Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Planning Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 (Sale 242) MMAA104000, 44060-44064 [2014-17842]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
44060
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 2014 / Notices
objects were removed from the Tonto
National Forest prior to 1972.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
this notice are the sole responsibility of
the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the Native
American human remains and
associated funerary objects. The
National Park Service is not responsible
for the determinations in this notice.
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Consultation
A detailed assessment of the human
remains was made by the San Diego
Museum of Man professional staff (as
the agent of the USDA Tonto National
Forest) in consultation with
representatives of the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and the Zuni Tribe
of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
History and Description of the Remains
Sometime prior to 1972, the cremated
skeletal remains of at least one
individual were discovered in a
cremation pot at an archeological site in
the Tonto Basin, AZ, on land under the
jurisdiction of the Tonto National
Forest. The human remains and the
associated funerary object were
collected by Mr. Thomas W. Sefton, and
donated to the San Diego Museum of
Man on December 8, 2003. No known
individuals were identified. The
associated funerary object is a cremation
pot.
According to the Museum of Man
records, the human remains and
associated funerary object are believed
to date to approximately 1100 A.D. The
cremated bones appear to have been
placed in the pot after the cremation,
and then both the bones and pot were
re-fired. Much of the design of the pot
was lost during this process.
The human remains and the pot
containing them have been determined
by the Tonto National Forest to belong
to the Hohokam archeological culture.
The USDA Forest Service has
determined that the cultural affiliation
of cultural items associated with or
reasonably related to the Hohokam,
Salado, or Payson archeological
traditions as they are identified on the
Tonto National Forest lies with the
modern O’odham people, represented
by the Four Southern Tribes of Arizona:
The Ak Chin Indian Community of the
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:02 Jul 28, 2014
Jkt 232001
Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation,
Arizona; Gila River Indian Community
of the Gila River Indian Reservation,
Arizona (GRIC); Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona (SRPMIC);
and the Tohono O’odham Nation of
Arizona. The USDA Forest Service also
recognizes a cultural affiliation with the
Hopi Tribe of Arizona and the Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico.
Determinations Made by the Tonto
National Forest and the San Diego
Museum of Man
Officials of the Tonto National Forest
and the San Diego Museum of Man have
determined that:
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(9), the
human remains described in this notice
represent the physical remains of one
individual of Native American ancestry
associated with the Hohokam
archeological culture.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(3)(A),
the one object described in this notice
is reasonably believed to have been
placed with or near individual human
remains at the time of death or later as
part of the death rite or ceremony.
• Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001(2), there
is a relationship of shared group
identity that can be reasonably traced
between the Native American human
remains and the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico.
Additional Requestors and Disposition
Lineal descendants or representatives
of any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request with information in support of
the request to Scott Wood, Heritage
program Manager, Tonto National
Forest, 2324 E. McDowell Road,
Phoenix, AZ 85006, telephone (602)
225–5231, email swood01@fs.fed.us, by
August 28, 2014. After that date, if no
additional requestors have come
forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Ak Chin Indian
Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin)
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila River
Indian Community of the Gila River
Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi Tribe
of Arizona; Salt River Pima-Maricopa
PO 00000
Frm 00061
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Indian Community of the Salt River
Reservation, Arizona; Tohono O’odham
Nation of Arizona; and Zuni Tribe of the
Zuni Reservation, New Mexico, may
proceed.
The USDA Tonto National Forest is
responsible for notifying the Ak Chin
Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak
Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona; Gila
River Indian Community of the Gila
River Indian Reservation, Arizona; Hopi
Tribe of Arizona; Salt River PimaMaricopa Indian Community of the Salt
River Reservation, Arizona; Tohono
O’odham Nation of Arizona; and Zuni
Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New
Mexico, that this notice has been
published.
Dated: June 26, 2014.
David Tarler,
Acting Manager, National NAGPRA Program.
[FR Doc. 2014–17745 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0017]
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska
OCS Region, Beaufort Sea Planning
Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale
242 (Sale 242) MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Call for Information and
Nominations.
AGENCY:
This Call for Information and
Nominations (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Call’’) is the initial step in the prelease
process for Sale 242 in the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area. The lease sale presently
is scheduled to be held in 2017, as
included in the Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for
2012–2017 (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Five Year Program’’). The purpose of
this Call is to obtain nominations for
leasing in the Beaufort Sea Planning
Area and information on oil and gas
leasing, exploration, and development
that might result from an OCS oil and
gas lease sale for the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area. The area addressed in
this Call (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Program Area’’) is located offshore the
State of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area (see map included with
this Call). As identified in the Five Year
Program, the Program Area is a sub-area
of the larger Beaufort Sea Planning Area.
