Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 145 / Monday, July 29, 2013 / Notices 45557 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: July 15, 2013. 

Alexandra Lord, 

Acting Chief, National Register of Historic 

Places/National Historic Landmarks Program. 

ARIZONA 

Maricopa County 

Kirkland—McKinney Ditch, 1400 & 

1500 blks., E. 8th St., Tempe, 

13000604 

COLORADO 

Kiowa County 

Crow—Hightower House, 909 Maine St., 

Eads, 13000605 

Eads Community Church, 110 E. 11th 

St., Eads, 13000606 

Eads School Gymnasium, W. 10th & 

Slater Sts., Eads, 13000607 

Hotel Holly—Haswell Hotel, 200 4th St., 

Haswell, 13000608 

GEORGIA 

Brooks County 

Liberty Baptist Church, Liberty Church 

Rd., Grooverville, 13000609 

NEW YORK 

Otsego County 

Hartwick Historic District, Roughly NY 

205, Cty Rd. 11 & Weeks Rd., 

Hartwick, 13000610 

Old Hartwig Village Cemetery, 2862 Cty. 

Rd. 11, Hartwick, 13000611 

TEXAS 

Tarrant County 

Sealy, J.L., Building, 801 S. Main St., 

Fort Worth, 13000612 

Travis County 

Cranfill Apartments, 1909 Cliff St., 

Building B, Austin, 13000613 

Seaholm Power Plant, 800 W. Cesar 

Chavez St., Austin, 13000614 

Williamson County 

Olive Street Historic District, Olive St. 

between E. University Ave. & 17th St. 

plus a portion of E. 15th St., 

Georgetown, 13000615 

[FR Doc. 2013–18067 Filed 7–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–51–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[MMAA104000] 

Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS), Western Planning Area (WPA) 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a 

Record of Decision. 

SUMMARY: BOEM has prepared a Record 

of Decision (ROD) for WPA Lease Sale 

233 on the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and 

Gas Lease Sales: 2013–2014; Western 

Planning Area Lease Sale 233, and 

Central Planning Area Lease Sale 231; 

Final Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS). WPA Lease Sale 

233, scheduled for August 28, 2013, is 

the second WPA lease sale scheduled in 

the Proposed Final Outer Continental 

Shelf Oil & Gas Leasing Program: 2012– 

2017. The lease sale is in the Gulf of 

Mexico’s WPA off the States of Texas 

and Louisiana. In making its decision, 

BOEM considered alternatives to the 

proposed action and the potential 

impacts as presented in the WPA 233/ 

CPA 231 Supplemental EIS and all 

comments received throughout the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) process. The WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS evaluated the 

environmental and socioeconomic 

impacts for WPA Lease Sale 233. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS, 

BOEM evaluated three alternatives, 

which are summarized below: 

Alternative A—The Proposed Action: 

This is BOEM’s preferred alternative 

identified in the WPA 233/CPA 231 

Supplemental EIS. This alternative 

would offer for lease all unleased blocks 

within the WPA for oil and gas 

operations. A subset of Alternative A 

includes the following exceptions: 

(1) whole and partial blocks within 

the boundary of the Flower Garden 

Banks National Marine Sanctuary (i.e., 

the boundary as of the publication of the 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS). 

(2) whole blocks and portions of 

blocks that lie within the former 

Western Gap and that lie within 1.4 

nautical miles north of the continental 

shelf boundary between the United 

States and Mexico (the ‘‘1.4 nautical 

mile buffer’’). 

The proposed WPA lease sale area 

encompasses about 28.58 million acres. 

As of May 2013, approximately 20.6 

million acres of the proposed WPA lease 

sale area are currently unleased. The 

estimated amount of resources projected 

to be developed as a result of proposed 

WPA Lease Sale 233 is 0.116–0.200 

billion barrels of oil (BBO) and 0.538– 

0.938 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas. 

Alternative B—The Proposed Action 

Excluding the Unleased Blocks Near 

Biologically Sensitive Topographic 

Features: This alternative would offer 

for lease all unleased blocks within the 

proposed WPA lease sale area, as 

described for the proposed action 

(Alternative A), with the exception of 

any unleased blocks subject to the 

Topographic Features Stipulation. 

