Notice of Availability of the Coastal Plain Marsh Creek East Seismic Exploration Environmental Assessment
| Published date | 16 December 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 81485 |
| Record Number | 2020-27683 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Land Management Bureau |
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three alternatives: A no-action
alternative, the applicant’s proposed
action, and a more restrictive alternative
consisting of feathering turbines at a rate
of wind speed that results in less
impacts to bats.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments received
to determine whether the permit
application meets the requirements of
section 10(a) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.). We will also conduct an intra-
Service consultation pursuant to section
7 of the ESA to evaluate the effects of
the proposed take. After considering the
above findings, we will determine
whether the permit issuance criteria of
section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been
met. If met, the Service will issue the
requested ITP to the applicant.
Public Comments
The Service invites the public to
comment and suggestions from all
interested parties on the proposed HCP
and draft EA and supporting documents
during a 30-day public comment period
(see
DATES
). In particular, information
and comments regarding the following
topics are requested:
1. Whether adaptive management,
monitoring and mitigation provisions in
the Proposed Action alternative are
sufficient;
2. Any threats to the Indiana bat and
the northern long-eared bat that may
influence their populations over the life
of the ITP that are not addressed in the
proposed HCP or draft EA;
3. Any new information on white-
nose syndrome effects on the Indiana
bat and the northern long-eared bat;
4. Whether or not the significance of
the impact on various aspects of the
human environment has been
adequately analyzed;
5. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the Indiana bat, the northern
long-eared bat and the human
environment; and
6. The direct, indirect, or cumulative
effects that implementation of any
alternative could have on the human
environment.
You may submit comments by one of
the methods shown under
ADDRESSES
.
We will post on http://regulations.gov
all public comments and information
received electronically or via hardcopy.
All comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part
of the administrative record associated
with this action. 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 request in your comment that
we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. 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 disclosure in
their entirety.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22) and the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part
46).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900253G]
Land Acquisitions; Kiowa Indian Tribe
of Oklahoma
AGENCY
: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: The Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs made a final agency
determination to acquire in trust 11.33
acres, more or less, of land in the City
of Hobart, Kiowa County, Oklahoma,
(Site) for the Kiowa Indian Tribe of
Oklahoma (Tribe) for gaming and other
purposes.
DATES
: This final determination was
made on December 11, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Bureau of Indian Affairs, MS–
3543 MIB, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202)
219–4066, paula.hart@bia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: This
notice is published in the exercise of
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental
Manual 8.1, and is published to comply
with the requirements of 25 CFR
151.12(c)(2)(ii) that notice of the
decision to acquire land in trust be
promptly provided in the Federal
Register.
On the date listed in the
DATES
section
of this notice, the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs issued a decision to
acquire the Site, consisting of 11.33
acres, more or less, of land in trust for
the Tribe under the authority of the
Indian Reorganization Act, 25 U.S.C.
5108. The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs determined that Tribe’s request
also meets the requirements of the
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act’s
‘‘Oklahoma exception,’’ 25 U.S.C.
2719(a)(2)(A)(i), to the general
prohibition contained in 25 U.S.C.
2719(a) for gaming on lands acquired in
trust after October 17, 1988.
The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs, on behalf of the Secretary of the
Interior, will immediately acquire title
to the Site in the name of the United
States of America in trust for the Tribe
upon fulfillment of Departmental
requirements.
The 11.33 acres, more or less, are
located in the City of Hobart, Kiowa
County, Oklahoma, and are described as
follows:
The surface and surface rights only in a
tract of land located in the SE/4 of Section
02, Township 06 North, Range 18 West of the
Indian Base and Meridian, Kiowa County,
Oklahoma and more particularly described as
follows: Commencing at the SE Corner of the
said SE/4; thence N 00°06′58″ E along the
East Line of the said SE/4 a distance of
1414.12 feet; thence N 89°53′02″ W
perpendicular to the said East Line a distance
of 66.30 feet to the East Right-of-Way Line of
U.S. Highway No. 183, and the point of
beginning; thence N 89°52′41″ W a distance
of 1304.40 feet; thence N 00°06′58″ E a
distance of 373.30 feet; thence S 89°52′41″ E
a distance of 1320.00 feet to the said East
Right-of-Way Line; thence S 01°06′35″ E
along the said East Right-of-Way Line a
distance of 307.98 feet; thence S 18°51′28″ W
a distance of 69.05 feet to the point of
beginning, consisting of 11.33 acres, more or
less; surface and surface rights only. Basis of
bearings: True Meridian.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the Coastal
Plain Marsh Creek East Seismic
Exploration Environmental
Assessment
AGENCY
: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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The record is defined in §207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
ACTION
: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act of 2017, which requires the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
to establish and administer a
competitive oil and gas program for the
leasing, development, production, and
transportation of oil and gas in and from
the Coastal Plain area within the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), the
BLM, Arctic District Office, has
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) and Draft Finding of No New
Significant Impact (FONNSI) for
proposed 3-dimensional seismic
exploration in the Coastal Plain of the
ANWR.
