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exception of any unleased blocks within 

15 mi (24 km) of the Baldwin County, 

Alabama coast. 

Alternative D—No Action: This 

alternative would cancel the proposed 

CPA lease sale and is the 

environmentally preferred alternative. 

BOEM has determined that the 

economic and energy security benefits 

of exploring and developing the 

domestic energy resources available in 

the GOM, including job creation, merit 

holding a sale in this area at this time. 

Lost production from cancellation of the 

sale would likely result in substitution 

of resources that would also have 

negative environmental impacts. 

Moreover, given the long history of 

exploration and development in this 

area, as well as significant current 

activity, the GOM has significant 

onshore and offshore infrastructure to 

support continuing oil and gas activity. 

This infrastructure includes advanced 

oil spill response infrastructure that has 

been enhanced since the Deepwater 

Horizon oil spill due to strengthened 

safety and environmental standards and 

efforts on the part of industry to comply 

with new regulatory requirements and 

provide additional resources, including 

for example, the readiness of equipment 

necessary to contain a subsea spill. After 

careful consideration, BOEM has 

selected Alternative A, the Proposed 

Action. 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy 

of the Record of Decision for CPA Lease 

Sale 216/222, you may contact BOEM, 

GOM OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). An electronic copy of the 

Record of Decision is available on 

BOEM’s Internet Web site at http:// 

www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Record of 

Decision, you may contact Mr. Gary D. 

Goeke, Chief, Regional Assessment 

Section, Office of Environment, BOEM, 

GOM OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard (MS 5410), New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394, You may also 

contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at (504) 

736–3233. 

Dated: May 10, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11999 Filed 5–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Consolidated Central Gulf of Mexico 

Planning Area Sale; 216/222 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Final Notice of Sale. 

SUMMARY: On Wednesday, June 20, 

2012, BOEM will open and publicly 

announce bids received for the blocks 

offered in Central Gulf of Mexico 

Planning Area (CPA) Sale 216/222, in 

accordance with provisions of the OCS 

Lands Act (OCSLA) (43 U.S.C. 1331– 

1356, as amended) and the regulations 

issued thereunder (30 CFR part 556). 

The CPA Sale 216/222 Package contains 

information essential to potential 

bidders, and bidders are charged with 

the knowledge of the documents 

contained in that package. 

DATES: Public bid reading for CPA Sale 

216/222 will begin at 9 a.m., 

Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at the 

Mercedes-Benz Superdome, 1500 

Sugarbowl Drive, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70112. The lease sale will be 

held in the St. Charles Club Room on 

the second floor (Loge Level). Entry to 

the Superdome will be on the Poydras 

Street side of the building through Gate 

A on the Ground Level, and parking will 

be available at Garage 6. All times 

referred to in this document are local 

New Orleans time, unless otherwise 

specified. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

obtain a CPA Sale 216/222 Package by 

writing, calling or visiting the Web site: 

Gulf of Mexico Region Public 

Information Office, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394, (504) 736– 

2519 or (800) 200–GULF. 

BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region Internet 

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

About-BOEM/BOEM-Regions/Gulf-ofMexico-Region/Index.aspx. 

Filing of Bids: Bidders must submit 

sealed bids to the address below, 

between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on normal 

working days, and from 8 a.m. to the 

Bid Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m. 

on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, the day 

before the lease sale. If bids are mailed, 

please address the envelope containing 

all of the sealed bids as follows: 

Attention: Leasing and Financial 

Responsibility Section, BOEM Gulf of 

Mexico Region, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394. 

Contains Sealed Bids for CPA Oil and 

Gas Lease Sale 216/222. Please 

Deliver to Ms. Nancy Kornrumpf, Ms. 

Cindy Thibodeaux, or Ms. Kasey 

Couture, 6th Floor, Immediately. 

Please note: 1. Bidders mailing bid(s) are 

advised to call Ms. Nancy Kornrumpf at (504) 

736–2726, Ms. Cindy Thibodeaux at (504) 

736–2809, or Ms. Kasey Couture at (504) 

736–2909 immediately after putting their 

bid(s) in the mail. If BOEM receives bids later 

than the Bid Submission Deadline, the BOEM 

-Regional Director (RD) will return those bids 

unopened to bidders. Should an unexpected 

event such as flooding or travel restrictions 

be significantly disruptive to bid submission, 

BOEM may extend the Bid Submission 

Deadline. Bidders may call (504) 736–0557 or 

access the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Internet 

Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/AboutBOEM/BOEM-Regions/Gulf-of-MexicoRegion/Index.aspx for information about the 

possible extension of the Bid Submission 

Deadline due to such an event. 

2. Blocks or portions of blocks beyond the 

United States (U.S.) Exclusive Economic 

Zone are offered based upon provisions of 

the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention. 

3. Blocks near the U.S.-Mexico maritime 

and continental shelf boundaries could 

become subject to the Agreement between the 

United States of America and the United 

Mexican States Concerning Transboundary 

Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of 

Mexico (Agreement). Bidders are advised to 

refer to the Bids on Blocks Near U.S.-Mexico 

Maritime and Continental Shelf Boundary 

portion of this document for detailed 

information pertaining to the opening of bids 

affecting blocks in this area. 

