Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest for the Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site Project Offshore Newport, Oregon MMAA104000, 35377-35378 [2014-14002]
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request for nominations are identified
below. The BLM will accept public
nominations for 30 days after the
publication of this notice.
DATES: All nominations must be
received no later than July 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION for the address of
respective BLM Offices accepting
nominations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauren Luckey, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
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20003, 202–912–7422.
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1943.
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David Abrams, Butte Field Office,
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Council, Stephen Baker, Oregon State
Office, BLM, 1220 SW. 3rd Avenue,
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6306.
Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1.
Dated: June 12, 2014.
Steve Ellis,
Deputy Director, Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0042]
Notice of Determination of No
Competitive Interest for the Pacific
Marine Energy Center South Energy
Test Site Project Offshore Newport,
Oregon MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice provides BOEM’s
determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area
requested by the Northwest National
Marine Renewable Energy Center at
Oregon State University (NNMREC–
OSU) to acquire an Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) marine hydrokinetic (MHK)
research lease as described in the
Potential Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK)
Research Lease on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore
Oregon, Request for Competitive Interest
(RFCI) that BOEM published on March
24, 2014 (79 FR 16050). The RFCI
described NNMREC–OSU’s request to
obtain a lease for renewable energy
research activities approximately five
nautical miles offshore Newport, Oregon
and provided an opportunity for the
public to submit comments about the
proposal.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective June 20, 2014.
Ms.
Jean Thurston, Renewable Energy
Specialist, BOEM, Pacific OCS Region,
Office of Strategic Resources, 770 Paseo
Camarillo, Second Floor, Camarillo,
California 93010, Phone: (805) 389–
7585.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This Determination of No Competitive
Interest (DNCI) is published pursuant to
subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act
(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, or rights-ofway (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
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This DNCI provides notice to the
public that BOEM has determined there
is no competitive interest in the
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proposed lease area, as no indications of
competitive interest were submitted in
response to the RFCI.
In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited
public input from interested
stakeholders regarding the proposed
lease area, the potential environmental
consequences of MHK energy
development in the area, and multiple
uses of the area. In response to the RFCI,
BOEM received public comment
submissions from six entities. BOEM
will use the comments to inform
subsequent decisions. After publication
of this DNCI, BOEM may proceed with
the noncompetitive leasing process for a
research lease pursuant to 30 CFR
585.238.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a
research lease can be found at the
following Web site: https://
www.boem.gov/State-Activities-Oregon.
Dated: May 30, 2014.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA104000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for Outer Continental Shelf,
Alaska OCS Region, Chukchi Sea
Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale
193
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare
a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
BOEM is giving notice of its
intent to prepare a Supplemental EIS for
OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 in the
Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Alaska.
This Supplemental EIS will provide
new analysis in response to a remand by
the United States Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Authority: The NOI is published pursuant
to the regulations (40 CFR 1508.22)
implementing the procedural provisions of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.)
Purpose of Notice of Intent: BOEM is
announcing its intent to prepare a
Supplemental EIS for Oil and Gas Lease
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Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea Planning
Area, Alaska. The Supplemental EIS
will supplement the analysis from the
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 Final EIS
(OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007–0026) and the
Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 Final
Supplemental EIS (OCS EIS/EA
BOEMRE 2011–041) by providing an
updated oil and gas exploration,
development and production scenario
and associated environmental effects
analysis. The Final EIS for Oil and Gas
Lease Sale 193 evaluated the potential
effects of four alternatives that included
a proposed action, a no action
alternative, and two other alternatives
with sale area configurations that would
defer areas from leasing along the coast
adjacent to the proposed sale area. The
Final Supplemental EIS evaluated the
potential effects of exploration seismic
surveying and drilling; oil development,
production, and transportation; and
accidental crude oil spills. The Final
Supplemental EIS also evaluated
potential effects of a natural gas
development and production scenario,
as well as a hypothetical Very Large Oil
Spill event. The proposed action and
alternatives from the Final EIS and Final
Supplemental EIS will be carried
forward in this supplemental EIS. The
Assistant Secretary will issue a new
Record of Decision after evaluating this
supplemental EIS and public comments.
Implementation of the Secretary’s
selection among the alternatives will
require the Secretary to either reaffirm,
modify, or vacate the leases previously
sold.
Scoping: In accordance with 40 CFR
1502.9(c)(4), there will be no scoping
conducted for this Supplemental EIS.
The scope of the Final EIS for Sale 193
and the remand by the United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
establish the scope for this
Supplemental EIS. The Draft
Supplemental EIS will be announced for
public review and comment: (1) In the
Federal Register by BOEM and the
Environmental Protection Agency; (2)
on the BOEM Alaska OCS Region
homepage; and (3) in the local media.
Public hearings will be held following
release of the Draft Supplemental EIS.
Dates and locations will be determined
and published at a later date.
Cooperating Agencies: The
Department of the Interior’s policy is to
invite other Federal agencies, and state,
tribal, and local governments to become
cooperating agencies during the
preparation of an EIS. Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations state that qualified agencies
and governments are those with
‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
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agencies should consider their authority
and capacity to assume the
responsibilities of a cooperating agency.
Cooperating agency status neither
enlarges nor diminishes the final
decision making authority of an agency
involved in the NEPA process. BOEM
invites qualified government entities to
inquire about cooperating agency status
for this Supplemental EIS. Upon
request, BOEM will provide qualified
cooperating agencies with a written
summary of ground rules for
cooperating agencies, including time
schedules and critical action dates,
milestones, responsibilities, and scope
and detail of cooperating agencies’
contributions. Potential cooperating
agencies should also consider the CEQ’s
‘‘Factors for Determining Cooperating
Agency Status.’’ This document is
available on the CEQ Web site at: https://
ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/cooperating/
cooperatingagencymemofactors.html.
Even if your organization is not a
cooperating agency, you will have an
opportunity to provide information and
comments to BOEM during the
comment phase of the Supplemental EIS
process. Additional information may be
found at the following Web site: https://
www.boem.gov/Alaska-Region.
FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Frances Mann, Chief, Environmental
Analysis Section II, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Alaska OCS
Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite
500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5820,
telephone (907) 334–5277.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA 104000]
Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241
and 247, and Eastern Planning Area
Lease Sale 226
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare
a Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS).
AGENCY:
Consistent with the
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA), BOEM
is announcing its intent to prepare a
Supplemental EIS for proposed Central
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2014-0042]
Notice of Determination of No Competitive Interest for the
Pacific Marine Energy Center South Energy Test Site Project Offshore
Newport, Oregon MMAA104000
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides BOEM's determination that there is no
competitive interest in the area requested by the Northwest National
Marine Renewable Energy Center at Oregon State University (NNMREC-OSU)
to acquire an Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) marine hydrokinetic (MHK)
research lease as described in the Potential Marine Hydrokinetic (MHK)
Research Lease on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore Oregon,
Request for Competitive Interest (RFCI) that BOEM published on March
24, 2014 (79 FR 16050). The RFCI described NNMREC-OSU's request to
obtain a lease for renewable energy research activities approximately
five nautical miles offshore Newport, Oregon and provided an
opportunity for the public to submit comments about the proposal.
DATES: Effective June 20, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jean Thurston, Renewable Energy
Specialist, BOEM, Pacific OCS Region, Office of Strategic Resources,
770 Paseo Camarillo, Second Floor, Camarillo, California 93010, Phone:
(805) 389-7585.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
This Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) is published
pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act (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, or rights-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
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proposed lease area, as no indications of competitive interest were
submitted in response to the RFCI.
In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited public input from interested
stakeholders regarding the proposed lease area, the potential
environmental consequences of MHK energy development in the area, and
multiple uses of the area. In response to the RFCI, BOEM received
public comment submissions from six entities. BOEM will use the
comments to inform subsequent decisions. After publication of this
DNCI, BOEM may proceed with the noncompetitive leasing process for a
research lease pursuant to 30 CFR 585.238.
Map of the Area
A map of the area proposed for a research lease can be found at the
following Web site: https://www.boem.gov/State-Activities-Oregon.
Dated: May 30, 2014.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-14002 Filed 6-19-14; 8:45 am]
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