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lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $159 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this Federal Register notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the BLM is proposing to reinstate lease WYW161782 effective April 1, 2012, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. The BLM has not issued a valid lease to any other interest affecting the lands.
Julie L. Weaver, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication.
[FR Doc. 2012–31608 Filed 1–3–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–22–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**National Park Service**
**[NPS–MWR–IATR–10868; PPMWMWROW2/ PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000]** 
**Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan/Final**  **Environmental Impact Statement for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains,**  **WI**

**AGENCY :**  National Park Service, Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/ EIS) for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains in Cross Plains, Wisconsin.

**DATES :**  The Final GMP/EIS will remain available for public review for 30 days following the publishing of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency.

**ADDRESSES :**  Copies of the GMP/EIS will be available to the public by request by writing to the Superintendent, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53711. The document is available on the internet at the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at http:// www.parkplanning.nps.gov/iatr

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Superintendent John Madden, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, 700 Rayovac Drive, Suite 100, Madison, Wisconsin 53711, telephone (608) 441–5610.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  We, the NPS, announce the availability of the Final GMP/EIS for the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains, Wisconsin. This document is a joint state and federal effort addressing lands within the Cross Plains Unit of the Ice Age National Scientific Reserve as well as the Interpretive Site for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail; these lands are referred to as the ‘‘Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains’’ for the purpose of this planning effort.

This plan will guide the management of the Ice Age Complex at Cross Plains for the next 25 years. The Final GMP/ EIS considers five draft conceptual alternatives—a no-action and four action alternatives, including the NPS preferred alternative. The Final GMP/ EIS assesses impacts to soil resources, water quality, soundscapes, vegetation and wildlife, socioeconomics, and visitor use and experience.

The preferred alternative focuses on providing visitors with interpretation of the evolution of the complex from the last glacial retreat and opportunities to enjoy appropriate low-impact outdoor recreation. Ecological resources would largely be managed to reveal the glacial landscape. The most sensitive ecological areas would be carefully protected, and visitor access would be highly controlled in these areas. Visitors would experience a wide variety of indoor and outdoor interpretive programming. Under this alternative, the Ice Age Complex would serve as the headquarters for the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

Dated: July 10, 2012. Michael T. Reynolds, Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2012–31678 Filed 1–3–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**
**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**

**[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0083]**
**Potential Commercial Leasing for Wind Power on the Outer Continental Shelf**  **(OCS) Offshore New York, Request for Interest** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

**ACTION :**  Public notice of an unsolicited request for a commercial OCS wind lease, request for interest, and request for public comment.

**SUMMARY :**  The purpose of this public notice is to: (1) Describe the proposal submitted to BOEM by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to acquire an OCS wind lease; (2) solicit public input regarding the proposal, its potential environmental consequences, and the use of the area in which the proposed project would be located; and (3) solicit submissions of indications of competitive interest for a commercial lease for wind energy development on the OCS offshore New York for the area identified in this notice.

On September 8, 2011, BOEM received an unsolicited request from NYPA for a commercial wind lease on the OCS offshore New York. NYPA submitted its request on behalf of the ‘‘Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Collaborative,’’ a public-private entity consisting of NYPA, the Long Island Power Authority, and Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The Collaborative’s goal is to develop the proposed project to supply the Long Island and New York City region with renewable energy, consistent with New York State’s and the City of New York’s renewable energy initiatives. NYPA’s proposed project, the ‘‘Long Island-New York City Offshore Wind Project’’, is designed to generate at least 350 megawatts (MW) of electricity from offshore wind resources, with the ability to expand generation capacity to as much as 700 MW. The project would be located approximately 11 nautical miles (nmi) south of Long Beach, New York, in water depths ranging from 60 to 120 feet. NYPA’s unsolicited lease request, and an amendment filed on June 20, 2012, can be viewed at: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/New-York.aspx.

