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Land & Minerals Authorization Tracking 

System, 56 FR 5014 (February 7, 1991); 

modification published at 73 FR 17376 

(April 1, 2008); INTERIOR/DOI–87, 

Acquisition of Goods and Services: 

FBMS, 73 FR 43766 (July 28, 2008); and 

INTERIOR/DOI–86, Accounts 

Receivable: FBMS, 73 FR 43772 (July 

28, 2008). 

11. INTERIOR/BLM–35, Collections 

and Billings System (CBS). This system 

of records notice has been superseded 

by a Department-wide system of records 

notice. The records contained in the 

system of records are covered by and 

maintained under INTERIOR/DOI–86, 

Accounts Receivable: FBMS, 73 FR 

43772 (July 28, 2008). 

These 11 system of records notices 

were identified as no longer needed due 

to being superseded by other published 

system of records notices or are no 

longer in use. Rescinding these system 

of records notices will have no adverse 

impacts on individuals. This 

rescindment will also promote the 

overall streamlining and management of 

DOI Privacy Act systems of records. 

This notice hereby rescinds the BLM 

system of records notices identified 

below. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

1. INTERIOR/BLM–9, Property and 

Supplies Accountability 

2. INTERIOR/BLM–12, Manpower 

Management 

3. INTERIOR/BLM–14, Security 

Clearance Files 

4. INTERIOR/BLM–21, Travel 

5. INTERIOR/BLM–22, Financial 

Management 

6. INTERIOR/BLM–23, Contract Files 

7. INTERIOR/BLM–24, Copy Fee 

Deposit 

8. INTERIOR/BLM–26, Incentive and 

Honor Awards 

9. INTERIOR/BLM–27, Real Estate 

Appraiser Roster 

10. INTERIOR/BLM–31, Name File 

System 

11. INTERIOR/BLM–35, Collections 

and Billings System (CBS) 

HISTORY: 

1. INTERIOR/BLM–9, Property and 

Supplies Accountability, 47 FR 55317 

(December 8, 1982); modification 

published at 73 FR 17376 (April 1, 

2008). 

2. INTERIOR/BLM–12, Manpower 

Management, 47 FR 55317 (December 8, 

1982); modification published at 73 FR 

17376 (April 1, 2008). 

3. INTERIOR/BLM–14, Security 

Clearance Files, 42 FR 19114 (April 11, 

1977); modification published at 73 FR 

17376 (April 1, 2008). 

4. INTERIOR/BLM–21, Travel, 51 FR 

25109 (July 10, 1986); modification 

published at 73 FR 17376 (April 1, 

2008). 

5. INTERIOR/BLM–22, Financial 

Management, 51 FR 25110 (July 10, 

1986); modification published at 73 FR 

17376 (April 1, 2008). 

6. INTERIOR/BLM–23, Contract Files, 

47 FR 55317 (December 8, 1982); 

modification published at 73 FR 17376 

(April 1, 2008). 

7. INTERIOR/BLM–24, Copy Fee 

Deposit, 51 FR 25110 (July 10, 1986); 

modification published at 73 FR 17376 

(April 1, 2008). 

8. INTERIOR/BLM–26, Incentive and 

Honor Awards, 42 FR 19118 (April 11, 

1977; modification published at 73 FR 

17376 (April 1, 2008). 

9. INTERIOR/BLM–27, Real Estate 

Appraiser Roster, 42 FR 19118 (April 

11, 1977); modification published at 73 

FR 17376 (April 1, 2008). 

10. INTERIOR/BLM–31, Name File 

System, 56 FR 5014 (February 7, 1991); 

modification published at 73 FR 17376 

(April 1, 2008). 

11. INTERIOR/BLM–35, Collections 

and Billings System (CBS), 65 FR 502 

(January 5, 2000); modification 

published at 73 FR 17376 (April 1, 

2008). 

Teri Barnett, 

Departmental Privacy Officer, Department of 

the Interior. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket No. BOEM–2021–0050] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Kitty Hawk Offshore 

Wind Project Offshore North Carolina 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management (BOEM), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI) to prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS); request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Consistent with the 

regulations implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

BOEM announces its intent to prepare 

an EIS for the review of a construction 

and operations plan (COP) submitted by 

Kitty Hawk, LLC (Kitty Hawk) for its 

Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind Project. The 

COP proposes the development, 

construction, and operation of a wind 

energy facility offshore North Carolina 

with export cables connecting to the 

onshore electric grid in Virginia Beach, 

Virginia. This NOI announces the EIS 

scoping process for the Kitty Hawk COP. 

