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park resources such as existing flora and 

fauna, soils, cultural resources, and 

public safety. Socioeconomic impacts 

and effects on visitor experience will 

also be analyzed. 

DATES: Interested individuals, 

organizations, and agencies are 

encouraged to provide written 

comments or suggestions to assist the 

NPS in determining the scope of issues 

to be addressed in the EIS, identifying 

significant issues, and identifying 

reasonable alternatives. The NPS will 

accept comments from the public for 

January 14, 2013. The NPS will conduct 

a public scoping meeting in San Juan, 

Puerto Rico. When the public scoping 

meeting has been scheduled, its 

location, date, and time will be 

published in local media and on the 

NPS’s Planning, Environment and 

Public Comment Web site: http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/saju. Written 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the scoping period or 15 days 

after the last public meeting, whichever 

is later. The NPS will provide additional 

opportunities for public participation 

upon publication of the draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to provide 

scoping comments or suggestions, you 

may submit your comments by any one 

of several methods. The preferred 

method for submitting comments is via 

the internet at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/saju. Select 

‘‘Paseo del Morro National Recreational 

Trail Extension’’ to reach the comment 

site. Written comments may also be sent 

to: Walter Chavez, Superintendent, San 

Juan National Historic Site, 501 Calle 

Norzagaray, San Juan, Puerto Rico 

00901. 

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. We will always make 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives of or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Information about the proposed action, 

the EIS, and the scoping process may be 

obtained from Mr. Walter Chavez at San 

Juan National Historic Site by phone at 

(787) 729–6777; or email 

walter_chavez@nps.gov. Additional 

information can be found on the NPS 

Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site, http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/saju. Select 

‘‘Paseo del Morro National Recreational 

Trail Extension.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The park has involved the community 

in information gathering for developing 

a shared vision for the Paseo del Morro 

National Recreational Trail Extension as 

part of an effort led by the NPS Rivers, 

Trails, and Conservation Assistance 

(RTCA) Program. Meetings were held 

with the community in January 2010, 

August 2010, March 2011, and October 

2011, to begin discussions on trail 

extension and connectivity. The 

development of the Draft EIS will use 

the information gathered in those 

meetings, along with future meetings in 

collaboration with the RTCA Program, 

to assist with alternative development. 

The NPS will provide additional 

opportunities for the public to provide 

written comments upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. The NPS welcomes public 

participation by Federal, State, and local 

agencies as well as other concerned 

organizations and private citizens 

throughout the preparation process of 

the EIS. 

The responsible official for this EIS is 

David Vela, Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, National Park Service, 100 

Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Dated: November 7, 2012. 

Gordon Wissinger, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27758 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA), 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 229 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

a Record of Decision (ROD) for WPA 

Lease Sale 229 in the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2012– 

2017 Western Planning Area Lease Sales 

229, 233, 238, 246, and 248, and Central 

Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 

235, 241, and 247 Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (Multisale FEIS). 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1506) 

implementing the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)). 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a ROD 

for oil and gas WPA Lease Sale 229 

scheduled for November 28, 2012. WPA 

Lease Sale 229 is the first WPA lease 

sale in the 2012–2017 OCS Oil and Gas 

Leasing Program. The proposed lease 

sale is in the Gulf of Mexico’s WPA off 

the States of Texas and Louisiana. In 

making its decision, BOEM considered 

alternatives to the proposed action and 

the potential impacts as presented in the 

Multisale FEIS and all comments 

received throughout the NEPA process. 

The Multisale FEIS evaluated the 

environmental and socioeconomic 

impacts for WPA Lease Sale 229. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Multisale FEIS, BOEM evaluated three 

alternatives, which are summarized 

below: 

Alternative A—The Proposed Action: 

This is BOEM’s preferred alternative 

identified in the Multisale FEIS. This 

alternative would offer for lease all 

unleased blocks within the WPA for oil 

and gas operations, with the following 

exceptions: 

(1) Whole and partial blocks within 

the boundary of the Flower Garden 

Banks National Marine Sanctuary (i.e., 

the boundary as of the publication date 

of the Multisale FEIS); and 

(2) whole and partial blocks that lie 

within the 1.4 nautical mile buffer zone 

north of the maritime boundary between 

the United States and Mexico. 

