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Dated: October 15, 2018.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC’s
Proposed Wind Energy Facility
Offshore Rhode Island and
Massachusetts
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
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Consistent with the
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) is announcing its intent to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the review of a
Construction and Operations Plan (COP)
submitted by Deepwater Wind South
Fork, LLC (DWSF) that would allow it
to construct and operate up to 15
turbines, an electric service platform
offshore Rhode Island and
Massachusetts and an export cable to
East Hampton, New York. This Notice of
Intent (NOI) serves to announce the EIS
scoping process for the DWSF COP.
Detailed information about the proposed
wind energy facility, including the COP,
can be found on BOEM’s website at:
https://www.boem.gov/South-Fork/.
DATES: Comments should be submitted
no later than November 19, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the DWSF COP EIS, the
submission of comments, or BOEM’s
policies associated with this notice,
please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM
Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1340 or
michelle.morin@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: The proposed action
is the construction and operation of a
wind energy facility as described in the
COP submitted by DWSF on Lease Area
OCS–A 0486. In its COP, DWSF is
proposing the construction and
operation of up to 15 turbines, an
electric service platform offshore Rhode
Island and Massachusetts and an export
cable to East Hampton, New York.
Foundations would likely be monopiles,
jackets, gravity-based foundations or a
combination of these.
Once BOEM completes the EIS and
associated consultations, BOEM will
decide whether to approve, approve
with modification, or disapprove the
DWSF COP. If BOEM approves the COP
and the proposed facility is constructed,
the lessee must submit a plan to
decommission the facilities before the
end of the lease term.
Scoping Process: This NOI
commences the public scoping process
for identifying issues and potential
alternatives for consideration in the
DWSF COP EIS. Throughout the scoping
process, Federal agencies, state, tribal,
and local governments, and the general
public have the opportunity to help
BOEM determine significant resources
and issues, impact-producing factors,
reasonable alternatives (e.g., size,
geographic, seasonal, or other
restrictions on construction and siting of
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facilities and activities), and potential
mitigation measures to be analyzed in
the EIS, as well as provide additional
information. BOEM will also use the
NEPA commenting process to initiate
the Section 106 consultation process
under the National Historic Preservation
Act (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), as
permitted by 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3).
Through this notice, BOEM additionally
intends to inform its Section 106
consultation by seeking public comment
and input regarding the identification of
historic properties or potential effects to
historic properties from activities
associated with approval of the DWSF
COP.
Pursuant to the regulations
implementing NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), BOEM will hold public scoping
meetings for the DWSF COP. BOEM’s
scoping meetings will be held at the
following places and times:
• Amagansett, New York: Monday,
November 5, 2018; American Legion
Post 419, 15 Montauk Highway (across
from Brent’s), Amagansett, New York
11930; Open House 5:00–8:00 p.m.;
Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
• New Bedford, Massachusetts:
Wednesday, November 7, 2018;
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
School for Marine Science and
Technology East, 836 South Rodney
French Boulevard, New Bedford,
Massachusetts 02744; Open House 5:00–
8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00
p.m.
• Narragansett, Rhode Island:
Thursday, November 8, 2018;
Narragansett Community Center, 53
Mumford Road, Narragansett, Rhode
Island 02882; Open House 5:00–8:00
p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites
other Federal agencies and state, tribal,
and local governments to consider
becoming cooperating agencies in the
preparation of its EIS analyzing the
proposed DWSF COP. According to
Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) guidelines, qualified agencies and
governments are those with
‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
expertise.’’ Potential cooperating
agencies should consider their authority
and capacity to assume the
responsibilities of a cooperating agency,
and should be aware that an agency’s
role in the environmental analysis
neither enlarges nor diminishes the final
decision-making authority of any other
agency involved in the NEPA process.
Upon request, BOEM will provide
potential cooperating agencies with a
written summary of expectations for
cooperating agencies, including time
schedules and critical action dates,
milestones, responsibilities, scope and
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detail of cooperating agencies’
contributions, and availability of predecisional information. BOEM
anticipates this summary will form the
basis for a Memorandum of Agreement
between BOEM and any non-Interior
Department cooperating agency.
Agencies should also consider the
‘‘Factors for Determining Cooperating
Agency Status’’ in Attachment 1 to
CEQ’s January 30, 2002, Memorandum
for the Heads of Federal Agencies:
Cooperating Agencies in Implementing
the Procedural Requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act. This
document is available on the internet at:
https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/
nepapub/nepa_documents/RedDont/GCEQ-CoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. BOEM,
as the lead agency, will not provide
financial assistance to cooperating
agencies.
