Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Leasing and Site Assessment Activities on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon, 11313-11314 [2024-02985]
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to Chief, Environmental Assessment
Section, Office of Environment, Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management, 760
Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo,
California 93010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Gilbane, BOEM Pacific Region Office of
Environment, 760 Paseo Camarillo,
Suite 102, Camarillo, California 93010,
(805) 384–6387 or lisa.gilbane@
boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2023–0065]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for
Commercial Wind Leasing and Site
Assessment Activities on the U.S.
Outer Continental Shelf Offshore
Oregon
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM) intends to prepare
an environmental assessment (EA) to
consider the potential environmental
impacts associated with possible wind
energy-related leasing, site assessment,
and site characterization activities on
the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
offshore Oregon. BOEM seeks public
input regarding important
environmental issues and the
identification of reasonable alternatives
that should be considered in the EA.
BOEM will assess the environmental
impacts of any proposed wind energy
projects after a lease is issued and before
deciding whether or not to approve any
lessee’s construction and operations
plan.
SUMMARY:
BOEM must receive your
comments no later than 11:59 p.m.
eastern time on March 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Through the regulations.gov web
portal: Navigate to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. BOEM–2023–0065 to submit
public comments and view supporting
and related materials available for this
notice. Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ button
below the document link. Enter your
information and comment, then click
‘‘Submit Comment’’; or
• By U.S. Postal Service or other
delivery service: Send your comments
and information to: ‘‘OREGON
Environmental Assessment’’ addressed
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Background: On August 15, 2023,
BOEM announced two draft wind
energy areas (WEAs) on the U.S. OCS
offshore Oregon for public review and
comment. BOEM has now finalized the
WEAs. The final WEAs offshore Oregon
cover approximately 195,000 acres, an
11 percent reduction from the draft
WEAs. Before finalizing the WEAs,
BOEM considered feedback from Tribes,
government partners, ocean users, and
stakeholders, and potential conflicts
with commercial and recreational
fishing, seafloor habitat, marine
mammals, sea turtles, and the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) scientific
survey locations.
Proposed Action and Scope of
Analysis: The EA’s proposed action is
issuing wind energy leases in the WEAs
offshore Oregon. The EA will consider
project easements and grants for subsea
cable corridors associated with leasing.
The EA also will consider the potential
environmental impacts associated with
site characterization surveys (biological,
archeological, geological, and
geophysical surveys and core samples)
and site assessment activities (e.g.,
installation of meteorological buoys)
that are expected to take place following
leasing. The EA’s proposed action does
not include the installation of
meteorological towers because buoys
have become the preferred
meteorological and oceanographic data
collection platforms for developers. In
addition to the no-action alternative,
other alternatives may be considered,
such as exclusion of certain areas.
BOEM is preparing an EA for this
proposed action to assist its planning
and decision-making (40 CFR 1501.3).
This notice starts the scoping process
for the EA and solicits information
regarding additional important
environmental issues and alternatives
that should be considered (43 CFR
46.305). Additionally, BOEM will use
the scoping process to identify and
eliminate from detailed analysis issues
that are not significant or that have been
analyzed by prior environmental
reviews (40 CFR 1501.9(f)(1)).
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BOEM will use responses to this
notice and the EA public input process
to satisfy the public involvement
requirements of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (36 CFR
800.2(d)(3)). Specific to NHPA, BOEM
seeks information from the public on
the identification and assessment of
potential impacts to cultural resources
and historic properties that might be
impacted by possible wind energyrelated leasing, site characterization,
and site assessment activities in the
WEAs.
The EA analyses will also support
compliance with other environmental
statutes (e.g., Coastal Zone Management
Act, Endangered Species Act,
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, and
Marine Mammal Protection Act).
Wind energy leases do not authorize
any activities on the OCS. Instead,
leases grant lessees the exclusive right
to submit plans for BOEM approval.
