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the increased rental and royalty rates 

cited above. No other valid lease has 

been issued affecting the lands. 

Patrick H. Geehan, 

Chief, Minerals Section. 

[FR Doc. E7–5155 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Alternative Energy and Alternate Use 

Program 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Draft Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) and Public 

Hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Minerals Management 

Service (MMS) has prepared a draft 

programmatic environmental impact 

statement (EIS) in support of the 

proposed Alternative Energy and 

Alternate Use Program and associated 

rulemaking authorized under Section 

388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 

and codified as new subsection 8(p) of 

the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. 

Pursuant to the regulations 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Minerals Management Service (MMS) is 

announcing the availability of a draft 

programmatic EIS for the Alternative 

Energy and Alternate Use (AEAU) 

Program and Rule. The programmatic 

EIS analysis focuses on the potential 

environmental effects of implementing 

the AEAU program and associated 

rulemaking and also analyzes 

alternatives to implementing the AEAU 

program and rule, including the ‘‘no 

action’’ alternative. 

Authority: This NOA and notice of public 

hearings is published pursuant to the 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6) implementing 

the provisions of the NEPA of 1969 as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. (1988)). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPAct), granted the Department of the 

Interior (Department) discretionary 

authority to issue leases, easements, or 

rights-of-way for activities on the OCS 

that produce or support production, 

transportation, or transmission of energy 

from sources other than oil and gas, and 

are not otherwise authorized by other 

applicable law. The Department 

delegated this authority to the MMS. 

Examples of the general types of 

alternative energy project activities that 

MMS has the discretion to authorize 

include, but are not limited to: wind 

energy, wave energy, ocean current 

energy, solar energy, and hydrogen 

production. 

The MMS was also delegated 

discretionary authority to issue leases, 

easements, or rights-of-way for other 

OCS project activities that make 

alternate use of existing OCS facilities 

for ‘‘energy-related purposes or for other 

authorized marine-related purposes,’’ to 

the extent such activities are not 

otherwise authorized by other 

applicable law. Such activities may 

include, but are not limited to: offshore 

aquaculture, research, education, 

recreation, and support for offshore 

operations and facilities. 

A new program within MMS is being 

proposed to oversee these potential 

activities on the OCS. To satisfy the 

requirements of the NEPA in the 

establishment of an AEAU program and 

rules on the OCS, the MMS prepared a 

draft programmatic EIS. The proposed 

action is the implementation of the 

AEAU program and rules in areas not 

excluded by Section 388 of the EPAct. 

The programmatic EIS focuses on 

generic impacts from each industry 

sector based on global knowledge and 

identifies key issues that subsequent, 

site-specific assessments should 

consider. Projections for industry 

activities are limited in the EIS to those 

anticipated to be pursued within the 

next 5–7 years. The programmatic EIS 

also addresses AEAU technology testing 

and site characterization. Subsequent 

NEPA documents prepared for sitespecific AEAU projects may tier to this 

programmatic EIS and the Record of 

Decision. 

The primary objectives of the 

programmatic EIS are to analyze and 

document the potential environmental, 

social-cultural, and economic 

considerations associated with the 

establishment of an OCS AEAU program 

and rules, including all foreseeable, 

potential monitoring, testing, 

construction, commercial development, 

operations, and decommissioning 

activities on the OCS. The programmatic 

EIS process: 

(1) Provides for public input 

concerning the scope of national issues 

associated with offshore alternate 

energy-related use activities; 

(2) Identifies, defines, and assesses 

generic environmental, socio-cultural, 

and economic impacts associated with 

offshore alternate energy-related use 

activities; 

(3) Evaluates and establishes effective 

mitigation measures to avoid, minimize, 

or compensate for potential impacts; 

and 

(4) Facilitates future preparation of 

site-specific NEPA documents; 

subsequent NEPA documents prepared 

for site-specific AEAU projects may tier 

to the Programmatic EIS and Record of 

Decision. 

EIS Availability: To obtain a single, 

printed or CD–ROM copy of the draft 

EIS, you may contact the Minerals 

Management Service, Environmental 

Assessment Branch Office (MS 4042), 

381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 

20170. An electronic copy of the draft 

EIS is available at the MMS’s Internet 

Web site at http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/. 

Public Hearings: The MMS will hold 

public hearings to receive comments on 

the draft EIS. The public hearings are 

scheduled as follows: 

• Monday, April 16, 2007, Main 

Interior Building, 1849 C Street NW., 

Washington, DC, 10 a.m. 

• Tuesday, April 24, 2007, 

Monmouth University, 400 Cedar 

Avenue, West Long Branch, New Jersey, 

7 p.m. 

• Wednesday, April 25, 2007, 

Melville Marriott, 1350 Old Walt 

Whitman Road, Melville, New York, 7 

p.m. 

• Thursday, April 26, 2007, Marriott 

Boston Newton, 2345 Commonwealth 

Avenue, Newton, Massachusetts, 7 p.m. 

• Tuesday, May 1, 2007, Houston 

Airport Marriott, 18700 John F. 

Kennedy Blvd, Houston, Texas, 7 p.m. 

• Tuesday, May 1, 2007, The 

Presidio, 135 Fisher Loop, San 

Francisco, California, 7 p.m. 

• Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 

Residence Inn and Courtyard North 

Harbour, 1250 N. Anchor Way, 

Portland, Oregon, 7 p.m. 

• Wednesday, May 2, 2007, Holiday 

Inn Miami International Airport, 1111 

South Royal Poinciana Blvd, Miami 

Springs, Florida, 7 p.m. 

• Thursday, May 3, 2007, Courtyard 

by Marriott Charleston, 35 Lockwood 

Drive, Charleston, South Carolina, 7 

p.m. 

If you wish to testify at a hearing, you 

should register one hour prior to the 

meeting. Written statements submitted 

at a hearing will be considered part of 

the hearing record. If you are unable to 

attend the hearings, you may submit 

written statements. 

Comments: Federal, state, local 

government agencies, and other 

interested parties are requested to send 

their written comments on the draft EIS 

in one of the following three ways: 

1. Electronically using MMS’s on-line 

commenting system at http:// 

ocsenergy.anl.gov/. This is the preferred 

method for commenting. 

2. In written form, mailed or delivered 

to MMS Alternative Energy and 


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Alternate Use Programmatic EIS, 

Argonne National Laboratory, EVS/900, 

9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 

60439. 

3. In person at the public hearings. 

Comments should be submitted no 

later than 60 days from the publication 

of this notice. 

Public Comment Policy: Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Minerals Management Service, Mr. 

James F. Bennett, Environmental 

Assessment Branch, MS 4042, 381 

Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20710, 

(703) 787–1660. 

Dated: February 26, 2007. 

Chris C. Oynes, 

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E7–5158 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Continuation of Concession 

Contract 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Public Notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo 

A. Pendry, Concession Program 

Manager, National Park Service, 

Washington, DC, 20240, Telephone 202/ 

513–7156. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the terms of the 

existing contract, public notice is hereby 

given that the National Park Service 

intends to continue the following 

expiring concession contract until 

October 1, 2007, or until such time as 

a new contract is effective, whichever 

occurs sooner. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The listed 

concession contract will expire by its 

terms on March 31, 2007. The National 

Park Service has determined that the 

proposed short-term continuation is 

necessary in order to avoid interruption 

of visitor services and has taken all 

reasonable and appropriate steps to 

consider alternatives to avoid such 

interruption. 

Concession 

contract No. Concessioner name Park 

STLI001–89 ....... Circle Line—Statue of Liberty Ferry, Inc. ................................. Statue of Liberty National Monument/Ellis Island. 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Katherine H. Stevenson, 

Acting Assistant Director, Business Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–1370 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Bureau of Labor Statistics 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as 

part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

conducts a pre-clearance consultation 

program to provide the general public 

and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing collections of 

information in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c) (2)(A)]. This 

program helps to ensure that requested 

data can be provided in the desired 

format, reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, 

collection instruments are clearly 

understood, and the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents can be 

properly assessed. The Bureau of Labor 

Statistics (BLS) is soliciting comments 

concerning the proposed reinstatement 

of the ‘‘National Longitudinal Survey of 

Youth 1979.’’ A copy of the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) can 

be obtained by contacting the individual 

listed in the Addresses section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

May 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Amy A. 

Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, Division 

of Management Systems, Bureau of 

Labor Statistics, Room 4080, 2 

Massachusetts Avenue, NE., 

Washington, DC 20212, 202–691–7628. 

(This is not a toll free number.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy A. Hobby, BLS Clearance Officer, 

202–691–7628. (See ADDRESSES section.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The National Longitudinal Survey of 

Youth 1979 (NLSY79) is a 

representative national sample of 

persons who were born in the years 

1957 to 1964 and lived in the U.S. in 

1978. These respondents were ages 14–

22 when the first round of interviews 

began in 1979; they will be ages 43 to 

50 when the planned twenty-third 

round of interviews is conducted from 

January 2008 to January 2009. The 

NLSY79 was conducted annually from 

1979 to 1994 and has been conducted 

biennially since 1994. The longitudinal 

focus of this survey requires information 

to be collected from the same 

individuals over many years in order to 

trace their education, training, work 

experience, fertility, income, and 

program participation. 

In addition to the main NLSY79, the 

biological children of female NLSY79 

respondents have been surveyed since 

1986, when the National Institute of 

Child Health and Human Development 

began providing funding to the BLS to 

gather a large amount of information 

about the lives of these children. A 

battery of child cognitive, socioemotional, and physiological 

assessments has been administered 

biennially since 1986 to NLSY79 

mothers and their children. Starting in 

1994, children who had reached age 15 

by December 31 of the survey year (the 

Young Adults) were interviewed about 

their work experiences, training, 

schooling, health, fertility, and selfesteem, as well as sensitive topics 

addressed in a supplemental, selfadministered questionnaire. 

The BLS contracts with the Center for 

Human Resource Research (CHRR) of 

the Ohio State University to implement 

the NLSY79, Child, and Young Adult 

surveys. Interviewing of respondents is 

conducted by the National Opinion 

Research Center (NORC) of the 

University of Chicago. Among the 

objectives of the Department of Labor 

(DOL) are to promote the development 

of the U.S. labor force and the efficiency 

of the U.S. labor market. The BLS 

contributes to these objectives by 

gathering information about the labor 


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