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comments on the PWC EIS to the 

Superintendent, Gulf Islands National 

Seashore, 1801 Gulf Breeze Parkway, 

Gulf Breeze, FL 32563. Oral statements 

and written comments will also be 

accepted during scheduled public 

meetings. Comments will not be 

accepted by fax, email, or in any other 

method than those specified above. 

Comments in any format (hard copy or 

electronic) submitted on behalf of others 

will not be accepted. 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. 

The responsible official for this Notice 

of Intent is the Regional Director, 

Southeast Region, NPS, 100 Alabama 

Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, 

Georgia 30303. 

Dated: January 11, 2013. 

Gordon Wissinger, 

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02482 Filed 2–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–X8–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0088] 

Commercial Leasing for Wind Power 

on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Offshore North Carolina—Call for 

Information and Nominations (Call); 

Reopening of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Call for Information and 

Nominations; Reopening of Comment 

Period. 

SUMMARY: BOEM is reopening the 

comment period announced in the Call 

for Information and Nominations for 

Commercial Leasing for Wind Power 

Offshore North Carolina (Call), 

published on December 13, 2012 (77 FR 

7204). 

DATES: BOEM must receive your 

nomination describing your interest in 

obtaining a commercial wind lease in 

one or more, or any portion of, the Call 

Areas, postmarked by March 7, 2013 for 

your nomination to be considered. 

BOEM requests comments or 

submissions of information to be 

postmarked or delivered by this same 

date. BOEM will consider only those 

nominations received that conform to 

this requirement. 

Submission Procedures: You may 

submit nominations, comments, and 

other information by one of two 

methods: 

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry 

entitled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter 

BOEM–2012–0088, and then click 

‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to 

submit comments and view supporting 

and related materials available 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will 

Waskes, Oceanographer, BOEM, Office 

of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 

Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, 

Virginia 20170, (703) 787–1320 or 

Will.Waskes@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: On December 13, 2012, 

BOEM published the Call in the Federal 

Register with a 45-day comment period. 

The Call invited nominations from 

potential offshore wind developers 

describing commercial leasing interest 

and requested comments and 

information pertaining to the Call areas. 

Because of requests received from the 

public, we are hereby reopening the 

comment period until March 7, 2013. As 

stated in the Call, BOEM will use the 

nominations received in response to this 

Call to gauge specific interest in 

commercial development of OCS wind 

resources in the areas described, as 

required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties 

wishing to submit a nomination should 

submit detailed and specific 

information in response to the 

requirements described in the section of 

the Call entitled, ‘‘Required Nomination 

Information.’’ BOEM also invites all 

interested and affected parties to 

comment and provide information— 

including information on multiple uses 

of the area, environmental issues and 

data—that will be useful in the 

consideration of the appropriateness of 

all or portions of the Call areas for 

commercial wind energy development. 

Please refer to the Call published in the 

Federal Register on December 13, 2012, 

for further information. Comments 

already submitted in response to the 

Call do not need to be resubmitted. 

Dated: January 29, 2013. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02411 Filed 2–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

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. 

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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