Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 15 / Monday, January 24, 2011 / Notices 4129 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, and with the concurrence 

of the General Services Administration, 

the Department of the Interior is 

announcing the establishment of the 

Ocean Energy Safety Advisory 

Committee (Committee). The purpose of 

the Committee is to provide advice on 

matters and actions relating to offshore 

energy safety, including, but not limited 

to drilling and workplace safety, well 

intervention and containment, and oil 

spill response. The Committee will also 

facilitate collaborative research and 

development, training and execution in 

these and other areas relating to offshore 

energy safety. 

The Department of the Interior is 

seeking nominations for individuals to 

be considered as Committee members. 

DATES: Written nominations must be 

received by February 23, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: 

Lindsay Dubin, Special Assistant to the 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mailstop 5438, Washington, DC 20240; 

Lindsay.Dubin@boemre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindsay Dubin, Special Assistant to the 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mailstop 5438, Washington, DC 20240; 

Lindsay.Dubin@boemre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Offshore Energy Safety Advisory 

Committee is being established in 

connection with the responsibilities of 

the Department of the Interior under the 

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as 

amended, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. The 

Secretary of the Interior certifies that the 

formation of the Committee is necessary 

and is in the public interest. 

The Committee will conduct its 

operations in accordance with the 

provisions of the FACA. It will report to 

the Secretary of the Interior through the 

Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement (BOEMRE), or the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO). 

BOEMRE will provide administrative 

and logistical support to the Committee. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice on matters and actions 

relating to offshore energy safety, 

including, but not limited to drilling 

and workplace safety, well intervention 

and containment, and oil spill response, 

and to facilitate collaborative research 

and development, training and 

execution in these and other areas 

relating to offshore energy safety. 

Members of the Committee will 

include representatives from the 

offshore energy industry; the academic 

community; non-governmental 

organizations; and the Federal 

Government, including BOEMRE, the 

Department of Energy, the National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, and the United States 

Coast Guard. 

The Committee will meet 

approximately five times annually, and 

at such times as designated by the DFO. 

The Secretary of the Interior will 

appoint members to the Committee, 

with input and recommendations from 

the above-referenced Federal agencies, 

the offshore energy industry, the 

academic community and other 

stakeholders. 

Certification Statement: I hereby 

certify that the establishment of the 

Ocean Energy Safety Advisory 

Committee is necessary and is in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Department of the Interior under the 

Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as 

amended, 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. 

Dated: January 19, 2011. 

Ken Salazar, 

Secretary of the Interior. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1374 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Regulation and Enforcement 

Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: List of restricted joint bidders. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority 

vested in the Director of the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Regulation 

and Enforcement by the joint bidding 

provisions of 30 CFR 256.41, each entity 

within one of the following groups shall 

be restricted from bidding with any 

entity in any other of the following 

groups at Outer Continental Shelf oil 

and gas lease sales to be held during the 

bidding period November 1, 2010, 

through April 30, 2011. The List of 

Restricted Joint Bidders published in 

the Federal Register on May 3, 2010, 

covered the period May 1, 2010, through 

October 31, 2010. 

Group I ......... Exxon Mobil Corporation. 

ExxonMobil Exploration Company. 

Group II ........ Shell Oil Company. 

Shell Offshore Inc. 

SWEPI LP. 

Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. 

Shell Onshore Ventures Inc. 

SOI Finance Inc. 

Shell Rocky Mountain Production LLC. 

Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. 

East Resources Management, 

LLC. 

Group III ....... BP America Production Company. 

BP Exploration & Production 

Inc. 

BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. 

Group IV ....... Chevron Corporation. 

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. 

Chevron Midcontinent, LP. 

Unocal Corporation. 

Union Oil Company of California. 

Pure Partners, LP. 

Group V ........ ConocoPhillips Company. 

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. 

Phillips Pt. Arguello Production Company. 

Burlington Resources Oil & 

Gas Company LP. 

Burlington Resources Offshore Inc. 

The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company. 

Inexeco Oil Company. 

Group VI ....... Eni Petroleum Co. Inc. 

Eni Petroleum US LLC. 

Eni Oil US LLC. 

Eni Marketing Inc. 

Eni BB Petroleum Inc. 

Eni US Operating Co. Inc. 

Eni BB Pipeline LLC. 

Group VII ...... Petrobras America Inc. 

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. 

Group VIII ..... StatoilHydro ASA. 

Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC. 

StatoilHydro USA E&P, Inc. 

StatoilHydro Gulf Properties 

Inc. 

Group IX ....... Total E&P, Inc. 

Dated: January 3, 2011. 

Michael R. Bromwich, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Regulation and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1319 Filed 1–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2010–N217; 40136–1265–0000– 

S3] 

Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife 

Refuge, Highlands and Polk Counties, 

FL; Final Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan and Finding of No Significant 

Impact for Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

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