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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 intraService 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 whitenose 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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27667 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27699 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[21X.LLAKR00000.L13100000.DB0000] 

Notice of Availability of the Coastal 

Plain Marsh Creek East Seismic 

Exploration Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 


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1The 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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27683 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2020–27701 Filed 12–15–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–506 and 508 

and 731–TA–1238–1243 (Review)] 

Non-Oriented Electrical Steel From 

China, Germany, Japan, Korea, 

Sweden, and Taiwan 

Determination 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject five-year reviews, the 

United States International Trade 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) 


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