Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 244 / Wednesday, December 19, 2012 / Notices 75187 

for public safety reasons. The area will 

be closed under the authority of 43CFR 

8364.1—Closures and Restrictions and 

in conformance with IM 2010–028 

Change 1. Due to unsafe conditions and 

danger to the public, it is imperative for 

the BLM to close the area immediately. 

The proposed target shooting closure 

would affect approximately 900 acres on 

the lower slopes of the southeast bench 

of the Lake Mountains. The closure 

would be in effect for two years or until 

an analysis of impacts is completed 

through the land use planning process. 

The Lake Mountains are a small 

mountain range located on the west side 

of Utah Lake. The range is only about 

8 miles wide and 12 miles long. The city 

of Saratoga Springs borders the north 

side of the mountains and the city of 

Eagle Mountain is along the west side. 

State Highway 68 runs along the eastern 

bench of the Lake Mountains; it is a 

main arterial road and is used by 

residential, agricultural and recreational 

traffic. There are a number of 

communications sites on the top of the 

mountain as well as a major power line 

that runs along a lower elevation ridge. 

There are private residences along the 

lake shore. Utah Lake is a popular area 

for recreationists, boaters, and anglers. 

A lake access point known as the Knolls 

is one of the few public access points on 

the western side and is located just off 

Highway 68. The Lake Mountains are 

comprised of a mixed ownership pattern 

and includes lands managed by the 

BLM, Utah School and Institutional 

Trust Lands Administration and several 

private property owners. 

The area is primarily used by 

residents of Utah and southern Salt Lake 

counties for target shooting. The Lake 

Mountains receive about 4,000 visitors 

each month and on weekends; as many 

as 400 people concentrate into five 

areas, including other dispersed 

locations. The slopes of the Lake 

Mountains provide a natural backstop 

ideal for target shooting; however, some 

shooters choose to target practice in the 

relatively flat terrain on the lower 

slopes. Given the topography of the area 

and the number of people who visit it, 

the area subject to this Order is not 

conducive to safe target shooting. Target 

shooting in the area has resulted in 

near-misses of homes, automobiles, and 

people. Recently, bullets shot from 

BLM-administered land traveled 

approximately 2,000 feet to neighboring 

private land and into a home, just 

missing the homeowner. In another 

case, school children were in the line of 

fire of target shooters. 

This closure would be made under 

the authority of the regulations in 43 

CFR 8364.1 (a), which states: ‘‘To 

protect persons, property, and public 

lands and resources, the authorized 

officer may issue an order to close or 

restrict use of designated public lands.’’ 

The closure would be for target shooting 

only and would not affect legal hunting. 

Any person who violates the above 

restriction may be tried before a United 

States Magistrate and fined no more 

than $1,000, imprisoned for no more 

than 12 months, or both. Such 

violations may also be subject to the 

enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1. 

Jenna Whitlock, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30571 Filed 12–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0091] 

Notice of Determination of No 

Competitive Interest, Offshore Maine 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination of No 

Competitive Interest (DNCI) for 

Proposed Commercial Wind Lease 

Offshore Maine. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides BOEM’s 

determination that there is no 

competitive interest in the area 

requested by Statoil North America 

(Statoil NA) for a commercial wind 

lease as described in the Notice of 

Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind 

Power on the Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Offshore Maine, Request for 

Interest (RFI), that BOEM published on 

August 10, 2012, (77 FR 47877). The RFI 

described Statoil NA’s application for a 

commercial lease for a four-turbine 

wind energy project on the OCS off the 

coast of Maine, and provided an 

opportunity for the public to submit 

comments about the proposal. 

DATES: Effective December 19, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Aditi Mirani, Project Coordinator, 

BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy 

Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. (703) 787– 

1320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

This DNCI is published pursuant to 

subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act, 

which was added by section 388 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 

U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the 

implementing regulations at 30 CFR part 

585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS 

Lands Act requires that OCS renewable 

energy leases, easements, and rights-ofway be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis 

unless the Secretary [of the Department 

of the Interior] determines after public 

notice of a proposed lease, easement, or 

right-of-way (ROW) that there is no 

competitive interest.’’ The Secretary 

delegated the authority to make such 

determinations to BOEM. 

Determination and Next Steps 

This DNCI provides notice to the 

public that BOEM has determined there 

is no competitive interest in the 

proposed lease area, as no indications of 

competitive interest were submitted in 

response to the RFI. 

In the RFI, BOEM also solicited public 

comment on site conditions and 

multiple uses within the proposed lease 

area that would be relevant to the 

proposed project or its impacts. In 

response to the RFI, BOEM received 

public comment submissions from 

eleven entities. BOEM will use the 

comments that it received to inform its 

subsequent decisions. After the 

publication of this DNCI, BOEM will 

proceed with the noncompetitive lease 

issuance process outlined at 30 CFR 

585.231. 

Map of the Area 

A map of the area proposed for a 

commercial lease can be found at the 

following URL: http://www.boem.gov/ 

Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Maine.aspx. 

Dated: December 14, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–30624 Filed 12–18–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–835] 

Certain Food Containers, Cups, Plates, 

Cutlery, and Related Items and 

Packaging Thereof; Commission 

Determination Not To Review an Initial 

Determination Granting a Joint Motion 

To Terminate the Investigation as to 

Respondents on the Basis of a 

Settlement Agreement; Termination of 

Investigation 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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