Additionally, this NOI seeks public 

comment and input under section 106 

of the National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) and its implementing 

regulations. Detailed information about 

the proposed wind energy facility, 

including the COP, can be found on 

BOEM’s website at: https://

www.boem.gov/Kitty-Hawk. 

DATES: Comments are due to BOEM no 

later than August 30, 2021. 

BOEM will hold virtual public 

scoping meetings for the Kitty Hawk EIS 

at the following dates and times (eastern 

daylight time): 

• Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:30 

p.m.; 

• Thursday, August 12, 2021, 1:00 

p.m.; and 

• Tuesday August 17, 2021, 5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Comments can be submitted 

in any of the following ways: 

• Delivered by mail or delivery 

service, enclosed in an envelope labeled 

‘‘KITTY HAWK COP EIS,’’ and 

addressed to Program Manager, Office of 

Renewable Energy, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, 45600 Woodland 

Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or 

• Through the regulations.gov web 

portal: Navigate to https://

www.regulations.gov and search for 

Docket No. BOEM–2021–0050. Click on 

the ‘‘Comment’’ button. Enter your 

information and comment, then click 

‘‘Submit Comment.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of 

Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 

Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 

20166, (703) 787–1722 or 

michelle.morin@boem.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

In Executive Order 14008, President 

Biden stated that it is the policy of the 

United States: 

To organize and deploy the full capacity of 

its agencies to combat the climate crisis to 

implement a Government-wide approach that 

reduces climate pollution in every sector of 

the economy; increases resilience to the 

impacts of climate change; protects public 

health; conserves our lands, waters, and 

biodiversity; delivers environmental justice; 

and spurs well-paying union jobs and 

economic growth, especially through 

innovation, commercialization, and 

deployment of clean energy technologies and 

infrastructure. 

Through a competitive leasing process 

under 30 CFR 585.211, BOEM awarded 

Avangrid Renewables, LLC Commercial 

Lease OCS–A 0508 covering an area 

offshore North Carolina (the Lease Area) 

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Kitty Hawk in 2021. Kitty Hawk has the 

exclusive right to submit a COP for 

activities within the Lease Area, and it 

has submitted a COP to BOEM 

proposing the construction and 

installation, operations and 

maintenance, and conceptual 

decommissioning of an offshore wind 

energy facility in the western portion of 

the Lease Area (the Project). 

The goal of Kitty Hawk is to develop 

a commercial-scale, offshore wind 

energy facility in the Lease Area, with 

up to 69 total wind turbine generators, 

1 offshore substation (also called 

‘‘electrical service platform’’), interarray cables, 1 onshore substation, and 

up to 2 transmission cables making 

landfall in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and 

connecting to the Pennsylvania-New 

Jersey-Maryland (PJM) Interconnection 

energy grid. Kitty Hawk is actively 

seeking one or more power purchase 

agreement awards for this project. The 

project is intended to substantially 

contribute to the region’s electrical 

reliability and help Virginia achieve its 

renewable energy goals as stated in the 

Virginia Clean Economy Act. 

Based on the goals of the applicant 

and BOEM’s authority, the purpose of 

BOEM’s action is to respond to Kitty 

Hawk’s COP proposal and determine 

whether to approve, approve with 

modifications, or disapprove Kitty 

Hawk’s COP to construct and install, 

operate and maintain, and 

decommission a commercial-scale, 

offshore wind energy facility within the 

Lease Area (the Proposed Action). 

BOEM’s action is needed to further the 

United States policy to make Outer 

Continental Shelf energy resources 

available for expeditious and orderly 

development, subject to environmental 

safeguards (43 U.S.C. 1332(3)), 

including consideration of natural 

resources, safety of navigation, and 

other ocean uses. 

In addition, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) anticipates receipt of one or 

more requests for authorization to take 

marine mammals incidental to activities 

related to the Project under the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). 

NMFS’s issuance of an MMPA 

incidental take authorization is a major 

Federal action, and, in relation to 

BOEM’s action, is considered a 

connected action (40 CFR 1501.9(e)(1)). 

