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presentations, as necessary to allow the 

Board to complete its agenda within the 

allotted time. Before including your 

address, telephone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you may ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Draft minutes of the meeting will be 

available for public inspection about 12 

weeks after the meeting in the 12th floor 

conference room at 1201 I Street NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: March 19, 2014. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales, Western Planning Area (WPA) 

Lease Sales 238, 246, and 248 

MMAA104000 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: Consistent with the 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act, as amended 

(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA), BOEM 

has prepared a Final Supplemental EIS 

for proposed OCS oil and gas Lease 

Sales 238, 246, and 248, which are 

tentatively scheduled to be held in 

August 2014, 2015, and 2016, 

respectively, in the WPA offshore the 

States of Texas and Louisiana. This 

Final Supplemental EIS updates the 

baseline conditions and potential 

environmental effects of oil and natural 

gas leasing, exploration, development, 

and production in the WPA since 

publication of Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales: 2012–2017; 

Western Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 

233, 238, 246, and 248; Central 

Planning Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 

235, 241, and 247, Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 

2012–019) (2012–2017 WPA/CPA 

Multisale EIS) and Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Oil and Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014; 

Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233; 

Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231, 

Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 

2013–0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS). The 2012–2017 

WPA/CPA Multisale EIS was completed 

in July 2012. The WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS was completed in 

April 2013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

developed this Final Supplemental EIS 

for proposed WPA Lease Sales 238, 246, 

and 248 to consider new information 

made available since completion of the 

2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale EIS and 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS. 

This Final Supplemental EIS provides 

updates on the baseline conditions and 

potential environmental effects of oil 

and natural gas leasing, exploration, 

development, and production in the 

WPA. BOEM conducted an extensive 

search for new information, including 

but not limited to, information related to 

the Deepwater Horizon explosion, oil 

spill, and response. BOEM’s search 

included reviewing scientific journals 

and available scientific data as well as 

interviews of personnel from academic 

institutions and Federal, State, and local 

agencies. BOEM has examined the 

potential impacts of routine activities 

and accidental events, including a 

possible low-probability catastrophic 

event, as well as the proposed lease 

sales’ incremental contribution to the 

cumulative impacts on environmental 

and socioeconomic resources. The oil 

and gas resource estimates and scenario 

information for this Final Supplemental 

EIS are presented as a range that would 

encompass the resources and activities 

estimated for a proposed WPA lease 

sale. 

Final Supplemental EIS Availability: 

You may download or view the Final 

Supplemental EIS on BOEM’s Internet 

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

Environmental-Stewardship/

Environmental-Assessment//.aspx. 

BOEM has printed and will be 

distributing a limited number of paper 

copies. In keeping with the Department 

of the Interior’s mission of the 

protection of natural resources and to 

limit costs while ensuring availability of 

the document to the public, BOEM will 

primarily distribute digital copies of the 

Final Supplemental EIS on compact 

discs. However, if you require a paper 

copy, BOEM will provide one upon 

request if copies are still available. You 

may obtain a copy of the Final 

Supplemental EIS from the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). 

Several libraries along the Gulf Coast 

have been sent copies of the Final 

Supplemental EIS. To find out which 

libraries have copies of the Final 

Supplemental EIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Final 

Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. 

Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Office of Environment (GM 

623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or 

by email at wpa238@boem.gov. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1503) 

implementing the provisions of NEPA, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. [1988]). 

Dated: March 13, 2014. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–06288 Filed 3–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA 104000] 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of 

Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales, Central Planning Area (CPA) 

Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

a Draft Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) and Public 

Meetings. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1503) 

implementing the provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) (NEPA). 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Draft 

Supplemental EIS for proposed OCS oil 

and gas Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247, 

which are tentatively scheduled to be 

held in March 2015, 2016, and 2017, 

respectively, in the CPA offshore the 

States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

Alabama. This Draft Supplemental EIS 

updates the environmental and 

socioeconomic analyses for proposed 

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CPA Lease Sales 235, 241, and 247 in 

the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas 

Lease Sales: 2012–2017; Western 

Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233, 

238, 246, and 248; Central Planning 

Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and 

247, Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2012– 

019) (2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale 

EIS) and in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014; 

Western Planning Area Lease Sale 233; 

Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231, 

Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 

2013–0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS). The 2012–2017 

WPA/CPA Multisale EIS was completed 

in July 2012. The WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS was completed in 

