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of the high bidder’s one-fifth bonus bid 

requirement deposit may be obtained at 

the EFT Area outside the Bid Reading 

Room on the day of the bid opening, or 

it may be obtained on the BOEM Web 

site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-235/ 

under the heading ‘‘Notification of EFT 

1/5 Bonus Liability.’’ All payments must 

be deposited electronically into an 

interest-bearing account in the U.S. 

Treasury by 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time the 

day following the bid reading (no 

exceptions). Account information is 

provided in the ‘‘Instructions for 

Making Electronic Funds Transfer 

Bonus Payments’’ found on the BOEM 

Web site identified above. BOEM 

requires bidders to use EFT procedures 

for payment of one-fifth bonus bid 

deposits for CPA Sale 235, following the 

detailed instructions contained on the 

ONRR Payment Information Web page 

at http://www.onrr.gov/FM/PayInfo.htm. 

Acceptance of a deposit does not 

constitute and shall not be construed as 

acceptance of any bid on behalf of the 

United States. 

Withdrawal of Blocks 

The United States reserves the right to 

withdraw any block from this lease sale 

prior to issuance of a written acceptance 

of a bid for the block. 

Acceptance, Rejection, or Return of Bids 

The United States reserves the right to 

reject any and all bids. No bid will be 

accepted, and no lease for any block 

will be awarded to any bidder, unless: 

(1) The bidder has complied with all 

requirements of the Final NOS, 

including those set forth in the 

documents contained in the Final NOS 

Package and applicable regulations; (2) 

the bid is the highest valid bid; and (3) 

the amount of the bid has been 

determined to be adequate by the 

authorized officer. Any bid submitted 

that does not conform to the 

requirements of the Final NOS and 

Final NOS Package, OCSLA, or other 

applicable statute or regulation may be 

rejected and returned to the bidder. The 

U.S. Department of Justice and the 

Federal Trade Commission will review 

the results of the lease sale for antitrust 

issues prior to the acceptance of bids 

and issuance of leases. 

To ensure that the Government 

receives a fair return for the conveyance 

of leases from this sale, high bids will 

be evaluated in accordance with 

BOEM’s bid adequacy procedures. A 

copy of current procedures, 

‘‘Modifications to the Bid Adequacy 

Procedures,’’ published at 64 FR 37560 

on July 12, 1999, can be obtained from 

the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region Public 

Information Office, or via the BOEM 

Gulf of Mexico Region Web site at 

http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-GasEnergy-Program/Leasing/RegionalLeasing/Gulf-of-Mexico-Region/BidAdequacy-Procedures.aspx. 

Bid Adequacy Review Procedures for 

CPA Sale 235 

BOEM published a notification in the 

Federal Register, Volume 79, No. 201, 

October 17, 2014, 62461–62463, at 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014- 

10-17/pdf/2014-24727.pdf, proposing 

the elimination of one of its acceptance 

rules, the Number of Bids Rule, from its 

bid adequacy procedures. However, 

BOEM has decided not to eliminate the 

rule for CPA Sale 235 and will continue 

using the existing bid adequacy 

procedures, referenced above. If the 

proposed change in the bid adequacy 

procedures is finalized and applicable 

to future lease sales, bidders will be 

notified in the Final NOS, and BOEM 

will publish the revised procedures no 

later than the time the Final NOS for 

that sale is published. 

Lease Award 

BOEM requires each bidder awarded 

a lease to: (1) Execute all copies of the 

lease (Form BOEM–2005 (October 

2011), as amended); (2) pay by EFT the 

balance of the bonus bid amount and 

the first year’s rental for each lease 

issued in accordance with the 

requirements of 30 CFR 218.155 and 

556.47(f); and (3) satisfy the bonding 

requirements of 30 CFR part 556, 

subpart I, as amended. ONRR requests 

that only one transaction be used for 

payment of the four-fifths bonus bid 

amount and the first year’s rental. 

