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Mitigation
The BLM added an anti-perching/
nesting mitigation measure to the
Proposed Action to reduce the potential
for raven predation on Bi-State sagegrouse and the Mohave desert tortoise
through installation of tubular (nolattice) transmission structures (e.g.,
tubular H-frame, three-pole dead end, or
monopole structures). Perch and nest
deterrent devices would also be
installed on all transmission and
distribution structures within Mojave
desert tortoise recovery units and within
two miles of Bi-State sage-grouse
Priority Areas for Conservation.
Anticipated Permits and Authorizations
If approved, the BLM, NPS, and BIA
would issue a ROWs for their
jurisdiction. The term of the ROWs
would be for 30-years.
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Consultation Efforts
The BLM is utilizing the NEPA
substitution process to comply with the
requirements of Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA), 54 U.S.C. 306108, consistent
with 36 CFR 800.8(c). The BLM, as lead
federal agency, has incorporated
information and the steps of the Section
106 process into the Draft EIS, and
publication of the Draft EIS will allow
the consulting parties and the public an
opportunity to review and comment on
the process as provided in 36 CFR
800.8(c)(2).
The BLM will continue to consult
with Indian Tribal Nations on a
government-to-government basis in
accordance with Executive Order 13175,
BLM MS 1780, and other Departmental
policies. Tribal concerns, including
impacts on Indian trust assets and
potential impacts to cultural resources,
will be given due consideration.
Additional government-to-government
meetings are planned, and coordination
will continue through project
implementation.
Schedule for the Decision-Making
Process
Consistent with the NEPA and BLM’s
land use planning regulations, the BLM
will include a 30-day public protest
period and a concurrent 60-day
Governor’s consistency review when the
BLM publishes the Final EIS/Proposed
RMPA. The Final EIS/Proposed RMPA
is anticipated to be available in winter
2024 with an approved RMPA and
Record of Decision in spring 2024.
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
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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: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10,
43 CFR 1610.2)
Jon K. Raby,
Nevada State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010–0191; Docket
ID: BOEM–2023–0004]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Negotiated Noncompetitive
Agreement for the Use of Sand, Gravel,
and Shell Resources on the Outer
Continental Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) proposes this information
collection request (ICR) to renew Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number 1010–0191.
DATES: Comments must be received by
BOEM no later than July 25, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this ICR by mail to the BOEM
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@
boem.gov. Please reference OMB control
number 1010–0191 in the subject line of
your comments. You may also view the
ICR and its related documents by
searching the docket number ‘‘BOEM–
2023–0004’’ at http://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Atkinson by email at
[email protected], or by
telephone at 703–787–1025. Individuals
in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside of the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
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international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps BOEM assess
the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BOEM’s information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
BOEM is soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR described below. BOEM is
especially interested in public
comments addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of BOEM; (2) what
can BOEM do to ensure that this
information is processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the burden
estimate accurate; (4) how might BOEM
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might BOEM minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including minimizing the
burden through the use of information
technology?
Comments submitted in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.
BOEM will include or summarize each
comment in its ICR to OMB for approval
of this information collection. You
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information
included in your comment—may be
made publicly available at any time.
For BOEM to consider withholding
from disclosure your personally
identifiable information, you must
identify, in a cover letter, any
information contained in your comment
that, if released, would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of your
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
personally identifiable information in
the context of this ICR, your comment
is subject to the Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552). If your
comment is requested under FOIA, your
information will only be withheld if a
determination is made that one of the
FOIA exemptions to disclosure applies.
Such a determination will be made in
accordance with the Department of the
Interior’s (DOI) FOIA implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and
applicable law.
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BOEM will make available for public
inspection all comments in their
entirety (except proprietary information)
submitted by organizations and
businesses, or by individuals identifying
themselves as representatives of
organizations or businesses. BOEM
protects proprietary information in
accordance with FOIA and the DOI’s
implementing regulations.