April 2013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BOEM 

developed this Draft Supplemental EIS 

for proposed CPA Lease Sales 235, 241, 

and 247 to consider new information 

made available since completion of the 

2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale EIS and 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS, 

and to consider, among others, new 

information on the Deepwater Horizon 

explosion, oil spill, and response. This 

Draft Supplemental EIS provides 

updates on the baseline conditions and 

potential environmental effects of oil 

and natural gas leasing, exploration, 

development, and production in the 

CPA. BOEM conducted an extensive 

search for new information in 

consideration of the Deepwater Horizon 

explosion, oil spill, and response, 

reviewing scientific journals and 

available scientific data and information 

from academic institutions and Federal, 

State, and local agencies; and 

interviewing personnel from academic 

institutions and Federal, State, and local 

agencies. BOEM has examined the 

potential impacts of routine activities 

and accidental events and the proposed 

lease sales’ incremental contribution to 

the cumulative impacts on 

environmental and socioeconomic 

resources. The oil and gas resource 

estimates and scenario information for 

this Draft Supplemental EIS are 

presented as a range that would 

encompass the resources and activities 

estimated for a proposed CPA lease sale. 

Draft Supplemental EIS Availability: 

BOEM has printed and will distribute a 

limited number of paper copies. In 

keeping with the Department of the 

Interior’s mission to protect natural 

resources and to limit costs while 

ensuring availability of the document to 

the public, BOEM will primarily 

distribute digital copies of this Draft 

Supplemental EIS on compact discs. 

However, if you require a paper copy, 

BOEM will provide one upon request if 

copies are still available. 

1. You may obtain a copy of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS from the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, Public Information 

Office (GM 335A), 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). 

2. You may download or view the 

Draft Supplemental EIS on BOEM’s 

Internet Web site at http:// 

www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment//.aspx. 

Several libraries along the Gulf Coast 

have been sent copies of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS. To find out which 

libraries have copies of the Draft 

Supplemental EIS for review, you may 

contact BOEM’s Public Information 

Office or visit BOEM’s Internet Web site 

at http://www.boem.gov/EnvironmentalStewardship/EnvironmentalAssessment/NEPA/nepaprocess.aspx. 

Comments: Federal, State, and local 

government agencies and other 

interested parties are requested to send 

their written comments on the Draft 

Supplemental EIS in one of the 

following ways: 

1. In an envelope labeled ‘‘Comments 

on the CPA 235, 241, and 247 Draft 

Supplemental EIS’’ and mailed (or hand 

carried) to Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Chief, 

Environmental Assessment Section, 

Office of Environment (GM 623E), 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 

Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394; 

2. Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to http://

www.regulations.gov and search for ‘‘Oil 

and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, 

Outer Continental Shelf; Central 

Planning Area Lease Sales 235, 241, and 

247’’. (Note: It is important to include 

the quotation marks in your search 

terms.) Click on the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button to the right of the document link. 

Enter your information and comment, 

then click ‘‘Submit’’; or 

3. BOEM’s email address: cpa235@

boem.gov. 

Comments should be submitted no 

later than 45 days from the publication 

of this NOA. 

Public Meetings: BOEM will also hold 

public meetings to obtain comments 

regarding the Draft Supplemental EIS. 

These meetings are scheduled as 

follows: 

• New Orleans, Louisiana: April 7, 

2014, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123, one meeting beginning at 1:00 

p.m. CDT. 

• Gulfport, Mississippi: April 8, 2014, 

Courtyard by Marriott Gulfport 

Beachfront MS Hotel, 1600 East Beach 

Boulevard, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501; 

one meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. 

CDT; and 

• Mobile, Alabama: April 9, 2014, 

Five Rivers—Alabama’s Delta Resource 

Center, 30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, 

Spanish Fort, Alabama 36527; one 

meeting beginning at 1:00 p.m. CDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the Draft 

Supplemental EIS, you may contact Mr. 

Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS 

Region, Office of Environment (GM 

623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, 

New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or 

by email at cpa235@boem.gov. You may 

also contact Mr. Goeke by telephone at 

(504) 736–3233. 

Public Disclosure of Names and 

Addresses 

BOEM does not consider anonymous 

comments; please include your name 

and address as part of your submittal. 

BOEM makes all comments, including 

the names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

BOEM withhold their names and/or 

addresses from the public record; 

however, BOEM cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. If you wish 

your name and/or address to be 

withheld, you must state your 

preference prominently at the beginning 

of your comment. All submissions from 

organizations or businesses and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

Dated: March 14, 2014. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

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