Area Offered for Leasing: In CPA Sale 

216/222, BOEM is offering to lease all 

blocks and partial blocks listed in the 

document ‘‘List of Blocks Available for 

Leasing’’ included in the CPA Sale 216/ 

222 Package. All of these blocks are 

shown on the following leasing maps 

and Official Protraction Diagrams 

(OPD’s): 

Outer Continental Shelf Leasing 

Maps—Louisiana Map Numbers 1 

Through 12 (These 30 maps sell for 

$2.00 each.) 

LA1 West Cameron Area (Revised July 1, 

2011) 

LA1A West Cameron Area, West Addition 

(Revised February 28, 2007) 

LA1B West Cameron Area, South Addition 

(Revised February 28, 2007) 

LA2 East Cameron Area (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

LA2A East Cameron Area, South Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA3 Vermilion Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA3A South Marsh Island Area (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

LA3B Vermilion Area, South Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA3C South Marsh Island Area, South 

Addition (Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA3D South Marsh Island Area, North 

Addition (Revised November 1, 2000) 

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LA4 Eugene Island Area (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

LA4A Eugene Island Area, South Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA5 Ship Shoal Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA5A Ship Shoal Area, South Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA6 South Timbalier Area (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

LA6A South Timbalier Area, South 

Addition (Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA6B South Pelto Area (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

LA6C Bay Marchand Area (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

LA7 Grand Isle Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA7A Grand Isle Area, South Addition 

(Revised February 17, 2004) 

LA8 West Delta Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA8A West Delta Area, South Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA9 South Pass Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA9A South Pass Area, South and East 

Additions (Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA10 Main Pass Area (Revised November 1, 

2000) 

LA10A Main Pass Area, South and East 

Additions (Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA10B Breton Sound Area (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

LA11 Chandeleur Area (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

LA11A Chandeleur Area, East Addition 

(Revised November 1, 2000) 

LA12 Sabine Pass Area (Revised July 1, 

2011) 

Outer Continental Shelf Official 

Protraction Diagrams (These 19 

diagrams sell for $2.00 each.) 

NG15–02 Garden Banks (Revised February 

28, 2007) 

NG15–03 Green Canyon (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

NG15–05 Keathley Canyon (Revised 

February 28, 2007) 

NG15–06 Walker Ridge (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

NG15–08 Sigsbee Escarpment (Revised 

February 28, 2007) 

NG15–09 Amery Terrace (Revised October 

25, 2000) 

NG16–01 Atwater Valley (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

NG16–02 Lloyd Ridge (Revised August 1, 

2008) 

NG16–04 Lund (Revised November 1, 2000) 

NG16–05 Henderson (Revised August 1, 

2008) 

NG16–07 Lund South (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

NG16–08 Florida Plain (Revised February 

28, 2007) 

NH15–12 Ewing Bank (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

NH16–04 Mobile (Revised July 1, 2011) 

NH16–05 Pensacola (Revised February 28, 

2007) 

NH16–07 Viosca Knoll (Revised November 

1, 2000) 

NH16–08 Destin Dome (Revised February 

28, 2007) 

NH16–10 Mississippi Canyon (Revised 

November 1, 2000) 

NH16–11 De Soto Canyon (Revised August 

1, 2008) 

Please note: A CD–ROM (in ARC/INFO and 

Acrobat (.pdf) format) containing all of the 

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) leasing maps and 

OPD’s, except those not yet converted to 

digital format, is available from the GOM 

Region Public Information Office for a price 

of $15.00. In addition, Supplemental Official 

OCS Block Diagrams (SOBD’s) are available 

for blocks that contain the U.S.-Mexico 

Maritime Boundary, the U.S.-Mexico 

Continental Shelf Boundary, the U.S. 200 

Nautical Mile Limit, and the U.S.-Mexico 

Continental Shelf Article IV ‘‘Area’’ Limit 

lines (i.e., the 1.4 nautical mile buffer). These 

SOBD’s are also available from the GOM 

Region Public Information Office. 

These GOM leasing maps, SOBD’s, 

and OPD’s are also available for free 

online at: http://www.boem.gov/Oiland-Gas-Energy-Program/Mapping-andData/Maps-And-Spatial-Data.aspx. 

For the current status of all CPA 

leasing maps and OPD’s, please refer to 

66 FR 28002 (published May 21, 2001), 

69 FR 23211 (published April 28, 2004), 

72 FR 27590 (published May 16, 2007), 

72 FR 35720 (published June 29, 2007), 

73 FR 63505 (published October 24, 

2008), and 76 FR 54787 (published 

September 2, 2011). 

All blocks are shown on these leasing 

maps and OPD’s. The available Federal 

acreage of all whole and partial blocks 

in this lease sale is shown in the 

document ‘‘List of Blocks Available for 

Leasing’’ included in the CPA Sale 216/ 

222 Package. Some of these blocks may 

be partially leased or deferred, or 

transected by administrative lines such 

as the Federal/state jurisdictional line. 

A bid on a block must include all of the 

available Federal acreage of that block. 

Also, information on the unleased 

portions of such blocks is found in the 

document ‘‘Central Planning Area, 

Consolidated Lease Sale 216/222, June 

20, 2012—Unleased Split Blocks and 

Available Unleased Acreage of Blocks 

with Aliquots and Irregular Portions 

Under Lease or Deferred’’ included in 

the CPA Sale 216/222 Package. 

For additional information, please call 

Mr. Lenny Coats, Chief of the Mapping 

and Automation Section, at (504) 736– 

1457. 

