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based on any new information regarding 

potential impacts and issues that were 

not available at the time the Multisale 

EIS was prepared. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Dennis Chew, Minerals Management 

Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, MS 

5410, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–

2394. You may also contact Mr. Chew 

by telephone at (504) 736–2793. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 

2007, the MMS published a Multisale 

EIS that addressed 11 proposed Federal 

actions that would offer for lease areas 

on the GOM OCS that may contain 

economically recoverable oil and gas 

resources. Federal regulations allow for 

several related or similar proposals to be 

analyzed in one EIS (40 CFR 1502.4). 

Since each proposed lease sale and its 

projected activities are very similar each 

year for each planning area, a single EIS 

was prepared for the 11 Western 

Planning Area (WPA) and CPA lease 

sales scheduled in the proposed OCS 

Oil and Gas Leasing Program: 2007–

2012 (5-Year Program). The Multisale 

EIS addressed WPA Lease Sale 204 in 

2007, Sale 207 in 2008, Sale 210 in 

2009, Sale 215 in 2010, and Sale 218 in 

2011; and CPA Lease Sale 205 in 2007, 

Sale 206 in 2008, Sale 208 in 2009, Sale 

213 in 2010, Sale 216 in 2011, and Sale 

222 in 2012. Although the Multisale EIS 

addresses 11 proposed lease sales, at the 

completion of the EIS process, a Record 

of Decision will be published in July 

2007 for only proposed WPA Lease Sale 

204 and proposed CPA Lease Sale 205. 

Prior to each of the nine subsequent 

proposed lease sales, including Lease 

Sale 206, an additional NEPA review 

(an EA) will be conducted to address 

any new information relevant to that 

proposed lease sale. After completion of 

the EA, MMS will determine whether to 

prepare a Finding of No New Significant 

Impact (FONNSI) or a Supplemental 

EIS. The MMS prepares a Consistency 

Determination (CD) to determine 

whether the lease sale is consistent with 

each affected state’s federally-approved 

coastal zone management program. 

Finally, the MMS will solicit comments 

via the Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) 

from the governors of the affected states 

on the size, timing, and location of the 

lease sale. The tentative schedule for the 

prelease decision process for Lease Sale 

206 is as follows: EA/FONNSI or 

Supplemental EIS decision, October 

2007; CDs sent to affected states, 

October 2007; PNOS sent to governors 

of the affected states, October 2007; 

Final Notice of Sale published in the 

Federal Register, February 2008; and 

Lease Sale 206, March 2008. 

Public Comments: Within 30 days of 

this Notice’s publication, interested 

parties are requested to send comments 

regarding any new information or issues 

that should be addressed in the EA. 

Comments may be submitted in one of 

the following two ways: 

1. In written form enclosed in an 

envelope labeled ‘‘Comments on CPA 

Lease Sale 206 EA’’ and mailed (or hand 

carried) to the Regional Supervisor, 

Leasing and Environment (Mail Stop 

5410), Minerals Management Service, 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394. 

2. Electronically to the MMS e-mail 

address: environment@mms.gov. To 

obtain single copies of the Multisale 

EIS, you may contact the Minerals 

Management Service, Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Region, Attention: Public 

Information Office (Mail Stop 5034), 

1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Room 

114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–

2394 (1–800–200–GULF). You may also 

view the Multisale EIS or check the list 

of libraries that have copies of the 

Multisale EIS on the MMS Web site at 

http://www.gomr.mms.gov. 

Dated: June 5, 2007. 

Robert P. LaBelle, 

Acting Associate Director for Offshore 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–12441 Filed 6–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Charter Renewal; California 

Bay-Delta Public Advisory Committee 

Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal. 

SUMMARY: This notice is published in 

accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (Pub. L. 92–463). Following 

consultation with the General Services 

Administration, notice is hereby given 

that the Secretary of the Interior 

(Secretary) is renewing the charter for 

the California Bay-Delta Public 

Advisory Committee (Committee). The 

purpose of the Committee is to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary on implementation of the 

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program) 

as described in the Programmatic 

Record of Decision which outlines the 

long-term comprehensive solution for 

addressing the problems affecting the 

San Francisco Bay-Sacramento-San 

Joaquin Delta Estuary, Public Law 108–

361, and other applicable law. Specific 

responsibilities of the Committee 

include: (1) Making recommendations 

on annual priorities and coordination of 

Program actions to achieve balanced 

implementation of the Program 

elements; (2) providing 

recommendations on effective 

integration of Program elements to 

provide continuous, balanced 

improvement of each of the Program 

objectives (ecosystem restoration, water 

quality, levee system integrity, and 

water supply reliability); (3) evaluating 

implementation of Program actions, 

including assessment of Program area 

performance; (4) reviewing and making 

recommendations on Program Plans and 

Annual Reports describing 

implementation of Program elements as 

set forth in the ROD to the Secretary; (5) 

recommending Program actions taking 

into account recommendations from the 

Committee’s subcommittees; and (6) 

liaison between the Committee’s 

subcommittees, the State and Federal 

agencies, the Secretary and the 

Governor. 

The Committee consists of 20 to 30 

members who are appointed by the 

Secretary, in consultation with the 

Governor. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Buzzard, CALFED Program 

Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 

95821–1898, telephone 916–978–5525. 

The certification of Charter renewal is 

published below: 

Certification 

I hereby certify that Charter renewal 

of the California Bay-Delta Public 

Advisory Committee is in the public 

interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department of the Interior. 

Dirk Kempthorne, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

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