The proposed WPA lease sale area 

encompasses virtually all of the WPA’s 

28.58 million acres. As of August 2012, 

approximately 20.8 million acres of the 

WPA lease sale area are currently 

unleased. The estimated amount of 

resources projected to be developed as 

a result of proposed WPA Lease Sale 

229 is 0.116–0.200 BBO and 0.538– 

0.938 Tcf of gas. 

Alternative B—The Proposed Action 

Excluding the Unleased Blocks Near 

Biologically Sensitive Topographic 

Features: This alternative would offer 

for lease all unleased blocks in the 

WPA, as described for the proposed 

action (Alternative A), with the 

exception of any unleased blocks 

subject to the Topographic Features 

Stipulation. 

Alternative C—No Action: This 

alternative would cancel the proposed 

WPA Lease Sale 229 and is identified as 

the environmentally preferred 

alternative. 

After careful consideration, BOEM 

has selected the proposed action, 

identified as BOEM’s preferred 

alternative (Alternative A) in the 

Multisale FEIS. BOEM’s selection of the 

preferred alternative reflects an orderly 

resource development with protection 


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of the human, marine, and coastal 

environments, while also ensuring that 

the public receives an equitable return 

for these resources and that free-market 

competition is maintained. 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy 

of the ROD for proposed WPA Lease 

Sale 229, you may contact the BOEM, 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Public 

Information Office (GM 250I), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). An electronic copy of the ROD 

is available on BOEM’s Internet Web 

site at http://boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the ROD, you may 

contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

Dated: November 8, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27755 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Permanent Regulatory 

Program Requirements—Standards for 

Certification of Blasters 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing 

its intention to request approval to 

continue the collection of information 

for its regulations regarding the 

standards for certification of blasters. 

This information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned control number 1029–0080. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activity must be 

received by January 14, 2013, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

John Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request, contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783 or by email. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub .L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSM will be submitting to OMB for 

renewed approval. This collection is 

contained in 30 CFR Part 850— 

Permanent Regulatory Program 

Requirements—Standards for 

Certification of Blasters. The 

information submitted by respondents is 

required to obtain a benefit. OSM will 

request a 3-year term of approval for this 

information collection activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSM’s submission of the information 

collection request to OMB. 

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. 

Title: 30 CFR Part 850—Permanent 

Regulatory Program Requirements— 

Standards for Certification of Blasters. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080. 

Summary: The information is used to 

identify and evaluate new blaster 

certification programs. Part 850 

implements Section 719 of the Surface 

Mining Control and Reclamation Act 

(SMCRA). Section 719 requires the 

Secretary of the Interior to issue 

regulations which provide for each State 

regulatory authority to train, examine 

and certify persons for engaging in 

blasting or use of explosives in surface 

coal mining operations. Each State that 

wishes to certify blasters must submit a 

blasters certification program to OSM 

for approval. 

Bureau Form Numbers: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

regulatory authorities and Indian tribes. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 267 

hours. 

Dated: November 7, 2012. 

Andrew F. DeVito, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27560 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[USITC SE–12–032] 

Government In the Sunshine Act 

Meeting Notice 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United 

States International Trade Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: November 19, 2012 at 

1:00 p.m. 

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: 

(202) 205–2000. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agendas for future meetings: none. 

2. Minutes. 

3. Ratification List. 

4. Vote in Inv. No. 731–TA–893 

(Second Review) (Honey from China). 

The Commission is currently scheduled 

to transmit its determination and 

Commissioners’ opinions to the 

Secretary of Commerce on or before 

November 29, 2012. 

5. Outstanding action jackets: none. 

In accordance with Commission 

policy, subject matter listed above, not 

disposed of at the scheduled meeting, 

may be carried over to the agenda of the 

following meeting. Earlier notification 

of this meeting was not possible. 

By order of the Commission: 

Issued: November 13, 2012. 

William R. Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–27981 Filed 11–13–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 


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