Even if a governmental entity is not a
cooperating agency, it will have
opportunities to provide information
and comments to BOEM during the
public input stages of the NEPA process.
Comments: Federal agencies, tribal,
state, and local governments, and other
interested parties are requested to
comment on the scope of this EIS,
significant issues that should be
addressed, and alternatives that should
be considered. Comments can be
submitted in any of the following ways:
1. In written form, delivered by hand
or by mail, enclosed in an envelope
labeled, ‘‘Deepwater Wind South Fork
COP EIS’’ and addressed to Program
Manager, Office of Renewable Energy,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
45600 Woodland Road, Sterling,
Virginia 20166. Comments must be
received or postmarked no later than
November 19, 2018; or
2. Through the regulations.gov web
portal: Navigate to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. BOEM–2018–0010. Click on
the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the right
of the document link. Enter your
information and comment, then click
‘‘Submit.’’
BOEM does not consider anonymous
comments. Please include your name
and address as part of your submittal.
BOEM makes all comments, including
the names and addresses of
respondents, available for public review
online and during regular business
hours. Individual respondents may
request that BOEM withhold their
names or addresses from the public
record; however, BOEM cannot
guarantee that it will be able to do so.
If you wish your name or address to be
withheld, you must state your
preference prominently at the beginning
of your comment. All submissions from
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organizations or businesses and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses will be
made available for public inspection in
their entirety.
Authority: This NOI is published
pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR
1501.7) implementing the provisions of
NEPA.
Dated: October 12, 2018.
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
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Certain LTE- and 3G-Compliant
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AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
September 14, 2018, under section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
on behalf of INVT SPE LLC of San
Francisco, California. The complaint
alleges violations of section 337 based
upon the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain LTE- and 3Gcompliant cellular communications
devices by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
6,760,590 (‘‘the ’590 patent’’); U.S.
Patent No. 7,206,587 (‘‘the ’587 patent’’);
U.S. Patent No. 7,764,711 (‘‘the ’711
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 7,848,439 (‘‘the
’439 patent’’); and U.S. Patent No.
7,339,949 (‘‘the ’949 patent’’). The
complaint further alleges that an
industry in the United States exists as
required by the applicable Federal
Statute.
The complainant requests that the
Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue a
limited exclusion order and cease and
desist orders.
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any confidential information contained
therein, is available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Room
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(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
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with mobility impairments who will
need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–
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record for this investigation may be
viewed on the Commission’s electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S.
International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–2560.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: The authority for
institution of this investigation is
contained in section 337 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.
1337, and in section 210.10 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2018).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
October 15, 2018, ORDERED THAT—
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, an investigation be instituted
to determine whether there is a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 337 in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
or the sale within the United States after
importation of certain products
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 3
and 4 of the ’590 patent; claim 4 of the
’587 patent; claims 1, 2, and 4 of the
’711 patent; claims 1–3 of the ’439
patent; and claim 16 of the ’949 patent;
and whether an industry in the United
States exists as required by subsection
(a)(2) of section 337;
(2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the
plain language description of the
accused products or category of accused
products, which defines the scope of the
investigation, is ‘‘personal electronic
devices that are compliant with the LTE
and/or 3G 3GPP specifications, and
which enable LTE and/or 3G data
transfer and communications’’;
(3) Pursuant to Commission Rule
210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
presiding administrative law judge shall
take evidence or other information and
hear arguments from the parties and
other interested persons with respect to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2018-0010]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) is announcing its intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the review of a Construction and Operations Plan
(COP) submitted by Deepwater Wind South Fork, LLC (DWSF) that would
allow it to construct and operate up to 15 turbines, an electric
service platform offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts and an export
cable to East Hampton, New York. This Notice of Intent (NOI) serves to
announce the EIS scoping process for the DWSF COP. Detailed information
about the proposed wind energy facility, including the COP, can be
found on BOEM's website at: https://www.boem.gov/South-Fork/.
DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than November 19, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the DWSF COP EIS,
the submission of comments, or BOEM's policies associated with this
notice, please contact Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of Renewable Energy
Programs, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166, (703) 787-1340
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: The proposed action is the construction and
operation of a wind energy facility as described in the COP submitted
by DWSF on Lease Area OCS-A 0486. In its COP, DWSF is proposing the
construction and operation of up to 15 turbines, an electric service
platform offshore Rhode Island and Massachusetts and an export cable to
East Hampton, New York. Foundations would likely be monopiles, jackets,
gravity-based foundations or a combination of these.
