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The EPA proposed lease sale area 

covers approximately 657,905 acres 

(approximately 175 whole and partial 

blocks) and includes those blocks 

previously included in the EPA Lease 

Sale 224 Area and a triangular-shaped 

area south of the EPA Lease Sale 224 

area. The EPA proposed lease sale area 

is currently bordered to the north by the 

southern boundary of the Sale 181 area, 

to the west and south by the CPA 

boundary, and to east by the Military 

Mission Line (86ß41′ W. longitude). The 

nearest point of land is about 125 mi 

(201 km) northwest in Louisiana. As of 

November 2013, approximately 465,200 

acres of the proposed EPA lease sale 

area are currently unleased. The 

estimated amount of natural resources 

projected to be developed as a result of 

a proposed EPA lease sale is 0–0.071 

billion barrels of oil and 0–0.162 trillion 

cubic feet of gas. 

Alternative B—No Action: This 

alternative is the cancellation of 

proposed EPA Lease Sale 225 and is 

identified as the environmentally 

preferred alternative. 

After careful consideration, BOEM 

has selected the proposed action, 

identified as BOEM’s preferred 

alternative (Alternative A) in the EPA 

225/226 EIS. BOEM’s selection of the 

preferred alternative meets the purpose 

and need for the action, as identified in 

the EPA 225/226 EIS, and reflects an 

orderly resource development with 

protection of the human, marine, and 

coastal environments, while also 

ensuring that the public receives an 

equitable return for these resources and 

that free-market competition is 

maintained. 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy 

of the ROD for proposed EPA Lease Sale 

225, you may contact BOEM, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF). An 

electronic copy of the ROD is available 

on BOEM’s Internet Web site at http:// 

boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/

Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/

nepaprocess.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the ROD, you may 

contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1503) implementing the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

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

Dated: February 11, 2014. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04184 Filed 2–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA104000] 

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA) Oil 

and Gas Lease Sale 231 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

a Record of Decision (ROD) for CPA 

Lease Sale 231 in the Gulf of Mexico 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2013– 

2014; Western Planning Area Lease Sale 

233, and Central Planning Area Lease 

Sale 231; Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (WPA 

233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS). 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR part 

1506) implementing the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

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

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a ROD 

for oil and gas CPA Lease Sale 231 

scheduled for March 19, 2014. CPA 

Lease Sale 231 is the second CPA lease 

sale scheduled in the Outer Continental 

Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program for 

2012–2017 (Five-Year Program). The 

proposed lease sale is in the Gulf of 

Mexico’s CPA off the States of 

Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi. In 

making its decision, BOEM considered 

alternatives to the proposed action and 

the potential impacts as presented in the 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS 

and all comments received throughout 

the NEPA process. The WPA 233/CPA 

231 Supplemental EIS updated the 

baseline conditions and potential 

environmental effects of oil and natural 

gas leasing, exploration, development, 

and production in the WPA and CPA 

since publication of 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 (2012– 

2017 WPA/CPA Multisale EIS) (USDOI, 

BOEM, 2012b). The WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS analyzed the 

potential impacts of the proposed action 

in the CPA and was completed in April 

2013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS, 

BOEM evaluated three alternatives for 

CPA Lease Sale 231, which are 

summarized below: 

Alternative A—The Proposed Action: 

This is BOEM’s preferred alternative. 

This alternative would offer for lease all 

unleased blocks within the CPA for oil 

and gas operations, except whole and 

partial blocks deferred by the Gulf of 

Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006. 

The proposed CPA lease sale area 

encompasses about 63 million acres of 

the total CPA area of 66.45 million 

acres. As of December 2013, 

approximately 40 million acres of the 

proposed CPA lease sale area are 

currently unleased. The estimated 

amount of resources projected to be 

developed as a result of proposed CPA 

Lease Sale 231 is 0.460–0.894 billion 

barrels of oil (BBO) and 1.939–3.903 

trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas. 

Alternative B—The Proposed Action 

Excluding the Unleased Blocks Near 

Biologically Sensitive Topographic 

Features: This alternative would offer 

for lease all unleased blocks within the 

proposed CPA lease sale area, as 

described for the proposed action 

(Alternative A), with the exception of 

any unleased blocks subject to the 

Topographic Features Stipulation. 

Alternative C—No Action: This 

alternative is the cancellation of 

proposed CPA Lease Sale 231 and is 

identified as the environmentally 

preferred alternative. 

