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the blade (e.g., swords, dirks, daggers, 

machetes), or any other weapon the 

possession of which is prohibited by 

state law. Exception: This rule does not 

apply in a kitchen or cooking 

environment or where an event worker 

is wearing or utilizing a construction 

knife for their duties at the event. 

(b) Firearm means any pistol, 

revolver, rifle, shotgun, or other device 

which is designed to, or may be readily 

converted to expel a projectile by the 

ignition of a propellant. 

(c) Discharge means the expelling of 

a projectile from a weapon. 

Any person who violates the above 

rules and restrictions may be tried 

before a United States Magistrate and 

fined no more than $1,000, imprisoned 

for no more than 12 months, or both. 

Such violations may also be subject to 

the enhanced fines provided for at 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1 

Gene Seidlitz, 

District Manager, Winnemucca District. 

[FR Doc. 2014–13997 Filed 6–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MAA104000] 

Request for Information and 

Comments on the Preparation of the 

2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Request for Information and 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: Section 18 of the OCS Lands 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) requires the 

Department of the Interior (DOI) to 

invite and solicit information from 

interested and affected parties during 

the preparation of a Five Year OCS Oil 

and Gas Leasing Program (Five Year 

Program). The current Five Year 

Program became effective on August 27, 

2012, and will expire on August 26, 

2017 (2012–2017 Program). BOEM 

intends to prepare a new Five Year 

Program to succeed the current one and 

cover the period from July 2017 to June 

2022 (2017–2022 Program). 

Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act 

requires the completion of a multi-step 

process of public consultation and 

analysis before the Secretary of the 

Interior (Secretary) may approve a new 

Five Year Program. The process 

required by section 18 of the OCS Lands 

Act includes the following steps: (1) 

Issuance of a Request for Information 

and Comments (RFI); (2) development of 

a Draft Proposed Program (DPP), a 

Proposed Program (PP), and a Proposed 

Final Program (PFP); and (3) Secretarial 

approval of a Final Program. During the 

development of the new Five Year 

Program, BOEM will prepare a 

Programmatic Environmental Impact 

Statement (PEIS), pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), 43 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., in order 

to inform program decisions. The public 

will have opportunities to comment on 

the DPP, the Draft PEIS, and the PP. 

DATES: BOEM must receive all 

comments and information by July 31, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kelly Hammerle, Five Year Program 

Manager, at (703) 787–1613. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

requests information and comments 

from States, local and tribal 

governments, Native American and 

Native Alaskan organizations, Federal 

agencies, environmental and fish and 

wildlife organizations, the oil and gas 

industry, non-energy industries, other 

interested organizations and entities, 

and the general public, for use in the 

preparation of the 2017–2022 Program. 

BOEM is seeking a wide array of 

information including, but not limited 

to, information associated with the 

economic, social, and environmental 

values of all OCS resources, as well as 

the potential impact of oil and gas 

exploration and development on other 

resource values of the OCS and the 

marine, coastal and human 

environments. 

The Five Year Program sets forth the 

proposed schedule of lease sales for the 

subsequent five-year period, and 

enables the Federal Government, States, 

industry, and other interested parties to 

begin planning for the later steps in the 

leasing process. The Secretary decides 

whether to proceed with a specific lease 

sale on the schedule included in an 

approved Five Year Program only after 

meeting all the requirements of the OCS 

Lands Act, NEPA, and other applicable 

statutes. 

The preparation and subsequent 

approval of a new Five Year Program is 

a key aspect for the implementation of 

President Barack Obama’s all-of-theabove energy strategy. The strategy 

includes expanding the safe and 

responsible production of U.S. domestic 

oil and gas supplies, both offshore and 

onshore, and seeking out regulatory and 

oversight efficiencies, so as to create a 

more efficient and predictable oil and 

gas leasing environment for government, 

industry and other stakeholders. 

The OCS is a significant contributor of 

oil and gas to the Nation’s energy 

supply. As of May 2014, BOEM 

administered over 6,200 active oil and 

gas leases covering nearly 34 million 

OCS acres. Production from these leases 

generates billions of dollars in revenue 

for the Federal Treasury and State 

governments while supporting 

hundreds of thousands of jobs. In 2013, 

oil and gas leases on the OCS accounted 

for approximately 18 percent of 

domestic oil production and 5 percent 

of domestic natural gas production. The 

offshore areas of the United States also 

are estimated to contain significant 

quantities of resources in yet-to-bediscovered fields. BOEM estimates that 

the undiscovered, technically 

recoverable oil and gas resources in the 

United States’ OCS consist of 89.93 

billion barrels of oil and 404.52 trillion 

cubic feet of natural gas. 

