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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the 

University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History has 

amended a Notice of Inventory 

Completion published in the Federal 

Register on September 10, 2018. This 

notice amends the minimum number of 

individuals and number of associated 

funerary objects in a collection removed 

from Catron County, NM. 

DATES: Repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

in this notice may occur on or after 

February 12, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Dr. Pamela Endzweig, 

Director of Anthropological Collections, 

University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History, 1224 

University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 

97403–1224, telephone (541) 346–5120, 

email endzweig@uoregon.edu. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA. The 

determinations in this notice are the 

sole responsibility of the University of 

Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History. The National Park Service is 

not responsible for the determinations 

in this notice. Additional information 

on the amendments and determinations 

in this notice, including the results of 

consultation, can be found in the 

inventory or related records held by the 

University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History. 

Amendment 

This notice amends the 

determinations published in a Notice of 

Inventory Completion in the Federal 

Register (83 FR 45656–45657, 

September 10, 2018). Repatriation of the 

items in the original Notice of Inventory 

Completion has not occurred. From the 

SU Ranch Site, a minimum of 10 

individuals (previously reported as nine 

individuals) were removed from the 

Tularosa River area in Catron County, 

NM. This notice adds a 1–2-year-old 

child of unknown sex. One associated 

funerary object (previously no 

associated funerary objects), catalogued 

as 2–2937, is a Tularosa corrugated 

bowl. 

Determinations (as amended) 

Pursuant to NAGPRA and its 

implementing regulations, and after 

consultation with the appropriate 

Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian 

organizations, the University of Oregon 

Museum of Natural and Cultural History 

has determined that: 

• The human remains described in 

this amended notice represent the 

physical remains of 10 individuals of 

Native American ancestry. 

• The one object described in this 

amended notice is reasonably believed 

to have been placed with or near 

individual human remains at the time of 

death or later as part of the death rite 

or ceremony. 

• There is a relationship of shared 

group identity that can be reasonably 

traced between the human remains and 

associated funerary objects described in 

this notice and the Fort Sill Apache 

Tribe of Oklahoma. 

Requests for Repatriation 

Written requests for repatriation of the 

human remains and associated funerary 

objects in this notice must be sent to the 

Responsible Official identified in 

ADDRESSES. Requests for repatriation 

may be submitted by: 

1. Any one or more of the Indian 

Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

2. Any lineal descendant, Indian 

Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization 

not identified in this notice who shows, 

by a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the requestor is a lineal descendant or 

a culturally affiliated Indian Tribe or 

Native Hawaiian organization. 

Repatriation of the human remains 

and associated funerary objects in this 

notice to a requestor may occur on or 

after February 12, 2024. If competing 

requests for repatriation are received, 

the University of Oregon Museum of 

Natural and Cultural History must 

determine the most appropriate 

requestor prior to repatriation. Requests 

for joint repatriation of the human 

remains and associated funerary objects 

are considered a single request and not 

competing requests. The University of 

Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural 

History is responsible for sending a 

copy of this notice to the Indian Tribes 

and Native Hawaiian organizations 

identified in this notice. 

Authority: Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 

U.S.C. 3003, and the implementing 

regulations, 43 CFR 10.9, § 10.10, 

§ 10.13, and § 10.14. 

Dated: January 5, 2024. 

Melanie O’Brien, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2024–0001] 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement for Expected Wind Energy 

Development in the New York Bight 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) announces the 

availability of the draft programmatic 

environmental impact statement (PEIS) 

to analyze the potential impacts of wind 

energy development in six lease areas of 

the New York (NY) Bight. The PEIS also 

identifies possible changes in those 

impacts that could result from adopting 

certain avoidance, minimization, 

mitigation, and monitoring (AMMM) 

measures (the Proposed Action). This 

notice of availability (NOA) announces 

the start of the public review and 

comment period and the dates and 

times for public meetings on the draft 

PEIS. After the public comment period 

and meetings, BOEM will address the 

issues raised and will publish a final 

PEIS. The final PEIS will inform 

BOEM’s decision whether to adopt 

certain AMMM measures at this stage 

that would potentially be required as 

conditions of approval for activities 

proposed by NY Bight lessees in their 

construction and operations plans 

(COPs) or defer the decision to adopt 

such measures to each project-specific 

environmental review. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than February 26, 2024. BOEM will 

conduct a total of five virtual and inperson public meetings. BOEM’s public 

meetings will be held at the following 

times (all times Eastern): 