Title of Collection: ‘‘30 CFR part 583,
Negotiated Noncompetitive Agreements
for the Use of Outer Continental Shelf
Sand, Gravel, and/or Shell Resources.’’
Abstract: In 2017, BOEM published a
final rule that created part 583 in title
30 of the Code of Federal Regulations to
address the use of Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS) sand, gravel, and shell
resources for shore protection, beach
restoration, or coastal wetlands
restoration projects by Federal, State, or
local government agencies, or for use in
construction projects authorized by or
funded in whole or in part by the
Federal Government.
The OCS Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1331
et seq., authorizes the Secretary of the
Interior to prescribe rules and
regulations to administer leasing of
mineral resources on the OCS. Section
1337(k)(2) of title 43 authorizes the
Secretary to ‘‘. . . negotiate with any
person an agreement for the use of Outer
Continental Shelf sand, gravel and shell
resources—(i) for use in a program of, or
project for, shore protection, beach
restoration, or coastal wetlands
restoration undertaken by a Federal,
State, or local government agency; or (ii)
for use in a construction project . . .
that is funded in whole or in part by or
authorized by the Federal Government.’’
The Secretary delegated this authority to
BOEM.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0191.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Potential respondents include Federal,
State, or local governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 45 responses.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 299 hours (Hours are
same as currently approved).
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
retain or obtain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: BOEM has identified no
non-hour paperwork cost burdens for
this collection.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: BOEM
estimates that the annual reporting
burden for this collection is 299 hours.
BOEM has reviewed the hour burdens
for requested information under this
subpart. The following table details the
regulatory sections containing
information collections and their
respective hour burden estimates.
BURDEN TABLE
Citation 30 CFR 583
subpart A
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Average
number of
annual
responses
Hour burden
Annual burden
hours
Subpart A—General—Federal, State, & local governments
125 ..............................
Apply for reconsideration to the BOEM Director within 15 days of
notification; include statement of reasons; 1 copy to program office..
4
1
4
Total Subpart A ...
.............................................................................................................
........................
1
4
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
Citation 30 CFR 583
subpart C
Average
number of
annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
Subpart C—OCS Sand, Gravel, & Shell Resources Negotiated Agreements—State & local governments
300 ..............................
305; 310(d) .................
315(b); ........................
Request BOEM Director reconsideration of a disapproved agreement.
315(c)–(e) ...................
345(b) .........................
Review, comment, and negotiate draft agreement; sign and return
copies for execution by BOEM.
Submit written notification to BOEM once resources authorized are
obtained.
Verify that all contractors comply with 2 CFR 180 & 2 CFR 1400 in
contract/transaction.
Submit written request to extend, modify, or change agreement to
BOEM at least 180 days before expiration; any necessary information and evaluations documentation requested by BOEM; sign
and return amendment; request BOEM Director reconsideration.
Submit written request for letter amendment .....................................
Total Subpart C ...
.............................................................................................................
335(a) .........................
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Submit to BOEM a written request to obtain agreement; including,
but not limited to: detailed description of project; borrow area(s)
and placement area(s); maps (geographic coordinates); G&G
data; description/documentation of environmental evaluations;
target dates; description of parties involved; status of required
permits, licenses, or authorizations; description of potential conflicts with CZMA plans and other applicable requirements; points
of contact info. of all parties involved; statement of funding.
Submit additional information as requested by BOEM ......................
340 ..............................
345 ..............................
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8
160
5
5
25
Burden covered under 30 CFR
583 Subpart A
0
8
8
64
2
8
16
2
8
16
2
2
4
2
5
10
........................
44
295
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Citation 30 CFR 583
subpart C
Overall Total
Reporting and recordkeeping requirement
Hour burden
.............................................................................................................
