64242 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2013 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA 104000] 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales, Western Planning Area (WPA) 

Lease Sales 238, 246, and 248 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) and Public 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Draft 

Supplemental EIS for proposed OCS oil 

and gas Lease Sales 238, 246, and 248, 

which are tentatively scheduled to be 

held in August 2014, 2015, and 2016, 

respectively, in the Western Planning 

Area (WPA) offshore the States of Texas 

and Louisiana. This Draft Supplemental 

EIS updates the environmental and 

socioeconomic analyses related to 

proposed WPA Lease Sales 238, 246, 

and 248 evaluated in the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2012– 

2017; Western Planning Area Lease 

Sales 229, 233, 238, 246, and 248; 

Central Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 

231, 235, 241, and 247, Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (OCS 

EIS/EA BOEM 2012–019) (2012–2017 

WPA/CPA Multisale EIS) and in the 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales: 2013–2014; Western Planning 

Area Lease Sale 233; Central Planning 

Area Lease Sale 231, Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2013– 

0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental 

EIS). The 2012–2017 WPA/CPA 

Multisale EIS was completed in July 

2012. The WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS was completed in 

April 2013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

developed this Draft Supplemental EIS 

for proposed WPA Lease Sales 238, 246, 

and 248 to consider new information 

made available since completion of the 

2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale EIS and 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS, 

and to consider new information on the 

Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil spill, 

and response. This Draft Supplemental 

EIS provides updates on the baseline 

conditions and potential environmental 

effects of oil and natural gas leasing, 

exploration, development, and 

production in the WPA. BOEM 

conducted an extensive search for new 

information in consideration of the 

Deepwater Horizon explosion, by 

reviewing scientific journals and 

available scientific data and information 

from academic institutions and Federal, 

State, and local agencies; and by 

interviewing personnel from academic 

institutions and Federal, State, and local 

agencies. BOEM has examined the 

potential impacts of routine activities, 

potential accidental events, and the 

proposed lease sales’ incremental 

contribution to the cumulative impacts 

on environmental and socioeconomic 

resources. The oil and gas resource 

estimates and scenario information for 

this Draft Supplemental EIS are 

presented as a range that would 

encompass the resources and activities 

estimated for a proposed WPA lease 

sale. 

Draft Supplemental EIS Availability: 

BOEM has printed and will be 

distributing a limited number of paper 

copies of the Draft Supplemental EIS. 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 this Draft 

Supplemental EIS on compact discs. 

However, if you require a paper copy, 

BOEM will provide one upon request if 

copies are still available. 

1. You may obtain a copy of the Draft 

Supplemental 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). 

2. You may download or view the 

Draft Supplemental EIS on BOEM’s 

Internet Web site at http:// 

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

Several libraries along the Gulf Coast 

have been sent copies of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS. To find out which 

libraries have copies of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site 

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

Comments: Federal, State, and local 

government agencies and other 

interested parties are requested to send 

their written comments on the Draft 

Supplemental EIS in one of the 

following ways: 

1. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments 

on the WPA 238, 246, and 248 Draft 

Supplemental EIS’’ 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. Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to http:// 

www.regulations.gov and search for ‘‘Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, 

Outer Continental Shelf; Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 238, 246, and 

248’’. (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’’; or 

3. BOEM’s email address: 

wpa238@boem.gov. 

Comments should be submitted no 

later than December 12, 2013. 

Public Meetings: BOEM will hold 

public meetings to obtain comments 

regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS. 

These meetings are scheduled as 

follows: 

• Galveston, Texas: Tuesday, 

November 5, 2013, Courtyard Galveston 

Island Gulf Front Marriott, 9550 Seawall 

Boulevard, Galveston, Texas 77554, 

beginning at 6:30 p.m. CST; and 

• New Orleans, Louisiana: Thursday, 

November 7, 2013, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123, beginning at 1:00 p.m. CST. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Draft 

Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. 

Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Office of Environment (GM 

623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or 

by email at wpa238@boem.gov. You may 

also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 

(504) 736–3233. 

Public Disclosure of Names and 

Addresses 

BOEM does not consider anonymous 

comments; please include your name 

and address as part of your submittal. 