XI. Delay of Sale 

The BOEM Gulf of Mexico RD has the 

discretion to change any date, time, 

and/or location specified in the Final 

NOS Package in case of an event that the 

BOEM Gulf of Mexico RD deems may 

interfere with the carrying out of a fair 

and orderly lease sale process. Such 

events could include, but are not 

limited to, natural disasters (e.g., 

earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods), 

wars, riots, acts of terrorism, fires, 

strikes, civil disorder, or other events of 

a similar nature. In case of such events, 

bidders should call (504) 736–0557, or 

access the BOEM Web site at 

www.boem.gov, for information 

regarding any changes. 

Dated: January 22, 2015. 

Abigail Ross Hopper, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02273 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA 104000] 

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA) Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

a Record of Decision (ROD) for CPA 

Lease Sale 235 in the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2015– 

2017; Central Planning Area Lease Sales 

235, 241, and 247; Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (CPA 

235, 241, and 247 Supplemental EIS). 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a ROD 

for proposed oil and gas CPA Lease Sale 

235, which is scheduled for March 18, 

2015. The proposed lease sale is in the 

Gulf of Mexico’s CPA off the States of 

Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. 

Proposed CPA Lease Sale 235 is the 

third CPA lease sale scheduled in the 

OCS Oil & Gas Leasing Program for 

2012–2017 (Five-Year Program). The 

CPA 235, 241, and 247 Supplemental 

EIS evaluated the environmental and 

socioeconomic impacts for proposed 

CPA Lease Sale 235. In making its 

decision, BOEM considered two 

alternatives to the proposed action, the 

potential impacts as presented in the 

CPA 235, 241, and 247 Supplemental 

EIS, and all comments received 

throughout the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) process. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

CPA 235, 241, and 247 Supplemental 

EIS, BOEM evaluated the three 

alternatives that are summarized below: 

Alternative A—The Proposed Action: 

This is BOEM’s preferred alternative. 

This alternative would offer for lease all 

unleased blocks within the proposed 

CPA lease sale area for oil and gas 

operations with the following 

exceptions: Whole and partial blocks 

deferred by the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

Security Act of 2006; and, 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. 

All unleased whole and partial blocks 

in the CPA that BOEM will offer for 

leasing in proposed CPA Lease Sale 235 

are listed in the document ‘‘List of 

Blocks Available for Leasing,’’ which is 

included in the Final Notice of Sale 235 

Package. The proposed CPA lease sale 

area encompasses about 63 million acres 

of the total CPA area of 66.45 million 

acres. As of January 2015, 

approximately 41 million acres of the 


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proposed CPA lease sale area are 

currently unleased. The estimated 

amount of resources projected to be 

developed as a result of the proposed 

CPA lease sale is 0.460–0.894 billion 

barrels of oil (BBO) and 1.939–3.903 

trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas. 

Alternative B—Exclude the Unleased 

Blocks Near the Biologically Sensitive 

Topographic Features: This alternative 

would offer for lease all unleased blocks 

within the proposed CPA lease sale 

area, as described for the proposed 

action (Alternative A), but it would 

exclude from leasing any unleased 

blocks subject to the Topographic 

Features Stipulation. The estimated 

amount of resources projected to be 

developed under Alternative B is 0.460– 

0.894 BBO and 1.939–3.903 Tcf of gas. 

The number of blocks that would not be 

offered under Alternative B represents 

only a small percentage of the total 

number of blocks to be offered under 

Alternative A; therefore, it is estimated 

that the levels of activity for Alternative 

B would be essentially the same as those 

projected for a CPA proposed action. 

Alternative C—No Action: This 

alternative is the cancellation of 

proposed CPA Lease Sale 235 and is 

identified as the environmentally 

preferred alternative. 

After careful consideration, the 

Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals 

Management has selected the proposed 

action, identified as BOEM’s preferred 

alternative (Alternative A) in the CPA 

235, 241, and 247 Supplemental EIS. 