The purpose of the NMFS action— 

which is a direct outcome of Kitty 

Hawk’s request for authorization to take 

marine mammals incidental to specified 

activities associated with the Project 

(e.g., pile driving)—is to evaluate the 

applicant’s request pursuant to specific 

requirements of the MMPA and its 

implementing regulations administered 

by NMFS, considering impacts of the 

applicant’s activities on relevant 

resources, and if appropriate, issue the 

permit or authorization. NMFS needs to 

render a decision regarding the request 

for authorization due to NMFS’s 

responsibilities under the MMPA (16 

U.S.C. 1371(a)(5)(D)) and its 

implementing regulations. If NMFS 

makes the findings necessary to issue 

the requested authorization, NMFS 

intends to adopt BOEM’s EIS to support 

that decision and fulfill its NEPA 

requirements. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

Wilmington and Norfolk Districts 

(USACE) anticipate a permit action to be 

undertaken through authority delegated 

to the District Engineer by 33 CFR 325.8, 

under section 10 of the Rivers and 

Harbors Act of 1899 (RHA) (33 U.S.C. 

403) and section 404 of the Clean Water 

Act (CWA) (33 U.S.C. 1344). The 

USACE considers issuance of a permit 

under these two delegated authorities a 

major Federal action connected to 

BOEM’s Proposed Action (40 CFR 

1501.9(e)(1)). The applicant’s stated 

purpose and need for the project, as 

indicated above, is to provide a 

commercially viable, offshore wind 

energy project within the Lease Area to 

help States achieve their renewable 

energy goals. 

The basic project purpose, as 

determined by USACE for section 

404(b)(1) guidelines evaluation, is 

offshore wind energy generation. The 

overall project purpose for section 

404(b)(1) guidelines evaluation, as 

determined by USACE, is the 

construction and operation of a 

commercial-scale, offshore wind energy 

project for renewable energy generation 

and distribution to the PJM 

Interconnection energy grid. USACE 

intends to adopt BOEM’s EIS to support 

its decision on any permits requested 

under section 10 of the RHA or section 

404 of the CWA. 

Preliminary Proposed Action and 

Alternatives 

The Proposed Action is the 

construction and operation of a wind 

energy facility on the Lease Area as 

described in the COP submitted by Kitty 

Hawk. In its COP, Kitty Hawk is 

proposing the construction and 

operation of up to 69 wind turbine 

generators, 1 offshore substation, interarray cables, 1 onshore substation, and 

up to 2 export cables making landfall on 

Sandbridge Beach in the City of Virginia 

Beach, Virginia, and connecting to the 

onshore electric grid. Kitty Hawk has 

proposed using foundations that are a 

combination of monopiles, piled jackets, 

and up to three suction caisson jackets. 

The wind turbine generators, offshore 

substations, array cables, and substation 

interconnector cables would be located 

on the OCS approximately 23.75 

nautical miles (27 statute miles) (44 

kilometers) east of Corolla, North 

Carolina. The offshore export cables 

would be buried below the seabed of 

both the OCS and Virginia state waters. 

If any reasonable alternatives are 

identified during the scoping period, 

BOEM will evaluate those alternatives 

in the draft EIS, which will also include 

a no action alternative. Under the no 

action alternative, BOEM would 

disapprove the COP, and Kitty Hawk’s 

wind energy facility described in the 

COP would not be built. 

Once BOEM completes the EIS and 

associated consultations, BOEM will 

decide whether to approve, approve 

with modification, or disapprove the 

Kitty Hawk COP. If BOEM approves the 

COP and the Project is constructed, the 

lessee must submit a plan to 

decommission the facilities before the 

end of the lease term. 

Summary of Potential Impacts 

The draft EIS will identify and 

describe the potential effects of the 

Proposed Action on the human 

environment that are reasonably 

foreseeable and have a reasonably close 

causal relationship to the Proposed 

Action. This includes effects that occur 

at the same time and place as the 

Proposed Action or alternatives and 

effects that are later in time or occur in 

a different place. Potential impacts 

include, but are not limited to, impacts 

(whether beneficial or adverse) on air 

quality, water quality, bats, benthic 

habitat, essential fish habitat, 

invertebrates, finfish, birds, marine 

mammals, terrestrial and coastal 

habitats and fauna, sea turtles, wetlands 

and other waters of the United States, 

commercial fisheries and for-hire 

recreational fishing, cultural resources, 

demographics, employment, economics, 

environmental justice, land use and 

coastal infrastructure, navigation and 

vessel traffic, other marine uses, 

recreation and tourism, and visual 

resources. These potential impacts will 

be analyzed in the draft EIS and final 

EIS. 