Alternative C—No Action: This 

alternative is the cancellation of 

proposed WPA Lease Sale 233 and is 

identified as the environmentally 

preferred alternative. 

After careful consideration, BOEM 

has selected a subset of the proposed 

action, identified as BOEM’s preferred 

alternative (Alternative A) in the WPA 

233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS. 

Although considered as part of the 

proposed action identified in the WPA 

233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS, BOEM 

is excluding from WPA Lease Sale 233 

whole and partial blocks within the 

boundary of the Flower Garden Banks 

National Marine Sanctuary (i.e., the 

boundary as of the publication of the 

WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental EIS). 

Also excluded are whole blocks and 

portions of blocks that lie within the 

former Western Gap and that lie within 

1.4 nautical miles (nmi) north of the 

Continental Shelf boundary between the 

United States and Mexico (the 1.4 nmi 

buffer). A Continental Shelf boundary 

treaty between the United States and the 

United Mexican States currently 

prohibits exploration and development 

in the 1.4 nmi buffer. As such, BOEM 

is excluding the 1.4 nmi buffer from 

WPA Lease Sale 233. BOEM’s selection 

of this subset of the preferred alternative 

reflects a balancing of the need for 

orderly resource development with 

protection of the human, marine, and 

coastal environments, while also 

ensuring that the public receives an 

equitable return for these resources and 

that free-market competition is 

maintained. 

Record of Decision Availability: To 

obtain a single printed or CD–ROM copy 

of the ROD for proposed WPA Lease 

Sale 233, you may contact BOEM, Gulf 

of Mexico OCS Region, Public 

Information Office (GM 250I), 1201 

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 

Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200– 

GULF). An electronic copy of the ROD 

is available on BOEM’s Internet Web 

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

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

45558 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 145 / Monday, July 29, 2013 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information on the ROD, you may 

contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 

Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood 

Park Boulevard (GM 623E), New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394. You 

may also contact Mr. Goeke by 

telephone at (504) 736–3233. 

Authority: This NOA is published 

pursuant to the regulations (40 CFR 1506) 

implementing the provisions of the NEPA of 

1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

[1988]). 

Dated: July 17, 2013. 

Tommy P. Beaudreau, 

Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18173 Filed 7–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area 

(WPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

Oil and Gas Lease Sale 233 (WPA Sale 

233); MMAA104000 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Final Notice of Sale. 

SUMMARY: On Wednesday, August 28, 

2013, BOEM will open and publicly 

announce bids received for blocks 

offered in WPA Sale 233, in accordance 

with the provisions of the OCS Lands 

Act (OCSLA, 43 U.S.C. 1331–1356a, as 

amended) and the implementing 

regulations issued pursuant to OCSLA 

(30 CFR parts 550 and 556). The WPA 

233 Final Notice of Sale (NOS) package 

(Final NOS Package) contains 

information essential to potential 

bidders, and bidders are charged with 

knowing the contents of the documents 

contained in the Final NOS Package. 

The Final NOS Package is available at 

the address and Web site below. 

DATES: Public bid reading for WPA Sale 

233 will begin at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, 

August 28, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz 

Superdome, 1500 Sugarbowl Drive, New 

Orleans, Louisiana 70112. The lease sale 

will be held in the St. Charles Club 

Room on the second floor (Loge Level). 

Entry to the Superdome will be on the 

Poydras Street side of the building 

through Gate A on the Ground Level; 

parking will be available at Garage 6. All 

times referred to in this document are 

local New Orleans times, unless 

otherwise specified. 

Bid Submission Deadline: BOEM 

must receive all sealed bids between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on normal 

working days, and from 8:00 a.m. to the 

Bid Submission Deadline of 10:00 a.m. 

on Tuesday, August 27, 2013, the day 

before the lease sale. For more 

information on bid submission, see 

Section VII, ‘‘Bidding Instructions,’’ of 

this document. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties can obtain 

a Final NOS Package by contacting the 

Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Region at: Gulf of 

Mexico Region Public Information 

Office, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 1201 Elmwood Park 

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 

70123–2394, (504) 736–2519 or (800) 

200–GULF, or by visiting the BOEM 

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

About-BOEM/BOEM-Regions/Gulf-ofMexico-Region/Index.aspx. 

