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proposed lease area, as no indications of 

competitive interest were submitted in 

response to the RFCI. 

In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited 

public input from interested 

stakeholders regarding the proposed 

lease area, the potential environmental 

consequences of MHK energy 

development in the area, and multiple 

uses of the area. In response to the RFCI, 

BOEM received public comment 

submissions from six entities. BOEM 

will use the comments to inform 

subsequent decisions. After publication 

of this DNCI, BOEM may proceed with 

the noncompetitive leasing process for a 

research lease pursuant to 30 CFR 

585.238. 

Map of the Area 

A map of the area proposed for a 

research lease can be found at the 

following Web site: http://

www.boem.gov/State-Activities-Oregon. 

Dated: May 30, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14002 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA104000] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for Outer Continental Shelf, 

Alaska OCS Region, Chukchi Sea 

Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

193 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: BOEM is giving notice of its 

intent to prepare a Supplemental EIS for 

OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 in the 

Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Alaska. 

This Supplemental EIS will provide 

new analysis in response to a remand by 

the United States Court of Appeals for 

the Ninth Circuit. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: The NOI is published pursuant 

to the regulations (40 CFR 1508.22) 

implementing the procedural provisions of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.) 

Purpose of Notice of Intent: BOEM is 

announcing its intent to prepare a 

Supplemental EIS for Oil and Gas Lease 

Sale 193 in the Chukchi Sea Planning 

Area, Alaska. The Supplemental EIS 

will supplement the analysis from the 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 Final EIS 

(OCS EIS/EA MMS 2007–0026) and the 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 Final 

Supplemental EIS (OCS EIS/EA 

BOEMRE 2011–041) by providing an 

updated oil and gas exploration, 

development and production scenario 

and associated environmental effects 

analysis. The Final EIS for Oil and Gas 

Lease Sale 193 evaluated the potential 

effects of four alternatives that included 

a proposed action, a no action 

alternative, and two other alternatives 

with sale area configurations that would 

defer areas from leasing along the coast 

adjacent to the proposed sale area. The 

Final Supplemental EIS evaluated the 

potential effects of exploration seismic 

surveying and drilling; oil development, 

production, and transportation; and 

accidental crude oil spills. The Final 

Supplemental EIS also evaluated 

potential effects of a natural gas 

development and production scenario, 

as well as a hypothetical Very Large Oil 

Spill event. The proposed action and 

alternatives from the Final EIS and Final 

Supplemental EIS will be carried 

forward in this supplemental EIS. The 

Assistant Secretary will issue a new 

Record of Decision after evaluating this 

supplemental EIS and public comments. 

Implementation of the Secretary’s 

selection among the alternatives will 

require the Secretary to either reaffirm, 

modify, or vacate the leases previously 

sold. 

Scoping: In accordance with 40 CFR 

1502.9(c)(4), there will be no scoping 

conducted for this Supplemental EIS. 

The scope of the Final EIS for Sale 193 

and the remand by the United States 

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 

establish the scope for this 

Supplemental EIS. The Draft 

Supplemental EIS will be announced for 

public review and comment: (1) In the 

Federal Register by BOEM and the 

Environmental Protection Agency; (2) 

on the BOEM Alaska OCS Region 

homepage; and (3) in the local media. 

Public hearings will be held following 

release of the Draft Supplemental EIS. 

Dates and locations will be determined 

and published at a later date. 

Cooperating Agencies: The 

Department of the Interior’s policy is to 

invite other Federal agencies, and state, 

tribal, and local governments to become 

cooperating agencies during the 

preparation of an EIS. Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations state that qualified agencies 

and governments are those with 

‘‘jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise.’’ Potential cooperating 

agencies should consider their authority 

and capacity to assume the 

responsibilities of a cooperating agency. 

Cooperating agency status neither 

enlarges nor diminishes the final 

decision making authority of an agency 

involved in the NEPA process. BOEM 

invites qualified government entities to 

inquire about cooperating agency status 

for this Supplemental EIS. Upon 

request, BOEM will provide qualified 

cooperating agencies with a written 

summary of ground rules for 

cooperating agencies, including time 

schedules and critical action dates, 

milestones, responsibilities, and scope 

and detail of cooperating agencies’ 

contributions. Potential cooperating 

agencies should also consider the CEQ’s 

‘‘Factors for Determining Cooperating 

Agency Status.’’ This document is 

available on the CEQ Web site at: http:// 

ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/cooperating/

cooperatingagencymemofactors.html. 

Even if your organization is not a 

cooperating agency, you will have an 

opportunity to provide information and 

comments to BOEM during the 

comment phase of the Supplemental EIS 

process. Additional information may be 

found at the following Web site: http:// 

www.boem.gov/Alaska-Region. 

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frances Mann, Chief, Environmental 

Analysis Section II, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, Alaska OCS 

Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 

500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5820, 

telephone (907) 334–5277. 

Dated: June 9, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14290 Filed 6–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA 104000] 

Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 

and 247, and Eastern Planning Area 

Lease Sale 226 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare 

a Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: Consistent with the 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA), BOEM 

is announcing its intent to prepare a 

Supplemental EIS for proposed Central 

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