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Sale 193 arbitrarily relied on a 1 billion 

barrel oil production estimate. 

Authority: This Notice of Availability for 

the Draft Second SEIS is in compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, and is published pursuant 

to 43 CFR 46.305. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than December 22, 2014. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Chukchi 

Sea OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 was 

held in February 2008. The Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) 

(predecessor to BOEM) received high 

bids totaling approximately $2.7 billion 

and issued 487 leases. The lease sale 

decision was challenged in the U.S. 

District Court for the District of Alaska. 

In 2010, the District Court remanded the 

case to the agency to remedy 

deficiencies pertaining to the agency’s 

compliance with NEPA. BOEM released 

a Final SEIS in August 2011 and the 

Secretary of the Interior reaffirmed the 

lease sale in October 2011. In February 

2012, the District Court ruled the 

Department of the Interior had met its 

NEPA obligations on remand. In April 

2012, the plaintiffs appealed the District 

Court’s decision to the U.S. Court of 

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

In a January 22, 2014, opinion, the 

Ninth Circuit found MMS’s ‘‘reliance in 

the [Final Environmental Impact 

Statement] on a one billion barrel 

estimate of total economically 

recoverable oil was arbitrary and 

capricious.’’ The Ninth Circuit 

explained that ‘‘NEPA require[s] [the 

Agency] to base its analysis on the full 

range of likely production if oil 

production were to occur.’’ Id. The 

Ninth Circuit remanded the case to the 

District Court, which further remanded 

the matter to BOEM on April 24, 2014. 

BOEM has prepared a Draft Second 

SEIS for Lease Sale 193 in accordance 

with the April 24, 2014 remand order of 

the District Court. The Draft Second 

SEIS addresses the deficiencies 

identified in the Ninth Circuit opinion 

by analyzing the potential 

environmental effects of potential oil 

and gas activities associated with Lease 

Sale 193 based on a new exploration 

and development scenario. 

Prior to this NOA, BOEM made the 

Draft Second SEIS available to the 

public by issuing a press release and 

posting the Draft Second SEIS on the 

BOEM Web site. The Draft Second SEIS 

continues to be available on BOEM’s 

Web site at http://www.boem.gov/

Alaska-Region for downloading and 

viewing. 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 the 

Draft Second SEIS on compact discs. 

BOEM has printed and will be 

distributing a limited number of paper 

copies. If requested, BOEM will provide 

a paper copy if copies are still available. 

You may request a paper copy by calling 

(907) 334–5200 or the toll free number 

at 800–764–2627. BOEM has distributed 

the Draft Second SEIS for viewing at the 

following libraries in Alaska: Alaska 

Resources Library and Information 

Service (Anchorage); University of 

Alaska Anchorage, Consortium Library; 

Alaska Pacific University, Academic 

Support Center Library; University of 

Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic 

Biology; University of Alaska Fairbanks, 

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library; Nellie 

Weyiouanna Ilisaavik Library, 

Shishmaref; Katie Tokienna Memorial 

Library, Wales; Noel Wien Library, 

Fairbanks; Kaveolook School Library, 

Kaktovik; Koyuk City Library; Tikigaq 

Library, Point Hope; Trapper School 

Community Library, Nuiqsut; Juneau 

Public Library; University of Alaska 

Southeast Library, Juneau; Alaska State 

Library, Juneau; and Kegoyah Kozga 

Public Library, Nome. 

Written Comments: Federal, state, 

tribal, and local governments and/or 

agencies and all other interested parties 

may submit written comments on this 

Draft Second SEIS at: Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. In the field 

entitled, ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter 

BOEM–2014–0078, and then click 

‘‘search.’’ BOEM will make available all 

comments in their entirety on http://

www.regulations.gov. However, to the 

extent practicable, BOEM will remove 

inappropriate content (i.e., contains 

vulgar language, personal attacks of any 

kind, threats, accusations, obscenity, or 

offensive terms that target specific 

ethnic or racial groups). 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. 

Public Hearings: Pursuant to the 

regulations implementing the 

procedural provisions of NEPA, BOEM 

will hold public hearings on the Draft 

Second SEIS. These hearings are 

scheduled as follows: 

November 17, 2014, Northwest Arctic 

Borough Assembly Chambers, 163 

Lagoon Street, Kotzebue, Alaska; 

November 18, 2014, City Qalgi Center, 

Point Hope, Alaska; 

November 19, 2014, Community 

Center, Point Lay, Alaska; 

November 20, 2014, R. James 

Community Center, Wainwright, Alaska; 

December 1, 2014, Loussac Library 

Complex, 3600 Denali Street, 

Anchorage, Alaska; 

December 3, 2014, Ilisagvik College 

(Albert Hall), 100 Stevenson Street, 

Barrow, Alaska; and 

December 4, 2014, Westmark Hotel, 

813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, Alaska. 

All meetings will start at 7:00 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Routhier, Program Analysis 

Officer and Project Manager, BOEM, 

Alaska OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint 

Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska 

99503–5823 or by telephone at (907) 

334–5200. 

Dated: October 20, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25745 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–14–0075] 

Request for Information on the 

Development of a Long Term 

Monitoring Plan for Marine Mammals in 

the Gulf of Mexico; MMAA104000 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Request for information. 