Table of Contents 

This Final NOS includes the 

following sections: 

I. Lease Sale Area 

II. Statutes and Regulations 

III. Lease Terms and Economic Conditions 

IV. Lease Stipulations 

V. Information to Lessees 

VI. Maps 

VII. Bidding Instructions 

VIII. Bidding Rules and Restrictions 

IX. Forms 

X. The Lease Sale 

XI. Delay of Sale 

I. Lease Sale Area 

Areas Offered for Leasing 

In WPA Sale 233, BOEM is offering to 

lease all blocks and partial blocks listed 

in the document ‘‘List of Blocks 

Available for Leasing’’ included in the 

Final NOS Package. All of these blocks 

are shown on the following leasing 

maps and Official Protraction Diagrams 

(OPDs): 

Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Maps— 

Texas Map Numbers 1 through 8 

(These 16 Maps Sell for $2.00 Each.) 

TX1 South Padre Island Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

TX1A South Padre Island Area, East 

Addition (revised November 1, 

2000) 

TX2 North Padre Island Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

TX2A North Padre Island Area, East 

Addition (revised November 1, 

2000) 

TX3 Mustang Island Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

TX3A Mustang Island Area, East 

Addition (revised September 3, 

2002) 

TX4 Matagorda Island Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

TX5 Brazos Area (revised November 1, 

2000) 

TX5B Brazos Area, South Addition 

(revised November 1, 2000) 

TX6 Galveston Area (revised November 

1, 2000) 

TX6A Galveston Area, South Addition 

(revised November 1, 2000) 

TX7 High Island Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

TX7A High Island Area, East Addition 

(revised November 1, 2000) 

TX7B High Island Area, South Addition 

(revised November 1, 2000) 

TX7C High Island Area, East Addition, 

South Extension (revised November 

1, 2000) 

TX8 Sabine Pass Area (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

Outer Continental Shelf Leasing Maps— 

Louisiana Map Numbers 1A, 1B, and 12 

(These 3 maps sell for $2.00 each.) 

LA1A West Cameron Area, West 

Addition (revised February 28, 

2007) 

LA1B West Cameron Area, South 

Addition (revised February 28, 

2007) 

LA12 Sabine Pass Area (revised July 1, 

2011) 

Outer Continental Shelf Official 

Protraction Diagrams 

(These 7 Diagrams Sell for $2.00 Each.) 

NG14–03 Corpus Christi (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

NG14–06 Port Isabel (revised November 

1, 2000) 

NG15–01 East Breaks (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

NG15–02 Garden Banks (revised 

February 28, 2007) 

NG15–04 Alaminos Canyon (revised 

November 1, 2000) 

NG15–05 Keathley Canyon (revised 

February 28, 2007) 

NG15–08 Sigsbee Escarpment (revised 

February 28, 2007) 

Please Note: 

A CD–ROM (in ArcInfo and Acrobat (.pdf) 

format) containing all of the GOM leasing 

maps and OPDs, except for those not yet 

converted to digital format, is available from 

the BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region Public 

Information Office for a price of $15.00. 

These GOM leasing maps and OPDs are also 

available for free online in .pdf and .gra 

formats at http://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-GasEnergy-Program/Mapping-and-Data/OfficialProtraction-Diagrams.aspx. 

For the current status of all WPA leasing 

maps and OPDs, please refer to 66 FR 28002 

(May 21, 2001), 67 FR 60701 (September 26, 

2002), 72 FR 27590 (May 16, 2007), and 76 

FR 54787 (September 2, 2011). In addition, 

Supplemental Official OCS Block Diagrams 

(SOBDs) for blocks containing the U.S. 200 

Nautical Mile Limit line and the U.S.-Mexico 

Maritime and Continental Shelf Boundary 

line are available. These SOBDs also are 

available from the BOEM Gulf of Mexico 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES