28620 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 15, 2012 / Notices 

Dated: May 9, 2012. 

Erica Haspiel-Szlosek, 

Chief, Office of Communications. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11717 Filed 5–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2012–0043] 

Notice of Determination of No 

Competitive Interest 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination of No 

Competitive Interest for Proposed Rightof-Way Grant Area 

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

(BOEM) determination of no 

competitive interest (DNCI) for the area 

requested by Atlantic Grid Holdings 

LLC’s (AGH) application for a right-ofway (ROW) grant to build an offshore 

electrical transmission system on the 

Outer Continental Shelf off the coasts of 

New York, New Jersey, Delaware, 

Maryland, and Virginia as described in 

the December 21, 2011, Notice of 

Proposed Grant Area and Request for 

Competitive Interest (RFCI) in the Area 

of the Atlantic Wind Connection 

Proposal (76 FR 79206). 

DATES: Effective May 15, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the DNCI, contact Mr. 

Casey Reeves, BOEM, Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden 

Street HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817; phone (703) 787–1320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Authority 

This DNCI is published pursuant to 

subsection 8(p)(3) of the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act, 

which was added 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 part 

585. Subsection 8(p)(3) of the OCS 

Lands Act requires that OCS renewable 

energy leases, easements, and rights-ofway be issued ‘‘on a competitive basis 

unless the Secretary determines after 

public notice of a proposed lease, 

easement, or right-of-way that there is 

no competitive interest.’’ The authority 

to make such determinations has been 

delegated to BOEM. 

2. Determination and Next Steps 

This DNCI provides notice to the 

public that BOEM has determined there 

is no competitive interest in the 

proposed ROW grant area, as no 

indications of competitive interest were 

submitted in response to the RFCI. 

In the RFCI, BOEM also solicited 

public comment on site conditions and 

multiple uses within the ROW grant 

area that would be relevant to the 

proposed project or its impacts. BOEM 

received public comment submissions 

from 56 parties in response. The 

comments received in response to the 

RFCI will be used to inform BOEM in 

subsequent agency decisions. After the 

publication of this DNCI, BOEM will 

proceed with the noncompetitive ROW 

grant process outlined at 30 CFR 

585.306(b). 

3. Map of the Area 

A map of the area proposed for a 

ROW grant area can be found at the 

following URL: http://www.boem.gov/ 

Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Regional-Proposals.aspx. 

Dated: April 27, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–352] 

Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact 

on the U.S. Economy and on Andean 

Drug Crop Eradication 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity to submit 

comments in connection with the 15th 

report on the Andean Trade Preference 

Act (ATPA). 

SUMMARY: Section 206 of the ATPA (19 

U.S.C. 3204) requires the Commission to 

report biennially to the Congress by 

September 30 of each reporting year on 

the economic impact of the Act on U.S. 

industries and U.S. consumers, as well 

as on the effectiveness of the Act in 

promoting drug related crop eradication 

and crop substitution efforts by 

beneficiary countries. The Commission 

prepares these reports under 

investigation No. 332–352, Andean 

Trade Preference Act: Impact on the 

U.S. Economy and on Andean Drug 

Crop Eradication. 

DATES: 

July 3, 2012: Deadline for filing written 

submissions. 

September 30, 2010: Transmittal of 

Commission report to Congress. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. All written submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/ 

edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Walker Pollard (202–205–3228, or 

walker.pollard@usitc.gov), Country and 

Regional Analysis Division, Office of 

Economics, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, Washington, DC 20436. 

For information on the legal aspects of 

this investigation, contact William 

Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of 

the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Peg O’Laughlin, Public 

Affairs Officer (202–205–1819 or 

margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). General 

information concerning the Commission 

may be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Background: Section 206 of the 

Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) 

(19 U.S.C. 3204) requires that the 

Commission submit biennial reports to 

the Congress regarding the economic 

impact of the Act on U.S. industries and 

consumers and, in conjunction with 

other agencies, the effectiveness of the 

Act in promoting drug-related crop 

eradication and crop substitution efforts 

of the beneficiary countries. Section 

206(b) of the Act requires that each 

report include: 

(1) The actual effect of ATPA on the 

U.S. economy generally as well as on 

specific domestic industries which 

produce articles that are like, or directly 

competitive with, articles being 

imported under the Act from beneficiary 

countries; 

(2) The probable future effect that 

ATPA will have on the U.S. economy 

generally and on such domestic 

industries; and 

(3) The estimated effect that ATPA 

has had on drug-related crop eradication 

and crop substitution efforts of 

beneficiary countries. 

Notice of institution of this 

investigation for preparing these reports 

was published in the Federal Register of 

March 10, 1994 (59 FR 11308). This 

15th report, covering 2010–2011, the 

period since the previous report, is to be 

submitted by September 30, 2012. 

Written Submissions: Interested 

parties are invited to submit written 

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