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Anti-Competitive Behavior: In 

addition to the auction rules described 

in this notice, bidding behavior is 

governed by Federal antitrust laws 

designed to prevent anticompetitive 

behavior in the marketplace. 

Compliance with BOEM’s auction 

procedures will not insulate a party 

from enforcement of antitrust laws. 

In accordance with the Act at 43 

U.S.C. 1337(c), following the auction, 

and before the acceptance of bids and 

the issuance of leases, BOEM will 

‘‘allow the Attorney General, in 

consultation with the Federal Trade 

Commission, thirty days to review the 

results of the lease sale.’’ If a bidder is 

found to have engaged in anticompetitive behavior or otherwise 

violated BOEM’s rules in connection 

with its participation in the competitive 

bidding process, BOEM may reject the 

high bid. 

Anti-competitive behavior 

determinations are fact specific. 

However, such behavior may manifest 

itself in several different ways, 

including, but not limited to: 

• An agreement, either express or 

tacit, among bidders to not bid in an 

auction, or to bid a particular price; 

• An agreement among bidders not to 

bid for a particular LA; 

• An agreement among bidders not to 

bid against each other; and 

• Other agreements among bidders 

that have the effect of limiting the final 

auction price. 

BOEM may decline to award a lease 

if, pursuant to the Act (43 U.S.C. 

1337(c)), it is determined by the 

Attorney General in consultation with 

the Federal Trade Commission that 

doing so would be inconsistent with 

antitrust laws (e.g., heavily concentrated 

market, etc.). 

For more information on whether 

specific communications or agreements 

could constitute a violation of Federal 

antitrust law, please see: http://

www.justice.gov/atr/public/businessresources.html, or consult counsel. 

Bidder’s Financial Form Certification: 

Each bidder is required to sign the selfcertification, in accordance with 18 

U.S.C. 1001 (Fraud and False 

Statements) in the Bidder’s Financial 

Form, which can be found on BOEM’s 

Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/

Renewable-Energy-Program/StateActivities/Massachusetts.aspx. The form 

must be filled out and returned to 

BOEM in accordance with the 

‘‘Deadlines and Milestones for Bidders’’ 

section of this notice. 

Non-Procurement Debarment and 

Suspension Regulations: Pursuant to 

regulations at 43 CFR Part 42, Subpart 

C, an OCS renewable energy Lessee 

must comply with the U.S. Department 

of the Interior’s non-procurement 

debarment and suspension regulations 

at 2 CFR 180 and 1400 and agree to 

communicate the requirement to 

comply with these regulations to 

persons with whom the Lessee does 

business as it relates to this lease by 

including this term as a condition in 

their contracts and other transactions. 

Final Sale Notice: BOEM will 

consider comments received or 

postmarked during the PSN comment 

period in preparing a FSN that will 

provide the final details concerning the 

offering and issuance of OCS 

commercial wind energy leases in the 

Massachusetts WEA. The FSN will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least 30 days before the lease sale is 

conducted and will provide the date 

and time of the auction. 

Force Majeure: The Program Manager 

of BOEM’s Office of Renewable Energy 

Programs has the discretion to change 

any date, time, and/or location specified 

in the FSN in case of a force majeure 

event that the Program Manager deems 

may interfere with a fair and proper 

lease sale process. Such events may 

include, but are not limited to, natural 

disasters (e.g., earthquakes, hurricanes, 

floods), wars, riots, acts of terrorism, 

fire, strikes, civil disorder, or other 

events of a similar nature. In case of 

such events, bidders should call (703) 

787–1300 or access the BOEM Web site 

at: http://www.boem.gov/RenewableEnergy-Program/index.aspx. 

Appeals: The appeals procedures are 

provided in BOEM’s regulations at 30 

CFR 585.225 and 585.118(c). Pursuant 

to 30 CFR 585.225. 

(a) If BOEM rejects your bid, BOEM 

will provide a written statement of the 

reasons and refund any money 

deposited with your bid, without 

interest. 

(b) You will then be able to ask the 

BOEM Director for reconsideration, in 

writing, within 15 business days of bid 

rejection, under 30 CFR 585.118(c)(1). 

BOEM will send you a written response 

either affirming or reversing the 

rejection. 

The procedures for appealing final 

decisions with respect to lease sales are 

described in 30 CFR 585.118(c). 

Protection of Privileged or Confidential 

Information 

BOEM will protect privileged or 

confidential information that is 

submitted as required by the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA). Exemption 4 of 

FOIA applies to trade secrets and 

commercial or financial information 

that is privileged or confidential. If you 

wish to protect the confidentiality of 

such information, clearly mark it and 

request that BOEM treat it as 

confidential. BOEM will not disclose 

such information, except as required by 

FOIA. Please label privileged or 

confidential information ‘‘Contains 

Confidential Information’’ and consider 

submitting such information as a 

separate attachment. 

However, BOEM will not treat as 

confidential any aggregate summaries of 

such information or comments not 

containing such information. 

Additionally, BOEM may not treat as 

confidential the legal title of the 

commenting entity (e.g., the name of a 

company). Information that is not 

labeled as privileged or confidential will 

be regarded by BOEM as suitable for 

public release. 

Section 304 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470w–3(a)) 

BOEM is required, after consultation 

with the Secretary of the Department of 

the Interior, to withhold the location, 

character, or ownership of historic 

resources if it determines that disclosure 

may, among other things, cause a 

significant invasion of privacy, risk 

harm to the historic resources or impede 

the use of a traditional religious site by 

practitioners. Tribal entities and other 

interested parties should designate 

information that they wish to be held as 

confidential and provide the reasons 

why BOEM should do so. 