BOEM currently is implementing the 

2012–2017 Program, which makes 

available for oil and gas leasing, subject 

to environmental safeguards, OCS areas 

with the greatest resource potential. 

Together, these areas contain more than 

75 percent of the undiscovered, 

technically recoverable oil and gas 

resources estimated to exist in the 

United States OCS. 

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) 

BOEM has held five lease sales in the 

GOM since the approval of the 2012– 

2017 Program, including annual sales in 

the Central and Western GOM and a 

single sale in the portion of the Eastern 

GOM not subject to the Congressional 

moratorium and made available for 

leasing by Gulf of Mexico Energy 

Security Act (GOMESA). These sales 

have generated over $2.295 billion in 

high bids. 

Lease Sale 229 in the Western GOM 

was held on November 28, 2012. In this 

sale, 13 companies submitted 131 bids 

totaling over $133 million in high bids. 

Lease Sale 227 in the Central GOM was 

held on March 20, 2013. The sale 

generated over $1.2 billion in high bids 

for 320 blocks by 52 companies. Lease 

Sale 233 in the Western GOM was held 

on August 28, 2013. The sale generated 

over $102 million in high bids for 53 

blocks by 12 companies. Lease Sales 225 

in the Eastern GOM and Sale 231 in the 

Central GOM were held on March 19, 

2014. No bids were received for Sale 

225. Lease Sale 231 garnered over $870 

million in high bids on 326 lease blocks 

by 42 companies. 

BOEM is also moving forward in the 

prelease sale process for the remaining 

sales scheduled in the current Program, 

which includes annual lease sales in the 

Central and Western GOM and an 


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additional lease sale in the Eastern GOM 

in 2016. For more information on lease 

sales, visit: http://www.boem.gov/Oiland-Gas-Energy-Program/Leasing/FiveYear-Program/Lease-Sale-Schedule/

2012-2017-Lease-Sale-Schedule.aspx. 

The Gulf of Mexico continues to 

experience successes in oil and gas 

exploration and development. Since 

June 2012, operators have announced 

nine new discoveries, all located in the 

Central Planning Area, in lease blocks 

belonging to the Mississippi Canyon, 

Green Canyon, Garden Banks, Walker 

Ridge, and Sigsbee Escarpment 

protraction areas. More information on 

new activities can be found at: http://

www.boem.gov/Five-Year-ProgramAnnual-Progress-Report-2013/. 

Alaska 

DOI also is moving forward with 

overseeing safe and responsible offshore 

oil and gas exploration in frontier areas, 

including certain areas in the Arctic. 

The Arctic holds substantial oil and gas 

potential, but also presents unique 

environmental and operational 

challenges. Offshore exploration in the 

Arctic must occur in a way that is safe, 

responsible, and respectful of the Alaska 

Native communities that depend on the 

ocean for subsistence. 

To address these concerns, the current 

Program laid out a regionally-tailored, 

targeted leasing strategy in the Arctic 

that differs from the area-wide leasing 

model that is appropriate for the GOM, 

and is designed to result in a more 

focused leasing configuration that offers 

areas with the most promising oil and 

gas resource potential while also 

protecting areas with environmentally 

sensitive habitats and important social 

and cultural uses, including subsistence 

hunting and fishing activity. 

Guided by this strategy, BOEM has 

begun the presale process by issuing the 

Call for Information (Call) for Chukchi 

Lease Sale 237 and Cook Inlet Lease 

Sale 244, both scheduled for 2016. The 

Call is an early step in the offshore oil 

and gas planning process and does not 

indicate a final decision about any areas 

that may be offered for oil and gas 

leasing in the future. BOEM will make 

decisions about potential areas for 

leasing after evaluating industry interest 

in the resource potential of specific 

areas, continuing its development and 

analysis of scientific information and 

traditional knowledge regarding 

environmental issues and potential 

conflicts with uses such as subsistence 

hunting and fishing, and conducting 

thorough environmental reviews and 

consultations under the National 

Environmental Policy Act and other 

laws. BOEM also will coordinate closely 

with other relevant Federal agencies, the 

State of Alaska and local governments, 

Alaska Native tribes and organizations, 

and stakeholders throughout this 

process. 

