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Dated: April 18, 2012. Douglas Neighbor, Superintendent, Big Thicket National Preserve, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–10137 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**National Park Service**

**Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for**  **the South Unit of Badlands National Park, South Dakota** 

**AGENCY :**  National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the South Unit of Badlands National Park, South Dakota.

**DATES :**  The Final GMP/EIS will remain available for public review for 30 days following the publishing of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency.

**ADDRESSES :**  Copies of the GMP/EIS are available by request by writing to Badlands National Park, P.O. Box 6, Interior, South Dakota 57750, by telephoning 605–433–5361, or by emailing BADL

_ Superintendent@nps.gov. The document is available to be picked up in person at Badlands National Park, 25216 Ben Reifel Road, Interior, South Dakota. The document can be found on the internet on the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at: http:// www.parkplanning.nps.gov/badl. It can also be accessed through the Park’s home page at http://www.nps.gov/badl.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The NPS prepared a draft GMP/EIS for the South Unit of Badlands National Park combining the plan and an environmental analysis. The GMP provides a framework for making decisions about and managing the South Unit’s resources and visitor use for the next 15–20 years.

The draft was made available for public review for 75 days ending November 1, 2010. During the review period, the NPS distributed over 900 copies of the draft. The GMP team held three public open house-style meetings on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, plus one each in Wall and Rapid City, South Dakota, and Washington, DC, during the comment period. The draft was also made available at the Park offices, on the Internet, and at area libraries.

Over 65 people attended the meetings, where individual comments were recorded. Additional comments were received through letters, comment forms, and electronic messages. A total of 361 comments were received from all sources in response to the Draft GMP. Comments from individuals, groups, and public agencies on the alternatives, the preferred alternative, and the environmentally preferred alternative were considered.

No substantive changes were made to the preferred alternative as a result of public comments received on the Draft GMP/EIS. The preferred alternative will provide for the preservation of natural resources, while offering opportunities for visitor enjoyment of natural, cultural, and recreational resources in a scenic outdoor setting.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Contact the Superintendent, Badlands National Park, Interior, South Dakota 57750, telephone 605–4335361.

Dated: September 13, 2011. Michael T. Reynolds, Regional Director, Midwest Region.

Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the Federal Register April 23, 2012.

[FR Doc. 2012–10132 Filed 4–25–12; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**

**Notice on Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

**ACTION :**  List of restricted joint bidders.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to the authority vested in the Director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management by the joint bidding provisions of 30 CFR 556.41, 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 May 1, 2012, through October 31, 2012. The List of Restricted Joint Bidders published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2011, covered the period November 1, 2011, through April 30, 2012. Group I.

Exxon Mobil Corporation ExxonMobil Exploration Company Group II. Shell Oil Company Shell Offshore Inc. SWEPI LP Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc. SOI Finance Inc. Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. 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, L.P. Unocal Corporation Union Oil Company of California Pure Partners, L.P. 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.

Statoil ASA Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC Statoil USA E&P Inc. Statoil Gulf Properties Inc. Group VII.

Petrobras America Inc. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. Group VIII. Total E&P USA, Inc.

Dated: April 6, 2012. Tommy P. Beaudreau, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**

**Record of Decision for Authorizing the Use of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)**  **Sand Resources in the Martin County, Florida Hurricane Storm Damage**  **Reduction Project**

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision.

**SUMMARY :**  BOEM has issued a Record of Decision (ROD) to authorize the use of OCS sand resources by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Martin County Board of Commissioners in the Martin County, Florida Hurricane Storm Damage Reduction (HSDR) Project. The ROD documents the BOEM’s decision in


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selecting the Preferred Alternative described in the USACE’s Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Martin County HSDR Project (August 2011). BOEM will enter into a negotiated agreement for the purpose of making sand available from a shoal on the OCS for placement on the beach in support of the beach nourishment, following the mandated 30-day wait period from the date of the issuance of the ROD. BOEM is announcing the availability of this ROD in accordance with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The Deputy Director for the BOEM signed the ROD on March 28, 2012.