Areas Not Available for Leasing: The 

following whole and partial blocks are 

not offered for lease in this sale: 

Whole and partial blocks that lie 

within the former Western Gap and are 

within 1.4 nautical miles north of the 

continental shelf boundary between the 

United States and Mexico: 

Amery Terrace (OPD NG 15–09) 

Whole Blocks: 280, 281, 318 through 

320, and 355 through 359 

Portions of Blocks: 235 through 238, 273 

through 279, and 309 through 317 

Sigsbee Escarpment (OPD NG 15–08) 

Whole Blocks: 239, 284, and 331 

through 341 

Portions of Blocks: 151, 195, 196, 240, 

241, 285 through 298, and 342 

through 349 

Whole blocks and portions of blocks 

that lie adjacent to or beyond the U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone, in or 

adjoining the area known as the 

northern portion of the Eastern Gap: 

Lund South (OPD NG 16–07) 

Whole Blocks: 128, 129, 169 through 

173, 208, through 217, 248 through 

261, 293 through 305, and 349 

Henderson (OPD NG 16–05) 

Whole Blocks: 466, 508 through 510, 

551 through 554, 594 through 599, 

637 through 643, 679 through 687, 

722 through 731, 764 through 775, 

807 through 819, 849 through 862, 

891 through 905, 933 through 949, 

and 975 through 992 

Portions of Blocks: 467, 511, 555, 556, 

600, 644, 688, 732, 776, 777, 820, 821, 

863, 864, 906, 907, 950, 993, and 994 

Florida Plain (OPD NG 16–08) 

Whole Blocks: 5 through 24, 46 through 

67, 89 through 110, 133 through 154, 

177 through 197, 221 through 240, 

265 through 283, 309 through 327, 

and 363 through 370 

Whole blocks and portions of blocks 

deferred by the Gulf of Mexico Energy 

Security Act of 2006: 

Pensacola (OPD NH 16–05) 

Blocks: 751 through 754, 793 through 

798, 837 through 842, 881 through 

886, 925 through 930, and 969 

through 975 

Destin Dome (OPD NH 16–08) 

Whole Blocks: 1 through 7, 45 through 

51, 89 through 96, 133 through 140, 

177 through 184, 221 through 228, 

265 through 273, 309 through 317, 

353 through 361, 397 through 405, 

441 through 450, 485 through 494, 

529 through 538, 573 through 582, 

617 through 627, 661 through 671, 

705 through 715, 749 through 759, 

793 through 804, 837 through 848, 

881 through 892, 925 through 936, 

and 969 through 981 

DeSoto Canyon (OPD NH 16–11) 

Whole Blocks: 1 through 15, 45 through 

59, and 92 through 102 

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Portions of Blocks: 16, 60, 61, 89 

through 91, 103 through 105, and 135 

through 147 

Henderson (OPD NG 16–05) 

Portions of Blocks: 114, 158, 202, 246, 

290, 334, 335, 378, 379, 422, and 423 

The following block is deferred until 

measures to ensure the safety of 

decommissioning operations are 

completed: 

Green Canyon (OPD NG15–03) 

Block 20 

The following blocks are under appeal 

and bids will not be accepted: 

OCS G 22966 Green Canyon 478 

OCS G 22975 Green Canyon 536 

OCS G 22983 Green Canyon 581 

OCS G 22921 Mississippi Canyon 999 

OCS G 22922 Mississippi Canyon 1000 

Note: Bids on Blocks Near the U.S.-Mexico 

Maritime and Continental Shelf Boundary. 

The following definitions apply to this 

section: ‘‘Agreement’’ refers to the agreement 

between the United Mexican States and the 

United States of America that addresses 

identification and unitization of 

transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, 

allocation of production, inspections, safety, 

and environmental protection. ‘‘Boundary 

Area,’’ means an area comprised of any and 

all blocks in the CPA, that are located or 

partially located within three statute miles of 

the maritime and continental shelf boundary 

with Mexico, as that maritime boundary is 

delimited in the November 24, 1970 Treaty 

to Resolve Pending Boundary Differences and 

Maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado River 

as the International Boundary, the May 4, 

1978 Treaty on Maritime Boundaries between 

the United Mexican States and the United 

States of America, and the June 9, 2000 

Treaty on the Continental Shelf between the 

Government of the United Mexican States 

and the Government of the United States of 

America. A copy of the Agreement can be 

found at the Department of the Interior Web 

site at: http://www.boem.gov/BOEMNewsroom/Library/Boundaries-Mexico.aspx. 

The Agreement was signed on 

February 20, 2012, but has not yet been 

bilaterally approved. Bids submitted on 

any block in the ‘‘Boundary Area’’ (as 

defined above) may be segregated from 

bids submitted on blocks outside the 

Boundary Area. Bids submitted on 

blocks outside the Boundary Area will 

be opened on the date scheduled for 

sale. Bids submitted on blocks in the 

Boundary Area may not be opened on 

the date scheduled for the sale, but may 

be opened at a later date. Within 30 

days after the approval of the Agreement 

or December 31, 2012, whichever occurs 

first, the Secretary of the Interior will 

determine whether it is in the best 

interest of the United States either to 

open bids for Boundary Area blocks or 

to return the bids unopened. 