This request for interest is published pursuant to subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act, as amended by section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) (43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3)), and the implementing regulations at 30 CFR 585.231(b). Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS Lands Act requires that OCS renewable energy leases, easements, and rights-of-way be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis unless the Secretary determines after public notice of aproposed lease, easement, or right-ofway that there is no competitive interest.’’ This request for interest provides such public notice for the proposed lease area requested by NYPA and invites the submission of indications of competitive interest. BOEM will consider the responses to this public notice to determine whether competitive interest exists for the area requested by NYPA, as required by 43 U.S.C. 1337(p)(3). Parties wishing to obtain a lease for the area requested by NYPA should submit detailed and specific information as described in the section entitled, ‘‘Required Indication of Interest Information.’’

This announcement also requests that interested and affected parties comment


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and provide information about site conditions and multiple uses within the area identified in this notice that would be relevant to the proposed project or its impacts. A detailed description of the proposed lease area can be found in the section of this notice entitled, ‘‘Description of the Area.’’

**DATES :**  If you are submitting an indication of interest in acquiring a lease for the area proposed by NYPA, your submission must be sent by mail, postmarked no later than March 5, 2013 for your submission to be considered. If you are providing comments or other submissions of information, you may send them by mail, postmarked by this same date, or you may submit them through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at http://www.regulations.gov, also by this same date.

Submission Procedures: If you are submitting an indication of competitive interest for a lease, please submit it by mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170. Submissions must be postmarked by March 5, 2013 to be considered by BOEM for the purposes of determining competitive interest. In addition to a paper copy of your submission, include an electronic copy; BOEM considers an Adobe PDF file stored on a compact disk (CD) to be an acceptable format for submitting an electronic copy. BOEM will list the parties that submit indications of competitive interest on the BOEM Web site after the 60-day comment period has closed.

If you are submitting comments or other information concerning the proposed lease area, you may use either of the following two methods:

1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BOEM–2012–0083, and then click ‘‘search.’’ Follow the instructions to submit public comments and view supporting and related materials available for this notice.

2. Alternatively, comments may be submitted by mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170.

If you wish to protect the confidentiality of your submissions or comments, clearly mark the relevant sections and request that BOEM treat them as confidential. Please label privileged or confidential information ‘‘Contains Confidential Information’’ and consider submitting such information as a separate attachment. Treatment of confidential information is addressed in the section of this notice entitled ‘‘Privileged or Confidential Information.’’ BOEM will post all comments on regulations.gov unless labeled as confidential. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Andrew Krueger, Renewable Energy Program Specialist, BOEM, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170, (703) 787–1320.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Purpose of the Request for Interest

Responses to this public notice will allow BOEM to determine, pursuant to 30 CFR 585.231, whether or not there is competitive interest in acquiring an OCS commercial wind lease in the area requested by NYPA. In addition, this notice provides an opportunity for interested stakeholders to comment on the proposed lease area and the proposed project and any potential impacts the project may have.

If, in response to this notice, BOEM receives one or more indications of competitive interest for offshore wind energy development from qualified entities that wish to compete for the proposed lease area, BOEM may decide to move forward with the lease issuance process using competitive procedures pursuant to 30 CFR part 585. If BOEM receives no competing indications of interest, BOEM may decide to move forward with the lease issuance process using the non-competitive procedures contained in 30 CFR part 585.

If BOEM decides to proceed with issuing a lease in the proposed leasearea, whether competitively or noncompetitively, it may provide the public with additional opportunities to provide input pursuant to 30 CFR part 585 and applicable laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). BOEM’s competitive and noncompetitive leasing processes are described in 30 CFR part 585, subpart B. Determination of Competitive Interest and Leasing Process

After the publication of this announcement, BOEM will evaluate indications of competitive interest for the area requested by NYPA for acquiring a commercial lease on the OCS. At the conclusion of the comment period for this public notice, BOEM will review the submissions received and undertake a completeness review for each of those submissions and a qualifications review for each of the nominating entities. BOEM will then make a determination as to whether competitive interest exists.