BOEM’s selection of the preferred 

alternative meets the purpose and need 

for the proposed action, as identified in 

the CPA 235, 241, and 247 

Supplemental EIS, and reflects an 

orderly resource development with 

appropriate protection of the human, 

marine, and coastal environments while 

also ensuring that the public receives an 

equitable return for these resources and 

that free-market competition is 

maintained. 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD copy of the 

ROD for proposed CPA Lease Sale 235, 

you may contact BOEM, Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, Public Information Office 

(GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF). An 

electronic copy of the ROD is available 

on BOEM’s Internet Web site at http:// 

www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the ROD, you may 

contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at 504–736–3233. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1503) implementing the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). 

Dated: January 22, 2015. 

Abigail Ross Hopper, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02272 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR03510000, XXXR0680A1, 

RX.20116000.0019400] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report for the 

Clean Water Factory Project, San 

Bernardino County, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

and the City of San Bernardino 

Municipal Water Department will 

prepare a joint Environmental Impact 

Statement/Environmental Impact Report 

(EIS/EIR) to evaluate the effects of the 

Clean Water Factory project. The 

proposed Clean Water Factory is a water 

reclamation project to treat and reuse 

municipal wastewater that is currently 

discharged to the Santa Ana River. The 

reclaimed water will be used for 

groundwater recharge and landscape 

irrigation. The purpose of the project is 

to reduce dependence on imported 

water and establish a reliable, 

sustainable source of clean water. The 

public and agencies are invited to 

comment on the scope of the EIS/EIR 

and the proposed alternatives. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

scope of the EIS/EIR on or before March 

9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments to Doug McPherson, 

Southern California Area Office, Bureau 

of Reclamation, 27708 Jefferson Avenue, 

Suite 202, Temecula, CA 92590; or 

email to dmcpherson@usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Doug McPherson, Southern California 

Area Office general telephone number 

951–695–5310; or email dmcpherson@

usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is provided pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c)), and 

Department of the Interior regulations 

for implementation of NEPA (43 CFR 

part 46). 

Background 

The San Bernardino Municipal Water 

Department (SBMWD) is preparing a 

feasibility study report for approval 

under the Reclamation Wastewater and 

Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of 

1992 (Title XVI of Pub. L. 102–575, as 

amended). If the Bureau of Reclamation 

determines that the feasibility study 

report meets the requirements defined at 

43 U.S.C. 390h–2, and Congress amends 

Title XVI to specifically authorize 

Federal appropriations for the project, it 

will be eligible for construction funding 

under the Title XVI program. 

The proposed project will install 

treatment improvements within the 

existing San Bernardino Water 

Reclamation Plant (SBWRP) to achieve 

product water quality approved for 

groundwater recharge by the California 

Department of Public Health and the 

Santa Ana Regional Water Quality 

Control Board. New pipelines will 

convey treated effluent to the existing 

Waterman Basins and East Twin Creek 

Spreading Grounds for recharge into the 

Bunker Hill Groundwater Basin. 

Recycled water will be delivered for 

non-potable irrigation uses along the 

pipeline alignment. The project may 

also include a pipeline to convey 

recycled water from the existing Rapid 

Infiltration and Extraction (RIX) facility 

to the Inland Empire Utilities Agency 

service area. 

SBWRP effluent is currently 

discharged to the Santa Ana River 

through the RIX facility, under National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

permit no. CA8000304. The Santa Ana 

River is designated critical habitat for 

the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus 

santaanae), a fish species listed as 

threatened under the Endangered 

Species Act. The existing RIX discharge 

contributes to dry season baseflows that 

support the Santa Ana sucker. 

Pursuant to California Water Code 

section 1211, SBMWD filed Wastewater 

Change Petition WW0059 with the 

California State Water Resources 

Control Board to reduce recycled water 

discharge from the RIX facility to the 

Santa Ana River by up to 31,500 acrefeet per year. Reductions in RIX 

discharge will be phased over time 

through an Adaptive Management Plan 

to monitor and manage downstream 

flows, to comply with the requirements 

of the Endangered Species Act. 


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