DATES: All responses to the Call must be
received no later than September 12,
2014.
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM
29JYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 2014 / Notices
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael S. Rolland, Chief, Leasing
Section, BOEM, Alaska OCS Region,
3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500,
Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5823, or at
(907) 334–5200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM
will not consider areawide leasing for
this sale; this sale (if held) will be
conducted under the targeted leasing
model for Alaska, as described in the
Five Year Program. This Call differs
from the Call for Information and
Nominations for the Chukchi Sea Lease
Sale 237, issued on September 27, 2013,
and found in the Federal Register at 78
FR 59715. Industry should note that for
this Call, if nominations are within the
BOEM-defined areas of high petroleum
potential, the nominating party is not
required to provide supporting
geological, geophysical, or economic
information. However, if industry
nominates an area outside of the BOEM
defined high petroleum potential area,
then the company making such a
nomination may be asked by BOEM to
support its nomination with geological,
geophysical, or economic information.
In addition to seeking nominations,
this Call requests information
concerning:
• Geological conditions, including
bottom hazards;
• archaeological sites on the seabed
or nearshore;
• multiple uses of the Program Area,
including navigation, recreation, and
fisheries; and
• other socioeconomic, biological,
and environmental information,
including but not limited to,
information regarding oil and gas
resource potential, sensitive habitats,
subsistence use, unique conditions, and
important other uses of the Program
Area.
After BOEM identifies the area for the
proposed lease sale based upon the
information and nominations received
from this Call, BOEM will initiate an
environmental analysis process in
accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
through publication of a Notice of Intent
to Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (NOI/EIS). BOEM will use the
information obtained through this Call
and the Area Identification in
developing the proposed action and
possible alternatives to be identified and
scoped in the NOI/EIS.
Call for Information and Nominations
1. Authority
This Call is published pursuant to the
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(OCSLA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331–
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:02 Jul 28, 2014
Jkt 232001
1356), and the regulations issued
thereunder (30 CFR part 556).
2. Purpose of This Call
The purpose of this Call is to gather
information to determine the Area
Identification for Sale 242 under 30 CFR
556.26. BOEM seeks information and
nominations on oil and gas leasing,
exploration, and development and
production in the Program Area from all
interested parties. This early planning
and consultation step is important to
ensure that all interests and concerns
are communicated to the U.S.
Department of the Interior for
consideration in future decisions in the
leasing process, pursuant to OCSLA and
the regulations at 30 CFR part 556.
3. Description of Program Area
The Program Area is located offshore
the State of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area. The Beaufort Sea
Planning Area extends from the 3nautical mile (4.8 kilometers [km]) limit
of State of Alaska waters northward to
latitude 75° N. on the west (west of
longitude 148° W.) or to latitude 74° N
on the east (east of longitude 148° W.)
(see map included with this notice). The
planning area extends from longitude
156° W. (roughly north of the village of
Barrow) on the west to the Canadian
maritime boundary. As depicted on the
page-size map accompanying this Call,
the Program Area, which is a subset of
the planning area, extends offshore from
about 3 nautical miles to approximately
280 nautical miles, in water depths from
approximately 25 feet to more than
14,000 feet. This area consists of
approximately 11,800 whole and partial
blocks (about 64.8 million acres, or 26.2
million hectares). A large-scale Call map
showing the boundaries and blocks of
the Beaufort Sea Program Area is
available without charge on the BOEM
Web site at https://www.boem.gov/ak242.
Copies of Official Protraction Diagrams
also are available without charge on the
Web site at https://www.boem.gov/Oiland-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-andData/Alaska.aspx.
4. Nominations on This Call
Written nominations must be received
no later than September 12, 2014.
Submittals should indicate
‘‘Nominations for Beaufort Sea Lease
Sale 242.’’