SUMMARY: BOEM, in cooperation with 

the National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS), is issuing a request for 

information to aid in the development 

of a long-term monitoring plan (LTMP) 

for marine mammals in the Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM). The LTMP will focus on 

the potential impacts to marine 

mammals from geological and 

geophysical data acquisition activities, 

including seismic surveys. This LTMP 

is a required element of BOEM’s 

petition for rulemaking under the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

101(a)(5) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 

1371(a)(5)) directs the Secretary of 

Commerce to allow, upon request by 

U.S. citizens who engage in a specified 

activity (other than commercial fishing) 

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within a specified geographical region, 

the incidental but not intentional, taking 

of marine mammals by citizens, 

providing that certain findings are made 

and the necessary measures are 

established, including requirements 

pertaining to monitoring. NMFS’ 

implementing regulations direct that a 

request for incidental take authorization 

include ‘‘the suggested means of 

accomplishing the necessary monitoring 

and reporting that will result in 

increased knowledge of the species, the 

level of taking or impacts on 

populations of marine mammals that are 

expected to be present while conducting 

activities, and suggested means of 

minimizing burdens by coordinating 

such reporting requirements with other 

schemes already applicable. . . .’’ (50 

CFR 216.104(a)(13)). These regulations 

also direct that a monitoring plan 

include ‘‘a description of the survey 

techniques that would be used to 

determine the movement and activity of 

marine mammals near the activity site(s) 

. . . .’’ Id. 

BOEM is seeking public input on 

development of this LTMP as outlined 

in paragraphs 1–4 below; however, it 

will only consider comments that are 

relevant to marine mammal species that 

occur in the GOM (http://

www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/sars/pdf/

ao2012_summary.pdf) and the potential 

effects of geological and geophysical 

survey activities on those species. 

Please refer to http://www.boem.gov/

Oil-and-Gas-Energy-Program/GOMR/Gand-G-Survey-Techniques-InformationSheet.aspx for information on the types 

of geological and geophysical survey 

activities that may be proposed for use 

in the GOM. 

(1) BOEM is seeking input on 

monitoring measures that will improve 

our understanding of the occurrence of 

marine mammal species in the GOM 

(e.g., presence, abundance, distribution, 

density); individual responses to acute 

stressors or impacts of chronic exposure 

to stressors (behavioral or 

physiological); how anticipated 

responses to stressors impact either 

long-term fitness and survival of an 

individual or the larger population, 

stock, or species; mitigation and 

monitoring effectiveness; and the 

nature, scope, or context of likely 

marine mammal exposure to potential 

stressors/impacts (individual or 

cumulative, acute or chronic). 

(2) With regard to the nature, scope 

and context of marine mammal 

exposure, BOEM and NMFS are looking 

for a better understanding of the 

relationships among the geological and 

geophysical activities and existing 

environment (e.g., source 

characterization, propagation, ambient 

noise); the affected species (e.g., life 

history, dive patterns); co-occurrence of 

marine mammal species with the 

geological and geophysical activities; 

and the biological or behavioral context 

of exposure (e.g., age, calving or feeding 

areas). 

(3) BOEM requests information 

related to the appropriate scope of this 

LTMP; study objectives necessary to 

increase understanding of the affected 

species; the effects of geological and 

geophysical survey activities on these 

species in both the short- and long-term; 

discrete study questions that will inform 

these objectives; and scientific methods 

(study design, methodology, or 

technology) to test these questions. 

(4) BOEM requests information 

regarding existing or upcoming marine 

mammal research efforts that may 

inform development of this LTMP, or 

with which it may be appropriate for 

this effort to coordinate to achieve 

monitoring goals, including those 

related to marine mammals in the GOM 

or monitoring programs worldwide 

aimed at long-term assessment of the 

effects of geological and geophysical 

activities on marine mammals. BOEM 

expects that this LTMP will be adaptive 

and will leverage existing monitoring 

efforts when feasible. 

(5) BOEM requests information 

pertaining to any other long-term 

monitoring plans for marine mammals 

that have been proposed or 

implemented, including those in other 

countries and regions. 

Comments: All interested parties may 

submit written comments on the 

development of the LTMP. BOEM will 

accept comments in either of the 

following two formats: 

1. Comments may be submitted via 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search for: 

‘‘Request for Information on the 

Development of a Long Term 

Monitoring Plan for Marine Mammals in 

the Gulf of Mexico’’. (Note: It is 

recommended to include the quotation 

marks in your search terms.) You may 

also search via BOEM–14–0075. Click 

on the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button to the 

right of the document link. Enter your 

information and comment, then click 

‘‘Submit.’’ 

2. Comments may be submitted via 

email to monitoringplan@boem.gov with 

the subject line labeled ‘‘Request for 

Information, Gulf of Mexico Long Term 

Monitoring Plan’’. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 8, 2014. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer R. Laliberte ́, jennifer.laliberte@

boem.gov. Please note that written 

comments will not be accepted at this 

email address. All written comments 

must be submitted in the manner 

described under the ‘‘Comments’’ 

section provided above. 

Dated: November 3, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26520 Filed 11–6–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1153 (Review)] 

Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers From 

China; Scheduling of an Expedited 

Five-Year Review 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of an expedited 

review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine 

whether revocation of the antidumping 

duty order on tow-behind lawn 

groomers from China would be likely to 

lead to continuation or recurrence of 

material injury within a reasonably 

foreseeable time. For further 

information concerning the conduct of 

this review and rules of general 

application, consult the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 

201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 

201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and 

F (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Date: October 6, 2014. 

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