• January 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m.–9:00 

p.m., virtual meeting; 

• * February 5, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 

p.m., University of Massachusetts, 

Dartmouth, The Marketplace, MacLean 

Campus Center, 285 Old Westport Rd., 

North Dartmouth, MA 02747; 

• * February 7, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 

p.m., Stony Brook University, Bauman 

Center for Leadership and Service, 

Benedict D013, Room C029, 200 Circle 

Rd., Stony Brook, NY 11790; 

• * February 8, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 

p.m., Clarion Hotel Toms River, 815 

Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755; 

and 

• February 13, 2024, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 

p.m., virtual meeting. 


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* In the event the in-person public 

meetings are cancelled due to inclement 

weather, they will be replaced with a 

single virtual meeting on February 8, 

2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. 

Registration for the public meetings 

may be completed on the NY Bight 

website here: https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/newyork-bight or by calling (202) 517–1249. 

Registration for the virtual meetings is 

required. Registration for the in-person 

public meetings is voluntary but 

strongly encouraged. Meeting 

information will be sent to registrants 

via their email address provided during 

registration. In the event of inclement 

weather, in-person public meetings will 

be replaced with one virtual meeting on 

February 8, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. 

This inclement weather notification and 

the virtual meeting link will be shared 

with registrants via their email address 

provided during registration. BOEM will 

also send a Notice to Stakeholders, post 

on the NY Bight website, and share on 

BOEM’s digital media accounts. 

ADDRESSES: The draft PEIS can be found 

on the NY Bight website at: https://

www.boem.gov/renewable-energy/stateactivities/new-york-bight. Comments 

can be submitted in any of the following 

ways: 

• Orally or in written form during any 

of the public meetings identified in this 

NOA. 

• In-Person Meetings: BOEM will 

follow an informal, open house format 

with a series of informational posters 

staffed by BOEM subject matter experts 

who can share information with 

individual attendees and answer 

questions one-on-one. Attendees can 

submit formal public comments for the 

record by submitting comments on 

laptops through the regulations.gov web 

portal, via handwritten comment cards, 

or by individually recording oral 

comments. If additional 

accommodations are needed, please 

contact boempublicaffairs@boem.gov or 

call (202) 517–1249 at least 7 days prior 

to the in-person meeting date. 

• Virtual Meetings: BOEM will 

provide an overview presentation. 

Afterwards, members of the public may 

make formal, oral public statements for 

the record. The meeting facilitator will 

mute the audience during the meeting 

until individuals are called on to 

provide comments in front of all 

attendees. Attendees can ask clarifying 

questions to BOEM staff through the 

webinar Q&A function, which will be 

explained after the public statements. 

• All comments and questions 

received during the five public meetings 

will be part of the public record. 

• Delivered by mail or delivery 

service, enclosed in an envelope 

labeled, ‘‘NY BIGHT PEIS’’ and 

addressed to Chief, Division of 

Environmental Assessment, Office of 

Environmental Programs, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, 45600 

Woodland Road, VAM–OEP, Sterling, 

Virginia 20166; or 

• Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to https://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

Docket No. BOEM–2024–0001. Select 

the document in the search results on 

which you want to comment, click on 

the ‘‘Comment’’ button, and follow the 

online instructions for submitting your 

comment. A commenter’s checklist is 

available on the comment web page. 

Enter your information and comment, 

then click ‘‘Submit.’’ 

For more information about 

submitting comments, please see 

‘‘Information on Submitting Comments’’ 

under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

heading below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill 

Lewandowski, BOEM Office of 

Environmental Programs, 45600 

Woodland Road, VAM–OEP, Sterling, 

Virginia 20166, (703) 787–1703 or 

jill.lewandowski@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposed Action: The draft PEIS 

assumes that a representative project, 

including associated export cables, 

within a range of design parameters 

informed by lessees, will be developed 

for the NY Bight and considers the 

potential environmental impacts of that 

development. The Proposed Action for 

the PEIS is the adoption of 

programmatic AMMM measures that 

BOEM would require as conditions of 

approval for activities proposed by 

lessees in COPs submitted for the NY 

Bight unless the COP-specific NEPA 

analysis shows that implementation of 

such measures is not warranted or 

effective. BOEM may require additional 

or different measures based on 

subsequent, project-specific 

environmental analyses. These AMMM 

measures are considered programmatic 

insofar as they may be applied to COPs 

within the whole NY Bight area, not 

because they necessarily will apply to 

COPs under BOEM’s renewable energy 

program outside of the NY Bight area. 

