Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest, Offshore Maine, 75187 [2012-30624]
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for public safety reasons. The area will
be closed under the authority of 43CFR
8364.1—Closures and Restrictions and
in conformance with IM 2010–028
Change 1. Due to unsafe conditions and
danger to the public, it is imperative for
the BLM to close the area immediately.
The proposed target shooting closure
would affect approximately 900 acres on
the lower slopes of the southeast bench
of the Lake Mountains. The closure
would be in effect for two years or until
an analysis of impacts is completed
through the land use planning process.
The Lake Mountains are a small
mountain range located on the west side
of Utah Lake. The range is only about
8 miles wide and 12 miles long. The city
of Saratoga Springs borders the north
side of the mountains and the city of
Eagle Mountain is along the west side.
State Highway 68 runs along the eastern
bench of the Lake Mountains; it is a
main arterial road and is used by
residential, agricultural and recreational
traffic. There are a number of
communications sites on the top of the
mountain as well as a major power line
that runs along a lower elevation ridge.
There are private residences along the
lake shore. Utah Lake is a popular area
for recreationists, boaters, and anglers.
A lake access point known as the Knolls
is one of the few public access points on
the western side and is located just off
Highway 68. The Lake Mountains are
comprised of a mixed ownership pattern
and includes lands managed by the
BLM, Utah School and Institutional
Trust Lands Administration and several
private property owners.
The area is primarily used by
residents of Utah and southern Salt Lake
counties for target shooting. The Lake
Mountains receive about 4,000 visitors
each month and on weekends; as many
as 400 people concentrate into five
areas, including other dispersed
locations. The slopes of the Lake
Mountains provide a natural backstop
ideal for target shooting; however, some
shooters choose to target practice in the
relatively flat terrain on the lower
slopes. Given the topography of the area
and the number of people who visit it,
the area subject to this Order is not
conducive to safe target shooting. Target
shooting in the area has resulted in
near-misses of homes, automobiles, and
people. Recently, bullets shot from
BLM-administered land traveled
approximately 2,000 feet to neighboring
private land and into a home, just
missing the homeowner. In another
case, school children were in the line of
fire of target shooters.
This closure would be made under
the authority of the regulations in 43
CFR 8364.1 (a), which states: ‘‘To
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protect persons, property, and public
lands and resources, the authorized
officer may issue an order to close or
restrict use of designated public lands.’’
The closure would be for target shooting
only and would not affect legal hunting.
Any person who violates the above
restriction may be tried before a United
States Magistrate and fined no more
than $1,000, 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.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Jenna Whitlock,
Associate State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0091]
Notice of Determination of No
Competitive Interest, Offshore Maine
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of No
Competitive Interest (DNCI) for
Proposed Commercial Wind Lease
Offshore Maine.
AGENCY:
This notice provides BOEM’s
determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area
requested by Statoil North America
(Statoil NA) for a commercial wind
lease as described in the Notice of
Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind
Power on the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Offshore Maine, Request for
Interest (RFI), that BOEM published on
August 10, 2012, (77 FR 47877). The RFI
described Statoil NA’s application for a
commercial lease for a four-turbine
wind energy project on the OCS off the
coast of Maine, and provided an
opportunity for the public to submit
comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective December 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Aditi Mirani, Project Coordinator,
BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy
Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328,
Herndon, Virginia 20170. (703) 787–
1320.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This DNCI is published pursuant to
subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act,
which was added by section 388 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43
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U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the
implementing regulations at 30 CFR part
585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS
Lands Act requires that OCS renewable
energy leases, easements, and rights-ofway be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis
unless the Secretary [of the Department
of the Interior] determines after public
notice of a proposed lease, easement, or
right-of-way (ROW) that there is no
competitive interest.’’ The Secretary
delegated the authority to make such
determinations to BOEM.
Determination and Next Steps
This DNCI provides notice to the
public that BOEM has determined there
is no competitive interest in the
proposed lease area, as no indications of
competitive interest were submitted in
response to the RFI.
In the RFI, BOEM also solicited public
comment on site conditions and
multiple uses within the proposed lease
area that would be relevant to the
proposed project or its impacts. In
response to the RFI, BOEM received
public comment submissions from
eleven entities. BOEM will use the
comments that it received to inform its
subsequent decisions. After the
publication of this DNCI, BOEM will
proceed with the noncompetitive lease
issuance process outlined at 30 CFR
585.231.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a
commercial lease can be found at the
following URL: https://www.boem.gov/
Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Maine.aspx.
Dated: December 14, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2012-0091]
Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest, Offshore
Maine
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) for
Proposed Commercial Wind Lease Offshore Maine.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides BOEM's determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area requested by Statoil North America
(Statoil NA) for a commercial wind lease as described in the Notice of
Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) Offshore Maine, Request for Interest (RFI), that BOEM
published on August 10, 2012, (77 FR 47877). The RFI described Statoil
NA's application for a commercial lease for a four-turbine wind energy
project on the OCS off the coast of Maine, and provided an opportunity
for the public to submit comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective December 19, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Aditi Mirani, Project Coordinator,
BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328,
Herndon, Virginia 20170. (703) 787-1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This DNCI is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS
Lands Act, which was added by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the implementing regulations
at 30 CFR part 585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act requires
that OCS renewable energy leases, easements, and rights-of-way be
issued ``on a competitive basis unless the Secretary [of the Department
of the Interior] determines after public notice of a proposed lease,
easement, or right-of-way (ROW) that there is no competitive
interest.'' The Secretary delegated the authority to make such
determinations to BOEM.
Determination and Next Steps
This DNCI provides notice to the public that BOEM has determined
there is no competitive interest in the proposed lease area, as no
indications of competitive interest were submitted in response to the
RFI.
In the RFI, BOEM also solicited public comment on site conditions
and multiple uses within the proposed lease area that would be relevant
to the proposed project or its impacts. In response to the RFI, BOEM
received public comment submissions from eleven entities. BOEM will use
the comments that it received to inform its subsequent decisions. After
the publication of this DNCI, BOEM will proceed with the noncompetitive
lease issuance process outlined at 30 CFR 585.231.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a commercial lease can be found at
the following URL: https://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Maine.aspx.
Dated: December 14, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-30624 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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