Persons or corporations, or other
entities in the oil and gas industry
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘industry’’)
submitting nominations, should
describe explicitly their interest by
ranking the areas nominated according
to priority using five interest
classifications: (1) Critical interest, (2)
PO 00000
Frm 00062
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
44061
high interest, (3) general interest, (4) low
interest, or (5) no interest. The area(s)
nominated must be described accurately
and shown on the large-scale Call map
available at https://www.boem.gov/
ak242. Industry nominations within the
BOEM-defined areas of high petroleum
potential, as identified on Map D in the
document Final Outer Continental Shelf
Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–
2017 (available at https://www.boem.gov/
ak242), need not justify the nomination
further. However, if the nomination is
outside of the BOEM-defined area of
high resource potential, the nominating
party should be as specific as possible
in prioritizing blocks and should be
prepared, if called upon, to supply
geological, geophysical, or economic
information on why such blocks should
be included in Sale 242. Industry
nominators are requested to provide the
telephone number and name of the
individual to contact regarding the
nominations. A representative from
BOEM’s Alaska OCS Regional office
may contact this individual to set up a
mutually agreeable meeting date and
time to review more fully the
nomination.
To avoid inadvertent release of
proprietary information, industry
should mark all documents and every
page containing such information with
‘‘Confidential—Contains Proprietary
Information.’’ To the extent a document
contains a mix of proprietary and
nonproprietary information, industry
should mark clearly which portion of
the document is proprietary and which
is not. The OCSLA states that the
‘‘Secretary shall maintain the
confidentiality of all privileged or
proprietary data or information for such
period of time as is provided for in this
subchapter, established by regulation, or
agreed to by the parties’’ (43 U.S.C.
1344(g)). BOEM considers written
nominations of specific blocks to be
proprietary, and it will not release those
nominations to the public.
5. Exclusion Areas and Other Comments
BOEM is seeking recommendations
on whether to exclude specific blocks or
areas from oil and gas leasing
(hereinafter referred to as ‘‘proposed
exclusion areas’’), or to lease them
under special conditions due to
conflicting values and environmental
concerns. Persons, Federal agencies,
state and local governments, tribes, and
other interested parties (hereinafter
referred to as ‘‘commenters’’) should
indicate proposed exclusion areas or
areas of special concern on the largescale Call map available at https://
www.boem.gov/ak242. Commenters also
may use the interactive map tool for the
E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM
29JYN1
44062
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 2014 / Notices
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Arctic at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-andGas-Energy-Program/Leasing/Five-YearProgram/Lease-Sale-Schedule/
Interactive-Maps.aspx. Commenters are
encouraged to be as specific as possible
in explaining why the area should be
excluded or leased under special
conditions, provide supporting
information, and be prepared to discuss
the proposed exclusion areas with
BOEM. Commenters are requested to
provide the telephone number and
name of the individual to contact
regarding comments. A representative
from BOEM’s Alaska OCS Regional
office may contact this individual to set
up a mutually agreeable meeting date
and time to review more fully the
proposed exclusion areas.
BOEM also is seeking comments and
information from all interested persons
regarding:
• Areas that should receive more
detailed consideration and analysis;
• geological conditions, including
bottom hazards;
• archaeological sites on the seabed
or nearshore;
• other uses of the Program Area,
including navigation and subsistence;
and
• other socioeconomic, biological, or
environmental information.
BOEM received comments on the
Program Area as part of the Five Year
Program approval process. Those
comments included information on the
importance of the Boulder Patch,
Camden Bay, and the Nuiqsut bowhead
whale hunt area near Cross Island.
BOEM will consider information
submitted previously on the Five Year
Program (see section 7. below), but
BOEM encourages persons who
submitted comments on the Five Year
Program to refine their earlier comments
and provide greater detail or new
information, where appropriate,
concerning the importance of these
areas or associated activities.
6. Submissions of Nominations,
Requests for Exclusion Areas, and Other
Comments
Industry representatives who are
nominating area(s) for inclusion in the
sale should send their nominations to:
Chief, Leasing Section, BOEM, Alaska
OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive,
Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–
5823.
Proposals for exclusion areas and
areas of special concern, including
general information from persons,
Federal agencies, state and local
governments, tribes, and other
interested parties, will be accepted only
through https://www.regulations.gov,
using docket designation BOEM–2014–
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:02 Jul 28, 2014
Jkt 232001
0017. All comments received via this
Web site, including names and
addresses of the commenter, are public
and will be posted for public review.
BOEM will not consider anonymous
comments. BOEM will make available
all nonproprietary submissions in their
entirety on https://www.regulations.gov.
However, BOEM will remove
inappropriate content (i.e., contains
vulgar language, personal attacks of any
kind, threats, accusations, obscenity, or
offensive terms that target specific
ethnic or racial groups), or comments
that are off-topic (i.e., not pertinent to
the information requested in the Call).