Additionally, DOI has continued its 

coordination efforts through the 

Interagency Working Group on 

Coordination of Domestic Energy 

Development and Planning in Alaska, 

which was established in July 2011 

through Executive Order 13580 and 

chaired by DOI. The Working Group has 

taken the lead on coordinating and 

finding efficiencies in the permitting 

process of energy projects across 

relevant Federal agencies. 

Ongoing scientific studies and 

potential exploration in the coming 

years will inform leasing decisions for 

potential Arctic lease sales scheduled 

for the remainder of the 2012–2017 

Program and future Five Year Programs. 

Atlantic 

While the three Atlantic planning 

areas are not included in the 2012–2017 

Program, DOI is pursuing a specific 

strategy to evaluate potential future 

offshore oil and gas leasing in these 

areas. On February 27, 2014, BOEM 

completed a Programmatic EIS (PEIS) 

that evaluates the potential 

environmental impacts of proposed 

geological and geophysical (G&G) 

activities in the Mid- and South Atlantic 

(hereinafter, the PEIS). The preparation 

of the PEIS is part of a region-specific 

strategy to responsibly develop new 

information about the significance and 

location of oil and gas resources in the 

area. The PEIS provides critical 

information to support renewable 

energy and marine mineral G&G 

surveying. BOEM also has been working 

to identify and evaluate potential 

conflicts with other uses of these areas, 

particularly military activities. Any new 

data resulting from G&G activities 

performed in the Atlantic, as well as 

input received from stakeholders, 

including the general public, will 

provide BOEM with additional 

information to inform decisions 

concerning, potential leasing activities 

in the Atlantic. 

Pacific Region 

The four planning areas off the Pacific 

coast were not included for potential 

leasing in the 2012–2017 Program. This 

determination was consistent with the 

requirements of section 18 of the Act, 

which gives priority leasing 

consideration to areas where the 

combination of previous experience; 

local, state, and national laws and 

policies; and expressions of industry 

interest indicate that potential leasing 

and development activities could be 

expected to proceed in an orderly 

manner. The exclusion of the Pacific 

coast in the 2012–2017 Program is 

consistent with the long-standing 

interests of west coast states, as framed 

in an agreement that the governors of 

California, Washington, and Oregon 

signed in 2006. This agreement 

expressed the governors’ opposition to 

oil and gas development off their coasts. 

Eleven OCS oil and gas lease sales 

have been in the Pacific Region between 

1963 and 1984. As a result of 

congressional moratoria and, later, 

presidential action, the Pacific OCS has 

not been included in any Five Year 

Program since the 1987–1992 Program. 

A total of 470 leases were issued in 

these 11 sales, and today, there are 43 

producing leases and 23 oil and gas 

platforms (with six operators), all 

offshore southern California. 

National Energy Needs 

Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act 

requires that the Secretary consider 

national energy needs in formulating the 

Five Year Program. In developing the 

Five Year Program, BOEM will present 

an analysis of the Nation’s anticipated 

energy needs. The analysis will include 

discussions of the U.S. Department of 

Energy’s (DOE) projections of national 

energy needs in the Annual Energy 

Outlook (AEO), the potential 

contribution of OCS oil and natural gas 

production in meeting those needs, 

alternatives to OCS production, and 

considerations relating to regional 

energy needs. BOEM invites comments 

from anyone who would like to submit 

information related to the Nation’s 

future energy needs for consideration in 

determining the appropriate size, 

timing, and location of OCS oil and gas 

leasing for the new Five-Year Program. 

OCS Planning Areas To Be Considered 

and Analyzed 

Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act 

requires that the Five Year Program be 

based upon a consideration of a 

comparative analysis of the oil- and gasbearing regions of the OCS. BOEM has 

divided the OCS into 26 Planning Areas, 

which are depicted in Figures 1 and 2. 

The depicted maritime boundaries and 

limits, as well as divisions between 

planning areas, where shown, are for 

planning and administrative purposes 

only. Note that precise maritime 

boundaries between the United States 

and nearby or adjacent nations have not 

been determined in all cases. These 

depictions do not affect or prejudice in 

any manner the position of the United 

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internal waters or of sovereign rights or 

jurisdiction. 

