13074 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 2014 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Exxon 

Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory 

Committee was created by Paragraph 

V.A.4 of the Memorandum of 

Agreement and Consent Decree entered 

into by the United States of America 

and the State of Alaska on August 27, 

1991, and approved by the United States 

District Court for the District of Alaska 

in settlement of United States of 

America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action 

No. A91–081 CV. The Public Advisory 

Committee was created to advise the 

Trustee Council on matters relating to 

decisions on injury assessment, 

restoration activities, or other use of 

natural resource damage recoveries 

obtained by the government. 

The Trustee Council consists of 

representatives of the Department of the 

Interior, Department of Agriculture, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, Alaska Department of 

Fish and Game, Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation, and 

Alaska Department of Law. 

Appointment to the Public Advisory 

Council will be made by the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

The Public Advisory Committee 

consists of 10 members to reflect 

balanced representation from each of 

the following principal interests: 

Aquaculturist/mariculturist, commercial 

tourism business person, 

conservationist/environmentalist, 

recreation user, subsistence user, 

commercial fisher, public-at-large, 

native landowner, sport hunter/fisher, 

and scientist/technologist. 

Nominations for membership may be 

submitted by any source. 

Nominations should include a resume 

providing an adequate description of the 

nominee’s qualifications, including 

information that would enable the 

Department of the Interior to make an 

informed decision regarding meeting the 

membership requirements of the Public 

Advisory Committee and permit the 

Department of the Interior to contact a 

potential member. 

Individuals who are currently 

federally registered lobbyists are 

ineligible to serve on all Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

non-FACA boards, committees, or 

councils. 

Willie R. Taylor, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–RG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Geological and Geophysical 

Exploration (G&G) on the Mid- and 

South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Final Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed 

G&G Activities on the Mid- and South 

Atlantic OCS. 

SUMMARY: Consistent with the 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as 

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

has prepared a Final Programmatic EIS 

to describe and evaluate the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

reasonably foreseeable G&G survey 

activities in Federal waters overlying 

the Mid- and South Atlantic OCS, as 

well as potentially interconnected or 

interrelated activities in adjacent State 

waters, as described in the 

Supplemental Information section 

below. These activities include, but are 

not limited to, seismic surveys (deep 

penetration and high-resolution 

geophysical), electromagnetic surveys, 

geological and geochemical sampling, 

and remote sensing surveys. The Final 

Programmatic EIS covers reasonably 

foreseeable G&G activities associated 

with the three program areas managed 

by BOEM on the OCS (i.e., oil and gas 

exploration and development, 

renewable energy, and marine 

minerals). The Final Programmatic EIS 

also evaluates mitigating measures to 

reduce potential impacts of G&G 

activities on marine resources, such as 

sound impacts to marine species and 

bottom-disturbance impacts on benthic 

communities and cultural resources. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

no later than April 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in one of the following three 

ways: 

1. In written form enclosed in an 

envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on the 

Final Programmatic EIS for the Mid- and 

South Atlantic’’ and mailed (or hand 

carried) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, 

Environmental Assessment Section, 

Office of Environment (GM 623E), 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394; 

2. Electronically to BOEM’s email 

address: ggeis@boem.gov; or 

3. Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to http://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘Geological and Geophysical Activities 

in Mid and South Atlantic’’ (Note: It is 

important to include the quotation 

marks in your search terms.) Click on 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the right 

of the document link. Enter your 

information and comment, then click 

‘‘Submit’’. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Final 

Programmatic EIS, you may contact Mr. 

Gary D. Goeke, Chief, Environmental 

Assessment Section, Office of 

Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394, or by email at ggeis@

boem.gov. You may also contact Mr. 

Goeke by telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Programmatic EIS was prepared to 

analyze potential environmental 

impacts from multiple G&G activities in 

the OCS Mid- and South Atlantic 

Planning Areas, and interconnected or 

interrelated activities in adjacent State 

waters. Development of this 

Programmatic EIS was also directed 

under the Conference Report 

accompanying the FY 2010 Department 

of the Interior, Environment and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act (Pub. L. 

111–88). 

The Area of Interest (AOI), also 

known as the affected environment or 

area of potential effects, for the 

Programmatic EIS includes U.S. Atlantic 

waters and submerged lands from the 

mouth of Delaware Bay to just south of 

Cape Canaveral, Florida, and from the 

shoreline to 350 nautical miles from 

shore. While G&G activities in State 

waters are not within the jurisdiction of 

BOEM, the AOI also encompasses 

adjacent State waters (excluding 

estuaries) because related G&G activities 

could extend into State waters or 

because G&G activities in waters 

overlying the OCS could impact 

resources in or migrating through 

adjacent State waters, e.g. through the 

introduction of acoustic energy into 

those waters. The activity scenario and 

associated impact assessment contained 

in the Final Programmatic EIS extend to 

2020. 