If BOEM determines that there is no competitive interest in the proposed lease area, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice that there is no competitive interest. At that point, BOEM may decide to proceed with the noncompetitive lease issuance process pursuant to 30 CFR 585.231, and NYPA would be required to submit any required plan(s). Whether following competitive or non-competitive procedures, BOEM will consult with the intergovernmental Task Force and will comply with all applicable requirements before making a decision on whether or not to issue a lease and approve, disapprove, or approve with modifications any associated plan(s). BOEM would coordinate and consult, as appropriate, with relevant Federal agencies, affected tribes, and affected state and local governments, in issuing a lease and developing lease terms and conditions. Description of the Proposed Lease Area

The proposed lease area is located off the coast of Long Island, New York, beginning approximately 11 nmi south of Long Beach, New York. From its western edge, the area extends approximately 26 nmi southeast at its longest portion. The project area consists of 5 full OCS blocks and 19 partial OCS blocks. The entire area is approximately 127 square miles; 81,130 acres; or 32,832 hectares. Table 1 describes the OCS lease sub-blocks included within the area of interest.

The proposed lease area is located between two Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS) for vessels transiting into and out of the Port of New York and New Jersey. Because of its close proximity to shipping lanes, the U.S. Coast Guard recommended that a buffer zone—a minimum 1 nmi setback line from the adjacent TSS—be applied to the area. BOEM has adopted this recommendation and, for purposes of this request for interest, will not consider for leasing those aliquots between an adjacent TSS and the 1 nmi setback. However, BOEM is including aliquots that are transected by the setback line. No structures will be installed above the seabed on portions of those aliquots located within the setback.


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TABLE 

### 1—LIST OF 

### OCS B LOCKS 

### I NCLUDED IN THE 

### R EQUEST FOR 

### I NTEREST

Protraction name Protraction No. Block No. Sub block

New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6655 F,G,H,K,L,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6656 I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6657 M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6706 B,C,D,H. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6707 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6708 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6709 E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6710 I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6711 M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6712 M. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6758 A,B,C,D,G,H. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6759 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6760 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6761 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6762 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6763 A,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6764 A,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,M,N. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6810 A,B,C,D,G,H,L. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6811 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6812 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6813 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,M,N. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6814 A. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6862 A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,K. New York ................................. NK 18–12 ................................ 6863 A.

The boundary of the proposed lease area follows the points listed in Table 2 in clockwise order. Point numbers 1 and 73 are the same. Coordinates are provided in X, Y (eastings, northings) UTM Zone 18N, NAD 83 and geographic (longitude, latitude), NAD83.



### TABLE 

### 2—LIST OF 

### BOUNDARY 

### POINTS 

### I NCLUDED IN THE 

### R EQUEST FOR 

### I NTEREST

Point No. X (Easting) Y (Northing) Longitude Latitude

1 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.628463 40.394074 616400 4472400 2 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.586057 40.393563 620000 4472400 3 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.586283 40.382755 620000 4471200 4 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.529751 40.382050 624800 4471200 5 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.529986 40.371243 624800 4470000 6 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.473466 40.370510 629600 4470000 7 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.473710 40.359703 629600 4468800 8 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.417200 40.358943 634400 4468800 9 .......................................................................................................

¥ 73.417453 40.348137 634400 4467600 10 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.360955 40.347350 639200 4467600 11 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.361217 40.336543 639200 4466400 12 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.304730 40.335729 644000 4466400 13 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.305001 40.324922 644000 4465200 14 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.234407 40.323866 650000 4465200 15 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.234688 40.313060 650000 4464000 16 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.178225 40.312184 654800 4464000 17 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.178515 40.301379 654800 4462800 18 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.164402 40.301155 656000 4462800 19 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.164109 40.311961 656000 4464000 20 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.121764 40.311281 659600 4464000 21 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.122063 40.300476 659600 4462800 22 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.079726 40.299780 663200 4462800 23 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.080032 40.288975 663200 4461600 24 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.094142 40.289209 662000 4461600 25 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.094446 40.278403 662000 4460400 26 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.108554 40.278635 660800 4460400 27 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.108855 40.267830 660800 4459200 28 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.122961 40.268059 659600 4459200 29 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.123259 40.257254 659600 4458000 30 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.137363 40.257482 658400 4458000 31 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.137659 40.246676 658400 4456800 32 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.165863 40.247127 656000 4456800 33 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.166446 40.225515 656000 4454400 34 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.180544 40.225738 654800 4454400 35 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.180833 40.214932 654800 4453200 36 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.194928 40.215153 653600 4453200 37 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.195215 40.204347 653600 4452000


