 24, 2012. Public Meetings: BOEM also will hold public meetings to obtain comments regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS. These meetings are scheduled as follows: • Houston, Texas: December 03, 2012, Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental, 18700 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST; • New Orleans, Louisiana: December 04, 2012, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST; • Gulfport, Mississippi: December 05, 2012, Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport Beachfront MS Hotel, 1600 East Beach Boulevard, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501, beginning at 1:00 CST; • Mobile, Alabama: December 06, 2012, Five Rivers—Alabama’s Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Draft VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:34 Nov 08, 2012 Jkt 229001 Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Office of Environment (GM623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or by email at LS_233– 231SEIS@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at (504) 736–3233. Public Disclosure of Names and Addresses Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, please be advised 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 from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: November 6, 2012. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2012–27519 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–350 and 731– TA–616 and 618 (Third Review)] Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products From Germany and Korea; Revised Schedule for the Subject Reviews United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: DATES: Effective Date: November 2, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these reviews may be viewed on the PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 67395 Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. Effective May 21, 2012, the Commission established a schedule for the conduct of these five-year reviews (77 FR 31877, May 30, 2012). As noted in the Commission’s original scheduling notice, ‘‘The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B).’’ The hearing in connection with these reviews, originally scheduled for November 1, 2012, was subsequently cancelled by the Chairman due to the severity and duration of Hurricane Sandy. The Commission, therefore, is rescheduling the hearing and revising the remainder of its schedule in the five-year reviews. Prehearing briefs have already been filed in these reviews and there is no need to refile or to supplement those briefs. The Commission’s hearing on the subject reviews will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m. on January 9, 2013. Any revisions to previously submitted hearing appearance requests, which were originally due on or before October 25, 2012, should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before January 2, 2013. Witness hearing testimony must be filed no later than January 4, 2013. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is January 18, 2013. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the reviews on or before January 18, 2013. On February 6, 2013, the Commission will make available to parties all information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before February 8, 2013, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.68 of the Commission’s rules. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules. Issued: November 5, 2012. By order of the Commission. Lisa R. Barton, Acting Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2012–27371 Filed 11–8–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 218 (Friday, November 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27519]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Western 
Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 233 and Central Planning Area (CPA) 
Lease Sale 231, Oil and Gas Lease Sales

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Public Meetings.

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

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Draft Supplemental EIS for oil and gas 
lease sales tentatively scheduled in 2013 and 2014 in the WPA and CPA 
offshore the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. This 
Draft Supplemental EIS updates the environmental and socioeconomic 
analyses for proposed WPA Lease Sale 233 and proposed CPA Lease Sale 
231, which was completed in July 2012, as part of the 2012-2017 
Multisale EIS. The 2012-2017 Multisale EIS covers planning areas in the 
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Western Planning Area Lease 
Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248; and Central Planning Area Lease 
Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 247.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM developed this Draft Supplemental EIS 
for proposed WPA Lease Sale 233 and proposed CPA Lease Sale 231 to 
consider new information made available since completion of the 2012-
2017 Multisale EIS and to consider, among other things, new information 
in light of the Deepwater Horizon event. This Draft Supplemental EIS 
provides updates on the baseline conditions and potential environmental 
effects of oil and natural gas leasing, exploration, development, and 
production in the WPA and CPA. BOEM conducted an extensive search for 
new information in consideration of the Deepwater Horizon event, 
reviewing scientific journals, available scientific data, and 
information from academic institutions and Federal, State, and local 
agencies. BOEM also interviewed personnel from academic institutions 
and Federal, State, and local agencies. BOEM has examined the potential 
impacts of routine activities and accidental events, and the proposed 
lease sales' incremental contribution to the cumulative impacts on 
environmental and socioeconomic resources.
    Draft Supplemental EIS Availability: BOEM has printed and will 
distribute a limited number of paper copies of the Draft Supplemental 
EIS. In keeping with the Department of the Interior's mission of 
protecting natural resources, and to limit costs while ensuring 
availability of the document to the public, BOEM will primarily 
distribute digital copies of this Draft Supplemental EIS on compact 
discs. If you require a paper copy and copies are still available, BOEM 
will provide one upon request.
    You may request a copy of the Draft Supplemental EIS from the 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public 
Information

[[Page 67395]]

Office (GM 250G), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394 (1-800-200-GULF).
    You may download or view the Draft Supplemental EIS on BOEM's 
Internet Web site at https://www.boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx.
    Several libraries along the Gulf Coast have been sent copies of the 
Draft Supplemental EIS. To find out which libraries have copies of the 
Draft Supplemental EIS for review, you may contact BOEM's Public 
Information Office (phone number and address above) or visit BOEM's 
Internet Web site at https://www.boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx.
    Comments: Federal, state, and local government agencies and other 
interested parties are requested to send their written comments on the 
Draft Supplemental EIS in one of the following two ways:
    1. In an envelope labeled ``Comments on the Draft Supplemental 
EIS'' and mailed (or hand carried) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, 
Regional Assessment Section, Office of Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394.
    2. To the following BOEM email address: LS_233-231SEIS@boem.gov. 
Comments should be submitted no later than December 24, 2012.
    Public Meetings: BOEM also will hold public meetings to obtain 
comments regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS. These meetings are 
scheduled as follows:
     Houston, Texas: December 03, 2012, Houston Airport 
Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental, 18700 John F. Kennedy 
Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST;
     New Orleans, Louisiana: December 04, 2012, Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70123, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST;
     Gulfport, Mississippi: December 05, 2012, Courtyard by 
Marriott Gulfport Beachfront MS Hotel, 1600 East Beach Boulevard, 
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501, beginning at 1:00 CST;
     Mobile, Alabama: December 06, 2012, Five Rivers--Alabama's 
Delta Resource Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, 
Alabama 36527, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Draft 
Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Office of Environment 
(GM623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-
2394 or by email at LS_233-231SEIS@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. 
Goeke by telephone at (504) 736-3233.

Public Disclosure of Names and Addresses

    Before including your address, phone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be 
advised 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 from public review your personal 
identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.

    Dated: November 6, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-27519 Filed 11-8-12; 8:45 am]
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