Groups bundling comments from
multiple individuals are encouraged to
screen comments for inappropriate
content.
7. Tracking Table and Interactive Map
In the Five Year Program, BOEM
established a mitigation/program
tracking table (hereinafter referred to as
‘‘Table’’), which is designed to track the
history and treatment of suggestions for
inclusion or exclusion of acreage,
temporal deferrals, and/or mitigation
from the Five Year Program stage
through the lease sale stage to the plan
stage. The Table will allow commenters
to see how and where their concerns are
considered. The Table also will ensure
that a reasonable concern not suitable
for consideration during one stage will
be considered at an appropriate
subsequent stage. The Table may be
viewed at https://www.boem.gov/Oiland-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/FiveYear-Program/Lease-Sale-Schedule/
Tracking-Table.aspx. Appropriate
suggestions collected during the
comment period on this Call will be
added to the Table and tracked
throughout the process.
Additionally, BOEM has created an
interactive map through the
MarineCadastre.gov Web site for Alaska
at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-GasEnergy-Program/Leasing/Five-YearProgram/Lease-Sale-Schedule/
Interactive-Maps.aspx.
MarineCadastre.gov is an integrated
marine information system that
provides a more comprehensive look at
geospatial data and ongoing activities
and studies occurring in the area being
considered. If persons believe that a
data layer should be added for
consideration, they should provide this
information by following the
commenting instructions above.
Questions about the interactive map
may be addressed to: Chief, Leasing
Section, BOEM, Alaska OCS Region,
3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500,
Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5823, or by
calling (907) 334–5200.
PO 00000
Frm 00063
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
8. Use of Information From This Call
BOEM is undertaking a strategy of
targeted leasing, whereby the BOEM
Director will use the information
provided in response to this Call to
make an Area Identification decision
under 30 CFR 556.26. BOEM will
consider nominations, proposed
exclusion areas, and areas proposed to
receive special consideration and
analysis, in light of resource estimates,
information regarding exploratory
drilling, environmental reviews, and
other relevant information. Using this
information, BOEM plans to target
leasing by proactively determining
which specific portions of the Program
Area offer greater resource potential,
while minimizing potential conflicts
with environmental and subsistence
considerations.
Information submitted in response to
this Call also will be used to:
• Develop potential lease terms and
conditions;
• identify potential use conflicts; and
• assist in the NEPA scoping process.
9. Existing Information
An extensive Environmental Studies
Program, including environmental,
social, and economic studies in the
Beaufort Sea Planning Area, has been
underway in the BOEM Alaska OCS
Region since 1976. The emphasis has
been on environmental characterization
of biologically sensitive habitats, marine
mammals, physical oceanography,
ocean-circulation modeling, subsistence
uses, and ecological and sociocultural
effects of oil and gas activities.
Information on the BOEM
Environmental Studies Program,
completed studies, and a program status
report for continuing studies in this area
is available on the BOEM Web site at
https://www.boem.gov/akstudies, or it
may be obtained from the Chief,
Environmental Sciences Management
Section, Alaska OCS Region, by
telephone request at (907) 334–5200.
NEPA analyses were prepared for
previous OCS lease sales held in the
Beaufort Sea Planning Area. Previous
NEPA analyses for Beaufort Sea lease
sales and other actions are available at
https://www.boem.gov/About-BOEM/
BOEM-Regions/Alaska-Region/
Environment/Environmental-Analysis/
Environmental-Impact-Statementsand—Major-EnvironmentalAssessments.aspx. Currently, 147 active
OCS oil and gas leases exist in the
Beaufort Sea Planning Area,
encompassing an area of approximately
760,000 acres (308,000 hectares).
Information on the leases and other
lease-related activities is available at
E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM
29JYN1
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
0 CEAN
Sfmt 4725
E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM
29JYN1
1:::]2012-2017 Program Area
CJ Official Protraction Diagram
BOEM-Regions/Alaska-Region/Leasingand-Plans/Index.aspx.
Fmt 4703
i2
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P
Frm 00064
NR04-02
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
PO 00000
.