Based on a preliminary evaluation of 

these resources, BOEM expects potential 

impacts on sea turtles and marine 

mammals from underwater noise caused 

by construction and from collision risks 

with Project-related vessel traffic. 

Structures installed by the Project could 

permanently change benthic habitat and 

other fish habitat. Commercial fisheries 


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and for-hire recreational fishing could 

be impacted. Project structures above 

the water could affect the visual 

character defining historic properties 

and recreational and tourism areas. 

Project structures also could pose an 

allision and height hazard to vessels 

passing close by, and vessels could in 

turn pose a hazard to the structures. 

Additionally, the Project could cause 

use conflicts with mineral extraction, 

military activities, air traffic, land-based 

radar services, cables and pipelines, and 

scientific surveys. Beneficial impacts 

are also expected by facilitating 

achievement of State renewable energy 

goals (e.g., Virginia’s goal of developing 

5.2 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 

2034; North Carolina’s goal of 

developing 2.8 gigawatts of offshore 

wind energy off its coast by 2030), 

increasing job opportunities, improving 

air quality, and reducing carbon 

emissions. The EIS will analyze 

measures that would avoid, minimize, 

or mitigate adverse environmental 

effects. 

Anticipated Permits and Authorizations 

In addition to the requested COP 

approval, various other Federal, State, 

and local authorizations will be 

required for the Kitty Hawk Project. 

Applicable Federal laws include, but are 

not limited to, the Endangered Species 

Act, Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 

NEPA, MMPA, RHA, CWA, and the 

Coastal Zone Management Act. BOEM 

will also conduct government-togovernment consultations with federally 

recognized tribes (Tribes). For a full 

listing of regulatory requirements 

applicable to the Kitty Hawk Project, 

please see the COP, volume I available 

at https://www.boem.gov/Kitty-Hawk. 

BOEM has chosen to use the NEPA 

substitution process to fulfill its 

obligations under NHPA. While BOEM’s 

obligations under NHPA and NEPA are 

independent, regulations implementing 

section 106 of NHPA, at 36 CFR 

800.8(c), allow the NEPA process and 

documentation to substitute for various 

aspects of review otherwise required 

under NHPA. This substitution is 

intended to improve efficiency, promote 

transparency and accountability, and 

support a broadened discussion of 

potential effects that a project could 

have on the human environment. 

During preparation of the EIS, BOEM 

will ensure that the NEPA substitution 

process will fully meet all NHPA 

obligations. 

Schedule for the Decision-Making 

Process 

After the draft EIS is completed, 

BOEM will publish a notice of 

availability (NOA) and request public 

comments on the draft EIS. BOEM 

expects to issue the NOA in September 

2022. After the public comment period 

ends, BOEM will review and respond to 

comments received and will develop the 

final EIS. BOEM expects to make the 

final EIS available to the public in June 

2023. In accordance with 40 CFR 

1506.11, BOEM will not make a 

decision or issue a record of decision 

(ROD) sooner than 30 days after the 

final EIS is released. 

This project is a ‘‘covered project’’ 

under section 41 of the Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act (FAST–41). 

FAST–41 provides increased 

transparency and predictability by 

requiring Federal agencies to publish 

comprehensive permitting timetables for 

all covered projects. FAST–41 also 

provides procedures for modifying 

permitting timetables to address the 

unpredictability inherent in the 

environmental review and permitting 

process for significant infrastructure 

projects. To view the FAST–41 

Permitting Dashboard for Kitty Hawk, 

visit: https://

www.permits.performance.gov/ 

permitting-project/kitty-hawk-offshorewind-project. 

