71446 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 2, 2014 / Notices 

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

order to receive coverage for the 

incidental take of greater sage-grouse 

under the SWCDs’ EOS permits. 

Authority 

We provide this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of section 10 of 

the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and 

NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and their 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 17.22 

and 40 CFR 1506.6, respectively). 

Dated: November 17, 2014 . 

Richard Hannan, 

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, 

Oregon. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28361 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0077; 

MMAA104000] 

Environmental Assessment for Virginia 

Offshore Wind Technology 

Advancement Project on the Atlantic 

Outer Continental Shelf Offshore 

Virginia 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) to 

consider the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental consequences associated 

with the approval of wind energyrelated research activities offshore 

Virginia as proposed by the Virginia 

Department of Mines, Mineral, and 

Energy (DMME). The purpose of this 

notice is to inform the public of the 

availability of the EA and to solicit 

public comment on the EA for a 30-day 

public comment period. 

DATES: BOEM will conduct a public 

information meeting to explain the 

proposed activities analyzed in the EA 

and provide additional opportunity for 

public comment on the EA. The meeting 

will be held on Wednesday, December 

17, 2014, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the 

Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science 

Center, 717 General Booth Boulevard, 

Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden 

Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817, (703) 787–1340 or 

michelle.morin@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 6, 2013, BOEM issued a 

Determination of No Competitive 

Interest (78 FR 73882) for a research 

lease requested by the Virginia 

Department of Mines, Minerals and 

Energy (DMME). DMME subsequently 

submitted a research activities plan 

(RAP) that describes the proposed 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and eventual decommissioning of 

Virginia Offshore Wind Technology 

Advancement Project (VOWTAP). The 

RAP included the results of site 

characterization studies, such as 

geophysical, geotechnical, 

archaeological, and biological surveys. 

DMME’s proposed project would consist 

of two 6–MW wind turbine generators 

(WTGs), a 34.5-kilovolt (kV) alternating 

current (AC) submarine cable 

interconnecting the WTGs (inter-array 

cable), a 34.5 kV AC submarine 

transmission cable (export cable), and a 

34.5 kV underground cable (onshore 

interconnection cable) that would 

connect the proposed project with 

existing infrastructure located in the 

City of Virginia Beach. The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) is 

proposing to provide funding in support 

of VOWTAP and is participating as a 

cooperating agency in the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

process. 

On March 14, 2014, BOEM published 

a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an 

EA in the Federal Register (79 FR 

14534). Comments received in response 

to the NOI can be viewed at: http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket ID BOEM–2014–0009. A public 

scoping meeting was held April 3, 2014 

in Virginia Beach, Virginia. BOEM used 

the input from the scoping process to 

solicit information regarding important 

environmental issues and alternatives 

that should be considered in the EA. 

Additionally, BOEM used the scoping 

process to identify and eliminate from 

detailed study issues which are not 

significant or issues that have been 

analyzed in prior environmental 

reviews. 

BOEM is seeking public input on the 

EA, including comments on the 

completeness and adequacy of the 

environmental analysis. BOEM will 

consider public comments on the EA in 

determining whether to issue a Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI), or 

conduct additional analysis under the 

NEPA. 

The EA and information on the public 

information meeting can be found 

online at http://www.boem.gov/

Research-Nomination-Outside-and-tothe-West-of-the-WEADOE/. 

COMMENTS: Federal, State, and local 

government agencies, tribal 

governments, and other interested 

parties are requested to submit their 

written comments on the EA in one of 

the following ways: 

1. Electronically: http://

www.regulations.gov. In the entry 

entitled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter 

BOEM–2014–0077, then click ‘‘search.’’ 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

document. 

2. In written form, delivered by hand 

or by mail, enclosed in an envelope 

labeled ‘‘Approval of the Virginia 

Offshore Wind Technology 

Advancement Project on the Atlantic 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Offshore 

Virginia’’ to: Program Manager, Office of 

Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, 381 Elden Street, 

HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 20170– 

4817. 

Comments must be received or 

postmarked no later than January 2, 

2015. All written comments received or 

postmarked during the comment period 

will be made available to the public. 

Authority: This Notice of Availability is 

published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305. 

Dated: November 24, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28164 Filed 12–1–14; 8:45 am] 

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