Through the enactment of GOMESA, 

Congress, through June 30, 2022, placed 

off-limits to OCS oil and gas leasing, 

activities the Eastern Gulf of Mexico 

within 125 miles of Florida; all of the 

Eastern Gulf of Mexico east of 86 

degrees, 41 minutes West longitude; and 

a portion of the Central Gulf of Mexico 

within 100 miles of Florida (see Figure 

2). 

The North Aleutian Basin, which 

includes the rich and vital fishing 

resources of Bristol Bay, was withdrawn 

from leasing consideration by the 

President in a statement on March 31, 

2010, pursuant to section 12(a) of the 

OCS lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341(a). The 

withdrawal expires on July 1, 2017. 

Barring any further action, the North 

Aleutian Basin will be available for 

consideration in the 2017–2022 

Program. 

This notice requests information on 

all 26 planning areas, including areas 

currently under moratorium or 

otherwise withdrawn. As set forth in 

more detail later in this notice, the 

information requested is wide-ranging, 

including information on other uses of 

the sea, marine productivity, and 

environmental sensitivity. Accordingly, 

this notice invites and provides an 

opportunity for Governors of affected 

States, local government, industry, 

Federal agencies, and the general 

public, to provide suggestions and any 

other information they consider BOEM 

should evaluate for purposes of the 

2017–2022 Program. The information 

solicited in this RFI will be considered 

in light of the factors specified by 

section 18 of the OCS Lands Act, which 

are discussed later in this notice. Based 

upon consideration of the analysis of 

those factors, the Secretary will prepare 

the DPP and decide which areas to 

include therein. Pursuant to section 18 

of the OCS Lands Act, areas included in 

the DPP will be subject to further 

analysis as required under applicable 

law including, but not limited to, the 

environmental review process required 

under NEPA. 

Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act 

As previously noted, the Five Year 

Program preparation process will follow 

all the procedural and substantive 

requirements of section 18 of the OCS 

Lands Act. This notice solicits 

information and comments early in the 

preparation process pursuant to section 

18(c)(1) of the OCSLA. BOEM will 

prepare a DPP based upon consideration 

of the information and comments 

received and analysis of the principles 

and factors specified in section 18 of the 

OCSLA. The DPP will present for 

review and comment a preliminary 

schedule of proposed lease sales and 

potential decision options. 

Section 18 of the OCS Lands Act 

provides that, for purposes of preparing 

a Five Year Program, the Secretary 

should take into consideration the 

economic, social, and environmental 

values of all OCS resources, as well as 

the potential impact of oil and gas 

exploration and development on other 

resource values of the OCS and the 

marine, coastal and human 

environments. The eight factors that 

must be considered in determining the 

timing and location of leasing under the 

Five Year Program are set forth in 

section 18(a)(2) of the OCS Lands act, 43 

U.S.C. 1344(a)(2). They include: (1) The 

existing information on the 

geographical, geological, and ecological 

characteristics of OCS regions; (2) 

equitable sharing of developmental 

benefits and environmental risks among 

the various regions; (3) the location of 

such regions with respect to, and the 

relative needs of regional and national 

energy markets; (4) the location of such 

regions with respect to other uses of the 

sea and seabed, including fisheries, 

navigation, existing or proposed sea 

lanes, potential sites of deepwater ports, 

and other anticipated uses of the 

resources and space of the OCS; (5) 

expressed industry interest in the 

development of oil and gas resources; 

(6) laws, goals, and policies of affected 

States specifically identified by 

governors; (7) the relative 

environmental sensitivity and marine 

productivity of different areas of the 

OCS; and (8) environmental and 

predictive information for different 

areas of the OCS. 

The OCS Lands Act requires the 

Secretary to obtain a proper balance 

among the potential for environmental 

damage, the potential for discovery of 

oil and gas, and the potential for adverse 

impact on the coastal zone, for which 

the DOI will provide a cost-benefit 

analysis as appropriate to supplement 

qualitative consideration of these 

factors. The OCS Lands Act also 

requires that leasing activities assure the 

receipt of fair market value for the lands 

leased and rights conveyed by the 

Federal Government in the OCS. 

Types of Information Requested 

BOEM invites comments from anyone 

who would like to submit information 

and/or suggestions for consideration in 

determining, among others, the 

appropriate size, timing, and location of 

potential OCS oil and lease sales under 

the 2017–2022 Program. The type of 

information being requested by BOEM 

in this RFI is described below using 

general and specific headings. 