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 2014 / Notices
Jkt 232001
NS05-06
15:02 Jul 28, 2014
44063
EN29JY14.000</GPH>
Chukclii Sea
https://www.boem.gov/About-BOEM/
VerDate Mar<15>2010
Legend
Beaufort Sea Planning Area
Call for Information and
Nominations
Lease Sale 242
OCS Lease Blocks
NS05:-05
NS06-07
NS05"08
NS05~07
NS04-08
NS05-04
NS04-06
NS05:-03
NS04-04
145"\N
150"W
160"W
44064
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 145 / Tuesday, July 29, 2014 / Notices
[FR Doc. 2014–17842 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MR–C
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Parole Commission
Sunshine Act Meeting
Record of Vote of Meeting Closure
(Public Law 94–409) (5 U.S.C. Sec.
552b)
I, Cranston Mitchell, of the United
States Parole Commission, was present
at a meeting of said Commission, which
started at approximately 12:00 p.m., on
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the U.S.
Parole Commission, 90 K Street NE.,
Third Floor, Washington, DC 20530.
The purpose of the meeting was to
discuss one original jurisdiction case
pursuant to 28 CFR Section 2.27. Four
Commissioners were present,
constituting a quorum when the vote to
close the meeting was submitted.
Public announcement further
describing the subject matter of the
meeting and certifications of the Acting
General Counsel that this meeting may
be closed by votes of the Commissioners
present were submitted to the
Commissioners prior to the conduct of
any other business. Upon motion duly
made, seconded, and carried, the
following Commissioners voted that the
meeting be closed: Cranston, Mitchell,
Patricia K. Cushwa, J. Patricia Wilson
Smoot and Charles T. Massarone.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I make this
official record of the vote taken to close
this meeting and authorize this record to
be made available to the public.
1. On page 42833, in the first column,
in the ADDRESSES section, the hyperlink
should read: https://www.copyright.gov/
docs/musiclicensingstudy.
2. On page 42833, in the second
column, in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section, the hyperlink on
lines 29–31 should read: https://
www.copyright.gov/docs/
musiclicensingstudy/comments/
Docket2014_3/.
3. On page 42833, in the second
column, in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section, the hyperlink on
lines 44–45 should read: https://
www.copyright.gov/docs/
musiclicensingstudy/comments/
Docket2014_3/.
[FR Doc. C1–2014–17354 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1505–01–D
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2014–0001]
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
Weeks of July 28, August 4, 11,
18, 25, September 1, 2014.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
DATE:
Week of July 28, 2014
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
[FR Doc. 2014–17909 Filed 7–25–14; 11:15 am]
9:30 a.m. Briefing on Human Capital
and Equal Employment
Opportunity (EEO) (Public Meeting)
(Contact: Kristin Davis, 301–287–
0707).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
1:00 p.m. Briefing on Project Aim 2020
(Closed—Ex. 2).
BILLING CODE 4410–31–P
Week of September 1, 2014—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 1, 2014.
*
*
*
*
*
The schedule for Commission
meetings is subject to change on short
notice. To verify the status of meetings,
call Rochelle Bavol, 301–415–1651.
*
*
*
*
*
The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the Internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
public-meetings/schedule.html.
*
*
*
*
*
The NRC provides reasonable
accommodation to individuals with
disabilities where appropriate. If you
need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in these public meetings, or
need this meeting notice or the
transcript or other information from the
public meetings in another format (e.g.
braille, large print), please notify
Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability
Program Manager, at 301–287–0727, or
by email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@
nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for
reasonable accommodation will be
made on a case-by-case basis.
*
*
*
*
*
Members of the public may request to
receive this information electronically.
If you would like to be added to the
distribution, please contact the Office of
the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555
(301–415–1969), or send an email to
Darlene.Wright@nrc.gov.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Dated: July 23, 2014.
Cranston Mitchell,
Vice Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.
9:00 a.m. Briefing on the Status of
Lessons Learned from the
Fukushima Dai-ichi Accident
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Kevin
Witt, 301–415–2145).
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
U.S. Copyright Office
[Docket No. 2014–03]
Music Licensing Study: Second
Request for Comments
Week of August 4, 2014—Tentative
U.S. Copyright Office, Library
of Congress.
ACTION: Notice of Inquiry.
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 4, 2014.
Correction
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 11, 2014.
AGENCY:
rmajette on DSK2TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Week of August 25, 2014—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 25, 2014.
In notice document 2014–17354
appearing on pages 42833 through
42835 in the issue of Wednesday, July
23, 2014, make the following correction:
VerDate Mar<15>2010
15:02 Jul 28, 2014
Jkt 232001
Week of August 11, 2014—Tentative
Week of August 18, 2014—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of August 18, 2014.