Scoping Process: This NOI 

commences the public scoping process 

to identify issues and potential 

alternatives for consideration in the 

Kitty Hawk EIS. Throughout the scoping 

process, Federal agencies, Tribes, State 

and local governments, and the general 

public have the opportunity to help 

BOEM determine significant resources 

and issues, impact-producing factors, 

reasonable alternatives (e.g., size, 

geographic, seasonal, or other 

restrictions on construction and siting of 

facilities and activities), and potential 

mitigation measures to be analyzed in 

the EIS, as well as to provide additional 

information. 

In the interests of efficiency, 

completeness, and facilitating public 

involvement, BOEM will use the NEPA 

process to fulfill NHPA’s public 

involvement requirements under 36 

CFR 800.2(d). BOEM will involve the 

public, State and local governments, 

Tribes, and Kitty Hawk as consulting 

parties under NHPA. Also, BOEM may 

identify additional consulting parties, 

by considering written requests from 

individuals and organizations who 

would like to participate as consulting 

parties. 

BOEM will hold virtual public 

scoping meetings for the Kitty Hawk EIS 

at the following dates and times (eastern 

daylight time): 

• Tuesday, August 10, 2021, 5:30 

p.m.; 

• Thursday, August 12, 2021, 1:00 

p.m.; and 

• Tuesday August 17, 2021, 5:30 p.m. 

Registration for the virtual public 

meetings may be completed here: 

https://www.boem.gov/Kitty-HawkScoping-Virtual-Meetings. 

NEPA Cooperating Agencies: BOEM 

invites other Federal agencies, Tribes, 

and State and local governments to 

consider becoming cooperating agencies 

in the preparation of this EIS. The NEPA 

regulations specify that qualified 

agencies and governments are those 

with ‘‘jurisdiction by law or special 

expertise.’’ Potential cooperating 

agencies should consider their authority 

and capacity to assume the 

responsibilities of a cooperating agency 

and should be aware that an agency’s 

role in the environmental analysis 

neither enlarges nor diminishes the final 

decision-making authority of any other 

agency involved in the NEPA process. 

Upon request, BOEM will provide 

potential cooperating agencies with a 

written summary of expectations for 

cooperating agencies, including 

schedules, milestones, responsibilities, 

scope and detail of cooperating 

agencies’ expected contributions, and 

availability of pre-decisional 

information. BOEM anticipates this 

summary will form the basis for a 

memorandum of agreement between 

BOEM and any non-Department of the 

Interior cooperating agency. Agencies 

also should consider the factors for 

determining cooperating agency status 

in the Council on Environmental 

Quality memorandum entitled 

‘‘Cooperating Agencies in Implementing 

the Procedural Requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act,’’ 

dated January 30, 2002. This document 

is available on the internet at: http://

energy.gov/sites/prod/files/nepapub/ 

nepa_documents/RedDont/G-CEQCoopAgenciesImplem.pdf. 

BOEM, as the lead agency, will not 

provide financial assistance to 

cooperating agencies. Even if a 

governmental entity is not a cooperating 

agency, it will have opportunities to 

provide information and comments to 

BOEM during the public input stages of 

the NEPA process. 

NHPA Consulting Parties: Certain 

individuals and organizations with a 

demonstrated interest in the Project can 

request to participate as NHPA 

consulting parties under 36 CFR 

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economic stake in historic properties 

affected by the Project. 

Before issuing this NOI, BOEM 

compiled a list of potential consulting 

parties and invited them in writing to 

become consulting parties. To become a 

consulting party, those invited must 

respond in writing, preferably by the 

requested response date. 

Interested individuals or 

organizations that did not receive an 

invitation can request to be consulting 

parties by writing to the appropriate 

staff at ICF, which is the third party EIS 

contractor supporting BOEM in its 

administration of this review. ICF’s 

contact for this review is Christine 

Cruiess (800–203–2807, 

kittyhawksection106@icf.com). BOEM 

will determine which interested parties 

should be consulting parties. 

Comments: Federal agencies, Tribes, 

State and local governments, and other 

interested parties are requested to 

comment on the scope of this EIS, 

significant issues that should be 

addressed, and alternatives that should 

be considered. For information on how 

to submit comments, see the ADDRESSES

section above. 

BOEM does not consider anonymous 

comments. Please include your name 

and address as part of your comment. 