Regardless of these headings, please 

note that BOEM invites all private and 

public stakeholders, as well as the 

general public, to comment or provide 

any information that should be taken 

into consideration by BOEM during the 

preparation of the 2017–2022 Program. 

General Information Requested 

BOEM would like to receive 

comments and suggestions of national 

or regional application that would be 

useful in formulating the Five Year 

Program. The types of information that 

would be most useful in conducting the 

analysis, pursuant to section 18 of the 

OCS Lands Act, relate to the following 

factors: 

(1) National energy needs for the 

period relevant to the new Five Year 

Program (i.e., July, 2017 to June, 2022), 

in particular, the role of OCS oil and gas 

leasing activities in achieving national 

energy policy goals; the economic, 

social, and environmental values of the 

renewable and nonrenewable resources 

contained in the OCS; and the potential 

impact of oil and gas exploration and 

development on other OCS resource 

values and the marine, coastal, and 

human environments; 

(2) existing information concerning 

geographical, geological, and ecological 

characteristics of the OCS planning 

areas and near shore and coastal 

environments; 

(3) equitable sharing of developmental 

benefits and environmental risks among 

the various planning areas; 

(4) location of planning areas with 

respect to, and the relative needs of, 

regional and national energy markets; 

(5) other uses of the sea and seabed, 

including fisheries; navigation; military 

activities; existing or proposed sea 

lanes; potential sites of deepwater ports 

(including liquefied natural gas 

facilities); potential offshore wind, 

wave, current, or other alternative 

energy sites; and other anticipated uses 

of OCS resources and locations; 

(6) relative environmental sensitivity 

and marine productivity of the different 

planning areas and/or a specific 

section(s) of a given OCS planning area; 

(7) environmental and predictive 

information pertaining to offshore and 

coastal areas potentially affected by OCS 

oil and gas development including, but 

not limited to, socio-cultural and 

archaeological information; and 

(8) methods and procedures for 

assuring the receipt of fair market value 

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Fair Market Value Information 

Requested 

In developing the methods and 

procedures for assuring the receipt of 

fair market value for lands leased under 

section 18(a)(4) of the OCS Lands Act, 

43 U.S.C. 1344(a)(4), BOEM sets lease 

fiscal and temporal terms, and other 

features relevant to bidding. Given 

BOEM’s responsibility to ensure a fair 

market value return to the U.S. 

Government, BOEM is seeking 

information in response to the following 

questions: 

(1) If DOI continues leasing in the 

Gulf of Mexico planning areas, are there 

changes to lease terms that will better 

meet the objectives of the OCS Lands 

Act? Lease terms subject to change 

include: 

a. Minimum bids 

b. Rental rates 

c. Royalty rates, royalty structures (e.g., 

flat or sliding scale) 

d. Initial period (also known as primary 

term) of the lease term and extended 

initial period (such as 7 years plus 3 

years more if drilling commences) 

(2) If DOI offers acreage for lease in 

planning areas outside the Gulf of 

Mexico, what fiscal terms for each 

planning area will best meet the 

objectives and limitations of the OCS 

Lands Act regarding the lease terms 

listed in items 1a. to 1d. above? 

a. Is there an alternative design, e.g., 

auction-type design that may be better 

suited to achieve fair market value, 

either by changing the bidding variable 

or some other aspect of the competitive 

lease sale? 

b. Should the upcoming program 

consider use of alternative and/or nontraditional fiscal terms, primary lease 

terms, auction formats, or tract offering 

sizes? Please state which of these 

features of the leasing process merit 

consideration for future use, where and 

under what conditions those changes 

might be useful, and explain why such 

a change is necessary or beneficial, e.g., 

demonstrate that exploration would not 

occur in selected frontier areas without 

larger than traditionally-sized tracts in 

lease sales. 

Please note that BOEM is requesting 

information on these topics, as well as 

on the above fiscal topics, to inform its 

continuing evaluation of market 

conditions, available resources, bidding 

patterns (if applicable), and 

competitiveness of OCS lease terms 

with respect to each proposed sale. 

BOEM is asking for public input 

regarding lease terms or potential 

changes to lease terms concerning 

acreage offered during the 2017–2022 

Program. BOEM also invites 

commenters to respond to the following 

questions: 

(1) What do you think is the proper 

role of OCS oil and gas leasing as part 

of a comprehensive national energy 

policy? How should the Five Year 

Program be structured to fulfill this 

role? 