PO 00000
Frm 00065
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Dated: July 24, 2014.
Rochelle C. Bavol,
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2014–17864 Filed 7–25–14; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL
Strategy for American Innovation
Notice of Request for
Information.
ACTION:
The Office of Science and
Technology Policy and the National
Economic Council request public
comments to provide input into an
upcoming update of the Strategy for
American Innovation, which helps to
guide the Administration’s efforts to
promote lasting economic growth and
competitiveness through policies that
support transformative American
SUMMARY:
E:\FR\FM\29JYN1.SGM
29JYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44060-44064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17842]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2014-0017]
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Alaska OCS Region, Beaufort Sea
Planning Area, Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 (Sale 242)
MMAA104000
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Call for Information and Nominations.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This Call for Information and Nominations (hereinafter
referred to as ``Call'') is the initial step in the prelease process
for Sale 242 in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area. The lease sale
presently is scheduled to be held in 2017, as included in the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012-2017
(hereinafter referred to as ``Five Year Program''). The purpose of this
Call is to obtain nominations for leasing in the Beaufort Sea Planning
Area and information on oil and gas leasing, exploration, and
development that might result from an OCS oil and gas lease sale for
the Beaufort Sea Planning Area. The area addressed in this Call
(hereinafter referred to as ``Program Area'') is located offshore the
State of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area (see map included
with this Call). As identified in the Five Year Program, the Program
Area is a sub-area of the larger Beaufort Sea Planning Area.
DATES: All responses to the Call must be received no later than
September 12, 2014.
[[Page 44061]]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael S. Rolland, Chief, Leasing
Section, BOEM, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500,
Anchorage, Alaska 99503-5823, or at (907) 334-5200.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM will not consider areawide leasing for
this sale; this sale (if held) will be conducted under the targeted
leasing model for Alaska, as described in the Five Year Program. This
Call differs from the Call for Information and Nominations for the
Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 237, issued on September 27, 2013, and found in
the Federal Register at 78 FR 59715. Industry should note that for this
Call, if nominations are within the BOEM-defined areas of high
petroleum potential, the nominating party is not required to provide
supporting geological, geophysical, or economic information. However,
if industry nominates an area outside of the BOEM defined high
petroleum potential area, then the company making such a nomination may
be asked by BOEM to support its nomination with geological,
geophysical, or economic information.
In addition to seeking nominations, this Call requests information
concerning:
Geological conditions, including bottom hazards;
archaeological sites on the seabed or nearshore;
multiple uses of the Program Area, including navigation,
recreation, and fisheries; and
other socioeconomic, biological, and environmental
information, including but not limited to, information regarding oil
and gas resource potential, sensitive habitats, subsistence use, unique
conditions, and important other uses of the Program Area.
After BOEM identifies the area for the proposed lease sale based
upon the information and nominations received from this Call, BOEM will
initiate an environmental analysis process in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) through publication of a
Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (NOI/
EIS). BOEM will use the information obtained through this Call and the
Area Identification in developing the proposed action and possible
alternatives to be identified and scoped in the NOI/EIS.
Call for Information and Nominations
1. Authority
This Call is published pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331-1356), and the
regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR part 556).
2. Purpose of This Call
The purpose of this Call is to gather information to determine the
Area Identification for Sale 242 under 30 CFR 556.26. BOEM seeks
information and nominations on oil and gas leasing, exploration, and
development and production in the Program Area from all interested
parties. This early planning and consultation step is important to
ensure that all interests and concerns are communicated to the U.S.
Department of the Interior for consideration in future decisions in the
leasing process, pursuant to OCSLA and the regulations at 30 CFR part
556.
3. Description of Program Area
The Program Area is located offshore the State of Alaska in the
Beaufort Sea Planning Area. The Beaufort Sea Planning Area extends from
the 3-nautical mile (4.8 kilometers [km]) limit of State of Alaska
waters northward to latitude 75[deg] N. on the west (west of longitude
148[deg] W.) or to latitude 74[deg] N on the east (east of longitude
148[deg] W.) (see map included with this notice). The planning area
extends from longitude 156[deg] W. (roughly north of the village of
Barrow) on the west to the Canadian maritime boundary. As depicted on
the page-size map accompanying this Call, the Program Area, which is a
subset of the planning area, extends offshore from about 3 nautical
miles to approximately 280 nautical miles, in water depths from
approximately 25 feet to more than 14,000 feet. This area consists of
approximately 11,800 whole and partial blocks (about 64.8 million
acres, or 26.2 million hectares). A large-scale Call map showing the
boundaries and blocks of the Beaufort Sea Program Area is available
without charge on the BOEM Web site at https://www.boem.gov/ak242.
