Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand Resources in the Martin County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida, 32576-32577 [2017-14867]

Download as PDF 32576 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 134 / Friday, July 14, 2017 / Notices the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and was necessary to determine Individual and Tribal Trust lands. The lands we surveyed are: mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES Black Hills Meridian, South Dakota T. 7 N., R. 21 E. 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[FR Doc. 2017–14757 Filed 7–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand Resources in the Martin County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida MMAA104000 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision. AGENCY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) that documents BOEM’s decision to authorize the use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand resources by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District in the Martin County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project, Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. BOEM will enter into a negotiated agreement with the USACE and Martin County and make available OCS sand for use in the Martin County HSDR project. ADDRESSES: The ROD is available at BOEM’s Web site at https:// www.boem.gov/Florida-Projects/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Chief, Division of Environmental Assessment, Office of Environmental Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM OEP, Sterling, VA 20166, (703) 787–1703; jill.lewandowski@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental impacts of dredging and the placement of OCS sand along the Martin County shoreline have been evaluated in several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. The most recent Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) was prepared in 2011 by the USACE with BOEM as a cooperating agency. The SEIS tiered directly from the USACE 1986 Feasibility Report and Final EIS and 1994 General Design Memorandum and SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Environmental Assessment. These previous NEPA documents evaluated a suite of structural and non-structural alternatives to address HSDR needs in Martin County, Florida. In its February 2012 ROD, the Corps selected its preferred alternative to construct the Martin County HSDR Project, including use of OCS sand from the C1–B borrow area for the remaining life of the Federal project through 2046. A ROD was signed by BOEM in March 2012 for use of 1,000,000 cubic yards (CY) of OCS sand resources from C1–B to support nourishment of the Martin County project in 2012. In accordance with 40 CFR 1502.9 and 43 CFR 46.120, BOEM has reviewed all existing NEPA documents and independently determined that existing environmental analyses adequately assess impacts of the proposed action. There are no changes to the proposed action, no new circumstances, and no new information that would result in significantly different environmental effects and warrant supplementation of the existing SEIS. The 2011 SEIS adequately assessed the physical, biological, and social/human impacts of the proposed project and considered a range of alternatives, including a no-action alternative. The USACE Jacksonville District and Martin County Board of Commissioners (non-federal sponsor) have since requested that BOEM authorize the use of up to 1,000,000 CY of additional OCS sand resources from C1–B to support nourishment of the Martin County HSDR project. The project proponents propose to nourish a 4-mile stretch of Hutchinson Island, Florida, creating a sea-turtle friendly beach template using sand from shoal C1–B. BOEM and the USACE will enter into a negotiated agreement authorizing the use of up to 1,000,000 CY of OCS sand from the C1– B borrow area. This decision is for the authorization of the proposed use of OCS sand for the Martin County HSDR Project in 2017 and may also apply to future use of OCS sand resources if BOEM determines the existing NEPA analysis is still adequate and supplementation is not warranted. Under the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)), BOEM can convey, on a noncompetitive basis, the rights to use OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources for use in a program for shore protection, beach restoration, or coastal wetland restoration undertaken by a Federal, state, or local government agency (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)). The ROD discloses BOEM’s decision, articulates the basis for the decision, summarizes the alternatives considered by BOEM, and identifies the E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 134 / Friday, July 14, 2017 / Notices environmentally preferable alternative and the mitigation measures BOEM is adopting. The USACE is committed to implementing the mitigation measures and monitoring requirements deemed practicable to avoid or minimize environmental harm. The mitigation measures and monitoring requirements are identified in BOEM’s ROD and will be incorporated into the negotiated agreement between BOEM, the USACE, and Martin County. Authority: This Notice of Availability is published pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1506.6) implementing the provisions of the NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Dated: July 11, 2017. Walter D. Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2017–14867 Filed 7–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 249 MMAA104000 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Final Notice of Sale. AGENCY: On Wednesday, August 16, 2017, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will open and publicly announce bids received for blocks offered in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Regionwide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 249 (GOM Regionwide Sale 249), in accordance with the provisions of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended, and the implementing regulations issued pursuant thereto. The GOM Regionwide Sale 249 Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package contains information essential to potential bidders. DATES: Public bid reading for GOM Regionwide Sale 249 will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana. The venue will not be open to the general public, media, or industry. Instead, the bid opening will be available for public viewing on BOEM’s Web site at www.boem.gov via live-streaming video beginning at 9:00 a.m. on the date of the sale. BOEM will also post the results on its Web site after bid opening and reading are completed. All times referred to in this document are Central Standard Time, unless otherwise specified. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Jul 13, 2017 Jkt 241001 Bid Submission Deadline: BOEM must receive all sealed bids between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on normal working days, or from 8:00 a.m. to the Bid Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017, the day before the lease sale. For more information on bid submission, see Section VII, ‘‘Bidding Instructions,’’ of this document. Bonus Bid Deposits: Bonus bid deposits must be electronically deposited into an interest-bearing account in the U.S. Treasury by 11:00 a.m. on the day after the bid reading, August 17, 2017. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may download the Final NOS package from BOEM’s Web site at https:// www.boem.gov/Sale-249/. Copies of the sale maps may be obtained by contacting the BOEM GOM Region at: Gulf of Mexico Region Public Information Office, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, tel. (504) 736–2519 or (800) 200–GULF. Mailed bids should be addressed to: Attention: Leasing and Financial Responsibility Section, BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard WS–266A, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394, noting: Contains Sealed Bids for GOM Regionwide Sale 249, Please deliver to Ms. Cindy Thibodeaux or Mr. Greg Purvis. Geophysical Data and Information Statements (GDIS) must be submitted to: BOEM, Resource Studies, GM 881A, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70123–2304. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. David Diamond, Chief, Leasing Division, 703–787–1776, david.diamond@boem.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents This Final NOS includes the following sections: I. Lease Sale Area II. Statutes and Regulations III. Lease Terms and Economic Conditions IV. Lease Stipulations V. Information to Lessees VI. Maps VII. Bidding Instructions VIII. Bidding Rules and Restrictions IX. Forms X. The Lease Sale XI. Delay of Sale I. Lease Sale Area Blocks Offered for Leasing: BOEM will offer for bid in this lease sale all of the available unleased acreage in the GOM, except those blocks listed in ‘‘Blocks Not Offered for Leasing.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 32577 Blocks Not Offered for Leasing: The following whole and partial blocks are not offered for lease in this sale. The BOEM Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs) and Supplemental Official Block Diagrams are available online at https:// www.boem.gov/Maps-and-GIS-Data/. Whole and partial blocks that lie within the boundaries of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (in the East and West Flower Garden Banks and the Stetson Bank), identified in the following list: High Island, East Addition, South Extension (Leasing Map TX7C) Whole Block: A–398 Partial Blocks: A–366, A–367, A–374, A–375, A–383, A–384, A–385, A– 388, A–389, A–397, A–399, A–401 High Island, South Addition (Leasing Map TX7B) Partial Blocks: A–502, A–513 Garden Banks (OPD NG15–02) Partial Blocks: 134, 135 Blocks that are adjacent to or beyond the United States Exclusive Economic Zone in the area known as the northern portion of the Eastern Gap: Lund South (OPD NG 16–07) Whole Blocks: 128, 129, 169 through 173, 208 through 217, 248 through 261, 293 through 305, and 349 Henderson (OPD NG 16–05) Whole Blocks: 466, 508 through 510, 551 through 554, 594 through 599, 637 through 643, 679 through 687, 722 through 731, 764 through 775, 807 through 819, 849 through 862, 891 through 905, 933 through 949, and 975 through 992 Partial Blocks: 467, 511, 555, 556, 600, 644, 688, 732, 776, 777, 820, 821, 863, 864, 906, 907, 950, 993, and 994 Florida Plain (OPD NG 16–08) Whole Blocks: 5 through 24, 46 through 67, 89 through 110, 133 through 154, 177 through 197, 221 through 240, 265 through 283, 309 through 327, and 363 through 370 All whole or partial blocks deferred by the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, Public Law 109–432: Pensacola (OPD NH 16–05) Whole Blocks: 751 through 754, 793 through 798, 837 through 842, 881 through 886, 925 through 930, and 969 through 975 Destin Dome (OPD NH 16–08) Whole Blocks: 1 through 7, 45 through 51, 89 through 96, 133 through 140, 177 through 184, 221 through 228, 265 through 273, 309 through 317, 353 through 361, 397 through 405, 441 through 450, 485 through 494, 529 through 538, 573 through 582, 617 through 627, 661 through 671, 705 through 715, 749 E:\FR\FM\14JYN1.SGM 14JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32576-32577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-14867]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Use of Outer Continental Shelf Sand Resources in the Martin 
County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, Hutchinson Island, 
Martin County, Florida