Prior to deciding whether to approve
any construction and operation plan for
commercial wind energy facilities,
BOEM will prepare a plan-specific
environmental analysis and will comply
with all consultation requirements.
Therefore, this EA will not consider the
construction and operation of any
commercial wind energy facilities in the
WEAs.
Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites
Tribal governments and Federal, State,
and local government agencies to
consider becoming cooperating agencies
in the preparation of this EA. Council
on Environmental Quality (CEQ)
regulations implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
define cooperating agencies as those
with ‘‘jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any
environmental impact involved in a
proposal (or a reasonable alternative)’’
(40 CFR 1508.1(e)). Potential
cooperating agencies should consider
their authority and capacity to assume
the responsibilities of a cooperating
agency. A cooperating 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 Tribal
governments and agencies with a draft
memorandum of agreement that
includes a schedule with critical action
dates and milestones, mutual
responsibilities, designated points of
contact, and expectations for handling
pre-decisional information. Agencies
should also consider the ‘‘Factors for
Determining Whether to Invite, Decline
or End Cooperating Agency Status’’ in
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CEQ’s memo ‘‘Cooperating Agencies in
Implementing the Procedural
Requirements of [NEPA]’’ dated January
30, 2002.
BOEM, as the lead agency, will not
provide financial assistance to
cooperating agencies. Even if an
organization is not a cooperating
agency, opportunities will exist to
provide information and comments to
BOEM during the normal public input
phases of the NEPA process.
Comments: Federal agencies; Tribal,
State, and local governments; and other
interested parties are requested to
comment on the important issues to be
considered in the EA. For information
on how to submit comments and the
submission deadline, see the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections above.
Privileged and Confidential
Information: BOEM will protect
privileged and confidential information
in your comment under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of
FOIA applies to trade secrets and
commercial and financial information
that is privileged or confidential. If you
wish to protect the confidentiality of
such information, clearly label it and
request that BOEM treat it as
confidential. BOEM will not disclose
such information if BOEM determines
under 30 CFR 585.114(b) that the
information qualifies for a FOIA
exemption. Please label privileged or
confidential information ‘‘Contains
Confidential Information’’ and consider
submitting such information as a
separate attachment.
BOEM will not treat as confidential
any aggregate summaries of such
information or comments not containing
such privileged or confidential
information. Information that is not
labeled as privileged or confidential
may be regarded by BOEM as suitable
for public release.
Personally Identifiable Information
(PII): BOEM encourages you to not
submit anonymous comments. Please
include your name with your comment.
You should be aware that your entire
comment, including your name and any
other PII included in your comment,
may be made publicly available. All
submissions from identified
individuals, businesses, and
organizations will be available for
public viewing on regulations.gov.
Except for clearly identified privileged
and confidential information, BOEM
will make available for public
inspection all comments, in their
entirety, submitted by organizations and
businesses, or by individuals identifying
themselves as representatives of
organizations or businesses.
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For BOEM to consider withholding
your PII from disclosure, you must
identify any information contained in
your comments that, if released, would
constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of your personal privacy. You
must also briefly describe any possible
harmful consequences of the disclosure
of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. Even if BOEM
withholds your information in the
context of this notice, your submission
is subject to FOIA, and if your
submission is requested under FOIA,
your information will only be withheld
if a determination is made that one of
FOIA’s exemptions to disclosure
applies. Such a determination will be
made in accordance with the
Department’s FOIA regulations and
applicable law.
Section 304 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 307103(a)):
After consultation with the Secretary of
the Interior, BOEM is required to
withhold the location, character, or
ownership of historic resources if it
determines that disclosure may, among
other things, cause a significant
invasion of privacy, risk harm to the
historic resources, or impede the use of
a traditional religious site by
practitioners. Tribal entities and other
parties providing information on
historic resources should designate
information that they wish to be held as
confidential and provide the reasons
why BOEM should do so.
Authority: National Environmental
Policy Act, 43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; 43
CFR 46.305.
