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the Secretary) will bear interest at the 

‘‘going Federal rate’’ in effect at the time 

the debentures are issued. The term 

‘‘going Federal rate’’ is defined to mean 

the interest rate that the Secretary of the 

Treasury determines, pursuant to a 

statutory formula based on the average 

yield on all outstanding marketable 

Treasury obligations of 8- to 12-year 

maturities, for the 6-month periods of 

January through June and July through 

December of each year. Section 221(g)(4) 

is implemented in the HUD regulations 

at 24 CFR 221.255 and 24 CFR 221.790. 

The Secretary of the Treasury has 

determined that the interest rate to be 

borne by debentures issued pursuant to 

section 221(g)(4) during the 6-month 

period beginning January 1, 2012, is 1 

7⁄8 percent. 

The subject matter of this notice falls 

within the categorical exemption from 

HUD’s environmental clearance 

procedures set forth in 24 CFR 

50.19(c)(6). For that reason, no 

environmental finding has been 

prepared for this notice. 

Authority: Sections 211, 221, 224, National 

Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1715b, 1715l, 1715o; 

Section 7(d), Department of HUD Act, 42 

U.S.C. 3535(d). 

Dated: January 20, 2012. 

Carol J. Galante, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing— 

Federal Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1818 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Notice of Availability of the Proposed 

Notice of Sale for Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 

216/222 in the Central Planning Area 

(CPA) in the Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Proposed Notice of Sale for Proposed 

Sale 216/222. 

SUMMARY: BOEM announces the 

availability of the proposed Notice of 

Sale (NOS) for proposed Sale 216/222 in 

the CPA. This Notice is published 

pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c) as a matter 

of information to the public. With 

regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, 

the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to 

section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, 

provides the affected states the 

opportunity to review the proposed 

NOS. The proposed NOS sets forth the 

proposed terms and conditions of the 

sale, including minimum bids, royalty 

rates, and rentals. 

DATES: Affected states may comment on 

the size, timing, and location of 

proposed Sale 216/222 within 60 days 

following their receipt of the proposed 

NOS. The final NOS will be published 

in the Federal Register at least 30 days 

prior to the date of bid opening. Bid 

opening is currently scheduled for June 

20, 2012. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed NOS for Sale 216/222 and a 

‘‘Proposed Notice of Sale Package’’ 

containing information essential to 

potential bidders may be obtained from 

the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 

Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394. Telephone: (504) 736– 

2519. 

Agency Contact: Steven Textoris, 

Acting Leasing Division Chief, 

Steven.Textoris@boem.gov. 

Dated: January 19, 2012. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1819 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVW0300.L51100000. 

GN0000.LVEMF1000880 241A; 12–08807; 

MO# 4500030363; TAS: 14X5017] 

Notice of Availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Hycroft Mine Expansion, Humboldt 

and Pershing Counties, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Winnemucca 

District, Black Rock Field Office, 

Winnemucca, Nevada has prepared a 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) for the Hycroft Mine Expansion 

and by this notice is announcing the 

opening of the comment period. 

DATES: To ensure comments will be 

considered, the BLM must receive 

written comments on the Hycroft Mine 

Expansion Draft EIS within 45 days 

following the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register. 

The BLM will announce future meetings 

or hearings and any other public 

involvement activities at least 15 days 

in advance through public notices, 

media releases, and/or mailings. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the Hycroft Mine Expansion 

Draft EIS by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/ 

wfo/blm_information/nepa0.html. 

• Email: wfoweb_comments@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (775) 623–1503. 

• Mail: Bureau of Land Management, 

Winnemucca District Office, 5100 E. 

Winnemucca Boulevard, Winnemucca, 

Nevada 89445, Attn. Kathleen Rehberg. 

Copies of the Hycroft Mine Expansion 

Draft EIS are available in the 

Winnemucca District Office at the above 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathleen Rehberg, Project Lead, 

telephone (775) 623–1500; address 5100 

E. Winnemucca Boulevard, 

Winnemucca, Nevada 89445; email: 

wfoweb@blm.gov. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– 

8339 to contact the above individual 

during normal business hours. The FIRS 

is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week, to leave a message or question 

with the above individual. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hycroft 

Resources Development Inc., (HRDI) 

proposes to expand mining activities at 

the existing Hycroft Mine on BLMmanaged public land and on private 

land in Humboldt and Pershing 

counties, approximately 55 miles west 

of Winnemucca, Nevada, on the west 

flank of the Kamma Mountains. HRDI 

submitted an amended Plan of 

Operations to the BLM for approval, 

which proposes to expand the existing 

project boundary of 8,858 acres an 

additional 5,895 acres for a total project 

area of approximately 14,753 acres of 

public and private land. The Hycroft 

Mine currently employs approximately 

205 workers. The proposed expansion 

would increase the mine life by 

approximately 12 years and increase 

employment to approximately 537 mine 

personnel. 

The Draft EIS analyzes the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed expansion, which includes 

2,173 acres of new surface disturbance. 

An updated inventory of wilderness 

characteristics was used for the analysis 

of potential impacts associated with this 

project. The existing open pit operation 

and associated disturbance would be 


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