Environmental Assessment for Potential Lease Issuance and Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida, 49287 [2013-19593]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 13, 2013 / Notices The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is scheduled to file the plats of survey of the land described below thirty (30) calendar days from the date of this publication in the BLM Wyoming State Office, Cheyenne, Wyoming. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following surveys were executed at the request of the Bureau of Land Management: The plat and field notes representing the dependent resurvey of a portion of the subdivisional lines and the subdivision of section 11, the survey of a portion of the subdivision of section 11, and the metes and bounds surveys of Lot 3, section 10, and Lot 15, section 11, Township 51 North, Range 97 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 875, was accepted August 7, 2013. The plat representing the entire record of the dependent resurvey of a portion of the subdivision of section 15, and the metes and bounds survey of Lot 2, section 15, Township 12 North, Range 90 West, Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming, Group No. 883, was accepted August 7, 2013. Copies of the preceding described plats and field notes are available to the public at a cost of $1.10 per page. Dated: August 7, 2013. John P. Lee, Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of Support Services. [FR Doc. 2013–19646 Filed 8–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2013–0007; MMAA104000] Environmental Assessment for Potential Lease Issuance and Marine Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. ACTION: Notice of the Availability of a Revised Environmental Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact. ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: BOEM has prepared a revised environmental assessment (EA) considering the environmental impacts and socioeconomic effects of issuing a lease in Official Protraction Diagram NG 17–06, Blocks 7003, 7053, and 7054, SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:31 Aug 12, 2013 Jkt 229001 offshore Florida. The proposed lease would authorize technology testing activities, including the installation, operation, relocation, and decommissioning of technology testing facilities within the lease area, such as deployment of technology demonstration devices, single anchor moorings, and mooring telemetry buoys. As a result of the analysis in the revised EA, BOEM issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). The FONSI concluded that the environmental impacts associated with the preferred alternative would not significantly impact the environment; therefore, the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the availability of the EA and FONSI, which can be accessed online at: https://www.boem.gov/ Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Florida.aspx. 49287 be viewed at: https:// www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID BOEM–2012–0011. Dated: August 6, 2013. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2013–19593 Filed 8–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Docket No 2971] Certain Flash Memory Chips and Products Containing the Same Correction to Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest Authority: This notice of availability (NOA) of an EA and FONSI is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305. AGENCY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACTION: Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817, (703) 787–1340 or michelle.morin@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2011, BOEM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an EA that requested public comments on alternatives for consideration in the EA, as well as identification of important environmental issues associated with data collection and technology testing activities (76 FR 30184). BOEM considered these public comments in drafting the alternatives and assessing the reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts associated with each. Comments received in response to the NOI can be viewed at: https:// www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID BOEM–2011–0012. On April 25, 2012, BOEM released an EA for a 30-day public review (77 FR 24734). During the comment period, BOEM held a public information meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 9, 2012, to provide stakeholders an additional opportunity to offer comments on the EA. After the comment period closed, Florida Atlantic University Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center proposed to also conduct ocean current turbine tow tests concurrent with survey activities. To address the comments received and consider additional activities associated with the proposed action, BOEM revised the EA. All comments received in response to the April 25, 2012, NOA can PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 U.S. International Trade Commission. Notice. Correction is made to namedrespondent Macronix International Co., Ltd. of Taiwan. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 13, 2013)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2013-0007; MMAA104000]


Environmental Assessment for Potential Lease Issuance and Marine 
Hydrokinetic Technology Testing Offshore Florida

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

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of a Revised Environmental 
Assessment and a Finding of No Significant Impact.

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SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a revised environmental assessment (EA) 
considering the environmental impacts and socioeconomic effects of 
issuing a lease in Official Protraction Diagram NG 17-06, Blocks 7003, 
7053, and 7054, offshore Florida. The proposed lease would authorize 
technology testing activities, including the installation, operation, 
relocation, and decommissioning of technology testing facilities within 
the lease area, such as deployment of technology demonstration devices, 
single anchor moorings, and mooring telemetry buoys. As a result of the 
analysis in the revised EA, BOEM issued a Finding of No Significant 
Impact (FONSI). The FONSI concluded that the environmental impacts 
associated with the preferred alternative would not significantly 
impact the environment; therefore, the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) is not required.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the 
availability of the EA and FONSI, which can be accessed online at: 
https://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Florida.aspx.

    Authority: This notice of availability (NOA) of an EA and FONSI 
is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of 
Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 
20170-4817, (703) 787-1340 or michelle.morin@boem.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 24, 2011, BOEM published a Notice of 
Intent (NOI) to prepare an EA that requested public comments on 
alternatives for consideration in the EA, as well as identification of 
important environmental issues associated with data collection and 
technology testing activities (76 FR 30184). BOEM considered these 
public comments in drafting the alternatives and assessing the 
reasonably foreseeable environmental impacts associated with each. 
Comments received in response to the NOI can be viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID BOEM-2011-0012.
    On April 25, 2012, BOEM released an EA for a 30-day public review 
(77 FR 24734). During the comment period, BOEM held a public 
information meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 9, 2012, to 
provide stakeholders an additional opportunity to offer comments on the 
EA. After the comment period closed, Florida Atlantic University 
Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center proposed to also 
conduct ocean current turbine tow tests concurrent with survey 
activities. To address the comments received and consider additional 
activities associated with the proposed action, BOEM revised the EA. 
All comments received in response to the April 25, 2012, NOA can be 
viewed at: https://www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket ID BOEM-
2012-0011.

    Dated: August 6, 2013.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-19593 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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