Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, WI, 760 [2012-31678]

Download as PDF 760 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 3 / Friday, January 4, 2013 / Notices lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $159 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW161782 effective April 1, 2012, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not issued a valid lease to any other interest affecting the lands. Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. [FR Doc. 2012–31608 Filed 1–3–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–MWR–IATR–10868; PPMWMWROW2/ PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000] Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, WI National Park Service, Interior. Notice of availability. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ EIS) for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains in Cross Plains, Wisconsin. DATES: The Final GMP/EIS will remain available for public review for 30 days following the publishing of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency. ADDRESSES: Copies of the GMP/EIS will be available to the public by request by writing to the Superintendent, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53711. The document is available on the internet at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at https:// www.parkplanning.nps.gov/iatr. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent John Madden, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, telephone (608) 441–5610. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the NPS, announce the availability of the Final GMP/EIS for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, Wisconsin. This document is a joint state and federal mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:34 Jan 03, 2013 Jkt 229001 effort addressing lands within the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve as well as the Interpretive Site for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; these lands are referred to as the ‘‘Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains’’ for the purpose of this planning effort. This plan will guide the management of the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains for the next 25 years. The Final GMP/ EIS considers five draft conceptual alternatives—a no-action and four action alternatives, including the NPS preferred alternative. The Final GMP/ EIS assesses impacts to soil resources, water quality, soundscapes, vegetation and wildlife, socioeconomics, and visitor use and experience. The preferred alternative focuses on providing visitors with interpretation of the evolution of the complex from the last glacial retreat and opportunities to enjoy appropriate low-impact outdoor recreation. Ecological resources would largely be managed to reveal the glacial landscape. The most sensitive ecological areas would be carefully protected, and visitor access would be highly controlled in these areas. Visitors would experience a wide variety of indoor and outdoor interpretive programming. Under this alternative, the Ice Age Complex would serve as the headquarters for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. Dated: July 10, 2012. Michael T. Reynolds, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 2012–31678 Filed 1–3–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2012–0083] Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore New York, Request for Interest Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. ACTION: Public notice of an unsolicited request for a commercial OCS wind lease, request for interest, and request for public comment. AGENCY: The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the proposal submitted to BOEM by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to acquire an OCS wind lease; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposed SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 project would be located; and (3) solicit submissions of indications of competitive interest for a commercial lease for wind energy development on the OCS offshore New York for the area identified in this notice. On September 8, 2011, BOEM received an unsolicited request from NYPA for a commercial wind lease on the OCS offshore New York. NYPA submitted its request on behalf of the ‘‘Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative,’’ a public-private entity consisting of NYPA, the Long Island Power Authority, and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The Collaborative’s goal is to develop the proposed project to supply the Long Island and New York City region with renewable energy, consistent with New York State’s and the City of New York’s renewable energy initiatives. NYPA’s proposed project, the ‘‘Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Project’’, is designed to generate at least 350 megawatts (MW) of electricity from offshore wind resources, with the ability to expand generation capacity to as much as 700 MW. The project would be located approximately 11 nautical miles (nmi) south of Long Beach, New York, in water depths ranging from 60 to 120 feet. NYPA’s unsolicited lease request, and an amendment filed on June 20, 2012, can be viewed at: https://www.boem.gov/ Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/New-York.aspx. This request for interest is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended 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 585.231(b). 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 determines after public notice of a proposed lease, easement, or right-ofway that there is no competitive interest.’’ This request for interest provides such public notice for the proposed lease area requested by NYPA and invites the submission of indications of competitive interest. BOEM will consider the responses to this public notice to determine whether competitive interest exists for the area requested by NYPA, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). 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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-MWR-IATR-10868; PPMWMWROW2/PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]


Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan/Final 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, 
WI

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of 
the Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains in Cross Plains, 
Wisconsin.

DATES: The Final GMP/EIS will remain available for public review for 30 
days following the publishing of the Notice of Availability in the 
Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GMP/EIS will be available to the public by 
request by writing to the Superintendent, Ice Age National Scenic 
Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53711. The 
document is available on the internet at the NPS Planning, Environment, 
and Public Comment Web site at https://www.parkplanning.nps.gov/iatr.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent John Madden, Ice Age 
National Scenic Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 
53711, telephone (608) 441-5610.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the NPS, announce the availability of 
the Final GMP/EIS for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, Wisconsin. 
This document is a joint state and federal effort addressing lands 
within the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve 
as well as the Interpretive Site for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; 
these lands are referred to as the ``Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains'' 
for the purpose of this planning effort.
    This plan will guide the management of the Ice Age Complex at Cross 
Plains for the next 25 years. The Final GMP/EIS considers five draft 
conceptual alternatives--a no-action and four action alternatives, 
including the NPS preferred alternative. The Final GMP/EIS assesses 
impacts to soil resources, water quality, soundscapes, vegetation and 
wildlife, socioeconomics, and visitor use and experience.
    The preferred alternative focuses on providing visitors with 
interpretation of the evolution of the complex from the last glacial 
retreat and opportunities to enjoy appropriate low-impact outdoor 
recreation. Ecological resources would largely be managed to reveal the 
glacial landscape. The most sensitive ecological areas would be 
carefully protected, and visitor access would be highly controlled in 
these areas. Visitors would experience a wide variety of indoor and 
outdoor interpretive programming. Under this alternative, the Ice Age 
Complex would serve as the headquarters for the Ice Age National Scenic 
Trail.

    Dated: July 10, 2012.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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