In the event the Secretary decides to 

open bids on blocks in the Boundary 

Area, BOEM will notify such bidders at 

least 30 days prior to opening such bids, 

and will describe the terms of the 

Agreement under which leases in the 

Boundary Area will be issued. Bidders 

on these blocks may withdraw their bids 

at any time after such notice up until 10 

a.m. (New Orleans local time) of the day 

before bid opening. If BOEM does not 

give notice within 30 days of bilateral 

approval of the Agreement or by 

December 31, 2012, whichever comes 

first, BOEM will return the bids 

unopened. This timing will allow 

companies to make decisions regarding 

the next annual CPA lease sale 

anticipated in 2013, which may also 

offer blocks in this area. BOEM reserves 

the right to return these bids at any 

time. BOEM will not disclose which 

blocks received bids or the names of 

bidders in this area unless and until the 

bids are opened. BOEM currently 

anticipates that blocks in the Boundary 

Area that are not awarded as a result of 

Lease Sale 216/222 would be reoffered 

in the next lease sale for the CPA in 

2013. 

The following blocks comprise the 

Boundary Area: 

Sigsbee Escarpment—151, 152, 195, 

196, 197, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 284, 

285, 286, 287, 288*, 289*, 290*, 291, 

292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 

300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 331, 332, 

333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 

341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 

349 

Amery Terrace—118, 119, 120*, 121*, 

122*, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 

161, 162, 163, 164*, 165*, 166*, 167, 

168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 

193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 

201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 210, 211, 

212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 

232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 

240, 241, 242, 243, 265, 266, 267, 271, 

272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 

280, 281, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 

315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 355, 356, 

357, 358, 359 

Lund South—133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 

138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 177, 

178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 

186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 

194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 

202, 203, 204, 205, 232, 233, 234, 235, 

236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 

244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 

252, 293, 294, 295, 296 

*—Leased. 

Statutes and Regulations: Each lease 

is issued pursuant to OCSLA, 

regulations promulgated pursuant 

thereto, other applicable statutes and 

regulations in existence upon the 

Effective Date of the lease, and those 

applicable statutes enacted (including 

amendments to OCSLA or other 

statutes) and regulations promulgated 

thereafter, except to the extent they 

explicitly conflict with an express 

provision of the lease. It is expressly 

understood that amendments to existing 

statutes and regulations, including but 

not limited to OCSLA, as well as the 

enactment of new statutes and 

promulgation of new regulations, which 

do not explicitly conflict with an 

express provision of the lease will apply 

to the leases issued as a result of this 

sale. Moreover, the lessee expressly 

bears the risk that such new statutes and 

regulations (i.e., that do not explicitly 

conflict with an express provision of the 

lease) may increase or decrease the 

lessee’s obligation under the lease. 

BOEM will use Form BOEM–2005 

(October 2011) to convey leases 

resulting from this sale. This lease form 

may be viewed on the BOEM Web site 

at: http://www.boem.gov/About- BOEM/ 

Procurement-Business-Opportunities/ 

BOEM-OCS-Operation-Forms/BOEMOCS-Operation-Forms.aspx. The lease 

form will be amended to conform with 

the specific terms, conditions, and 

stipulations applicable to the individual 

lease. The terms, conditions, and 

stipulations applicable to this sale are 

set forth below. 

Lease Terms and Conditions: Initial 

periods, extensions of initial periods, 

minimum bonus bid amounts, rental 

rates, escalating rental rates for leases 

with an approved extension of the 

initial 5-year period, royalty rate, 

minimum royalty, and royalty 

suspension provisions, if any, 

applicable to this sale are noted below. 

Additionally, these terms and 

conditions are depicted on the map 

‘‘Final, Consolidated Central Gulf of 

Mexico Planning Area Sale 216/222, 

June 20, 2012, Lease Terms and 

Economic Conditions,’’ for leases 

resulting from this lease sale. 

Initial Periods: Initial periods are 

summarized in the following table: 

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Water depth in 

meters Initial periods 

0 to <400 .............................. 5 years extended to 8 years if a well is spudded during the initial 5-year period targeting hydrocarbons below 

25,000 feet True Vertical Depth Subsea (TVD SS). 

400 to <800 .......................... 5 years extended to 8 years if a well is spudded during the initial 5-year period. 

800 to <1,600 ....................... 7 years extended to 10 years if a well is spudded during the initial 7-year period. 

1,600+ .................................. 10 years. 

Extensions of Initial Periods 

A. The 5-year initial period for a lease 

in water depths of less than 400 meters 

may be extended to 8 years if the 

operator, targeting hydrocarbons below 

25,000 feet TVD SS, spuds a well within 

the 5- year initial period. The lessee will 

receive the 3-year extension in cases 

where the well is drilled to a target 

below 25,000 feet TVD SS and may also 

receive an extension in cases where the 

well targets, but does not reach a depth 

below 25,000 feet TVD SS due to 

mechanical or safety reasons. Operators 

who do not target hydrocarbons with a 

depth of at least 25,000 feet within the 

initial 5-year period may not receive an 

extension of the lease. 