(2) Should areas not included in the 

2012–2017 Five Year Program be 

included in the new Five Year Program? 

If so, what areas should be included and 

what should be the proposed timeframe 

for lease sales in these areas? 

(3) Although OCS oil and gas leasing 

typically is conducted through an 

extensive, long-established process, are 

there alternative ways to ensure 

appropriate consultation and to 

streamline the leasing procedures? How 

might BOEM best meet the purpose of 

the OCS Lands Act ‘‘to insure that the 

extent of oil and gas resources of the 

outer Continental Shelf is assessed at 

the earliest practicable time?’’ 

(4) If new areas are leased for 

exploration and potential development, 

what short-term and long-term impacts 

can be foreseen for the economies of 

coastal communities? 

(5) If new areas are considered for oil 

and gas leasing, how should ecological 

considerations be weighed against 

national and local economic benefits? 

(6) If new areas are not leased for 

exploration and potential development, 

what environmental impacts do you 

foresee from other sources of energy? 

(7) While increased domestic onshore 

production is not expected to fully 

replace imports of crude oil over the life 

of the new Five Year Program, new 

production, market factors, and other 

forces have allowed U.S. refineries to 

export more petroleum products than 

the Nation imported in each of the last 

few years. Should this affect decisions 

as to size, timing, and location 

(especially for frontier areas) of future 

OCS oil and gas leasing? 

(8) Increased onshore production also 

could potentially lead to exports of 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the near 

future. Should the potential for LNG or 

other exports affect decisions as to size, 

timing, and location (especially for 

frontier areas) of future oil and gas 

leasing? 

Specific Information Requested 

From States 

For coastal States, pursuant to section 

18(f)(5) of the OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 

1344(f)(5)) and implementing 

regulations at 30 CFR 556.20, BOEM 

requests information concerning the 

relationship between OCS oil and gas 

activity and the States’ coastal zone 

management programs that are being 

developed, or are administered, under 

section 305 or 306 of the Coastal Zone 

Management Act of 1972, as amended, 

(16 U.S.C. 1454, 1455). BOEM also 

requests that non-coastal and coastal 

States submit information concerning 

environmental risk and potential for 

damage to coastal and marine resources 

associated with OCS development, 

information related to other uses of the 

sea, and any information that is relevant 

to equitable sharing of developmental 

benefits and environmental risks 

associated with OCS oil and gas activity 

(or the likely energy substitutes in the 

absence of new OCS leasing). In 

addition, for non-coastal and coastal 

States, information is requested on the 

impacts of rising hydrocarbon product 

prices and potential shortages on the 

State and national economies and 

citizens. 

From Oil and Gas Industry 

Pursuant to section 18(a)(2)(E) of the 

OCS Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(a)(2)(E)), 

the interest of oil and gas producers in 

the development of oil and gas 

resources, as indicated by exploration or 

nomination, should be taken into 

account during the preparation of the 

Five Year Program. Industry 

respondents should base this 

information upon their expectations as 

of 2014. For each planning area in 

which industry respondents are 

interested, they should submit 

information concerning unleased 

hydrocarbon potential, future oil and 

gas price expectations, and other 

relevant information that the industry 

respondent uses in making OCS oil and 

gas leasing decisions. BOEM requests 

that industry respondents provide 

additional information, as specified 

below: 

(1) Indicate the OCS Planning Area(s) 

where the industry respondent would 

be interested in acquiring oil and gas 

leases, regardless of whether the area 

currently is unavailable. If more than 

one Planning Area is of interest, rank all 

areas of interest (including those now 

being offered, if appropriate) in order of 

preference. 

(2) Indicate the number and timing of 

lease sales in the period 2017–2022 that 

would be appropriate for each Planning 

Area. If only one lease sale in a Planning 

Area is appropriate, indicate whether 

that area should be considered for 

leasing early or late in the five-year 

schedule. If more than one lease sale in 

a planning area is suggested, indicate 

the preferred interval between lease 

sales. 

(3) Indicate the lead time to 

production in areas that are not part of 


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the 2012–2017 Program or currently do 

not have infrastructure or production, 

relative to lead-times to new production 

in previously leased areas like the 

Central and Western Gulf of Mexico. 