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TABLE 

### 2—LIST OF 

### BOUNDARY 

### POINTS 

### I NCLUDED IN THE 

### R EQUEST FOR 

### I NTEREST

### —Continued

Point No. X (Easting) Y (Northing) Longitude Latitude

38 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.209308 40.204566 652400 4452000 39 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.209593 40.193760 652400 4450800 40 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.223684 40.193977 651200 4450800 41 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.223402 40.204783 651200 4452000 42 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.251589 40.205212 648800 4452000 43 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.251033 40.226825 648800 4454400 44 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.279230 40.227248 646400 4454400 45 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.278957 40.238054 646400 4455600 46 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.321260 40.238676 642800 4455600 47 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.320993 40.249482 642800 4456800 48 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.335097 40.249686 641600 4456800 49 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.334832 40.260493 641600 4458000 50 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.363044 40.260895 639200 4458000 51 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.362783 40.271702 639200 4459200 52 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.391001 40.272098 636800 4459200 53 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.390744 40.282905 636800 4460400 54 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.418967 40.283294 634400 4460400 55 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.418715 40.294101 634400 4461600 56 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.446942 40.294484 632000 4461600 57 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.446695 40.305291 632000 4462800 58 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.474927 40.305667 629600 4462800 59 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.474684 40.316474 629600 4464000 60 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.488802 40.316659 628400 4464000 61 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.488561 40.327467 628400 4465200 62 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.516803 40.327832 626000 4465200 63 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.516567 40.338640 626000 4466400 64 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.544814 40.338999 623600 4466400 65 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.544582 40.349806 623600 4467600 66 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.572834 40.350159 621200 4467600 67 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.572606 40.360966 621200 4468800 68 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.600863 40.361312 618800 4468800 69 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.600639 40.372119 618800 4470000 70 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.614770 40.372290 617600 4470000 71 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.614549 40.383098 617600 4471200 72 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.628682 40.383266 616400 4471200 73 .....................................................................................................

¥ 73.628463 40.394074 616400 4472400

Map of the Area

A map of the area proposed by NYPA and the area included in this request for interest can be found at the following URL: http://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/State-Activities/NewYork.aspx. A large scale map of the proposed lease area showing boundaries of the area with the numbered blocks is available from BOEM at the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170, Phone: (703) 787–1320, Fax: (703) 787–1708. Department of Defense Activities and Stipulations

The Department of Defense (DOD) conducts offshore testing, training, and operations on the OCS and may request site specific stipulations in the proposed lease area. BOEM will consult with the DOD regarding potential issues concerning offshore testing, training, and operational activities, and will develop appropriate stipulations to mitigate the effects of wind turbines on these activities in the proposed lease

area. Required Indication of Interest Information

If you intend to submit an indication of competitive interest for a lease for the area identified in this notice, you must provide the following:

(1) A statement that you wish to acquire a commercial wind lease within the proposed lease area. For BOEM to consider your indication of interest, it must include a proposal for a commercially viable wind power project of at least 350 MW nameplate capacity within the proposed lease area. Any request for a commercial wind lease located outside of the proposed lease area should be submitted separately pursuant to 30 CFR 585.230;

(2) A general description of your objectives and the facilities that you would use to achieve those objectives;

(3) A general schedule of proposed activities, including those leading to commercial operations;

(4) Available and pertinent data and information concerning renewable energy resources and environmental conditions in the area that you wish to lease, including energy and resource data and information used to evaluate the area of interest. Where applicable, spatial information should be submitted in a format compatible with ArcGIS 9.3 in a geographic coordinate system (NAD 83);

(5) Documentation demonstrating that you are legally qualified to hold a lease as set forth in 30 CFR 585.106 and 107. Examples of the documentation appropriate for demonstrating your legal qualifications and related guidance can be found in Chapter 2 and Appendix B of the Guidelines for the Renewable Energy Framework Guide Book available at: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/RegulatoryInformation/Index.aspx. Legal qualification documents will be placed in an official file that may be made available for public review. If you wish that any part of your legal qualification documentation be kept confidential, clearly identify what should be kept confidential, and submit it under separate cover (see ‘‘Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information Section’’, below); and