The Draft Programmatic EIS was 

published on March 30, 2012 and the 

public comment period closed on July 2, 

2012. BOEM received over 55,000 

comment submissions from federal, 

state and local governmental 

organizations, non-governmental 

organizations, industry and private 

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1Electronic Document Information System 

(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov. 

2United States International Trade Commission 

(USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov. 

3Electronic Document Information System 

(EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov. 

citizens electronically and via hard 

copy. These comments were considered 

and evaluated in preparing the Final 

Programmatic EIS. Within the Final 

Programmatic EIS, BOEM presents the 

baseline conditions, analyzes reasonably 

foreseeable impacts to marine resources 

and, where applicable, identifies and 

analyzes potential mitigation and 

monitoring measures to avoid, reduce, 

or minimize potential impacts. It also 

establishes a framework for future 

environmental analyses of site-specific 

activities before BOEM authorizes any 

individual permits for those activities. 

The Final Programmatic EIS identifies 

BOEM’s Preferred Alternative which 

provides programmatic-level mitigation, 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

meant to reduce the potential for 

adverse impacts to Mid- and South 

Atlantic resources from reasonably 

foreseeable G&G activities across all 

three BOEM program areas. It also 

includes an adaptive management 

strategy that, through site-specific NEPA 

analysis, will incorporate new 

information, establish additional 

measures and/or adjust existing 

measures based on monitoring results. 

Please note that the Final 

Programmatic EIS does not address the 

potential environmental effects of oil 

and gas leasing, development, or 

production in the Mid- and South 

Atlantic. BOEM has not proposed oil 

and gas leasing, development or 

production in the Mid- and South 

Atlantic at this time, and additional 

environmental analyses would be 

necessary prior to proceeding with any 

such activities. 

Final Programmatic EIS Availability: 

In keeping with the Department of the 

Interior’s mission to protect natural 

resources and to limit costs while 

ensuring availability of the document to 

the public, BOEM will primarily 

distribute digital copies of the Final 

Programmatic EIS on compact discs. 

However, BOEM has printed and will be 

distributing a limited number of paper 

copies. If you require a paper copy, 

BOEM will provide one upon request if 

copies are still available. 

1. You may request a hard copy or 

compact disc of the Final Programmatic 

EIS from the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Public Information Office (GM 

335A), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

Room 250, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF (4853)). 

2. You may download or view the 

Final Programmatic EIS on BOEM’s 

project Web site at http://.boem.gov/

and-Gas-Energy-Program//.aspx or on 

BOEM’s EIS Web site at http://

www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. 

Several libraries along the Atlantic 

Coast have been sent copies of the Final 

Programmatic EIS. To find out which 

libraries have copies of the Final 

Programmatic EIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. 

Public Disclosure of Names and 

Addresses: Before including your 

address, telephone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1503) implementing the provisions of NEPA, 

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

Dated: January 10, 2014. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Hemostatic Products 

and Components Thereof; DN 3003; the 

Commission is soliciting comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

complaint or complainant’s filing under 

section 210.8(b) of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.8(b)). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Acting Secretary to the 

Commission, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–2000. The public version of the 

complaint can be accessed on the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and 

will be available for inspection during 

official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 

p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its Internet server at United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at USITC.2 The public record 

for this investigation may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission has received a complaint 

and a submission pursuant to section 

210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of 

Practice and Procedure filed behalf of 

Baxter International Inc., Baxter 

Healthcare Corporation, and Baxter 

Healthcare SA, on February 28, 2014. 

The complaint alleges violations of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

and the sale within the United States 

after importation of certain hemostatic 

products and components thereof. The 

complaint name as respondents Johnson 

and Johnson Inc. Brunswick, NJ, 

Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ, Ferrosan 

Medical Devices A/S, Denmark, 

Packaging Coordinators, Inc., 

Philadelphia, PA. The complainant 

requests that the Commission issue a 

permanent limited exclusion order, 

permanent cease and desist orders, and 

impose a bond during any Presidential 

Review period. 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments, not 

to exceed five (5) pages in length, 

inclusive of attachments, on any public 

interest issues raised by the complaint 

or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments 

should address whether issuance of the 

relief specifically requested by the 

complainant in this investigation would 

affect the public health and welfare in 

the United States, competitive 

conditions in the United States 

economy, the production of like or 

directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) Explain how the articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

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