Dated: May 30, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14116 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2014–0011; 

MMAA104000] 

Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and 

Site Assessment Activities on the 

Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Offshore Massachusetts 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of a 

Revised Environmental Assessment 

(EA) and a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI). 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a revised 

EA considering the reasonably 

foreseeable environmental and 

socioeconomic effects of issuing 

renewable energy leases and lessees’ 

subsequent site characterization 


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34782 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 117 / Wednesday, June 18, 2014 / Notices 

1For purposes of these investigations, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as ‘‘monosodium glutamate (MSG), 

whether or not blended or in solution with other 

products. Specifically, MSG that has been blended 

or is in solution with other product(s) is included 

in this scope when the resulting mix contains 15% 

or more of MSG by dry weight. Products with 

which MSG may be blended include, but are not 

limited to, salts, sugars, starches, maltodextrins, 

and various seasonings. Further, MSG is included 

in this investigation regardless of physical form 

(including, but not limited to, substrates, solutions, 

dry powders of any particle size, or unfinished 

forms such as MSG slurry), end-use application, or 

packaging. MSG has a molecular formula of 

C5H8NO4Na, a Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) 

registry number of 6106–04–3, and a Unique 

Ingredient Identifier (UNII) number of 

W81N5U6R6U.’’ 

activities (e.g., geophysical, 

geotechnical, archaeological, and 

biological surveys) and site assessment 

activities (including the installation and 

operation of meteorological towers and 

buoys) on those leases that may be 

issued in the Wind Energy Area (WEA) 

on the OCS offshore Massachusetts 

(MA). The purpose of this notice is to 

inform the public of the availability of 

the revised EA and FONSI, which can 

be accessed online at: http://

www.boem.gov/State-ActivitiesMassachusetts. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) and the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) 

regulations implementing NEPA at 40 

CFR 1500–1508, BOEM issued a FONSI 

supported by the analysis in the revised 

EA. The FONSI concluded that the 

reasonably foreseeable environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action and alternatives, as set forth in 

the EA, would not significantly impact 

the quality of the human environment; 

therefore, the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

is not required. 

Authority: This notice is published 

pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 381 Elden 

Street, HM 1328, Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817, (703) 787–1340 or 

michelle.morin@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 2, 2012, BOEM published a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) of an EA, 

requesting public comment on 

alternatives considered in that 2012 EA. 

In addition, comments were requested 

on measures to mitigate impacts to 

environmental resources and 

socioeconomic conditions that could 

potentially occur in the MA WEA and 

surrounding areas as a result of leasing, 

site characterization, and site 

assessment activities in those areas (77 

FR 66185). 

The 2012 EA considered the impacts 

that could result from leasing the entire 

MA WEA and BOEM’s approval of site 

assessment plans within that area. 

Comments received in response to the 

2012 NOA can be viewed at: http://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

Docket ID BOEM–2012–0086. 

Based on comments received on the 

2012 EA, and results of required 

consultations (e.g., Endangered Species 

Act), BOEM revised the 2012 EA. BOEM 

will use this revised EA to inform 

decisions to issue leases in the MA 

WEA, and to subsequently approve Site 

Assessment Plans (SAPs) on those 

leases. BOEM may issue one or more 

commercial wind energy leases in the 

MA WEA. The competitive lease 

process is set forth at 30 CFR 585.210– 

585.225. 

A commercial lease gives the lessee 

the exclusive right to seek BOEM 

approval for the development of the 

leasehold. The lease does not grant the 

lessee the right to construct any 

facilities; rather, the lease grants the 

lessee the right to use the leased area to 

develop its plans, which BOEM must 

approve before the lessee may proceed 

to the next stage of the process. See 30 

CFR 585.600 and 585.601. In the event 

that a particular lease is issued, and the 

lessee submits a SAP, BOEM would 

then determine whether the revised EA 

adequately considers the environmental 

consequences of the activities proposed 

in the lessee’s SAP. If BOEM determines 

that the analysis in the revised EA 

adequately considers these 

consequences, then no further analysis 

under NEPA would be required and 

BOEM could approve the SAP. If, on the 

other hand, BOEM determines that the 

analysis in this revised EA is inadequate 

for that purpose, BOEM would prepare 

additional NEPA analysis before it 

could approve the SAP. 

If a lessee is prepared to propose a 

wind energy generation facility on its 

lease, it would submit a Construction 

and Operations Plan (COP). BOEM then 

would prepare a separate site- and 

project-specific NEPA analysis of the 

proposed project. This analysis would 

likely take the form of an EIS in which 

BOEM would evaluate the reasonably 

foreseeable environmental and 

socioeconomic consequences of the 

proposed project. The EIS would 

provide the public and Federal officials 

with comprehensive information 

regarding the reasonably foreseeable 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

project and would inform BOEM’s 

decision to approve, approve with 

modification, or disapprove a lessee’s 

COP pursuant to 30 CFR 585.628. This 

process would include additional 

opportunities for public involvement 

pursuant to NEPA. 

Dated: June 10, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14004 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1229–1230 

(Final)] 

Monosodium Glutamate From China 

and Indonesia; Scheduling of the Final 

Phase of the Antidumping Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping duty investigation 

nos. 731–TA–1229–1230 (Final) under 

section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to 

determine whether an industry in the 

United States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of less-than-fair-value imports 

from China and Indonesia of 

monosodium glutamate, provided for in 

subheading 2922.42.10 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 

DATES: Effective Date: Thursday, May 8, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sherman (202–205–3289), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 


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