In order for the 5-year initial period 

to be extended to 8 years, the lessee is 

required to submit to the Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement 

(BSEE), GOM Regional Supervisor for 

Production and Development, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Mail Stop 

5300, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70123– 

2394, within 30 days after completion of 

the drilling operation, a letter providing 

the well number, spud date, information 

demonstrating whether the target below 

25,000 feet TVD SS was reached, and if 

applicable, any safety or mechanical 

problems encountered that prevented 

the well from reaching a depth below 

25,000 feet TVD SS. The BSEE Regional 

Supervisor for Production and 

Development must concur in writing 

that the conditions have been met to 

extend the initial period by 3 years. The 

BSEE Regional Supervisor for 

Production and Development will 

provide written confirmation of any 

lease extension within 30 days of 

receipt of the letter provided. 

A lease that has earned a 3-year 

extension by spudding a well during the 

5-year initial period with a hydrocarbon 

target below 25,000 feet TVD SS, 

confirmed by BSEE, will not be eligible 

for a suspension for that same period 

under the regulations at 30 CFR 250.175 

because the lease is not at risk of 

expiring. 

B. The 5-year initial period for a lease 

in water depths of 400 meters to less 

than 800 meters issued from this sale 

will be extended to 8 years if the 

operator spuds a well within the initial 

5-year period. 

In order for the 5-year initial period 

to be extended to 8 years, the lessee is 

required to submit to the appropriate 

BSEE District Manager, within 30 days 

after spudding a well, a letter providing 

the well number and spud date, and 

requesting confirmation of a 3-year 

extension of the initial period. The 

BSEE District Manager will review the 

request and make a determination. A 

written response will be sent to the 

lessee documenting the BSEE District 

Manager’s decision within 30 days of 

receipt of the request. For an extension 

to be granted, the BSEE District Manager 

must concur in writing that the 

conditions have been met to extend the 

initial period by 3 years. 

C. The 7-year initial period for a lease 

in water depths of 800 meters to less 

than 1,600 meters issued from this sale 

will be extended to 10 years if the 

operator spuds a well within the initial 

7-year period. 

In order for the 7-year initial period 

to be extended to 10 years, the lessee is 

required to submit to the appropriate 

BSEE District Manager, within 30 days 

after spudding a well, a letter providing 

the well number and spud date, and 

requesting confirmation of a 3-year 

extension of the initial period. The 

BSEE District Manager will review the 

request and make a determination. A 

written response will be sent to the 

lessee documenting the BSEE District 

Manager’s decision within 30 days of 

receipt of the request. For an extension 

to be granted, the BSEE District Manager 

must concur in writing that the 

conditions have been met to extend the 

initial period by 3 years. 

Minimum Bonus Bid Amounts: $25 

per acre or fraction thereof for blocks in 

water depths of less than 400 meters 

and $100 per acre or fraction thereof for 

blocks in water depths of 400 meters or 

deeper. 

A bonus bid will not be considered 

for acceptance unless it provides for a 

cash bonus in the amount equal to, or 

exceeding, the minimum bid of $25 per 

acre or fraction thereof for blocks in 

water depths of less than 400 meters, 

and $100 per acre or fraction thereof for 

blocks in water depths of 400 meters or 

deeper. To confirm the exact calculation 

of the minimum bonus bid amount for 

each block, see ‘‘List of Blocks Available 

for Leasing,’’ contained in the CPA Sale 

216/222 Package, which will become 

available approximately 30 days before 

the scheduled sale date. Please note that 

bonus bids must be in whole dollar 

amounts. BOEM will disregard partial 

dollar amounts. 

Rental Rates: Annual rental rates are 

summarized in the following table: 

RENTAL RATES PER ACRE OR FRACTION THEREOF

Water depth in meters Years 1–5 Years 6, 7, & 8+ 

0 to <200 ............................................................................................................................................... $7.00 $14.00, $21.00 & $28.00 

200 to <400 ........................................................................................................................................... $11.00 $22.00, $33.00 & $44.00 

400 to <800 ........................................................................................................................................... $11.00 $16.00 

800+ ....................................................................................................................................................... $11.00 $16.00 

Escalating Rental Rates for leases with 

an approved extension: Any lease in 

water depths less than 400 meters and 

granted a 3-year extension beyond the 5- 

year initial period will pay an escalating 

rental rate as shown above. The 

escalating rental rates after the 5th year 

for blocks in less than 400 meters will 

become fixed and no longer escalate if 

another well is spudded during the 3- 

year extended term of the lease that 

targets hydrocarbons below 25,000 feet 

TVD SS, and BSEE concurs that such a 

well has been spudded. In this case, the 

rental rate will become fixed at the 

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rental rate in effect during the lease year 

in which the additional well was 

spudded. 

Royalty Rate: 18.75 percent. 

Minimum Royalty: $7.00 per acre or 

fraction thereof per year for blocks in 

water depths of less than 200 meters 

and $11.00 per acre or fraction thereof 

per year for blocks in water depths of 

200 meters or deeper. 

Royalty Suspension Provisions: Leases 

with royalty suspension volumes (RSVs) 

are authorized under existing BSEE 

regulations at 30 CFR Part 203 and 

BOEM regulations at 30 CFR Part 560. 

Deep and Ultra-Deep Gas Royalty 

Suspensions: A lease issued as a result 

of this sale may be eligible for RSV 

incentives for deep and ultra-deep wells 

pursuant to 30 CFR Part 203. These RSV 

incentives are conditioned upon 

applicable price thresholds. 

• Certain wells on leases in 0 to less 

than 200 meters of water depth 

completed to a drilling depth of 20,000 

feet TVD SS or deeper may receive an 

RSV of 35 billion cubic feet of natural 

gas. 

