Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226, 53563-53564 [2015-22055]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices continue beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 17, 2015. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EASTERN). Location: The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, 3rd Floor, The Richard L. Hurlbut Memorial Hall, 1201 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. Agenda: The National Park System Advisory Board and its National Historic Landmarks Committee may consider the following nominations: Connecticut JAMES MERRILL HOUSE, Stonington, CT THE STEWARD’S HOUSE, FOREIGN MISSION SCHOOL, Cornwall, CT Florida NORMAN STUDIOS, Jacksonville, FL Indiana ATHENAEUM (DAS DEUTSCHE HAUS), Indianapolis, IN Michigan GAUKLER POINTE (EDSEL AND ELEANOR FORD HOUSE), Macomb County, MI Mississippi MISSISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL, Jackson, MS New York ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH AND COMMUNITY HOUSE, New York, NY Ohio ZOAR HISTORIC DISTRICT, Zoar, OH Wisconsin MAN MOUND, Sauk County, WI Wyoming AMES MONUMENT, Albany County, WY HELL GAP PALEOINDIAN SITE, Goshen County, WY Proposed Amendments to Existing Designations: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Maryland MONOCACY BATTLEFIELD, City of Frederick and Frederick County, MD (updated documentation and boundary revision) Ohio JAMES A. GARFIELD HOME, Mentor, OH (updated documentation) WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT HOME, Cincinnati, OH (updated documentation and name change) The committee may also consider the following historic trail: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 LEWIS AND CLARK EASTERN LEGACY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Henry, Historian, National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 354–2216 or email: Patty_Henry@ nps.gov. The purpose of the meeting of the National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board is to evaluate nominations of historic properties in order to advise the National Park System Advisory Board of the qualifications of each property being proposed for National Historic Landmark designation, and to make recommendations regarding the possible designation of those properties as National Historic Landmarks to the National Park System Advisory Board at a subsequent meeting at a place and time to be determined. The Committee also makes recommendations to the National Park System Advisory Board regarding amendments to existing designations and proposals for withdrawal of designation. The members of the National Historic Landmarks Committee are: Dr. Stephen Pitti, Chair Dr. James M. Allan Dr. Cary Carson Dr. Yong Chen Mr. Douglas Harris Ms. Mary Hopkins Mr. Luis Hoyos, AIA Dr. Sarah A. Leavitt Dr. Barbara J. Mills Dr. Michael E. Stevens Dr. Amber Wiley Dr. David Young The meeting will be open to the public. Pursuant to 36 CFR part 65, any member of the public may file, for consideration by the National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board, written comments concerning the National Historic Landmarks nominations, amendments to existing designations, or proposals for withdrawal of designation. Comments should be submitted to J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, email: Paul_ Loether@nps.gov. Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53563 your personal identifying information— may be made publicly available at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: August 31, 2015. Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–21952 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [MMAA104000] Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas 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 Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226. The Final Supplemental EIS provides a discussion of potential significant impacts of the proposed actions, provides an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed actions, and identifies the Bureau’s preferred alternatives. This Final Supplemental EIS updates the environmental and socioeconomic analyses for proposed CPA and EPA sales evaluated in the following EISs: • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2012–2017; Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248; Central Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 247, Final Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2012– 019) (2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale EIS); • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014; Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233; Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2013– 0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS); • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale: 2015–2017; the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2014 and 2016, Eastern Planning Area SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1 53564 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices Lease Sales 225 and 226, Final Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2013–200) (EPA 225/226 EIS); and • Central Planning Area Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247; Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2014–010) (CPA 235, 241 and 247 Supplemental EIS). The Final Supplemental EIS is available on the Bureau’s Web site at https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM will distribute primarily digital copies of the Final Supplemental EIS on compact discs. You may request a paper copy, compact disc, or the location of a library with a digital copy of the Final Supplemental EIS from BOEM, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information Office (GM 250C), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– GULF). Mr. Gary D. Goeke, BOEM, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Office of Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or by email at cpa241-epa226@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504–736–3233. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and the Department of the Interior’s NEPA implementing regulations at 43 CFR 46.415. Dated: August 3, 2015. Abigail Ross Hopper, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2015–22055 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM–2015– 0094;MMAA104000] Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability and Announcement of Public Meetings and Comment Period for the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 for the proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas Western Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 248 (WPA Sale 248). WPA Sale 248 is tentatively scheduled for August 2016. The Draft Supplemental EIS provides a discussion of the potential significant impacts of the proposed action and an analysis of reasonable alternatives to the proposed action; it considers new information made available since completion of earlier EISs related to WPA Sale 248. The prior EISs supplemented by the Draft Supplemental EIS are available at: https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. This Notice of Availability (NOA) serves to announce the beginning of the public comment period for the Draft Supplemental EIS. Public Availability: In keeping with the Department of the Interior’s mission to protect natural resources and to limit costs, while ensuring availability of the document to the public, the Draft Supplemental EIS and associated information are available on BOEM’s Web site at https://www.boem.gov/ nepaprocess/. BOEM will also distribute digital copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS on compact discs. You may request a paper copy or the location of a library with a digital copy of the Draft Supplemental EIS from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public Information Office (GM 250C), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– GULF). DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than October 19, 2015. As described below in the ‘‘Comments’’ section, public comments may also be submitted at public meetings being held on September 22 and 23, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the WPA 248 Draft Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Office of Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, or by email at wpa248@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504–736–3233. Comments: Federal, State, Tribal, and local governments and/or agencies and the public (including persons and organizations who may be interested or affected) may submit written comments on the WPA 248 Draft Supplemental EIS through the following methods: 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. In the field ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ enter ‘‘Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, Outer PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Continental Shelf; Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248’’ (note: it is important to include the quotation marks in your search terms), and then click ‘‘search’’. Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this notice; 2. U.S. mail, in an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments for the Draft WPA 248 Supplemental EIS’’ and addressed to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Environmental Assessment Section, Office of Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. To be considered, comments must be postmarked by the last day of the comment period provided in the ‘‘Dates’’ section above; or 3. Email to: wpa248@boem.gov. BOEM will also hold public meetings to solicit comments regarding the WPA 248 Draft Supplemental EIS. The meetings are scheduled as follows: Houston, Texas: Tuesday September 22, 2015, Hilton Garden Inn Houston/ Bush Intercontinental Airport, 15400 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77032, one meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. New Orleans, Louisiana: Wednesday, September 23, 2015, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123, one meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. Public Disclosure of Names and Addresses: Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: This NOA is consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA) and the regulations implementing NEPA, and is published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415 and 46.435. Dated: August 17, 2015. Abigail Ross Hopper, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2015–22071 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53563-53564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-22055]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[MMAA104000]


Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Central 
Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and Eastern Planning Area Lease 
Sale 226

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

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Final Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Gulf of Mexico Outer 
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 
247 and Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226. The Final Supplemental 
EIS provides a discussion of potential significant impacts of the 
proposed actions, provides an analysis of reasonable alternatives to 
the proposed actions, and identifies the Bureau's preferred 
alternatives. This Final Supplemental EIS updates the environmental and 
socioeconomic analyses for proposed CPA and EPA sales evaluated in the 
following EISs:
     Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2012-2017; 
Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248; Central 
Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 247, Final 
Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2012-019) (2012-2017 
WPA/CPA Multisale EIS);
     Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2013-2014; 
Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233; Central Planning Area Lease Sale 
231, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 
2013-0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS);
     Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale: 2015-2017; the 
Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2014 and 2016, Eastern 
Planning Area

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Lease Sales 225 and 226, Final Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/
EA BOEM 2013-200) (EPA 225/226 EIS); and
     Central Planning Area Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247; Draft 
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2014-010) 
(CPA 235, 241 and 247 Supplemental EIS).
    The Final Supplemental EIS is available on the Bureau's Web site at 
https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM will distribute primarily 
digital copies of the Final Supplemental EIS on compact discs. You may 
request a paper copy, compact disc, or the location of a library with a 
digital copy of the Final Supplemental EIS from BOEM, Gulf of Mexico 
OCS Region, Public Information Office (GM 250C), 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 (1-800-200-
GULF).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gary D. Goeke, BOEM, Gulf of 
Mexico OCS Region, Office of Environment (GM 623E), 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 or by email at cpa241-epa226@boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 504-
736-3233.

    Authority: This NOA is published pursuant to the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.), and the Department of the Interior's NEPA implementing 
regulations at 43 CFR 46.415.

    Dated: August 3, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-22055 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am]
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