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The majority of the site will be 

maintained for its natural resources. 

Short Hill will be managed similarly. 

Maryland Heights will undergo 

stabilization of earthworks and 

fortifications as necessary and 

restoration of line of fire vistas. Historic 

roads will continue to be used and 

maintained. A more comprehensive 

level of interpretation will be achieved 

through wayside exhibits, site brochures 

and occasional ranger-guided hikes. 

Three additional alternatives were 

analyzed in the Draft and Final 

Environmental Impact Statements. The 

full range of foreseeable environmental 

consequences was assessed, and 

appropriate mitigating measures were 

identified. 

The Regional Director, National 

Capital Region, approved the Record of 

Decision for the project. The official 

primarily responsible for implementing 

the General Management Plan is the 

Superintendent of Harpers Ferry 

National Historical Park. 

Dated: July 22, 2011. 

Stephen E. Whitesell, 

Regional Director, National Capital Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Geological and Geophysical 

Exploration on the Atlantic Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: This Notice of Availability 

(NOA) is published pursuant to the 

regulations (40 CFR part 1503 and 43 

CFR part 46) implementing the 

provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq. (1988)). 

BOEM has prepared a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (PEIS) to evaluate potential 

environmental effects of multiple 

Geological and Geophysical (G&G) 

activities in the Mid- and South Atlantic 

Planning Areas of the OCS. These 

activities include, but are not limited to, 

seismic surveys, sidescan-sonar surveys, 

electromagnetic surveys, geological and 

geochemical sampling, and remote 

sensing. The Draft PEIS considers G&G 

activities for the three program areas 

managed by BOEM: (1) Oil and gas 

exploration and development; (2) 

renewable energy; and (3) marine 

minerals. 

A Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

the PEIS was published in the Federal 

Register on January 21, 2009, and 

scoping comments were received during 

a comment period that closed on March 

23, 2009. Scoping was reopened by 

publication of a Federal Register Notice 

on April 2, 2010, that announced a 45- 

day scoping period and meeting 

locations in April 2010. The comment 

period closed on May 17, 2010. 

DATES: Comments on this draft PEIS will 

be accepted until 60 days following the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, 

you may submit your written comments 

by the following methods. Written 

comments should be enclosed in an 

envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on the 

Draft PEIS for Atlantic G&G Activities’’ 

and mailed (or hand carried) to Mr. Gary 

D. Goeke, Chief, Regional Assessment 

Section, Office of Environment (MS 

5410), Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. 

Comments by email should be sent to: 

GGEIS@boem.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for information on 

submitting comments via the internet 

and the public disclosure of 

commenters’ names and addresses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Draft PEIS, you 

may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau 

of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (MS 5410), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To obtain 

a single printed or CD–ROM copy of the 

Draft PEIS, you may contact BOEM, Gulf 

of Mexico OCS Region, Public 

Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 250, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 (1– 

800–200–GULF). An electronic copy of 

the Draft PEIS is available at the 

BOEM’s Internet Web site at http:// 

www.boem.gov/Oil-and-Gas-EnergyProgram/GOMR/GandG.aspx. Several 

libraries in Atlantic coastal states have 

also been sent copies of the Draft PEIS 

(CDs or hard copy; according to their 

preference and their selection criteria 

for receipt of government documents). 

To find out which libraries have copies 

of the Draft PEIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office at the number provided above. 

Public hearings will be held on the 

dates listed below at the specified times 

and locations. BOEM will receive 

statements, both oral and written. 

Persons wishing to speak may request to 

be placed on the speakers’ list by 

contacting BOEM in advance of a 

specific public meeting or may sign up 

to speak upon arrival. To allow time for 

all speakers to participate, speakers 

should anticipate time limits for oral 

testimony. 

The following public meetings are 

scheduled as follows: 

April 16, 2012—Jacksonville Marriott, 

4760 Salisbury Road, Jacksonville, 

Florida, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. 

April 18, 2012—Coastal Georgia 

Center, 305 Farm Street, Savannah, 

Georgia, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. 

April 20, 2012—Embassy Suites North 

Charleston, 5055 International 

Boulevard, Charleston, South Carolina, 

1 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. 

April 24, 2012—Hilton Norfolk 

Airport, 1500 N. Military Highway, 

Norfolk, Virginia, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

EDT. 

April 25, 2012—Doubletree Hotel, 210 

Holiday Court, Annapolis, Maryland, 1 

p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. 

April 26, 2012—Sheraton Suites, 422 

Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, 

Delaware, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT. 

April 26, 2012—Hilton Wilmington 

Riverside, 301 North Water Street, 

Wilmington, North Carolina, 1 p.m. and 

7 p.m. EDT. 

April 27, 2012—Atlantic City 

Convention Center, (Room 301 

tentative), One Convention Boulevard, 

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1 p.m. EDT. 

Public Disclosure of Names and 

Addresses 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: March 26, 2012. 

Willie R. Taylor, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and 

Compliance. 

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