Authority: This NOA of the ROD is published pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1506.6) implementing the provisions of the NEPA of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Description of the Martin County HSDR Project and BOEM’s Connected Action

The USACE and Martin County Board of Commissioners have proposed to reduce the potential for damage to, or loss of, coastal properties and habitat along Hutchinson Island, Florida from storm-induced wave impacts andcoastal erosion. In the Congressionallyauthorized Martin County HSDR Project, the USACE will nourish 4 miles of beach using a sea-turtle friendly design template. The purpose of BOEM’s connected action is to respond to the request for use of OCS sand in the beach nourishment, under the authority granted to the Department of the Interior by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)). Under OCSLA, BOEM can convey, on a noncompetitive basis, the rights to use OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources for use in a program for shore protection, beach restoration or coastal wetland restoration undertaken by a Federal, state, or local government agency (43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(2)). The BOEM is undertaking this action to respond to the USACE’s and Martin County Board of Commissioners’ request to use OCS sand resources. The Secretary of the Interior delegated the authority granted in the OCSLA to BOEM.

Record of Decision

The BOEM’s decision is supported by the comprehensive analysis presented in the USACE’s Final SEIS. The SEIS assessed the physical, biological, and social/human impacts of the proposedproject and considered a range of nonstructural alternatives, including a noaction alternative, as well as impacts from proposed mitigation. The SEIS was developed cooperatively to fulfill all Federal agencies’ obligations under NEPA and the environmental impacts of their connected actions were encompassed in the analysis. As the USACE is the lead agency and BOEM is a cooperating agency for the proposed action, BOEM independently reviewed and adopted the SEIS prepared by the USACE (43 CFR 46.120). The USACE published its ROD in February 2012.

The BOEM ROD summarizes the alternatives considered by BOEM, the decision BOEM made, the basis for the decision, the environmentally preferable alternative, required mitigation measures, and the process the USACE and BOEM, as a cooperating agency, undertook to involve the public and other Federal and state agencies. The decision identifies and adopts mitigation measures and monitoring requirements enforceable by BOEM and deemed practicable to avoid or minimize the environmental harm that could result from the project. In the USACE’s ROD, the USACE committed to implementing the mitigation measures and monitoring requirements identified in BOEM’s ROD. This action is taken with the understanding that any proposed use of OCS sand in future beach re-nourishment activities by the USACE will require a new negotiated agreement and an updated environmental analysis.
Availability of ROD

To obtain a printed copy of the ROD, you may contact BOEM, Office of Environmental Programs (HM 3107), 381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170. An electronic copy of the ROD is available at BOEM’s web site at: [http://www.boem.gov/Non-EnergyMinerals/Marine-MineralsProgram.aspx].

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  James F. Bennett, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Division of Environmental Assessment, 381 Elden Street, HM 3107, Herndon, Virginia 20170, (703) 787–1660, jfbennett@boem.gov.

Dated: April 18, 2012. Walter D. Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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**BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE** 

**[OMB Number 1105–NEW]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;**  **Comments Requested: Leased/Charter Flight Personnel Expedited Clearance**  **Request**

Correction

In notice document 2012–8934, appearing on page 22346 in the issue of April 13, 2012, make the following correction:

1. On page 22346, in the second column, in the first full paragraph, in the twelfth through fifteenth lines ‘‘[The Federal Register will insert the date 60 days from the date this notice is published in the Federal Register].’’ should read ‘‘June 12, 2012.’’
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**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive**  **Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act** 

Notice is hereby given that on April 16, 2012, a proposed Consent Decree in United States v. James Y. Saporito, Civil Action No. 07–cv–03169, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division.

In this action, the United States sought on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency recovery of response costs incurred in conducting removal activities resulting from the actual or threatened releases of hazardous substances at the Crescent Plating Works Superfund Site in Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9607. The Consent Decree resolves the claims between the United States and James Y. Saporito (‘‘Settling Defendant’’) for the amount of $40,000, based upon the Settling Defendant’s ability to pay.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to this Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either emailed to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to United