• Certain wells on leases in 200 to 

less than 400 meters of water depth 

completed to a drilling depth of 20,000 

feet TVD SS or deeper may receive an 

RSV of 35 billion cubic feet of natural 

gas. Wells completed from 15,000 to 

20,000 feet TVD SS that begin 

production before May 3, 2013, may 

receive smaller RSV incentives. 

Deepwater Royalty Suspensions: No 

deepwater royalty suspension 

provisions will be offered for leases 

issued from this sale. 

Lease Stipulations: The map ‘‘Final, 

Consolidated Central Gulf of Mexico 

Planning Area Sale 216/222, June 20, 

2012, Stipulations and Deferred Blocks’’ 

depicts the blocks on which one or more 

of ten lease stipulations apply: (1) 

Topographic Features; (2) Live Bottoms; 

(3) Military Areas; (4) Evacuation; (5) 

Coordination; (6) Blocks South of 

Baldwin County, Alabama; (7) Law of 

the Sea Convention Royalty Payment; 

(8) Protected Species; (9) Below Seabed 

Operations; and (10) Agreement 

between the United States of America 

and the United Mexican States 

Concerning Transboundary 

Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

The texts of the stipulations are 

contained in the document ‘‘Lease 

Stipulations, Consolidated Central Gulf 

of Mexico Planning Area Sale 216/222, 

Final Notice of Sale’’ included in the 

CPA Sale 216/222 Package. In addition, 

the ‘‘List of Blocks Available for 

Leasing’’ contained in the CPA Sale 

216/222 Package identifies for each 

block listed the lease stipulations 

applicable to that block. 

Information to Lessees: The CPA Sale 

216/222 Package contains an 

‘‘Information To Lessees’’ document 

that provides information on certain 

issues pertaining to this oil and gas 

lease sale. 

Method of Bidding: For each block bid 

upon, a bidder must submit a separate 

signed bid in a sealed envelope. The 

outside of the envelope should be 

labeled ‘‘Sealed Bid for Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale 216/222, not to be opened 

until 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 20, 

2012.’’ The submitting company’s name, 

its GOM company number, the map 

name, map number, and block number 

should be clearly identified on the 

outside of the envelope. 

The sealed bid should list the total 

amount of the bid in a whole dollar 

amount, as well as, the sale number, the 

sale date, the submitting company’s 

name, its GOM company number, the 

map name, map number, and the block 

number clearly identified. The 

information required on the bid(s) and 

the bid envelope(s) are specified in the 

document ‘‘Bid Form and Envelope’’ 

contained in the CPA Sale 216/222 

Package. A blank bid form has been 

provided therein for convenience and 

may be copied and filled in. The CPA 

Sale 216/222 Package includes a sample 

bid envelope for reference. 

The CPA Sale 216/222 Package also 

includes a form for the telephone 

numbers and addresses of bidders. 

BOEM requests that bidders provide this 

information in the suggested format 

prior to or at the time of bid submission. 

The Telephone Numbers/Addresses of 

Bidders Form should not be enclosed 

inside the sealed bid envelope. 

BOEM published a list of restricted 

joint bidders for this lease sale in the 

Federal Register at 77 FR 24980 on 

April 26, 2012. Please also refer to joint 

bidding provisions at 30 CFR 556.41 for 

additional information. All bidders 

must execute all documents in 

conformance with signatory 

authorizations on file in BOEM’s Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM) Region Adjudication 

Section. Designated signatories must be 

authorized to bind their respective legal 

business entities (e.g., a corporation, 

partnership, or LLC) and must have an 

incumbency certificate setting forth the 

authorized signatories on file with the 

GOM Region Adjudication Section. 

Bidders submitting joint bids must 

include on the bid form the 

proportionate interest of each 

participating bidder, stated as a 

percentage, using a maximum of five 

decimal places (e.g., 33.33333 percent) 

with total interest equaling 100 percent. 

BOEM may require bidders to submit 

other documents in accordance with 30 

CFR 556.46. BOEM warns bidders 

against violation of 18 U.S.C. 1860 

prohibiting unlawful combination or 

intimidation of bidders. Bidders are 

advised that BOEM considers the signed 

bid to be a legally binding obligation on 

the part of the bidder(s) to comply with 

all applicable regulations, including 

payment of one-fifth of the bonus bid on 

all high bids. A statement to this effect 

must be included on each bid form (see 

the document ‘‘Bid Form and Envelope’’ 

contained in the CPA 216/222 Package). 

Withdrawal of Bids: Once submitted, 

bid(s) may not be withdrawn unless the 

BOEM Regional Director (RD) receives a 

written request for withdrawal from the 

company who submitted the bid(s), 

prior to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, 

2012. This request must be typed on 

company letterhead and must contain 

the submitting company’s name, its 

company number, the map name/ 

number and block number of the bid(s) 

to be withdrawn. The request must be 

in conformance with signatory 

authorizations on file in BOEM’s GOM 

Region Adjudication Section. 

Signatories must be authorized to bind 

their respective legal business entities 

(e.g., a corporation, partnership, or LLC) 

and must have: (i) An incumbency 

certificate and/or specific power of 

attorney setting forth express authority 

to act on the business entity’s behalf for 

purposes of bidding and lease execution 

under OCSLA and (ii) the authorized 

signatories on file with BOEM’s GOM 

Region Adjudication Section. The name 

and title of said signatory must be typed 

under the signature block on the 

withdrawal letter. Should the BOEM RD 

or the BOEM RD’s designee approve 

such a request, he or she will indicate 

approval by affixing his or her signature 

and the date to the submitting 

company’s request for withdrawal. 