Section 18(g) of the OCS Lands Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1344(g)) authorizes 

confidential treatment of privileged or 

proprietary information. In order to 

protect the confidentiality of privileged 

or proprietary information, industry 

respondents should include such 

information as an attachment to other 

comments submitted, and should 

clearly note that the attachment 

contains privileged or proprietary 

information, so that there is no 

ambiguity about what portions of the 

comments are confidential or 

proprietary. Upon request, BOEM will 

treat the privileged or proprietary 

information that is attached to a 

response as confidential from the time 

of its receipt until five years after 

approval of the 2017–2022 Program, in 

a manner consistent with the Freedom 

of Information Act. However, BOEM 

will not treat as confidential any 

aggregate summaries of privileged or 

proprietary information, the names of 

industry respondents, or comments not 

containing this information. If 

submitting comments or information in 

hard copy, industry respondents should 

affix the label ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Information’’ on any envelope 

containing privileged or proprietary 

information. 

From the U.S. Department of Commerce 

Pursuant to section 18(f)(5) of the OCS 

Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344(f)(5)) and 

implementing regulations at 30 CFR 

556.20, BOEM requests information 

concerning relationships between 

affected States’ coastal zone 

management programs and OCS oil and 

gas activities. In coordination with this 

notice, BOEM will also send a letter to 

the Secretary of Commerce soliciting 

such information. 

From the U.S. Department of Energy 

Pursuant to implementing regulations 

at 30 CFR 556.16, BOEM requests 

information concerning regional and 

national energy markets, OCS 

production goals, and on transportation 

networks. In coordination with this 

notice, BOEM will also send a letter to 

the Secretary of Energy soliciting such 

information. 

Public Comment Procedure 

BOEM will accept comments in one of 

two formats: Internet commenting 

system or regular mail. BOEM’s 

preference is to receive comments via 

the Internet commenting system. 

Comments should be submitted using 

only one of these formats, and include 

full names and addresses of the 

individual submitting the comment(s). 

Comments submitted by other means 

may not be considered. BOEM will not 

consider anonymous comments. BOEM 

will make available for public 

inspection in their entirety, all 

comments submitted by organizations 

and businesses, or by individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives of organizations or 

businesses. 

BOEM’s practice is to make 

comments, including the names and 

addresses of individuals, available for 

public review. An individual 

commenter may ask that BOEM 

withhold from the public record his or 

her name, home address, or both, and 

BOEM will honor such a request to the 

extent allowable by law. If individuals 

submit comments and desire 

withholding of such information, they 

must so state prominently at the 

beginning of their submission. 

Commenting via Internet 

Internet comments should be 

submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov. 

BOEM requests that commenters follow 

these instructions to submit their 

comments via this Web site: 

(1) In the search tab on the main page, 

search for BOEM–2014–0059. 

(2) Locate the document, then click 

the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ link either on 

the Search Results page or the 

Document Details page. This will 

display the Web comment form. 

(3) Enter the submitter information 

and type the comment on the Web form. 

Attach any additional files (up to 

10MB). (Please do not forget to 

separately attach, and note, any 

privileged or proprietary information.) 

(4) After typing the comment, click 

the ‘‘Preview Comment’’ link to review. 

Once satisfied with the comment, click 

the ‘‘Submit’’ button to send the 

comment. 

Information on using Regulations.gov, 

including instructions for accessing 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket after the close of the 

comment period, is available through 

the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. 

Commenting via Regular Mail 

Mail comments and information on 

the 2017–2022 Program to Ms. Kelly 

Hammerle, Five Year Program Manager, 

BOEM (HM–3120), 381 Elden Street, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. 

Environmental comments relevant to oil 

and gas development on the OCS should 

be sent to Mr. James F. Bennett, Chief, 

Division of Environmental Assessment, 

BOEM (HM–3017), 381 Elden Street, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. If commenters 

submit any privileged or proprietary 

information to be treated as 

confidential, they should mark the 

envelope ‘‘Contains Confidential 

Information.’’ BOEM will post all 

comments, subject to the limitations 

described above in this section. 

Dated: May 22, 2014. 

Walter D. Cruickshank, 

Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

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[FR Doc. 2014–14039 Filed 6–13–14; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–919] 

Certain Archery Products and Related 

Marketing Materials; Institution of 

Investigation Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

§ 1337 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

complaint was filed with the U.S. 