Copies of Official Protraction Diagrams also are available without
charge on the Web site at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/Alaska.aspx.
4. Nominations on This Call
Written nominations must be received no later than September 12,
2014. Submittals should indicate ``Nominations for Beaufort Sea Lease
Sale 242.''
Persons or corporations, or other entities in the oil and gas
industry (hereinafter referred to as ``industry'') submitting
nominations, should describe explicitly their interest by ranking the
areas nominated according to priority using five interest
classifications: (1) Critical interest, (2) high interest, (3) general
interest, (4) low interest, or (5) no interest. The area(s) nominated
must be described accurately and shown on the large-scale Call map
available at https://www.boem.gov/ak242. Industry nominations within the
BOEM-defined areas of high petroleum potential, as identified on Map D
in the document Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
Program for 2012-2017 (available at https://www.boem.gov/ak242), need
not justify the nomination further. However, if the nomination is
outside of the BOEM-defined area of high resource potential, the
nominating party should be as specific as possible in prioritizing
blocks and should be prepared, if called upon, to supply geological,
geophysical, or economic information on why such blocks should be
included in Sale 242. Industry nominators are requested to provide the
telephone number and name of the individual to contact regarding the
nominations. A representative from BOEM's Alaska OCS Regional office
may contact this individual to set up a mutually agreeable meeting date
and time to review more fully the nomination.
To avoid inadvertent release of proprietary information, industry
should mark all documents and every page containing such information
with ``Confidential--Contains Proprietary Information.'' To the extent
a document contains a mix of proprietary and nonproprietary
information, industry should mark clearly which portion of the document
is proprietary and which is not. The OCSLA states that the ``Secretary
shall maintain the confidentiality of all privileged or proprietary
data or information for such period of time as is provided for in this
subchapter, established by regulation, or agreed to by the parties''
(43 U.S.C. 1344(g)). BOEM considers written nominations of specific
blocks to be proprietary, and it will not release those nominations to
the public.
5. Exclusion Areas and Other Comments
BOEM is seeking recommendations on whether to exclude specific
blocks or areas from oil and gas leasing (hereinafter referred to as
``proposed exclusion areas''), or to lease them under special
conditions due to conflicting values and environmental concerns.
Persons, Federal agencies, state and local governments, tribes, and
other interested parties (hereinafter referred to as ``commenters'')
should indicate proposed exclusion areas or areas of special concern on
the large-scale Call map available at https://www.boem.gov/ak242.
Commenters also may use the interactive map tool for the
[[Page 44062]]
Arctic at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/Five-Year-Program/Lease-Sale-Schedule/Interactive-Maps.aspx. Commenters are
encouraged to be as specific as possible in explaining why the area
should be excluded or leased under special conditions, provide
supporting information, and be prepared to discuss the proposed
exclusion areas with BOEM. Commenters are requested to provide the
telephone number and name of the individual to contact regarding
comments. A representative from BOEM's Alaska OCS Regional office may
contact this individual to set up a mutually agreeable meeting date and
time to review more fully the proposed exclusion areas.
BOEM also is seeking comments and information from all interested
persons regarding:
Areas that should receive more detailed consideration and
analysis;
geological conditions, including bottom hazards;
archaeological sites on the seabed or nearshore;
other uses of the Program Area, including navigation and
subsistence; and
other socioeconomic, biological, or environmental
information.
BOEM received comments on the Program Area as part of the Five Year
Program approval process. Those comments included information on the
importance of the Boulder Patch, Camden Bay, and the Nuiqsut bowhead
whale hunt area near Cross Island. BOEM will consider information
submitted previously on the Five Year Program (see section 7. below),
but BOEM encourages persons who submitted comments on the Five Year
Program to refine their earlier comments and provide greater detail or
new information, where appropriate, concerning the importance of these
areas or associated activities.
6. Submissions of Nominations, Requests for Exclusion Areas, and Other
Comments
Industry representatives who are nominating area(s) for inclusion
in the sale should send their nominations to: Chief, Leasing Section,
BOEM, Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage,
Alaska 99503-5823.