Douglas P. Boren,
Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
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[Investigation No. 337–TA–1390]
Certain Capacitive Discharge Ignition
Systems, Components Thereof, and
Products Containing the Same;
Institution of Investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
January 10, 2024, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on
behalf of Altronic, LLC of Girard, Ohio.
A supplement was filed on January 30,
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2024. 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 capacitive discharge ignition
systems, components thereof, and
products containing the same by reason
of the infringement of certain claims of
U.S. Patent No. 7,401,603 (‘‘the ’603
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.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
any confidential information contained
therein, may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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telephone (202) 205–1802.
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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 (2023).
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considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
February 8, 2024, 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 1,
6, 8–13, 15, and 16 of the ’603 patent,
and whether an industry in the United
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2023-0065]
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment for
Commercial Wind Leasing and Site Assessment Activities on the U.S.
Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Oregon
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) intends to
prepare an environmental assessment (EA) to consider the potential
environmental impacts associated with possible wind energy-related
leasing, site assessment, and site characterization activities on the
U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Oregon. BOEM seeks public
input regarding important environmental issues and the identification
of reasonable alternatives that should be considered in the EA. BOEM
will assess the environmental impacts of any proposed wind energy
projects after a lease is issued and before deciding whether or not to
approve any lessee's construction and operations plan.
DATES: BOEM must receive your comments no later than 11:59 p.m. eastern
time on March 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by either of the following methods:
Through the regulations.gov web portal: Navigate to
https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket No. BOEM-2023-0065 to
submit public comments and view supporting and related materials
available for this notice. Click on the ``Comment'' button below the
document link. Enter your information and comment, then click ``Submit
Comment''; or
By U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service: Send
your comments and information to: ``OREGON Environmental Assessment''
addressed to Chief, Environmental Assessment Section, Office of
Environment, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 760 Paseo Camarillo,
Suite 102, Camarillo, California 93010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Gilbane, BOEM Pacific Region
Office of Environment, 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102, Camarillo,
California 93010, (805) 384-6387 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: On August 15, 2023, BOEM announced two draft wind
energy areas (WEAs) on the U.S. OCS offshore Oregon for public review
and comment. BOEM has now finalized the WEAs. The final WEAs offshore
Oregon cover approximately 195,000 acres, an 11 percent reduction from
the draft WEAs. Before finalizing the WEAs, BOEM considered feedback
from Tribes, government partners, ocean users, and stakeholders, and
potential conflicts with commercial and recreational fishing, seafloor
habitat, marine mammals, sea turtles, and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) scientific survey locations.
Proposed Action and Scope of Analysis: The EA's proposed action is
issuing wind energy leases in the WEAs offshore Oregon. The EA will
consider project easements and grants for subsea cable corridors
associated with leasing. The EA also will consider the potential
environmental impacts associated with site characterization surveys
(biological, archeological, geological, and geophysical surveys and
core samples) and site assessment activities (e.g., installation of
meteorological buoys) that are expected to take place following
leasing. The EA's proposed action does not include the installation of
meteorological towers because buoys have become the preferred
meteorological and oceanographic data collection platforms for
developers. In addition to the no-action alternative, other
alternatives may be considered, such as exclusion of certain areas.
BOEM is preparing an EA for this proposed action to assist its
planning and decision-making (40 CFR 1501.3). This notice starts the
scoping process for the EA and solicits information regarding
additional important environmental issues and alternatives that should
be considered (43 CFR 46.305). Additionally, BOEM will use the scoping
process to identify and eliminate from detailed analysis issues that
are not significant or that have been analyzed by prior environmental
reviews (40 CFR 1501.9(f)(1)).
BOEM will use responses to this notice and the EA public input
process to satisfy the public involvement requirements of the National
Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (36 CFR 800.2(d)(3)). Specific to
NHPA, BOEM seeks information from the public on the identification and
assessment of potential impacts to cultural resources and historic
properties that might be impacted by possible wind energy-related
leasing, site characterization, and site assessment activities in the
WEAs.