BOEM makes all comments, including 

the names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

BOEM withhold their names and/or 

addresses from the public record; 

however, BOEM cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. If you wish 

your name and/or address to be 

withheld, you must state your 

preference prominently at the beginning 

of your comment. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 208 / Monday, October 28, 2013 / Notices 64243 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1503) 

implementing the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

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

Dated: October 22, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25329 Filed 10–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA 104000] 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale (NOS) for Central Gulf of 

Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale 231 (CPA Sale 231) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Proposed Notice of CPA Sale 231. 

SUMMARY: BOEM announces the 

availability of the Proposed NOS for 

proposed CPA Sale 231. This Notice is 

published pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c) 

as a matter of information to the public. 

With regard to oil and gas leasing on the 

OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, 

pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands 

Act, provides affected States the 

opportunity to review the Proposed 

NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the 

proposed terms and conditions of the 

sale, including minimum bids, royalty 

rates, and rental rates. 

DATES: Affected States may comment on 

the size, timing, and location of 

proposed CPA Sale 231 within 60 days 

following their receipt of the Proposed 

NOS. The Final NOS will be published 

in the Federal Register at least 30 days 

prior to the date of bid opening. Bid 

opening currently is scheduled for 

March 19, 2014. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Proposed NOS for CPA Sale 231 and a 

‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’ 

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394. Telephone: (504) 736– 

2519. 

Agency Contact: Julie Conklin, Sales 

Coordination Branch Chief, 

Julie.Conklin@boem.gov. 

Dated: October 18, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25325 Filed 10–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA104000] 

Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: List of Restricted Joint Bidders. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority 

vested in the Director of the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management by the joint 

bidding provisions of 30 CFR 556.41, 

each entity within one of the following 

groups shall be restricted from bidding 

with any entity in any of the other 

following groups at Outer Continental 

Shelf oil and gas lease sales to be held 

during the bidding period November 1, 

2013, through April 30, 2014. This List 

of Restricted Joint Bidders will cover the 

period November 1, 2013, through April 

30, 2014, and replace the prior list 

published on May 10, 2013, which 

covered the period of May 1, 2013, 

through October 31, 2013. 

Group I 

BP America Production Company 

BP Exploration & Production Inc. 

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 

Group II 

Chevron Corporation 

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 

Chevron Midcontinent, L.P. 

Unocal Corporation 

Union Oil Company of California 

Pure Partners, L.P. 

Group III 

Eni Petroleum Co. Inc. 

Eni Petroleum US LLC 

Eni Oil US LLC 

Eni Marketing Inc. 

Eni BB Petroleum Inc. 

Eni US Operating Co. Inc. 

Eni BB Pipeline LLC 

Group IV 

Exxon Mobil Corporation 

ExxonMobil Exploration Company 

Group V 

Nexen Petroleum Offshore U.S.A. Inc. 

Group VI 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. 

Petrobras America Inc. 

Group VII 

Shell Oil Company 

Shell Offshore Inc. 

SWEPI LP 

Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. 

SOI Finance Inc. 

Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. 

Group VIII 

Statoil ASA 

Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC 

Statoil USA E&P Inc. 

Statoil Gulf Properties Inc. 

Group IX 

Total E&P USA, Inc. 

Dated: October 22, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25323 Filed 10–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–509 and 731– 

TA–1244 (Preliminary)] 

1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane From China; 

Institution of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Investigations and 

Scheduling of Preliminary Phase 

Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of investigations 

and commencement of preliminary 

phase antidumping and countervailing 

duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–509 

and 731–TA–1244 (Preliminary) under 

sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 

1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine 

whether there is a reasonable indication 

that an industry in the United States is 

materially injured or threatened with 

material injury, or the establishment of 

an industry in the United States is 

materially retarded, by reason of 

imports from China of 1,1,1,2- 

Tetrafluoroethane, provided for in 

subheading 2903.39.20 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, that are alleged to be sold 

in the United States at less than fair 

value and alleged to be subsidized by 

the Government of China. Unless the 

Department of Commerce extends the 

time for initiation pursuant to sections 

702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or 

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must 

reach a preliminary determination in 


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