DATES
: The BLM will accept comments
concerning the adequacy of the analysis
of the EA and the preliminary
conclusions made in the Draft FONNSI.
All comments must be received by
December 30, 2020. Reviewers are
encouraged to provide their comments
in such a manner that they are useful to
the agency’s analysis. Therefore,
comments should clearly articulate the
reviewer’s concerns and contentions.
ADDRESSES
: Submit comments at the
BLM ePlanning website (https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2003258/510), or by mail or in
person at the BLM Arctic District Office,
Attn: Coastal Plain Seismic EA, 222
University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska
99709. Comments not transmitted in
accordance with these instructions may
not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Sarah LaMarr, Project Lead; by
telephone, 907–474–2334; by email,
slamarr@blm.gov; or by mail, at the
address in the
ADDRESSES
section.
Individuals who use
telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017,
Section 20001 of Public Law 115–97
(Dec. 22, 2017), requires the Secretary of
the Interior, acting through the BLM, to
establish and administer a competitive
oil and gas program for the leasing,
development, production, and
transportation of oil and gas in and out
of the Coastal Plain area within the
ANWR. Kaktovik In
˜upiat Corporation
(KIC) has requested authorization to
conduct 3-dimensional seismic
exploration on the eastern side of the
Coastal Plain during the 2020/2021
winter season starting in January 2021,
to acquire high-quality, high-resolution
seismic data.
Seismic exploration would occur on
approximately 352,400 acres around the
community of Kaktovik, to include
92,000 acres of Kaktovik In
˜upiat
Corporation lands and approximately
260,400 acres of federally managed
lands. Seismic exploration generates
acoustic waves that are picked up by
sensors as the waves travel through and
bounce off subsurface formations. From
this information, images can be created
that show subsurface structure and
formations including those areas of
potential hydrocarbons.
Comments received in response to
this notice, including names and
addresses of those who comment, will
be part of the public record for this
proposed action.
Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6.
Chad B. Padgett,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Vineyard Wind LLC’s Proposed Wind
Energy Facility Offshore
Massachusetts
AGENCY
: Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Department of the
Interior.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: The preparation of an
Environment Impact Statement (EIS) for
the Construction and Operations Plan
(COP) submitted by Vineyard Wind LLC
(Vineyard Wind) concerning the
construction and operation of an 800
megawatt wind energy facility offshore
Massachusetts (Vineyard Wind 1
Project) is no longer necessary and the
process is hereby terminated.
DATES
: This termination takes effect
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: For
further information, please contact:
Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1722 or
michelle.morin@boem.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: In
December 2017, Vineyard Wind
submitted to BOEM a COP for the
Vineyard Wind 1 Project. On December
7, 2018, BOEM published a Draft EIS for
the proposed Project. On June 12, 2020,
BOEM published a Supplement to the
Draft EIS in response to comments from
the public and stakeholders requesting
an expanded cumulative analysis and
an analysis of fishing data previously
unavailable to BOEM. A Final EIS was
scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on December 11, 2020.
However, by way of a letter dated
December 1, 2020, Vineyard Wind
withdrew the COP ‘‘from further review
and decision-making by BOEM pursuant
to 30 CFR 585.628’’ to conduct
additional technical and logistical
reviews associated with the inclusion of
the General Electric Haliade-X wind
turbine generator into the final project
design. Vineyard Wind’s December 1,
2020, letter for withdrawal of its COP
was made ‘‘effectively immediately.’’
Since the COP has been withdrawn from
review and decision-making, there is no
longer a proposal for a major federal
action awaiting technical and
environmental review, nor is there a
decision pending before BOEM. See 42
U.S.C. 4332; 40 CFR 1500.1; 1508.1(q),
(x). Thus, in light of Vineyard Wind’s
letter dated December 1, 2020, this
notice advises the public that the
preparation and completion of an EIS is
no longer necessary, and the process is
hereby terminated.
Authority: This Notice was prepared
under National Environmental Policy
Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and published in accordance with
Council on Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),
including sections 1503.1 and 1506.6.
William Yancey Brown,
Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
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and 731–TA–1238–1243 (Review)]
Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From
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On the basis of the record
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in the subject five-year reviews, the
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