Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2012 / Notices 24979 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following described public land in 

Washakie County, Wyoming, is 

proposed for direct sale under the 

authority of Section 203 of the FLPMA, 

(43 U.S.C. 1713): 

Sixth Principal Meridian 

T. 47 N., R. 88 W., 

sec. 21, lot 10. 

The area described contains 22.98 

acres, in Washakie County. 

The 1988 BLM Washakie Resource 

Management Plan identified this parcel 

of public land as suitable for disposal. 

Conveyance of the identified public 

land will be subject to valid existing 

rights and encumbrances of record, 

including but not limited to, rights-ofway for roads and public utilities. All 

minerals will be reserved to the United 

States. On April 26, 2012, the abovedescribed land will be segregated from 

all forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the mining 

laws, except the sale provisions of the 

FLPMA. Until completion of the sale, 

the BLM is no longer accepting land use 

applications affecting the identified 

public land, except applications for the 

amendment of previously-filed right-ofway applications or existing 

authorizations to increase the term of 

the grants in accordance with 43 CFR 

2807.15 and 2886.15. The segregative 

effect will terminate upon issuance of a 

patent, publication in the Federal 

Register of a termination of the 

segregation, or April 28, 2014, 

whichever comes first unless extended 

by the BLM Wyoming State Director in 

accordance with 43 CFR 2711.1–2(d), 

prior to the termination date. 

The public land will not be sold until 

at least June 25, 2012, at the appraised 

market value of $55,000. The patent, if 

issued, will be subject to the following 

terms, conditions and reservations: 

1. A reservation if a right-of-way 

thereon for ditches or canals 

constructed by the United States under 

the authority of the Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); 

2. All minerals, together with the right 

to prospect for, mine, and remove such 

deposits from the same under applicable 

law and such regulations as the 

Secretary of the Interior may prescribe 

shall be reserved to the United States. 

3. A reservation of a right-of-way for 

a Federal-aid Highway (Ten Sleep-Big 

Trails Road) as to lot 10, sec. 21, T. 47 

N., R. 88 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming, under 

the Act of August 27, 1958, as amended, 

23 U. S. C. 317, of record in the BLM, 

Worland Field Office, under Serial No. 

WYW–79595. 

4. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the lessee/ 

patentee’s use, occupancy, or operations 

on the leased/patented lands. 

5. The patent will be subject to all 

valid existing rights documented on the 

official public land records at the time 

of patent issuance. 

This land is being offered by direct 

sale to the Town of Ten Sleep pursuant 

to 43 CFR 2711.3–3. A competitive sale 

is not appropriate and the public 

interest would be best served by a direct 

sale because the tract has been 

identified for transfer to a local 

government for a project of public 

importance. Adjoining public land uses 

will not be impacted by the sale. 

Interested parties may submit written 

comments to the BLM Worland Field 

Manager at the address above. 

Comments, including names and street 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the BLM 

Worland Field Office during regular 

business hours. 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 may 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. Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the BLM Wyoming State 

Director who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action and issue a 

final determination. In the absence of 

any objections, this realty action will 

become the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

Wyoming State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10060 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[7148–NZY] 

Plan of Operations, Environmental 

Assessment, Big Thicket National 

Preserve, Texas 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Plan 

of Operations and Environmental 

Assessment for a 30-day public review. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in 

accordance with Section 9.52(b) of Title 

36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 

Part 9, Subpart B, that the National Park 

Service (NPS) has received from 

Cimarex Energy Company (Cimarex), a 

Plan of Operations to conduct the Rivers 

Edge 3–D Seismic Survey within the 

Beaumont, Little Pine Island—Pine 

Island Bayou Corridor, Lower Neches 

River Corridor, and Village Creek 

Corridor Units of Big Thicket National 

Preserve (Preserve), in Hardin, Jasper, 

Jefferson, and Orange Counties, Texas. 

The NPS has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment of this 

proposal. The Environmental 

Assessment evaluates two alternatives: 

A No Action alternative under which 

there would be no new impacts, and the 

NPS preferred alternative under which 

Cimarex would conduct a 3–D seismic 

survey within the Preserve using a 

combination of helicopter-portable and 

tracked drilling equipment. 

DATES: The above documents are 

available for public review and 

comment through May 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The Plan of Operations and 

Environmental Assessment are available 

for public review and comment at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov and in the 

Office of the Superintendent, Douglas 

Neighbor, Big Thicket National 

Preserve, 6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 

77625. Copies of the Plan of Operations 

and Environmental Assessment are 

available upon request from the contact 

listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Stephanie Burgess, Oil and Gas Program 

Manager, Big Thicket National Preserve, 

6044 FM 420, Kountze, Texas 77625, 

Telephone: 409 951–6822, email at 

Stephanie_M_Burgess@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to comment on the Plan of 

Operations and Environmental 

Assessment, you may mail comments to 

the name and address above or post 

comments online at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/. The documents 

will be on public review for 30 days. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. 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 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. 