The EA analyses will also support compliance with other
environmental statutes (e.g., Coastal Zone Management Act, Endangered
Species Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act,
and Marine Mammal Protection Act).
Wind energy leases do not authorize any activities on the OCS.
Instead, leases grant lessees the exclusive right to submit plans for
BOEM approval. Prior to deciding whether to approve any construction
and operation plan for commercial wind energy facilities, BOEM will
prepare a plan-specific environmental analysis and will comply with all
consultation requirements. Therefore, this EA will not consider the
construction and operation of any commercial wind energy facilities in
the WEAs.
Cooperating Agencies: BOEM invites Tribal governments and Federal,
State, and local government agencies to consider becoming cooperating
agencies in the preparation of this EA. Council on Environmental
Quality (CEQ) regulations implementing the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) define cooperating agencies as those with
``jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to any
environmental impact involved in a proposal (or a reasonable
alternative)'' (40 CFR 1508.1(e)). Potential cooperating agencies
should consider their authority and capacity to assume the
responsibilities of a cooperating agency. A cooperating 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 Tribal
governments and agencies with a draft memorandum of agreement that
includes a schedule with critical action dates and milestones, mutual
responsibilities, designated points of contact, and expectations for
handling pre-decisional information. Agencies should also consider the
``Factors for Determining Whether to Invite, Decline or End Cooperating
Agency Status'' in
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CEQ's memo ``Cooperating Agencies in Implementing the Procedural
Requirements of [NEPA]'' dated January 30, 2002.
BOEM, as the lead agency, will not provide financial assistance to
cooperating agencies. Even if an organization is not a cooperating
agency, opportunities will exist to provide information and comments to
BOEM during the normal public input phases of the NEPA process.
Comments: Federal agencies; Tribal, State, and local governments;
and other interested parties are requested to comment on the important
issues to be considered in the EA. For information on how to submit
comments and the submission deadline, see the DATES and ADDRESSES
sections above.
Privileged and Confidential Information: BOEM will protect
privileged and confidential information in your comment under the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to trade
secrets and commercial and financial information that is privileged or
confidential. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of such
information, clearly label it and request that BOEM treat it as
confidential. BOEM will not disclose such information if BOEM
determines under 30 CFR 585.114(b) that the information qualifies for a
FOIA exemption. Please label privileged or confidential information
``Contains Confidential Information'' and consider submitting such
information as a separate attachment.
BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such
information or comments not containing such privileged or confidential
information. Information that is not labeled as privileged or
confidential may be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII): BOEM encourages you to
not submit anonymous comments. Please include your name with your
comment. You should be aware that your entire comment, including your
name and any other PII included in your comment, may be made publicly
available. All submissions from identified individuals, businesses, and
organizations will be available for public viewing on regulations.gov.
Except for clearly identified privileged and confidential information,
BOEM will make available for public inspection all comments, in their
entirety, submitted by organizations and businesses, or by individuals
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations or
businesses.
For BOEM to consider withholding your PII from disclosure, you must
identify any information contained in your comments that, if released,
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of your personal
privacy. You must also briefly describe any possible harmful
consequences of the disclosure of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. Even if BOEM withholds your information in the
context of this notice, your submission is subject to FOIA, and if your
submission is requested under FOIA, your information will only be
withheld if a determination is made that one of FOIA's exemptions to
disclosure applies. Such a determination will be made in accordance
with the Department's FOIA regulations and applicable law.
Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C.
307103(a)): After consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, BOEM
is required to withhold the location, character, or ownership of
historic resources if it determines that disclosure may, among other
things, cause a significant invasion of privacy, risk harm to the
historic resources, or impede the use of a traditional religious site
by practitioners. Tribal entities and other parties providing
information on historic resources should designate information that
they wish to be held as confidential and provide the reasons why BOEM
should do so.
Authority: National Environmental Policy Act, 43 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.; 43 CFR 46.305.
Douglas P. Boren,
Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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