### 59223 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2012 / Notices

a matter of public record. Before including your address, phone 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 can 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.

Dated: September 18, 2012. Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2012–23674 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4312–52–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**National Park Service**

**[NPS–NER–NIFA–11324: 4533–685]**

**Notice of Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission Meeting**  **Closure**

**AGENCY :**  National Park Service, Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting closure.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given for the partial closure of the September 26, 2012, meeting of the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Commission. The federally appointed Commission serves as the guiding body for Niagara Falls National Heritage Area.

**DATES :**  The Commission will meet on Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern).

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will take place at Niagara University’s Bisgrove Hall, Room 250. The University is located at 5795 Lewiston Road, Niagara University, New York 14109. Parking is limited on campus but readily available in the eastern lots of the Power Vista.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON MEETING**
**CONTACT :**  Debbie Conway, Superintendent, Fort Stanwix National Monument, 112 East Park St., Rome, New York 13440; telephone (315) 336–
3113. Proposed SRC Meeting Agenda

The proposed meeting agenda includes the following:

1. Public Comments. 2. Executive Session. 3. Review of August 29, 2012 Minutes.

4. Committee Reports. 5. Project Updates. 6. Presentation by Lewiston Web Solutions. 7. Adjourn Meeting. The meeting is open to the public and will have time allotted for public testimony. Public comments will be heard at the beginning of the meeting and will be limited to 5 minutes per person. 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 can 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.
Debbie Conway, Superintendent, Fort Stanwix National Monument and Designated Federal Official for the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012–23692 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–D2–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**

**Extension of Post-Sale Evaluation Period for Consolidated Central Gulf of**  **Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale 216/ 222** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice to extend post-sale evaluation period.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice extends through October 18, 2012, the post-sale evaluation period for Consolidated Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Lease Sale 216/222. BOEM will complete the evaluation process for all bids received in this sale by October 18, 2012. This action is necessary due to the temporary closure of the BOEM Regional Office building in New Orleans and other effects of the recent hurricane impacting the region.

**DATES :**  The post-sale evaluation period for this sale will conclude on October 18, 2012.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In connection with the Consolidated Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 216/ 222, held June 20, 2012, BOEM received 593 bids on 454 tracts. On July 10, 2012, the high bids on 63 tracts were accepted and bids on another 391 tracts were passed to Phase 2 of the post-sale evaluation period for detailed evaluation. As of September 14, 2012, BOEM had completed the evaluation and deemed acceptable the high bids offered on 203 of the tracts passed to Phase 2. BOEM is continuing the evaluation process of bids for the remaining 188 tracts.

On August 27, 2012, BOEM personnel reported to work to carry out activities outlined in the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Gulf of Mexico Region Emergency/Hurricane Preparedness Plan. Upon completion of the tasks, the Gulf of Mexico Regional Office building in New Orleans was closed at 3:00 p.m. local time. Many BOEM employees and their families evacuated the area ahead of the storm. On August 29, 2012, Hurricane Isaac made landfall along the northern Gulf Coast, just south of the New Orleans metropolitan area. Heavy rainfall and high winds caused flooding and damage to homes, businesses, and properties in the area. The New Orleans area experienced widespread power outages that affected nearly every resident. BOEM’s Regional Office building in New Orleans received minor water damage to office space on 4 floors in the building, including offices occupied by key personnel directly involved in the post-sale evaluation process.

As a result of these extraordinary circumstances, BOEM requires additional time to complete the bid review process, originally scheduled to conclude within 90 days following the Sale 216/222 sale date, that is, by September 18, 2012. Under the provisions of 30 CFR 556.47(e)(2), BOEM is extending the bid evaluation period until October 18, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  David Cooke, Regional Supervisor, Office of Resource Evaluation, Gulf of Mexico Region, telephone 504–736–
2710.

Dated: September 18, 2012. Walter D. Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean and Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–23678 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management**

**Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for Central Gulf of**  **Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas**  **Lease Sale 227 (CPA Sale 227)**

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of CPA Sale 227.

**SUMMARY :**  BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed NOS for