The PEIS considers the possible change 

in potential impacts resulting from the 

application of individual AMMM 

measures. The Proposed Action does 

not itself require any actions by BOEM 

or lessees. 

Alternatives: BOEM considered 19 

alternatives when preparing the draft 

PEIS and carried forward 3 alternatives 

for further analysis. These three 

alternatives include two action 

alternatives and the no action 

alternative. Sixteen alternatives were 

rejected because they did not meet the 

purpose and need for the proposed 

action or did not meet screening criteria, 

which are presented in chapter 2 of the 

draft PEIS. The screening criteria 

included consistency with law and 

regulations; technical and economic 

feasibility; environmental impact; and 

geographic considerations. 

Availability of the Draft PEIS: The 

draft PEIS and associated information 

are available on the New York Bight 

website at: https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/newyork-bight. If you need a flash drive or 

paper copy, BOEM will provide one 

upon request, as long as copies are 

available. You may request a flash drive 

or paper copy of the draft PEIS by 

calling (703) 787–1703. 

Cooperating Agencies: The following 

13 Federal, State, and local agencies 

participated as cooperating agencies in 

the preparation of the draft PEIS: the 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement; U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency; National Marine 

Fisheries Service; U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers; U.S. Coast Guard; U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service; National Park 

Service; New Jersey Department of 

Environmental Protection; New Bedford 

Port Authority; New York State 

Department of State; New York State 

Department of Environmental 

Compliance; New Jersey Board of Public 

Utilities; and the Massachusetts Office 

of Coastal Zone Management. The 

following Tribal Nations participated as 

Cooperating Tribal Governments in the 

preparation of the draft PEIS: the 

Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band 

of Mohican Indians and the 

Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal 

Nation. The New York City Mayor’s 

Office of Environmental Coordination 

served as a participating agency in the 

preparation of the draft PEIS. 

Information on Submitting 

Comments: BOEM discourages 

anonymous comments. Please include 

your full name as part of your comment. 

BOEM makes all comments, including 

your name and any other personally 

identifiable information (PII) in your 

comment, available for public review. 

You may request that BOEM withhold 

your name, address, and any other PII 

included in your comment from the 

public record. However, BOEM cannot 

guarantee that it will be able to do so. 

If you wish your name, address, and 

other PII to be withheld, you must state 

your request prominently in a cover 

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from its disclosure, such as unwarranted 

privacy invasion, embarrassment, or 

injury. 

Even if BOEM withholds your 

information in the context of this notice, 

your comment is subject to the Freedom 

of Information Act (FOIA) and any 

relevant court orders. If your comment 

is requested under FOIA or any court 

order, your information will only be 

withheld if BOEM determines that one 

of the FOIA exemptions to disclosure 

applies or if the applicable court order 

is challenged. BOEM will make its 

determination in accordance with the 

Department’s FOIA regulations and 

applicable law. 

Please label privileged or confidential 

information as ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Information,’’ and consider submitting 

such information as a separate 

attachment. BOEM may consider 

information that is not labeled as 

privileged or confidential as suitable for 

public release. 

Request for Comment: BOEM requests 

data, comments, views, information, 

analysis, or suggestions relevant to the 

analysis of the Proposed Action from 

the public; affected Federal, Tribal, 

State, and local governments, agencies, 

and offices; the scientific community; 

industry; or any other interested party. 