Proposals for exclusion areas and areas of special concern,
including general information from persons, Federal agencies, state and
local governments, tribes, and other interested parties, will be
accepted only through https://www.regulations.gov, using docket
designation BOEM-2014-0017. All comments received via this Web site,
including names and addresses of the commenter, are public and will be
posted for public review. BOEM will not consider anonymous comments.
BOEM will make available all nonproprietary submissions in their
entirety on https://www.regulations.gov. However, BOEM will remove
inappropriate content (i.e., contains vulgar language, personal attacks
of any kind, threats, accusations, obscenity, or offensive terms that
target specific ethnic or racial groups), or comments that are off-
topic (i.e., not pertinent to the information requested in the Call).
Groups bundling comments from multiple individuals are encouraged to
screen comments for inappropriate content.
7. Tracking Table and Interactive Map
In the Five Year Program, BOEM established a mitigation/program
tracking table (hereinafter referred to as ``Table''), which is
designed to track the history and treatment of suggestions for
inclusion or exclusion of acreage, temporal deferrals, and/or
mitigation from the Five Year Program stage through the lease sale
stage to the plan stage. The Table will allow commenters to see how and
where their concerns are considered. The Table also will ensure that a
reasonable concern not suitable for consideration during one stage will
be considered at an appropriate subsequent stage. The Table may be
viewed at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/Five-Year-Program/Lease-Sale-Schedule/Tracking-Table.aspx. Appropriate
suggestions collected during the comment period on this Call will be
added to the Table and tracked throughout the process.
Additionally, BOEM has created an interactive map through the
MarineCadastre.gov Web site for Alaska at https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/Five-Year-Program/Lease-Sale-Schedule/Interactive-Maps.aspx. MarineCadastre.gov is an integrated marine
information system that provides a more comprehensive look at
geospatial data and ongoing activities and studies occurring in the
area being considered. If persons believe that a data layer should be
added for consideration, they should provide this information by
following the commenting instructions above. Questions about the
interactive map may be addressed to: Chief, Leasing Section, BOEM,
Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska
99503-5823, or by calling (907) 334-5200.
8. Use of Information From This Call
BOEM is undertaking a strategy of targeted leasing, whereby the
BOEM Director will use the information provided in response to this
Call to make an Area Identification decision under 30 CFR 556.26. BOEM
will consider nominations, proposed exclusion areas, and areas proposed
to receive special consideration and analysis, in light of resource
estimates, information regarding exploratory drilling, environmental
reviews, and other relevant information. Using this information, BOEM
plans to target leasing by proactively determining which specific
portions of the Program Area offer greater resource potential, while
minimizing potential conflicts with environmental and subsistence
considerations.
Information submitted in response to this Call also will be used
to:
Develop potential lease terms and conditions;
identify potential use conflicts; and
assist in the NEPA scoping process.
9. Existing Information
An extensive Environmental Studies Program, including
environmental, social, and economic studies in the Beaufort Sea
Planning Area, has been underway in the BOEM Alaska OCS Region since
1976. The emphasis has been on environmental characterization of
biologically sensitive habitats, marine mammals, physical oceanography,
ocean-circulation modeling, subsistence uses, and ecological and
sociocultural effects of oil and gas activities. Information on the
BOEM Environmental Studies Program, completed studies, and a program
status report for continuing studies in this area is available on the
BOEM Web site at https://www.boem.gov/akstudies, or it may be obtained
from the Chief, Environmental Sciences Management Section, Alaska OCS
Region, by telephone request at (907) 334-5200.
NEPA analyses were prepared for previous OCS lease sales held in
the Beaufort Sea Planning Area. Previous NEPA analyses for Beaufort Sea
lease sales and other actions are available at https://www.boem.gov/
About-BOEM/BOEM-Regions/Alaska-Region/Environment/Environmental-
Analysis/Environmental-Impact-Statements-and_Major-Environmental-
Assessments.aspx. Currently, 147 active OCS oil and gas leases exist in
the Beaufort Sea Planning Area, encompassing an area of approximately
760,000 acres (308,000 hectares). Information on the leases and other
lease-related activities is available at
[[Page 44063]]
https://www.boem.gov/About-BOEM/BOEM-Regions/Alaska-Region/Leasing-and-Plans/Index.aspx.
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TN29JY14.000
[[Page 44064]]
[FR Doc. 2014-17842 Filed 7-28-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-MR-C