After careful consideration, BOEM 

has selected a subset of the proposed 

action, (a portion of the lease sale area 

analyzed in Alternative A) in the WPA 

233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS. As 

noted in its Record of Decision, BOEM 

has decided to hold CPA Lease Sale 231 

and offer for lease all unleased blocks in 

the CPA, except: (1) whole and partial 

of blocks deferred by the Gulf of Mexico 

Energy Security Act of 2006; (2) blocks 

that are adjacent or beyond the United 

States Exclusive Economic Zone in the 

area known as the northern portion of 

the Eastern Gap; and (3) whole and 

partial blocks that lie within the 1.4 

nautical mile buffer zone north of the 

Continental Shelf Boundary between the 

United States and Mexico. BOEM’s 

selection of a subset of the preferred 

alternative reflects an orderly resource 

development with protection of the 

human, marine, and coastal 

environments, while also ensuring that 

the public receives an equitable return 

for these resources and that free-market 

competition is maintained. 


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10842 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 2014 / Notices 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy 

of the ROD for proposed CPA Lease Sale 

231, you may contact the BOEM, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394 (1–800–200–GULF). An 

electronic copy of the ROD is available 

on BOEM’s Internet Web site at http:// 

boem.gov/Environmental-Stewardship/

Environmental-Assessment/NEPA/

nepaprocess.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the ROD, you may 

contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

Dated: February 13, 2014. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04187 Filed 2–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[123R5065C6; RX.59589805.1002000; 

RR85818000] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

intends to seek approval of the 

following proposed new information 

collection: Collection and Compilation 

of Water Pipeline Field Performance 

Data. Before submitting the information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval, 

the Bureau of Reclamation is soliticing 

public comments on this information 

collection. 

DATES: Submit written comments on the 

information collection on or before 

April 28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send all written comments 

concerning this notice to Lee Sears, 

Materials Engineering Research 

Laboratory, 86–68180, Bureau of 

Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, 

Colorado, 80225; or via email to lsears@

usbr.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request more information on this 

information collection or to request a 

copy of the collection instrument, 

please contact Lee Sears at 303–445– 

2392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), this notice announces that the 

Bureau of Reclamation has obtained the 

services of an outside entity to survey 

water facilities and collect data on water 

pipeline corrosion related failures. The 

information requested is required to 

comply with a request from Congress for 

the Bureau of Reclamation to assemble 

data on pipeline reliability for specific 

types of pipes. 

II. Data 

Title: Collection and Compilation of 

Water Pipeline Field Performance Data. 

OMB Control Number: 1006–XXXX. 

Description of respondents: Drinking 

water utility and Federal facility pipe 

data managers. 

Frequency: One-time collection. 

Estimated completion time: 3 minutes 

(making participation decision); 15 

minutes (online survey); 2 minutes 

(online refusal survey); 60 minutes 

(uploading data); and 2 minutes (data 

upload refusal survey). 

Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 418 (making participation 

decision); 209 (online survey); 209 

(online refusal survey); 68 (uploading 

data); and 68 (data upload refusal 

survey). 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Total of Annual Responses: 

418 (making participation decision); 209 

(online survey); 209 (online refusal 

survey); 68 (uploading data); and 68 

(data upload refusal survey). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours on Respondents: 21 hours 

(making participation decision); 53 

hours (online survey); 7 hours (online 

refusal survey); 68 hours (uploading 

data); and 3 hours (data upload refusal 

survey), for a combined total of 152 

hours. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite your comments on: 

(a) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of our functions, including 

whether the information will have 

practical use; 

(b) the accuracy of our burden 

estimate for the proposed collection of 

information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

We will summarize all comments 

received regarding this notice. We will 

publish that summary in the Federal 

Register when the information 

collection request is submitted to OMB 

for review and approval. 

IV. Public Disclosure 

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. 

Date: February 20, 2014. 

Richard W. LaFond, 

Chief, Civil Engineering Services Division, 

Bureau of Reclamation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–04145 Filed 2–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employment and Training 

Administration 

Notice of Availability of Funds and 

Solicitation for Grant Applications for 

H–1B Ready to Work Partnership 

Grants 

AGENCY: Employment and Training 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation for Grant 

Applications (SGA). 

Funding Opportunity Number: SGA/DFA 

PY–13–07 

SUMMARY: The Employment and 

Training Administration (ETA), U.S. 

Department of Labor (the Department), 

announces the availability of 

approximately $150 million in funds for 

the H–1B Ready to Work Partnership 

(Ready to Work) grant program. The 

Department expects to fund 

approximately 20–30 grants with 

individual grant amounts ranging from 

$3 million to $10 million. This grant 

program is designed to provide longterm unemployed workers with 

individualized counseling, training and 

supportive and specialized services 

leading to rapid employment in skilled 

occupations and industries for which 

employers use H–1B visas to hire 

foreign workers. A small percentage of 


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