Once BOEM completes the EIS and associated consultations, BOEM will
decide whether to approve, approve with modification, or disapprove the
DWSF COP. If BOEM approves the COP and the proposed facility is
constructed, the lessee must submit a plan to decommission the
facilities before the end of the lease term.
Scoping Process: This NOI commences the public scoping process for
identifying issues and potential alternatives for consideration in the
DWSF COP EIS. Throughout the scoping process, Federal agencies, state,
tribal, and local governments, and the general public have the
opportunity to help BOEM determine significant resources and issues,
impact-producing factors, reasonable alternatives (e.g., size,
geographic, seasonal, or other restrictions on construction and siting
of facilities and activities), and potential mitigation measures to be
analyzed in the EIS, as well as provide additional information. BOEM
will also use the NEPA commenting process to initiate the Section 106
consultation process under the National Historic Preservation Act (54
U.S.C. 300101 et seq.), as permitted by 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). Through
this notice, BOEM additionally intends to inform its Section 106
consultation by seeking public comment and input regarding the
identification of historic properties or potential effects to historic
properties from activities associated with approval of the DWSF COP.
Pursuant to the regulations implementing NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), BOEM will hold public scoping meetings for the DWSF COP. BOEM's
scoping meetings will be held at the following places and times:
Amagansett, New York: Monday, November 5, 2018; American
Legion Post 419, 15 Montauk Highway (across from Brent's), Amagansett,
New York 11930; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00
p.m.
New Bedford, Massachusetts: Wednesday, November 7, 2018;
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and
Technology East, 836 South Rodney French Boulevard, New Bedford,
Massachusetts 02744; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A
6:00 p.m.
Narragansett, Rhode Island: Thursday, November 8, 2018;
Narragansett Community Center, 53 Mumford Road, Narragansett, Rhode
Island 02882; Open House 5:00-8:00 p.m.; Presentation and Q&A 6:00 p.m.
Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites other Federal agencies and
state, tribal, and local governments to consider becoming cooperating
agencies in the preparation of its EIS analyzing the proposed DWSF COP.
According to Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) guidelines,
qualified agencies and governments are those with ``jurisdiction by law
or special expertise.'' Potential cooperating agencies should consider
their authority and capacity to assume the responsibilities of a
cooperating agency, and should be aware that an agency's role in the
environmental analysis neither enlarges nor diminishes the final
decision-making authority of any other agency involved in the NEPA
process. Upon request, BOEM will provide potential cooperating agencies
with a written summary of expectations for cooperating agencies,
including time schedules and critical action dates, milestones,
responsibilities, scope and
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detail of cooperating agencies' contributions, and availability of pre-
decisional information. BOEM anticipates this summary will form the
basis for a Memorandum of Agreement between BOEM and any non-Interior
Department cooperating agency. Agencies should also consider the
``Factors for Determining Cooperating Agency Status'' in Attachment 1
to CEQ's January 30, 2002, Memorandum for the Heads of Federal
Agencies: Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural
Requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. This document is
available on the internet at: https://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/nepapub/nepa_documents/RedDont/G-CEQ-CoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. BOEM, as
the lead agency, will not provide financial assistance to cooperating
agencies.
Even if a governmental entity is not a cooperating agency, it will
have opportunities to provide information and comments to BOEM during
the public input stages of the NEPA process.
Comments: Federal agencies, tribal, state, and local governments,
and other interested parties are requested to comment on the scope of
this EIS, significant issues that should be addressed, and alternatives
that should be considered. Comments can be submitted in any of the
following ways:
1. In written form, delivered by hand or by mail, enclosed in an
envelope labeled, ``Deepwater Wind South Fork COP EIS'' and addressed
to Program Manager, Office of Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Comments
must be received or postmarked no later than November 19, 2018; or
2. Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2018-0010. Click on
the ``Comment Now!'' button to the right of the document link. Enter
your information and comment, then click ``Submit.''
BOEM does not consider anonymous comments. Please include your name
and address as part of your submittal. BOEM makes all comments,
including the names and addresses of respondents, available for public
review online and during regular business hours. Individual respondents
may request that BOEM withhold their names or addresses from the public
record; however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.
If you wish your name or address to be withheld, you must state your
preference prominently at the beginning of your comment. All
submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their
entirety.
Authority: This NOI is published pursuant to the regulations (40
CFR 1501.7) implementing the provisions of NEPA.
Dated: October 12, 2018.
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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