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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8190-8191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02409]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2012-0090]

Commercial Wind Leasing and Site Assessment Activities on the 
Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore North Carolina; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment; 
Reopening of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: BOEM is reopening the comment period announced in the Notice 
of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for Commercial 
Wind Leasing and Site Assessment Activities on the OCS Offshore North 
Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of 
Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 
20170, (703) 787-1340 or Michelle.Morin@boem.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: On December 13, 2012, BOEM 
published the Notice in the Federal Register (77 FR 74218) inviting 
Federal, state, local government agencies, tribal governments, and 
other interested parties to send their written comments regarding 
environmental issues and the identification of reasonable alternatives 
related to the proposed action (i.e., the issuance of renewable energy 
leases within all or some of the Call Areas identified offshore North 
Carolina, and the approval of site assessment activities on those 
leases). The Notice requested submissions by January 28, 2013.
    Because of requests received from the public, we are hereby 
reopening the comment period until March 7, 2013. As stated in the 
Notice, BOEM will use the responses to identify alternatives to be 
considered in the EA, as well as environmental and/or socioeconomic 
issues to be analyzed. Please refer to the Notice published in the 
Federal Register on December 13, 2012, for further information. The 
Notice and a map of the Call Areas identified offshore North Carolina 
can be found at: http://

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www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/State-Activities/North-
Carolina.aspx.
    Comments: You may submit your comments by one of two methods:
    1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the 
entry entitled ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter BOEM-2012-0090, and then 
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and 
view supporting and related materials for this notice.
    2. U.S. Postal Service or other delivery service. Send your 
comments and information to the following address: Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden 
Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170.
    Comments should be submitted no later than March 7, 2013.
    Comments already submitted in response to the Notice do not need to 
be resubmitted.

    Dated: January 29, 2013.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-02409 Filed 2-4-13; 8:45 am]
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