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24980 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: April 18, 2012. 

Douglas Neighbor, 

Superintendent, Big Thicket National 

Preserve, National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10137 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the South Unit of Badlands National 

Park, South Dakota 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the 

National Park Service (NPS) announces 

the availability of the Final General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the 

South Unit of Badlands National Park, 

South Dakota. 

DATES: The Final GMP/EIS will remain 

available for public review for 30 days 

following the publishing of the Notice of 

Availability in the Federal Register by 

the Environmental Protection Agency. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GMP/EIS are 

available by request by writing to 

Badlands National Park, P.O. Box 6, 

Interior, South Dakota 57750, by 

telephoning 605–433–5361, or by 

emailing 

BADL_Superintendent@nps.gov. 

The document is available to be 

picked up in person at Badlands 

National Park, 25216 Ben Reifel Road, 

Interior, South Dakota. The document 

can be found on the internet on the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment Web site at: http:// 

www.parkplanning.nps.gov/badl. It can 

also be accessed through the Park’s 

home page at http://www.nps.gov/badl. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

prepared a draft GMP/EIS for the South 

Unit of Badlands National Park 

combining the plan and an 

environmental analysis. The GMP 

provides a framework for making 

decisions about and managing the South 

Unit’s resources and visitor use for the 

next 15–20 years. 

The draft was made available for 

public review for 75 days ending 

November 1, 2010. During the review 

period, the NPS distributed over 900 

copies of the draft. The GMP team held 

three public open house-style meetings 

on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, plus 

one each in Wall and Rapid City, South 

Dakota, and Washington, DC, during the 

comment period. The draft was also 

made available at the Park offices, on 

the Internet, and at area libraries. 

Over 65 people attended the meetings, 

where individual comments were 

recorded. Additional comments were 

received through letters, comment 

forms, and electronic messages. A total 

of 361 comments were received from all 

sources in response to the Draft GMP. 

Comments from individuals, groups, 

and public agencies on the alternatives, 

the preferred alternative, and the 

environmentally preferred alternative 

were considered. 

No substantive changes were made to 

the preferred alternative as a result of 

public comments received on the Draft 

GMP/EIS. The preferred alternative will 

provide for the preservation of natural 

resources, while offering opportunities 

for visitor enjoyment of natural, 

cultural, and recreational resources in a 

scenic outdoor setting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the Superintendent, Badlands 

National Park, Interior, South Dakota 

57750, telephone 605–4335361. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

Michael T. Reynolds, 

Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

April 23, 2012. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10132 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–AD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority 

vested in the Director of the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management by the joint 

bidding provisions of 30 CFR 556.41, 

each entity within one of the following 

groups shall be restricted from bidding 

with any entity in any other of the 

following groups at Outer Continental 

Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held 

during the bidding period May 1, 2012, 

through October 31, 2012. The List of 

Restricted Joint Bidders published in 

the Federal Register on November 2, 

2011, covered the period November 1, 

2011, through April 30, 2012. 

Group I. 

Exxon Mobil Corporation 

ExxonMobil Exploration Company 

Group II. 

Shell Oil Company 

Shell Offshore Inc. 

SWEPI LP 

Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. 

SOI Finance Inc. 

Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. 

Group III. 

BP America Production Company 

BP Exploration & Production Inc. 

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 

Group IV. 

Chevron Corporation 

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 

Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. 

Unocal Corporation 

Union Oil Company of California 

Pure Partners, L.P. 

Group V. 

ConocoPhillips Company 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. 

Phillips Pt. Arguello Production 

Company 

Burlington Resources Oil & Gas 

Company LP 

Burlington Resources Offshore Inc. 

The Louisiana Land and Exploration 

Company 

Inexeco Oil Company 

Group VI. 

Statoil ASA 

Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC 

Statoil USA E&P Inc. 

Statoil Gulf Properties Inc. 

Group VII. 

Petrobras America Inc. 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. 

Group VIII. Total E&P USA, Inc. 

Dated: April 6, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–10100 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Record of Decision for Authorizing the 

Use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Sand Resources in the Martin County, 

Florida Hurricane Storm Damage 

Reduction Project 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a 

Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: BOEM has issued a Record of 

Decision (ROD) to authorize the use of 

OCS sand resources by the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Martin 

County Board of Commissioners in the 

Martin County, Florida Hurricane Storm 

Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project. The 

ROD documents the BOEM’s decision in 


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