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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The authority for this
action is the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Karen Thundiyil,
Chief, Office of Regulations, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2023–0029]
Notice of Availability of a Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Ocean Wind LLC’s Proposed Wind
Energy Facility Offshore New Jersey
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; final
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
BOEM announces the
availability of the final environmental
impact statement (FEIS) for the
construction and operations plan (COP)
submitted by Ocean Wind LLC (Ocean
Wind) for its proposed Ocean Wind 1
Offshore Wind Farm Project (Project)
offshore New Jersey. The FEIS analyzes
the potential environmental impacts of
the Project as described in the COP (the
proposed action) and the alternatives to
the proposed action. The FEIS will
inform BOEM’s decision whether to
approve, approve with modifications, or
disapprove the COP.
ADDRESSES: The FEIS and detailed
information about the Project, including
the COP, can be found on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/oceanwind-1.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Stromberg, BOEM Office of
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1730 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action: Ocean Wind seeks
approval to construct, operate, and
maintain the Project: a wind energy
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facility and its associated export cables
on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
offshore New Jersey. The Project would
be developed within the range of design
parameters outlined in the Ocean Wind
1 COP, subject to applicable mitigation
measures. The Project as proposed in
the COP would include up to 98 wind
turbine generators (WTGs), up to 3
offshore high voltage alternating current
substations, inter-array cables linking
the individual turbines to the offshore
substations, substation interconnector
cables linking the substations to each
other, offshore export cables, an onshore
export cable system, 2 onshore
substations, and connections to the
existing electrical grid in New Jersey.
The WTGs, offshore substations, interarray cables, and substation
interconnector cables would be located
on the OCS approximately 13 nautical
miles (15 statute miles) southeast of
Atlantic City, New Jersey, within the
area defined by Renewable Energy Lease
OCS–A 0498 (Lease Area). The offshore
export cables would be buried below the
seabed surface in the OCS and State of
New Jersey-owned submerged lands.
The onshore export cables, substations,
and grid connections would be located
in Ocean County and Cape May County,
New Jersey.
Alternatives: BOEM considered 26
alternatives when preparing the draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS)
and carried forward 6 alternatives for
further analysis in the DEIS and FEIS.
These six alternatives include five
action alternatives and the no action
alternative. Twenty alternatives were
rejected because they did not meet the
purpose and need for the proposed
action or did not meet screening criteria,
which are presented appendix C of the
FEIS. The screening criteria included
consistency with law and regulations,
technical and economic feasibility,
environmental impact, and geographic
considerations.
Availability of the FEIS: The FEIS,
Ocean Wind 1 COP, and associated
information are available on BOEM’s
website at: https://www.boem.gov/
renewable-energy/state-activities/oceanwind-1. BOEM has distributed digital
copies of the FEIS to all parties listed in
appendix K of the FEIS. If you require
a digital copy of the FEIS on a flash
drive or paper copy, BOEM will provide
one upon request, as long as copies are
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Average
number of
annual
responses
Annual burden
hours
45
299
available. You may request a flash drive
or paper copy of the FEIS by contacting
Lisa Landers at (703) 787–1520 or
[email protected].
Cooperating Agencies: The following
11 Federal agencies and State
governmental entities participated as
cooperating agencies in the preparation
of the FEIS: Bureau of Safety and
Environmental Enforcement; U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency;
National Marine Fisheries Service;
National Park Service; U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; Department
of Defense; New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities; New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection; and New
York State Department of State.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.
(NEPA, as amended) and 40 CFR 1506.6.
Karen Baker,
Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs,
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[USITC SE–23–025]
Sunshine Act Meetings
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: June 1, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: none.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Commission vote on Inv. Nos. 731–
TA–1064 and 1066–1068 (Third
Review) (Frozen Warmwater Shrimp
from China, India, Thailand, and
Vietnam). The Commission currently is
scheduled to complete and file its
determinations and views of the
Commission on June 20, 2023.
5. Outstanding action jackets: none.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Sharon Bellamy, Acting Supervisory
Hearings and Information Officer, 202–
205–2000.
The Commission is holding the
meeting under the Government in the
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
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