Rounding: The following procedure 

must be used to calculate the minimum 

bonus bid, annual rental, and minimum 

royalty: Round up to the next whole 

acre if the block acreage contains a 

decimal figure prior to calculating the 

minimum bonus bid, annual rental, and 

minimum royalty amounts. The 

appropriate rate per acre is applied to 

the whole (rounded up) acreage. 

The bonus bid must be in whole 

dollar amounts and greater than or equal 

to the minimum bonus bid. The 

appropriate minimum bid per-acre rate 

is applied to the whole (rounded up) 

acreage and the resultant calculation is 

rounded up to the next whole dollar 

amount if the calculation results in any 

cents. The minimum bonus bid 

calculation, including all rounding, is 

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shown in the document ‘‘List of Blocks 

Available for Leasing’’ included in the 

CPA Sale 216/222 Package. 

Bonus Bid Deposit: Each bidder 

submitting an apparent high bid must 

submit a bonus bid deposit to the U.S. 

Department of the Interior’s Office of 

Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) 

equal to one-fifth of the bonus bid 

amount for each such bid. A copy of the 

notification of the high bidder’s onefifth bonus liability may be obtained at 

the Electronic Funds Transfer (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/Oil-and-GasEnergy-Program/Leasing/RegionalLeasing/Gulf-of-Mexico-Region/LeaseSales/216-222/Central-Planning-AreaLease-Sale-216-222-Information.aspx 

under the heading ‘‘Notification of EFT 

1⁄5 Bonus Liability.’’ All payments must 

be electronically deposited into an 

interest-bearing account in the U.S. 

Treasury by 11 a.m. Eastern Standard 

Time the day following 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. 

Under the authority granted by 30 

CFR 556.46(b), BOEM requires bidders 

to use EFT procedures for payment of 

one-fifth bonus bid deposits for CPA 

Sale 216/222, following the detailed 

instructions contained on the Payment 

Information Web page that may be 

found on the ONRR Web site 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. If a lease is awarded, 

ONRR requests that only one transaction 

be used for payment of the four-fifths 

bonus bid amount and the first year’s 

rental. 

Note: Certain bid submitters (i.e., those that 

are not currently an OCS mineral lease record 

title holder or designated operator or those 

that have ever defaulted on a one-fifth bonus 

bid payment (EFT or otherwise)) are required 

to guarantee (secure) their one-fifth bonus bid 

payment prior to the submission of bids. For 

those who must secure the EFT one-fifth 

bonus bid payment, the EFT instructions 

specify the requirements for each of the 

following four options: 

(a) Provide a third-party guarantee; 

(b) amend bond coverage; 

(c) provide a letter of credit; or 

(d) provide a lump sum payment in 

advance via EFT. 

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. In any 

case, 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 this 

Notice of Sale (NOS), including those 

set forth in the documents contained in 

the associated CPA Sale 216/222 

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 this NOS, OCSLA, and 

other applicable regulations may be 

returned to the bidder submitting that 

bid by the RD and not be considered for 

acceptance. The U.S. Attorney General 

and the Federal Trade Commission will 

review the results of the lease sale for 

antitrust issues prior to the issuance of 

leases. 

To ensure that the Federal 

Government receives a fair return for the 

conveyance of lease rights for this lease 

sale, BOEM will evaluate high bids in 

accordance with its bid adequacy 

procedures. A copy of current 

procedures, ‘‘Modifications to the Bid 

Adequacy Procedures’’ at 64 FR 37560 

(July 12, 1999), can be obtained from the 

BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region Public 

Information Office or via the BOEM Gulf 

of Mexico Region Internet Web site at: 

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

existing bid adequacy procedures, water 

depth categories in the Gulf of Mexico 

are specified as (1) less than 800 meters 

and (2) 800 meters or more. Per 64 FR 

37560, if different water depth 

categories are used for a Gulf of Mexico 

sale, they are specified in the final NOS. 

For CPA Sale 216/222, the water depth 

categories are specified as (1) less than 

400 meters and (2) 400 meters or more. 

Successful Bidders: BOEM requires 

each company that has been 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. 

Affirmative Action: BOEM requests 

that, prior to bidding, the bidder file 

Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action 

Representation Form BOEM-2032 

(October 2011) and Equal Opportunity 

Compliance Report Certification Form 

BOEM-2033 (October 2011) in the 

BOEM GOM Region Adjudication 

Section. This certification is required by 

41 CFR Part 60 and Executive Order No. 

11246 of September 24, 1965, as 

amended by Executive Order No. 11375 

of October 13, 1967. In any event, prior 

to the execution of any lease contract, 

both forms are required to be on file for 

the bidder in the GOM Region 

Adjudication Section. 

Geophysical Data and Information 

Statement: Pursuant to 30 CFR 551.12, 

BOEM has a right to access geophysical 

data and information collected under a 

permit in the OCS. 

