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VIRGINIA
A request for removal has been made
for the following resource:
Bath County
Barton Lodge, 373 French’s Hill Dr., Hot
Springs, 13000984
Switchback School, (Rosenwald Schools in
Virginia MPS) 210 Pinehurst Heights Rd.,
Hot Springs, 13000985
Three Hills, 348 Three Hills Ln., Warm
Springs, 13000986
Wesley, John, Methodist Episcopal Church
and Cemetery, 212 W. Warm Springs,
Warm Springs, 13000987
TEXAS
Culpeper County
Elmwood Farm and Browning Store
(Boundary Increase), Elmwood Farm Dr.,
Boston, 13000988
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2013–0065]
[MMAA104000]
Highland County
Jones, C.P., House and Law Office, 144 & 160
W. Main St., Monterey, 13000989
Taylor County
Chambers, Samuel A., House, 224 Merchant,
Abilene, 92000211
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Determination and Next Steps
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Notice of Determination of No
Competitive Interest, Offshore Virginia
Woods, Major James, House, 3042 Rockfish
Valley Hwy., Nellysford, 13000991
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of No
Competitive Interest (DNCI) for a
Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Wind Energy Research Lease Offshore
Virginia.
Page County
SUMMARY:
Loudoun County
Huntland, 35955 Huntland Farm Rd.,
Middleburg, 13000990
Nelson County
White House, The, 1917 Kauffmans Mill Rd.,
Luray, 13000992
Richmond Independent city
Robinson House, 200 North Blvd., Richmond
(Independent City), 13000993
Roanoke Independent city
Roanoke River and Railroad Historic District,
Albemarle & Walnut Aves., SE.,
Williamson Rd., SE., 4th & Jefferson Sts.,
SE., Roanoke (Independent City), 13000994
WASHINGTON
King County
Barksdale, Julian and Marajane, House,
13226 42nd Ave., Seattle, 13000995
Dose, Charles P. and Ida, House, 2121 31st
Ave., S., Seattle, 13000996
Pend Oreille County
Pend Oreille County Courthouse, 625 W. 4th
St., Newport, 13000997
Pierce County
maindgalligan on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Central Elementary School, 401 S. 8th St.,
Tacoma, 13000998
Spokane County
Garland Theater, (Movie Theaters in
Washington State MPS) 924 W. Garland
Ave., Spokane, 13000999
Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague Ave.,
Spokane, 13001000
CALIFORNIA
San Bernardino County
Bono’s Restaurant and Deli, 15395 Foothill
Blvd., Fontana, 07001353
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AGENCY:
This notice provides BOEM’s
determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area
requested by the Commonwealth of
Virginia, Department of Mines Minerals
and Energy (DMME) to acquire an OCS
research lease as described in the Public
Notice of an Unsolicited Request for an
OCS Research Lease; Request for
Competitive Interest (RFCI); and Request
for Public Comment, that BOEM
published on July 30, 2013, (78 FR
45965–45968). The RFCI described the
proposal submitted to BOEM by the
DMME to acquire an OCS lease for
renewable energy research activities,
including wind turbine installation and
operational testing and installation of
metocean monitoring equipment on the
OCS off the coast of Virginia, and
provided an opportunity for the public
to submit comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective December 9, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Casey Reeves, Project Coordinator,
BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy
Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328,
Herndon, Virginia 20170. (703) 787–
1320.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A request to move has been made for
the following resource:
Authority
This DNCI is published pursuant to
subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act,
(43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), which was added
by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005 (EPAct), and the implementing
regulations at 30 CFR part 585.
Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act
requires that an OCS renewable energy
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lease, easement, or right-of-way (ROW)
be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis unless
the Secretary [of the Interior] determines
after public notice of a proposed lease,
easement, or ROW that there is no
competitive interest.’’ The Secretary
delegated the authority to make such
determinations to BOEM.
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This DNCI provides notice to the
public that BOEM has determined there
is no competitive interest in the
proposed research lease area, as no
indications of competitive interest were
submitted in response to the RFCI.
In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited
public comment from interested
stakeholders about the proposed lease
area and the proposed DMME research
project and any potential impacts from
the project. In response to the RFCI,
BOEM received public comment
submissions from five entities. BOEM
will use the comments received to
inform subsequent decisions. After the
publication of this DNCI, BOEM may
proceed with the research leasing
process using the procedures described
in 30 CFR § 585.238.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a
research lease can be found at the
following site: https://www.boem.gov/
Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Virginia.aspx
Dated: November 27, 2013.
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-2013-0065] [MMAA104000]
Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest, Offshore
Virginia
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) for a
Proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Wind Energy Research Lease
Offshore Virginia.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides BOEM's determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area requested by the Commonwealth of
Virginia, Department of Mines Minerals and Energy (DMME) to acquire an
OCS research lease as described in the Public Notice of an Unsolicited
Request for an OCS Research Lease; Request for Competitive Interest
(RFCI); and Request for Public Comment, that BOEM published on July 30,
2013, (78 FR 45965-45968). The RFCI described the proposal submitted to
BOEM by the DMME to acquire an OCS lease for renewable energy research
activities, including wind turbine installation and operational testing
and installation of metocean monitoring equipment on the OCS off the
coast of Virginia, and provided an opportunity for the public to submit
comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective December 9, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Casey Reeves, 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, (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), which was added by section 388 of
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), and the implementing regulations
at 30 CFR part 585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act requires
that an OCS renewable energy lease, easement, or right-of-way (ROW) be
issued ``on a competitive basis unless the Secretary [of the Interior]
determines after public notice of a proposed lease, easement, or 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 research lease area,
as no indications of competitive interest were submitted in response to
the RFCI.
In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited public comment from interested
stakeholders about the proposed lease area and the proposed DMME
research project and any potential impacts from the project. In
response to the RFCI, BOEM received public comment submissions from
five entities. BOEM will use the comments received to inform subsequent
decisions. After the publication of this DNCI, BOEM may proceed with
the research leasing process using the procedures described in 30 CFR
Sec. 585.238.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a research lease can be found at the
following site: https://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/Virginia.aspx
Dated: November 27, 2013.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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