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(6) Documentation demonstrating that you are technically and financially capable of constructing, operating, maintaining and decommissioning the facilities described in (2) above. Guidance regarding the documentation that could be used to demonstrate your technical and financial qualifications can be found at: http://www.boem.gov/Renewable-Energy-Program/RegulatoryInformation/Index.aspx. If you wish that any part of your technical and financial qualification documentation be kept confidential, clearly identify what should be kept confidential, and submit it under separate cover (see ‘‘Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information Section’’, below).

Your complete submission, including the items identified in (1) through (6) above, must be provided to BOEM in both paper and electronic formats. BOEM considers an Adobe PDF file stored on a CD to be an acceptable format for submitting an electronic
copy.

It is critical that you provide a complete submission of competitive interest so that BOEM may consider your submission in a timely manner. If BOEM reviews your submission and determines that it is incomplete, BOEM will inform you of this determination in writing and describe the information that BOEM needs from you in order for BOEM to deem your submission complete. You will be given 15 business days from the date of the letter to provide the information that BOEM found to be missing from your original submission. If you do not meet this deadline, or if BOEM determines your second submission is also insufficient, BOEM may deem your submission invalid. In such a case, BOEM would not consider your submission. Requested Information From Interested or Affected Parties

BOEM is also requesting from the public and other interested or affected parties specific and detailed comments regarding the following:

(1) Geological and geophysical conditions (including bottom and shallow hazards) in the area described in this notice;

(2) Historic properties potentially affected by the construction of meteorological towers, the installation of meteorological buoys, or commercial wind development in the area identified in this notice;

(3) Multiple uses of the area described in this notice, including but not limited to navigation (commercial and recreational vessel usage); commercial and recreational fishing; recreational resources (e.g., dive sites, wildlife viewing areas, and scenic areas); aviation; other energy related development activities; scientific research; and utilities and communications infrastructure.

(4) Other relevant environmental information, including but not limited to fisheries; protected species and habitats; marine mammals; sea turtles; birds; bats; zooplankton; and archaeological resources.

(5) Socioeconomic information, such as demographics and employment, or information relevant to environmental justice considerations. Protection of Privileged or Confidential Information

Freedom of Information Act

BOEM will protect privileged or confidential information that you submit as required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or financial information that you submit that is privileged or confidential. If you wish to protect the confidentiality of such information, clearly mark it and request that BOEM treat it as confidential. BOEM will not disclose such information, subject to the requirements of FOIA. Please label privileged or confidential information, ‘‘Contains Confidential Information,’’ and consider submitting such information as a separate attachment.

However, BOEM will not treat as confidential any aggregate summaries of such information or comments not containing such information. Additionally, BOEM will not treat as confidential: (1) The legal title of the nominating entity (for example, the name of your company); or (2) the geographic location of nominated facilities. Information that is not labeled as privileged or confidential will be regarded by BOEM as suitable for public release.

Section 304 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w–3(a))

BOEM is required, after consultation with the Secretary of the Interior, to withhold the location, character, or ownership of historic resources if it determines that disclosure may, among other things, cause a significant invasion of privacy, risk harm to the historic resources, or impede the use of a traditional religious site by practitioners. Tribal entities and other interested parties should designate such information that they wish to be held as confidential. Dated: December 28, 2012. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–31654 Filed 1–3–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**

**INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION** 
**[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–491–497 (Preliminary)]** 
**Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia,**  **Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam; Institution of Countervailing Duty**  **Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations** 

**AGENCY :**  United States International Trade Commission.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty investigations Nos. 701–TA–491–497 (Preliminary) under sections 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam of frozen warmwater shrimp, provided for in subheadings 0306.17.00, 1605.21.10 and 1605.29.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation pursuant to sections 702(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by February 11, 2013. The Commission’s views are due at Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by February 19, 2013.

For further information concerning the conduct of these investigations 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 and B (19 CFR part 207).

**DATES :**  Effective Date: December 28,
2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office