Every bidder submitting a bid on a 

block in CPA Sale 216/222, or 

participating as a joint bidder in such a 

bid, must submit at the time of bid 

submission a Geophysical Data and 

Information Statement (GDIS) in a 

separate and sealed envelope, 

identifying any proprietary and/or 

reprocessed geophysical data and 

information generated or used as part of 

the decision to bid or participate in a 

bid on the block (including, but not 

limited to, seismic, controlled source 

electromagnetic, and gravity data). The 

data identified in the GDIS should 

clearly state whether the data or 

information are speculative data sets 

available directly from geophysical 

contractors or proprietary data sets 

specially processed/reprocessed for or 

by bidders. In addition, the GDIS should 

clearly identify the data type (e.g., 2–D, 

3–D or 4–D, pre-stack or post-stack and 

time or depth); areal extent (i.e., number 

of line miles for 2–D or number of 

blocks for 3–D) and migration algorithm 

(e.g., Kirchoff Migration, Wave Equation 

Migration, Reverse Migration, Reverse 

Time Migration) of the data, velocity 

models used and information. The 

statement must also include the name, 

the phone number, and full address of 

a contact person, and an alternate, who 

are both knowledgeable about the 

information and data listed and 

available for 30 days post-sale, the 

processing company, date processing 

was completed, owner of the original 

data set (who initially acquired the 

data), original data survey name, and 

permit number. BOEM reserves the right 

to query about alternate data sets and to 

quality check and compare the listed 

and alternative data sets to determine 

which data set most closely meets the 

needs of the fair market value 

determination process. 

The statement must also identify each 

block upon which the bidder submitted 

a bid or participated as a partner in a 

bid, but for which it did not use 

enhanced or reprocessed pre- or poststack geophysical data and information 

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as part of the decision to bid or to 

participate in the bid. The GDIS must be 

submitted even if no proprietary/ 

reprocessed geophysical data and 

information were used in bid 

preparation for the block. 

In the event a company supplies any 

type of data to BOEM, that company 

must meet the following requirements to 

qualify for reimbursement: 

1. The company must be registered 

with the Central Contractor Registration 

(CCR). The initial registration is valid 

for one year and must be updated 

annually thereafter. The Web site for 

registering is: http://www.ccr.gov. This 

requirement was implemented on 

October 1, 2003, and requires all entities 

doing business with the Federal 

Government to complete a business 

profile in the CCR. Payments are made 

electronically based on the banking 

information contained in the CCR. 

Therefore, if the company is not actively 

registered in the CCR, BOEM will not be 

able to reimburse or pay that company 

for any data supplied. 

2. Effective May 1, 2011, the 

Department of the Interior is requiring 

all of its agencies and bureaus to use the 

Department of Treasury’s Internet 

Payment Platform (IPP) for electronic 

invoicing. The Web site for registering 

is: https://www.ipp.gov. The company 

must enroll at the IPP Web site if it has 

not already done so. Access will then be 

granted to use IPP for submitting 

requests for payment. When a request 

for payment is submitted, it must 

include the assigned Purchase Order 

Number on the request. 

3. In addition, the company must 

complete an on-line Representations 

and Certifications application at: 

www.bpn.gov. Even though the 

company may have never provided this 

information previously, it must now do 

so in order to do business with the 

Federal Government or receive 

reimbursement. 

Note: The GDIS Information Table can be 

submitted digitally on a CD or DVD as an 

Excel Spreadsheet. If you have any questions, 

please contact Dee Smith at (504) 736–2706 

or John Johnson at (504) 736–2455. 

Force Majeure: The BOEM RD has the 

discretion to change any date, time, 

and/or location specified in the CPA 

Sale 216/222 Package in case of a force 

majeure event that the RD deems may 

interfere with the carrying out of a fair 

and proper lease sale process. Such 

events may include, but are not limited 

to, natural disasters (e.g., earthquakes, 

hurricanes, and floods), wars, riots, acts 

of terrorism, fire, 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: http://www.boem.gov for 

information about any changes. 

Dated: May 10, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12004 Filed 5–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 2877] 

Receipt of Amended 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 an amended 

complaint entitled Certain Radio 

Frequency Integrated Circuits and 

Devices Containing Same, DN 2877; the 

Commission is soliciting comments on 

any public interest issues raised by the 

amended 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: 

Office of the 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 docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov, 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 (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. Hearingimpaired 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 an amended 

complaint and a submission pursuant to 

section 210.8(b) of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure filed on 

behalf of Peregrine Semiconductor 

Corporation on May 11, 2012. 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 radio 

frequency integrated circuits and 

devices containing same. The complaint 

names as respondents RF Micro 

Devices, Inc. of NC; Motorola Mobility, 

Inc. of IL; HTC America, Inc. of WA; 

and HTC Corporation of Taiwan. 

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 

remedial orders are used in the United 

States; 

(ii) Identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 

(iii) Identify like or directly 

competitive articles that complainant, 

its licensees, or third parties make in the 

United States which could replace the 

subject articles if they were to be 

excluded; 

(iv) Indicate whether complainant, 

complainant’s licensees, and/or third 

party suppliers have the capacity to 

replace the volume of articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 

desist order within a commercially 

reasonable time; and 

(v) Explain how the requested 

remedial orders would impact United 

States consumers. 

Written submissions must be filed no 

later than by close of business, eight 

calendar days after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. There will be further 

opportunities for comment on the 

public interest after the issuance of any 

final initial determination in this 

investigation. 

Persons filing written submissions 

must file the original document 

electronically on or before the deadlines 

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