Specifically, BOEM requests 

information on the following topics: 

1. In an effort to fully meet the intent 

of Executive Order (E.O.) 12898, 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations,’’ and E.O. 14096, 

‘‘Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment 

to Environmental Justice for All,’’ 

BOEM is considering several AMMM 

measures intended to mitigate impacts 

to communities with environmental 

justice (EJ) concerns. These measures 

include communication plans, 

provision of mitigation resources, and 

reporting requirements (AMMM 

measures EJ–1 through EJ–3). BOEM 

seeks input on the potential for these 

measures to reduce impacts on 

communities with EJ concerns. In 

addition, BOEM developed an EJ 

compensatory mitigation framework 

(EJ–4), per guidance issued by the 

Federal Interagency Working Group on 

Environmental Justice and NEPA 

Committee in its report ‘‘Promising 

Practices for EJ Methodologies in NEPA 

Reviews’’ (2016). On page 48, the 

guidance states that agencies ‘‘may wish 

to consider appropriate compensating 

mitigation’’ when there are unavoidable 

adverse impacts to environmental 

justice populations. 

EJ engagement participants have 

indicated that offshore wind energy 

development has potential for impacts 

that are not identified in advance of 

construction and operations. Therefore, 

BOEM is seeking feedback on the 

proposed language outlined in the EJ 

compensatory mitigation AMMM 

measure (EJ–4) to address impacts that 

cannot be avoided or minimized. In 

particular, BOEM requests feedback on 

the following: (1) the lessee’s financial 

contribution and how it is calculated 

over the life of mitigation 

implementation; (2) what constitutes an 

eligible impact to receive compensation; 

(3) appropriate level of description and 

guidance surrounding a board of 

trustees to administer the compensatory 

mitigation funds, including its 

composition, bylaws, governance, and 

oversight; (4) fund management criteria 

that need to be stated at the 

programmatic stage to advance equity 

considerations; (5) fund distribution 

objectives; and (6) defining recipients of 

fund distributions. 

2. BOEM is soliciting feedback on 

AMMM measures related to measuring, 

monitoring, and reducing noise and its 

impacts on marine life. Specifically, 

BOEM seeks information on operational 

measures, noise abatement technologies, 

and other techniques and procedures 

that may be helpful to meet any marine 

noise reduction targets or to reduce the 

impact of any noise introduced into the 

marine environment; the cost and 

commercial feasibility of such measures 

and technologies in meeting a target; 

and what criteria BOEM should 

consider in determining whether a 

specific project could be exempted from 

a target. BOEM is also seeking similar 

feedback on AMMM measures related to 

sound field verification and long-term 

passive acoustic monitoring. BOEM 

requests feedback on the currently 

written acoustic assessment and the use 

of the relativistic risk assessment 

framework (appendix J in draft PEIS). 

BOEM appreciates any information that 

can help improve its applicability to the 

NY Bight and future projects. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

(NEPA, as amended), and 40 CFR 

1506.6. 

Karen Baker, 

Chief, Office of Renewable Energy Programs, 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4340–98–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2024–0004] 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment for 

Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and 

Site Assessment Activities on the 

Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf 

Offshore Delaware, Maryland, and 

Virginia 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM) announces the 

availability of a draft environmental 

assessment (EA) to consider the 

potential environmental impacts 

associated with possible wind energyrelated leasing, site assessment, and site 

characterization activities on the U.S. 

Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). 

This notice of availability (NOA) 

announces the start of the public review 

and comment period, as well as the 

dates and times for public meetings on 

the draft EA. After BOEM holds the 

public meetings and addresses public 

comments submitted during the review 

period, BOEM will publish a final EA. 

The EA will inform BOEM’s decision 

whether to issue wind energy leases in 

the Central Atlantic Wind Energy Areas 

(WEAs). 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than February 12, 2024. BOEM’s 

virtual public meetings will be held on 

the following dates at the times (eastern 

time) indicated. 

• Tuesday, January 30; 5:00 p.m. 

• Thursday, February 1; 1:00 p.m. 

Registration for the virtual public 

meeting is required and may be 

completed at https://www.boem.gov/ 

renewable-energy/state-activities/ 

central-atlantic. Meeting information 

will be sent to registrants via their email 

address provided during registration. 

ADDRESSES: The draft EA and detailed 

information about the Central Atlantic 

WEAs can be found on BOEM’s website 

at: https://www.boem.gov/renewableenergy/state-activities/central-atlantic. 

Comments can be submitted in any of 

the following ways: 

• Orally or in written form during any 

of the public meetings identified in this 

NOA. 

• In written form by mail or any other 

delivery service, enclosed in an 

envelope labeled ‘‘Central Atlantic 

Wind Leasing EA’’ and addressed to 

Chief, Office of Renewable Energy 


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