MMAA104000

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the 
availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) that documents BOEM's 
decision to authorize the use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand 
resources by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville 
District in the Martin County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction 
(HSDR) Project, Hutchinson Island, Martin County, Florida. BOEM will 
enter into a negotiated agreement with the USACE and Martin County and 
make available OCS sand for use in the Martin County HSDR project.

ADDRESSES: The ROD is available at BOEM's Web site at https://www.boem.gov/Florida-Projects/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Lewandowski, Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, Chief, Division of Environmental Assessment, Office 
of Environmental Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM OEP, Sterling, VA 
20166, (703) 787-1703; jill.lewandowski@boem.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental impacts of dredging and 
the placement of OCS sand along the Martin County shoreline have been 
evaluated in several National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
documents. The most recent Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement 
(SEIS) was prepared in 2011 by the USACE with BOEM as a cooperating 
agency. The SEIS tiered directly from the USACE 1986 Feasibility Report 
and Final EIS and 1994 General Design Memorandum and Environmental 
Assessment. These previous NEPA documents evaluated a suite of 
structural and non-structural alternatives to address HSDR needs in 
Martin County, Florida. In its February 2012 ROD, the Corps selected 
its preferred alternative to construct the Martin County HSDR Project, 
including use of OCS sand from the C1-B borrow area for the remaining 
life of the Federal project through 2046. A ROD was signed by BOEM in 
March 2012 for use of 1,000,000 cubic yards (CY) of OCS sand resources 
from C1-B to support nourishment of the Martin County project in 2012. 
In accordance with 40 CFR 1502.9 and 43 CFR 46.120, BOEM has reviewed 
all existing NEPA documents and independently determined that existing 
environmental analyses adequately assess impacts of the proposed 
action. There are no changes to the proposed action, no new 
circumstances, and no new information that would result in 
significantly different environmental effects and warrant 
supplementation of the existing SEIS. The 2011 SEIS adequately assessed 
the physical, biological, and social/human impacts of the proposed 
project and considered a range of alternatives, including a no-action 
alternative.
    The USACE Jacksonville District and Martin County Board of 
Commissioners (non-federal sponsor) have since requested that BOEM 
authorize the use of up to 1,000,000 CY of additional OCS sand 
resources from C1-B to support nourishment of the Martin County HSDR 
project. The project proponents propose to nourish a 4-mile stretch of 
Hutchinson Island, Florida, creating a sea-turtle friendly beach 
template using sand from shoal C1-B. BOEM and the USACE will enter into 
a negotiated agreement authorizing the use of up to 1,000,000 CY of OCS 
sand from the C1-B borrow area. This decision is for the authorization 
of the proposed use of OCS sand for the Martin County HSDR Project in 
2017 and may also apply to future use of OCS sand resources if BOEM 
determines the existing NEPA analysis is still adequate and 
supplementation is not warranted. Under the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1337(k)(2)), BOEM can convey, on a noncompetitive basis, the rights to 
use OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources for use in a program for shore 
protection, beach restoration, or coastal wetland restoration 
undertaken by a Federal, state, or local government agency (43 U.S.C. 
1337(k)(2)).
    The ROD discloses BOEM's decision, articulates the basis for the 
decision, summarizes the alternatives considered by BOEM, and 
identifies the

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environmentally preferable alternative and the mitigation measures BOEM 
is adopting. The USACE is committed to implementing the mitigation 
measures and monitoring requirements deemed practicable to avoid or 
minimize environmental harm. The mitigation measures and monitoring 
requirements are identified in BOEM's ROD and will be incorporated into 
the negotiated agreement between BOEM, the USACE, and Martin County.

    Authority:  This Notice of Availability is published pursuant to 
the regulations (40 CFR 1506.6) implementing the provisions of the 
NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

    Dated: July 11, 2017.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-14867 Filed 7-13-17; 8:45 am]
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