BOEM makes all comments, including 

the names, addresses, and other 

personally identifiable information 

included in the comment, available for 

public review online. Individuals can 

request that BOEM withhold their 

names, addresses, or other personally 

identifiable information included in 

their comment from the public record; 

however, BOEM cannot guarantee that it 

will be able to do so. In order for BOEM 

to withhold from disclosure your 

personally identifiable information, you 

must identify any information contained 

in your comment that, if released, 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of your privacy. You also must 

briefly describe any possible harmful 

consequences of the disclosure of that 

information, such as embarrassment, 

injury, or other harm. 

Additionally, under section 304 of 

NHPA, BOEM is required, after 

consultation with the Secretary of the 

Interior, to withhold the location, 

character, or ownership of historic 

resources if it determines that disclosure 

may, among other things, cause a 

significant invasion of privacy, risk 

harm to the historic resources, or 

impede the use of a traditional religious 

site by practitioners. Tribal entities and 

other parties providing information on 

historic resources should designate 

information that they wish to be held as 

confidential and provide the reasons 

why BOEM should do so. 

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. 

Request for Identification of Potential 

Alternatives, Information, and 

Analyses Relevant to the Proposed 

Action 

BOEM requests information, data, 

analyses, alternatives, comments, views, 

or any suggestions concerning the 

Proposed Action from Federal agencies, 

Tribes, State and local governments, 

academic institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, and any other 

individuals or organizations. 

Specifically, BOEM requests 

information on the following topics: 

1. Potential effects that the Proposed 

Action could have on biological 

resources, including bats, birds, coastal 

fauna, finfish, invertebrates, essential 

fish habitat, marine mammals, and sea 

turtles. 

2. Potential effects that the Proposed 

Action could have on physical resources 

and conditions including air quality, 

water quality, and wetlands and other 

waters of the United States. 

3. Potential effects that the Proposed 

Action could have on socioeconomic 

and cultural resources, including 

commercial fisheries and for-hire 

recreational fishing, demographics, 

employment, economics, environmental 

justice, land use and coastal 

infrastructure, navigation and vessel 

traffic, other uses (marine minerals, 

military use, aviation), recreation and 

tourism, and scenic and visual 

resources. 

4. Other possible reasonable 

alternatives to the Proposed Action that 

BOEM should consider, including 

additional or alternative avoidance, 

minimization, and mitigation measures. 

5. As part of its compliance with 

NHPA section 106 and its implementing 

regulations (36 CFR part 800), BOEM 

seeks comment and input from the 

public and consulting parties regarding 

the identification of historic properties 

within the Proposed Action’s area of 

potential effects, the potential effects on 

those historic properties from the 

activities proposed in the COP, and any 

information that supports identification 

of historic properties under NHPA. 

BOEM also solicits proposed measures 

to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any 

adverse effects on historic properties. 

BOEM will present available 

information regarding known historic 

properties during the public scoping 

period at https://www.boem.gov/KittyHawk. BOEM’s effects analysis for 

historic properties will be available for 

public and consulting party comment in 

the draft EIS. 

6. Information on other current or 

planned activities within the Lease Area 

or in the vicinity of the Proposed Action 

and their possible impacts on the 

Project or the Project’s impacts on those 

activities. 

7. Other information relevant to the 

Proposed Action and its impacts on the 

human environment. 

To promote informed decision 

making, comments should be as specific 

as possible and should provide as much 

detail as necessary to meaningfully and 

fully inform BOEM of the commenter’s 

position. Comments should explain why 

the issues raised are important to the 

consideration of potential 

environmental impacts and alternatives 

to the Proposed Action as well as 

economic, employment, and other 

impacts affecting the quality of the 

human environment. 

The draft EIS will include a summary 

of all alternatives, information, and 

analyses submitted during the scoping 

process for consideration by BOEM and 

the cooperating agencies. 

Authority: This NOI is published in 

accordance with NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq., and 40 CFR 1501.9. 

William Yancey Brown, 

Chief Environmental Officer, Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR04093000, XXXR4081X3, 

RX.05940913.FY19400] 

Public Meeting of the Glen Canyon 

Dam Adaptive Management Work 

Group 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) is publishing this notice 

to announce that a Federal Advisory 

Committee meeting of the Glen Canyon 

Dam Adaptive Management Work 

Group (AMWG) will take place. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

virtually on Wednesday, August 18, 

2021, from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 


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