International Trade Commission on May 

9, 2014, under section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 

§ 1337, on behalf of Bear Archery, Inc. 

of Evansville, Indiana and SOP Services, 

Inc. of Las Vegas, Nevada. A letter 

amending the complaint was filed on 

May 27, 2014. The complaint, as 

amended, alleges violations of section 

337 based upon the importation into the 

United States, the sale for importation, 

and the sale within the United States 

after importation of certain archery 

products and related marketing 

materials by reason of infringement of: 

(1) Certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 

RE38,096 (‘‘the ’096 patent’’); U.S. 

Patent No. 6,978,775 (‘‘the ’775 patent’’); 

and U.S. Patent No. 7,226,375 (‘‘the ’375 

patent’’); and (2) U.S. Trademark 

Registration No. 2,501,255 (‘‘the ’255 

trademark’’) and U.S. Trademark 

Registration No. 3,312,392 (‘‘the ’392 

trademark’’). The complaint further 

alleges that an industry in the United 

States exists as required by subsection 

(a)(2) of section 337. 

The complainants request that the 

Commission institute an investigation 

and, after the investigation, issue a 

general exclusion order or, in the 

alternative, a limited exclusion order. 

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for 

any confidential information contained 

therein, is available for inspection 

during official business hours (8:45 a.m. 

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room 

112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 

(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired 

individuals are advised that information 

on this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons 

with mobility impairments who will 

need special assistance in gaining access 

to the Commission should contact the 

Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 

2000. General information concerning 

the Commission may also be obtained 

by accessing its internet server at http:// 

www.usitc.gov. The public record for 

this investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Office of Unfair Import Investigations, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

telephone (202) 205–2560. 

Authority: The authority for institution of 

this investigation is contained in section 337 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 

in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.10 

(2014). 

Scope of Investigation: Having 

considered the complaint, the U.S. 

International Trade Commission, on 

June 10, 2014, ordered that— 

(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of 

section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, an investigation be instituted 

to determine whether there is a 

violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) and/or 

subsection (a)(1)(C) of section 337 in the 

importation into the United States, the 

sale for importation, or the sale within 

the United States after importation of 

certain archery products and related 

marketing materials by reason of 

infringement of: (1) One or more of 

claims 1–3, 6–12, and 15–38 of the ’096 

patent and claims 1–3, 16–22, 24–26, 

29, 31, and 32 of the ’775 patent; and/ 

or (2) the ’255 trademark or the ’392 

trademark, including whether an 

industry in the United States exists as 

required by subsection (a)(2) of section 

337; 

(2) For the purpose of the 

investigation so instituted, the following 

are hereby named as parties upon which 

this notice of investigation shall be 

served: 

(a) The complainants are: 

Bear Archery, Inc., 817 Maxwell 

Avenue, Evansville, IN 47706; 

SOP Services, Inc., 2325–B Renaissance 

Drive, Suite 10, Las Vegas, NV 89119. 

(b) The respondent is the following 

entity alleged to be in violation of 

section 337, and is the party upon 

which the complaint is to be served: 

Ningbo Topoint Outdoor Sports Co., 

Ltd., Build 3, No. 8, Dapuhe Road, Daqi 

Town, Beilun District, Ningbo, Zhejiang, 

China 315806. 

(c) The Office of Unfair Import 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite 

401, Washington, DC 20436; and 

(3) For the investigation so instituted, 

the Chief Administrative Law Judge, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

shall designate the presiding 

Administrative Law Judge. 

Responses to the complaint and the 

notice of investigation must be 

submitted by the named respondent in 

accordance with section 210.13 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 19 CFR § 210.13. Pursuant to 

19 CFR §§ 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such 

responses will be considered by the 

Commission if received not later than 20 

days after the date of service by the 

Commission of the complaint and the 

notice of investigation. Extensions of 

time for submitting responses to the 

complaint and the notice of 

investigation will not be granted unless 

good cause therefor is shown. 

Failure of a respondent to file a timely 

response to each allegation in the 

complaint and in this notice may be 

deemed to constitute a waiver of the 

right to appear and contest the 

allegations of the complaint and this 

notice, and to authorize the 

administrative law judge and the 

Commission, without further notice to 

the respondent, to find the facts to be as 

alleged in the complaint and this notice 

and to enter an initial determination 

and a final determination containing 

such findings, and may result in the 

issuance of an exclusion order or a cease 

and desist order or both directed against 

the respondent. 

By order of the Commission. 

Dated: June 10, 2014. 

Lisa R. Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1140–0096] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Environmental 

Information 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice 

ACTION: 30-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives (ATF) will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The proposed information collection is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

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