21670 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 75 / Monday, April 20, 2015 / Proposed Rules 

discriminates on the basis of race, sex, 

national origin, or age. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08827 Filed 4–16–15; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

30 CFR Parts 250 and 254 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

30 CFR Part 550 

[Docket ID: BSEE–2013–0011; 15XE1700DX 

EX1SF0000.DAQ000 EEEE500000] 

RIN 1082–AA00 

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations 

on the Outer Continental Shelf— 

Requirements for Exploratory Drilling 

on the Arctic Outer Continental Shelf 

AGENCY: Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), 

Interior; Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period 

for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

SUMMARY: BOEM and BSEE are 

extending the public comment period 

on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

entitled, ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulphur 

Operations on the Outer Continental 

Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory 

Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental 

Shelf,’’ which was published in the 

Federal Register on February 24, 2015, 

(80 FR 9916). The original public 

comment period would have ended on 

April 27, 2015. However, BOEM and 

BSEE have received public comments 

requesting an extension of the comment 

period. BOEM and BSEE have reviewed 

the extension requests and determined 

that a 30-day comment period extension 

to May 27, 2015, is appropriate. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

published on February 24, 2015, (80 FR 

9916) has been extended. Written 

comments must be received by the 

extended due date of May 27, 2015. 

BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider 

comments received after this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on the proposed rulemaking by any of 

the following methods. Please use the 

Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 

1082–AA00 as an identifier in your 

message. For comments specifically 

related to the draft Environmental 

Assessment conducted under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), please refer to NEPA in 

the heading of your message. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry 

entitled ‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’, enter 

BSEE–2013–0011 then click search. 

Follow the instructions to submit public 

comments and view supporting and 

related materials available for this 

rulemaking. BOEM and BSEE may post 

all submitted comments in their 

entirety. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior (DOI); Bureau 

of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement; Attention: Regulations 

and Standards Branch; 45600 Woodland 

Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. Please 

reference ‘‘Oil and Gas and Sulphur 

Operations on the Outer Continental 

Shelf—Requirements for Exploratory 

Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental 

Shelf, 1082–AA00’’ in your comments 

and include your name and return 

address. Please note that this address for 

BSEE is new; however, any comments 

already submitted to BSEE’s former 

address (381 Elden Street, Herndon, 

Virginia 20181) do not need to be 

resubmitted to the new address. 

• Public Availability of Comments— 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark E. Fesmire, BSEE, Alaska Regional 

Office, mark.fesmire@bsee.gov, (907) 

334–5300; John Caplis, BSEE, Oil Spill 

Response Division, john.caplis@

bsee.gov, (703) 787–1364; or David 

Johnston, BOEM, Alaska Regional 

Office, david.johnston@boem.gov, (907) 

334–5200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

and BSEE published a notice of 

proposed rulemaking on Requirements 

for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) on 

February 24, 2015 (80 FR 9916). This 

proposed rule is intended to provide 

regulations to ensure Arctic OCS 

exploratory drilling operations are 

conducted in a safe and responsible 

manner that takes into account the 

unique conditions of Arctic OCS 

drilling and Alaska Natives’ cultural 

traditions and need to access 

subsistence resources. The Arctic region 

is known for its oil and gas resource 

potential, its vibrant ecosystems, and 

the Alaska Native communities, who 

rely on the Arctic’s resources for 

subsistence and cultural traditions. The 

region is also characterized by extreme 

environmental conditions, geographic 

remoteness, and a relative lack of fixed 

infrastructure and existing operations. 

The proposed rule would add to, and 

revise existing regulations in, 30 CFR 

parts 250, 254, and 550 for Arctic OCS 

oil and gas activities. The proposed rule 

would focus on Arctic OCS exploratory 

drilling activities that use mobile 

offshore drilling units, and related 

operations during the Arctic OCS openwater drilling season. 

After publication of the proposed 

rule, BOEM and BSEE received public 

comments asking BOEM and BSEE to 

extend the comment period on the 

proposed rule by 60 days. BOEM and 

BSEE are extending the original 60-day 

comment period by an additional 30 

days to provide additional time for 

review of and comment on the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking. Accordingly, 

written comments must be submitted by 

the extended due date of May 27, 2015. 

BOEM and BSEE may not fully consider 

comments received after this date. 

Dated: April 14, 2015. 

Janice M. Schneider, 

Assistant Secretary Land and Minerals 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–09035 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P; 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0178] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport; East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to 

establish a safety zone in the navigable 

waters of the East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI, during the Volvo Ocean Race 

Newport marine event. This safety zone 

is intended to safeguard mariners from 

the hazards associated with high-speed, 

high-performance sailing vessels 

competing in inshore races on the 

waters of the East Passage, Narragansett 

Bay, RI. Vessels would be prohibited 

from entering into, transiting through, 

mooring, or anchoring within this safety 

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